Videogame News Thread [Archive] - Page 29

Tom Guycott

03-29-2013, 02:12 AM

Yes. People have asked for a VII remix since PS2 hit the markets. It is (arguably) the most popular and widely recognized installment of the entire series. It would break records, I would imagine.

Also, the on-again/off-again cockteasing Square has been putting forth. Yeah, they have no plans of re-releasing their most highly marketed and profitable juggernaught ever, but will whore out all the characters to spin off titles and prequels for consoles, handhelds, and even frickin' PHONES before it was the cool thing to do (i.e. pre iPhone) and unrelated games, make animated features about said game, and even make the tech demo for the "new PS3" THE ENTIRE GODDAMN INTRO FOR FINAL FANTASY VII LIKE THAT WASN'T GOING TO PUMP THE RUMOR MILL... every Final Fantasy game preceding it has been revamped... some more than others (how many ports of FFIV alone exist now..?)

SquareEnix: professional trolls.

drave

03-29-2013, 06:34 AM

Also, the on-again/off-again cockteasing Square has been putting forth. Yeah, they have no plans of re-releasing their most highly marketed and profitable juggernaught ever, but will whore out all the characters to spin off titles and prequels for consoles, handhelds, and even frickin' PHONES before it was the cool thing to do (i.e. pre iPhone) and unrelated games, make animated features about said game, and even make the tech demo for the "new PS3" THE ENTIRE GODDAMN INTRO FOR FINAL FANTASY VII LIKE THAT WASN'T GOING TO PUMP THE RUMOR MILL... every Final Fantasy game preceding it has been revamped... some more than others (how many ports of FFIV alone exist now..?)

SquareEnix: professional trolls.

From the CEO - Yoichi Wada on why they have yet to remake FF VII:

http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/26/square-enix-reveals-conditions-for-final-fantasy-vii-remake

it would not remake the legendary RPG until it makes a brand new Final Fantasy game that "exceeds the quality" of Final Fantasy VII.

In a candid statement, Wada clarified that he feels the current slew of titles in the franchise have not surpassed their popular predecessor in terms of quality. He stressed that while they hopefully would manage this in future, if the team were to remake Final Fantasy VII before this was achieved, then the Final Fantasy franchise "would be done with"

So what I take from it is that they basically admit that FFVII was the last in the series that did well (by his definition), and if they remade it now, consumers would not want to play any other FF installment because of the awesomeness of the FFVII remake.

They just need to remake it already and realize the amount of profit they are sitting on.....

Kane Knight

03-29-2013, 08:55 AM

If it wasn't a fantastic failure, I guess. Locking customers down seems to be the end game for most, like gas or credit. They've become all of a sudden terrified of people not playing their games, which is testament to me that they know AAA games suck usually.

You're quick to label it a failure when people were falling all over themselves to play such an obviously shitty game.

Also, the on-again/off-again cockteasing Square has been putting forth.

Thankfully, nobody buys into the hype as you can get it on PC and install mods.

Kalyx triaD

03-29-2013, 09:00 AM

I was talking about OnLive, which people were not tripping over themselves to play.

Kane Knight

03-29-2013, 11:41 AM

I was talking about OnLive, which people were not tripping over themselves to play.

Which might have had something to do more with the specifics.

Unless there's a major sea change, OnLive is the future of gaming. It'll be under a different name, just like the SimShitty service, but EA has demonstrated people are too busy shouting "shut up and take my money!" to actually be bothered with the consequences.

And while fucktards dance around championing the departure of John Rikki Tikki Tavi and financial troubles for EA, anyone with any fiscal savvy would tell you that their financial problems right now have little to do with the practices people are complaining about. Unlss you count "shifting to digital services" as a whole.

Kalyx triaD

03-29-2013, 11:49 AM

I've never been a fan of a game company being on a list the worst companies in America. It's things like that which puts gamers in a bad light.

drave

03-29-2013, 11:51 AM

Thinking about the FF series.... what is it that made VII so great? Was it the fact that it was one of the first console RPG's that used polygons that was made widely available? Was it Aeris getting gutted by Sephiroth? Just the overall game?

Really don't get what they want in terms of "exceeding the quality of VII" before they will rehash it?

I thought VIII was meh, IX was decent, X was great, X-2 was crap.

Kane Knight

03-29-2013, 12:01 PM

I've never been a fan of a game company being on a list the worst companies in America. It's things like that which puts gamers in a bad light.

You know, that's actually a pretty common tactic of good consumers who want results. And it had more of an impact than any "reasonable" response. If being a good consumer puts gamers in a bad light, it's mostly because the shithead plebes have forgotten that companies are supposed to work for their money.

Kalyx triaD

03-29-2013, 12:09 PM

FF8 and FFX-2 were faves of mine. I think they, as well as FF12, destroy FF7 in terms of just about everything. FF7 was seriously not that good.

drave

03-29-2013, 12:52 PM

FF8 and FFX-2 were faves of mine. I think they, as well as FF12, destroy FF7 in terms of just about everything. FF7 was seriously not that good.

But what was it, for you, that made it not as great as others feel?

Personally, I enjoyed the package as a whole. Great story from start to finish and once leaving Midgar, it felt like a new game almost. The combat (on active) was fun as well. Hell, I enjoyed the music and have the soundtrack even.

Maybe it was just a younger age when I played through the first time or something. I can still pick it up today and play it again though.

Kalyx triaD

03-29-2013, 01:18 PM

Overall it's a decent Final Fantasy. Decent story, decent visuals, decent battle system - which is the only three categories I put FF games through. FF7 stands out no more to me than FF9 or FFX. It's not 'bad' but not the god-tier FF game that should be remade above all.

Honestly, it got the love it got for justifying a Playstation purchase before Metal Gear Solid came out. And a party member died (not even a first for games). Whatever. I do love Advent Children, though.

drave

03-29-2013, 01:34 PM

Fignuts

03-29-2013, 02:40 PM

drave

03-29-2013, 03:05 PM

Dunno, feel like the environments and characters in ff7 drew me in far more than its sequels.

I think ff7 does a better job of making you care about the characters right from the onset. Also I think a big part of ff7's hype comes from Midgar. The environments in the sequels look pretty and more impressive, but they lack the heart and atmosphere of Midgar.

I think that is what it is for most people too. It is the highest grossing FF game to date in terms of total sales, 2nd highest grossing Playstation game behind Gran Turismo. Overall, it would cause waves in (most) of the gaming community and would make a killing with numbers.

I also enjoyed the Ruby and Emerald weapon fights :D

Emperor Smeat

03-29-2013, 06:00 PM

Daily Gaming News:
1) Edios Montreal has released a mini-teaser trailer for Thief 4 which revealed an actual teaser trailer is arriving on April 2nd.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/xbox_360/super-short-thief-video-teases-full-trailer-coming-april-2/

2) Grasshopper Manufacture and Suda51 teases they will be working on a new game in the No More Heroes series after they finish working on Killer is Dead.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/suda-51-might-have-begun-developing-third-no-more-heroes-title

3) Freebies & Sales include Hitman Absolution being on sale for $10 this weekend on Steam, Epic Games releases the free Haven DLC pack for Gears of War Judgement, and all of Skyrim's DLC packs are currently 50% off on Xbox Live until April 1st.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/get-hitman-absolution-for-just-10-in-steam-weekend-deal/
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/gears-of-war-judgment-haven-dlc-pack-now-available/
http://www.destructoid.com/skyrim-dlc-50-off-until-april-1-on-xbox-live-booo--249966.phtml

Kane Knight

03-29-2013, 07:22 PM

FF8 and FFX-2 were faves of mine. I think they, as well as FF12, destroy FF7 in terms of just about everything. FF7 was seriously not that good.

To a lot of the market, FFVII was the first FF they played. Maybe even the first RPG they played. It's a watermark not because of quality but because of familiarity. There were tends of thousands of little Fangerls who felt a tingling in their loins over a generic antagonist with a big sword and mopey eyes.

Ultra Mantis

03-29-2013, 07:47 PM

drave

03-29-2013, 07:59 PM

I do see a lot of people trashing FF7 as overrated drivel and then going on to proclaim FF6 as the best RPG ever made even though it features a lot of the problems people blast FF7 for and has a much less enjoyable battle system.

It's the hip thing to do :|

Regardless of personal flavor of FF, there is no denying it would be one of the gaming industry's most talked about remakes for quite some time.

Ultra Mantis

03-29-2013, 08:09 PM

Kalyx triaD

03-29-2013, 08:38 PM

Ultra Mantis

03-29-2013, 08:50 PM

FF8 was my introduction to the series and I played FF6 on rom before I picked up 7. Still prefer it to both of them.

drave

03-29-2013, 09:02 PM

I wouldn't out and out blast the game, it just seems like another JRPG to me. Then again, and as KK noted, I was versed in JRPGs long before FF7 so I guess people hold that game as their sacred entry to the genre. Like GoldenEye and how people feel about console FPS games.

Ah, that makes much more sense to me now. In line with other JRPG's I could see how VII could come across as "just another rpg".

Some of the most fun RPG's were/are JRPG's I think :)

Kalyx triaD

03-29-2013, 09:15 PM

I used to live for JRPGs, but I don't have a taste for certain battle systems these days. I'm more a real-time guy. The genre still has the best artist in the industry, though. Thinking about how much content is in FF12 still blows my mind.

Ultra Mantis

03-29-2013, 09:21 PM

It's a shame FF12's story and characters were abysmal, the monster hunter sidequest was better than the main game. Loved the detail they put into the bestiary too.

Kalyx triaD

03-29-2013, 09:32 PM

I've learned not to look for coherent stories in JRPGs a long time ago. They all pretty much come off as deeply introspective anime tropes, which is fine. I found the rise of vilifying JRPG tropes a few generations ago very strange, though that coincided with the fad of everybody becoming literary game critic out of nowhere. People who grew up digesting DBZ (and still swear by it) are gonna turn around and talk about how nonsensical DMC4 is.

Whatever.

drave

03-29-2013, 09:38 PM

The original Xenogears didn't have a terrible story :)

I think a lot of the player base has migrated toward a "IT NEEDZ TO LOOK REEAL" kinda like the same way movies have shifted. There are some fantastic comedies out that get trashed simply because they are "too goofy" or whatever label you wanna put on there. You're pretty spot on with your comparison there.

Less serious business in the world, moar fun.

Tom Guycott

03-30-2013, 01:36 AM

It's a shame FF12's story and characters were abysmal, the monster hunter sidequest was better than the main game. Loved the detail they put into the bestiary too.

I liked the fact that the characters weren't strictly shoehorned into "story intended" classes in 12. If you wanted to make Fran a badass, bunnyeared warrior princess, you could do that... granted you know which direction to unlock.

I agree with the sidequest being better than the game, though. It's also the only saving grace for 8 with me. I have yet to get "into" the title, because it didn't engage me from jump. I play the card game a few times at Balam, and then get bored and shut it off. Makes me wish they had Hope in that game. I wouldn't be missing anything. Incidentially, if 9 had Triple Triad and not that random-ass Tetra Master game and also toned down the random battle count a bit, it would make FFIX my favorite of all time (it's already close).

