Videogame News Thread

[Drakul]

Pretty much. Missing Conkers Bad Fur day because £90 is asking too much.

Thinking of getting Killer Instinct Gold, along with a couple of others.

[Kalyx triaD]

Don't think KI Gold aged well.

[Drakul]

Probably not. I can't really think of anything else I'd really like to try get besides KIG and Conker. Fighters Destiny was cool at the time but I can't remember if it was 1 or 2 that had the cow. That's the one I played. Briefly played Body Harvest as a kid but not enough to remember anything about it.

[Kalyx triaD]

I love Fighter's Destiny (1). Very interesting system.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Pretty much. Missing Conkers Bad Fur day because £90 is asking too much.

Thinking of getting Killer Instinct Gold, along with a couple of others.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.Xconker+live+%26+reloade&_nkw=conker+live+%26+reloaded&_sacat=0&_from=R40


Works on the 360 backwards compatibility too.

[Drakul]

I hear that that version is censored and changed in certain places. I'd rather have the original N64 version.

Thanks for looking it up, though.

[Kane Knight]

Snag a ROM in that case?

[Drakul]

Not into the ROM scene. I do things legitimately or go without.

[Fignuts]

Mischief Makers

[Drakul]

Totally forgot about this game but think I'll pick it up as I recall it being pretty good.

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[Emperor Smeat]

I hear that that version is censored and changed in certain places. I'd rather have the original N64 version.

Thanks for looking it up, though.

Multiplayer got changed the most to the point they tossed out everything except War and changed that one a lot as well.

Only ever got through half-way with the story but just 1 spot was changed and it happens very early in the game. A bit easier as well but that's because the controls got tweaked a bit.

[Kalyx triaD]

Mace was shockingly playable considering the developer at that time.

[Drakul]

Remember staying over at someones house as a kid and playing Mace all night.

Miss that kind of thing.

Going to get Mace and S.C.A.R.S.

[Kane Knight]

Not into the ROM scene. I do things legitimately or go without.

Fair enough. I've never done any real emulation. But then, I've never wanted a game bad enough, I guess.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Sony currently rumored to be working on a Virtual Reality headset for the PS4 and teased to be revealed during the upcoming Tokyo Game Show later this month.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/rumor-sony-to-reveal-playstation-4-virtual-reality-headset-at-tgs
http://www.destructoid.com/sony-reportedly-has-its-own-vr-headset-for-ps4-261198.phtml

2) Timesplitters Rewind was revealed to be currently in development for the PS4 although Crytek has yet to officially approve of the project for the platform. The game is being developed by a group of Timesplitters fans who earlier in the year got approval to work on a PC version of the game.
http://www.destructoid.com/timesplitters-rewind-in-development-for-playstation-4-261182.phtml

3) During PAX Prime, Gearbox announces they are currently developing two games for next-gen consoles while both Homeworld 1 and 2 are getting the HD remake treatment.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/pax-gearbox-working-two-new-next-gen-ips-announces-new-homeworld

[Kalyx triaD]

My XBL GT is now simply "Kalyx triaD". Some of you already got the message online.

[Sepholio]

Yeah not really sure that qualifies as news Kalyx. Wrong thread maybe?

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) According to Quantic Dream, Heavy Rain originally wasn't planned to be a PS3 exclusive but ended up becoming one after Microsoft turned down the idea for the game to be on the Xbox 360. Microsoft was too worried about the potential backlash for the game due to the issue of child kidnapping being in the game.
http://www.destructoid.com/microsoft-turned-down-heavy-rain-because-of-kidnapping-261246.phtml

2) According to the character designer for Metal Gear Solid V, Hideo Kojima had requested the game's characters to be made "more exotic" mainly because he wanted to cater towards cosplayers and improve potential sales for the game's action figures.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/hideo-kojima-asked-mgsvs-character-design-to-make-certain-characters-more-erotic/

3) Microsoft once again stated they will continue to provide support for the Xbox 360 after the Xbox One is launched with at least another 3 more years and over 100 games as their main goal.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/xbox-360-to-get-three-more-years-of-support-over-100-games-planned/

[Kalyx triaD]

Yeah not really sure that qualifies as news Kalyx. Wrong thread maybe?

I noticed the gamer ID thread was just the list so I figured posting there would be 'rude' or whatever.

[Poit]

You can post updates in that thread. The original post will then be edited, and your post will then be deleted.

At least, that's how it worked when I added my Steam ID.

[RoXer]

I already changed it because IM A GOOD FUCKIN MOD WHO DESERVES HIS POSITION AS SPORTS FORUM MOD BACK

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Update to the PS4's VR headset news as current rumors hint at a late 2014 release date for the device and it requires the PS Eye/Camera in order to work.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/rumor-playstation-4-virtual-reality-headset-to-launch-late-2014/

2) Irrational Games announces layoffs have occurred at the studio with 8 employees laid off recently although the team working on the "Burial at Sea" DLC pack for Bioshock Infinite were not affected.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/irrational-games-lays-off-eight-employees/

3) FromSoftware announces signups for the Dark Soul II have started for the PS3 with the only requirement being the need to download a Registration Ticket from the Playstation Store. The beta itself is currently scheduled to start on October 12.
http://www.destructoid.com/sign-up-for-the-dark-souls-ii-ps3-beta-now-261324.phtml

[Fignuts]

Magic the Gathering 2013 is free on gold right now. Never played Magic before but wtf its free. Pretty fun so far. Faced the first "boss" of campaign, and won with just 1 up. Intense stuff lads.

