Unfinished' Black Ops Reported For Government Investigation

[mankind]

An independent gaming pressure group has told IncGamers it is to report Activision to the Office of Fair Trading after the publisher failed to respond to an open letter regarding the buggy ‘unfinished’ versions of Black Ops on PC and PS3.
Gamers’ Voice, which was founded in 2009 by MP Tom Watson, was set up to represent gamers in the UK by making their voice heard to government and mainstream media.
The organisation issued an open letter to Activision on December 22, revealing that they have been ‘inundated with complaints from people who have bought copies of Call of Duty: Black Ops. They all concern the PlayStation 3 console and PC versions of the game.’
The letter asked Activision what they are going to do to ‘recompense’ buyers, giving the publisher one calendar month to respond. Activision, however, failed to do so.
Chris O’Regan, Head of Industry Relations at Gamers’ Voice, told IncGamers: “As a result of their inaction we will test the might of government agencies against Activision. We can only hope this brings about some litigious action. These agencies do exist to protect our rights as consumers, let us see if they can fullfill their remit on this pressing issue.
“GV wish to set an example with Activision to ensure games are not released in an unfinished state. If litigation is initiated, then a precedent would be set. In other words, publishers will have to reconsider releasing unfinished code in the future, in the UK at least.”
O’Regan said it could take ‘months’ for a formal government investigation, stating: “For the government agencies, months if they do start a formal investigation. For Activision, they may re-act a might quicker, although it will likely be a rebuttal and nothing more.”
The news comes after IncGamers was told by Trading Standards that buyers should get a refund for bug-ridden versions of the game.

http://www.incgamers.com/News/26678/...-investigation


I am still having these problem, if im host it will freeze half way in the match, I keep getting cut off during games and it still freezes while loading the map.

[mickice]

Make a stand and don't buy rubbish Activision games.

[mankind]

Make a stand and don't buy rubbish Activision games.

I blame treyarch, when the game works its amazing.

[BoyBettaKnow]

The issue isn't there that much with the PC but i hope it gets sorted out for you PS3 guys. It's unacceptable for them to release a game in the state they did, especially when people are paying alot of their hard earned money.
I love the fact games can get patched now but it's a double bladed sword as i believe publishers think they can release a game in a nearly finished state and just patch it later down the line. It shouldn't work like that. The game should be finished before they start asking for our money.

I hope they get what they deserve.

[ozman79]

Between this, MW2 being practically unplayable on the PS3, and speculation that Activision are considering shutting down CoD PS3 servers due to the system being jailbroke, how long until CoD becomes a 360 exclusive?

[VintageElise]

The game is fine for me besides the freezing on the loading screen. That f***s me off to no end.

[MedicDog]

It's fine for me too, bit laggy but that's my connection.
I think people are just being whiney because it doesn't make bacon and do backflips.

[BoyBettaKnow]

Between this, MW2 being practically unplayable on the PS3, and speculation that Activision are considering shutting down CoD PS3 servers due to the system being jailbroke, how long until CoD becomes a 360 exclusive?

Never

[Soldier 95B]

Consumers need to be sure to report Activision to the Better Business Bureau when they find products like this that are not ready for consumer consumption. Start here:
http://www.bbb.org/

[*goo]

Good on them. I hope trading standards do get involved.

[F34R]

If the games are really that bad, then Activision should be made to either fix it, or compensate the consumers.

[madmandem2]

The issue isn't there that much with the PC but i hope it gets sorted out for you PS3 guys. It's unacceptable for them to release a game in the state they did, especially when people are paying alot of their hard earned money.
I love the fact games can get patched now but it's a double bladed sword as i believe publishers think they can release a game in a nearly finished state and just patch it later down the line. It shouldn't work like that. The game should be finished before they start asking for our money.

I hope they get what they deserve.

i second that!!