And the engaging part actually is one of the reasons for the popularity of 7. In fact, the story started the second you jump off the train. You're already kicking ass

Like Kt said, it was a justification for buying a Playstation along with Metal Gear and Resident Evil 2. "Well done" CG was relatively new, and that helped. Pumping polygons into what used to be a 2d affair helped. Extensive A-List marketing- something unheard of for RPGs, helped. A top notch score helped. Scope in terms of actual game size (OMG! IT'S THREE DISCS!!!) and content therein. Midgar was huge, you spend a huge chunk of time there, and THEN the whole damn world opens up for you. There's a bunch of shit to do on the side, like breed birds to ride, defend a mountain, and play in an arcade/casino. The characters you meet, for the most part, each had their own charm (though the optional two either had that stereotypical Japanese "cute girl with spirit" that's honestly fucking annoying, and the brooding badass that you find by accident that only has minor stake in the plot if you even find him).

About that flower girl: true, it wasn't the first game to kill off people- major people (For example: Crystalis, anyone? First one that got me... MULTIPLE important people got slaughtered at a point 3/4ths through the game; it even rendered one of your abilities USELESS) Yeah, Aeris/Aerith's death affected a lot of people... but that's partially because they actually made her a bound character. You see her from jump. You spend half the game "protecting" her and setting up a love triangle between her, Cloud, and Tits McPuncheverything. You didn't really expect her to go all Obi-Wan mid-game. The other part to that is the fact that she gets a bad-ass weapon early on you can jam full of materia, so that feeling of loss was amplified when all that grinding went to waste.

I will agree that Final Fantasy VII being an untouchable sacred cow is a bit much, it had its flaws like the control scheme changing from fixed screen to fixed screen and unskippable summons (first 3 times you see Knights of the Round after doing all that shit to get it is AWESOME, around the 10th time, you almost don't want to use it anymore unless you're about to go make a sandwich) but it was a game changer in ways that GTA3 or Halo would eventually be.

If Square were to follow their own logic, they would have to somehow do the same thing again. But when you've already done something as monumental as bring RPG's to the forefront and make them as "cool" as action platformers (at the time), make the jump from 2d to 3d, and have a story that keeps people from beginning to end, how do you "improve" upon that? The remake would NEVER come to light.

That was way more than I intended to write. -_-

Kalyx triaD

03-30-2013, 02:58 AM

We need a new essay guy anyway.

Kane Knight

03-30-2013, 03:35 AM

Im in two minds about it, loved FF7 and its one of my favourite Final Fantasy games but I wasnt fond of the "universe" they created around it. If they remake FF7 from the ground up they'd probably go with the grey pallette and horrible versions of the characters they had in Advent Children, Dirge of Cerberus, etc.

I enjoyed the combat, the magic system, etc of FFVII enough that I rebought it on PSN. The story and characters, though, never did it for me. Even back in the day.

They don't need to. I though it was enjoyable. I just didn't think it was mind-blowing or Jesusy. Though the cut-scenes were great for the time, and that certainly helped sell the game.

I wouldn't out and out blast the game, it just seems like another JRPG to me. Then again, and as KK noted, I was versed in JRPGs long before FF7 so I guess people hold that game as their sacred entry to the genre. Like GoldenEye and how people feel about console FPS games.

And why Halo defined a whole new generation of shooters. At least, on consoles.

It's the "Your First Doctor" thing. And it's not just games. Hence why I likened it to a Doctor Who ordeal.

FF8 was my introduction to the series and I played FF6 on rom before I picked up 7. Still prefer it to both of them.

And it admittedly won't fit every person, but that doesn't invalidate it as a trend.

I remember this becoming a huge watershed moment in RPGs, where the JRPG became much more prominent in the US. Which was cool for me, because it meant local game stores started stocking them so I didn't have to pay exorbitant prices for so-called niche games at non-gaming shops. One of the things that kept me from playing a lot of JRPGs when I was younger was the fact that they were priced like imports in my area. Shelf space is an even more precious thing when you're in a region of small towns with small businesses.

However, even in places with running water and indoor plumbing, this was a huge explosion in JRPGs.

OssMan

03-30-2013, 01:47 PM

I feel like I need to go back and play the card game in 8. I don't think I played it once. I loved Tetra Master, and I played 9 before 8.

OssMan

03-30-2013, 01:49 PM

Everyone read this: http://socksmakepeoplesexy.net/index.php?a=ff07

Kane Knight

03-31-2013, 12:18 AM

Everyone read this: http://socksmakepeoplesexy.net/index.php?a=ff07

It's like the author is trying to undercut his thesis at every corner.

Well, not every corner. More like 2/3.

Poit

03-31-2013, 01:31 AM

Thank God there's no accountability within the PC market, eh?

I really have no idea what kind of point you're trying to make here.

Yes. People have asked for a VII remix since PS2 hit the markets. It is (arguably) the most popular and widely recognized installment of the entire series. It would break records, I would imagine.

So, forgive me, but what exactly is a remix? Is it just re-releasing the game with updated graphics? Does it involve updating the game's content? Could it even include a quest to revive Aeris?

Thinking about the FF series.... what is it that made VII so great? Was it the fact that it was one of the first console RPG's that used polygons that was made widely available? Was it Aeris getting gutted by Sephiroth? Just the overall game?

For me, I think I liked 10 the most, followed by 6, then 7. I'd probably have 7 higher on my list, but I had a bad experience with is. I missed the Ramuh materia, because you only get a single opportunity to get it, and when I realized this, I just got kinda disheartened.

It's the "Your First Doctor" thing. And it's not just games. Hence why I likened it to a Doctor Who ordeal.

Maybe I'm just odd, but my favorite Doctor isn't my first Doctor. Granted, my first Doctor is the First Doctor.

I feel like I need to go back and play the card game in 8. I don't think I played it once. I loved Tetra Master, and I played 9 before 8.

Triple Triad! That game was awesome.

Kane Knight

03-31-2013, 01:37 AM

Maybe I'm just odd, but my favorite Doctor isn't my first Doctor. Granted, my first Doctor is the First Doctor.

Yeah, you're just odd.

Then again, Hartnell's Doctor was a dick.

Poit

03-31-2013, 02:18 AM

The First Doctor wasn't really a dick, just a bit creepy and sexist. The Third and Fourth Doctors were definitely more dickish. Though maybe that makes the First Doctor more dickish, because he was only dickish to women?

But this isn't really the right forum to discuss this, is it?

Kane Knight

03-31-2013, 02:26 AM

You want to be on topic? On the internet?

Poit

03-31-2013, 02:33 AM

Shocking, isn't it?

Tom Guycott

03-31-2013, 06:16 AM

We need a new essay guy anyway.

... not sure how I feel about being "that guy". :|

I like explaining myself, leaving as little to unintentional interpretation, but I hate writing/reading wall-o-text.

Tom Guycott

03-31-2013, 06:21 AM

I feel like I need to go back and play the card game in 8. I don't think I played it once. I loved Tetra Master, and I played 9 before 8.

Tetra Master was okay, but too random. At least with Triple Triad, the cards were "fixed" (in both value and where they were in the world), so there was an element of actual strategy. If you lost a card to player X, player X would keep that card in their deck, and vice versa. The card value remained the same as well.

You wouldn't have the computer just unilaterally beat you because they happened to have a card that just happened to be higher than yours exactly where it needed to be on the last turn that they didn't have the last game you just played them in.

drave

03-31-2013, 02:21 PM

So, forgive me, but what exactly is a remix? Is it just re-releasing the game with updated graphics? Does it involve updating the game's content? Could it even include a quest to revive Aeris?

Re-make I suppose would be a better word. Basically re-made with today's technology, yes. In accordance with today's gaming "norms" I'm sure they could make some great DLC for the title (or any other applicable re-make)

For me, I think I liked 10 the most, followed by 6, then 7. I'd probably have 7 higher on my list, but I had a bad experience with is. I missed the Ramuh materia, because you only get a single opportunity to get it, and when I realized this, I just got kinda disheartened.

I remember feeling the same way about Animus in X. I just played through again and got him though, too awesome :D I think Animus is one of my fav summons from the series.

Poit

03-31-2013, 07:52 PM

Heh, I can just imagine the backlash if they offered DLC for a FF7 remake. "Pay just $10 to unlock the quest to revive Aeris!"

Also, I'm pretty sure Anima is a her.

OssMan

03-31-2013, 08:15 PM

The first time I played FF6 I stopped playing for like a year at the Floating Continent cause I couldn't do it, then like another year at the final boss and I finally beat it like the day before I started my sophomore year of high school, I remember this clearly. Then I played it again like a year ago because I wanted to do the Shadow flashbacks which I never did and I got to like the end of the game without realizing that I missed the opportunity to do them and I never finished the game for a second time, which was a shame because my party was awesome and I worked really hard on that. It was on an emulator the second time and everything got deleted. Oh well.

Tom Guycott

03-31-2013, 08:54 PM

There was a period where I ragequit 7. Made it all the way to the north cave, and "accidentially my whole save file". So pissed that I had to start almost from the beginning (other save was at the crossdressing extravaganza... I was trying to see what triggered the Don to choose Tifa, since Aeris is default and Cloud needs every article of clothing and a gangrape). I learned that day to multisave, even without experimenting with story choices.

You know, we should just make/bump a Final Fantasy discussion thread.

Kane Knight

04-01-2013, 12:17 AM

Heh, I can just imagine the backlash if they offered DLC for a FF7 remake. "Pay just $10 to unlock the quest to revive Aeris!"

Also, I'm pretty sure Anima is a her.

Are you kidding? I'm pretty sure that's one DLC the consumers would get behind!

....Well, they'd bitch publicly, because that's what gamers do. But they would so buy it in a heartbeat. And then bitch some more that it wasn't worth the money and demand refunds on a no-refund product and threaten to boycott he next game which they'd probably buy anyway....

Poit

04-01-2013, 12:29 AM

Sounds about right.

On the subject of being upset about missing the one opportunity to get something in an RPG... I rather wish there was a "Gone Forever" guide. As in, a game walkthrough that told you nothing except that you need to talk to this one guy before leaving this room (for example).

Tom Guycott

04-01-2013, 12:34 AM

Or open that one chest in the corner instead of immediately going for the exit after that grueling boss fight, because the +11 Sword of Awesome Epicness will be sealed in that cave behind you once you leave.

Kane Knight

04-01-2013, 12:49 AM

Agreed. I've missed so many of those things because I don't want to use a walkthrough for everything.

Fignuts

04-01-2013, 02:12 AM

OssMan

04-01-2013, 03:38 PM

Ahem.

I BELIEVE someone started a Final Fantasy discussion group.
And someone ignored the final fantasy 3 thread he started

Emperor Smeat

04-01-2013, 05:32 PM

Daily Gaming News:
1) According to Crystal Dynamics, the first week sales for Tomb Raider managed to become the best ever in franchise history.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/tomb-raider-boasts-best-week-one-sales-in-franchise-says-crystal-dynamics/

2) According to recent rumors, Battlefield 4's release date might end up being on October 29 at least for current gen consoles.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/rumor-battlefield-4-release-date-spotted-on-xbox-blogs/

3) Ubisoft Toronto's Managing Director, Jade Raymond, states she believes "Triple A" games could benefit from having more user content as both a way to let players have more control over a game's content and to improve interactivity between players. She also believes this could end up playing a big role in helping to reduce the rising costs in developing games that has become a big issue for a lot of studios.
http://www.destructoid.com/jade-raymond-aaa-games-will-need-more-user-content-250083.phtml

Ultra Mantis

04-01-2013, 06:32 PM

Heh, I can just imagine the backlash if they offered DLC for a FF7 remake. "Pay just $10 to unlock the quest to revive Aeris!"