[Kane Knight]

Pfffft. 2013 is soooo last year.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Update to the Timesplitters Rewind news as Crytek announced they have given their official approval for the project to include a PS4 version to be made.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/timesplitters-rewind-receives-blessing-crytek-and-coming-ps4

2) Capcom's Vancouver studio revealed a few new details for Dead Rising 3 which include the game containing between 6 to 10 endings, an overtime mode called "Infinity Mode", and Nightmare Mode is the toughest difficulty mode in the series history.
http://www.destructoid.com/dead-rising-3-has-6-10-endings-overtime-mode-261375.phtml
http://www.oxm.co.uk/61780/dead-rising-3-is-the-most-difficult-dead-rising-game-weve-ever-made/

3) According to a recent leak, Ubisoft is currently working on 8 unannounced digital projects with 2 of them related to the Assassin's Creed franchise. The previously Vita-only AC Liberation is teased to be getting an HD re-release for consoles while AC Pirates is speculated to be for mobile devices.
http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=211687
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/assassins-creed-liberation-hd-logo-spotted/

[Kane Knight]

Based on that, I'm assuming veterans of the series will breeze through "Nightmare Mode."

[Fignuts]

So just gonna post this vid which echoes exactly why I think Metroid Other M is is a such a huge smelly turd. Dunno how to embed on an iPod. SORRY

http://youtu.be/pX4mhp-8sOc

No reason for posting this other than I was really craving a new metroid, and that other m may have fucked the chances of it happening.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Halo 4's lead designer, Scott Warner, states he has left 343 Studios to join Visceral Games as their new design director.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/halo-4-lead-designer-leaves-343-industries-joins-visceral-games-as-design-director/

2) During a recent company report, Square Enix reveals their current plans are to shift away from the current "Triple A" HD model in favor of focusing more on the free-to-play model or something more "flexible."
http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=211817

3) Keiji Inafune's studio announces they have added in new stretch goals for Mighty No. 9 to include the PS4 and Xbox One as possible platforms for the game.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/mighty-no-9-team-adds-ps4-xbox-one-releases-to-kickstarter-stretch-goals/

4) Based on recent trademark filings by Namco, the next main game in the Tales series is currently rumored to be named "Tales of Zestiria."
http://www.screwattack.com/news/tales-zestiria-next-installment-tales-saga

[Poit]

I was thinking a couple days ago about MMO terminology. Are there any "modern" MMOs where "train to zone" could potentially be used, or is that a term that will die with EverQuest?

[Kalyx triaD]

Diablo 3 console demo's out. It's online enabled. Anybody willing to mess with it with me? Let's see what the big deal is.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Ubisoft confirms their Uplay digital service will be avaliable at launch for both the PS4 and Xbox One.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/uplay-confirmed-for-playstation-4-and-xbox-one/

2) For those interested, D3 studio announces they are developing an Earth Defense Force game for the PS4 and it is not EDF 2025 which has an early 2014 release date in the West for the Xbox 360 and PS3.
http://kotaku.com/today-in-tokyo-d3-publisher-announced-that-a-new-earth-1277117990

3) Square Enix currently is planning for a lenghty gap to occur between Final Fantasy XV's and Kingdom Hearts III's release dates due to both games sharing the same creative director.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/final-fantasy-xv-kingdom-hearts-iii-will-be-far-apart-due-to-shared-creative-director/

4) Starbreeze Studios denies Vin Diesel's statement of them working on a new Riddick game. Starbreeze Studios had developed the previous game in the series (The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay).
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/starbreeze-isn-t-making-the-new-riddick-game/1100-4732/

[whiteyford]

Diablo 3 console demo's out. It's online enabled. Anybody willing to mess with it with me? Let's see what the big deal is.

Heisenberg is playing it I think.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Namco announces a new Soul Calibur game called Soul Calibur: Lost Swords is currently in development for the PS3 and will be a free-to-play game.
http://www.destructoid.com/free-to-play-soul-calibur-lost-swords-announced-for-ps3-261638.phtml

2) Valve announces a new feature for their Steam service called "Family Sharing" which allows an entire game library from a single account to be shared with up to 10 people. There are a few restrictions such as individual games in a library can't be shared nor can more than 1 person use the shared account at any time.
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/steam-introduces-family-sharing/1100-4734/

3) According to Eiji Aonuma, Nintendo hasn't ruled out other past Zelda games getting HD remakes done with Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword listed as likely choices.
http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=212027
http://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-experimented-with-skyward-sword-in-hd-261681.phtml

[Kane Knight]

You also can't share games with third party DRM

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Activision Blizzard currently facing a lawsuit from a shareholder due to allegations involving both an unapproved private stock sale occurring soon and hiding how much money each person in the sale would receive.
http://www.polygon.com/2013/9/12/4722306/activision-blizzard-hit-with-lawsuit-by-shareholder

2) Based on recent trademark filings, Square Enix is rumored to be working on both a new Deus Ex project called "Deus Ex Universe" and a Hitman project called "Hitman Go."
http://www.destructoid.com/huh-deus-ex-universe-and-hitman-go-trademarks-found-261733.phtml

3) UK developer Blitz Game Studios announces they are shutting down after 23 years in the industry with a lack of investments and projects as the official reason given.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/blitz-games-studios-closes-its-doors-after-23-years

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Capcom recently revealed they only have around $152 million left in reserves with most of the blame being placed on their recent big status titles not performing well in sales. They also stated as a result their current DLC policy is getting re-hauled to with with DLC now to be influenced by user feedback and occur a lot earlier in development.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/capcom-only-has-152-mil-bank-changes-dlc-stance

2) Lionhead studio announces Fable Anniversary has been delayed from its original late 2013 release date to now a February 2014 date.
http://www.destructoid.com/fable-anniversary-delayed-until-february-2014-261785.phtml

3) Overkill Software reveals Payday 2 so far has managed to sell around 1.58 million copies since its launch with around 80% of those sales coming from the digital version of the game.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/payday-2-sells-1-58-million-copies-within-first-month-80-percent-digital-versions/

4) According to series creator Kazunori Yamauchi, the PS4 will not be getting Gran Turismo 6 and instead will get Gran Turismo 7 which is currently planned to arrive either late 2014 or before the end of 2015.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/yamauchi-gran-turismo-7-will-be-ready-for-ps4-in-a-year-or-two/

[Kane Knight]

I read on another site that Criterion is being downsized to like, 16 people.

[Fignuts]

Splinter Cell Blacklist could not have come out at a worse time. Flying under everyone's radar, because of saints row 4, gta 5, and madden, but its so AWESOME.

