Videogame News Thread

[Cool King]

Koopalings > Bowser Jr.

[Emperor Smeat]

Killer Instinct could be making a return in the near future after Microsoft teased they might have something planned for the series in the near future.

On the website PlayXBLA, Microsoft has made an announcement:

With all due respect to our friends in the media who like to frequent trademark sites, we thought we’d break this one ourselves. :)

Our legal eagles have authorized us to say: "We have either renewed or refiled a trademark application in various jurisdictions."


While it is unlikely the new Killer Instinct game will be Killer Instinct 3, it is very likely it would be as a HD port or remake of the original arcade game for Xbox Live Arcade.

http://www.screwattack.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/620x186_Featured_Banner/Killer_Instinct_logo_thumb-300x89_2.jpg
http://www.screwattack.com/news/c-c-c-c-c-combo-maker-killer-instinct-trademark-renewed-microsoft
http://www.destructoid.com/microsoft-renews-trademark-for-killer-instinct-235169.phtml
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Daily Recap:
1) Bioware officially confirms a new Dragon Age is in development titled as "Dragon Age III: Inquisition" which will use the Frostbite 2.0 engine and is set for a late 2013 release.
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/long-suspected-dragon-age-3-now-has-subtitle/4371/
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/bioware-announces-dragon-age-iii-inquisition/

2) The director for Bayonetta 2, Hideki Kamiya, states he would like to work on a Star Fox game for the Wii U if Nintendo were to allow him as part of the growing bond Platinum Games has with Nintendo right now.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/bayonetta-director-wants-to-make-a-star-fox-game-fends-off-haters/

[Kane Knight]

Killer Instinct would be nice to have, but I think a new game would be updated. The original had potential, but was never quite there.

2) The director for Bayonetta 2, Hideki Kamiya, states he would like to work on a Star Fox game for the Wii U if Nintendo were to allow him as part of the growing bond Platinum Games has with Nintendo right now.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/bayonetta-director-wants-to-make-a-star-fox-game-fends-off-haters/

Thousands of T&A fans cried out in horror.

[Fignuts]

Or Pintint rejoiced.

[Kane Knight]

I don't know. Will it have the same aesthetics as TeeandAtta?

[OssMan]

What?
what are you confused about

[Kalyx triaD]

Nix it.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Platinum working on Nintendo franchises would be awesome. Star Fix would be fun, but I'd love a Geist sequel shockingly.

Was it ever established who owns the Eternal Darkness IP? Dammit Nintendo, bring them back since they fucked up going elsewhere. Also buy Rare back.

[Emperor Smeat]

Nintendo owns the Sanity Meter which is the most important part of the IP although its never been stated who actually owns the IP.

There was rumors of Retro Studios working on a sequel which would hint Nintendo owns it but every so often Silicon Knights references a potential sequel being possible from them.

[Emperor Smeat]

A couple of Bioware related news as the company teases more Mass Effect 3 DLC is on its way, a new universe for future Mass Effect games is possible, and the co-founders are leaving the studio next month.

The general managers from Bioware's Edmonton and Montreal studios, Aaryn Flynn, reveals the company has more plans in store for Mass Effect 3 with more DLC and a possible new setting for the series. He teased the new universe setting could be done for the next Mass Effect game which is currently being developed from the ground-up for next gen systems.

First, BioWare said there are more single-player stories to tell within Mass Effect 3, starting with the “Omega” downloadable content in the fall. Additionally, there are plans for “another full game.”

“He and his leads are putting together their vision for an all new game set in a fictional universe, built from the bottom-up with all new gaming technology,” said Flynn.

Bioware also confirmed the co-founders of the studio will be retiring next month from the company with EA given the retirement notices in April of this year. the actual notice given in April to Electronic Arts. Co-founder Ray Muzyka made the 6 month request in order to give Bioware enough time to adjust to a new leadership direction during the transitional period.

While Muzyka's farewell letter was more upbeat about him returning to the industry after a short break, the other co-founder Greg Zeschuk will not. Zeschuk stated he felt it was more beneficial to himself and the company to leave now since his passion for game development was gone while he wanted to spend more time with his family than his job previous allowed.

"I now desire to take on a brand new entrepreneurial challenge," said Muzyka. "I believe strongly in the power of free enterprise to enable sustainable change, so my next ‘chapter’ will likely focus on an entirely new industry, something exciting, different and frankly downright scary – investing in and mentoring new entrepreneurs, and more specifically, the field of social/impact investing."

Zeschuk's letter was much more somber, and sounded akin to a man defeated by his work load.

"This decision isn’t without significant pain and regret, but it’s also something I know I need to do, for myself and my family," said Zeschuk. "I’ve reached an unexpected point in my life where I no longer have the passion that I once did for the company, for the games, and for the challenge of creation. For the people I have had the privilege of working with, however, my passion burns as brightly as it did the day we started."

http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/5028/1516178-the_conduit.png
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/bioware-teases-another-mass-effect-dlc-new-universe/4374/
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/greg-zeschuk-ray-muzyka-are-leaving-bioware/4373/
http://www.destructoid.com/bioware-co-founders-ray-muzyka-and-greg-zeschuk-to-retire-235230.phtml
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Daily Recap:
1) According to Major's Nelson's blog, the completely forgotten about Fire Pro Wrestling game for XBLA will be finally released on September 21 for 800 MS points.
http://www.destructoid.com/fire-pro-wrestling-is-finally-coming-to-xbox-live-235214.phtml

2) Cliffy B from Epic Games states he would love if both the next Xbox and PS4 were purely digital distribution only systems while Epic Games themselves state they have been very involved with both Microsoft and Sony over the development of their upcoming consoles.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/epic-games-designer-doesn%E2%80%99t-want-physical-discs-next-gen
http://www.cinemablend.com/games/cliffy-b-doesn-t-want-discs-xbox-720-ps4-46999.html

3) Sega announces the release dates for the HD ports of Sonic Adventure 2 and NiGHTs Into Dreams will be on October 2nd for both XBLA and PSN. Both games are being priced at 800 MS points for XBLA and $9.99 for PSN.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/sonic-adventure-2-nights-dreams-ports-dated-priced

[Fignuts]

lol thought for sure Fire Pro got canned.

[Kane Knight]

lol thought for sure Fire Pro got canned.

[Emperor Smeat]

The Japanese teaser trailer which was posted last week by Kalyx was made official by Team Ninja today during the Tokyo Game Show expo.

The game which is being titled as "Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z" is being developed
by Team Ninja, Spark Unlimited, and Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune

The game which is a spin-off from the Ninja Gaiden series stars Yaiba as the main character of the game. Yaiba was revealed to have been a former ninja who was killed by Ryu Hayabusa in the Ninja Gaiden series only to be revived later as a cyborg ninja.

Several other details include the game taking place during a zombie apocalypse and Yaiba's main goal in the game is to get revenge against Hayabusa.

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http://www.egmnow.com/articles/tgs-2012-team-ninja-keiji-inafune-mega-man-reveal-ninja-gaiden-z/
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/inafunes-zombie-game-actually-new-ninja-gaiden/4377/
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Daily Recap:
1) Sony made several announcements during the TGS expo with a new "Super Slim" PS3 model arriving on September 25, the PS Vita will be getting the Playstation Plus treatment, and a new version of the PSN Store will be launched during October.
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/sony-reveals-new-ps3-ps-for-vita-not-much-else/4375/
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/new-look-playstation-store-launching-in-october/

2) The rumored "Steam box" from Valve will be arriving at least in beta form next year with official details from Valve to be announced at a later date.
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/valves-first-hardware-thing-goes-beta-next-year/4376/
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/valve-holding-external-beta-testing-for-living-room-hardware-next-year/

3) Zone of the Enders HD Collection will be released on October 30th and includes a free playable demo for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/zone-of-the-enders-hd-includes-metal-gear-rising-demo-release-date-oct-30/
http://www.destructoid.com/zone-of-the-enders-hd-collection-targets-late-oct-launch-235320.phtml

[Kalyx triaD]

Well son of a bitch. Didn't think it was a Gaiden game.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

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DON'T FUCKING DARE CAPCOM THESE GAMES, CAPCOM.

[Drakul]

Trailer for a new game. Seems to be a new character to replace Megaman, even calling him a "New Hero" in the trailer. The fact the game is called "Rockman X Over" is probably a sign, too.

<iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1OgKFdtk4_0?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[OssMan]

Definitely time for a new hero since everybody is so tired of Mega Man.

[Ultra Mantis]

Isnt that the Mega Man Social RPG piece of shit iOS anniversary celebration game? X Over as in crossover because there are "too many" spin offs so they just squashed them all together into an iphone game.

[Fignuts]

Looks like iOS.

[Emperor Smeat]

According to Obsidian Entertainment, major big name gaming publishers and companies have been recently trying to exploit the Kickstarter system.

They state the company have been contacted several times over the past several months from big name publishers who wanted the company to operate Kickstarter projects for them. This was during the same period as the company themselves was preparing and having their own Kickstarter for Project Eternity which ended up being a success.

The only catch was if they accepted then several restrictions would be placed such as the project couldn't be revealed as being from the publisher, the refusal to fund any of their money to the project, complete ownership of the IP, and the majority of revenues if the project was successful.

We were actually contacted by some publishers over the last few months that wanted to use us to do a Kickstarter. I said to them “So, you want us to do a Kickstarter for, using our name, we then get the Kickstarter money to make the game, you then publish the game, but we then don’t get to keep the brand we make and we only get a portion of the profits” They said, “Yes”.

The benefits for these publishers would be letting the public bear the entire costs for development while gaining easy IP rights from developers.

http://d1vr6n66ssr06c.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/00135.jpg
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/major-publishers-want-to-exploit-smaller-companies-for-kickstarter-games/
http://www.destructoid.com/publishers-accused-of-trying-to-exploit-kickstarter-235292.phtml
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Daily Recap:
1) Probably going to be fake but another new anonymous source states Half-Life 3 could be switching from a linear style shooter to a more open world style shooter, a late 2013 release date for next gen consoles, and more RPG-like elements such as NPC side quests.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/rumor-half-life-3-be-open-world-game-2013
http://www.destructoid.com/rumor-half-life-3-is-open-world-coming-after-2013-235388.phtml

2) After years of an HD request by fans, Square Enix announces the Kingdom Hearts series will be getting an HD set next year for the PS3 called "Kingdom Hearts 1.5 HD Remix." It includes Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/kingdom-hearts-hd-15-announced-ps3
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/kingdom-hearts-1-5-hd-remix-announced-for-playstation-3/

[Kane Knight]

Too bad the Kingdom Hearts deal is only announced in the US. My gf loves the series. I've never played it, but an HD remix of titles would be awesome.

[OssMan]

lol @ Square ignoring the requests for an FF7 remake but acknowledging the Kingdom Hearts ones

[Kane Knight]

Square's the second biggest troll in gaming.

[Emperor Smeat]

A sequel to Slender: The Eight Pages was announced today and will be called "Slender: The Arrival" although it will not be a free game like the original.

Some details revealed included a complete rehaul of the gameplay and graphics from the original game, an improved storyline, more scare moments, and is being co-developed by Blue Isle Studios.

No release date was given but a couple of screenshots were revealed along with a teaser website for the new game.

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17zqyj6nkpum4png/original.png
http://kotaku.com/5945134/slender-is-getting-a-sequel-with-better-graphics-more-scares
http://www.screwattack.com/news/slender-getting-more-terrifying-sequel
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Daily Recap:
1) EA announces the beta for the upcoming Medal of Honor: Warfighter will only be occurring on the Xbox 360 and arrives in early October. Playing the beta will also allow up to 60 minutes worth of double XP to be earned and carried over to the retail version.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/medal-of-honor-warfighter-xbox-360-beta-kicks-off-in-early-october/
http://www.screwattack.com/news/moh-warfighter-has-beta-coming-october-only-xbox-360

2) Capcom announces Dragons Dogma will be getting an expansion next year called "Dark Risen" while a speedrun and hard mode difficulty will be arriving as a separate DLC pack later this year.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/dragon%E2%80%99s-dogma-get-new-modes-holiday-and-expansion-2013
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/dragons-dogma-dark-arisen-expansion-announced/

3) Sleeping Dogs will be getting 5 DLC packs in October with a story-driven pack arriving on October 14, Street Racer Pack which allows racing, SWAT Pack which adds 20 new cop missions, Tactical Soldier Pack which adds more weapons, and Community Gift Pack which will be free.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/sleeping-dogs%E2%80%99-latest-dlc-will-have-you-racing-your-way-triad-ranks

[Fignuts]

Can't wait for the Sleeping Dogs DLC. Game is fantastic.

Also, I have yet to play Slender, because my walk home from work every night is pretty much the same thing.

[Kalyx triaD]

Slender is great. I 'scare-quit' often.

[Kalyx triaD]

Did anybody know that Fire Pro Wrestling Avatar thing is out now?

[RoXer]

Is it on this page?

[RoXer]

It sure is.

[Kalyx triaD]

Well fuck.

[Fignuts]

Slender is great. I 'scare-quit' often.

Looks cool, but I dunno, stuff like that....

To elaborate, from the bus stop, I walk about half a mile up a narrow dirt trail in pitch blackness, in an area known for bears, and on the rare occasion mountain lions.

I need more fantastic shit than what I already deal with, such as a Dead Space game.

[Kalyx triaD]

Just try it ffs, it's free. 20mins of your time tops.

[Fignuts]

Feel the same way about it that I did about minecraft. Just want to not play it just to spite all these people who tell me I should.

Dunno why. Im not really "that guy". I love Call of Duty ffs.

I just don't like people telling me to do things I guess.

[Kalyx triaD]

Well fuck, don't play Slender then.

[Fignuts]

Sorry. It's a personal problem.

[Kane Knight]

If you want the experience while still spiting people, there are like 900 Slenderman games out there. Most of them free.

[Emperor Smeat]

A former public relations employee from Sony has recently lashed out against the company saying they are "sending out titles to die" this upcoming holiday season.

His issue is Sony has done a horrible job in terms of focus and priority with the Vita potentially being impacted the worst.

He also revealed details of Sony has been trying to over cut their costs to their PR department to the point it now costs them more money to have an outside group do their PR work than their own internal PR branch before.

He also criticized Sony for "punishing" their other divisions because of their TV division's string of bad business decisions to the point of becoming one of the biggest money loosing divisions in the company.

Recently laid-off Sony PR man Will Powers has taken to Twitter to share some views on his former bosses, questioning the company's recent business decisions and suggesting that its big titles are being thrown to the wolves. It's pretty stern stuff!

"You have to wonder what the hell PlayStation was thinking laying off more than half of their software PR team going into the holiday season," he said. "In typical fashion they're sending titles out to die, because they have no PR support -- LBPK, Sports Champions 2, Wonderbook.

"Worst part is, the PR department was already under-staffed. I feel sorry for those that remain there, because their workload just doubled. PR is non-revenue generating, but has a very low operating cost in relative terms to their results. Laying off to cut costs makes no sense."

Having laid out the PR problems in the cold light of day, Powers then moved onto its handling of products, most notably the PlayStation Vita.