Also, I'm pretty sure Anima is a her.

Anima is Seymour's crazy mother ;)

Kane Knight

04-01-2013, 08:33 PM

Emperor Smeat

04-02-2013, 05:53 PM

Daily Gaming News:
1) The newest trailer for Thief 4 reveals the game has been officially renamed to "Thief: Out of the Shadows."
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/get-a-feel-for-thiefs-tone-with-first-trailer/

2) During a recent interview with Eurogamer, Telltale Games revealed the Clementine character for The Walking Dead was almost dropped from the game due to the potential worries about players not being interested in taking care of a child.
http://www.destructoid.com/the-walking-dead-s-clementine-almost-removed-from-game-250582.phtml

3) Sales - Major Nelson reveals 11 XBLA games are currently on sale (50% Off) with about half being avaliable to non-Gold account members.
http://www.destructoid.com/dust-and-mark-of-the-ninja-headline-xbla-sale-250589.phtml

4) According to the ESRB, Sony is planning on releasing several "Best of Playstation Network" compilation sets with Volume 1 planned to arrive in the near future.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/ratings-board-outs-best-of-playstation-network-vol-1/

Fignuts

04-03-2013, 03:46 AM

Thief was pretty great back in the day.

ClockShot

04-03-2013, 02:00 PM

Disney shut down LucasArts. 1313 is in doubt right now.

Damn.

Kalyx triaD

04-03-2013, 02:06 PM

Whoa.

Fignuts

04-03-2013, 02:37 PM

Wtf

VSG

04-03-2013, 03:04 PM

Darn

Kalyx triaD

04-03-2013, 03:13 PM

Battlefront 3 is fucked, that's all I cared from them anyway. They've done very little this gen otherwise.

Emperor Smeat

04-03-2013, 03:18 PM

Not really surprised considering for the past year or so most of the news involving LucasArts was bad.

"After evaluating our position in the games market, we've decided to shift LucasArts from an internal development to a licensing model, minimizing the company's risk while achieving a broader portfolio of quality Star Wars games," reads the statement. "As a result of this change, we've had layoffs across the organization. We are incredibly appreciative and proud of the talented teams who have been developing our new titles."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2013/04/03/disney-lucasarts-closing-star-wars/2050055/

The Destroyer

04-03-2013, 03:20 PM

Disney shut down LucasArts. 1313 is in doubt right now.

Damn.
It's not in doubt. It's dead.

ClockShot

04-03-2013, 03:57 PM

It's not in doubt. It's dead.

Not really dead. There's a long shot chance that Disney could flip the license to some one else.

Keep your fingers crossed, fellas.

Ultra Mantis

04-03-2013, 04:45 PM

Feel like I havent paid attention to anything LucasArts put out after Grim Fandango.

Kane Knight

04-03-2013, 04:50 PM

http://kotaku.com/activision-lays-off-high-moon-studios-deadpool-team-466330803

40 people fired from High Moon.

Emperor Smeat

04-03-2013, 05:54 PM

Daily Gaming News:
1) The Next Xbox controller is rumored to be completely identically to the current Xbox 360 controller with the only difference being a bit smaller in size.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/rumor-next-xbox-controller-near-identical-to-current-model/

2) Square Enix revealed their actual sales expectations for the so called "failures" was in the 11.5 million to 13.5 million in combined sales so far. They only managed to sell 8.5 million with Sleeping Dogs (250,000 off) being the closest while Tomb Raider (1.6-2.6 million off) performed the worst.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/square-enix-revealed-their-sales-expectations-their-failed-games

3) Bethesda announces they have cancelled Rage 2's development, cancelled the Xbox 360 and PS3 version of Doom 4, and have moved Doom 4's development to next gen consoles.
http://www.destructoid.com/doom-4-project-rebooted-aiming-for-next-gen-consoles-250681.phtml

4) According to the Senoir VP of EA's All Play division, the market has been happy with what EA has done with the Free-to-Play model while stating those who are complaining are only a small vocal minority.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/ea-exec-free-to-play-haters-are-the-vocal-minority
http://www.destructoid.com/ea-customers-want-freemium-games-so-shut-up-250651.phtml

Kalyx triaD

04-03-2013, 06:19 PM

Square-Enix needs to rethink how many core gamers are out there. Not as many as CoD leads one to believe.

EA is completely right about the F2P situation.

Kane Knight

04-03-2013, 06:37 PM

Square-Enix needs to rethink how many core gamers are out there. Not as many as CoD leads one to believe.

I doubt this was anything more than wishful thinking, as looking at their projections they were really trying to offset this "restructuring" deal.

Fignuts

04-04-2013, 01:02 AM

Glad Doom 4 is going next gen.

Tom Guycott

04-04-2013, 02:38 AM

Disney shut down LucasArts. 1313 is in doubt right now.

Damn.

So... no chance in hell for any sort of Maniac Mansion redux. Shucky-darn.

#BROKEN Hasney

04-04-2013, 02:52 AM

Yeah there is a chance. Looks like Disney is just going to license the fuck out of anything so if anyone has the cash, they can make their own one.

#BROKEN Hasney

04-04-2013, 03:59 AM

The Project Zomboid devs are donating all their profits for the next few days to the campaign of a fellow indie dev who needs $35k to get a life-saving operation:

http://projectzomboid.com/blog/index.php/2013/04/buy-zomboid-get-indie-game-homesick-save-a-life/

Had insurance and parents won't help out because of he sexual orientation, it's just fucked up. On the plus side, Zomboid is a terrific game even in it's current alpha status, so you get a good game and get to do something good.

Here's the direct campaign if you'd prefer to donate that way:

http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/i-am-going-to-survive?c=home

Drakul

04-04-2013, 04:03 AM

I would love a new Maniac Mansion game or a remake. NOT Day of the Tentacle. Maniac Mansion with Dave, Razor, Syd, Wendy, Bernard, Edisons etc.

Kane Knight

04-04-2013, 10:50 AM

Glad Doom 4 is going Duke Nukem Forever.

Tommy Gunn

04-04-2013, 12:19 PM

Hope Telltale Games get the Monkey Island licence although they have taken on so many franchises I doubt we'd see a new game any time soon.

Drakul

04-04-2013, 03:44 PM

LEGO Monkey Island.

Emperor Smeat

04-04-2013, 05:43 PM

Daily Gaming News:
1) XSEED announces Pandora's Tower for the Wii currently has a release date of April 16 and is priced at $40 for North America . This is the final RPG game from the Operation Rainfall campaign.
http://www.destructoid.com/pandora-s-tower-will-rock-your-face-on-april-16-250728.phtml

2) Telltale Games has cancelled work on an episodic King's Quest series and returned the IP back to Activision. The unofficial reason appears to be due to Telltale Games lacking the resources and manpower to continue work on the project without it impacting development on their other projects.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/telltale-abandons-plans-for-episodic-kings-quest-series/

3) According to recent rumors, Blizzard's Project Titan game is teased to be using Earth as the main setting, designed with a focus towards eSports, involves time traveling, and the combat system is a mix of guns and magic.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/rumor-blizzard%E2%80%99s-project-titan-time-traveling-mmo-set-earth

Poit

04-04-2013, 06:16 PM

3) According to recent rumors, Blizzard's Project Titan game is teased to be using Earth as the main setting, designed with a focus towards eSports, involves time traveling, and the combat system is a mix of guns and magic.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/rumor-blizzard%E2%80%99s-project-titan-time-traveling-mmo-set-earth

What does a focus toward eSports mean in the context of an MMO? Like, team-based PvP or something?

Kalyx triaD

04-04-2013, 06:25 PM

Competitive multiplayer, either team or FFA.

Emperor Smeat

04-04-2013, 06:28 PM

The rumors were really brief but it did lean on the game being just team-based PvP for gameplay. Clan support was also listed and previously Blizzard did state they were trying to make it as different as their other big MMO game, World of Warcraft.

#BROKEN Hasney

04-05-2013, 10:50 AM

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BHGFimiCIAA1JKH.png:large

If that's not a description that'll get you pumped, I don't know what is.

drave

04-05-2013, 11:58 AM

Hehe.

The remake of the first one wasn't bad, and II was my fav Double Dragon of them all. I'll get a demo and check it out

LoDownM

04-05-2013, 12:17 PM

The end credits song of DD: Neon was amazing.

Fignuts

04-05-2013, 02:08 PM

Oh boy, now I can die on crappy platform segments 100 times in gloriously remade he graphics.

drave

04-05-2013, 02:09 PM

It's quite different, really.

It is more fun than the originals, give the demo a spin ;)

Emperor Smeat

04-05-2013, 05:55 PM

Daily Gaming News:
1) Sega reveals the pre-order bonuses for Company of Heroes 2 includes the choice between extra campaign or multiplayer content.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/sega-details-company-of-heroes-2-pre-order-bonuses/

2) Sega also announced they are shutting down their Australian studio, Sega Studios Australia, with the closure to occur later this year and is due to their recent restructuring plans.
http://www.destructoid.com/sega-is-shuttering-its-australia-studio-250887.phtml

3) The developer of the Guilty Gear and BlazeBlu series, Arc System Works, announces they are working on a new fighting game series with the debut to occur on the PS4.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/guilty-gear-blazblu-dev-interested-in-launching-new-series-for-ps4/

4) The possible next No More Heroes game or game based on its art style was teased by Suda 51 to be released next year for next gen consoles and will feature online gameplay.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/suda51s-next-game-coming-2014-will-feature-new-style-of-online/

Emperor Smeat

04-06-2013, 02:31 PM

The legal problems involving the Killer Instinct trademark have been settled recently with Fox and Microsoft agreeing to let each other use the trademark.

Microsoft has agreed to not produce a television show using their old Killing Instinct license and Fox agrees that there will be no video games for their canceled show.

While it probably means no Killer Instinct 3 coming any time soon, it does clear the way for the possibility of the original game(s) arriving on XBLA in the future.

http://www.screwattack.com/news/fox-and-microsoft-make-nice-over-killer-instinct-trademark

Drakul

04-06-2013, 02:53 PM

I don't see how it would stop KI3, as long as it was a game and not a tv show.

Emperor Smeat

04-06-2013, 03:18 PM

Microsoft and/or Rare haven't been interested in making one in years and that was before the legal issues. Think all the rumors about a potential KI game usually pointed at a XBLA version of the original showing up first.

Kane Knight

04-06-2013, 05:36 PM

I don't see how it would stop KI3, as long as it was a game and not a tv show.

I think it was poor wording.

Anyway, I wouldn't count on there being a new KI any time soon.

Drakul

04-07-2013, 01:09 PM

Yeah, I'm not expecting KI anytime soon.

drave

04-07-2013, 01:09 PM

The Double Dragon II Remix is just awful.