Advise everyone to pick it up, even if its later when the price drops.

[Swiss Ultimate]

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[The Rogerer]

Splinter Cell Blacklist could not have come out at a worse time. Flying under everyone's radar, because of saints row 4, gta 5, and madden, but its so AWESOME.

Advise everyone to pick it up, even if its later when the price drops.No thanks

[Kane Knight]

You Canadians are so polite.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) DICE announces the open multiplayer beta for Battlefield 4 will start on October 1st for the PS3, Xbox 360, and PC. Anything earned or unlocked in the beta was also announced to carry over to the full game when its released later in the month.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/battlefield-4-open-beta-set-kick-october

2) Update to recent Criterion Games news as the studio explained their recent downsizing is due to the majority of their staff will be moving soon to Ghost Games while those left will work on a new non-racing project for EA.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/majority-of-criterion-games-to-become-ghost-games-u-k-only-15-to-remain-at-studio/

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Keiji Inafune confirms Mighty No. 9 will be getting expanded to the Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii U due to the project recently reaching its stretch goal on Kickstarer.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/mighty-no9-confirmed-be-coming-consoles

2) EA announces they have promoted Andrew Wilson, boss of EA Sports and Origin, as their new CEO for the company.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/ea-sports-origin-head-andrew-wilson-named-new-ceo-of-electronic-arts/
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/andrew-wilson-is-your-new-ea-ceo/1100-4737/

3) Capcom teases they are debuting a new game during their press conference at the Tokyo Game Show later this month. The director of the Devil May Cry series was also teased to be involved with this new project.
http://www.destructoid.com/capcom-and-dmc-s-hideaki-itsuno-to-reveal-game-at-tgs-261987.phtml

[Kalyx triaD]

Itsuno? Probably a new Dragon's Dogma then.

[Emperor Smeat]

According to several outlets, Sega has won the bidding war for Atlus going as far as also purchasing all of Index Corporation in a deal expected to become official in November. Based on current rates, Sega spent around $142 million for this deal.

According to Nintendo Everything, Sega Sammy is in fact buying out Index Holdings entirely, which would simultaneously put the Persona developer in its stable. The 14 billion yen transaction is expected to be finalized in November.

There is a downside though since Index Corporation will be required to undergo a big restructuring which could also affect Atlus as part of the terms in the new deal.

http://www.destructoid.com/sega-buying-atlus-parent-company-index-262028.phtml
www.hardcoregamer.com/2013/09/17/sega-purchases-atlus-for-14-billion-yen/55909/

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Gunpoint is on sale on Steam. Get it now. I command it.

http://i.imgur.com/yJMZ1HR.gif


http://store.steampowered.com/app/206190/

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Blizzard announces auction houses will be removed from Diablo III on March 28, 2014.
http://www.destructoid.com/diablo-iii-s-auction-houses-are-shutting-down-next-year-261991.phtml

2) According to Square Enix, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII will feature a fixed number of monsters, can only be replenished after the current game is completed, and the final monster of every species transforms into a stronger and more valuable "Last One" type.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/players-can-make-monsters-extinct-in-lightning-returns-final-fantasy-xiii/

3) Capcom states Ducktales Remastered will be getting a physical disc-based arriving on November 12 for the Wii U, Xbox 360, and PS3 for the price of $20.
http://www.capcom-unity.com/xantista/blog/2013/09/18/ducktales-remastered-is-headed-to-retail-stores

[Kane Knight]

The Auction House is here to stay....

For a little while longer.

[Fignuts]

So is it Final Fantasy or Monster Hunter?

[Sepholio]

Sounds kinda like a replacement for the missions where you go kill a specific strong monster.

[Cool King]

Nintendo visionary Hiroshi Yamauchi dies aged 85

Hiroshi Yamauchi, the Japanese businessman credited with transforming Nintendo into a world-leading video games company, has died aged 85.

Mr Yamauchi ran the firm for 53 years, and was its second-largest shareholder at the time of his death.

The company confirmed the news in an emailed statement.

A spokesman said the firm was in mourning over the "loss of the former Nintendo president Mr Hiroshi Yamauchi, who sadly passed away this morning."

He died of pneumonia at a hospital in central Japan, the company said, adding that a funeral will take place on Sunday.

Mr Yamauchi ran the company from 1949 until 2002.

In that time, he took what was a small-time collectable trading card company and built it into one of the most recognisable - and successful - video games brands today.

"Hiroshi Yamauchi transformed a run-of the-mill trading card company into an entertainment empire in video games," said Ian Livingstone, co-founder of Games Workshop and former chairman of publisher Eidos.

"He understood the social value of play, and economic potential of electronic gaming. Most importantly he steered Nintendo on its own course and was unconcerned by the actions of his competitors. He was a true visionary."

Rob Crossley, associate editor of Computer and Video Games magazine, told the BBC: "You cannot overestimate the influence the man had on the games industry."

"He spearheaded Nintendo as they moved into the arcade business, with hits such as Donkey Kong.

"This man was the president of Nintendo during the NES, the SNES, the N64 and the Gamecube - the first two were transformative pieces of electronic entertainment."

Household names

Mr Yamauchi took over at Nintendo after his grandfather suffered a stroke. After several years developing the firm's existing trading card business, Mr Yamauchi turned to electronic entertainment.

He utilised the work of legendary games designer Shigeru Miyamoto, who had made Donkey Kong, as a way of breaking into the US arcade game market.

Mr Miyamoto's later work was pivotal in the success of Nintendo's home entertainment systems - titles such as Super Mario, Legend of Zelda and Starfox became commercial smashes and household names.

Mr Yamauchi stood down as president in 2002, taking a place on the firm's board of directors. In 2005, he left the company entirely.

Since his departure, Nintendo has gone on to produce the hugely successful Wii console, but has floundered in the past 12 months due to disappointing sales of its latest effort, the Wii U.

