Call of Duty development offer declined by Gearbox

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You may be familiar with Gearbox, they are the company who developed Borderlands. Well, reports are coming out that Gearbox has turned down an opportunity to develop a Call of Duty game because their studio boss Randy Pitchford "saw no real challenge" in it.

During an interview several months ago with the German site KGN, Randy Pitchford stated that Gearbox only develops a game "when we can contribute to an existing brand something new - a kind of unique perspective and a new approach."

Mr. Pitchford does not feel that opportunity is present with the Call of Duty series.

Seeing how important the Call of Duty series is to Activision, and how dominant the game is due to a set formula the previous developers have followed each year, Pitchford went on to question just how much flexibility his studio would even have if they were to pursue the next Call of Duty.

Pitchford stated, "You have to play by the rules of the series." He then stated, "You have to do what is expected of a Call of Duty. In this I see but no real challenge for us. It would not strengthen our reputation as a studio, it would not be really motivating for our team."

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Scared_of_WaterPosted:

LuckyOtTer I like how you all thing just because it's gearbox they would have to have the same graphics as another game they made. Gearbox has made other games that look nothing like borderlands they even participated in Halo 1. I just don't understand how people can play the exact same game year after year.


Exactly they have made a lot more games then just borderlands. And in my opinion Brothers in arms is a better series then COD.

322Posted:

HDITeRRoRiZeI
TheDeLiPLank286 I like all the people here that hate on cod and say it is the worst game.. yet it has the best sales :)


The Grand Theft Auto series has more sales overall than Call of Duty, sales mean nothing. that game is just for noobs. if you want a realistic shooter, play Battlefield 3 or Operation Flashpoint but don`t complain about if if you terrible at it.

I think Mr.Pitchford gets the point that is just the same game being built again and again just with different campaign and different maps. the whole of the game hysics are still the same which shows how lazy Treyarch are.


1. bf3 isn't realistic. 2. people don't play CoD for its realism so why would you bring it up. 3. game sales do not in any way reflect how good a game is (directed at the guy you quoted).

HDITeRRoRiZeIPosted:

TheDeLiPLank286 I like all the people here that hate on cod and say it is the worst game.. yet it has the best sales :)


The Grand Theft Auto series has more sales overall than Call of Duty, sales mean nothing. that game is just for noobs. if you want a realistic shooter, play Battlefield 3 or Operation Flashpoint but don`t complain about if if you terrible at it.

I think Mr.Pitchford gets the point that is just the same game being built again and again just with different campaign and different maps. the whole of the game hysics are still the same which shows how lazy Treyarch are.

TheDeLiPLank286Posted:

I like all the people here that hate on cod and say it is the worst game.. yet it has the best sales :)

LuckyOtterPosted:

I like how you all thing just because it's gearbox they would have to have the same graphics as another game they made. Gearbox has made other games that look nothing like borderlands they even participated in Halo 1. I just don't understand how people can play the exact same game year after year.

-Jiraiya-Posted:

iCustom
sir_greco
Nin guys don't understand, making call of duty is no challenge.
Use the same engine.
Graphics will be the same.
If they ever want to make cod, they would use a new engine if available as said above they wanted to do something 'new'.
Not the same gameplay like the rest of the CoDs


because its so easy and worth time to make a new engine that can work for systems that were built ten years ago? or they can wait until new systems come out, which will be able to handle a new game engine. and i agree. it must be hard for gearbox to **** up the graphics so much. i mean look at borderlands. its like a bad cartoon. that **** would look awesome in a cod game. (sarcasm was used here for all the retards on this site that cant see it)


People ask to make CoD in a new engine like if it were so easy to make a new one. Building an engine takes like 2 years no matter how many people are working with it. But people doesn't seem to understand that and they think that switching CoD to another engine is like switching food to a new plate.

What? How long has the same game been out? How long have they been using the same engine? They could've easily created a new engine within the 10 years that they've been using the SAME one. Shut up you cod fanboy and realize that they are just going to continue milking money out of you blind people. Also, your analogy sucks. "But people doesn't seem to understand that and they think that switching CoD to another engine is like switching food to a new plate." How the hell is switching food to a new plate difficult at all?
Step 1. Pick up food
Step 2. Place food on different plate
Done.

aundeadrockstarPosted:

sir_greco
Nin guys don't understand, making call of duty is no challenge.
Use the same engine.
Graphics will be the same.
If they ever want to make cod, they would use a new engine if available as said above they wanted to do something 'new'.
Not the same gameplay like the rest of the CoDs


because its so easy and worth time to make a new engine that can work for systems that were built ten years ago? or they can wait until new systems come out, which will be able to handle a new game engine. and i agree. it must be hard for gearbox to **** up the graphics so much. i mean look at borderlands. its like a bad cartoon. that **** would look awesome in a cod game. (sarcasm was used here for all the retards on this site that cant see it)


at lest the graphics would change SOMETHING in the game instead of the same shit over and over

iCustomPosted:

sir_greco
Nin guys don't understand, making call of duty is no challenge.
Use the same engine.
Graphics will be the same.
If they ever want to make cod, they would use a new engine if available as said above they wanted to do something 'new'.
Not the same gameplay like the rest of the CoDs


because its so easy and worth time to make a new engine that can work for systems that were built ten years ago? or they can wait until new systems come out, which will be able to handle a new game engine. and i agree. it must be hard for gearbox to **** up the graphics so much. i mean look at borderlands. its like a bad cartoon. that **** would look awesome in a cod game. (sarcasm was used here for all the retards on this site that cant see it)


People ask to make CoD in a new engine like if it were so easy to make a new one. Building an engine takes like 2 years no matter how many people are working with it. But people doesn't seem to understand that and they think that switching CoD to another engine is like switching food to a new plate.

MoanPosted:

They don't want any part in developing another bad Call of Duty, smart move.

sir_grecoPosted:

Nin guys don't understand, making call of duty is no challenge.
Use the same engine.
Graphics will be the same.
If they ever want to make cod, they would use a new engine if available as said above they wanted to do something 'new'.
Not the same gameplay like the rest of the CoDs


because its so easy and worth time to make a new engine that can work for systems that were built ten years ago? or they can wait until new systems come out, which will be able to handle a new game engine. and i agree. it must be hard for gearbox to **** up the graphics so much. i mean look at borderlands. its like a bad cartoon. that shit would look awesome in a cod game. (sarcasm was used here for all the retards on this site that cant see it)


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