Videogame News Thread

[Xero]

Still need Kirby's Epic Yarn, but FUCK YEAH!

[Kalyx triaD]

Daishi Odashima, director of the recently announced SoulCalibur 5, recently tweeted that he believes the exhibition theaters (character's weapon kata) is part of what made SoulCalibur what it is. He also acknowledges that SC3's Chronicle of the Sword mode may have been popular due to the created character's exclusive movelists. His preferences and thoughts give hint to how he may approach his own version.

[Emperor Smeat]

Nintendo announces new IP title called Pandora's Tower. The game is an RPG and set for a Spring 2011 Japan release.

Unlike most Nintendo games, this one is expected to get a Cero rating in Japan (equivalent to an M in the ESRB).

If it was to come to the West, most likely a 2012 date since The Last Story is rumored to have a late 2011 release date in the US/Europe.

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2011/01/pandora.jpg
http://kotaku.com/5745702/nintendos-new-wii-game-has-classy-music-and-a-large-back-tattoo

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Sony takes a jab at Nintendo saying portable 3D is not a good idea. In reality, Sony couldn't figure out how to make the 3D in the NDP be glasses-less 3D and the Sony tv branch didn't want the Playstation branch hurting their expensive 3D entertainment products that need expensive 3D glasses.

[Kalyx triaD]

Nintendo themselves doing an RPG? Love to know the team and details.

[Emperor Smeat]

Yeah this one appears to be an internal title since the Xenoblade game is from Monolith Soft and The Last Story from Mistwalker being funded by Nintendo.

Sony could of had The Last Story but refused to offer funding and Nintendo didn't hesitate when the offer came. I think Sony ended up using that money to get exclusives from EA or Rockstar.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

The Norwegian Consumer Council has received enough composite about removing OtherOS that it's going to look into talks with Sony about their firmware downgrades, in their words.

They are a government funded organisation, so they may have some teeth.

[OssMan]

New Kirby game for the Wii:
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Are you sure this isn't for 3DS?

[G]

Are you sure this isn't for 3DS?

http://www.gameranx.com/updates/id/1276/article/new-kirby-game-announced-with-gameplay-footage/

[Emperor Smeat]

The Kirby game is supposedly the game Nintendo had been working on about 6 years ago for the Gamecube but in the end decided to cancel the game.

Big rumor is Epic Yarn wasn't meant to be a Kirby game but Nintendo realized Kirby's name would sell better but no real news to show it being true.

[Xero]

Okay, odd request.

With World of Warcraft and Minecraft, I can sort of zone out and idly watch a movie or something on my second monitor while I'm grinding or just fucking around. I get a similar effect with sports games and wrestling games where I can just turn the volume off and listen to a podcast or the radio. Really anything I can play with the audio down I do (90% of platformers, for example) but I'm more looking for something I can just grind in that's fun but doesn't require full attention all the time.

Could someone suggest some games that are similar in this regard?

[OssMan]

When I got all my characters in Final Fantasy 9 up to level 99 I watched like four seasons of The Office and two seasons of LOST while I was doing it. So I'd say level up all your characters in any RPG.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Yeah, I've been playing through FF6 while watching TV and the plot still all made sense.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Just don't understand why you don't download patched versions of digital games instead of downloading 3 gigs and then have a 200mb patch.

[Emperor Smeat]

Sony confirms they will re-release PSP games for the NGP just like some PS2 games have been re-released for the PS3. It will end up solving the issue of no UMD drive or backwards compatibility for PSP games not on PSN store.

No plans for a UMD transfer kit so only way to play PSP games is with a PSP or if the game is downloadable from PSN.

It turns out that the PS2 collection series were popular enough for Sony to do the same for PSP games on the NGP.

Also hinted is the end of Sony ever doing backwards compatible for future systems since they took it out of the PS3 and refusal for PSP Go.

http://image.gamespotcdn.net/gamespot/images/2011/26/psptrio_96257_screen.jpg
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6296942.html?tag=gallery_summary%3Btitle
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Zelda Skyward Sword on the last phase of development and confirmed to be released after Ocarina of Time 3DS game (June/July).

Big rumor is Nintendo could release a 25th Anniversary set for the Zelda series around the same time the Mario Anniversary series was released in 2010.

[Kalyx triaD]

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He also gives Wesker voice mail messages if you can catch him.

[Emperor Smeat]

SOCOM 4 confirmed to be more like Call of Duty than previous SOCOM games. Lack of sales with the previous game and declining interest in terms of new buyers forced the decision to change the game style in most areas.

You could mistake SOCOM 4 for being something other than a true sequel to the most popular PlayStation-exclusive shooter series of all time. I saw the game today in an office in midtown Manhattan and walked out with a notebook marked with non-SOCOM details:

-No voice commands in this game
-Regenerative health in the campaign; lots of ammo
-Has a cover system

Multiplayer is going to be more heavy in classic SOCOM style than CoD style but there is some changes. Also announced is no headset to be included unlike previous games in the series.

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2011/02/socom1.jpg
http://kotaku.com/5748690/socom-4-and-the-modern-shooters-flirtation-with-call-of-duty

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New Super Mario Bros series moving to the 3DS for the next game. Game is set to be under development once Nintendo finishes up the launch lineup of 3DS games and could sneak in a late 2011 as earliest release date.

Both NSMB games were able to generate 21+ million sales each.

[Kalyx triaD]

lol CoD doesn't have a fucking cover system. Many games of other genres had regen hp way before CoD and when the shit did not having voice commands evoke CoD?

Stupid comparison in that article. Sort of like how any movie having teenage characters who don't smile is trying to be like Twilight. Please.

[RoXer]

Kalyx won't be happy

[RoXer]

lol

[Kalyx triaD]

Just sick of "oh it's gonna be like this and that" because of shallow details. Ugh. The rage.

[Fignuts]

TAKE IT EACE

[Emperor Smeat]

To be fair, the person at Kotaku was playing a current build of the game while a PR person from the development team was telling him all the stuff SOCOM 4 was going to have. He noticed more of the bigger changes and differences compared to the older SOCOM games.

The last SOCOM game in the series for the PSP played a bit differently than the PS2 games and it appears this one might be not be going back to the SOCOM 1-3 as was expected.

[Kalyx triaD]

Kotaku's had misleading headlines before, and they were called on it a few times. I'd think saying they got the scoop of the latest SOCOM would be enough.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Kotaku being shit. SHOCKING.

[Boomer]

Video game journalism isn't exactly where I would look for quality. I really just read headlines from Joystiq or Kotaku (wrong or not) and just check Giant Bomb for everything else. Used to go to Gametrailers, but I really only went there for the video quality. I certainly didn't go there for the journalism.

[Kalyx triaD]

Then where do you go?

/curious

[Boomer]

Then where do you go?

/curious

Just Giant Bomb, really. They don't post as many articles because they only have four dedicated guys on staff and a few other occasional helpers, but their videos are awesome, and the community is the kind of gaming community I identify with (really dedicated, obsessive gamers). I like their weekly podcast, the weekly live multiplayer show with people from the community, along with the other live shenanigans they do on a weekly basis. I know I talk about them a lot, but their Quick Looks give me a whole lot better of an idea if I'm going to like a game or not.

Plus, they are opinionated as hell. They all used to work at Gamespot, but left and made their own shit because Jeff got fired writing a bad review for Kane and Lynch on a week that GS was selling ad-space for the game. They have zero ads, so not only am I not annoyed when I watch their videos (AKA Gametrailers, which even Adblock won't save), I don't have any concerns about them speaking their mind. Every writer has vastly different taste in games too.

[G]

How do they make money if they don't have ads?

[Boomer]

How do they make money if they don't have ads?

Optional yearly membership. Was 50 bucks for a year (they have monthly too, obviously), and I got a member shirt, access to 720p footage for all their content, complete access to all their video content on my phone, and a few other smaller things. For good content, I was willing to drop some money. But honestly, you don't really need a membership at all. I got mine originally because they were giving first-day access to their podcast for paying members, but ended up making it free to everyone for the rest of time because so many people signed up for memberships. Not sure if I will re-up when my year is done, but I've been really happy with what I payed for.

And I mean c'mon, they have a quest system on their website that is totally stupid and an awesome waste of my time. Who doesn't like being LVL 28 on a website?

[G]

That quest thing sounds pretty cool. Is it part of the membership?

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Yeah, GB and Destructoid are the only blogs I follow because they're pretty damn entertaining in how they publish their news. Joystiq too at a much lesser extent.

[Boomer]

That quest thing sounds pretty cool. Is it part of the membership?