"That being said, you have to question the priorities of the company as a whole -- What [is] the point of AdHoc multiplayer when no one has a Vita?" he continued. "Sony in general is serving too many masters. Each company should operate autonomously. PlayStation shouldn't suffer b/c TVs are overpriced.

http://bulk.destructoid.com/ul/235594-aheader.jpg
http://www.destructoid.com/ex-sony-pr-sony-s-sending-titles-out-to-die-235594.phtml
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Daily Recap:
1) List of companies who got shut down or negatively impacted by EA grows by one after PopCap announces EA has shut down their Dublin branch with 96 people being laid off. EA bought out the company last year for $650 million.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/ea-closes-popcap-dublin-and-we-all-become-bit-depressed

2) Blizzard is currently considering joining the free-to-play market with the potential of Starcraft II multiplayer being converted into the F2P model in the near future.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/blizzard-considered-free-to-play-for-starcraft-2/
http://www.destructoid.com/blizzard-looking-at-free-to-play-starcraft-ii-multiplayer-235534.phtml

[Emperor Smeat]

The Ecco the Dolphin series could be getting a revival in the near future according to the creator of the series.

Series creator Ed Annunziata revealed on Twitter he is currently in negotiations with Sega to see if they are willing to have a new game be developed with his biggest plea for fans of the series to show support on Twitter for a new game to Sega.

Ecco fans, I need to follow & tweethank @scottfoe, he convinced Sega to meet with me now chances of a new Ecco the Dolphin x100!

The original musical composer Spencer Nilsen has also joined in on wanting a new game done and would be willing to help compose new music for a potential game.

One of the potential reasons for the push for a revival or new game is due to the series celebrating its 20th anniversary earlier this year although the occasion wasn't celebrated or even acknowledged by Sega at the time.

http://www.screwattack.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/620x186_Featured_Banner/ecco-the-dolphin002_1.png
http://www.screwattack.com/news/ecco-dolphin-may-be-getting-comeback
http://www.destructoid.com/more-ecco-the-dolphin-creator-is-talking-with-sega-235602.phtml
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Daily Recap:
1) Sony announces a new promotion for PSN called "Day 1 Digital" which will offer select third party PS3 titles to be available digitally on the same day as their retail release version. A 10% discount on the digital versions was also revealed as a benefit for PS+ members.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/sony-begins-new-psn-promotion-%E2%80%9Cday-1-digital%E2%80%9D
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/psn-to-offer-retail-games-cheaper-on-day-one/4386/

2) According to Bloomberg, US cable companies are currently preparing to offer digital streaming services for gaming with several ready to offer trial/beta services later this year and an actual service to arrive between 2013 and 2014 by all major cable providers.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/cable-companies-want-play-games-big-boys
http://www.theverge.com/2012/9/25/3386460/us-cable-gaming-streaming-att-cox-verizon-time-warner-comcast

[Kalyx triaD]

A 3D ocean exploration Ecco may be interesting.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I'd find new Ecco to be a very odd move for Sega unless they can really lowball the budget. I mean I'd personally love it and I know Bayonetta 2 sales probably wouldn't have set the world alight, but Ecco over Bayonetta 2? That would be very strange indeed.

[Kane Knight]

I'd find new Ecco to be a very odd move for Sega unless they can really lowball the budget. I mean I'd personally love it and I know Bayonetta 2 sales probably wouldn't have set the world alight, but Ecco over Bayonetta 2? That would be very strange indeed.

Maybe they're trying to appeal to the bestiality crowd. Everyone's got the T&A aspect.

[Fignuts]

Maybe they are trying to appeal to the crowd that enjoys root canals and anal bleeding.

There's hard, and then there's "Why the fuck did I buy this broken piece of shit?"

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Come on man, water levels are supposed to be hard. This is just an underwater game.

[Ultra Mantis]

Could never get past the prehistroic part of Ecco The Dolphin, ended up getting a code from Games Master to skip to the last level and it ended up being possibly the most ridiculously hard autoscrolling maze bullet hell dolphin simulator I've ever seen.

[Emperor Smeat]

Bioware announces the Mass Effect series will be getting its own special collection set with the bigger news of Mass Effect 1 becoming available for the first time on the PS3.

Included in the set is Mass Effect 1, Mass Effect 2, Mass Effect 3, and a special Commander Shepard artwork game case. Bioware did not mention if any of the already released DLC for the series will be included in the set.

The set will arrive on the Xbox 360 and PC on November 6 for the price of $60 with a PS3 version to be released later in the year.

http://www.screwattack.com/sites/default/files/images/MassEffectTrilogyImage.jpg
http://www.screwattack.com/news/mass-effect-trilogy-pack-announced
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/mass-effect-trilogy-in-a-single-package-this-fall/4390/
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Daily Recap:
1) Ubisoft reveals an exclusive PS3 Assassin's Creed: Enzio Trilogy will be arriving on November 13 for $40 and includes AC II, AC Brotherhood, and AC Revelations.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/assassins-creed-ezio-trilogy-coming-exclusively-to-ps3/
http://www.destructoid.com/ps3-exclusive-assassin-s-creed-ezio-trilogy-announced-235690.phtml

2) The Season Pass for Forza Horizon will cost $50 and includes an expansion pack, 6 car packs each containing 6 cars (36 in total), a launch day DLC pack, and 5 bonus cars.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/forza-horizon-season-pass-price-announced-new-developer-diary-released/
http://www.destructoid.com/forza-horizon-season-pass-priced-at-49-99-235674.phtml

[Kane Knight]

Maybe they are trying to appeal to the crowd that enjoys root canals and anal bleeding.

I'm pretty sure Dark Souls fills that niche.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Come on man, water levels are supposed to be hard. This is just an underwater game.

So then I guess the hard levels would be when he get accidentally beached and has to jump back to the water or die?

[Emperor Smeat]

According to the producer of the Resident Evil series, Capcom could be enticed to allow a HD remake of Resident Evil 2 to be made if there is massive support for it by fans of the game.

Yoshiaki Hirabayashi states he would like to work on the project but would need a massive amount of support by the fans to try to convince Capcom to approve of the project.

He did warn that even with the support, there is no actual guarantees of the project starting since Capcom could still refuse.

"If the fans really clamor for it; if there's a groundswell of support for remaking that game, then I think that's something Capcom would take under consideration," producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi told GameSpot. "Just to lay all the cards on the table, that way there's no rumor-mongering or things like that, no, we are not working on a Resident Evil 2 remake as of now."

http://www.screwattack.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/620x186_Featured_Banner/blog_header_photos/28/blog_header_2875786.jpg
http://www.destructoid.com/capcom-may-remake-resident-evil-2-with-enough-fan-support-235736.phtml
http://www.screwattack.com/news/love-resident-evil-2-well-capcom-teasing-you-remake
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Daily Recap:
1) Valve might be getting another buyout offer after recent rumors state Korean MMO companies Nexon and NCsoft are preparing a joint bid offer for the company soon.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/rumor-nexon-ncsoft-planning-to-buy-out-valve-corporation/
http://www.screwattack.com/news/rumor-nexon-and-ncsoft-are-currently-planning-purchase-valve

2) The NBA Live series has been cancelled again after EA reveals for a second year in a row they are struggling with quality and programing issues in developing a new Live game.
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/ea-cancels-nba-live-again/4393/

3) According to Hideo Kojima, Konami has recently asked him to develop the next Silent Hill game as his next project which would use the Fox engine should Kojima accept the request.
http://www.destructoid.com/konami-has-asked-hideo-kojima-to-helm-silent-hill-235750.phtml

[RoXer]

2) The NBA Live series has been cancelled again after EA reveals for a second year in a row they are struggling with quality and programing issues in developing a new Live game.
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/ea-cancels-nba-live-again/4393/


lol

[Kalyx triaD]

HD RE2 would be cool.

[Kane Knight]

lol

Well, EA is synonymous with quality control.

[Fryza]

Did anybody know that Fire Pro Wrestling Avatar thing is out now?

It's not worth ten dollars, by the way..

[Kalyx triaD]

I know it's a wasted effort. So much opportunity there.

[Drakul]

I tried the demo. It's a wrestling game in which I didn't do much wrestling. 90% of the time, the AI just kicks just as I press the grapple button. Then it climbs on the turnbuckle, taunts and jumps down.

I was amused by the Trey Parker Southpark Hillbilly style "Yeeeehuuuurrrrrrr" when the wrestler throws a hand into the air as a taunt.

[Fignuts]

Yeah, really not sure why they bothered.

[Emperor Smeat]

Ubisoft announces during a recent investor conference they think the free-to-play model should expand on consoles by favoring fully priced games instead of the current focus on free or cheap downloadable games.

Ubisoft revealed they are planning in the near future to start releasing more of their Triple A fully priced games into the free-to-play model on consoles while also hinting the model can easily become the new dominate model for the console market in the near future.

The idea is instead of having the free-to-play model favoring actual free games or cheap downloadable games which then add in micro-transactions, the model should start off with a larger fully priced game and then add in more item-based transactions. Companies can then earn more revenues this way than with the current model or even then what the current DLC can provide.

Ubisoft’s chief financial officer Alain Martinez said:
“Free-to-play is a very flexible business model,” said Stéphanie Perotti, Ubisoft’s worldwide director of online. “The player has the capability to spend more than in a traditional model.”

“There will be free-to-play on consoles,” Martinez said. “But in the future, with games like Watch Dogs, we could see more opportunity for $60 games to learn from the free-to-play model. The next generation will offer more and more item-based content,” Martinez. “This will benefit our games’ profitability.”

Of course the biggest benefactors would be larger gaming companies who can afford to produce and support more fully priced games than smaller companies.

http://www.screwattack.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/620x186_Featured_Banner/blog_header_photos/56280/blog_header_2884566.jpg
http://www.screwattack.com/news/ubisoft-thinks-free-play-model-should-expand-fully-priced-games-consoles
http://venturebeat.com/2012/09/27/ubisoft-f2p-ideas-in-all-games/
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Daily Recap:
1) While a majority of reviewers didn't even bother reviewing FIFA 13 for the Wii, several that did noticed FIFA 13 is literally a repackaged version of FIFA 12 with the laziness even including FIFA Football on the PS Vita also being a repacking of FIFA 12.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/ea-re-releases-fifa-12-for-wii-tries-to-pass-it-off-as-fifa-13/
http://www.destructoid.com/ea-re-releases-fifa-12-as-fifa-13-on-wii-235795.phtml

2) Microsoft announces their Rewards Program will allow Gamerscores to be used to receive gifts with scores of under 10000 giving away about 25 cents of free MS Points, scores between 10000 and 25000 gives a 1% discount on all XBLA purchases each month, and scores over 25000 gives a 2% discount on all XBLA purchases each month.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/your-gamerscore-now-entitles-you-to-discounts-on-the-xbox-live-marketplace/
http://www.screwattack.com/news/xbox-live-rewards-changing-meta-game-adding-rebates

3) According to a recent tweet by an ex-Rare employee, several former Rare employees have banded together with their first project being a spiritual successor to Banjo Tooie.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/ex-rare-staff-gauging-interest-spiritual-successor-banjo-tooie

[Fignuts]

The Banjo games are awesome, and highly underrated. Better than Mario 64, imo.

This is good news.

[Fignuts]

http://media.eventhubs.com/images/2012/09/29_injusticecostumes01.jpg

[Purgatory]

HD RE2 would be cool.

It would make up for that Operation Raccoon City abomination

[Purgatory]

At least, to me it would. It's enough that I can't get the money I paid for it by trading it in.

[Kalyx triaD]

Nothing makes up for that, you can only learn from it.

[Kane Knight]

http://media.eventhubs.com/images/2012/09/29_injusticecostumes01.jpg

That would be awesome if I gave fuck about the game.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

http://media.eventhubs.com/images/2012/09/29_injusticecostumes01.jpg

Bottom left remind you of Jeopardy! or is it just me?

[Extreme Angle]

Went to my first game expo!

Played:


Halo 4 - Played a FFA "King" match on some map. It just looked like any other Halo game to others I bet, felt and looked like it. Not much changed. As a Halo uber fan. I was in love! Fucking destroyed the casual gamers!

AC3 - Was really fun, seemed harder than the previous games. Sea battles were wank/graphics for sea battles alone were abysmal.

Gears of War Judgement - Played the new multiplayer mode, it was horde vs beast mode. It worked really well, had to play as medic while as a cog, which kind of sucked...

Hitman - Only played this to get a free figure :lol:. It was fun though, they've picked up alot of stuff from AC. Poisoned some guys drink, killed a cop, stole his uniform then forgot to put my gun away and got raped.

PS Allstars - WORKS SO WELL! Won a couple of matches, tried out Sir Dan and Jak. Having played heaps of SSB helped tons.

Zombiu - Queued 2 hours for this cunt... Got on it, was pretty awkward to control at first if i'm honest. Graphics were pretty shit, when looting a body it took 5 minutes to take everything and place it in my backpack, using the WiiU controller screen. Also sniping just didn't work. Aimed the controller at the screen, lined up my shot, whether it be head, body or the gas canister the zombie had on its back. Nothing ever hit. Was good to get a look at the WiiU. Pretty much changed my mind on a day one purchase...

[Kalyx triaD]

Nice. Which one was it?

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Eurogamer just finished, so I'm going to assume that bad boy.

[Extreme Angle]

Eurogamer just finished, so I'm going to assume that bad boy.

:y:

[Drakul]

Coming to PSN and XBLA.

<iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cNwo09-Pg9A?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Yeah. In a year :'(

[Emperor Smeat]

While the Xbox 360 was initially banned in Germany, US courts and the International Trade Commission have overturned the potential of the ban being applied in the United States.

The courts sided with Microsoft who was fighting to keep the system available in the US while Motorola and Google argued it should be pulled due to Microsoft infringing on several patents owned by Motorola. The original case occurred in Germany which was won by Motorola and appealed by Microsoft to the ITC.

The ITC deferred the decision to the US courts who recently sided with Microsoft in their decision to dismiss the ban.

The legal mess between both sides originally started in regards to a piece of video encoding tech found in the Xbox 360 which Motorola claimed was infringing on a patent they own.

Motorola and Google had a feeling they would lose the case in the US which is why earlier they tried to offer a settlement deal with Microsoft who flat out rejected the offer.

http://d1vr6n66ssr06c.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/00207.jpg
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/us-court-overturns-xbox-360-ban-in-germany-from-motorola-google/
http://www.destructoid.com/us-court-google-can-t-enforce-german-xbox-360-ban-in-us-235899.phtml
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Daily Recap:
1) Update to the Mass Effect Trilogy set as Bioware reveals the Xbox 360/PS3 version will have less DLC included than the PC version.
* Mass Effect Trilogy (PC) — Bring Down the Sky, Pinnacle Station (on-disk), Mass Effect 2 Cerberus Network, Zaeed – The Price of Revenge, Firewalker Pack, Cerberus Assault Gear, Arc Projector heavy weapon, Normandy Crash Site, and Mass Effect 3 Online Pass
* Mass Effect Trilogy (Xbox 360) — Mass Effect 2 Cerberus Network and Mass Effect 3 Online Pass
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/mass-effect-trilogy-pack-announced-not-all-dlc-included-for-everyone/

2) Even with the very sluggish sales, Sony has no plans for a price cut to occur for the PS Vita during this holiday season although they might be leaning on making Vita-PS3 bundles be available instead.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/sony-ps-vita-price-cut-under-discussion-not-happening-until-time-is-right/
http://www.screwattack.com/news/sony-working-price-cut-vita-and-maybe-ps3-bundle

3) In a recent interview with BAFT, Hideo Kojima reveals he still hasn't achieved his original vision with the Metal Gear Solid series which is why he still makes video games. His original vision was to create a game that was "truly immerse" and provide complete freedom for the gamer which he says gaming technology is slowly coming close to this goal.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/hideo-kojima-still-seeking-his-original-vision-with-metal-gear-series/
http://www.siliconera.com/2012/10/01/the-future-of-metal-gear-lies-in-player-freedom-says-hideo-kojima/

[OssMan]

kojima can suck a nut. zone of the enders on ps3 would have been the coolest thing ever, but he decides to make the new one on shitty 3DS and port the first two to the ps3.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Didn't you see the update in May? A full Sone of the Enders sequel was in the prototyping phase to run on consoles using the Fox update.