Mr Yamauchi, one of Japan's richest men, also used to own the Seattle Mariners major league baseball club before selling it in 2004 to Nintendo's US-based operation.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-24160150

[Kalyx triaD]

RIP

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Namco Bandai announces the release date for the PS3 and Xbox versions of Dark Souls 2 will be on March 11, 2014 for North America and March 14 for Europe. The PC version of the game will be released shortly after the console versions although no date was given.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/dark-souls-2-release-date-nailed-down-new-trailer/

2) Ubisoft announces the latest update to their UPlay digital services includes the integration of Twitch for gameplay streaming.
http://www.destructoid.com/new-version-of-uplay-features-twitch-integration-262137.phtml

3) Namco currently considering the possibility of Soul Calibur II HD also getting a Wii U version with the producer stating for people to spam his Twitter account to help show demand for it. Link was also teased to be very likely to return if it does end up happening.
http://www.gamesradar.com/soulcalibur-2-hd-could-get-post-release-content-or-wii-u-version-if-demand-there/
http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=212606

[VSG]

Steam apparently will announce something hardware/steam box related next week.

[Kane Knight]

Steam apparently will announce something hardware/steam box related next week.


As usual, Valve fans are already assuming Episode 3 will be involved.

[VSG]

Definitely something "3": http://store.steampowered.com/livingroom/

[DaveBrawl]

Gonna guess that 2nd circle is for Pong in HD.

[DaveBrawl]

3rd circle is probably that steam share thing they mentioned a few days ago.

[VSG]

Might well be Steam box and its 2 controllers :'(

[DaveBrawl]

I hope so.

Steam box sounds much more appealing to me than either the XB1 or PS4.

[DaveBrawl]

Could just make my own, but I'm still a little gunshy from my failed DIY DVR experiment.

[VSG]

I hope so.

Steam box sounds much more appealing to me than either the XB1 or PS4.

Even with it shipping with Linux and saving you the cost of a windows license, this will be more expensive and would handle less games than the other two.

[DaveBrawl]

Yeah I keep forgetting about the Linux part. Keep assuming everything would "just work". :'(

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Sony states they are considering doing a Western launch for the Vita TV after being completly surprised at the high level of interest for the device in those regions.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/sony-surprised-by-wests-interest-in-playstation-vita-tv-thinking-about-western-launch/

2) During a recent interview with ONM UK, Miyamoto states future Metroid games will most likely be done by Retro Studios due to their current "high priority" status within Nintendo for the franchise.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/tapping-retro-studios-a-high-priority-for-future-metroid-games-says-miyamoto/
http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=212715

3) GTA V has managed to become the fastest selling game ever in history to reach $1 billion in sales. The game needed just 3 days to reach the mark and shatters the previous record of 14 days by Black Ops 2.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/grand-theft-auto-v-breaks-1-billion-in-sales-within-3-days-sets-new-record/
http://www.destructoid.com/grand-theft-auto-v-achieves-1-billion-in-sales-262229.phtml

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) EA somewhat debunks the theory about sports games being priced cheaper if they were offered as just a roster/kit update after announcing FIFA 14: Legacy Edition for the 3DS eshop is priced as a full game. Similar to the Vita and Wii version, this game is just a re-release of FIFA 13 with no new modes or features.
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/09/23/fifa-14-legacy-edition-has-no-updates-to-gameplay-or-game-modes/
http://www.destructoid.com/fifa-14-is-nearly-the-exact-same-game-as-fifa-13-on-3ds-262333.phtml

2) According to the senior brand manager at Sony Online Entertainment, EverQuest Next will be dropping the restriction on certain classes being tied to specific races.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/everquest-next-wont-contain-classes-restricted-to-races/

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) According to a report from Giantbomb, Apple is rumored to have paid off EA to ensure the Android version of Plants vs Zombies 2 was purposely delayed in order to let the iOS version get all the attention and bulk of sales (besides in China). The Android version is currently rumored to be arriving next month.
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/apple-apparently-paid-ea-to-delay-plants-vs-zombie/1100-4747/
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/rumor-plants-vs-zombies-2-its-about-time-heading-to-android-devices-next-month/

2) Guerrilla Games announces the season pass for Killzone: Shadow Fall will cost $20, includes an Online Co-Op expansion pack containing a horde-like mode, and covers 3 other DLC packs each containing about 2 maps.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/killzone-shadow-fall-season-pass-details-revealed

3) Sony announces a new promotion for PSN called ""Spend $50 on PlayStation Network, get $10 back" which starts today and lasts till October 29. Up to $100 can be earned back with basically everything eligible for the deal on PSN.
http://www.destructoid.com/spend-50-on-playstation-network-get-10-back-262393.phtml

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Update to the Android version of Plants vs Zombies 2 news as EA denies being "paid off" while Apple denies they made a secret deal with EA.
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/apple-ea-deny-relationship-over-plants-vs-zombies-/1100-4750/

2) Ubisoft announces South Park: The Stick of Truth will be getting released on December 10 for the PC, Xbox 360, and PS3.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/south-park-the-stick-of-truth-finally-arriving-on-pc-ps3-xbox-360-december-10/

3) Joseph Staten, the design director of Destiny and several things from the Halo series, recently announced he has left Bungie to pursue "new creative challenges." Staten had been with Bungie for the past 15 years with Myth being one of the first projects he worked on.
http://www.destructoid.com/halo-destiny-design-director-writer-leaves-bungie-262439.phtml

4) Square Enix announces a new game called Nosgoth is currently in development which is a free-to-play game and takes place within the Legacy of Kain universe.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/nosgoth-free-to-play-game-set-in-legacy-of-kain-universe-announced/

[Kane Knight]

If they were paid off, would they admit it?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Fuck no. It's not really news they denied it.