Nope. Open to anyone on the site. They make a new quest every week, usually in tandem with a game release. They made one for Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 this week, and asked me to search the website for famous gaming mustaches. (Thanks, Nintendo)

Giant Bomb's game database is really crazy.

[Boomer]

Yeah, GB and Destructoid are the only blogs I follow because they're pretty damn entertaining in how they publish their news. Joystiq too at a much lesser extent.

I will visit Destructoid on a rare occasion, but it hasn't ever roped me. Need to keep visiting it though; I'm sure it's more worth my while than Joystiq or Kotaku.

[Kalyx triaD]

Dtoid has serious load issues. Just messy. But Jim Sterling is an on-point dude. They don't do really fun articles anymore (like analyzing fanboy forum battles).

[Kalyx triaD]

Extra Mode in Bulletstorm:

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THIS

[#BROKEN Hasney]

According to Treyarch community manager Josh Olin, gamers are becoming more negative, especially when it comes to innovation. I'm sure that's the reason why Treyarch isn't working on a whole bunch of original IP.

"Personally, as a community manager who lives in the media or social media world every day, I think the social culture of videogames is moving in a more negative direction as technology and social media continues to grow," Olin claimed. "Rather than growing with it, the trend seems to be devolving. More and more gamers seem to forget what this industry is all about.

"It’s a creative industry -- the most creative form of entertainment in existence," he added. "Too many developers who try new things are getting burned by 'pundits' and angry entitled fans who look to be contrarian, sometimes simply for the sake of being contrarian.*The only thing this attitude aims to achieve is stunt that creativity and innovation even further, which is something that no rational gamer looking to be entertained would want to do."

If I thought Olin's words were even slightly true, I'd agree with them. Unfortunately, I do not. I think a bigger problem is indicated by Olin himself -- writing off criticism as "contrarian" rather than trying to work out why someone might be pissed off. Sorry, but being "innovative" doesn't give you a free pass, and I think it's altogether more damaging to the industry that we have devs that think so.*

Being creative without being good. That's what stifles this business.*

http://www.destructoid.com/treyarch-angry-gamers-stifle-creativity-193093.phtml

Not quite sure why the community manager of a developer riding off a franchise from a better developer is whining about creativity...

[#BROKEN Hasney]

EA lost $322 million in Q3... Ouch.

[Kalyx triaD]

Stop those wacky-ass promotion campaigns and focus on satisfying your damn developers.

[Fignuts]

Yeah, pretty sure stuff like Limbo, Little Big Planet, and Shadow of the Colossus have gotten rave reviews.

[BigDaddyCool]

video games are for children.

[Fignuts]

That was lame.

You aren't even trying anymore, BDC.

[BigDaddyCool]

No, not really. That is my new gimmick, being annoying and lame.

[Fignuts]

Gotta be honest, I do not see this gimmick going places.

[Emperor Smeat]

First trailer and screens for Dark Souls released by FromSoftware and Namco Bandai today.

The sequel to Demon Souls is expected to be much harder with bigger worlds and combat varieties to go along with new enemies and story. Also announced was new modes and features for online multiplayer.

The game is set for a late 2011 release date in both the US/Canada and Europe for the Xbox 360 and PS3. No news on a PC version was given but at the moment very unlikely.

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http://kotaku.com/5750116/first-look-at-dark-souls-the-demons-souls-successor-in-action

[Fignuts]

Much harder?

Wasn't the first one really hard? Like not fun super meat boy hard, but this game is cheap as fuck hard?

[Boomer]

Much harder?

Wasn't the first one really hard? Like not fun super meat boy hard, but this game is cheap as fuck hard?

It had its cheap moments, but it wasn't that bad once you started being patient and learning enemy patterns. I just beat it for the first time last month, so I can still feel some of the agony, but not all.

I was more annoyed that random people could jump in my game, break all my equipment, and kill me. But the online stuff was too interesting to shut PSN off.

[Lara Emily]

Extra Mode in Bulletstorm:

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THIS


I was ready and prepared for this to suck but man if that wasn't one of the best parodies I've seen in a long time.

[Vox Populi]

The Fight Night Champion demo is all kinds of fantastic. I was anticipating this game quite a lot already, now it's just off the charts.

[Lara Emily]

http://www.destructoid.com/treyarch-angry-gamers-stifle-creativity-193093.phtml

Not quite sure why the community manager of a developer riding off a franchise from a better developer is whining about creativity...

Weird Treyarch seems to confuse being creative with doing the same thing a million times over.

[Emperor Smeat]

Some Battlefield series news:

DICE and EA officially cancel Battlefield 1943 from appearing on the PC after delaying the game multiple times since its console release. Also canceled is the Onslaught pack for Bad Company 2 on the PC.

The reason given was DICE wants to be completely focused on Battlefield 3 which was officially revealed today. First trailer for the game won't be released until Friday.

DICE did confirm that the game's art style is similar to Bad Company 2 and Vietnam DLC pack with new animations and improved environment destruction from the new "Frostbite" engine.

Battlefield 3 is set for a TBA release date on PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. If the previous games is any indication, preference will be given to the console versions of the game.

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2011/02/battlefield_3_tease.jpg
http://kotaku.com/5751373/your-first-brief-look-at-battlefield-3

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Bad news for PS3 users who want to play Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 since somehow either Sony or Capcom included DRM in the game and is currently causing problems to some PS3 users.

The game itself has no online modes except for Time Attack leaderboard and the Xbox 360 version has no DRM.

[G]

i would love a full game of duty calls. :love:

[Kalyx triaD]

The reason given was DICE wants to be completely focused on Battlefield 3 which was officially revealed today. First trailer for the game won't be released until Friday.

DICE did confirm that the game's art style is similar to Bad Company 2 and Vietnam DLC pack with new animations and improved environment destruction from the new "Frostbite" engine.

Battlefield 3 is set for a TBA release date on PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. If the previous games is any indication, preference will be given to the console versions of the game.

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2011/02/battlefield_3_tease.jpg
http://kotaku.com/5751373/your-first-brief-look-at-battlefield-3

KJSDFWDJLFJWENBEKJFLKJW

[Kalyx triaD]

Am I the only one who finds this just a little freakin' insane? Enslaved: Odyssey to the West failed to even sell half a million copies, while the absolutely dreadful Kane & Lynch 2 -- with its half-finished campaign, crappy multiplayer, and total lack of polish -- does over a million.

The worst game of 2010 more than doubling one of the year's most beautiful, original, and well-crafted titles just demonstrates to me how screwed up the market truly is. We complain about sequels and rehashes, we whine about publishers not putting out original content, and then this happens, and we realize it's nobody's fault but ours.

So yeah, enjoy your next Guitar Hero or Call of Duty, folks. You've f*cking earned it.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Enslaved really wasn't that good though. The demo defo did not help.

[RoXer]

The ending sucked. There were some graphical glitches too. Fun game though with great voice acting.

[Kalyx triaD]

The point, as far as I gather since I didn't like Enslaved either, is how it did that bad and how a bad game did that good. Don't care for neither game, and it would be better to compare like-genres, but he has a point.

Anyway, why the fuck does it take so long for PS3 to download anything? Updates take a fuckin year. That's the only I didn't make my return to Metal Gear Online yet, and the same reason my bro hasn't played Killzone 2. We rather play Street Fighter 4 or LittleBigPlanet 2 than wait.

[Emperor Smeat]

Did Sega bother to advertise the game as much as Kane & Lynch was advertised?

Sega's more riskier games haven't been advertised well this generation which makes Sega upset and they start to blame someone (ex. Wii for Madworld). Then again, Sega bought a lot of "niche" quality developers so its not a surprise why they don't have any mega sales.

For the PS3 question, that is more of Sony's fault since they didn't design PSN architecture as well as Xbox Live and while MS mostly takes care of everything on Live, Sony expects developers to handle stuff on PSN. They also charge by the bandwidth for almost anything put on PSN as well.

[Kalyx triaD]

Killzone 2's alright. Like the pace and the matches lasting a bit. Not sure why it's so uniformly dark, reminds me of Battlefield BC2 where I had to adjust visual settings in-game because the default look just seemed off. SOCOM's next, though I already played that last year. Now we wait for the update to load.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Did Sega bother to advertise the game as much as Kane & Lynch was advertised?

Sega's more riskier games haven't been advertised well this generation which makes Sega upset and they start to blame someone (ex. Wii for Madworld). Then again, Sega bought a lot of "niche" quality developers so its not a surprise why they don't have any mega sales.

For the PS3 question, that is more of Sony's fault since they didn't design PSN architecture as well as Xbox Live and while MS mostly takes care of everything on Live, Sony expects developers to handle stuff on PSN. They also charge by the bandwidth for almost anything put on PSN as well.