Emperor Smeat

04-08-2013, 06:01 PM

Daily Gaming News:
1) Square Enix recently posted a break down of all their restructuring and losses for this fiscal year which included a 1 billion yen loss for shutting down a new US division, a combined 2 billion yen loss from its Japanese studios, and an overall loss of 10 billion yen ($101 million) loss for the year.
http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=199857

2) 343 Industries states micro-transactions could become a possibility in the future for the Halo series with future updates for Halo 4 as a potential start.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/343-industries-halo-has-the-potential-for-microtransactions/

3) Ken Levine, developer of Bioshock Infinite, recently states the video game industry needs to do a better job closing the gender gap saying its currently at a "terrible" level with a lot of potential being lost because of the lack of female developers. A recent report revealed female workers only make up about 23% of the entire industry but earn between 19-65% less less than male developers depending on the position.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/gender-gap-in-games-industry-terrible-says-ken-levine/
http://www.destructoid.com/male-game-developers-earn-25-more-than-females-251087.phtml

Kalyx triaD

04-08-2013, 06:10 PM

Good for Halo 4. Hated grinding for armor pieces.

#BROKEN Hasney

04-09-2013, 11:13 AM

Kane Knight

04-09-2013, 01:12 PM

Capcom asked a studio that contained some people to work on Metroid Prime to do the same for Megaman.

http://cdn1.sbnation.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/11144883/maverick_hunter_lead.0_cinema_1920.0.jpg

Yup.

Any other company, I'd think this was a leftover April Fools joke.

Oh Capcom, you so wacky.

DaveBrawl

04-09-2013, 01:34 PM

http://media1.gameinformer.com/imagefeed/featured/warnerbros/7894681325/241-610.jpg

Warner Bros. Games Montreal has taken the mantle of the bat from Rocksteady Studios this time around for Batman: Arkham Origins. WB Montreal has full access to Rocksteady's custom modified Unreal engine to capture the look and feel of the Arkhamverse. As the title suggests, the game takes place years before both of the previous Arkham titles when a young, unrefined Batman encounters many supervillains for the first time. On our full cover image below, fans will recognize the assassin Deathstroke, who appears for the very first time in a core Arkham game.
Heading up the vision for Arkham Origins is creative director Eric Holmes (http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/10/24/eric-holmes-leaves-epic-for-warner-bros-interactive.aspx), known for being the lead designer of open world action hits The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction and Prototype. A self-professed lover of comics, Holmes even wrote the miniseries Transformers: Megatron Origin for IDW.
Gamers won't have to wait long to experience Batman's lastest adventure. Batman: Arkham Origins releases October 25, 2013 on Wii U, Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.

http://media1.gameinformer.com/imagefeed/featured/warnerbros/7894681325/cov_241_l.jpg

But that's not all. We also have a feature on the first handheld Arkham game, Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate. Releasing on 3DS and Vita the same day as the home console version, Blackgate is a completely separate experience that takes place after the events of Arkham Origins. Armature Studio is developing the 2.5-D Metroid-style exploration action game. Industry followers will recognize Armature Studio as the company founded by several of the leads from the Metroid Prime trilogy.
Watch our coverage trailer below to get a taste of all the Batman content headed your way over the next several weeks.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/04/09/may-cover-revealed-batman-arkham-origins.aspx

Hooray it's official now. The trailer was mostly interviews with a couple of the magazine's pics thrown in, I tried to post it but it didn't want to cooperate.

ClockShot

04-09-2013, 02:29 PM

Awesome it's coming out this year.

However, I am kinda worried that another team is doing development. Played the first Prototype and I enjoyed it. So.......

VSG

04-09-2013, 03:06 PM

This needs its own thread now.

DaveBrawl

04-09-2013, 03:23 PM

Yes sir, coming right up.

Kalyx triaD

04-09-2013, 03:42 PM

That Batman game's gonna be meh, Eric Holmes is not a good match for Batman.

VSG

04-09-2013, 04:09 PM

Stop being a Droford.

Kalyx triaD

04-09-2013, 04:15 PM

pfft

Emperor Smeat

04-09-2013, 04:37 PM

So they ended up dropping the idea for the 60s/retro style Batman?

Emperor Smeat

04-09-2013, 05:38 PM

Daily gaming News:
1) According to the senior VP of Capcom, the company is considering slowing down on digital re-releases of their past fighting games with declining sales and issues involving both emulator and licensing work as the main reasons.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/capcom-considering-slowing-down-digital-re-releases-of-fighting-games/

2) According to The Consumerist, EA has managed to repeat as the "worst company in America" for this year's public voting tournament. The voting for EA was split between people upset at EA's micro-transaction policy and their public support for LGBT issues.
http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/09/ea-wins-worst-company-in-america-poll-second-year-running/

3) Capcom announces Lost Planet 3 has been delayed again with the release date being pushed back from June 25 to now a release date of August 27/30 (NA/Europe).
http://www.destructoid.com/capcom-moves-lost-planet-3-back-to-august-251150.phtml

4) Sony announces this year's Spring Fever Sale on PSN starts today and includes a new game(s) on sale every week this month.
April 9: Guacamelee! $14.99, or $11.99 for PS Plus members
April 16: Dragon Fantasy Book I: $9.99, or $7.99 for PS Plus members
April 23: Thomas Was Alone: $9.99, or $7.99 for PS Plus members
April 30: Zombie Tycoon 2: $9.99, or FREE for PS Plus members

Beyond these, franchise titles will also go on sale:

April 9: Borderlands
April 16: Grand Theft Auto
April 23: Resident Evil
April 30: PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale Heritage Sale
http://www.destructoid.com/sale-playstation-store-gets-spring-fever-251140.phtml

Ultra Mantis

04-09-2013, 06:39 PM

Drakul

04-10-2013, 03:58 AM

Videos of the cancelled Megaman game which was going to be called Maverick Hunter. They are being taken down pretty fast so, watch it while you can:

<iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/L9x69cNuS2s?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/x4fMhjfAYso?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

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

This one is probably an unfinished level, which is why the look doesn't match the others.
<iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/5mIR2jSarqM?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

<iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/yctWthsLN40?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Fignuts

04-10-2013, 04:46 AM

Yeah looks pretty gay. Don't see the point of turning megaman into an FPS.

Drakul

04-10-2013, 04:55 AM

That's where the money is. It's as simple as that. I miss seeing things like Space Station Sillicon Valley, Skullmonkeys and Rakugakids. Now it's all FPS games and macho US marines either in the desert, in a post-apocolyptic world, in space or some combination of the three.
Even main characaters are the same bland repetiting formulas. White male between 25 and 35 with short black hair.

There is more brown and crap in modern games than in an overflowing sewage plant.

Ultra Mantis

04-10-2013, 08:11 AM

Kane Knight

04-10-2013, 10:02 AM

I was under the impression that even some of the big FPS IPs aren't doing anything special in sales. It's all a futile attempt to tap into that rabid COD fanbase, which typically "only" plays COD.

A Megaman FPS would go over even worse than that XCOM one.

Turning into a shooter predates the success of the current CoD sales deal. It's done in part because they're relatively cheap and easy to make compared to other genres. Especially since there's toolkits specifically built for making them.

Ultra Mantis

04-10-2013, 12:14 PM

Drakul

04-10-2013, 02:45 PM

Poundland are selling Flight Simulator 98 for £1 and you get Motocross Madness 2 free. Any takers? :shifty:

Emperor Smeat

04-10-2013, 05:38 PM

Daily Gaming News:
1) While Micheal Patcher once again believes Nintendo stocks are a bad investment and they should leave the hardware market, the company recently announces their stocks have risen by 11% and is the largest increase since 2008.
http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=200006
http://www.destructoid.com/pachter-nintendo-should-leave-the-console-business-251132.phtml

2) For those interested in the On Demand version of Halo 3 ODST called "Campaign Edition", it does not include any of the original game's Halo 3 multiplayer modes.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/halo-3-odst-campaign-edition-removes-multiplayer/

3) Ubisoft has temporarily disabled their UPlay PC download services in order to fix a recent exploit that was tricking the service into unlocking the full game versions of trials and demos.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/ubisoft-disables-uplay-pc-downloads-to-fix-free-game-exploit/

4) Newest XBLA sale includes about 18 games on sale ranging from 50% to 75% with the first batch on sale now till April 15 and the other batch going on sale from April 16 till about a week later.
From now until April 15, you'll be able to score these games at a discounted price:

Prince of Persia Classic - 400 (50% off)
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - 600 (50% off)
Real Steel - 320 (60% off)
Battlefield 1943 - 600 (50% off)
Dungeon Defenders - 480 (60% off)
Realms of Ancient War - 480 (60% off)
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 - 600 (50% off)
Marvel vs. Capcom Origins - 600 (50% off)
Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection - 400 (50% off)
http://www.destructoid.com/over-a-dozen-good-xbla-games-are-on-sale-this-month-251196.phtml

Kane Knight

04-10-2013, 06:55 PM

AAA shooters have absolutely ridiculous budgets though, the latest Crysis, Halo, and Killzone are all up there as some of the most expensive games ever made and are heavily marketed. Do the shittier, extra brown shooters even have a chance to compete with that in the current market?

Most of them haven't done that bad for themselves. They're not going to get CoD sales, but what is?

Daily Gaming News:
1) While Micheal Patcher once again believes Nintendo stocks are a bad investment and they should leave the hardware market, the company recently announces their stocks have risen by 11% and is the largest increase since 2008.

If Patcher says the sky is blue, it's probably caught fire and burning a bright orange.

Fignuts

04-11-2013, 04:20 AM

Farming Simulator 2013 is coming to xbox.

Just thought everyone should know.

whiteyford

04-11-2013, 06:43 AM

Is that a thing, like the hunting games?

#BROKEN Hasney

04-11-2013, 06:53 AM

Farming Simulator 2013 is coming to xbox.

Just thought everyone should know.

I bought a 3DS XL last week and while browsing the eShop, was amazed to see it there too.

Is that a thing, like the hunting games?

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gEJHrmliVQw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

whiteyford

04-11-2013, 06:58 AM

Words fail me.

Tommy Gunn

04-11-2013, 09:08 AM

Just for the lols

http://www.thepoke.co.uk/2013/04/11/new-xbox-to-have-offline-abuse-feature/

New Xbox To Have ‘Offline Abuse’ Feature

Games News: Microsoft say the new Xbox will feature a ‘virtual’ teenage boy screaming abuse at you, to make it feel like multiplayer gaming even if you have no internet connection.

http://www.thepoke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/angry_gamer_boy.jpg

As with the iPhone virtual personal assistant Siri, Microsoft say the next generation of Xbox consoles will come with a virtual companion you can play with offline – ‘Tony’ will be a 13-year-old boy who screams homophobic abuse at you while you play.

“Hearing other players while gaming is now an essential part of the Xbox experience,” said a spokesman for the company.

“Research shows that gamers play up to 80% more effectively if they are shrieked at by a furious teenage boy calling you a ‘fag’ or ‘cocksucker’ while playing. Now Tony will bring that technology to all games, even if you’re not connected to the web.”

Microsoft say the Xbox will come with Tony pre-installed and that further friends – including ‘Luke’ who repeatedly brags about sexual intercourse with your mother – will be available to download from the Xbox live Marketplace.

Kane Knight

04-11-2013, 09:30 AM

That's going to become a srs 4 rlz rumour now.