[Sepholio]

Finally! Stick of Truth is going to be eeeepiiiiccccc.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Warner Bros announces the season pass for Batman: Arkham Origins will cost $20, arrives on October 25, and covers 6 DLC packs.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/batman-arkham-origins-season-pass-offers-skins-and-story/

2) According to a recent leak regarding the cancelled Star Wars 1313 project, the game would have played a bit similar to the Uncharted series and was meant to tie-in with a planned live-action tv show that most likely was cancelled as well.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/new-star-wars-1313-details-revealed/

3) Apparently there is a small catch to the Xbox One and PS4 upgrade programs as both EA and Activision state their games eligible only transfers over multiplayer stats and nothing related to single player saves or progress. Ubisoft confirmed the same with Assassin's Creed IV although did not mention if Watch Dogs will also be affected.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/single-player-progress-will-not-carry-over-with-next-gen-game-upgrades/

4) Rockstar teases again they would like to make another game in the Bully series in the near future.
http://www.destructoid.com/rockstar-expresses-interest-in-revisiting-bully-262519.phtml

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Treasure studio recently teased on Twitter they will be making an Ikaruga-related announcement very soon.
http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=213219

2) Two new trailers for the survival horror game of The Evil Within were recently released online. One is a previously E3-exclusive trailer while the other was recently shown off during the on-going Eurogamer Expo.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/xbox_360/20-minute-the-evil-within-gameplay-demo/
http://www.destructoid.com/12-minutes-of-pure-horror-with-the-evil-within-262552.phtml

3) Besides the recent leaks of details from the cancelled Star Wars 1313 game, a couple more projects LucasArts were working on before the Disney buyout have been leaked. These included a new TIE Fighter/X-Wing game meant for the Wii U and another codenamed "Trigger" meant to help revive the Battlefront series.
http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=213211
http://kotaku.com/how-lucasarts-fell-apart-1401731043

[Fignuts]

Mother fucker.

New Battlefront, new rogue squadron type game, and a good looking new IP.

What the fuck

Does Disney not enjoy money?

[#BROKEN Hasney]

FIFA has managed to go further in it's upgrade between 13 and 14 more than I was expecting.

FIFA 13:

http://3ir.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/gimme-kiss-fifa-2012-bug.gif

FIFA 14:

http://i.imgur.com/IegEL8z.gif

[Poit]

That's quite an upgrade.

[Sepholio]

rofl. Literally. Those FIFA gifs are amazing.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) For those interested in the digital version of Killzone: Shadow Fall on the PS4, Sony states the download is around 50GB in size.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/killzone-shadow-fall-will-be-a-50gb-download/

2) Twitch reveals they have recently received around $20 million worth in new investments by several companies to help prepare and upgrade their infrastructure for the upcoming console generation.
http://www.destructoid.com/twitch-20-million-new-investment-from-take-two-others-262712.phtml

3) Ubisoft reveals some new details for Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag which include the game needing around 50 hours to fully complete and all Aminus stuff is now completely optional to do or deal with.
http://www.destructoid.com/assassin-s-creed-iv-will-take-at-least-50-hours-to-100--262687.phtml
http://www.destructoid.com/leave-the-animus-whenever-you-want-in-assassin-s-creed-iv-262683.phtml

[ClockShot]

Nice to know that Black Flag is gonna be deep in gameplay.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Update to the Mighty No. 9 Kickstarter as the project has managed to raise around $3.5 million, will include handhelds and next gen console versions, and the composer for Mega Man 2 has recently joined the project.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/mighty-no-9-coming-end-over-3-million-raised-mega-man-2-composer-comes-board
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/mighty-no-9-heading-to-xbox-one-and-playstation-4/

2) According to recent trademark filings, Valve has applied to get the trademark for Half-Life 3 approved in Europe with the US trademark expected to be filed soon as well.
http://www.destructoid.com/valve-files-trademark-for-half-life-3-in-europe-262801.phtml

3) The developer of Amnesia, Frictional Games, teases their next project will be called Soma and is likely to be a sci-fi horror type game.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/amnesia-developer-frictional-teases-next-project-with-live-action-sci-fi-short/

[Fignuts]

Mighty No.9 news keeps getting better and better.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

46 people are currently developing HL3, so people shouldn't expect a reveal of anything meaningful for at least a year. We know Left 4 Dead 3 has been in development longer based on the Source 2 engine and we haven't seen a smidge of that yet, so the approach should be at this point to be happy with the HL3 news and wait patiently.

Of course, the internet has lost it's shit and when they crash in 2 weeks since no new info will come out, they'll blame Valve.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) A bunch of Deus Ex related news as Eidos announces Deus Ex: HR Director's Cut arrives on October 22, a new game in the series is currently in development for next gen consoles, and Deus Ex Universe will act as a hub to help tie in together all the future games, novels, movies, and spin-offs for the series.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/deus-ex-human-revolution-directors-cut-coming-to-pc-ps3-xbox-360-wii-u-october-22/
http://www.destructoid.com/next-gen-deus-ex-in-development-at-eidos-montreal-262856.phtml

2) Sega of America announces layoffs have occurred at their company with the official reason being related to recent restructuring done at the company.
http://www.destructoid.com/sega-of-america-hit-with-layoffs-262813.phtml

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Capcom of Europe states they are preparing to do a major restructuring soon with about half of its total staff expected to be laid off.
http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/capcom-europe-to-cut-more-than-half-its-staff/0122059

2) According to Microsoft, the mandatory Day One update for the Xbox One will require around 15-20 minutes to download.
http://www.destructoid.com/xbox-one-s-first-day-update-takes-20-minutes-to-download-262898.phtml

3) DICE states the Bad Company series has been put on indefinite hold with no plans to revisit the series in the near future and other projects currently have a higher priority.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/dice-the-bad-company-team-isnt-forgotten-they-are-just-on-a-very-long-vacation/

4) The Last Guardian is currently rumored to be getting dropped as a PS3 title in favor of being reworked into a PS4 title based on remarks made by the president of Sony Worldwide Studios.
http://www.destructoid.com/team-ico-is-re-engineering-the-last-guardian-262924.phtml
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/sony-waiting-for-the-right-time-to-re-introduce-the-last-guardian/

[Kane Knight]

Multi-generational vapourware. I love it.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Maxis states they are currently working on an offline mode for SimCity but can't promise when or if it will actually arrive. They also stated the constant requests for the ability to manage larger cities will not be possible due to how the engine handles the game.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/sim-city-may-finally-get-offline-mode-fans-have-been-clamoring