Over here, Enslaved was advertised pretty heavy on TV and K&L2 was on buses, yet K&L2 was at the top of the charts for a good few weeks.

[D Mac]

Killzone 3 beta is on PS3. Graphics are awesome. Gameplay takes some getting used to though.

[Kalyx triaD]

May try that and the MAG demo.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

A lot of places are saying the multiplayer is amazing, but the single-player has issues.

I've just got back into Timesplitters too hard to care.

[Fignuts]

May try that and the MAG demo.

Doubt anyone is on the mag demo at this point.

MAG is awesome though. Recently got the new expansion with three team battles.

[Emperor Smeat]

EA reveals more information for the upcoming SSX Deadly Descent game.

The Skate team is not working on the game but the game itself is meant to feel like "Burnout on snow".

Also announced is a social system for the game similar to Need For Speed's Autolog, Survival challenges that need to be completed before your character's oxygen runs out or blacks out, and lots of short-cuts to be created in race tracks/slopes.

The game is still on course for an early 2012 release and only for Xbox 360 and PS3.

http://gamrfeed.vgchartz.com/story/83930/new-details-about-ssx-deadly-descents-its-burnout-on-snow/

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Microsoft confirms the HD remake of Halo 1 will arrive November 15 this year. Also announced is Bungie and Microsoft won't be working on the remake so its possible 343 Industries will be the one in charge of the project.

[Kalyx triaD]

Know what, I can dig a snowboard game with a Burnout influence.

Good luck to 343 Industries, they're playing it safe until they make their own Halo, I guess.

[Kalyx triaD]

Ono visited IGN recently to show off Super Street Fighter IV for the 3DS. I'll have more on that game for you in the very near future. But while chatting with Ono, I managed to get a few updates on some other possible Capcom projects, including Onimusha and Darkstalkers. I simply had to ask about Nintendo vs. Capcom. It turns out the fervor surrounding the idea had intensified so much that news of a Nintendo/Capcom fighter had reached none other than Nintendo President Satoru Iwata.

"At the Germany Games Convention I was asked about [Nintendo vs. Capcom]," Ono told me. "I mentioned it was an interesting idea that somehow transmogrified on the Internet into me saying I was going to do it! I have no plans to do it."

Despite not actually working on it, and wanting to be clear that he wasn't, Ono did reiterate that the project certainly sounded like it'd be fun... an interesting challenge to make the worlds of Capcom and Nintendo operate together. But could we see Nintendo vs. Capcom? Is that even a realistic idea? "I certainly don't think anything is impossible, though not terribly likely is probably a way to phrase it," Ono said.

And what about that encounter with Iwata? "I had to go to Nintendo President Iwata-san and actually apologize that I let things get out of hand," Ono told us laughing, perhaps slightly embarassed by the entire situation. "But maybe this whole conversation could be the start of something like that… or maybe it ends with me in the dog house with Iwata-san. Time will tell where [this is] going to go."

From observation on Ono's posture in the last two years, I'd say Capcom vs Nintendo just got confirmed. I'm wondering that Nintendo will get top billing ("Nintendo vs Capcom") and Sakurai will produce after his long gestating Kirby game. And more:

"A new Darkstalkers… I know people want it," Ono told us. "At Comic-Con last year I brought it up at the panel discussion and virtually [everyone in the] entire auditorium raised their hands when asked if they were interested. I took that information back to the company. I've been lobbying for it ever since. They haven't warmed to the idea just yet, but I haven't given up. I'll continue to push for it. People still do ask for it."

"I'm basically running into the same sort of hurdles I ran into with Street Fighter IV, so if I can show there's enough interest, maybe something will happen."

Still believe DS was greenlit long ago. Ono also believes it;s a good time for Onimusha to return. He wondered about changing it up and introducing some kind of multiplayer component.

[G]

of course nintendo will get top billing. that is the name that sells

[Emperor Smeat]

Well Capcom has been pushing for one of its characters to be in a Smash Bros game and they don't want to upset Nintendo again. If it wasn't for them upsetting Nintendo with Resident Evil 4 going to PS2, Megaman would have been in Brawl.

If anything, the joking could have changed the development of a new Smash Bros since it was rumored to go on the 3DS and now potentially Nintendo could have NvC go on the 3DS and the new Smash Bros on the next Nintendo console.

[Kalyx triaD]

I would be disappointed to see NvC be 3DS exclusive. Some things need to be on a big screen.

And I think Smash could be fun on 3DS.

[LoDownM]

Killzone 3 is awesome, until 75% of the other team is camping and uses the infiltrator class to show up green to you and the radar.

[Kalyx triaD]

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2011/02/thumb160x_pokearm.jpg

[Fignuts]

WHY

[Fignuts]

It doesn't even make sense, ffs

To my knowledge people in the game never carried pokemon balls inside their fucking arm.

Is it any surprise that this was done by some moron in a "legalize" t-shirt.

[Kalyx triaD]

Body mod culture is fascinating.

[G]

holy cow the killzone 3 beta is good. unfortunately it feels just like battlefield, which means i will get sick of the running and clunkiness real quick

[OssMan]

Just beat Suikoden, it was stupid.

[Blitz]

Play Suikoden 2. And 3. And 5.

[OssMan]

Go ahead and mail me Suikoden 2 cause I'm not paying $140 for it

[Blitz]

Emulator.

[OssMan]

The first thing it asked me when I loaded it on an emulator was "Do you want to import data from Suikoden 1." I'm not gonna let my recruitment of 100 shitty characters who did nothing go to waste if I can actually get something out of it.

[G]

this is what that save file does

If the player has a completed save data from the original Suikoden in their memory card, then the protagonist of the previous game's can be recruited and Gremio will appear briefly (if the saved game did not have all 108 characters recruited, Gremio will not appear). List of recurring characters in Suikoden (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_recurring_characters_in_the_Suikoden_series) has a comprehensive list of all characters who span multiple parts of the series.

[G]

i'm sure you can download a 100% save file to import

[G]

http://www.gamefaqs.com/ps/198843-suikoden/saves

[OssMan]

Is it a big spoiler or what

[G]

not really. i haven't played the game so i don't know what the name means.

in fact if you didn't have all 108 people then there is no spoiler since you won't get it

[OssMan]

Also please tell me they improved the shit where you have to get a certain guy to get a world map, and how it takes 30 minutes to switch armor between people.

[OssMan]

Oh I didn't get all 108. I fucking hated that asshole anyway. Would never leave my party. Was so happy when he died.

[G]

they improved the shit where you have to get a certain guy to get a world map, and how it takes 30 minutes to switch armor between people.

[Boomer]

The new You Don't Know Jack comes out tomorrow. I'm probably not going to get it until Friday (no release day delivery from Amazon :(), but I am so hyped for this game I cannot contain myself. No one gives a shit, so I'm not going to give its own thread, but at least I'll put the Giant Bomb Quick Look here in hopes that I convert at least one person.

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[#BROKEN Hasney]

I love YDKJ multi-player. I've got The Ride lying around my flat somewhere and I had the British specific one.

[Boomer]

I love YDKJ multi-player. I've got The Ride lying around my flat somewhere and I had the British specific one.

The Ride is my favorite one for sure. I've only gone about a half-way through the "story" before formatting my computer and having to start over. YDKJ 3 is a close second.

I've got a copy of every American version of the game (mostly pirated, admittedly). I ordered the ones I couldn't find off eBay a long time ago), and I've got the one British version too. I'm not obsessed enough to get the German versions, at least.

I made a buzzer system for the PC, but it breaks constantly. Gonna remake it soon with the parts I took out of my SFIV stick. When it works, it is awesome. But I happily pre-ordered the 360 version of this one so I could just use controllers this time around.

[G]

wow that game looks fun. can't believe i watched the whole thing. guess this means i have to get it

[Emperor Smeat]

People Can Fly studio announced that their Call of Duty parody called Duty Calls reached over 1.25 million downloads on the PC for the first week. To celebrate, the company has released official wallpapers for the parody game at Bulletstorm's Twitter account.

The parody game was meant as both an attack on big FPS war games such as Call of Duty series and Medal of Honor series and as part of viral marketing for the upcoming Bulletstorm game.

The company is very happy at the positive response to the parody but won't be making Duty Calls into a full game in the future either.

http://gamrfeed.vgchartz.com/story/83962/call-of-duty-parody-game-surpasses-1-million-downloads/

[Kalyx triaD]

Cool. Not interested in Bulletstorm, though.

[Extreme Angle]

YDKJ looks amazing... Is it available in the UK?

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Dunno about this one, but only one before it was officially released in the UK.