Dunno what's happening with that 3DS tease.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/05/25/zone-of-the-enders-sequel-in-development.aspx

[OssMan]

I thought that was regarding the 3DS one

[Kane Knight]

Also sniping just didn't work. Aimed the controller at the screen, lined up my shot, whether it be head, body or the gas canister the zombie had on its back. Nothing ever hit. Was good to get a look at the WiiU. Pretty much changed my mind on a day one purchase...

Maybe you just suck lolololol

[Kane Knight]

Archos is going to be releasing a tablet called the Gamepad, an Android tablet that should operated along similar lines to Ouya (but probably much more expensive). It's a 7 inch screen with a full controller built around it, so sort of like WiiU. It actually looks more like a thinner PSP/Vita.

Archos also claims they're working with Android devs to bring "thousands" of titles compatibility with the controller scheme, so probably like Ouya.

Anyway, it's interesting. And I generally like Archos.

[Emperor Smeat]

Ubisoft blames the lukewarm reactions towards the Splinter Cell Blacklist trailers as being the fans fault for being "misinformed" more than the company itself not doing a good enough job hyping the game.

In an interview with Eurogamer, David Footman who is the director for the game states the current reception to the game is due to people having "knee-jerk reactions" while the company itself is deliberately being slow giving out information on the overall experience for the game.

"Everyone can make kneejerk reactions to a vertical slice of the game that are really uninformed as to what the whole experience is like," director David Footman told Eurogamer. "We really have to be patient as we roll out each item about the game.

Ubisoft is also aware about the E3 debut being the source of all the complaints with people worried the game is moving away too much from the series stealth style in order to favor a lot more action and violence moments. Ubisoft is promising there is stealth gameplay but also coincide they are pushing a lot more in the action direction for the game.

"What we showed at E3 was very explosive, very violent. That kind of stuff tends to get shown, but as we roll out different aspects of the game you'll see a lot more diversity and lot more of what hardcore fans are expecting to see. There are two distinct styles of gameplay -- you can ghost a map, or you can go wild as well. There are some areas you'll have to play stealth, but there are areas where you'll find it hard if you don't use wide-open action."

Footman stated complaints about the game going overboard with excessive violence and torture is justified because the same stuff happens in the real world regardless if it actually fits with the Splinter Cell style of past games.

Ubisoft is planning to focus a lot of the game's hype as being a "Hollywood blockbuster" which is the main reason for the emphasis on action and a potential new direction for the series future.

http://bulk.destructoid.com/ul/235918-gangam.jpg
http://www.destructoid.com/splinter-cell-blacklist-reactions-are-uninformed--235918.phtml
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Daily Recap:
1) According to a leak by Amazon's UK branch, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII could be getting a release date of March 29, 2013.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/lightning-returns-final-fantasy-xiii-gets-a-tentative-retailer-release-date/
http://www.screwattack.com/news/rumor-lightning-returns-release-date-may-have-leaked-amazon

2) Potential box art image for an unannounced Star Wars game called "Star Wars First Assault" was recently leaked hinting the game is a downloadable title for Xbox Live Arcade.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/star-wars-first-assault-xbla-artwork-appears-online/
http://www.destructoid.com/box-art-surfaces-for-xbla-game-star-wars-first-assault-235945.phtml

3) According to Microsoft employees, the company has currently increased security at the company's Redmond headquarters for the sole purpose to ensure nobody leaks any unapproved information for the upcoming Xbox 720. It also makes it easier for the company to track where leaks are coming from inside the company as well.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/microsoft-ups-office-security-to-unprecedented-levels-to-avoid-xbox-720-leaks/

[Kalyx triaD]

Classic Splinter Cell is dead. Well at least Mercs vs Spies is back and perhaps some people can enjoy the new style of the series.

[Kane Knight]

I always love the damage control.

"When you see more, you'll know how wrong you are."

I'd say a good 80-90% of the time, that's wrong.

[Kalyx triaD]

The directed missile-strike in the E3 demo pretty much told me everything I needed to know. This is not the quiet sneaky Splinter Cell, it's Conviction's engine pushed through a FPS filter. They shouldn't fault gamers for calling it like they see it, especially with that summer blockbuster trailer. And if there is sneaky shit in their, why not show it?

[Fignuts]

I loved Conviction. Spent so much time in deniable ops.

Only problem with that game, was that the enemies would still talk shit, even when a dozen of their friends lie dead around them.

Needs to take a cue from the batman games, and make enemies more nervous as you take out more people in the area.

[Kalyx triaD]

It seems you're gonna be dealing with a hardened militia instead of an underground terrorist group, so they may be even more macho when they know Fisher's around.

[Emperor Smeat]

EA announces a mega collection set called "Command & Conquer: The Ultimate Collection" is now available digital for their Origin service with a retail version arriving tomorrow.

The set has been priced at $50 and includes 17 Command & Conquer games, an art book, a compilation soundtrack, and a beta key for the upcoming free-to-play Command & Conquer Generals 2 game arriving next year.

There is a catch though involving the retail version since it is not a physical set and will not include the beta key for C&C Generals 2. Instead it is only a redeemable code for the set on Origin.

* Command & Conquer
* Command & Conquer The Covert Operations
* Command & Conquer Red Alert
* Command & Conquer Red Alert Counterstrike
* Command & Conquer Red Alert The Aftermath
* Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun
* Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun Firestorm
* Command & Conquer Red Alert 2
* Command & Conquer Red Alert Yuri’s Revenge
* Command & Conquer Renegade
* Command & Conquer Generals
* Command & Conquer Generals Zero Hour
* Command & Conquer 3 Tiberium Wars
* Command & Conquer 3 Kane’s Wrath
* Command & Conquer Red Alert 3
* Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 Uprising
* Command & Conquer 4 Tiberian Twilight
* Best of Command & Conquer music compilation
* Exclusive commemorative art*
* Early access to the next Command & Conquer experience

http://bulk.destructoid.com/ul/235988-bam-command-conquer-ultimate-collection-released/CnC-TUC-screenshot-620x.jpg
http://www.screwattack.com/news/command-conquer-ultimate-collection-rts-wet-dream
http://www.destructoid.com/bam-command-conquer-ultimate-collection-released-235988.phtml
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Daily Recap:
1) Major Nelson announces the October 8 XBLA "The Deal of the Week" is a 50% discount for Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown, Dungeon Fighter LIVE, Street Fighter 3 Online Edition, and Super Street Fighter 2 THD.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/xbla-offering-50-percent-off-for-virtua-fighter-5-street-fighter-titles/
http://majornelson.com/2012/10/02/content-coming-soon-to-the-xbox-live-marketplace-16/

2) Major Nelson also confirmed earlier rumors of EA planning to make NBA Live 13 a downloadable title before cancelling the project last week. The game would have cost around $20 but also be heavily stripped of a lot of features.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/ea-sports-nba-live-13-was-indeed-going-to-be-a-digital-download/

3) In an interview with NOWGamer, Peter Molyneux states he doesn't care how powerful the next Xbox and PS4 might be, 22Cans will be dissolved after Curiosity is finished, and his current project will end up revolutionizing the industry.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/molyneux-i-dont-give-damn-about-console-power
http://www.nowgamer.com/news/1615830/molyneux_doesnt_give_a_damn_about_console_power.html

[Drakul]

Justin Beiber is a playable character in NBA 2K13. Not sure why.

[Mercenary]

Justin Beiber is a playable character in NBA 2K13. Not sure why.

Cause they hate us?

[Kalyx triaD]

Cliffy B is leaving Epic Games.

[LoDownM]

Good, maybe we won't have Epic pushing for "2 year console life spans" anymore.

[Kane Knight]

Good, maybe we won't have Epic pushing for "2 year console life spans" anymore.

Wasn't he the one in Epic pushing against just that?

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Justin Beiber is a playable character in NBA 2K13. Not sure why.

Looks like I'll be turning fouls off.

[Emperor Smeat]

Some Stars Wars The Old Republic news as the lead designer leaves Bioware and future content packs might have been hinted at recently.

Two weeks after the founders of Bioware left, another high level employee has left as the lead designer for Stars Wars The Old Republic resigns from the company.

Daniel Erickson made the official announcement today of his resignation but had been hinting for the past several weeks a departure would be immediate. No official reason was given for the departure by him or Bioware though.

Future Star Wars The Old Republic content might have been hinted at from recent game files which tease at a new world boss, new daily quests, HK-51′s missions, and a lot more stuff could be arriving in the near future once the game is relaunched as a free-to-play game.

http://d1vr6n66ssr06c.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/daniel-erickson.jpg
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/star-wars-the-old-republic-lead-designer-leaves-bioware/
http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=539855
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Daily Recap:
1) Bethesda announces they have opened up a new development studio called Battlecry Studios which is currently working on an unannounced hybrid FPS and RPG game based on recent job descriptions.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/bethesda-opens-new-studio-unannounced-project
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/10/03/bethesda-opens-austin-studio.aspx

2) Web game developer KIXEYE studio announces they have fired their company manager and three employees after allegations of rampant racism by those individuals were leaked publicly by an employee of the company. The company was previously in trouble over a interview video which was meant to be comedic received negative backlash by the public and media.
http://kotaku.com/5948422/serious-racism-allegations-levelled-at-video-game-developer
http://www.screwattack.com/news/kixeye-president-fires-four-over-allegations-racism

[ClockShot]

And I'm still waiting for the HK-51 companion to be available. Instead, they launch a new operation.

[Kane Knight]

Rats fleeing a sinking ship.

[Kane Knight]

Maine Democrat is Supposedly Unfit For Office Because She Loves ‘Poisoning and Stabbing’ in World of Warcraft

http://kotaku.com/5948987/maine-democrat-is-supposedly-unfit-for-office-because-she-loves-poisoning-and-stabbing-in-world-of-warcraft

[Emperor Smeat]

Fans of the Suikoden series have recently started a movement through Facebook as part of request for Konami to release the PSN versions of Suikoden and Suikoden II outside of Japan.

The group which is called Suikoden Revival Movement stated they will be using other social sites to help with the request with the goal of Konami giving those games a worldwide PSN release.

"We shall be doing a monthly Email/Twitter/Facebook campaign," announced the group. "The first week of every month shall consist of E-Mail Monday, Twitter Tuesday and Facebook Friday. Then we have a rest for the remaining 3 weeks of the month. Soon, we hope to incorporate a Write-In Wednesday and a Phone-in Thursday too."

Unlike other groups, the goal with the requests is to be as polite as possible since they believe it will be more effective than having a petition trashing or threatening a boycott by its members if their demands are not met.

http://bulk.destructoid.com/ul/236132-aheader.jpg
http://www.destructoid.com/fans-petition-konami-for-suikoden-on-psn-worldwide-236132.phtml
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Daily News:
1) The long delayed downloadable title of Retro City Rampage will be finally getting an actual release date of October 9 for Steam, GOG.com, PS Vita, and PSN (US only). The WiiWare, XBLA, and PSN Europe version will arrive later in the year.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/retro-city-rampage-releases-ps3-vita-and-pc-five-days
http://www.destructoid.com/retro-city-rampage-is-out-october-9-on-ps3-vita-and-pc-236139.phtml

2) Bethesda states they are still having a very difficult time getting the DLC packs for Skyrim to work to the point they might never be released for the console.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/bethesda-skyrim-ps3-dlc-performance-isnt-good-enough/
http://www.destructoid.com/bethesda-is-still-having-issues-with-skyrim-s-ps3-dlc-236133.phtml

[Blitz]

I need a new Suikoden :'(

[LoDownM]

I thought the first Suikoden was already on PSN?

[Emperor Smeat]

It is in North America but not the sequel while I think Europe and Australia has neither of them. Only Japan has both of them.

[Sixx]

FF7 & 8 are being re-done on PC. Probably just makes them work on newer PCs, but the specs have got one hell of a bump.

Releasing on their store. There's placeholders for them in Steam, so they should come there at some point.

Son, you know what's getting redone?

Baldur's Gate.

And as much as I don't care about video games, I'm gonna play this motherfucker so hard.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I know, fucking gutted the PC version has been delayed. The iPad version should be out soon if you have one of those things.

[Emperor Smeat]

According to 343 Studios, the company would rather kill off the Master Chief character than have his face be shown if those were the only two options available.

In an interview with Eurogamer, Frank O’Connor revealed they don't feel the time is ready to physically reveal Master Chief's face. They did tease its possible to make an accurate mental image of his face based on past Halo books.

“The funny thing about the Chief is he’s actually really well described.”

“If you went down into that line and found a nerd with a deep cannon Halo t-shirt and said describe the Master Chief to this police sketch artist, that police sketch artist would then produce a perfectly accurate rendering of an older man, almost painfully pale, almost albino white, with pale blue eyes, reddish hair, close cropped to a skin head, and maybe the last remnants of freckles he had when he was a kid.”

In terms of actually killing him off as a character, they have discussed it being possible for storyline reasons but not anytime soon. If it were to ever occur it would have to be done to benefit the overall story itself and not solely for shock reasons.

He then moved on to the subject of killing off Master Chief, “That’s a conversation I can’t get into. I’ll say that in Halo 4, things happen. Previously we’ve been scared to commit to difficult paths in our game, but good interesting stories have things that happen in them that are not comfortable and that are meaningful and that are permanent.”

“I’m not trying to hint at something other than our general philosophy and the shift in the attitude we’re taking about storytelling. We can make the story matter more to people by doing things that matter,” O’Connor added. “That’s not rocket science. Luckily we have a publisher and owner that allows us that freedom and they trust us to make the right decisions with the fiction and the universe.”

http://d1vr6n66ssr06c.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/0021.jpg
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/343-industries-were-not-ready-to-show-master-chiefs-face/
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Daily Recap:
1) Hackers managed to recreate the episode of South Park involving World of Warcraft after a group of Level 1 characters started to kill off entire populations across several servers before being stopped by Blizzard.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/wow-city-populations-wiped-out-level-1s-hackers-blame
http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/10/07/reports-entire-cities-dead-on-certain-realms/

2) Actor Jerry Lambert, Bridgestone, and Wildcat Creek Inc are all currently being sued by Sony after Lambert appeared in a Bridgestone commercial which promoted the Wii as part of their current contest. Sony is claiming they own the physical likeness to Kevin Butler and are suing for damages regardless of Lambert not playing the Butler character in the commercial.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/update-sony-explains-why-its-suing-kevin-butler
http://www.destructoid.com/sony-sues-for-kevin-butler-character-playing-mario-kart-236246.phtml

3) According to the Verge, Windows 8 will not be using the MS Points system for marketplace purchases with other sources rumoring the entire Points system for other Microsoft products will be dropped at the end of 2012.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/microsoft-points-phased-out-for-cash-in-windows-8/
http://www.destructoid.com/windows-8-uses-real-cash-not-microsoft-points-236277.phtml

[Kalyx triaD]

Like Hell they would kill Chief. My guess is he will be changed by the Promethean tech in some way. I still believe Cortana will somehow extend her life with a new physical body sort of deal.