2) A couple of Nintendo related news as Nintendo states the Pokemon Bank currently is scheduled to be released on December 27, the MonoGame Framework engine is currently being ported to the Wii U (used in Fez and Bastion), and Eiji Aonuma states he wants to change several things from the "Zelda tradition" in regards to gameplay.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/pokemon-bank-app-launching-december-27-costs-4-99-annually/
http://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-bringing-open-source-monogame-framework-to-wii-u-262950.phtml
http://www.destructoid.com/legend-of-zelda-producer-wants-to-uproot-series-tradition-262916.phtml

3) Update to the European trademark applied for Half-Life 3 as it appears to have been pulled from the European Union database and currently rumored to either have been a hoax (like most HL 3 stuff) or pulled by Valve.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/half-life-3-european-trademark-pulled-from-database-possibly-a-hoax/

[Sepholio]

The Last Guardian is the new Too Human/Duke Nukem. It'll come out for PS5 and will be a steaming pile of dook.

[Kane Knight]

We can only hope. :shifty:

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) According to Ubisoft, the Xbox 360 version of Watch Dogs will follow GTA V in regards to needing 2 discs with one as the play disc and the other as the mandatory install disc.
http://www.videogamer.com/ps4/watch_dogs/news/current-gen_watch_dogs_has_mandatory_install_ships_on_two_discs.html

2) United Front Games reveals they are currently working on a sequel to Sleeping Dogs with the tentative title as Triad Wars.
http://www.destructoid.com/united-front-s-next-sleeping-dogs-game-is-triad-wars-263156.phtml

3) Square Enix announces their technology director has recently left the company to join Konami as their new technology director.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/square-enix-technology-director-joins-konami-to-serve-same-function/

[VSG]

Sleeping Dogs deserves a sequel

[Kane Knight]

Sleeping Dogs deserves a sequel
:y:

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Tecmo announces Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z will be expanding to include the PC platform and is currently expected to be released on the same day as the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game.
http://www.destructoid.com/yaiba-ninja-gaiden-z-is-coming-to-steam-263218.phtml

2) The new CEO of Square Enix, Yosuke Matsuda, states the company must do some serious reforming in order to get out of their current financial problems with him hinting at the possibility of a new strategy focusing a lot more on DLC and/or microtransactions.
http://www.destructoid.com/square-enix-ceo-we-must-reform-with-urgency-263167.phtml

3) According to Nintendo, they will consider including a Cross-Buy system for the Wii U and 3DS only if the demand by developers is high enough to make it a real possibility.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/interview/35639

4) Infinity Ward states all versions of Call of Duty: Ghosts will support dedicated versions and not just the Xbox One as previously speculated.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/call-of-duty-ghosts-multiplayer-will-be-backed-by-dedicated-servers-on-all-versions/

[Kalyx triaD]

Capcom and Squenix thinking DLC and microtransactions will save their financial issues rather than returning to the game design philosophies that made them will be their ultimate downfall, particularly Capcom - who will suffer THQ's fate in just a few years.

[Kane Knight]

DLC and Microtransactions are probably the only reason we're seeing Sleeping Dogs get a sequel.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) For those in the UK and pre-ordered a PS4 from SimplyGames, Eurogamer has reported the retailer has given an artificial price hike on the console with their official reason being them getting less consoles than originally planned. The price hike was revealed to be around £65.
http://www.destructoid.com/simplygames-ps4-pre-order-price-hike-is-unlawful--263273.phtml

2) Musical composer Cliff Martinez accidentally reveals Far Cry 4 is currently in development during an interview about projects he is currently working on.
http://www.destructoid.com/composer-c-martinez-says-that-he-s-working-on-far-cry-4-263237.phtml

3) Keiji Inafune states he would have no problem if Capcom requested to be the publisher for Mighty No. 9 or have Mega Man be included in the game although stated they would need to provide a strong enough reason and terms to make it possible.
http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=214064

4) According to recent court documents related to THQ, EA had considered buying out THQ a year before THQ declared bankruptcy but ended up backing away after several talks and a "high-level" meeting.
http://www.polygon.com/2013/10/9/4821598/ea-discussed-buyout-of-thq-a-year-before-it-went-bankrupt-say-court

[Kane Knight]

Man, just imagine if EA had bought THQ. Saints Row would have a six hour story mode and a ton of on-disc DLC...Oops.

[ClockShot]

Woohoo. Far Cry 4 in the works.

[Fignuts]

Picked up the Hydule Historia book today. Fucking gorgeous, and highly reccomended.

Just wish they had less Skyward Sword (a game I've yet to play) and more of the other games.

Who knows though? I may play skyward sword, and it could end up being my favorite.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Update to yesterday's EA/THQ news as THQ has filed a lawsuit against EA claiming EA purposely deceived them with buyout talks in order to get Zuffa to terminate the THQ deal and cheaply snag the license away.
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/10/09/thq-sues-over-licensing-agreement-demands-all-profits-from-ea-s-ufc-game.aspx
http://www.destructoid.com/thq-sues-ufc-and-ea-over-ufc-game-license-263349.phtml

2) Konami announces the release date for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Collection set will be on November 5th for North America and November 8th for Europe. The set will cost $30 (£30) and will be available for both the Xbox 360 and PS3.
http://www.destructoid.com/lords-of-shadow-collection-is-out-in-early-november-263298.phtml

3) Freebies - Online retailer GOG.com is holding a special promotion from now until October 17 involving a free copy of The Witcher: Enhanced Edition being given away for every purchase made.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/the-witcher-enhanced-edition-free-with-every-gog-com-purchase-for-next-week/

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) For those in the UK and interested in Pokemon X&Y, Game and Gamestop have started to sell the game early even though Nintendo has warned retailers not to. Their official reasoning was since one retailer already broke the date, everyone else won't wait anymore.
http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=214345

2) Game Informer has reported similar to the Xbox One, non-PS4 headsets will not be compatible at launch with only the Playstation Pulse model and any that use a USB connection to be made compatible with a future post-launch system update.
http://www.destructoid.com/ps4-your-headsets-won-t-work-at-launch-some-not-at-all-263399.phtml

3) Capcom is currently holding a special 30th Anniversary sale on Steam with all Capcom games on sale, sales ranging between the 50% to 75% range, and the sale lasting till October 14.
http://www.destructoid.com/every-capcom-game-on-steam-is-on-sale-right-now-263388.phtml

[Fignuts]

MM 25: Megaman & Megaman X Complete Works came in the mail today, and it makes Hyrule Hystoria look like a geocities fanpage.