The Ride that I had I bought off a pirate CD store while on holiday in Malta :cool:

[Boomer]

YDKJ looks amazing... Is it available in the UK?

I have to imagine one of the versions will be region-free for importing, but I haven't been able to find any answers yet. A number of people are asking on their Facebook page, so I imagine someone will have an answer for them soon since its out today.

[Boomer]

And Amazon shipped out my copy yesterday (!) so I'm getting it tomorrow. Ungodly excited. Really interested in the DLC model too, since I would figure it would be pretty easy to make new fairly topical episodes like they did online for free a few years back.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

PS3, PC and DS will be region-free. Wii won't be, 360 might be.

[Xero]

Could anyone tell me if this is a decent stick?

http://www.amazon.com/Wii-Fighting-Stick-Nintendo/dp/B000SKLUXS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1297184891&sr=8-1

Getting it specifically to work with this:

http://www.amazon.com/Wii-Classic-Controller-PC-USB-Adapter/dp/B003711698

[#BROKEN Hasney]

It's "good enough". My stick's a Hori and almost the same as that and it's totally fine.

Won't always give you the precision you need to play at a ridiculous tournament level in SF, but for playing MAME or something, it's fantastic.

[Ermaximus]

Today is a good day. They just announced The Darkness II. Hell yeah!!!

[Xero]

Yeah, getting it for MAME, not really fighters.

Glad to know. :y:

[Emperor Smeat]

Microsoft reveals the titles, dates, and prices for their upcoming "House Party" promotion.

The five XBLA games arriving over the next five weeks will run between 800 Microsoft Points (Full House Poker, Bejeweled Blitz Live, Beyond Good & Evil) and 1200 Microsoft Points (Hard Corps: Uprising, Torchlight).

Hard Corps: Uprising - Feb. 16
Bejeweled Blitz Live - Feb. 23
Beyond Good and Evil - March 2
Torchlight - March 9
Full House Poker - March 16

Ubisoft has hinted in the past that if the HD port of Beyond Good & Evil sells well, the sequel will arrive.

http://betacache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2011/02/xlarge_xbla_hp.jpg
http://kotaku.com/#!5755215/xbox-live-arcades-house-party-priced--dated

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Hudson closes its US branch which also means no chance of a revival of the Bloody Roar series. Before the closure, Hudson US was pushing for a revival of their fighting series but lack of time and money ended any hopes of the revival.

Konami expected to be the publisher now for Hudson games until the Japan branch takes over or collapses completely.

[Kalyx triaD]

They were going to revive Bloody Roar? Seriously?

[Emperor Smeat]

From the documents released by the company in charge of the liquidation and selling off assets, the US branch of Hudson had the plan for the revival about a year or so after Street Fighter IV was able to revive the fighting genre.

Apparently, Hudson US didn't bother to inform Hudson Japan of the revival plans which explains why no funding or attempt to make the game.

[What Would Kevin Do?]

A lot of places are saying the multiplayer is amazing, but the single-player has issues.

I've just got back into Timesplitters too hard to care.

I seriously would kill for another Time Splitters.

[Funky Fly]

They were going to revive Bloody Roar? Seriously?

If you gave it to like Namco, it'd probably be pretty good.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

If you gave it to like Namco, it'd probably be pretty good.

I loved Bloody Roar. I think giving it to Namco would have the opposite effect :(

[Fignuts]

melty blood

[Funky Fly]

Why is that not on current consoles? Now is the time to be busting out the fighting franchises.

[Fignuts]

To be fair, it did have the most boring, shitty character design ever.

[Kalyx triaD]

Didn't Melty Blood come out for-

THAT was Arcana Heart 3, my bad.

A lot of fighters coming out from little known devs. At least two in the last two weeks were announced. But very few are being ported to consoles, and even then they could be Japan only.

[Funky Fly]

To be fair, it did have the most boring, shitty character design ever.

The looks, yes. The gameplay, nooooooo.

Also, Kalyx, what was that free fighter you posted a while back that was made with a free online engine or some shit?

[Kalyx triaD]

I think that was Vanguard Princess.

[Funky Fly]

Yup, that would be it.

[Emperor Smeat]

Kotaku had a preview for the upcoming Duke Nukem game and ended up with both bad and good feelings from the experience.

If compared to modern shooters, the game itself feels very shallow and "bare" against what people are used to Halo and CoD type games for gameplay. The game stands out a lot compared to current shooters (including Bulletstorm).

Their main complaint ended up being stiff animations and bland controls.

If compared to classic style Duke Nukem and the tone of the series, the game itself is very fun and true to its roots. It also keeps the action well and over-the-top like in the previous games of the series.

http://betacache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2011/02/xlarge_dnf_vegas_7.jpg
http://kotaku.com/#!5755039/duke-nukem-forever-is-a-tawdry-sometimes-gratifying-spectacle
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EA trying one last attempt to salvage the disaster of their horrible last quarter by announcing NBA Jam will arrive on the iPhone in the near future.

The mess EA did with NBA Jam managed to upset a lot of people and might have killed off the revival of Jam as a franchise. Also confirmed to kill off any chance of sales picking up for Xbox 360 and PS3 (and Wii) with the new cheaper iPhone version.

[OssMan]

Fellatio shitstorm

[Fignuts]

Yeah, pretty much what I expected.

I never thought duke nukem was that amazing as a kid. Preferred doom and it's creepy atmosphere, and disturbing imagery to Nukem's cheap low brow humor.

So the nostalgia thing, has no bearing on my opinion of the game.

Always liked the theme song though.

[Drakul]

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[Xero]

Just played some WrestleFest. :cool:

This stick is awesome.

[OssMan]

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That's not like Link's Crossbow Training at all

[Boomer]

News Flash: You Don't Know Jack is amazing. Just got all my old versions up and running too. It has begun again...

[#BROKEN Hasney]

"Beachhead will create the best-in-class online community, exclusive content, and a suite of services to supercharge the online gaming experience like never before. The platform will support in-game integration and bring online experiences and console play together for the first time. The platform has been in development for over a year and we're very excited about the increased value we can bring to the community. We look forward to sharing more specifics on this exciting new endeavor with you in the near future."

lol, enjoy your CoD subscriptions, kids.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Duke sounds like exactly where I want it to be, shallow as fuck. I used to play FPS for a quick laugh and blast which is why I never got into CoD or Halo but totaly adore Timesplitters.

[Drakul]

I've been trying to think of a good way to say exactly what Hasney said. FPS games need to be more like DNF or TS. None of this "serious business" brown and grey generic marine/army guy stuff.

[Ermaximus]

R.I.P. DJ Hero. :'(

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

RIP Guitar Hero

http://blog.games.yahoo.com/blog/374-activision-axes-guitar-hero-franchise/

[G]

yes, it's been covered in the thread titled "guitar hero doa"

[Ermaximus]

Could honestly care less about Guitar Hero now, but DJ Hero getting scrapped so early on makes me sad and angry.

[Xero]

I'm sure Rock Band will incorporate a turn table in RB4, probably backwards compatible with the DJ Hero peripheral.

[D Mac]

lol, enjoy your CoD subscriptions, kids.

nah...

[Xero]

Duke sounds like exactly where I want it to be, shallow as fuck. I used to play FPS for a quick laugh and blast which is why I never got into CoD or Halo but totaly adore Timesplitters.

Yeah, have to say I'm still in love with Serious Sam.

[Extreme Angle]

Hoping Rock band now picks up Guitar Hero and sorts something out. Seeing as half of Rock Band created Guitar Hero

[Kalyx triaD]

Would be a nice full circle kind of thing, but the brand is sullied - stay Rock Band, I say.

As was said I'm more hopeful of easier music deals. Perhaps even Metallica track packs.

[Emperor Smeat]

Atari releases screens for the upcoming Yar's Revenge reboot game that is now a 3rd-person rails type shooter than what the classic Atari 2600 game was in gameplay and style.

Since Atari hasn't said much about the story for the reboot, its expected to have almost nothing related to the original game. Atari is using the series names as a selling point instead of creating a new series or IP for the game.

The game is still set for release on PC, XBLA, and PSN later this year.

http://betacache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2011/02/xlarge_26694yars_screenshot_002.jpg
http://kotaku.com/#!5757034/its-definitely-not-yars-revenge-but-i-think-i-like-it
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Activision announces lower sales expectation and hype for the next Call of Duty game saying sales and interest will be lower than Black Ops.

It doesn't mean the next game will be horrible or no marketing funds will be spent since Activision usually puts lower expectations on non-Modern Warfare games.

[OssMan]

Did they ever make "Band Hero"? So stupid

[Kalyx triaD]

Yes they made Band Hero. Actually one of the better spin-offs.

