Mon, Sep 21, 2009 | 13:32 BST
Acti pushes Blur into 2010
Activision’s delayed Bizarre’s Blur, pushing the shoot-and-racer into 2010.
“We are committed to making Blur a great new racing franchise, and we are very encouraged by the game’s design,” stated Mike Griffith, president and CEO of Activision Publishing.
“The additional time will allow the studio to fully optimise the vision they set out to create for Blur including a distinctive and groundbreaking multiplayer mode that will appeal to a broad audience.”
Mega-shock. Expect more on this soon. PR here.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Hot, PC, PS3, Racing, Xbox 360
Tags: bizarre creations, blur, slip
13 comments
#1
Robo_1
21/09/09, 1:31 pm
FFS, another title I was looking forward to slips to 2010… ;(
#2
Psychotext
21/09/09, 1:32 pm
This has looked terrible in all the vids / previews I’ve seen. Hopefully this will give them time to sort it out.
#3
rrod360lol
21/09/09, 1:38 pm
The problem they’ve now got is it’s been pushed out into the same quarter as Split second, which is it’s most obvious competition…
#4
Patrick Garratt
21/09/09, 1:38 pm
*cough*autumn2010*cough*
#5
Blerk
21/09/09, 1:45 pm
Perhaps they finally realised that nobody gave a shit about it? Other than Robo_1.
#6
Captain Fruitloop
21/09/09, 1:54 pm
Oh dear. This doesn’t bode well.
#7
No_PUDding
21/09/09, 2:14 pm
I don’t know what I’d do if I were at Bizarre.
No one is interested, and somehow they’ve come up with the least interesting racing concept ever, mainly becuase it’s a new IP, that is based on VERY old concepts.
Just wish that maybe they’d done something radically different. Something I could be interested in.
#8
SticKboy
21/09/09, 2:28 pm
NOBODY CARES. It’s all about Split/Second, anyway.
#9
Robo_1
21/09/09, 2:29 pm
I agree the general feeling surrounding the title was one of meh, but I thought it looked fun.
I suppose they’re looking at why that meh feeling is there, and they’re probably going to come back with everything turned up to 11. A lot more Split Second style wow moments will probably be built into the tracks.
Still though, 2009. If it wasn’t for Uncharted 2 it would probably rank as one of the worst Q4′s on record.
#10
lk
21/09/09, 2:36 pm
Robo_1: Left 4 Dead 2 and ODST would like to have a word with you.
as for Blur, I played it, lots. I think it’s fantastic.
#11
Harry
21/09/09, 2:45 pm
The game does look very meh. They’ve tried to create a game that will appeal to none-racing game fans, but in doing so they’re making a game that racing fans probably won’t like. And it’ll be still too much of a racing game for those who aren’t into the genre.
#12
SticKboy
21/09/09, 3:27 pm
Only Uncharted 2? How can you have completely forgotten about Assassin’s Creed 2 and Modern Warfare 2?
#13
OrphanageExplosion
21/09/09, 7:45 pm
Played the demo at gamescom – the feeling was that it was slick and polished but…
a. I didn’t have a bloody clue what was going on most of the time, and
b. It was completely forgettable in terms of level design
Disappointing, but hopefully the final game will deliver.