Activision discontinues Blur video game: Difference between revisions
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Activision' statement:<blockquote>Over the past three years since our purchase of Bizarre Creations, the fundamentals of the racing genre have changed significantly. Although we made a substantial investment in creating a new IP, Blur, it did not find a commercial audience. Bizarre is a very talented team of developers; however, because of the broader economic factors impacting the market, we are exploring our options regarding the future of the studio, including a potential sale of the business.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 Nov 2010 |title=Activision Looking To Close Or Sell Bizarre Creations |url=https://worthplaying.com/article/2010/11/16/news/78258-activision-looking-to-close-or-sell-bizarre-creations/ |url-status=live |access-date=21 Nov 2025 |website=WorthPlaying}}</ref></blockquote> | Activision' statement:<blockquote>Over the past three years since our purchase of Bizarre Creations, the fundamentals of the racing genre have changed significantly. Although we made a substantial investment in creating a new IP, Blur, it did not find a commercial audience. Bizarre is a very talented team of developers; however, because of the broader economic factors impacting the market, we are exploring our options regarding the future of the studio, including a potential sale of the business.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 Nov 2010 |title=Activision Looking To Close Or Sell Bizarre Creations |url=https://worthplaying.com/article/2010/11/16/news/78258-activision-looking-to-close-or-sell-bizarre-creations/ |url-status=live |access-date=21 Nov 2025 |website=WorthPlaying}}</ref></blockquote> | ||
==Consumer response== | == Consumer response == | ||
{{ | The consumer response to Activision discontinuing Blur was of disappointment.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-12-26 |title=Reddit thread |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/patientgamers/comments/1fx72vx/while_a_commercial_failure_at_the_time_blur_is/ |access-date=2025-12-26 |website=Reddit}}</ref> People saw huge hopes for the IP and as so they made new unofficial servers in replacement<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-12-26 |title=Amax Emu |url=https://amax-emu.com/Dashboard |access-date=2025-12-26 |website=Amax Emu}}</ref> and the game is hard to find, but through abandonware sites (which might be legally in a grey zone) the game can still be obtained for PC.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-12-26 |title=Download Blur (Windows) |url=https://www.myabandonware.com/game/blur-gls |access-date=2025-12-26 |website=Myabandonware}}</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||