[D Mac]

Would be a nice full circle kind of thing, but the brand is sullied - stay Rock Band, I say.

As was said I'm more hopeful of easier music deals. Perhaps even Metallica track packs.

Metallica full album DLC would rule.

[Fignuts]

R.I.P. DJ Hero. :'(

asdfghjkl;'
FUCK

Have they said anything about dlc? are they done with that too?

Hope some frets on fire type program comes out for dj hero, cause thats the most fun ive had in a music game in years. ridiculously unerrated product imo.

[Kalyx triaD]

DLC for Guitar Hero and DJ Hero is done. No more. Triple checked.

[Fignuts]

fucking fuck

what about that other dj game? now that dj hero is kaput, can they go ahead with their product?

[Kalyx triaD]

That shit sucked, dude. Don't hold your breath. DJ Hero, functionally, had no peers.

[Boomer]

Kinda glad I never caved on one of those cheap DJ Hero controllers at BB. I played enough to understand that fun could be had, but past that I didn't think it was worth it in the long haul.

[Ermaximus]

That shit sucked, dude. Don't hold your breath. DJ Hero, functionally, had no peers.

:foc: I quite enjoyed DJ Hero sir. It was better than any other music game with a peripheral IMO.

[DaveBrawl]

I think he meant the other DJ game sucked not DJ Hero Ermax.

[Kalyx triaD]

Yes Ermax, calm down.

[Razzamajazz]

my xbox controller finally died after 5+ years of use. 60 fucking dollars for a new wireless one

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

I've been noticing that the boxes for video games seem alot flimsier than they used to be. What is going on with the quality of the boxes? Has anybody else noticed that as well?

[Xero]

It's an environment thing. It's been happening for a while. I've noticed it more with 360 than Wii, though.

They, of course, also have those new boxes with parts of the plastic cut out.

[OssMan]

I almost snapped Super Mario Galaxy 2 in half when I opened it.

[G]

DLC for Guitar Hero and DJ Hero is done. No more. Triple checked.

Link that shit. I could've sworn they said they were continuing support with DLC.

[Emperor Smeat]

Link that shit. I could've sworn they said they were continuing support with DLC.

http://kotaku.com/#!5757457/dj-hero-guitar-hero-downloads-dry-up

The official "Guitar Hero Franchise Update FAQ" breaks the bad—but not wholly unexpected—news that after the release of already announced downloadable content, your copies of DJ Hero 2 and Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock will no longer be updated with new music. You'll still be able to purchase all the already released content, naturally, but you'll have to make do with it for the foreseeable future.

Likely one of the biggest reasons for Activision turning off the drip feed of new tracks—beyond the shutting down of the Guitar Hero division—is that there won't be as many people around to make those songs. Activision is reportedly cutting back at music game studios Vicarious Visions and 7 Studios, with the future of DJ Hero creators Freestyle Games currently unknown.

Only way new DLC packs are coming is if Activision brings out a new DJ Hero game (or GH game).

[G]

Guess it's a good thing they got the Linkin Park songs out before the close :shifty:

[Emperor Smeat]

Even though Activision might struggle with sales and profits in 2011, Blizzard has stated nothing is stopping them from their goal of releasing Diablo III for this year.

Earlier in the week, Activision's main chief operator in a meeting took the game off of the 2011 release schedule and denied the possibility of the game hitting the 2011 release window.

Blizzard did say that the game itself won't be rushed to meet the 2011 date but if they have the chance to release the game, they won't hold it back like most companies do when Halo or CoD gets released.

Also hinted was the game broadening to more types of gamers ranging from the "15 minute" gamers to the 3+ hours per session gamers.

The game is still set for a PC, Xbox 360, and PS3 release with the console versions getting the customized port and the PC being the primary platform for development.

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/kotaku/2011/02/2011.jpg
http://kotaku.com/#!5757690/blizzards-goal-is-to-release-diablo-iii-this-year
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Huge rumor involving Activision ready to make a bid to buy Take-Two and Rockstar.

If it is real, Rockstar would replace the studios Activision lost from the True Crime, Guitar/DJ Hero, and Tony Hawk series. It would also give Activision the 2k series for sports.

[Xero]

The thought of Activation getting Rockstar honestly scares me.

[Xero]

Okay, I just found out that Railworks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RailWorks ) has over $1000 in DLC.

What the fuck?

[Kalyx triaD]

EA tried to get R* and didn't work out for them, in fact it had all the splendor of a hot chick rejecting a nerd in front of his friends and family while a news crew taped it. Activision going for it should be interesting, but I doubt R* would get in bed with a publisher that just showed how quickly it would drop their ass if "GTA: 3rd Spinoff in a Year" doesn't make a billion dollars.

[alvarado52]

EA tried to get R* and didn't work out for them, in fact it had all the splendor of a hot chick rejecting a nerd in front of his friends and family while a news crew taped it. Activision going for it should be interesting, but I doubt R* would get in bed with a publisher that just showed how quickly it would drop their ass if "GTA: 3rd Spinoff in a Year" doesn't make a billion dollars.

This.

[Kalyx triaD]

Crysis 2 won't be released officially for another month, but a playable version of Crytek's ambitious PC shooter has already made its way online, much to the disappointment of its creators.

According to those who have played it—we first heard about the leak via the Facepunch forums—that leaked build of Crysis 2 comes complete with multiplayer and the master keys to the game's piracy protection. It is allegedly playable from start to finish, a seemingly near-complete beta version of its campaign.

We contacted EA and Crytek for comment. Here's what they had to say.

"Crytek has been alerted that an early incomplete, unfinished build of Crysis 2 has appeared on Torrent sites," reads EA's response to Kotaku on the matter. "Crytek and EA are deeply disappointed by the news. We encourage fans to support the game and the development team by waiting and purchasing the final, polished game on March 22."

"Crysis 2 is still in development and promises to be the ultimate action blockbuster as the series' signature Nanosuit lets you be the weapon as you defend NYC from an alien invasion. Piracy continues to damage the PC packaged goods market and the PC development community."

The game is scheduled to be released on the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC on March 22 in North America.

Gamers: "Hey [game company], why don't you release [game] for PC? We don't like that PC is getting less support than consoles!"

Company: "Fuck off."

[Drakul]

Gamers: "Hey [game company], why don't you release [game] for PC? We don't like that PC is getting less support than consoles!"

Company: "Fuck off."

http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/3349/pcgamers3.png (http://img193.imageshack.us/i/pcgamers3.png/)

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[Kalyx triaD]

They do it to themselves.

[Drakul]

Yeah, I see it all the time when I visit sites like R*s site or a companies YT page. Made that graph myself and managed to get to the front page of Graph Jam for the 1st time with it.

[Kalyx triaD]

Nice job.

[G]

mario all stars wii is coming back out in march

http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=10917925&siteID=FKSJxY2VJAk-AQwUtp7VdE5o7_iRqn7KZg

[Kalyx triaD]

I have a feeling next E3 will the most fan-friendly E3 in years.

[G]

Why do you have that feeling

[RoXer]

Did you sell your copy, G?

[G]

No, probably never going to now. Maybe not for a few years. I dunno. So confused

[Kalyx triaD]

Let's face it, motion gaming only has lateral steps from here on out. Companies will have back-to-basics catalogs to show off, as well as showing off promises from the past (playable Zelda, more 3DS action, more PSP2 action). We may see the return of a few franchises, and some new stuff that's aren't high on concept but heavy on fan service (Bungie may unveil their next FPS - rumored to be an FPS MMO).

If Nintendo is doing something with their hardware this E3 is the time to reveal it. I think they will make strides for the hardcore gamer this year.

Sony may show what they have learned the past 3 years with more back-to-basics stuff I mentioned; their catalog may look like PS2's heyday, except in HD/3D. We won't care, we'll love it.

Microsoft will have to preempt Sony regaining their senses and provide answers for MAG and DC Universe Online. They no longer have Bungie to themselves so they can't buffer their show with a Halo, even if the Halo 1 remake will be shown. It's no longer their ace card, they will need a new one. Gears of War 3 will be playable.

Battlefield 3 will be properly revealed and the beta may drop to surf the hype. EA needs this game to be epic after MoH didn't pick up BC2's slack.

Call of Duty's next phase or whatever will be revealed. Do not have feelings that it will impress. No music games to trump this year. Activision's suite of Marvel games will have to do.

Rockstar will have something to show that isn't LA Noir.

These aren't prophecies so don't shoot me if they don't come to pass, but all of this is what I have in mind.