[ClockShot]

They must have gotten their hands on The Sword of a Thousand Truths.

[Xero]

Coming to PSN and XBLA.

<iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cNwo09-Pg9A?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

I came.

[Mercenary]

HD remake?

[Kane Knight]

Sony's lawsuit demands Jerry get extensive facial surgery so his likeness no longer resembles Kevin Butler.

[Emperor Smeat]

EA announces Battlefield Bad Company is being made into a tv series which will be handled by Happy Madison Productions as a comedy series for FOX.

According to early details about the show, it is being envision as a modern version of the classic A-Team tv show with the members of Bad Company leaving the military to work for a private company. Each episode is also being planned to last about an hour. The writer for Alias and Felicity, John Eisendrath, has joined as the lead writer for the show.

The show will be loosely based on the campaign, following the members of B Company as they move from military careers into the private sector. Shenanigans ensue when they find out their previous CO wants to have them killed.

No tentative dates regarding a potential debut were not revealed although the show is currently in the very early stage of production.

http://www.screwattack.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/620x186_Featured_Banner/blog_header_photos/28/blog_header_2952781.jpg
http://www.screwattack.com/news/happy-madison-bringing-battlefield-bad-company-primetime
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/battlefield-bad-company-will-be-a-tv-series-maybe/4404/
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Daily Recap:
1) Ubisoft teases a huge Splinter Cell announcement is immanent with it possibly being a new comic or animated show for the series based on the teaser released.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/ubisoft-teases-big-splinter-cell-announcement/

2) Major Nelson announces a current contest to win a free year's worth of Xbox Live has started with the only requirement being you tell him which game released this week you want to play the most.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/microsoft-offers-up-free-year-of-xbox-live-gold-as-prize/

[Kalyx triaD]

That could work.

[ClockShot]

I don't know what's worse. Fox being dumb enough to make this into a show. Or Adam Sandler having a hand in this.

[Emperor Smeat]

New rules regarding the content usage policy for Microsoft properties could potentially ban Machinima and others bin the future from making videos with their game content in them.

The new policy affects all games published by Microsoft regardless of their status as a first or third party game.

The decision also specifically targets anyone on Yotube who tries to profit from videos containing their footage but will not target advertisers of those videos as long as the ad revenues do not go to the people who created the videos.

According to the specifics, directors on YouTube, Vimeo, and other such sites will be illegally using Microsoft Studios’ games if they make any sort of profit of the footage from MS-branded titles:

You may post your Item to a page or website that has advertising, but only if you do not earn any money from that advertising. For example, if you post your video on Youtube or Vimeo and there happens to be an advertisement next to it, then as long as you don’t get paid for that advertisement, the fact that there is an advertisement on the page doesn’t break these Rules. But enrolling in the Youtube partner program (or other similar programs), where you are entering into an agreement to get paid, is not allowed. On a similar note, if you create and distribute a free app, then you can’t earn any money from advertising in that app.

While Halo 4 could potentially be the first affected by the new rules, 343 Studios thinks it won't be an issue and have no issue with Halo-related videos being made. They do emphasis Microsoft is mostly targeting those who have no deals with them under the new rules.

http://d1vr6n66ssr06c.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/0053.jpg
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/new-microsoft-rule-bans-machinima-directors-from-using-their-games/
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/343-industries-comments-on-microsofts-new-user-content-creation-rules/
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Daily Recap:
1) Update to Microsoft phasing out MS Points for Windows 8 as the company states they are not dropping the Points system any time soon for the Xbox 360.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/microsoft-points-to-remain-the-main-currency-on-xbox-live/
http://www.destructoid.com/microsoft-committed-to-microsoft-points-on-xbox-live-236407.phtml

2) Valve announces they are beginning to hire people to playtest several new "prototype" hardware units with the main emphasis on hiring people who are primary console users.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/valve-wants-gamers-test-their-upcoming-games-and-hardware
http://www.destructoid.com/sign-up-for-the-chance-to-playtest-valve-games-hardware-236370.phtml

3) Square Enix recently explained the reason their games tend to be more the most expensive on mobile devices is due to them feeling the "high quality graphics" and hours worth of gameplay is worth the price to consumers. They also addressed criticisms of having high priced ports by saying they are a lot lower than what they were priced on their original platforms.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/square-enix-explains-why-their-iphone-ipad-android-mobile-game-cost-so-much-money/

[Kalyx triaD]

Should be interesting to see how Arby and Chief deals with this.

[LoDownM]

Doubt most of the big machinima makers will be effected by it.

[Kalyx triaD]

Red vs Blue and Machinima.com (with everything in it) are in the clear.

[Kane Knight]

Thing is, this was already kinda against the agreement previously. They simply made it more explicit.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Retro City Rampage is phenomenal. Get it on PSN or PC right now you slags.

[Drakul]

Sort of kinda vaguely interested in maybe checking it out sometime, perhaps.

Betting it'll require an HD TV for no real reason, thus making text unreadable.

[Drakul]

Leaked. Set for release on the 13th of November.
http://www.playstationlifestyle.net/assets/uploads/2012/10/rockstargamescollectionedition1ps3boxart.png

[Kalyx triaD]

Eh. Games are great but this collection seems eh.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Thought they would have thrown GTA 4 on there.

"All winners of the IGN Editors Choice Award" cheapens it slightly.

[Kalyx triaD]

The 'other' Comic-Con starts tomorrow. Gonna be a busy news week.

[Cool King]

Coming to PSN and XBLA.

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The only thing I'm not really a fan of is the new dialogue. The new words they said in the video sound out of place and they just made them sound like Jews.

Stereotypical Jews.

[Drakul]

I've lost count of how many Jewish people greet me with "Howdy".

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Retro City Rampage is phenomenal. Get it on PSN or PC right now you slags.

Quoted for new page.

Also I get to call you all slags again.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Just played the Virtual Boy version of Super Meat Boy in it. Incredible.

[Pintint]

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:lol:

[Pintint]

<IFRAME height=315 src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/k-uTnqYHZ-I" frameBorder=0 width=420 allowfullscreen></IFRAME>

:rofl:

[Emperor Smeat]

Sony releases a few images showing off the newly redesigned PlayStation Store which will arrive later this month.

The redesign uses a carousel-type scrolling system which moves from left to right with the goal making information a lot more accessible on the front page of the store.

A new feature called the "Hero" theme will showcase a different video game character on each page to help advertise games from each character's specific series.

The search bar has also been redesigned which will auto-correct spelling mistakes and include multiple filters to make searching easier than with the current Store setup. The store will also do a better job at separating PSP and Vita games from PS3 games as a way to help speed up on finding games for a particular system.

Release dates for the redesigned will occur on October 17 for Europe and October 23 for North America.

http://d1vr6n66ssr06c.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/PS-Store-redesign-3.jpg
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/first-images-of-the-redesigned-playstation-store-revealed/
http://www.destructoid.com/sony-unveils-new-playstation-store-for-october-23-236487.phtml
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Daily Recap:
1) 2k Games teases the newest trailer for Bioschock Infinite will arrive next week and also signal the end of their self-imposed media blackout for the game.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/new-bioshock-infinite-trailer-promised-for-next-week/
http://www.screwattack.com/news/new-bioshock-infinite-trailer-arrive-next-week

2) Update to Drakul's post about the Rockstar Collection as Rockstar has confirmed the set is real, arrives on October 6th, and is priced at $60. No details in regards to if the set will also include the DLC for each game besides GTA being from the Episodes set.
http://www.destructoid.com/a-massive-rockstar-games-collection-is-on-the-way-236512.phtml

3) The developers of Dance Central 3 and the Simpsons Arcade port, Blackbone Entertainment announce they have started laying off employees with a possible studio closure occurring in the near future.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/backbone-entertainment-layoffs-due-to-lowered-console-development/
http://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/10/9/3480554/backbone-entertainment-rumored-to-face-layoffs-possible-studio

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Emperor Smeat]

While Sony is currently involved in a lawsuit as a plaintiff in regards to the Kevin Butler situation, they might become a defendant in another as their recently bought Gaikai company has been hit with a patent infringement lawsuit.

According to a lawsuit brought to the courts in Delaware, T5 Labs is suing Gaikai over claims the company has “committed and continues to commit acts of infringement" involving a patent owned by T5 Labs. The patent in question deals with cloud services which T5 Labs says they own and Gaikai used without permission.

As part of their claims, T5 Labs is requesting monetary compensation to cover all past damages and future activity from Gaikai and to a smaller degree from Sony themselves.

The same company previously sued OnLive over a similar patent in 2011 but did not reach the courts due to OnLive's recent financial problems.

http://www.screwattack.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/620x186_Featured_Banner/blog_header_photos/28/blog_header_2965091.jpg
http://www.screwattack.com/news/gaikai-being-sued-patent-infringement-t5-labs
http://www.vg247.com/2012/10/11/t5-labs-files-patent-infringement-suit-against-gaikai/
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Daily Recap:
1) From now until October 16, GOG.com is having a special Ubisoft sale with 35 games all being given a 60% discount involving a mixture of classics and current games included.
http://www.destructoid.com/ubisoft-games-60-off-on-gog-com-this-weekend-236573.phtml

2) According to early sales data, Take Two states NBA 2k13 has set a new sales record for the series opening week by selling 49% more copies than last year's game which previously held the record.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/u-s-xbox-360-sales-top-ps3-and-wii-for-21st-consecutive-month/

[Emperor Smeat]

The developer of Metro: Last Light, 4A Games, announces they have scrapped the game's multiplayer portion in order to concentrate more on developing and improving the quality of the single player campaign.

The decision was due to the studio unwilling to sacrifice the quality of the single player campaign nor delay the game in order to rush or shoe-in online multiplayer at the last moment possible. The reaction and feedback from the E3 demo played a big role in their decision according to a recent community posting by the studio.

Throughout the development of [Metro: Last Light], a small, dedicated team had been working on a number of multiplayer prototypes. After E3, we decided to fold this multiplayer team back into the main group and focus 100% of the studio’s resources on the single player campaign. As a result, Metro: Last Light will not ship with a multiplayer component.

Your response to our E3 demo made it very clear that although there was a lot of interest and intrigue around Metro’s multiplayer, the single player campaign is what the fanbase cares about the most.

While the game will not launch with an online multiplayer mode, the studio did say they might add it in later as DLC but only after they've completed all the work and plans for the game's single player campaign.

http://d1vr6n66ssr06c.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/0086.jpg
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/metro-last-light-developers-scrapping-multiplayer-may-save-it-for-dlc/
http://www.destructoid.com/metro-last-light-scraps-multiplayer-focusing-on-story-236651.phtml
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Daily Recap:
* Recent survey promotion blunder by EA ends up resulting in thousands of games given away for free by accident on Origin.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/users-get-lots-of-free-games-after-ea-origin-survey-code-error/

* Holiday price cuts announced for Xbox 360 bundles ($50 off) and Wii black bundle ($20) with none planned from Sony.
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/xbox-360-wii-receive-holiday-price-cuts/4413/

* NPD September report reveals Madden 13 as best selling game for the month, overall game sales down by 11%, console sales down by 39%, and the 3DS sales up 89% compared to last year.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/npd-madden-13-wins-september-all-game-sales-down-from-last-year/
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/npd-3ds-game-sales-up-by-89-percent-nintendo-extremely-pleased/

* Former employee at Valve hints the next game from the company might be a space/sci-fi MMO type game called Stars of Barathrum (working title).
http://www.screwattack.com/news/rumor-valves-next-game-could-be-space-mmo
http://kotaku.com/5951474/is-valves-next-big-game-a-space-mmo

[Pintint]

Good to see a developer focus more on single player instead of sacrificing single player quality for the extra sales multiplayer (may) bring.

[Kalyx triaD]

Many of you have been involved in the 2012 Xbox LIVE Update Public Beta and have been busy getting an early look at the latest Xbox LIVE features. Today we’re starting to roll out the official release of the update to Xbox LIVE subscribers around the world. To ensure a stable release, this will be a gradual deployment across subscribers and regions over the course of the next week. Our initial deployment will reach approximately three million consoles worldwide, with additional users being updated over the course of a couple weeks. Don’t panic if you don’t see an immediate update, just keep checking back in.

In this update, you will see the following features.

-Refreshed Xbox 360 Dashboard. We’ve updated the UI with a few things, including an updated layout with more tiles, a combined TV & Movies channel and, in the US, a Sports destination.
-Internet Explorer for Xbox. With Internet Explorer on Xbox, you can easily find and view internet content on the biggest screen in the house, including HTML5 videos.
-Recommendations and Ratings. Recommendations will allow you to discover new favorites, generated based on a number of variables including the content you previously viewed, what your friends are consuming and what is most relevant and popular with our Xbox community. You can now rate content yourself and also see Rotten Tomatoes ratings.
-Pinning. Pinning lets you personalize the dashboard by saving your favorite movies, TV shows, games, music, videos and websites right to the home screen. It’s as easy as opening an app or a favorite movie and clicking “pin.”
-Xbox Video. Formerly called Zune Video Marketplace, Xbox Video offers hundreds of thousands of TV shows and movies for buying or renting in instant HD streaming.
-Recent. Previously called Quick Play, the Recent view gives you a list of movies, games, apps or other types of content that you most recently accessed on the console.
-Enhanced Search. The last Xbox LIVE update brought Bing voice search to Xbox so you could use voice to search for movies, TV shows, actors, directors and artists. This year we added genre search to the list, so now you can search for action, comedy, romance, drama or sci-fi. Bing voice search now includes results for video across the Web, including YouTube.
-International Expansion of Voice Search. We’ve expanded our Kinect voice search capabilities to 9 new countries – Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, Italy, Spain, Austria, and Ireland.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Thought they would have thrown GTA 4 on there.

"All winners of the IGN Editors Choice Award" cheapens it slightly.

I don't get GTA not being included when the used to be DLC from it is.

[alvarado52]

Really wish they'd just skip updating the dash unless it's worth it.

[Kalyx triaD]

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[Emperor Smeat]

Rumors of Prey 2 being cancelled were finally confirmed to be false today by developer Human Head although the potential for a sequel still is pretty bleak overall.

While the project isn't cancelled, it isn't being worked on either due to its current limbo status in development.

Nathan Cheever, designer for the game, made the announcement on Twitter last week which was only noticed recently.

"Prey 1 = Indians in Space. Prey 2 = Cowboys in Space," he Tweeted. "btw, P2 hasn’t been officially canceled, only in limbo."