#BROKEN Hasney

04-12-2013, 06:33 AM

Battlefront 3 was being worked on when LucasArts shut down. It doesn't look as awesome as the Free Radical one, but it does look pretty good.

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KDKH2oAoRUs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Fignuts

04-12-2013, 03:44 PM

How much god damn leaked footage are we going to see before the game actually gets made.

Jesus, this is becoming the new Duke Nukem Forever.

Emperor Smeat

04-12-2013, 05:43 PM

Daily Gaming News:
1) According to leaks and teases, Sega is currently working a remake of Mickey Mouse: Castle of Illusion and a planned release date of Summer 2013 for the Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii U.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/sega-teases-new-mickey-mouse-castle-of-illusion-game/

2) Capcom states the opening sales for Darkstalkers Resurrection have been a "failure" but place the blame on themselves for the lack of promotion and marketing done for the game.
http://www.destructoid.com/capcom-darkstalkers-opening-sales-are-a-failure-251355.phtml

3) Major Nelson announces a Twisted Pixel sale is occurring now on XBLA that offers a bundle package containing ‘Splosion Man, Ms. ‘Splosion Man, The Maw, and Comic Jumper for the price of 800 MS Points ($10).
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/twisted-pixel-games-bundle-available-on-xbla-for-800-msp/

Blitz

04-12-2013, 06:15 PM

Flashback getting an HD remake.

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_W_tRZwpSYk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Kalyx triaD

04-12-2013, 06:51 PM

Fignuts

04-13-2013, 12:51 AM

lol capcom is selling the soundtracks for Megaman 1 and 2 for 8.95 A PIECE.

I'm talking original 8-bit versions, not rearranges or anything. And to top it off, it's a digital download.

I love the music of the Megaman series, but good god, you'd have to have lost all sense of reason to consider buying these.

Kalyx triaD

04-13-2013, 12:55 AM

All game purchases should give you the OST as a free digital download. And anything as old as MM should be free downloads off the official site (MvC3).

Extreme Angle

04-13-2013, 05:48 AM

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YFsJZZwBdE0/UWJSv7kbs7I/AAAAAAAAAZg/pMtC8fbDZwY/s1600/LinkTurnaroundAlexKola.gif

Fignuts

04-13-2013, 01:56 PM

Why is he not wearing pants?

Kalyx triaD

04-13-2013, 02:14 PM

That was his design back in the day. The white tights came later.

ClockShot

04-13-2013, 07:55 PM

Anybody else having problems with Xbox Live right now?

Kalyx triaD

04-13-2013, 08:18 PM

It's fixed now.

Kane Knight

04-13-2013, 08:18 PM

Anybody else having problems with Xbox Live right now?

They've got problems with the service right now.

Kane Knight

04-13-2013, 08:20 PM

It's fixed now.

Is it? Damn. Should have double checked.

Emperor Smeat

04-13-2013, 09:45 PM

According to Xbox Live Support, while the log-in issues have been fixed there are still issues regarding the text/voice chat systems and Friends Lists service not working correctly.

Also warning that game saving also is having some problems at the moment with Minecraft and is affecting Silver account users the most.

http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-live-status

Kane Knight

04-13-2013, 11:59 PM

SlickyTrickyDamon

04-14-2013, 02:15 AM

And they want us to be always online? Fail.

Kane Knight

04-14-2013, 09:52 AM

And they want us to be always online? Fail.

That's a rumour that's been scaled back by the rumour mill.

Still, this is why I would never buy an an always online console.

Drakul

04-15-2013, 01:18 PM

Drakul

04-15-2013, 01:19 PM

Emperor Smeat

04-15-2013, 02:24 PM

It's a PS3 exclusive.

Sega made a clarification on their blog saying its not a PS3 exclusive and that the third platform wasn't the Wii U but PC instead. Guess people assumed it was a PS3 exclusive since the original announcement was done on the Playstation blog.

Developed by Sega Studios Australia, Castle of Illusion Featuring Mickey Mouse will be available worldwide for digital download on Xbox LIVE Arcade, PlayStation Network, and Windows PC in summer 2013.
http://blogs.sega.com/2013/04/15/announcing-castle-of-illusion-featuring-mickey-mouse/

VSG

04-15-2013, 03:29 PM

Hooray for a PC release.

Emperor Smeat

04-15-2013, 05:58 PM

Daily Gaming News:
1) The FPS version of XCOM rumored to have been cancelled after 2K has removed the official websites for the game and taken down all official trailers for the game.
http://www.destructoid.com/2k-wipes-trailers-and-website-for-xcom-fps-remake-251709.phtml

2) According to recent promotional leaks, Battlefield 4 will feature 3 playable factions for multiplayer and the return of Commander Mode for the game.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/rumor-battlefield-4-promotional-material-lists-the-return-of-commander-mode-and-three-multiplayer-factions/

3) Ubisoft's CEO, Yannis Mallat, believes consumers are ready to embrace "always on" consoles with his reasoning being related to people already being comfortable using other devices with the same type of connections.
"I would say that a lot of people are already always online through other devices -- I would suspect that the audience is ready."
http://www.destructoid.com/ubisoft-thinks-audience-is-ready-for-always-on-consoles-251684.phtml

ClockShot

04-15-2013, 07:18 PM

Yannis is wrong.

Kane Knight

04-16-2013, 10:16 AM

If we get knocked offline these other devices, do we get penalised?

I mean, my phone's technically always online, but if I lose Wifi or 4G, I can still use it.

Kalyx triaD

04-16-2013, 01:42 PM

Emperor Smeat

04-16-2013, 05:54 PM

Daily Gaming News:
1) Criterion announces they are beginning to move away from the racing genre with the official reason being the studio has gotten tired of making racers and their next project is a non-racing game.
http://www.destructoid.com/criterion-is-moving-away-from-racing-games-and-sequels-251719.phtml

2) Ubisoft believes they will benefit greatly during the next gen due to the stronger focus and priority towards social and connectivity features for games.
http://www.destructoid.com/ubisoft-believes-it-is-well-positioned-for-next-gen-251798.phtml

3) Microsoft has denied rumors of Anonymous being responsible for the recent Xbox Live problems and instead claim it was due to a networking mishap that occurred during server maintenance.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/xbox-live-weekend-outage-was-not-related-to-hacking-claims/

4) Analysts from Cowen & Company state both Gears of War Judgment and God of War Ascension have failed with underwhelming sales as the official reason. In terms of first month sales, Judgement only managed 22% of Gears 3 sales while Ascension only managed 33% of God of War 3 sales.
http://www.destructoid.com/gow-judgment-and-gow-ascension-failed-says-analyst-251784.phtml

SlickyTrickyDamon

04-16-2013, 06:42 PM

Anybody play Defiance/watch the show? any thoughts?

Kane Knight

04-16-2013, 07:03 PM

Hmm...

My use of Battlefield 3 is always online, that's what I want it for - so I'm kinda living this reality already. Battlefield servers historically crash on launch day (sometimes nearly a week). It could be a bitch if the company isn't on point.

Well, yes, but you're talking about the online multiplayer portion of a game being always online, and I don't think anyone is objecting to that. Mostly because it would be ridiculous to expect online multiplayer to be offline.

Unfortunately, since EA's already trying to redefine SimCity as an MMO, we might get this defense for gaming as a whole as we see games with social services rebranded.

And I've probably said it before, but does anyone remember how Microsoft used to have terrible problems keeping their service up over the holidays? There was one year it was so bad they gave out a free game, but it wasn't even the only time it happened.

Emperor Smeat

04-17-2013, 05:51 PM

Daily Gaming News:
1) Microsoft announces the results of the Xbox Entertainment Awards with Black Ops 2 taking the award for "Best Game", Minecraft 360 took "BEST XBLA Game" and Kinect Sports Ultimate for "Best Family Game."
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/xbox-entertainment-awards-name-black-ops-2-best-game-full-list-of-winners/

2) EA officially debuts and reveals details for FIFA 14 which include a focus on "real ball physics" and will be available for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. More platforms were teased to be announced in the near future.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/fifa-14-revealed-first-screenshots-and-details/

3) According to Gematsu, Square Enix will be lifting the self-imposed embargo regarding Final Fantasy Versus XIII soon.
http://gematsu.com/2013/04/nomura-info-ban-on-final-fantasy-versus-xiii-lift-soon

4) Valve revealed the next batch of games approved from Steam's Greenlight service which include Shovel Knight and Dreamfall among the list of 18 games.
http://www.destructoid.com/greenlit-shovel-knight-dreamfall-and-planet-explorers-251893.phtml

Emperor Smeat

04-18-2013, 05:54 PM

Daily Gaming News:
1) Capcom has lowered their predicted profits for the 2012 fiscal year by around 50% with declining outsourcing quality being blamed as the main reason. The company is also focusing on a stronger presence in the digital market with an "avalanche" of DLC being hinted for the next fiscal year.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/capcom-lowers-predicted-profits-by-over-50-cites-outsourcing-as-contributing-factor/
http://www.destructoid.com/capcom-s-plotting-a-dlc-avalanche-251973.phtml

2) Bethesda announces tomorrow they are officially revealing the survival horror game currently in development by Shinji Mikami and Tango GameWorks studio.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/bethesda-to-reveal-new-survival-horror-game-by-resident-evil-creator-tomorrow/

3) A new Metal Gear Solid collection was first teased by a Korean ratings board and latter semi-confirmed by a tweet from Hideo Kojima. The set appears to be containing MGS 1 which wasn't included in the previous HD set.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/metal-gear-solid-the-legacy-collection-rated/

4) Microsoft announces within the next few days they will be updating and releasing new security features for Xbox 360 and other Microsoft-related products.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/microsoft-rolling-out-new-security-features-for-xbox-360-windows-and-other-services/

Kane Knight

04-18-2013, 06:15 PM

I wonder how many consoles MS will brick this time.

Kane Knight

04-18-2013, 06:16 PM

Daily Gaming News:
1) Capcom has lowered their predicted profits for the 2012 fiscal year by around 50% with declining outsourcing quality being blamed as the main reason.

Trolling your fanbase probably doesn't help, either.

#BROKEN Hasney

04-19-2013, 04:51 AM

Battlefield 3 will be $5 from midday to midnight tonight on Origin. Not sure if it's US only or what.

VSG

04-19-2013, 08:15 AM

#BROKEN Hasney

04-19-2013, 02:30 PM

Its not just BF3, rather it has to be bought as a set of 3 games each costing $3.33 (BF3, NFS: Hot Pursuit, Black Ops). I ended up buying the whole set even though the other 2 I either already have or are shit.

Nah, that started earlier this week. EA announced that BF3 should be $5 for 12 hours today.