[Kalyx triaD]

for the most part, very few 'high concepts' and gimmicks this year.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

I bought You Don't Know Jack Thursday and it kicks ass! If only I had xbox gold i'd be playing it online.

[Funky Fly]

my xbox controller finally died after 5+ years of use. 60 fucking dollars for a new wireless one

Go get one of those special ones for Halo Reach or Fable 3 or someshit. You get free DLC with them.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Go get one of those special ones for Halo Reach or Fable 3 or someshit. You get free DLC with them.

Or the transforming d-pad one. Used one this week and it's pretty hot.

[Kalyx triaD]

Nice, wanna try that controller.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

You Don't Know Jack is pissing me off. Every version bar the DS is region locked. It's even on Steam, but not in the UK. Probably won't ever come out here either, they did the UK specific one (complete with shitter presenter but better credits adverts) and then we had no other versions.

The Steam version is fucking bits and bytes, take my money you cunts.

[Boomer]

The Steam version is fucked up anyway. It only supports 2 players, no DLC support, and is local multiplayer only. The old part of me that has all the old YDKJs hates that the PC got boned, but I understand why they've focused on the console market.

It is only 20 bucks, though.

[Emperor Smeat]

Looks like Activision found a way to replace the expensive Guitar Hero sets for a year since the new Spyro is going to cost over $250 to get the complete experience ($40-$60 for the game, $10 each for every figurine to buy and scan for the game).

30 little figurines alone for the game once Activision completes the set for the game.

[Kalyx triaD]

I highly doubt Spyro and his toyline will snag the Guitar Hero demographic.

[Kalyx triaD]

Not to be outdone by their PC counterparts, it seems a number of PS3 gamers are following Crysis 2 up with a little round of Killzone 3 piracy. Unable to wait for a little more than a week, Guerrilla's upcoming first-person-shooter has been ripped off and spunked up on torrent sites across the 'net.

Keep it classy, guys!

People have been upset by this past week's look at PC piracy due to a lack of focus on consoles. Almost as if on cue, a number of console gamers have answered the call to try and prove they're as bad as anybody else. Well, congratulations on that count. Let us not think for a second that console gamers can't be complete shitheads too. Well done!

I guess we're going to see this more and more with the PS3, following the hacking that some dipshits claim was "just for homebrew." Look forward to more annoying Firmware updates. I can't wait for those to roll on down.

Of course, you can argue this "won't damage its sale" because it is Killzone, but that's the point. Big-name sequels are about the only things that publishers want to put out now, because they can survive crap like this. Welcome to the industry that we all helped create.

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Kalyx triaD]

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[JimmyMess]

Battletoads Double Dragon was a fun game... just randomly popped in my head...

[#BROKEN Hasney]

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Agree with what he's done or not, but GeoHot has some balls.

Love the lik-sang shout out :'(

[RoXer]

Finished Assassin's Creed 2. Hated it. Not as much as I hated 1 but still hated it. The controls are so terrible and the AI is stupid and combat dumb and everything is dumb. It probably smells bad too.

The only reason I kept interest was because I enjoyed the setting much more than in the last game. The story is kind of fun too. Dunno what happened to Da Vinci. I guess maybe we find out in the next game. Which I'll Goozex next year sometime probably.

I liked the end too where the fate of the Earth rests in your hands and so the bad guy breaks in through the wall and sends a security team with fold out batons to stop you.

[RoXer]

Also accidentally saw the ending to Brotherhood while trying to wiki Glyph locations. Great.

[Fignuts]

I like the scope of the story. It keeps getting bigger than you think it is. Like, I havn't beaten 2 yet, but I got all the glyph locations, and I love the movie you get.

Always loved religious themed stories, especially alternative takes on it like this one.

[Emperor Smeat]

The director of the development team for Batman: Arkham City announced no multiplayer modes will be included in the game when it goes on sale.

"Our thought process behind this was fairly simple. When we investigated adding multiplayer we asked, 'If we use all of the energy that is required to create multiplayer and instead focus this on the single player, would that deliver a better overall game?'

"With the game now coming to the final stages, I can honestly say it would not have been possible to deliver Arkham City the way we wanted to if we'd have added multiplayer."

It is possible multiplayer could come as a DLC update in the future since the team would have the time it needs but as of right now it won't be included in retail copies.

http://gamrfeed.vgchartz.com/pics/no-multiplayer-modes-in-batman-arkham-city-284195_expanded.jpeg
http://gamrfeed.vgchartz.com/story/84100/no-multiplayer-modes-in-batman-arkham-city/
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Ubisoft announces in their financial meeting today that a new Assassin's Creed will arrive this year and more info to be revealed around May.

Also leaked was Ubisoft will be using NGP and 3DS games to subsidize iphone and phone games. The plan is to port the handheld games to phones and make a lot of money from the cheap ports and low cost but lots of buyers on the phone market.

[Emperor Smeat]

Any hope for the revival of the NFL 2k series or other football games with NFL license outside of Madden has to wait even longer now.

EA and the NFL agree on exclusive contract extension till 2013. Originally deal was set to expire next year but NFL gave EA an extra year due to the potential of a lockout hurting Madden 12 sales.

[D Mac]

Any hope for the revival of the NFL 2k series or other football games with NFL license outside of Madden has to wait even longer now.

EA and the NFL agree on exclusive contract extension till 2013. Originally deal was set to expire next year but NFL gave EA an extra year due to the potential of a lockout hurting Madden 12 sales.

:n:

[Extreme Angle]

Geohot seems like a cool fella...

[Kalyx triaD]

At this point we can blame the NFL. Before we could say they didn't know what they wrought, but after all these years...

[Emperor Smeat]

The boss at Blizzard has an interesting interview yesterday where he said the main reason Starcraft Ghost was canceled was due to the sudden boom in popularity of World of Warcraft.

Original plan was the create a spin-off game from the Starcraft series that involved stealth and a 3rd person perspective for consoles (PS2, Gamecube, Xbox). At the same time, Blizzard was working on World of Warcraft but still had enough people to work on both projects at once.

Then Blizzard started to work on Starcraft II which stretched their resources and couldn't get the time needed to fix the issues with SC Ghost development.

When World of Warcraft became a huge success, even more strain was placed on the company so the decision was to kill off SC Ghost while keeping Starcraft II development on schedule.

http://gamrfeed.vgchartz.com/pics/morhaime-starcraft-ghost-canned-due-to-wows-instant-success-891087_expanded.jpg
http://gamrfeed.vgchartz.com/story/84120/morhaime-starcraft-ghost-canned-due-to-wows-instant-success/

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GameFreak has no intentions of ever making a console version of their Pokemon RPG series since they feel the series belongs on a handheld and RPGs have been more popular this generation on handhelds than on consoles (at least in Japan).

Nintendo usually leaves GameFreak alone when they make Pokemon games so its very unlikely Nintendo will want to push a console project any time soon.

[Emperor Smeat]

New screens for the upcoming Batman Arkham City game show off some characters in the game such as the Joker in this batch.

Also teased is an image with a Black Mask statue which could hint at him being a villain in this game or just a big tease similar to the Riddler in the first game.

http://betacache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2011/02/xlarge_062_joker.jpg
http://kotaku.com/#!5762053/arkham-citys-joker-is-happy-to-see-you

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Sega reveals 6 free Sega Genesis games for Playstation Plus members set to arrive in March. The games are free as long as the membership for PS+ is kept or else they become locked.

The games are Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Streets of Rage 2, Golden Axe 2, Comix Zone, and Altered Beast

Non-PS+ members can buy the games for $4.99 when they go on sale next month.

[Xero]

Series creator Lorne Lanning and the team at Just Add Water have announced that an HD remake of Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee is in production. An interview in the March issue of EGM (via Facebook) outlines the plans for the game, nicknamed "Abe HD."

"It's basically Abe's Oddysee being redone in a 3D physics engine as a 2D side-scrolling platformer," said Lanning. "So the way Just Add Water wants to approach it, we thought was very smart; they are not trying to reinvent any wheels. It's like, 'Can we make that experience in a new engine, with new tech, in the old way?'"

This is slightly different from the previously announced development of Stranger's Wrath for PlayStation Network. Abe HD seems to be a full remake from the ground up, while Lanning says Stranger is "the same game, but being redone." A version of Stranger's Wrath for XBLA is also ready for release, but Lanning says the game keeps being rejected. It's possible this is due to the size limitations we heard about last year.

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/67336

Awesome.

[Cool King]

Damn. :(



Development of Mirror's Edge 2 has been "stopped" by EA.

A team at DICE showed EA a prototype that was "declined", according to a Eurogamer Sweden translation of a Press 2 Play TV report.