The reason for the limbo status is also due to Bethesda moving away from the project in order to focus on other games to be developed after announcing earlier in the year the game would miss the 2012 release window due to serious quality issues.

http://d1vr6n66ssr06c.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Prey-2-screenshot-16.jpg
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/prey-2-is-stuck-in-limbo/
http://www.destructoid.com/prey-2-still-not-dead-merely-in-limbo--236832.phtml
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Daily Recap:
* Update to the EA Origin promotion blunder as EA states they are sending out codes to everyone who filled out a survey but didn't get a code after they abruptly shut down the promotion early.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/update-ea-will-redeem-all-weekends-origin-%E2%80%9Cpurchases%E2%80%9D

* Update to Xbox 360 getting a holiday price cut as it will not extend to the UK/Europe but they will be getting the same bundles at full price though.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/xbox-360-price-cut-not-happening-for-uk-holiday-bundles-still-available/

* Deadly Premonition is getting a Director's Cut edition which is exclusive to the PS3 and arrives early 2013.
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/deadly-premonition-the-directors-cut-is-happening/4414/

* Microsoft announces they have laid off roughly 10% of the staff at Lionhead Studios with almost all being temporary employees.
http://www.destructoid.com/microsoft-cuts-lionhead-staff-by-less-than-10--236834.phtml

[Kane Knight]

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Even the trailer seems to know how stupid an idea this is.

[Kane Knight]

-Pinning. Pinning lets you personalize the dashboard by saving your favorite movies, TV shows, games, music, videos and websites right to the home screen. It’s as easy as opening an app or a favorite movie and clicking “pin.”

Except for the 30% of the Dashboard covered by ad space.

[Emperor Smeat]

Bioware releases a chart of all the restrictions free players will encounter once Star Wars the Old Republic MMO game become free to play next month.

To ensure people with subscriptions still get the highest priority, free players will be capped at level 50 and have to purchase weekly passes in order to bypass caps on Flashpoints, Warzones, and Space Missions.

Free players also are being restricted on inventory space, cargo space, and longer quick-travel cool down timers.

The game will also be having a new revenue system called the Cartel Coin system which is used to buy in-game items and other stuff with subscribers having more stuff available to them for free. Free players have to convert real money into the Coin system in order to buy most things.

http://www.screwattack.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/620x186_Featured_Banner/blog_header_photos/28/blog_header_3044496.jpg
http://www.screwattack.com/news/free-play-mmo-star-wars-old-republic-has-some-restrictions
http://www.destructoid.com/bioware-lays-out-specific-swtor-free-to-play-restrictions-236934.phtml
Chart => http://www.swtor.com/free/features
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Daily Recap:
* Sony releases a video walkthrough of the newly designed PSN Store while also admitting they need to patch up the store to fix several new problems.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/video-look-at-sonys-new-playstation-store-interface/
http://www.destructoid.com/new-playstation-store-goes-live-immediately-breaks-236942.phtml

* According to Gamesrader's review of 007 Legends, the game doesn't have an actual ending and instead requires the Skyfall DLC pack to be bought/played when it arrives next month.
http://www.gamesradar.com/007-legends-review/

* Indie developers once again angry at Mircosoft with this time involving the pre-paid code service being broken to the point developers can't even send copies the media for reviews and previews.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/xblig-falling-apart-and-microsoft-isnt-helping

* Newscorp announces they are selling IGN with the current asking price of $100 million. They originally bought the company for $650 million in 2005.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/ign-up-for-auction/0104677

[ClockShot]

I'm losing my patience with Old Republic. Just release HK-51 already so I can get back into this.

Hmmmmmmm? I wonder what Rupert Murdoch is up to now? Strapped for cash?

[Kane Knight]

They've finally created a game where you have to pay extra to get to the end?

[Mercenary]

They've finally created a game where you have to pay extra to get to the end?

lame

[Emperor Smeat]

Valve announces they are taking a more aggressive role against rage quitters and quitters in general in regards to the paid Mann vs Machine mode for Team Fortress 2.

The decision was due to constant complaints from players who have been affected from quitters and people trying to exploit leaderboards in general.

The announcement itself was done in a tongue-and-check manner from the "President and CEO of Mann Co."

President and CEO of Mann CO Saxton Hale has decided enough is enough and has chosen to punish anyone who quits a round of Mann vs. Machine before the end.

In a very angry letter to Team Fortress 2 players he writes:

There are some words that, if I have to use them to describe a man, mean that man is dead to me. Also to everybody else. Because I will kill that man. One of those words is “hatless”. The other is “coward”.

I gave you mercs one simple thing to do: Defend Mann Co. from an unstoppable robot horde. Now Bidwell’s telling me some of you are abandoning the fight in the middle of attacks. Firstly: What am I even paying you in found money that falls out of robots for?

Secondly — actually, put this first, it’s more important — I am coming for you.

But thirdly, Bidwell’s drummed up some penalties for any coward he catches running away from the frontlines. If any of you cowards out there find these penalties too harsh, don’t worry about it, because see Point #1 (I am coming for you). Whatever penalties you get will seem like a day at the Being Afraid store (or wherever it is cowards like to shop) when I get my big angry hands on your beady little heads.

Anyone who gets caught as a quitter will end up being kicked out of the normal matchmaking pool and instead be forced into a lower priority queue with the added penalty of longer waiting times to be put in a new game.

http://d1vr6n66ssr06c.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/00210.jpg
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/quitting-in-team-fortress-2-is-now-a-punishable-offense/
__________________________________________________
Daily Recap:
* Developer of Starhawk on PSN, Lightbox Interactive, confirms Sony is downsizing the company in order to focus primarily on iOS games.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/rumor-sony-pulls-lightbox-interactive-support
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/starhawk-developer-lays-off-24-employees-refocuses-to-ios/4418/

* Criterion states they will be making a new Burnout game and could even consider making a new Road Rash game once they are done working on Need For Speed Most Wanted.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/criterion-sets-their-sights-new-burnout-game
http://www.destructoid.com/burnout-and-possibly-road-rash-are-in-criterion-s-future-236957.phtml

* Installing Doom 3 BFG on the Xbox 360 was found out to lock out the free copies of Doom I and Doom II from the game's menu and can only be played by exiting the game itself.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/installing-doom-3-bfg-edition-to-your-xbox-360-hdd-prevents-access-to-doom-doom-ii/

[Kane Knight]

Moar Burnout Plz

[Emperor Smeat]

Sony announces what might be the start of several waves of job cuts have occurred recently with 2000 laid off and the majority from their Playstation division.

While Sony is calling the layoffs as part of an "early retirement" plan, the real reason is due to the desperate need to stop the massive hemorrhaging of their cash reserves. The previous quarter alone saw net loses of roughly $310 million and roughly 2x more than the same period last year.

The overall job cuts are expected to be in the 10,000 range with their Playstation and electronic divisions to be affected the most. The goal for Sony is to try to save $378 million as part of next year's fiscal report and to lessen the impact of their restructuring program which will cost them $975 million.

The company says that it is making the changes to “revitalize and grow” its electronics business and it says that it is expecting to save $378 million (30 billion yen) annually from next year. The basis of the changes was laid back in April when the firm announced that it would reduce its headcount by 10,000 — including 3,000-4,000 in Japan — as it implements a $945 million (75 billion yen) restructuring program.

The PlayStation-maker is haemorrhaging cash and its most recent financial results, published in August, saw income before tax plummet 59 percent to hit $118.5 million (9.4 billion yen). Net losses for the three-month period grew to $310 million (24.6 billion yen), up from $195.3 million (15.5 billion yen) a year previous.

In terms of short-term impact towards the Playstation division, Sony themselves had hinted before this holiday season wouldn't see the same level of marketing support for the Vita and PS3 as Sony normally does this time of year. The Vita can't get a price cut while their plan is to just release a bunch of games and hope they sell well without massive marketing.

http://d1vr6n66ssr06c.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/0110.jpg
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/sony-japan-cuts-2000-jobs-calls-it-early-retirement-plan/
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Daily Recap:
* Microsoft "retires" the Twitter and Facebook apps from the Xbox Live Dashboard.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/facebook-and-twitter-apps-removed-from-xbox-360-dashboard/
http://www.destructoid.com/xbox-live-retires-twitter-facebook-apps-as-of-today-237065.phtml

* Update to LightBox Interactive story as the company will still support Starhawk on PSN but it won't be funded by Sony anymore.
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/some-updates-from-lightbox-on-studios-future/4423/

* Lego Batman 2 will be ported as a DVD/Blu-ray film with it basically being the game's cutscenes played in order.
http://www.screwattack.com/video/Lego-Batman-2-DC-Superheroesgets-ported-on-dvd-and-Blu-Ray-as-a-movie-3067726
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/lego-batman-the-movie-heading-to-dvd-blu-ray-in-2013/

[RoXer]

http://thephoenix.com/Boston/recroom/145892-one-womans-battle-against-the-anxious-masculinity/?page=1#TOPCONTENT

[SNLfunnyguy]

http://thephoenix.com/Boston/recroom/145892-one-womans-battle-against-the-anxious-masculinity/?page=1#TOPCONTENT


Sweet Jesus.

[Emperor Smeat]

Sony delays the redesigned PSN Store for North America due to a lot of bugs found after releasing it in other regions. No new date was given.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/playstation-store-revamp-has-been-delayed


Ninja Gaiden Z won't be arriving for the Xbox 360 nor PS3 and is strictly a next-gen game.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/10/19/yaiba-ninja-gaiden-z-is-for-next-gen-consoles

[Emperor Smeat]

Bioware reveals some new details and concept art in regards to the upcoming Dragon Age III: Inquisition game.

Character customization was announced to play a bigger role in the game with the possibility to customize followers in a similar level of detail.

In terms of world and level size, a single level in Dragon Age III was revealed to be about as large as all the levels combined from Dragon Age 2. The ability to own castles in the levels was also revealed to be a possibility for the game.

They are working on how to carry over saves and choices from previous games for Dragon Age although they mentioned background-related stuff will not be playable in this game. In terms of new players, they teased working on something similar to the Mass Effect series where choices can be quickly generated without having to play the previous games.

No actual release date besides TBA 2013 was revealed but the studio did release some concept art for the game.

http://d1vr6n66ssr06c.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dragon-age-3-1.jpg
http://www.screwattack.com/news/bioware-employees-reveal-new-dragon-age-iii-inquisition-info
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/dragon-age-iii-inquisition-new-details-and-concept-art/
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Daily Recap:
* Sony planning to reveal a big announcement for tomorrow.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/sony-reveal-%E2%80%A6-something-tuesday
http://www.destructoid.com/new-sony-teasers-the-arrival-the-aftermath-237199.phtml

* Telltale Games reveals The Walking Dead series will be getting a retail set in the US which arrives on December 4 and is priced at $70.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/the-walking-dead-collectors-edition-announced/
http://www.destructoid.com/telltale-announces-the-walking-dead-collector-s-edition-237190.phtml

* AMD's "Never Settle" Radeon promotion involves the ability to either get 20% off on Medal of Honor Warfighter for the PC or a free PC copy from a choice between Far Cray 3, Sleeping Dogs, and Hitman Absolution.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/amd-offers-major-holiday-pc-games-free-with-radeon-hd-graphics-cards/

[Emperor Smeat]

Microsoft announces Xbox SmartGlass launches this week with Forza Horizon and seven other games to take advantage of the new features.

The official release date will be on October 26 for Windows 8, Xbox 360, and Windows Phone with support for the upcoming Microsoft Surface Tablet to arrive once it launches in the near future.

Mircosoft previously revealed SmartGlass technology is designed to allow media, games, and apps to be shareable across a variety of electronic devices. The intial focus will be on Windows-related devices but support for iOS and Android devices is planned for the future.

The ist of all the media to be compatible at launch was also revealed.
Games:
* Ascend
* Dance Central 3
* Forza Horizon
* Halo Waypoint
* Home Run Stars
* Karaoke
* Kinect Sesame Street TV
* Prima Games

Sports:
* ESPN
* NBA Game Time
* UFC

Entertainment Apps:
* Elections 2012
* HBO GO
* MSN
* NBC News
* NOW TV
* Slacker Radio
* TODAY
* Univision


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http://www.destructoid.com/xbox-smartglass-launch-on-oct-26-supports-forza-horizon-237259.phtml
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Daily Recap:
* Update to Sony's big announcement today which ended up being another trailer for PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/ps3-teaser-3-aftermath

* Joe Madureira who is both the Creative Director of the Darksider series and co-founder of Vigil Games announced he left the company on Monday.
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/darksiders-creative-director-joe-madureira-leaving-vigil-games/4424/
http://www.screwattack.com/news/co-founder-and-creative-director-darksider-series-leaves-vigil-games

* Class action lawsuit against Sony over last year's PSN hacking attack was dismissed mostly due to the courts saying PSN was free and the attack was not done by Sony themselves.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/playstation-hack-class-action-lawsuit-dismissed/

* Medal of Honor Warfighter will require a large Day 1 patch roughly 1.7 GB in size and contains several gameplay features not finished on the disc.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/medal-honor-receives-doozy-patch-day-1
http://www.destructoid.com/medal-of-honor-warfighter-gets-huge-launch-day-patch-237255.phtml

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Sweet Jesus.

I know the owners of Game Underground. It's a great store.

[ClockShot]

Things must not be looking good at THQ if one of the founders of Vigil Games just ups and bails after Darksiders 2 ended up being a pretty good game.

[Emperor Smeat]

Epic Games announces a deal between them and Square Enix was recently signed which will allow Square Enix long-term access to both the Unreal 3 and Unreal 4 engine.

The deal is a multi-title deal which covers both engines and will allow all the studios of Square Enix to fall under the single license given by Epic Games. Also revealed under the terms, Epic Games Japan branch will provide exclusive local support for developing games through the use of their Epic Games Japan branch.

Square Enix might also be dropping their own in-house White Engine which was originally designed to be a competitor of the Unreal engine and as a showcase for their Final Fantasy series.

http://www.destructoid.com//ul/237261-sssss.jpg
http://www.destructoid.com/square-enix-signs-long-term-agreement-for-unreal-engine-237261.phtml
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Daily Recap:
* IGN denies recent allegations of their scoring system is completely influenced by bribes almost since the start of their existence by a former employee.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/ex-ign-employee-admits-reviews-were-swayed-money

* Hackers managed to fully hack the PS3 again but this time also found the actual master key used by Sony.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/playstation-3-completely-hacked-psn-access

* Zynga announces another round of layoffs have hit the company with roughly 5% of their worldwide workforce being affected.
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/major-round-of-layoffs-reportedly-hits-zynga-updated/4427/
http://www.destructoid.com/zynga-lays-off-five-percent-of-its-full-time-employees-237289.phtml

[Emperor Smeat]

Normally this time of the year Xbox Live's Top 10 online games usually is topped by either a Call of Duty game or a FIFA game but the recent weekly list (October 15) reveals neither series is at #1.

It turns out the XBLA version of Minecraft managed to top both games in users and also became the first time it managed to top the list since its release on Xbox Live Arcade.

Other games in the Top 5 include Halo Reach which saw a surge in users due to the upcoming release of Halo 4 and Borderlands 2 staying in the Top 5 since its release.

1. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition
2. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
3. EA Sports FIFA Soccer 13
4. Call of Duty: Black Ops
5. Borderlands 2
6. Halo: Reach
7. Battlefield 3
8. Modern Warfare 2
9. Madden NFL 13
10. NBA 2K13
11. Happy Wars
12. Skyrim
13. Gears of War 3
14. RESIDENT EVIL 6
15. GTA IV
16. FIFA 12
17. Forza Motorsport 4
18. Dishonored
19. EA SPORTS NHL13
20. Halo 3


http://d1vr6n66ssr06c.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Minecraft-XBLA-3.jpg
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/more-people-playing-minecraft-on-xbox-live-than-modern-warfare-3-or-fifa-13/
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Daily Recap:
* Sony Online Entertainment states bannings will be occurring soon after a large amount of players were discovered to be hacking the Planetside 2 beta.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/soe-threatening-to-swing-the-banhammer-on-planetside-2-beta-hackers/

* Playstation Blog announces this weekend will be Double XP Weekend for the recently released Killzone HD and Killzone Triology on PSN.
http://www.destructoid.com/killzone-hd-and-trilogy-out-now-plus-double-xp-weekend-237358.phtml

[Kalyx triaD]

LOL at Halo 3 in the top 20.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Was thinking that since Minecraft was out on PC so long and works on almost any old spec that the XBLA version wouldn't be so successful. How wrong was I.