Emperor Smeat

04-19-2013, 05:46 PM

Daily Gaming News:
1) Some THQ-related news as the Homeworld IP was purchased but not by teamPixel, THQ ended up having to pay Yukes about $250,000 as part of a settlement, and the WWE waived off debts owed by THQ in return for Take-Two to use former THQ staff and equipment to help develop WWE 14.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/teampixel-outbid-on-homeworld-ip-by-unidentified-buyer/
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/04/19/thq-disclosure-filing-reveals-new-bankruptcy-information-on-wwe-and-bids-for-other-assets.aspx

2) "The Evil Within" was officially debuted by Bethesda today and has a planned released date of 2014 for Xbox 360, PS3, PC, and next gen consoles.
http://www.destructoid.com/bethesda-and-mikami-reveal-the-evil-within-252038.phtml

3) 22 Cans studio announces Curiosity will contain micro-transactions for the purpose of destroying or adding blocks to the cube and will be unavailable once the cube itself reaches the lowest two layers.
http://www.destructoid.com/curiosity-goes-a-bit-mad-with-new-in-app-purchases-252057.phtml

4) Sony announces a PS Vita port of the Jax and Dexter Collection will be arriving this summer and is priced at $29.99.
http://www.destructoid.com/jak-and-daxter-collection-coming-to-the-playstation-vita-252046.phtml

VSG

04-19-2013, 11:52 PM

Nah, that started earlier this week. EA announced that BF3 should be $5 for 12 hours today.

Don't see BF3 for $5 anywhere.

Extreme Angle

04-21-2013, 11:58 AM

Wow...

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Imagine going for a jog in games like Skyrim...

Kalyx triaD

04-21-2013, 12:10 PM

People would think twice about having really big worlds.

Extreme Angle

04-21-2013, 12:23 PM

Man... You'd be knackered! You'd walk miles to a quest location and then just collapse when you get there! Fast travel would feel even more lazy too :lol:

Kane Knight

04-21-2013, 01:02 PM

I'm just imagining all the accidents from combat.

Emperor Smeat

04-22-2013, 05:55 PM

Daily Gaming News:
1) Update to the Homeworld IP being auctioned off as it was revealed Gaerbox were the ones to outbid teamPixel for the rights over the series.
http://www.destructoid.com/gearbox-has-rights-to-classic-rts-homeworld-252205.phtml

2) According to court documents, the second THQ auction managed to generate around $6-$7 million overall with Nordic Games winning the rights to several IPs (Darksiders, Red Faction, etc) and 505 Game winning the Drawn to Life series.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/second-thq-bankruptcy-auction-closes-brings-6m-to-7m/
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/04/22/thq-final-asset-auction-darksiders-red-faction-homeworld.aspx

3) 2K currently rumored to be re-debuting their FPS version of XCOM based on supposed recent promotional material for the game and might be named either as just "XCOM" or as "The Bureau."
http://www.screwattack.com/news/rumor-strange-new-leads-point-2k-re-revealing-xcom-fps

4) Konami confirms rumors of a new Metal Gear Solid set are true with a planned June release date for the PS3.
Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection bundles Metal Gear Solid, Metal Gear Solid 2: HD Edition, Metal Gear Solid 3: HD Edition (complete with MSX versions of Metal Gear and Metal Gear 2), Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD Edition, Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions, and Metal Gear Solid 4: Trophy Edition. Graphic novel adaptations of Metal Gear Solid and Metal Gear Solid: Sons of Liberty, illustrated by artist Ashley Wood, will also be included in digital form.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/metal-gear-solid-the-legacy-collection-coming-to-north-and-south-america-june/

Fignuts

04-22-2013, 08:43 PM

That is a sexy MGS collection, but I want Twin Snakes.

Emperor Smeat

04-22-2013, 09:08 PM

Only way that happens is if a MGS set is ever made for the Wii U since Nintendo holds some rights to that game.

Kane Knight

04-23-2013, 10:16 AM

Emperor Smeat

04-23-2013, 05:45 PM

Daily Gaming News:
1) PSN currently having a Resident Evil series sale from now until April 30 with discounts ranging up to 65% off and PS+ members getting an extra discount.
http://www.destructoid.com/all-resident-evil-titles-discounted-on-psn-252247.phtml

2) Microsoft announces the former CEO of Cryptic Studios and Gazillion Entertainment, John Needham, has been named as the new boss for Lionhead Studio.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/john-needham-appointed-as-lionhead-studio-head/

3) Based on a supposed new viral video from 2K games, the FPS version of XCOM will be having its re-debut occurring this Friday (April 26).
http://www.destructoid.com/video-hints-at-april-26-unveil-of-the-xcom-shooter-252292.phtml

4) Ratchet & Clank and Heavenly Sword will both be getting the film treatment with the Ratchet & Clank animated film to be released in theaters in 2015. Heavenly Sword animated film will be getting the direct-to-dvd treatment although no release date was announced.
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/ratchet-clank-and-heavenly-sword-will-become-anima/1100-4626/

#BROKEN Hasney

04-24-2013, 06:32 AM

Iwata is now CEO of Nintendo of America as well. Not entirely sure what that means.

Kalyx triaD

04-24-2013, 11:10 AM

wtf

#BROKEN Hasney

04-24-2013, 01:00 PM

Kalyx triaD

04-24-2013, 01:18 PM

He's too damn cool to be so hard on himself. Flat out apologizes for things I wouldn't even consider Nintendo's fault. Holds little web conferences that rivals E3 presentations and megaton reveals. But he talks like he himself allowed THQ to tank. Wish there was more like him.

Kane Knight

04-24-2013, 02:13 PM

Emperor Smeat

04-24-2013, 02:31 PM

They moved the old CEO to Managing Director of NCL over in Japan. Some people are speculating he's either being groomed as Iwata's eventual replacement or on the other end of the spectrum, he's a competent bean counter.

I guess this is just Iwata taking responsibility for the botched Wii U launch and getting more hands on. He's said if Nintendo don't make a profit by this time 2014, he'll resign completely.

Could also be due to their current restructuring and expansion plan they started late last year and supposed to last this whole year. The majority of it was for Japan but they did want to improve some stuff for the European branches.

Bloomberg believes they are going to post a loss for this fiscal year while other places think its a profit but lower than originally expected.

Emperor Smeat

04-24-2013, 05:34 PM

Daily Gaming News:
1) While Bloomberg was speculating a second consecutive fiscal loss to be posted, Nintendo announces they managed to post a 7.1 billion Yen ($71.4 million) profit for this fiscal year although lower than they originally predicted. They also announced hardware sales fell short of their expectations with the Wii U off by about 1/2 million units and the 3DS by about 1.05 million units.
http://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-missed-fiscal-year-targets-for-3ds-wii-u-252358.phtml

2) Based on recent tweets from Capcom, an announcement regarding the Okami series is set to occur next week during the Golden Week festival in Japan.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/capcom-teases-okami-announcement-for-next-week/

3) According to Destructoid, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R for the PS Vita does not have any online multiplayer modes even though it's been advertised as a feature for the game.
http://www.destructoid.com/psa-guilty-gear-vita-does-not-have-online-play-252364.phtml

4) According to box art leaked by Tesco and later taken down, the next Call of Duty is set to be named "Call of Duty Ghosts" and as of now only teased for the PS3 and Xbox 360.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/tesco-outs-call-of-duty-ghosts-box-art-revealed/

Emperor Smeat

04-25-2013, 12:29 AM

Nintendo announced they are dropping their traditional E3 press conference this year in favor of a few smaller ones instead. Still expected to be at the event to show off Wii U and 3DS games.

The announcement came as part of their fiscal report and other announcements from earlier in the day.

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2013/04/xnintendo.jpg.pagespeed.ic.e40L5T9gWu.jpg
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/24/nintendo-not-doing-e3-press-conference-holding-smaller-closed-e/

Extreme Angle

04-25-2013, 03:34 PM

Little game i'm making with some people, in UDK...

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Emperor Smeat

04-25-2013, 05:42 PM

Today's News:
1) EA announces a large portion of their workforce will be laid off with unofficial estimates stating it could reach as high as 10% of the total workforce. EA also announces several divisions and studios are facing possible closures with the EA Partners division being impacted the most.
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/04/25/ea-partners-facing-closure.aspx
http://kotaku.com/layoffs-at-ea-today-481149396

2) Capcom announces the Phoenix Wright HD trilogy set has been delayed again with no official reason given and now has a release date of July 2013.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/phoenix-wright-hd-trilogy-delayed-again/

3) Capcom also revealed new screenshots, trailers, and details for upcoming Lost Planet 3's multiplayer with two modes revealed (Akrid Survival and Scenario Mode), a total of 4 modes planned, and 6 maps to be included.
http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/get-a-look-at-a-couple-of-lost-planet-3-s-multipla/2300-7291/
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/lost-planet-3-multiplayer-details-screenshots/

VSG

04-25-2013, 06:02 PM

Command and Conquer pack on sale at Origin for $9.99

VSG

04-26-2013, 01:12 PM

I got a $20 off code for Crysis 3 if anyone wants it. I already have the game.

Cool King

04-26-2013, 05:28 PM

Little game i'm making with some people, in UDK...

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I have to make an interactive environment in UDK that also has light triggers in it for one of my modules at uni, but I've never really used UDK before and I don't have a damn clue what the hell I'm doing in it.

Your game looks pretty damn good though. :y:

Funnily enough, I just completed creating my game with my group today. It was all done in XNA and was pretty much just your average platformer. I just have to wait on my grade for it now.

So what's your role within your group then?

Cool King

04-26-2013, 05:28 PM

Now, I'm not a Far Cry guy. Infact, I've only every really played Far Cry 3 but that was only for 10 minutes at a friends house, but I got told about this from a friend today and from what he said, intrigued me.

I've just finished watching the trailer, and now I really want to buy it when it's released.

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Emperor Smeat

04-26-2013, 06:03 PM

Today's News:
1) According to recent legal documents, the amount of debt THQ owed to its creditors was revealed to be around $200 million with hundreds of individuals and companies filing claims against the company.
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/191327/Bankrupt_THQ_owes_tens_of_millions_in_debt.php
http://www.destructoid.com/thq-still-owes-hundreds-of-millions-to-its-creditors-252522.phtml

2) CD Projekt Red states The Witcher 3 will not contain any quick time events nor online multiplayer modes.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/no-multiplayer-or-qtes-in-the-witcher-3/

3) The FPS version of XCOM has been officially re-debuted as The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, is currently planned for a release later this year, and has switched from a first person shooter to now a third person tactical shooter.
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/2k-marin-s-xcom-shooter-not-dead-rebranded-as-the-/1100-4628/

4) Current rumors regarding the next Xbox include the achievement system being revamped, 2 models with $499 as the standard model and $299 as the contract model (2 years of Xbox Live at $10 per month), and publishers given control over the DRM system.
http://www.destructoid.com/rumor-next-xbox-drm-is-up-to-the-individual-publisher-252543.phtml

Drakul

04-27-2013, 03:58 AM

publishers given control over the DRM system.

I can see absolutely no way that that could possibly backfire and cause some kind of uproar when a company, inevitably, decides to put Alcatraz levels of DRM on their game. Nope, none whatsoever.

Drakul

04-27-2013, 04:12 AM

Wow...

Imagine going for a jog in games like Skyrim...

I think it all looks cool but I am a bit :roll::nono: that everyone is absolutely pissing themselves with excitement about it because it's a PC thing. If it was revealed by Nintendo or Microsoft or Sony as a peripheral, or even a requirement, for their next system, everyone would be saying things like "WTF?! Who wants to wear thick goggles while they game? This is stupid!" and then, if they wheeled out that conveyor thing in the video, people would probably say "Wow, seriously? They honestly think people will wear those googles AND run around in an overgrown baby walker? Great, we can pay $300 and look like idiots in our living room. What a stupid, childish gimmick!:n:"

As I said, I personally think it looks cool. Not sure about the conveyor thing in terms of accessiblity to anyone who isn't in good shape but I think that's actually a different thing and not part of the VR goggles, right?
I can imagine someone using that thing and having a power cut. The belt under them stops moving but they keep going and just faceplant. Would be pretty bad getting those goggles driven into your eyesockets by the floor.