"Patrick [Soderlund - EA driving and shooting game boss] acknowledges that Mirror's Edge didn't match up to their expectations regarding sales, and that has stopped the sequel that has been in development," declared the report, published originally in December.

"EA was shown a prototype, but declined with askance. The project has been stopped - involved parties at DICE are working on something else now. Patrick himself seems to have Mirror's Edge near his heart, but they are not in the business of charity."

Presumably the extra development is going into Battlefield 3 - EA's well publicised attempt at wrestling shooter supremacy from the Call of Duty series.

Patrick Soderlund confirmed last summer that "a small team" at DICE was 'on' a new Mirror's Edge game. Eurogamer pressed him on that point last November.

"Mirror's Edge is an IP that's close to my heart and EA's as well. It was a bold move from us. I'm proud we made it. It obviously didn't reach the commercial success we wanted, even though it wasn't bad at all," he said.

"I still think as a company we're going to talk about it when we're going to talk about it. What I can say is, we haven't buried it. We're absolutely continuing to support Mirror's Edge as an IP. When we're ready to talk about it, we'll talk about it."

EA Games boss Frank Gibeau went on record a few weeks later to say that the execution of Mirror's Edge "fell short". "There were issues with the learning curve, the difficulty, the narrative, and then there was no multiplayer either," he said.

Mirror's Edge, a Parkour-inspired first-person action game, was released late 2009 on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Despite an 8/10 recommendation from Eurogamer, the eye-catching title failed to, well, catch punters' eyes - entering the UK all-formats chart at 20.

Eurogamer has requested comment from EA.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-02-14-report-ea-rejects-mirrors-edge-2-pitch

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[Fignuts]

Fuck all you people.

"waaaaaaaah the game gives me motion sickness!"

Don't blame the game because you're a pussy.

"waaaaaaaah I die a lot!"

Don't blame the game because you suck.

[Kalyx triaD]

Not even a XBLA sequel made with a inexpensive budget? I was hoping to see what they'd do. Ah well.

[OssMan]

Way to stretch the page so this thread is impossible to read on Ipad.

[Fignuts]

Good. You don't need an ipad anyway.

[Kalyx triaD]

iPad's such a non-item. At best it's a portable YouTube.

[OssMan]

I forgot to add (mobile post)

[OssMan]

</>You're just mad they cancelled Mirror's Edge 2 (mobile post)

[G]

iPad's are amazing. Can't wait to see what the iPad 2 holds next month or so.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Anybody use Microsoft ExpertZone? It said I'd be an expert today but when I checked it said I had to do 4000 more points by march to be one. wtf?

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Drakul]

Yes, let's stop developing a somewhat original idea in favour of another sandy, muddy generic army shooter.

It's not like EA doesn't have billions of dollars. They could easily afford to finish Mirrors Edge 2, even if it just became a download only title.

I really wish this army shooter bubble would just burst already. How many times can you pay $60/£40 for a "new" game about being a US soldier running through the middle east, shooting people before you realise "Hang on...I've played a game just like this before. 16 times in the last 5 years!" ?

If it's not a US army man running through the middle east, it's a US space marine running through another world that looks like ours but painted a greeny-blue. If the developers are feeling really wild they'll throw a jungle style area in the game.

I couldn't even look at Red Faction Guerilla after finishing the story because the sight of the bland browny red world had gotten so face-cuttingly dull. The gameplay and story was good but an eviroment like that just put me off eventually. No idea how anyone can play brown/grey shooters over and over and over again and not get sick of the sight of them.

[G]

It's not about them not having money to make it, it's about them being doubtful it will turn a profit.

[Kalyx triaD]

In EA's defense I read GameInformer's cover story for Battlefield 3 and if there's one military shooter you should try out for the long haul make it that one. Also Dice, the guys making it, aren't pretentious assholes and they're actually trying to make a fun game out of the military shooter sub-genre.

Shit, Khuntry likes Battlefield, and does he strike you as military FPS guy with a stack of CoD's and Killzones? Battlefield is the shit. My realistic shooter of choice.

[Drakul]

It already has a decent fan base size so that's a few sales right there. I think if they made it a downloadable game, like Kalyx said, and fixed the problems other people had with the game and maybe advertise it a little bit better it could get a good decent profit.

Not all games can explode onto the scene and become classics. I think Mirrors Edge is a slow bloomer. If they stuck with it and just tried to spend as little as possible, which I know would be hard with me suggesting advertising it more, it could do a little better.

[Kalyx triaD]

That doesn't change the fact that EA canned one of the more interesting games in recent times, I'm saying some good things are coming out of the military shooter thing.

But they should totally make a download only Mirror's Edge. It'll the edge off, and with the right vision it could make easier profit.

[Kalyx triaD]

It already has a decent fan base size so that's a few sales right there. I think if they made it a downloadable game, like Kalyx said, and fixed the problems other people had with the game and maybe advertise it a little bit better it could get a good decent profit.

Not all games can explode onto the scene and become classics. I think Mirrors Edge is a slow bloomer. If they stuck with it and just tried to spend as little as possible, which I know would be hard with me suggesting advertising it more, it could do a little better.

I remember day dreaming about a Mirror's Edge 2 with absolutely no guns and multiplayer (parkour CTF on fuckin rooftops!) and an expansion of the storyline for those who cared. The first game had leaderboards for ghost time trial races that was actually addictive and fresh - that counts for something. I think EA is being harsh on the game not being a blockbuster. It's an annoying trend these days.

[Fignuts]

Two Worlds getting a sequel, but not Mirror's Edge, makes me pretty fucking furious, tbh.

[Emperor Smeat]

EA already said from last year their main goals are to make games that will have multiplayer even if it doesn't need it (ex. Dead Space 2), their main priority is shooters (ex. CoD killer) and sports, and more involvement in the PS3 (#1 in sales for them last year).

Mirror's Edge 1 was pretty successful as a phone game so it might also make sense they couldn't get a good phone version of the game ready with ME 2.

EA is also similar to Activision and a few others who want instant mega sales instead of slower burners like Capcom and Nintendo.

[BigDaddyCool]

It is also now hard to read on an iPod.

[Kalyx triaD]

EA is also similar to Activision and a few others who want instant mega sales instead of slower burners like Capcom and Nintendo.

Kinda pompous, imo. And I never agreed with 'focus test' model for games, but then again I view games as artistic medium for the most part.

In any case the day of the publisher will end and this shit will lessen.

[BigDaddyCool]

Video games aren't art, they are toys.

[Fignuts]

I know you aren't known for being subtle in your troll attempts BDC, but that's obvious even for you.

[BigDaddyCool]

I am not trolling, video games are not art. Occasionally one has a glimmer of artistic merit, but the media as a whole is not art.

[Fignuts]

In that case I am not touching this argument with a ten foot pole.

[BigDaddyCool]

I have discussed this topic at length on other sites and tried to bring it up here to minimal success in it's own threads. Video games are not art. They can be artistic, but most art isn't fapped to by people who proclaim it as such. I mean literally jerked off too. And i mean Kylax makes threads about which big tittied bitch video game chick is the hottest then turns around and calls it art. Either it is art or it is fap material and toys.

[Fignuts]

I am going to save us both a lot of time and say "agree to disagree", because this debate can go nowhere, since we clearly have differing opinions on what art is.

[BigDaddyCool]

Art is something that is respected by the makers and consumers. Video games as a whole are not well respected by the makers as it is clear the AAA game industry rather make generic knock offs than original games. And they are not respected by the consumers who for the most part jerk off to the big tits and curse loudly as the kill people they never met over xbl.

[BigDaddyCool]

And yes by my criteria I don't consider every movie to be art, nor every song, nor every drawling. I just want to know what you define art as.

[Kalyx triaD]

Ex Bungie Employee Spills Some Beans:

Bungie's follow-up to the Halo series is a massively multiplayer online first-person shooter, according to a source claiming to have knowledge of the game's development. That sci-fi shooter is currently named Destiny, he says, Bungie's original post-Halo franchise.

That source also claims to be a recently terminated contractor, part of a group of an estimated 30 non-salaried employees let go from Bungie. It's not uncommon for contract and temp employees to be let go after a project completion on the scale of Halo: Reach, but that source cited claims of "budgetary concerns" and alleges unfair treatment.

The ex-Bungie employee says that Destiny, codenamed "Tiger," will run on a new Bungie-developed graphics engine and feature unique online connectivity and matchmaking technology. It was also bluntly likened to "WoW in space."

Bungie creative director Joseph Staten hinted at last year's Game Developers Conference Online that the independent studio might be building an online persistent world. Bemoaning that Halo players spent mere hours in the developer's games, Staten wondered aloud "Wouldn't it be great if we could make a world that was always there for you?"