Everything is covered, even the soccer and kart racing games, and there's a fuckton of commentary from Inafune and other artists and developers throughout the series run.

[Sepholio]

Megaman Soccer for the fucking win!

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Activision Blizzard announced they have managed to complete their buyout from majority owner Vivendi with the final total being around $8.2 billion. Activision itself bought around $5.8 billion worth in shares from Vivendi.
http://www.destructoid.com/activision-completes-buyout-to-become-independent-263467.phtml

2) According to Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma, the next Zelda game currently in development for the Wii U is very likely to feature a brand new version of Hyrule.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/zelda-news-zelda-wiiu-feature-new-hyrule

3) Telltale Games teases the official debut and details regarding The Walking Dead: Season 2 will be occurring later this month.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/telltale-teases-the-walking-dead-season-2-news/

[OssMan]

Every fucking zelda game has a "new hyrule"... wtf

[Drakul]

Probably the future Hyrule they wanted to do in LttP.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Some Ubisoft related news as both Watch Dogs and The Crew have been delayed till early to mid 2014, the company has lowered their financial expectations by around €450 million for the fiscal year, and Rayman Legends along with Splinter Cell Blacklist sold below their expectations.
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/watch-dogs-the-crew-delayed-until-2014/1100-4765/
http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=214593
http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=214628

2) According to DICE, the Xbox 360 version of Battlefield 4 comes with 2 discs and has an optional install ranging between 2GB (min) to 12GB (full). DICE recommends a full installation to be done in order to have the "best" experience possible.
http://www.destructoid.com/battlefield-4-xbox-360-install-sizes-revealed-263593.phtml

[ClockShot]

WHAT?!

Splinter Cell Blacklist did not meet their expectations? I'm calling bullshit on that one.

[Kalyx triaD]

Why is 'best' in quotations? lol

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Eidos Montreal states the Thief reboot game will not feature an experience-based system due to them wanting to improve the motivation towards the stealing aspect of the game.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/thief-experience-point-system-removed-to-better-motivate-stealing/

2) Some more Ubisoft related news as the backlash from yesterday's conference call caused the company's shares value to drop by around 25%. They are also expecting Assassin's Creed IV to fall short of the sales numbers AC III did last year.
http://dromble.com/2013/10/16/ubisofts-shares-plunge-25-after-recent-news/
http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=214688

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Valve reveals Ikaruga is among the next batch of around 37 games recently approved from their Steam Greenlight service.
http://www.destructoid.com/ikaruga-moves-forward-on-steam-greenlight-263692.phtml

2) Insomniac Games announces the retail version of Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus will include a free digital copy of Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty as a gift. They also announced the game has been delayed in Europe with the new release date set for November 20.
http://www.destructoid.com/free-quest-for-booty-with-ratchet-clank-into-the-nexus-263730.phtml
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/ratchet-clank-into-the-nexus-suffers-a-delay-in-europe/

3) The developer of The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, 2K Marin, confirms layoffs have recently occurred at the studio although no official reason nor the amount of employees released was given. The majority of The Bureau team was hinted to have been laid off.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/bioshock-2-the-bureau-xcom-declassified-developer-2k-marin-hit-with-layoffs/
http://www.polygon.com/2013/10/17/4849484/the-bureau-xcom-declassified-dev-2k-marin-undergoing-layoffs

[Kane Knight]

So the Arkham games are migrating from GFWL to Steam. Hopefully other games do this.

[The Rogerer]

Don't ask questions

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Update to the recent 2K Marin news as it appears the studio wasn't just hit with layoffs but has also been shut down by Take Two.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-10-18-2k-marin-shut-down-entirely-reports

2) Capcom states they will begin soon to remove the Games for Windows service from all their PC games although gave no other details nor dates for the games impacted by this process.
http://www.destructoid.com/capcom-to-remove-games-for-windows-live-from-pc-titles-263817.phtml

3) Microsoft announces the Xbox Live Games With Gold promotion has been expanded into a permanent feature for Xbox Live Gold users. The service was originally planned to be a temporary service leading up to the release of the Xbox One and end of 2013.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/xbox-live-games-with-gold-to-continue-beyond-2013/

4) According to a recent posting made on LinkedIn, Rockstar's New England studio is currently developing a next-gen game based on one of Rockstar's "famous" IPs.
http://www.destructoid.com/-next-version-of-a-famous-ip-in-production-at-rockstar-263812.phtml

[Fignuts]

Nice. Been really enjoying games for gold.

[Disturbed316]

Haven't been able to download any of the games for gold due to shitty region locking.

[Drakul]

According to a recent posting made on LinkedIn, Rockstar's New England studio is currently developing a next-gen game based on one of Rockstar's "famous" IPs.
http://www.destructoid.com/-next-version-of-a-famous-ip-in-production-at-rockstar-263812.phtml

RDR.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Could be or Bully.

[alvarado52]

<iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ty3nimfX72g" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[Kalyx triaD]

GTA V next-gen port. With 24plyr Free Roam and Liberty City added.

[Fignuts]

They have mentioned recently that they really want to return to the bully series.

[CWK]

Nothing beats Skyward Sword IMO when it comes to Zelda games. Best music, boss battles and best story by far.