Drakul

04-27-2013, 04:29 AM

Red Dwarf did both those things in the 80's. Sort of.

http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/features/analysis/ten-moments-that-shaped-red-dwarf/ten-moments-that-shaped-red-dwarf-10.jpg

Extreme Angle

04-27-2013, 06:44 AM

Yeah, two different peripherals. "Oculus" for VR, "Omni" for the treadmill. Then there's a third peripheral the "Razer Hydra" which looks like the PS Move but accurate to a single degree/mm.

I'd like to think i'd get the whole package then use it every day. But tbh it'll probably just sit there like every other motion game.

Gaming has always been a "lazy" getaway...

Occulus alone will be a success I think. Others will be for those guys who buy all the specialist shit.

Drakul

04-27-2013, 07:05 AM

If they can make games more active and still not lose the "lazy" games, great. Playing an RPG and trekking across the map by actually walking would be great but they'd need to allow the traditional style too for the lazy/tired days. I could ptobably play more PC games with those things than I can with a keyboard and mouse. If it's not an RTS and it's on PC, I can never enjoy it.

I can't see why Kinect etc were all "childish gimmicks" for "casuals" and yet sticking a thick pair of goggles that look like a cross between a comedy snorkling mask and the Virtual Boy on your face is great.
I'm aware that saying Kinect wasn't up to much is an understatement but, before it even released, people deemed it a silly gimmick etc. This Oculus/Omni/Hydra is the exact same thing in that sense. It's a new "gimmick" that may or may not be put to good use but, because it's a PC thing, it seems to be considered a winner until proven otherwise.

Kane Knight

04-27-2013, 07:52 AM

I can see absolutely no way that that could possibly backfire and cause some kind of uproar when a company, inevitably, decides to put Alcatraz levels of DRM on their game. Nope, none whatsoever.

I wouldn't worry too much. At this point, it sounds like the people who made up the "rumour" in the first place are running out of steam.

This was the life cycle of the PS3's "combating used sales" bullshit, too.

Kalyx triaD

04-27-2013, 08:07 AM

Never understood the allure of VR. The possibilities are much too finite.

Kane Knight

04-27-2013, 08:46 AM

"immersion."

VSG

04-27-2013, 09:16 AM

Exercise

Kane Knight

04-27-2013, 05:21 PM

By the way, the new always online rumours kill me. They come from Paul Thurrot, who's shooting down his own previous rumours which were supposedly "confirmed."

PAY NO ATTENTION TO WHAT I SAID WAS DEFINITELY REALLY TRUE LAST WEEK WHAT IM SAYING THIS WEEK IS DEFINITELY REALLY REALLY TRUE

Extreme Angle

04-28-2013, 06:30 PM

I have to make an interactive environment in UDK that also has light triggers in it for one of my modules at uni, but I've never really used UDK before and I don't have a damn clue what the hell I'm doing in it.

Your game looks pretty damn good though. :y:

Funnily enough, I just completed creating my game with my group today. It was all done in XNA and was pretty much just your average platformer. I just have to wait on my grade for it now.

So what's your role within your group then?

Sweet! UDK is kinda finicky at first and looks daunting, but after a few days of use it's easy.

Looking to use Unity for my next project, based on how little script you need to make a game with it.

There's 9 of us in the group. 2 Character Artists, 4 environment artists, an animator, UI guy and someone who knows Unreal Script.

I'm Environment lead making sure everything flows together, also did that whole area on the video, plus the entire level landscape.

I'll post up a vid when it's completed.

What're you studying at uni?

Emperor Smeat

04-29-2013, 05:37 PM

Today's News:
1) Team Ninja announced it is currently working on a new Dead or Alive 5 related project for the PS3 and Xbox 360.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/team-ninja-working-on-new-dead-or-alive-5-project/

2) Tiger Wood PGA Tour 15 currently rumored to be cancelled with next year's edition rumored to be for the PS4 and next Xbox.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/rumor-tiger-woods-pga-tour-15-canceled/

3) Combit Studio announced they have gained the rights to develop a sequel to River City Ransom after the project was dropped by another studio late last year. They also announced they are planning on an August 2014 release date for PC and unannounced consoles.
http://combitstudios.com/2013/04/river-city-ransom-announced/
http://www.destructoid.com/deja-vu-river-city-ransom-sequel-coming-next-year-252697.phtml

4) The boss of Epic Games global marketing division, Kendall Boyd, has left the company in order to join Microsoft to become the new global marketing boss of the Halo series. So far four high-level employees have left the company within the past several months.
http://www.destructoid.com/epic-s-head-of-marketing-jumps-ship-to-work-on-halo-252623.phtml

Emperor Smeat

04-30-2013, 05:37 PM

Today's News:
1) Sales - Major Nelson announces 11 XBLA games are on sale this week with discounts going up to 60% off and lasts until May 6th. The Playstation Blog announces the Metal Gear Solid series is currently on sale on PSN with discounts being 50% off.
http://www.destructoid.com/this-week-s-xbla-sale-has-castlevania-and-scott-pilgrim-252775.phtml
http://www.destructoid.com/all-metal-gear-solid-titles-up-to-50-off-on-psn-252750.phtml

2) The next Call of Duty game was confirmed by Gamestop to be Call of Duty Ghosts along with a release date of November 5, 2013.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/gamestop-promotional-poster-outs-call-of-duty-ghosts-release-date/

3) For those in the UK, Sony announces retailer GAME will be hosting several playable early access events for The Last of Us from May 3rd to May 6th.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/play-the-last-of-us-early-at-game-lock-in-events

4) Respawn Entertainment's first game is currently rumored to be an exclusive for the Next Xbox.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/rumor-will-respawns-first-game-be-nextbox-exclusive
http://www.destructoid.com/rumor-respawn-s-game-to-be-xbox-only-and-always-online-252772.phtml

Poit

05-01-2013, 03:25 AM

Immortal Moose

05-01-2013, 05:21 PM

http://oyster.ignimgs.com/wordpress/stg.ign.com/2013/05/IGN_infographicfull-610x2976.jpg

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/05/01/infographic-aims-to-help-you-pick-the-perfect-video-game

Emperor Smeat

05-01-2013, 05:44 PM

Today's News:
1) According to 22 Cans, Curiosity could be revealing its secret or surprise as early as next week based on the estimated rates of layers being removed from the cube.
http://www.destructoid.com/curiosity-s-secret-will-soon-be-revealed-252842.phtml

2) Warner Bros recently released a new trailer for Lego Marvel Super Heroes and details regarding pre-orders goodies for the game.
Reserve a console version of the game from Walmart and you'll get an Iron Patriot mini-fig. Get any version from GameStop and you'll get a Spidey keychain, while Power Up Rewards members will also get a downloadable content pack for free with the 360 or PS3 version. Lastly, Amazon will give you $10 games credit if you pre-order through them.
http://www.destructoid.com/galactus-is-coming-for-you-in-lego-marvel-super-heroes-252813.phtml

3) According to CD Projket Red, Cyberpunk 2077's style and gameplay isn't influenced by Blade Runner and instead borrows more from Tarantino-style films.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/cyberpunk-2077-devs-say-think-more-tarantino-less-blade-runner-in-tone/
http://www.destructoid.com/cyberpunk-2077-devs-we-are-not-doing-blade-runner--252849.phtml

Kalyx triaD

05-02-2013, 04:10 PM

Fignuts

05-02-2013, 04:47 PM

If this is why it was delayed til September, then I'm okay with that.

Fignuts

05-02-2013, 05:00 PM

http://www.vgcats.com/comics/images/121224.jpg

Emperor Smeat

05-02-2013, 05:44 PM

Today's News:
1) Hideo Kojima states the official reason for no Metal Gear Solid Legacy set for the Xbox 360 is due to the set being "too big" and wouldn't be able to include Metal Gear Solid 4 due to legal reasons.
http://www.destructoid.com/the-metal-gear-legacy-collection-isn-t-on-360-due-to-mgs4-252922.phtml

2) According to sources close to Eidos Montreal, the Thief reboot project is currently facing several big setbacks leading to several high-level employees recently leaving the company.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/thief-reboot-reported-to-have-endured-multiple-setbacks-high-level-departures/

3) EA's on-going feud with Nintendo continues after announcing Madden NFL 25 will not be released on the Wii U with no official reason given. The company could also end up being hit with a fine by the NFL if the league determines it broke terms in the current contract.
http://www.destructoid.com/yikes-madden-skipping-the-wii-u-this-year-252893.phtml

Kane Knight

05-02-2013, 06:41 PM

http://www.vgcats.com/comics/images/121224.jpg

Enzo had it coming.

ClockShot

05-02-2013, 08:44 PM

Recently read the article in the last Game Informer about Thief and I was under the impression that all the holes had been plugged on that sinking ship of a project.

Pretty worried right now. It's like the game is cursed or something.

Drakul

05-03-2013, 04:03 PM

Emperor Smeat

05-03-2013, 05:46 PM

Today's News:
1) Ubisoft announces South Park: The Stick of Truth is still on track to be released later this year although at the moment is not officially listed among the games they are planning to release in 2013.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/south-park-stick-truth-update

2) Some recent Battlefield 4-related news include DICE releasing a new teaser screenshot for the game and rumors of the initial planned DLC for the game being leaked by a recent survey.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/new-battlefield-4-screenshot-revealed/
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/rumor-battlefield-4-survey-details-dlc/

Kane Knight

05-03-2013, 07:01 PM

Droford

05-05-2013, 11:02 PM

I just saw that on wired

ClockShot

05-06-2013, 02:54 PM

Gamestop will stop accepting PS2 game trade-ins on June 1st.

SlickyTrickyDamon

05-06-2013, 03:12 PM

:(

Most of the GameStops here don't even sell PS2 games anymore.

Kalyx triaD

05-06-2013, 04:34 PM

Ah well.

Emperor Smeat

05-06-2013, 05:48 PM

Today's News:
1) EA announces they have signed a multi-year deal with Disney to become exclusive publisher for the Star Wars series along with EA's studios being the exclusive developers for the games.
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/ea-will-make-all-your-star-wars-games-now/1100-4633/

2) Some Nintendo-related news as this month's Club Nintendo game rewards include Super Mario RPG (Wii VC) as part of the 4 games available and a former developer stating Star Wars Battlefront 3 was in development for the Wii before it was cancelled.
https://club.nintendo.com/rewards.do
http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=201924

3) According to an internal memo from Microsoft, the Next Xbox will permit offline gaming to be possible.
"Durango [the codename for the next Xbox] is designed to deliver the future of entertainment while engineered to be tolerant of today's Internet. There are a number of scenarios that our users expect to work without an Internet connection, and those should 'just work' regardless of their current connection status. Those include, but are not limited to: playing a Blu-ray disc, watching live TV, and yes playing a single player game."
http://www.destructoid.com/internal-microsoft-email-puts-the-always-on-rumor-to-rest-253184.phtml

4) A sequel to Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is rumored to be occurring with the Creative Director teasing the idea of Blood Dragon being made into a series/franchise if approved.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/far-cry-3-blood-dragon-creative-director-interested-in-making-sequel/

ClockShot

05-06-2013, 09:25 PM

For those who are interested in another list, ESPN is counting down the top 25 Sports games of all time. They started today and got 25-21 up right now. Here's the link to the page with an introduction and what not.

http://espn.go.com/espn/playbook/feature/video/_/id/9231036/playbook-top-25-sports-video-games-ever

Kane Knight

05-07-2013, 02:45 AM

3) According to an internal memo from Microsoft, the Next Xbox will permit offline gaming to be possible.