[Emperor Smeat]

Similar to when Grand Theft Auto III had a 10-year anniversary release, Rockstar announces GTA Vice City will be getting the same treatment for iOS and Android devices.

The game will be released later this year to commemorate the game's 10-year anniversary and similar to the GTA III anniversary edition, it will include HD visuals and several other gameplay enhancements.

Rockstar will also be releasing several pieces of anniversary memorabilia around the same time as the game's launch.

Although no actual release date nor price has been announced by Rockstar yet.

http://d1vr6n66ssr06c.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/actual_1351205673.jpg
http://www.destructoid.com/grand-theft-auto-vice-city-coming-to-ios-and-android-237437.phtml
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Daily Recap:
* According to Sony, last quarter was the biggest ever in the six year history of PSN.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/psns-last-quarter-was-biggest-ever-for-sonys-digital-service/

* Microsoft reveals Halo 4 became their most expensive game ever made and published by the company.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/halo-4-is-the-most-expensive-game-microsofts-ever-made/

* Activision announces their FPS version of the Walking Dead series will be called "The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct"
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/activisions-the-walking-dead-game-now-called-survival-instinct/

[ClockShot]

10 years since Vice City? Damn, I'm getting old.

Was hoping to read Ubisoft was gonna release Assassins' Creed 3 early. New York Metropolitan area won't be able to probably get their hands on it until wednesday at the earliest.

[RoXer]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=43488449&postcount=302


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[Pintint]

Would've guessed Neogaf even without the link, posted there AGES ago

[alvarado52]

Anyone try the SmartGlass thing? It's available on Android. Pretty cool...not sure i'd use it often, but it's a neat little option.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

It's on Windows 8 too. But no, not even slightly. No games for it.

[Emperor Smeat]

The Supreme Court is expected to make a decision this Fall regarding a legal case involving the First Sale Doctrine with the implications being against the consumer if manufactures win.

While the case itself doesn't specifically involve video games, they would fall under the provision to be removed from the protection the Doctrine provides to consumers.

The current case of Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons involves the side of John Wiley & Sons requesting portions of the Doctrine to be overturned or amended to remove any product manufactured "overseas" from its protection.

The publisher also wants those products to then fall under the copyright protections which provides more power to manufactures in determining who can or can't sell/resell their products regardless of location.

As of now the Court is split on the legality of the product's origin and location of sale mattering which will end up playing a large role in their actual decision later on.

Should the Court side with the publisher, video game consoles would automatically be exempt from the Doctrine while games in general could if the exemption is expanded again in the future.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/your-right-to-resell-your-own-stuff-is-in-peril-2012-10-04
http://www.screwattack.com/news/your-right-resell-gaming-hardware-might-be-chopping-block
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Daily Recap:
* Bethesda confirms Skyrim is getting a Premium Edition set although only for Europe as of now and priced at 60 Euros.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/skyrim-%E2%80%9Cpremium-edition%E2%80%9D-leaked-amazon-confirmed-bethesda
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-premium-edition-revealed/

* Valve currently looking for "experienced" Linux users to be the majority of testers for the initial Steam beta on the platform.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/valve-looking-experienced-users-take-part-first-beta-test-linux-steam-client

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Not sure if this was ever put up here but

http://projecthawkthorne.com/

It's a free-video game project based on the Community video game. They attempted to create a video game in 16-byte design based on the game the study group played in "Digital Estate Planning." It's not fully done yet, but the site also has awesome midi themes from the game and fan created ones based on some of the songs from Community (including Getting rid of Britta which was awesome.) Somebody even made a Mario remix called Getting Rid of Bowser which was even better.

[Emperor Smeat]

Based on recent sales data, the future for the Darksiders series doesn't look good as the sale for Darksiders 2 have basically flat-lined since its release in mid-August.

According to Micheal Patcher, the game itself is in danger of not being able to break even since its not close to reaching the two million sales milestone needed. The biggest problem appears to be the game has no "legs" or is struggling badly with sales since its launch. Darksiders II launch managed to reach over a million copies sold from all platforms combined.

Although the good news is the Wii U version hasn't been released yet which should help sales but would probably need to sell as much as the other versions combined for THQ to be happy with Darksiders II sales.

THQ and Virgil Games had hinted the future of the series and a third game would depend on Darksiders II selling four to five million copies although most places believed THQ would be happy if it managed a more reachable mark of between two to three million copies sold.

http://www.gamasutra.com/db_area/images/news/2012/Oct/180498/dsiders2.jpg
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/180498/THQ_struggling_to_break_even_on_Darksiders_II.php#.UJA418XA8rU
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Daily Recap:
* Voice actor for Captain price confirms the next Call of Duty game will be Modern Warfare 4.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/rumor-bill-murray-reveals-modern-warfare-4-thing
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/rumor-modern-warfare-4-revealed-by-captain-price-voice-actor/

* SuperBot Entertainment reveals Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale was originally planned to be a "capture the flag" type game before Sony made the switch to a Smash-like game instead.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/playstation-all-stars-battle-royale-was-once-a-capture-the-flag-game/

[Kane Knight]

Based on recent sales data, the future for the Darksiders series doesn't look good as the sale for Darksiders 2 have basically flat-lined since its release in mid-August.

According to Micheal Patcher, the game itself is in danger of not being able to break even since its not close to reaching the two million sales milestone needed. The biggest problem appears to be the game has no "legs" or is struggling badly with sales since its launch. Darksiders II launch managed to reach over a million copies sold from all platforms combined.

Although the good news is the Wii U version hasn't been released yet which should help sales but would probably need to sell as much as the other versions combined for THQ to be happy with Darksiders II sales.

THQ and Virgil Games had hinted the future of the series and a third game would depend on Darksiders II selling four to five million copies although most places believed THQ would be happy if it managed a more reachable mark of between two to three million copies sold.

Make. Better. Games. And set. More realistic. Goals.

[LoDownM]

Great, another Modern Terriblefare where they don't fix anything from the last MW game.

[Emperor Smeat]

EA is lashing out a bit at game reviewers for the poor reception and scores given to Medal of Honor: Warfighter.

The company stated the game does not deserve to be getting the low scores going as far as saying their internal "mock" reviews rated the game a lot higher leading up to its launch.

"On Medal of Honor, we're disappointed with the critical reception," EA Labels boss Frank Gibeau told investors. "Our internal testing and mock reviews indicated that the game is better than the actual score that we have right now, and we believe that it is.

While the company still believes the game will sell a lot of copies with the public, very early sales data is showing the opposite being true. According to the data and predictions, Warfighter is on track to become the lowest selling game in the series with even EA already saying the launch sold "well below" their expectations. Analyst Michael Pachter thinks if the sales stay low enough, EA might end up killing off the Medal of Honor series in favor of a possible yearly schedule for the Batlefield series.

In terms of aggregate review scores, Warfihgter is also averaging the lowest scores in the entire history of the Medal of Honor series at an average score of 54. EA had hoped the game would have drastically improved from the previous Medal of Honor game which was a reboot of the series but only averaged a score of 76.

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http://www.destructoid.com/ea-warfighter-is-better-than-reviews-say-trust-us--237727.phtml
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/could-warfighter-be-the-end-of-medal-of-honor/
_______________________________________________________________
Daily Recap:
* Update to the rumored Modern Warfare 4 news as Infinity Ward is denying that will be the next Call of Duty game.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/rumor-bill-murray-reveals-modern-warfare-4-thing

* LucasArts states the buyout from Disney will not affect any games currently in development with Star Wars: 1313 confirmed to be left alone.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/will-the-disney-deal-with-lucasfilm-affect-star-wars-1313-development/

[Fignuts]

Read an article in oxm a while back that said the character shown in screenshots is just a placeholder, and that according to devs, the real protagonist is a "familiar character known for his gadgets and arsenal".

So yeah. Might finally get a Boba Fett game.

[Kane Knight]

So does MOH suck, or are people finally getting tired of round after round of samey shooters?

[Kalyx triaD]

It sucks.

[Ultra Mantis]

I don't see any possible way how mock reviews by the company who made the game could possibly be biased or inaccurate. Everyone else is clearly wrong.

[Kane Knight]

I don't see any possible way how mock reviews by the company who made the game could possibly be biased or inaccurate. Everyone else is clearly wrong.

Considering those mock reviews are probably handed to reviewers with very real stacks of cash...[/tinfoil hat]

[Tommy Gunn]

It's a conspiracy! C -O -N... SPIRACY! :shifty:

[Emperor Smeat]

According to recent rumors, the current batch of PS4 dev kits have been sent to developers.

The dev kits which have the codename of Orbis are rumored to be the second out of the four batches Sony will be providing with the final batch arriving by the Summer of 2013.

From the rumored details, the PS4 would be using the same blu-ray discs as the PS3 along with all the inputs being the same. AMD is supplying the chip for the PS4 which is from their A10 APU series. Also it appears the PS4 might launch with a 256 GB harddrive as the default size.

The UI or menu system is also rumored to be completely redesigned and allows for better multi-tasking than what the PS3 or even Xbox 360 currently allows.


According to VG247, Orbis is based on AMD’s A10 APU series, an APU (Accelerated Processor Unit) is a combined CPU and GPU. The goal of the system is to create a machine that can easily run 1o80p games in 3D with no issues so that it is powerful enough for “today’s and tomorrow’s market.”

The dev kits are being shipped in two versions one with 8GB of RAM and one with 16GB. A source added that the machine will use a Blu-ray drive like the PlayStation 3 and will come with a 256GB hard drive, although it’s unknown if it will be a standard or solid state one. All inputs of the new console will be exactly the same as the PlayStation 3.

The UI of the console is getting a revamp however, Orbis allows players to press the PS button on their controller mid-game and travel anywhere in the system, an example given was pausing a game, purchasing and installing some DLC, and then switching back to the game seamlessly.

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http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/rumor-new-playstation-4-dev-kits-shipping-out-to-developers-new-details-surface/
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Daily Recap:
* More bad news for the Vita in Japan as it broke another "worst-ever" week for the handheld dropping as low as 5,000 units sold while the 3DS sold 12x that amount.
http://www.destructoid.com/ps-vita-suffers-its-worst-worst-worst-week-ever-in-japan-237814.phtml

* The State of Rhode Island has officially sued 38 Studios and others in order to recoup as much of the $75 million that was lost funding the company.
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/state-of-rhode-island-finally-gets-around-to-suing-38-studios/4434/

* EA announces anyone who pre-orders Crysis 3 will be getting a digital copy of the original Crysis for free as the gift.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/pre-order-crysis-3-and-get-crysis-free/

[Emperor Smeat]

In an interview with the Seattle Times, the director of the Halo series at 343 Studios, Frank O’Connor, reveals they've been working on Halo 5 for a while.

O’Connor revealed most of the current work for the game has been prototype stuff in regards to new technology the next Xbox might contain and to the storyline itself.

When asked during an interview, “You’re presumably working on the next version — “Halo 5” or whatever it’s going to be called will be the anchor tenant on the next version of the Xbox, right?” O’Connor offered the reply, “We’ve done as much prototyping and storytelling and the future arc of the universe as we have on technology. So we’re definitely working on the future but in some ways it’s technologically agnostic at this point.”

He also stated the series has no signs of slowing down in terms of ideas for the storyline by stating their "universe" is as rich as the ones in the Star Wars or Harry Potter series.

In regards to concerns about the series being milked, he didn't believe that is an issue since the public won't be concerned as long as the games remain good to play. Also said they are making sure future games don't create a convoluted mess with the overall storyline.

http://d1vr6n66ssr06c.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/halo-4-war-games-1.jpeg
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/343-hints-that-halo-5-is-in-development-for-next-generation-xbox-series-still-has-a-lot-of-life-in-it/
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Daily Recap:
* Update to Mass Effect Trilogy news as Bioware announces the PS3 version will arrive on December 4 in the US and December 7 for Europe.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/mass-effect-trilogy-release-date-announced-for-ps3/

* According to recent IGN previews of Epic Mickey 2, the game is plagued by the same camera problems as the original and the Wii U version controls the same as the PS3 and Xbox 360 version.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/10/12/epic-mickeys-epic-challenge

* Valve announces Counter Strike Global Offensive will go free-to-play just for this weekend on Steam.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/counter-strike-global-offensive-free-to-play-this-weekend/

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Assassins Creed is milking. I don't see how anyone could think Halo is being milked.

[alvarado52]

Just looked at the comparison chart for the Mass Effect Trilogy release. Seriously, what's the point of releasing this as a collection if you don't include every ounce of game content released to this point?

[Kane Knight]

Money?

[Emperor Smeat]

EA announces they are celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Battlefield series by giving away the digital version of Battlefield 1942 as a free download for PC users.

“Since the beginning, the reception to the Battlefield series has been incredible thanks to our amazing fans,” DICE vice president and general manager Karl Magnus Troedsson said on the official Battlefield blog. “Every day, we strive to provide our community with great games and new ways to play as evident with Battlefield 3 Premium. We wanted to thank our fans who have supported us throughout the years with a chance to go back and play the game that started it all.”

Although there are several catches to the gift from EA such as the game can only be played and downloaded from their Origin service, none of the DLC packs for the game are included or free, and the free version is not compatible with physical/disc-based or non-Origin versions of the game for multiplayer.

EA stated the offer will last until March 1, 2013.

http://d1vr6n66ssr06c.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/1942.jpg
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/ea-celebrates-battlefields-10th-anniversary-with-free-battlefield-1942/
http://www.destructoid.com/grab-the-original-battlefield-1942-for-free-238035.phtml
________________________________________________________________
Daily Recap:
* Square-Enix states they still have plans to release Final Fantasy Type 0 outside of Japan but still have no actual clue when it will occur.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/square%E2%80%99s-still-waiting-right-opportunity-release-final-fantasy-type-0-internationally
http://www.destructoid.com/square-still-waiting-to-release-final-fantasy-type-0-237994.phtml

[Emperor Smeat]

THQ reveals some miserable details from a recent investor briefing which states stock shares are down 40% since the last report, Darksiders II hasn't come close to breaking even, and more games have been delayed at the cost of guaranteed financial problems will last a lot longer than they planned.

http://www.screwattack.com/news/thq-shares-plummet-after-financial-call-and-game-delays

[Fignuts]

Need to decide on whether I want to get Forza 4 or Forza Horizons on thursday. Forza 4 is cheaper, but given the amount of DLC, I'll probably buy 1600 points card with it, so pricewise it will all be the same.

[Kane Knight]

THQ reveals some miserable details from a recent investor briefing which states stock shares are down 40% since the last report, Darksiders II hasn't come close to breaking even, and more games have been delayed at the cost of guaranteed financial problems will last a lot longer than they planned.

http://www.screwattack.com/news/thq-shares-plummet-after-financial-call-and-game-delays

Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of people.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Need to decide on whether I want to get Forza 4 or Forza Horizons on thursday. Forza 4 is cheaper, but given the amount of DLC, I'll probably buy 1600 points card with it, so pricewise it will all be the same.