The creators of Halo and Marathon are currently working on a multi-platform project for Activision Blizzard, part of a ten year publishing agreement.

Kotaku has contacted Bungie and Activision Publishing representatives seeking comment and clarification and will update with any response.

More wood to the fire. Eagerly awaiting Bungie's next series. And hey, this could mean a new MMO on 360, something I've been waiting on since Champions got canned.

[Fignuts]

And yes by my criteria I don't consider every movie to be art, nor every song, nor every drawling. I just want to know what you define art as.

I define all of that as art. The stuff you mentioned is still art to me, it just isn't good art.

[Cool King]

Fuck all you people.

"waaaaaaaah the game gives me motion sickness!"

Don't blame the game because you're a pussy.

"waaaaaaaah I die a lot!"

Don't blame the game because you suck.

Indeed.

That was one of the things I loved about Mirror's Edge. It was challenging, it was different and I don't know about anyone else but the sense of achievement I got from completing a chapter was amazing. Especially chapter 6.

The story was really good too. Something which I think is missing from the majority of games these days. A good story.

I was really looking forward to Mirror's Edge. It gave me something to look forward too as TimeSplitters 4 got canned. But seeing as Crytek are "in talks" with publishers now, I guess it's not all bad, but I do have a feeling that TimeSplitters 4 won't happen though.

It just annoys me that all the enjoyable, original games don't see the light of day but games that are just mere clones of their predecessors are out yearly. Not counting games like FIFA, Madden or WWE. They fall into a different category of sorts.

I guess all we have left to enjoy along with Mirror's Edge, is Mirror's Edge 2D. :(

http://www.ea.com/free/mirrors-edge-2d

For some reason, the actual Mirror's Edge 2D website isn't working.

http://www.mirrorsedge2d.com

Bad times.

[Extreme Angle]

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Reminds me of LOST...

[BigDaddyCool]

I define all of that as art. The stuff you mentioned is still art to me, it just isn't good art.

That is not a definition. What is your definition of art? What sorts of criteria does a work have to meet to be art? You can't say what ever I deem as art is art because that is meaningless are your argument is null.

[D Mac]

Played the Killzone 3 SP demo and it's awesome. Graphics are fucking beautiful. I stopped several times to look around in awe and got shot in the face.

[D Mac]

Let's just start this post by advising readers not to purchase Modern Warfare 2 via Xbox Live Games on Demand. The game was just added to the service and currently commands a price of $60. Please, if you must purchase Modern Warfare 2, buy it elsewhere -- like, literally anywhere else. You'll save some money.

lol

[illmatic]

That is not a definition. What is your definition of art? What sorts of criteria does a work have to meet to be art? You can't say what ever I deem as art is art because that is meaningless are your argument is null.

I didn't really understand the end of your comment, however I will take it as artistic expression... I would actually say your argument is null. Art IS whatever the person decides it is. Art is an expression of an idea/thought/emotion. People do this in many ways. There is no one definition of what qualifies as art and what doesn't. That is what makes art, art! Maybe you just don't understand what art truly is?? I know I can look at many pieces of art and say to myself that it is garbage, however the person next to me can think it is the greatest piece of art he has ever seen. Trying to contain art in a definition doesn't really work. It is like trying to contain certain emotions to words. Words cannot always express an emotion, however someone can say write a poem and in a work of "art" try to express that emotion. I would say most game developers try to express something in their work. Maybe they do a shitty job at doing it. Maybe they use previous ideas. Do companies try to make money? Well yeah, that is the point of most businesses in a free market. You cannot run a company unless you are bringing in a profit. How many times in the last year have we seen this? You may have a company that truly doesn't care about the money and only the product. How long do you think they will last? However, it takes a lot more than a CEO to make a game. To say that not one person who helped create a game did not try to express something in the game is pretty ignorant. Even in a game that has been done a million times, I am sure there is at least one person who is doing his best to express an idea. To create a piece of art.

I really think you are trying too hard on this. You obviously don't have a very ARTistic mind!

[Kalyx triaD]

Oh dear.

[BigDaddyCool]

I didn't really understand the end of your comment, however I will take it as artistic expression... I would actually say your argument is null. Art IS whatever the person decides it is. Art is an expression of an idea/thought/emotion. People do this in many ways. There is no one definition of what qualifies as art and what doesn't. That is what makes art, art! Maybe you just don't understand what art truly is?? I know I can look at many pieces of art and say to myself that it is garbage, however the person next to me can think it is the greatest piece of art he has ever seen. Trying to contain art in a definition doesn't really work. It is like trying to contain certain emotions to words. Words cannot always express an emotion, however someone can say write a poem and in a work of "art" try to express that emotion. I would say most game developers try to express something in their work. Maybe they do a shitty job at doing it. Maybe they use previous ideas. Do companies try to make money? Well yeah, that is the point of most businesses in a free market. You cannot run a company unless you are bringing in a profit. How many times in the last year have we seen this? You may have a company that truly doesn't care about the money and only the product. How long do you think they will last? However, it takes a lot more than a CEO to make a game. To say that not one person who helped create a game did not try to express something in the game is pretty ignorant. Even in a game that has been done a million times, I am sure there is at least one person who is doing his best to express an idea. To create a piece of art.

I really think you are trying too hard on this. You obviously don't have a very ARTistic mind!

I mean that is everything is art, then it is a moot point to call it art.

[OssMan]

Fucking hate this discussion. Art is a word that people created and gave a definition. I don't know what you think you're arguing over, but it isn't about the meaning of "art."

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Totally agree. Some games are as creative as things in other mediums, but I couldn't give a shit what some guy pretentiously stroking his beard thinks it is.

[Emperor Smeat]

Bioware and EA having a promotion involving the demo for Dragon Age II with free unlockables as the prize.

If the demo reaches a million downloads when it is released on February 22, Bioware will give away 2 special in-game magic books for everyone who downloaded the demo and has an account with EA community.

... the entire community will get their hands on two special books when the game launches on March 8: The Far Cliffs of Kirkwall, an ancient book that gives money when read; and Lothering's Lament, a similar tome that doles out experience points.

These special prizes are different than the pre-order bonuses but could be a future DLC pack similar to most pre-order and promotional goodies.

The demo prize offer is available for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC users and will be tracked as a whole and not platform specific.

http://fastcache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2011/02/xlarge_alltoarms.jpg
http://kotaku.com/#!5763359/a-million-demo-downloads-unlocks-new-dragon-age-ii-gear

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Ubisoft decides to finally add some single player DLC to Assassin's Creed Brotherhood for the price of 800 MS Points or $9.99 on PSN.

Included in the pack is 8 single player missions, 2 multiplayer modes, 1 multiplayer map, and 4 new characters.

[BigDaddyCool]

Assman, you go to community college, what do you know about anything? Dick, that is what you know.

[D Mac]

Yeah, Assman sucks.

[OssMan]

Thanks for your take

[BigDaddyCool]

Thanks for being boring.

[illmatic]

Assman, you go to community college, what do you know about anything? Dick, that is what you know.
:y:

[D Mac]

I like how Assman never gets mad.

[D Mac]

Just started Gamefly again.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

So was playing The Combatribes a random game in MAME. Surprisingly fun Final Fight game using an upgraded version of the WWF Superstars engine. Last boss was some chick who I decked and then my guy walked off got the greatest ending ever.

A small picture of her face down and the 3 characters walking away just saying "Then they disappeared and noone knows where they went"

There's no intro either so I have no clue why these guys were fighting in the first place!

[Emperor Smeat]

EA announces Medal of Honor reboot series will get another game this year and it will arrive around the same time frame as the yearly Call of Duty game.

Unlike last year, EA won't be pushing out a Battlefield game for 2011 and the plan is to alternate between a Medal of Honor and Battlefield game every year.

Dager Close was picked to work on the new Medal of Honor game but no news if Dice will be doing the multiplayer like in the previous game. It wasn't announced but its assumed the setting will either be Afghanistan or Iraq for the new game.

http://fastcache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2011/02/xlarge_medalofhonor2.jpg
http://kotaku.com/#!5764470/youve-been-awarded-a-medal-of-honor-sequel

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Final Madden 11 roster patch arrives today and unlike a normal Madden roster update process, no new patches will be possible once the NFL goes on strike. EA also stated even if the strike ends, they will not do the traditional final patch before the next Madden arrives.

EA did state their goal for Madden 12 will be to fix features while adding new ones since the roster will be the same (except for the upcoming NFL draft) for the next game.

[Kalyx triaD]

No Mirrors Edge 2 but lets have another MoH.

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Fignuts]

Oh good, another new fighting game. Just what we needed.