[GC'11, PC, PS3, X360] EA and Activision's mud-slinging cat fight continues

[GC'11, PC, PS3, X360] EA and Activision's mud-slinging cat fight continues
Golly. I'm not sure if you've been keeping tabs on the situation at Gamescom, but things are starting to get seriously catty out there. It all started off with EA's CEO John Riccitiello saying that he basically wanted to see Call of Duty "rot from the core" back in June. This was then of course followed up by a response at Gamescom from Activision's Eric Hirshberg stating that he had no direct comment and that he believed Battlefield 3 was providing some healthy competition. That could've been the end of it, but no, EA's corporate spokesperson, Jeff Brown, has emerged to add more to the cat fight by having the following to say:

Jeff Brown Wrote:"Welcome to the big leagues Eric -- I know you're new in the job but someone should have told you this is an [sic] competitive industry.

"You've got every reason to be nervous. Last year Activision had a 90 share in the shooter category. This year, Battlefield 3 is going to take you down to 60 or 70. At that rate, you'll be out of the category in 2-3 years. If you don't believe me, go to the store and try to buy a copy of Guitar Hero or Tony Hawk."

Now they are fighting words. Battlefied 3 and Modern Warfare 3 face off later this year.

Written by: Kyran Morrison

(This post was last modified: 08-19-2011 09:59 PM by LemonManX.)

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