Forza 4 for sure. Feels a lot tighter as a game.

If you already had 4 since launch, I'd recommend Horizons as its great fun, but as a choice it would be pretty clear for me.

[Fignuts]

Coolio.

Will go with Forza 4 then.

Considered the new Need For Speed as well, but as far as arcade racers go, the opinions are pretty unanimous that Burnout Paradise is the better game, and I've still got lots to finish in that one.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

The thing I'm reading about Most Wanted is worse single player but better multiplayer than Paradise.

Either way, I've spotted a good deal on the PC version, so I may pick it up when I get paid.

[Fignuts]

That seals it for me then, because I only play singleplayer.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I dabble in both. To be honest, I've played Paradise to death, so some slightly inferior Burnout single-player content will do me nicely at the $40 mark.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Hey Figgy, this was just TWEETED AT MY FACE if this price makes Horizon more appealing than 4.

"Assassin's Creed 3 & Forza Horizon will be $35 at Best Buy during Black Friday. Need for Speed: Most Wanted will be $30."

[Fignuts]

Nearest best buy is 4 hours away. Thanks though.

Gonna go with Forza 4 and buy a bunch of DLC.

[DaveBrawl]

Could you get the same deal online?

[Emperor Smeat]

Two collector editions for the Assassin's Creed and Metal Gear Solid series were recently announced by both Ubisoft and by retailers.

In regards to Assassin's Creed, the set is called "Assassin’s Creed Anthology" and will include all five games in the series along with their DLC. As of now the set is only exclusive to the UK region but could potentially be released elsewhere in the future.

The set costs 120 Euros and will be released on November 30th for the PS3 and Xbox 360.

The Anthology will set you back £119.99 and is available exclusively from Amazon in the U.K. The collection contains all five Assassin’s Creed games (Assassin’s Creed, Assassin’s Creed II, Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, Assassin’s Creed Revelations and Assassin’s Creed III), plus all single and multiplayer DLC, which includes the Assassin’s Creed III Season Pass. There are also five lithographs, a steel book, and a special collector’s box.

In regards to Metal Gear Solid, retailers have leaked details regarding the upcoming 25th Anniversary edition will just be a re-release of Metal Gear Solid 4. The edition will be exclusive to the PS3, contain trophy support, and arrives on November 30.

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http://d1vr6n66ssr06c.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/metal-gear-solid-25.jpg
http://www.screwattack.com/news/mgs4-25th-anniversary-edition-seems-be-revealed
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/assassins-creed-anthology-confirmed-and-dated/
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Daily Recap:
* Update to THQ's miserable investor report as the company is now only worth $11 million and their stocks have dropped 50% since the report.
http://www.examiner.com/article/thq-announces-poor-earnings-report-after-poor-sales-stocks-fall-46

* Next game in the Uncharted series accidentally revealed by the Australian ratings board.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/new-uncharted-game-accidentally-revealed
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/next-uncharted-game-outed-by-australian-classification-board/

* Recent Kinect patent from Microsoft toys around with the idea of limiting access to media content if too many people are in a room.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/microsoft-patents-method-to-limit-content-viewers-using-kinect/

[Kalyx triaD]

* Recent Kinect patent from Microsoft toys around with the idea of limiting access to media content if too many people are in a room.

lol

[Emperor Smeat]

Microsoft rumored to be working on a 7-inch gaming tablet which would be called "Microsoft Surface" and could be the reason why security was increased at their Redmond and Silicon Valley branches.

The tablet is rumored to be using an ARM processor and runs on a modified but heavily stripped version of Windows. The main focus for tablet will be on gaming with only a few non-gaming functions being useable on the device.

Microsoft is also producing the tablets at a separate location than their normal processing plants in order to avoid serious leaks to the media. Parts of the tablet are being made at their Silicon Valley offices which also could explain why security was increased only at these branches.

Multiple sources have told The Verge that the company is developing a tablet that will include a custom ARM processor and high-bandwidth RAM for use specifically with gaming. According to the source, most of the specifications are already decided on, but may be altered to adopt an unannounced Intel SoC.

This tablet won’t run a full version of Windows, but will run a custom made Windows kernel which may support messaging and other widely used tablet features, however the main focus is on gaming. The sources also claim that Microsoft has developed a secret hardware production process for the tablet which is separate from partners who usually manufacture Xbox consoles.

http://d1vr6n66ssr06c.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Microsoft-working-on-a-Xbox-tablet-called-Surface.jpg
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/rumor-microsoft-working-on-7-inch-gaming-tablet-called-xbox-surface/
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Daily Recap:
* Tatsunoko vs Capcom will never get a sequel nor can be sold in the future by Capcom as they didn't bother to renew the Tatsunoko license for future usage.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/capcom-no-longer-able-sell-tatsunoko-vs-capcom-due-license-expiring
http://www.destructoid.com/tatsunoko-vs-capcom-is-going-out-of-print-238215.phtml

* BioWare confirms Star Wars The Old Republic will be going Free-to-Play next week with pricing packs for Cartel Coins also revealed.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/star-wars-the-old-republic-going-free-to-play-next-week-cartel-coins-priced/

[Kane Knight]

The guy commenting on TVC on Screwattack is a total spazz.

[Kalyx triaD]

You'd think he'd already have the game if he cares that much, making the matter moot. Go figure.

[Kane Knight]

You'd think 3 years would be enough, but hey.

Kinda wish I had it, but lacking a Wii, it seems kind of pointless to own the disc.

[Emperor Smeat]

Silicon Knights lawsuit against Epic Games in regards to the Unreal 3 Engine took another turn as a judge has ordered all games made using the engine from them to be destroyed.

According to the court order, five games were specifically listed due to claims the source code for these games contained plagiarized Unreal 3 code. Silicon Knights have been ordered to destroy all unsold copies and also cover the costs needed for the destruction.

The games listed for destruction were:
* Too Human
* X-Men: Destiny
* The Sandman
* The Box/Ritualist
* Siren in the Maelstrom

In regards to X-Men: Destiny, they would be destroying all copies that were not taken care of from an earlier dump by Activision who was upset at the abysmal sales of the game.

So far the total results from Silicon Knights' lawsuit against Epic Games was their initial lawsuit being tossed, a counter-suit which they lost at the cost of $4.5 million, the return of all Unreal 3 engine assets, a drastic studio reduction, and now more money needed to be spent to cover the recent court decision.

http://www.screwattack.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/620x186_Featured_Banner/blog_header_photos/28/blog_header_3798996.jpg
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/silicon-knights-ordered-to-destroy-all-unsold-materials-using-unreal-engine-3/4445/
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Daily Recap:
* Bioware has started to ask for fan feedback in regards to things to be added or removed for Mass Effect 4.
http://www.destructoid.com/bioware-asks-for-feedback-in-next-mass-effect-installment-238300.phtml

* Sega announces a new Sonic game will arrive in 2013 but it won't use anything from Generations.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/sega-confirms-new-sonic-game-2013

* Seven Navy Seals who acted as advisers for MoH Warfighter have been punished with slashed pay and blocked from future promotion due to revealing classified info without permission for the game.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/seal-team-six-disciplined-for-helping-ea-on-metal-of-honor-warfighter/

[ClockShot]

Damn, that's harsh.

So is this the end of Silicon Knights?

[Kane Knight]

Bioware got balls.

[Mooияakeя™]

EA might end up killing off the Medal of Honor series in favor of a possible yearly schedule for the Batlefield series.

Kill it off by all means. But a yearly BF release? No thanks. That'd kill that off too.

All they need to do is a simple following, that would benefit customer and them for money. Perhaps use MoH as a replacement for the "Bad Company" franchise of Battlefield, but either way:

2011: Battlefield 3
2011/12/13: DLC for Battlefield 3
2013: Bad Company 3 / MoH: <insert name>
2014: BF2143
2015: DLC for Battlefield 2143
2016: Battlefield 4

and so on.

To me another logical thing would be for BF to be purely Multiplayer and the MoH to be singleplayer games with no Multiplayer. DICE controls BF, and whoever in EA's range controls MoH / Bad Company.

It's seems logical, but I guess in the world of games... it's just an "idea" and certainly one that I would take up with my team in a management / staff meeting on the directions for the next 5 years.

[RoXer]

http://detarou.web.fc2.com/game/ohayo.html

[alvarado52]

Looks like that lawsuit sorta blew up in Silicone Knight's face.

[Emperor Smeat]

A new Duck Tales game might happen soon or latter now that Warren Spector is bugging Disney almost on a weekly basis to approve of the project.

Would use the comics more for inspiration since Donald would be a playable character (shows up less in the cartoons than comic) and be influenced by Indiana Jones in terms of scale and epicness.

http://www.screwattack.com/news/warren-spector-says-he-wants-develop-new-duck-tales-game

[Wehttam]

http://detarou.web.fc2.com/game/ohayo.htmlthat was fun

[Emperor Smeat]

More bad news for THQ ever since they released their recent financial report.

On Friday it was revealed they defaulted on a $50 million loan from creditor Wells Fargo and are still borrowing more money to help cover the next quarter. Wells Fargo is still loaning them money but now are considering reworking the credit agreement to make sure THQ won't default next time.

http://www.polygon.com/2012/11/10/3628880/thq-in-default-with-wells-fargo-over-50-million-credit-facility

[#BROKEN Hasney]

NiGHTS HD is out. You should get it and this man has put into words exactly why:

http://gamasutra.com/blogs/ChristianNutt/20121003/178801/In_defense_of_Nights.php

[Emperor Smeat]

Bioware reveals some early details about Mass Effect 4 which includes a new engine and team working on the game.

The game is being developed by their Montreal studio and not their Edmonton studio which developed the first three games. Bioware Edmonton will still help but act more as advisers than actual developers for the project.

Also revealed was Mass Effect 4 is being built up using DICE's Frostbite 2 engine with Bioware's Dragon Age team being the first to get experience with the new engine.

In terms of storyline and direction, Mass Effect 4 won't be rewriting things previously established in the series but will be moving away from the original games in regards to the story and gameplay itself.

http://d1vr6n66ssr06c.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/0016.jpg
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/bioware-montreal-building-next-mass-effect-game/4447/
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/mass-effect-4-to-be-powered-by-frostbite-engine/
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Daily Recap:
* Valve confirms the Source 2 engine is currently in development.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/gabe-confirms-new-source-engine-during-impromptu-birthday-celebration
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/valve-confirms-source-2-engine-development/

[Kalyx triaD]

In terms of storyline and direction, Mass Effect 4 won't be rewriting things previously established in the series but will be moving away from the original games in regards to the story and gameplay itself.

As if part 3 held the series' gameplay sacred in anyway.

[Kalyx triaD]

Burnout 2013- Need for Speed Most Wanted demo is up.

[Emperor Smeat]

During Epic Games keynote at the Montreal International Game Summit, the founder of the company thinks development costs could easily double for the next generation of games.

While the basis by Tim Sweeney comes from their own “Samaritan” tech demo, he believes the new tech and tools needed to make great next gen games will end up causing development costs to skyrocket. To put it in perspective, Epic Games estimates to make a full game from their demo would currently cost about three to five times more the amount spent on current gen development.

He also believed the best solution to combat the growing costs would be for publishers to move away from the $60 exclusive platform games in favor of more multiplatform or free-to-play games instead.

“Free to play gaming is becoming more and more inevitable,” Sweeney explained. “If a user has world-class, AAA free-to-play games to choose from side-by-side with $60 games that are available only on a disc in a retail store, free-to-play games are very likely to win. So we need to really be mindful of this trend and start building games that have monetization and are designed to be piracy-proof.”

http://d1vr6n66ssr06c.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/00227.jpg
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/epic-founder-thinks-development-costs-will-double-for-next-gen-games/
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Daily Recap:
* Ubisoft currently interested in purchasing assets and IPs from THQ.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/ubisoft-showing-interest-buying-thq-assets

* Sony announces the Playstation Plus program will be expanding to the PS Vita starting on November 19.
http://www.destructoid.com/vita-gets-playstation-plus-on-november-19-238503.phtml

* Crytek announces they are working on the next Crysis game but it won't be named Crysis 4 due to the changes they are planning for it.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/crytek-planning-fourth-crysis-game-but-dont-call-it-crysis-4/

[Fignuts]

Would really like to see what Ubisoft could do with the wwe license, though I doubt that's one of the IPs they are interested in.

They've been one of my favorite developers for a while now.

[Kane Knight]

What does Ubisoft put out of note other than Assassins Creed?

[#BROKEN Hasney]

The Tom Clancy games do alright for themselves. I suppose Rayman is recognisable and for me, the 2D one is the best Ubi game I've played.

Overall though, I think they're a fairly terrible developer.

[Fignuts]

Blow me.

[alvarado52]

Lol

[#BROKEN Hasney]

The Magical Realms of Tír na nÓg: Escape from Necron 7 -- Revenge of Cuchulainn: The Official Game of the Movie -- Chapter 2 of the Hoopz Barkley SaGa

Is coming. You have been warned.

[Kalyx triaD]

Love Rainbow Six.

[LoDownM]

The Magical Realms of Tír na nÓg: Escape from Necron 7 -- Revenge of Cuchulainn: The Official Game of the Movie -- Chapter 2 of the Hoopz Barkley SaGa

Is coming. You have been warned.

Warned for "Awesome Part 2" you mean. Shut and Jam: Gaiden was awesome.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Oh you damn right it's that type of warning. I cannot fucking wait. Chaos dunks all round.

[Emperor Smeat]

EA's Origin services have been hacked and to make matters worse EA's security system has made it almost impossible for people affected to change their account info.

According to early details, the attack appears to be part of a phishing scam originating from Russia or using Russian IPs as part of the attack.

EA has stated anyone affected to contact their Origin customer service department to get help. They also claimed their robust security system is designed in a way to always allow people the ability to change their account information whenever it is needed to be more secure.

The only problem is EA completely locked out those affected from changing their account details while thousands of people who have called customer service were refused any help. Those same representatives were unwilling to restore accounts since the valid information being required is not what was originally on the account but what was changed by hackers.

http://www.screwattack.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/620x186_Featured_Banner/blog_header_photos/28/blog_header_3966196.jpg
http://www.screwattack.com/news/psa-hide-your-kids-hide-your-wife-ea%E2%80%99s-origin-has-been-hacked
http://www.destructoid.com/origin-accounts-hacked-ea-keeps-victims-locked-out-238575.phtml
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Daily Recap:
* Microsoft once again celebrating Xbox Live's 10 Year anniversary by sending out free special edition Xbox 360s and other gifts to a select number of so called "Xbox Veterans."
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/microsoft-sending-out-special-10th-anniversary-xbox-360-consoles-to-xbox-live-veterans/

* Sony warns that anyone who even tries out the new exploit found for PSN will be permanently banned for life from PSN.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/sony-handing-out-lifetime-psn-bans-to-playstation-3-hackers/

* Bioware announces anyone who can prove they were affected by the Black Ops 2 disc production error will receive a free PC copy of the Mass Effect Trilogy when its released.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/bioware-handles-black-ops-2-snafu-style
http://www.destructoid.com/bioware-makes-hay-of-mass-effect-discs-in-black-ops-cases-238539.phtml

[Drakul]

Wrecketeer for Xbox360 (Kinect) is free for the next 48 hours (http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-GB/Product/Wreckateer/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258410b8c?noSplash=1).