0 people with any grasp on reality were surprised.

Kalyx triaD

05-07-2013, 03:23 AM

Yeah that's kinda meh.

Emperor Smeat

05-07-2013, 05:53 PM

Today's News:
1) According to reports, Ubisoft has once again fired the creator of the Assassin's Creed series with the official reason being due to a "difference in visions" for the franchise. The creator alleges that is not the actual reason and instead he was just abruptly fired today.
http://www.polygon.com/2013/5/7/4308980/patrice-desilets-departs-ubisoft-a-second-time
http://www.screwattack.com/news/assassins-creed-creator-fired-ubisoft

2) Marvelous announces XSEED studio has been renamed to Marvelous USA as part of their restructuring plans and have purchased Atlus Online studio (renamed to Marvelous Online).
http://www.destructoid.com/xseed-now-marvelous-usa-acquires-atlus-online-253218.phtml

3) The pre-order bonus for Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX was revealed to be a special edition artbook along with the announcement of a September 10 release date in the US for the PS3 (Sept. 13 for Europe).
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/kingdom-hearts-hd-1-5-remix-dated-artbook-pre-order-bonus-announced/

SlickyTrickyDamon

05-07-2013, 06:00 PM

You made a great game people love that's not how we do things at Ubisoft! You're fired!

Emperor Smeat

05-07-2013, 11:42 PM

Barely a day after EA got the license to the Star Wars series, the company managed to find a loophole to back out of having to make Star Wars games for the Wii U (and 3DS). The company stated future Star Wars games will use the Frostbite 3 engine while claiming the Wii U can't handle it.

According to the original terms of the agreement, EA was required to make games for all platforms for the series with the only exceptions being social and mobile platforms (Disney covers those platforms themselves).

http://www.destructoid.com/ea-s-star-wars-games-will-use-the-frostbite-3-engine-253262.phtml
http://www.destructoid.com/frostbite-3-not-on-wii-u-due-to-poor-frostbite-2-tests-253295.phtml

Kalyx triaD

05-07-2013, 11:43 PM

lol EA

Fignuts

05-08-2013, 12:42 AM

At this point, I don't give a fuck. Just release Battlefront 3 please.

VSG

05-08-2013, 07:29 AM

I think I am finally on the "I hate EA but I will still play their games" bandwagon.

Emperor Smeat

05-08-2013, 05:28 PM

Today's News:
1) Freebie - For those interested, Doritos Crash Course 2 was released today for free on XBLA although currently only playable for Xbox Gold users.
http://www.destructoid.com/doritos-crash-course-2-arrives-on-xbla-this-wednesday-253194.phtml

2) A bunch of EA-related news with EA's FIFA license has been extended till 2022, no Star Wars-related games will be arriving until Spring 2014, Battlefield 4 will not have any ties to actual gun manufactures, and roughly 900 people were laid off from the company's recent restructuring plans.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/ea-has-locked-down-fifa-license-through-2022
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/no-ea-star-wars-games-until-april-2014-powered-by-frostbite-3/
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/ea-cuts-ties-with-gun-manufacturers/1100-4635/
http://www.polygon.com/2013/5/8/4311958/electronic-arts-laid-off-about-900-employees-during-restructuring

3) According to the creator of the Assassin's Creed series, Ubisoft also fired the series producer yesterday.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/assassins-creed-producer-jean-francois-boivin-also-fired-by-ubisoft-says-patrice-desilets/

4) Capcom recently released their fiscal report for 2012 which revealed a drop of around 55.8% in overall net income compared to last year. The company did have an increase in net sales by about 14.6% but also saw losses in regards to ordinary (down 7.85) and operating income (down 17.6%).
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/capcom-posts-fiscal-2012-results-fiscal-2013-plans/
http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=202107

SlickyTrickyDamon

05-08-2013, 06:36 PM

lol EA

Star Wars is now Nintendont.

Kalyx triaD

05-08-2013, 06:41 PM

EA, you mean. They're taking this Origin thing to heart. Whatever.

SlickyTrickyDamon

05-08-2013, 07:09 PM

EA bitches at Steam for lowering the market on old games and now they are offering Sleeping Dogs for 8.50.

Kalyx triaD

05-08-2013, 07:10 PM

Public interest on that brand must be low, so why not give it away cheap. That's all that is.

Drakul

05-09-2013, 12:33 PM

Bought The Movies for PC from CEX. Wondering if it contains Securom. It says it contains protection to stop piracy but it's not specific. Always paranoid about installing stuff on my PC that may have Securom. Anyone know if it does or doesn't?

#BROKEN Hasney

05-09-2013, 12:43 PM

Nah, a simple CD check and non-online serial number.

Kane Knight

05-09-2013, 12:45 PM

Public interest on that brand must be low, so why not give it away cheap. That's all that is.

If it were in a vacuum, that would be all it was. But they've done a bunch of sales. They never reach Steam levels in terms of scope or price, but EA is doing exactly what they bitch about.

Which is no surprise. Corporate ethics.

Bought The Movies for PC from CEX. Wondering if it contains Securom. It says it contains protection to stop piracy but it's not specific. Always paranoid about installing stuff on my PC that may have Securom. Anyone know if it does or doesn't?

If you're that concerned, why not research it before you buy?

Drakul

05-09-2013, 12:53 PM

It was a spur of the moment thing. I was in the shop and it was just £3. I thought it was old enough that it might have been pre-securom.
I did a little Googling when I got home and can't really find an answer one way or another. Just people speculating before it was released, I think.

Emperor Smeat

05-09-2013, 05:41 PM

Today's News:
1) EA states neither Dead Space 3 nor Crysis 3 managed to hit their sales expectation targets with Dead Space 3's sales being lower than Dead Space 2's sales.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/dead-space-3-crysis-3-sales-fell-short-according-to-ea/

2) Some fiscal report-related news as Konami's 2012 fiscal report revealed a 15% decrease in overall revenues while their digital sales were up by 17%. Sony's fiscal report revealed their first overall profit since 2008 but the Playstation Division saw net losses of around 12.2% for sales and 94% in operating income.
http://www.vg247.com/2013/05/09/konami-posts-fy13-financial-results-to-promote-metal-gear-series-at-e3/
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/sony-reports-annual-profit-not-planning-to-incur-a-major-loss-with-ps4-launch/

3) Sony's fiscal report also revealed the company is currently not expected to be hit with a major fiscal loss during the launch of the PS4 later this year.
http://www.destructoid.com/sony-not-planning-major-loss-with-playstation-4-launch-253433.phtml

4) The vice president of Epic Games states both Microsoft and Sony are currently pushing for the free-to-play market to become a strong focus for their next gen consoles.
http://www.destructoid.com/epic-microsoft-sony-to-fully-embrace-f2p-for-next-gen-253424.phtml

Kalyx triaD

05-09-2013, 05:45 PM

Good for Dead Space 3.

LoDownM

05-09-2013, 07:22 PM

Shadow Warrior reboot on the way. Thrilled and worried at the same time. At least Gearbox isn't doing it tho.

Emperor Smeat

05-10-2013, 05:35 PM

Today's News:
1) Sony rumored to be officially debuting Gran Turismo 6 next week as part of the series 15th anniversary celebration this month.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/rumor-sony-going-reveal-gran-turismo-6-next-week

2) Capcom states they are expecting a "significant" spike to occur in development costs for the next gen to the point the company is moving towards more in-house development to help keep costs down.
http://www.destructoid.com/capcom-expects-a-spike-in-dev-costs-with-new-consoles-253437.phtml

3) Tecmo Koei announces Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate will be arriving later this year and includes all the exclusive features the Vita version of Dead or Alive 5 contained along with several new characters and stages.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/xbox_360/dead-or-alive-5-ultimate-coming-fall-first-trailer/

Kalyx triaD

05-10-2013, 05:43 PM

NextBox is almost certainly going to be called Xbox Infinity. The infinity symbol also doubles nicely as an 8, giving brand cohesion with Windows 8.

Emperor Smeat

05-11-2013, 02:11 PM

The Infinity logo is being claimed as a fake according to Reddit/Imgur.

http://i.imgur.com/keclS5o.png
http://imgur.com/r/gaming/keclS5o

Immortal Moose

05-12-2013, 02:44 AM

SlickyTrickyDamon

05-12-2013, 02:50 AM

What in the fuck?

Immortal Moose

05-12-2013, 02:54 AM

I picked it up on Steam, I'm horrible at it but it can be pretty funny.

Extreme Angle

05-12-2013, 02:42 PM

fag cock 3: blood gibbon

Emperor Smeat

05-13-2013, 05:27 PM

Today's News:
1) According to Square Enix's 2012 fiscal report, the company posted a 13.7 billion yen ($138.6 million) loss for the year with "weak" sales in North America and Europe being blamed the most.
http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=202468

2) Namco is currently rumored to be working on HD remakes for Tales of Symphonia and Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World with both being PS3 exclusives.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/rumor-tales-of-symphonia-and-sequel-getting-hd-remakes-on-ps3/

3) Double Fine studio states they are currently in the process of trying to regain their IP ownership in regards to Costume Quest, Stacking, Brütal Legend, and Iron Brigad. The first two games are currently owned by Nordic Games while Brutal Legend is partially owned by EA and Iron Brigad is partially owned by Microsoft.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/double-fine-currently-trying-get-full-rights-four-its-marquee-franchises

Emperor Smeat

05-14-2013, 06:09 PM

Today's News:
1) Ubisoft revealed the pre-order bonuses for Rayman Legends will only be available at Gamestop and GAME. Each platform has their own set of exclusive goodies as well.
Available through Gamestop in the US and GAME in the UK, Rayman Legends’ pre-order content will offer both Rayman and Barbara some new threads. An Aveline De Grandpre (Assassin’s Creed III Liberation) skin for Barbara will be available for Wii U owners; an Edward Kenway (Assassin’s Creed IV) outfit for Rayman will be exclusive to the PS3; and Rayman will dawn a Sam Fisher (Splinter Cell) costume for Xbox 360 players.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/ubisoft-reveals-pre-order-bonuses-rayman-legends

2) According to the writer of ZombiU, a sequel is currently being considered by Ubisoft with a prototype version being used to test out several ideas and plans for the potential game.
http://www.destructoid.com/zombiu-sequel-prototype-in-development-253674.phtml
http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=202568

3) Bioware states they are considering on making several spin-off games for the Mass Effect series with the games to potentially revolve around Javik or Garrus.
http://www.destructoid.com/mass-effect-spin-offs-bioware-talks-potential-leads-253638.phtml