Even if you don't have a Kinect or any interest in the game, a free game is a free game.

[Emperor Smeat]

Hideo Kojima joins the list of important people in the video game industry to have an opinion about the concerns for the next generation.

In an interview with EGM, Kojima stated he's more concerned about what new technology and abilities the next gen can bring rather than be worried about actual specs or horsepower details. He's also concerned over the possibility of certain standards taking too long to be established next gen since he believes the sooner they are set, the longer the benefits will be to everyone.

“I’m not so concerned about hardware specs right now; radical leaps in technology are difficult to deal with. I’m more concerned with aspects like cloud computing, cloud storage, and playing the same game across multiple devices,” he says, offering a tantalizing suggestion at what the new systems may demand from developers. “I think we’re going to see advances in these areas very quickly, and I’d like the standards to be established sooner rather than later.”

In terms of lifespan, he favors shorter console lifespans but not using a year model and instead be based on a tech level system. His biggest issue is the longer a console lasts in a generation, the more likely ideas become restricted due to problems trying to apply new tech to these machines.

http://d1vr6n66ssr06c.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Kojima-011.jpg
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/xbox_360/egm-interview-hideo-kojima-talks-about-next-gen-hardware-concerns/
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Daily Recap:
* Bioware announces patch 1.5 and the free-to-play version of Star Wars the Old Republic launches today.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/star-wars-the-old-republic-patch-1-5-and-f2p-going-live-today/

* Telltale Games releases some Walking Dead news with Episode 5 arriving on November 20-21 while revealing what decisions were made the most for Episode 4.
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/the-walking-deads-season-finale-arrives-next-week/4452/
http://www.screwattack.com/video/Spoilers-The-Stats-of-The-Walking-Dead--Episode-4-3991541

[Kane Knight]

Kojima's very fickle about technology, isn't he?

[ClockShot]

Anyone else get that ugly helmet from Xbox for being on Live for so long?

[Kalyx triaD]

Got an email today about the Ten Year Anniversary of XBL that showed me some lifetime stats of me using the thing:

Multiplayer Playtime: 249hrs (seems kinda low)
Using Apps (Netflix and such): 179hrs

[Emperor Smeat]

Continuing the 10th Anniversary celebrations of Xbox Live, Microsoft releases a bunch of stats that's been accumulated ever since the service started in 2002.

Besides offering a free Kinect game yesterday and select XBLA games being 50% off, most of the other details regarded achievements and friends lists.

In terms of achievements, over 4.5 billion achievements have been unlocked generating over 270 billion in gamerscore value. In terms of friends lists, over 122 million accounts have been linked together using those lists.

Major Nelson himself released several images and audio clips regarding previous versions of the Xbox dashboard during the same 10 year span.

http://d1vr6n66ssr06c.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/original-dashboard.jpg
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/over-270-billion-achievement-points-unlocked-since-xbox-live-began-plus-more-insane-stats/
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Daily Recap:
* Shigeru Miyamoto celebrates his 60th birthday today with the next milestone being at 65 years old when he can decide on retirement based on Japanese labor laws.
http://www.destructoid.com/ol-grunkle-miyamoto-turns-60-today-238758.phtml

* Rockstar announces GTA Vice City has been pulled from Steam and other digital services due to a recent legal dispute with Sony Music Entertainment over a song in the game.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/digital-sales-of-gta-vice-city-halted-over-music-dispute/

* PS Vita has another record-low setting week in Japan with this time the 3DS outselling the Vita by a ratio of around 47-to-1. The 3DS itself is already close to reaching the PS3's lifetime sales in Japan.
http://www.destructoid.com/3ds-outsold-ps-vita-47-1-last-week-in-japan-238770.phtml

[Emperor Smeat]

Xbox World magazine supposedly leaked some of the early specs the next Xbox should be having if its true.

According to the mag's final 'exposé', the next-gen Xbox - which it speculates is likely to be called simply "Xbox" - will introduce Kinect 2.0, use Blu-ray discs and feature directional audio, a TV output AND input, 'innovative controller' and - at a later stage of the console's life - AR glasses.

This would go along with the system having 8GB of RAM and uses Blu-Ray discs (unclear if actual BD discs or a proprietary format like Nintendo uses).

The "innovative" controller might be a tablet if recent stuff by Microsoft is any indication.

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/379069/xbox-720-xbw-uses-penultimate-issue-to-tell-you-everything-we-know/?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=CVG-General-RSS
http://www.screwattack.com/news/rumor-xbox-world-claims-have-leaked-system-specs-microsoft%E2%80%99s-next-console

[Kane Knight]

The new Xbox will almost certainly have actual BD playing functionality. If Microsoft has any interest in setting themselves up as a full home entertainment setup (and let's face it, they've been pimping that more than games), they'd be fools to drop BD support even if they're still pushing their own VOD service and apps.

Nintendo does this sort of thing for cost cutting. Microsoft doesn't need to.

Anyway, tangent over, I'm skeptical about those claims, but the ideas aren't bad.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Got an email today about the Ten Year Anniversary of XBL that showed me some lifetime stats of me using the thing:

Multiplayer Playtime: 249hrs (seems kinda low)
Using Apps (Netflix and such): 179hrs

It's highly inaccurate whatever it is. I have 3 hours of multiplayer time according to my email.

[Emperor Smeat]

Sony announces another Uncharted game is on its way for the PS Vita although the news generated a lot of disappointment.

The game will be called Uncharted: Fight for Fortune and will only have a digital version available. Other details include a release date of December 4 on PSN and a price of $5.

Unlike previous Uncharted games, Fight For Fortune is a turn-based card collecting type game which is what caused most of the disappointment from the announcement.

According to Reese’s description for the game, players create “Factions” made up of the characters from the Uncharted franchise, and then beef up those factions with Resource and Fortune cards. One interesting element of this is that—via an upcoming patch—artifacts found in Uncharted: Golden Abyss can actually power up your cards and decks in Fight For Fortune.

And, of course, the “fight” part of the game’s name is what you’ll then be doing with your completed deck. While the exacts of gameplay are only hinted at in the below trailer, if you’ve ever played any sort of battle-based card games, I’m sure you can guess at how things will go here.

http://d1vr6n66ssr06c.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fortune.jpg
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/uncharted-fight-for-fortune-announced-for-vita/
Reactions from the announcement link: http://www.destructoid.com/uncharted-fans-fuuuuurious-at-card-game-spin-off-238937.phtml
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Daily Recap:
* The co-founder of Valve, Gabe Newell, will be inducted as the 17th member of the AIAS (Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences) in 2013.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/gabe-newell-17th-inductee-aias-hall-fame

* Nintendo confirms the Donkey Kong Country series will be removed from the Wii Virtual Console with the actual reason unspecified. The US already had the games removed while Europe will lose them after November 25.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/donkey-kong-country-series-being-removed-virtual-console

[OssMan]

Don't really want a Wii U at all right now

[Fignuts]

Given how much fun me and my roommates have had with New Super Mario Bros. on the Wii, I'm almost tempted to buy the Wii U for the sequel alone. Every other exclusive sucks though.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

ZombiU sounds pretty great. Slow paced actual survival horror combat?

If my payrise actually goes through, I'll be getting NSMBU and ZombiU from the eShop on launch day. If it doesn't, I'll only have the cash to stick with Nintendo Land for a while...

May actually buy the DKC games before my Wii U comes too...

[Emperor Smeat]

Sony and Microsoft reveal their special Black Friday deals for this year on their respective digital stores. Both sales start on November 20 and last until November 26.

In regards to Xbox Live Marketplace, Major Nelson from Microsoft revealed all the games that will go on sale. About half of the items on sale are DLC items while the majority of games available are at the 400 MS Points range.

XBLA - 400 MSP

Daytona USA
Magic 2013
Sega Vintage Collection: Monster World
Sega Vintage Collection: Streets of Rage
Sega Vintage Collection: Golden Axe
Sega Vintage Collection: Alex Kidd & Co
South Park: Tenorman's Revenge
Space Channel 5 Part 2
Warp


XBLA - 600 MSP

Lara Croft: Guardian of Light
Rock Band Blitz
Spelunky


GAMES ON DEMAND

Dead Island - $20
Gunstringer - $20
Left 4 Dead 2 - $20
Portal 2 - $20


DLC

Darksiders II: Argul's Tomb - 280MSP
Darksiders II: Death Rides - 280MSP
Dead Island: Bloodbath - 400MSP
Dead Island: Ryder White - 400MSP
Forza 4 Porsche Pack - 800MSP
Forza 4 July Car Pack - 280MSP
Forza 4 August Car Pack - 280MSP
Forza 4 September Car Pack - 280MSP
Gunstringer: El Diablo's - 120 MSP
Gunstringer: Real Big Shootin' - 120MSP
Left 4 Dead 2: The Passing - 280MSP
Left 4 Dead 2: The Sacrifice - 280MSP
Magic 2013 Expansion - 200MSP
Sleeping Dogs: Red Envelope Pack - 120MSP
Sleeping Dogs: Top Dog Gold Pack - 120MSP
Sleeping Dogs: High Roller Pack - 120MSP


In regards to the Playstation Store, Sony announces nine digital games will be getting special treatment as part of an "Ultimate Edition" sale. Each digital game will include all of the DLC released for the game with different savings depending on the game.

Alice: Madness Returns Ultimate Edition
Total Value of the Game with all DLC (Paid & Free): $31.97
PSN Price: $19.99 ($15.99 for PlayStation Plus members)

Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood Ultimate Edition
Total Value of the Game with all DLC (Paid & Free): $39.99
PSN Price: $27.99 ($22.39 for PlayStation Plus members)

Assassin’s Creed Revelations Ultimate Edition
Total Value of the Game with all DLC (Paid & Free): $53.99
PSN Price: $49.99 ($39.99 for PlayStation Plus members)

Deus Ex: Human Revolution Ultimate Edition
Total Value of the Game with all DLC (Paid & Free): $50.46
PSN Price: $34.99 ($27.99 for PlayStation Plus members)

Homefront Ultimate Edition
Total Value of the Game with all DLC (Paid & Free): $58.95
PSN Price: $19.99 ($15.99 for PlayStation Plus members)

Mass Effect 2 Ultimate Edition
Total Value of the Game with all DLC (Paid & Free): $49.96
PSN Price: $34.99 ($27.99 for PlayStation Plus members)

Red Faction Armageddon Ultimate Edition
Total Value of the Game with all DLC (Paid & Free): $43.95
PSN Price: $24.99 ($19.99 for PlayStation Plus members)

Saints Row 2 Ultimate Collection
Total Value of the Game with all DLC (Paid & Free): $36.97
PSN Price: $24.99 ($19.99 for PlayStation Plus members)

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Ultimate Edition
Total Value of the Game with all DLC (Paid & Free): $79.97
PSN Price: $29.99 ($23.99 for PlayStation Plus members)

http://d1vr6n66ssr06c.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ultimate.jpg
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/sony-announces-nine-new-ps3-ultimate-edition-releases-special-thanksgiving-prices/
http://www.nowgamer.com/news/1687078/xbox_live_black_friday_2012_sale_isnt_much_of_a_sale.html
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Daily Recap:
* A new trademark by Capcom named "Fighters of Capcom" could be a hint at a new fighting or VS series game in the near future.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/capcom-trademarks-fighters-capcom
http://www.destructoid.com/-fighters-of-capcom-trademarked-239004.phtml

* The marriage system in Final Fantasy XIV will not feature the option for same sex marriage when its released although it could be patched in later depending on fan feedback.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/square-enix-considering-player-feedback-in-final-fantasy-xiv-same-sex-marriage-decision/

[Extreme Angle]

Steam sale has started... Time to lose my money.

[Emperor Smeat]

Microsoft currently rumored to be working on a Xbox brand set-top media device.

The device would arrive around the same time as the rumored launch of the next Xbox console with both expected to be released during late 2013.

According to the Verge, the TV set-top box would work similar to an Apple TV device with the focus primarily on media and "casual" games. The device itself would be running off a modified version of Windows 8.

In terms of architecture, it would be part of a planned "core" architecture with basis revolving around the next Xbox console. The architecture would also be very scalable in order for the Xbox brand to expand to a wider variety of devices during the next generation.

http://d1vr6n66ssr06c.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Xbox-apps.jpg
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/rumor-microsoft-building-xbox-set-top-box-launching-alongside-next-xbox-in-2013/
http://www.destructoid.com/microsoft-may-have-xbox-set-top-box-in-development-239087.phtml
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Daily Recap:
* DICE currently rumored to be working on Mirror's Edge 2 according to sources in Sweden.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/mirrors-edge-2-in-development-at-dice-claims-swedish-dev/

* Wii RPG "The Last Story" has become the highest selling game ever published by XSeed (publisher for North America).
http://www.destructoid.com/the-last-story-is-xseed-s-most-successful-game-ever-239019.phtml

* Rockstar announces a December 6 release date and $5 price for GTA: Vice City 10th Anniversary game on iOS and Android devices.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/grand-theft-auto-vice-city-10th-anniversary-edition-dated-for-ios-and-android/
http://www.destructoid.com/gta-vice-city-coming-to-ios-and-android-on-december-6-239094.phtml

[Kalyx triaD]

Another non-item for people to wait in line for.

[Fignuts]

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[Kalyx triaD]

Give me some CTF and you have a sell.

[Fignuts]

Yeah, as soon as I finished the main story and tried the challenge mode I immediately recognized that CTF would be the perfect multiplayer game type for this.

[Emperor Smeat]

Capcom rumored to be considering porting Resident Evil Revelations from the 3DS to the Xbox 360 and PS3.

http://www.screwattack.com/news/rumor-resident-evil-revelations-could-be-coming-consoles

[Pintint]

Capcom rumored to be considering porting Resident Evil Revelations from the 3DS to the Xbox 360 and PS3.

http://www.screwattack.com/news/rumor-resident-evil-revelations-could-be-coming-consoles

And it will suck like every RE after 4.

[ClockShot]

*sigh*

Anything to make a buck these days for Capcom.

[Mooияakeя™]

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I have ME, got it free with my GFX card. Never really played it.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

And it will suck like every RE after 4.

*sigh*

Anything to make a buck these days for Capcom.


It's actually pretty fucking awesome. Much better than that 5/6 crap.

Very happy more people will get to play it.

[Kalyx triaD]

Yes, Revelations was actually good (and much better than 6).

I'm sure it fun and easy to just say Capcom wants money and RE sucks now - but the thing about bandwaggons is they miss little details like Capcom actually making a good game and then a good decision with it. Try to 'dive in' before making such statements. Maybe read a preview/review or something.

[alvarado52]

BLAM!!!!!!!!

[Tommy Gunn]

Revelations sounds good, I'll add it to my RE collection. I won't be buying RE 6 for a year at least, as no doubt there will be a complete edition with the DLC.

[Fignuts]

I have ME, got it free with my GFX card. Never really played it.

You will either love it, or hate it.

[Drakul]

Dizzy Returns (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theolivertwins/dizzy-returns?ref=category) Kickstarter.

[Drakul]

Cardboard Wii U controller going for $10,000+ (with FREE shipping!) (http://www.ebay.com/itm/121024594161?ssPageName=STRK&afsrc=1)