[Drakul]

Still not finished it. Can't read my Hyrule Historia book until I do.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Guerrilla Games states the campaign mode for Killzone Shadow Fall is around 10 hours long while co-op missions and vehicles in multiplayer will not be playable at launch.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/killzone-shadow-fall-campaign-is-well-over-10-hours/1100-6415687/
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/killzone-shadow-fall-will-be-devoid-of-co-op-missions-multiplayer-vehicles-at-launch/

2) Microsoft states the Xbox One headset adapter needed for both Xbox 360 headsets and 3rd party Xbox One headsets is currently planned to be arriving by early 2014.
http://www.destructoid.com/xbox-one-will-not-support-third-party-headsets-until-2014-263911.phtml

3) Bungie announces every day this week they will be giving away beta codes for Destiny on the game's official Twitter account.
http://www.destructoid.com/destiny-giving-away-beta-codes-on-twitter-this-week-263950.phtml

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Sony is currently holding a "Sale of the Dead" promotion on PSN which starts today and lasts till November 4th with horror/Halloween based games going on sale every day.
http://www.destructoid.com/scary-good-discounts-creeping-onto-psn-today-264028.phtml

2) Both Valve and GOG.com have recently yanked the game Dark Matter from their online stores after complaints against InterWave studio misleading customers into thinking they are buying a full game when instead its an episodic-based game.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/side-scrolling-survival-horror-title-yanked-from-steam-following-ending-controversy/

3) The next game in the Alien series was recently revealed to be named Alien: Isolation, is being developed by Creative Assembly, will be a first person shooter, and rumored to star Amanda Ripley as the main character.
http://www.destructoid.com/new-alien-game-to-star-ripley-s-daughter-263988.phtml

[VSG]

lol yes Dark Matter caused a lot of amusement on steam along with Day One: Garry's Incident.

[Ermaximus]

Today's News:
3) The next game in the Alien series was recently revealed to be named Alien: Isolation, is being developed by Creative Assembly, will be a first person shooter, and rumored to star Amanda Ripley as the main character.
http://www.destructoid.com/new-alien-game-to-star-ripley-s-daughter-263988.phtml

Dear Sega, don't outsource this project, especially not to Gearbox.

[Kalyx triaD]

It's gonna be ass.

[Ermaximus]

So is CoD: Ghosts, but people will still buy it.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Konami states they are considering including a PC version for Castlevania Lords of Shadow Mirror of Fate HD but it won't be happening anytime soon.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/konami-looking-into-bringing-castlevania-lords-of-shadow-mirror-of-fate-hd-to-pc/

2) Based on a statement released by Irrational Games, the Golden Joystick Awards will be naming Ken Levine as their inaugural winner for their Lifetime Achievement award later this year.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/ken-levine-to-be-awarded-golden-joystick-awards-lifetime-achievement-honor/

[Kane Knight]

So is CoD: Ghosts, but people will still buy it.


Fuck you, dude. Ghosts lets you play as a dog. Has any Aliens game let you?

Check. Mate.

[Kalyx triaD]

Funny thing is, there are Alien games where you played as an Alien, while you can't play as CoD Dog - who's the most pathetic next-gen shooter sell ever. I mean, seriously.

[Fignuts]

BUT HE'S SO FLUFFY

[#BROKEN Hasney]

http://www.geekosystem.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/coddog.gif

[Ermaximus]

Fuck you, dude. Ghosts lets you play as a dog. Has any Aliens game let you?

Check. Mate.

Funny thing is, there are Alien games where you played as an Alien, while you can't play as CoD Dog - who's the most pathetic next-gen shooter sell ever. I mean, seriously.

You just got Kalyxed son!

[Kane Knight]

You just got Kalyxed son!

Playing as an alien is lame. Controlling a dog? Now that's innovation.

[Ermaximus]

Playing as an alien is lame. Controlling a dog? Now that's innovation.

Can a dog shoot acid or impale a person with it's tail? I think not sir.

[Kane Knight]

Can an alien fetch your slippers?

[Ermaximus]

With the proper obedience training, I reckon it could!

[Kane Knight]

I'd honestly pay to see that movie.

[Kane Knight]

Or possibly game.

Nintendaliens.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Nintendo currently rumored to be releasing a "Year of Luigi" themed 2DS later this year.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/rumor-luigi-may-be-getting-his-own-2ds-honor-year-luigi

2) During an interview with Edge, EA stressed Titanfall will not be arriving for the PS3/PS4, they won't be completely favoring Microsoft for the next gen, and they fully expect the F2P and micro-transactions model to replace the current DLC model for the upcoming next gen.
http://www.destructoid.com/console-wars-ea-not-tilting-microsoft-s-way--264158.phtml

3) According to Guerrilla Games, Killzone Shadow Fall requires a Day One 7.5 GB download before the game can be played and the game itself would have been a lot bigger than 40GB if they didn't have issues during development. It was hinted the game at one point was around 180 GB in size and would have come close to 300 GB if they included everything possible.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/killzone-shadow-fall-requires-a-7-5-gb-download-before-it-can-be-played/
http://www.destructoid.com/40gb-sound-bad-killzone-shadow-fall-could-ve-been-290gb-264194.phtml

[Kalyx triaD]

I wrote a blog recently about what 343i could do to help their population split issues with each DLC launch and I think the idea could be used in any other FPS shooter. I'm thinking Respawn already has something like this in mind.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Sales - Capcom currently holding a Resident Evil sale on the Nintendo eShop with the Wii U version of RE: Revelations on sale for $20, the 3DS version of RE: Revelations on sale for $10, and RE: Mercenaries on sale for $10.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/resident-evil-revelations-mercanaries-3d-get-major-price-cut

2) Atlus once again teasing they will be making a big announcement on November 24 with recently the director of the Persona series getting involved with the teasing.
http://www.destructoid.com/persona-director-addresses-mysterious-atlus-teaser-site-264283.phtml

3) Irrational Games announces the Burial at Sea - Episode One DLC pack for Bioshock Infinite will be arriving on November 12th and will cost $10 for those who didn't buy the Season Pass for the game.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/irrational-reveals-part-one-burial-sea-will-release-november-12th

4) Sega states the next set of games to get re-released or remaked by them will be entirely dependent on the level of fan demand for certain games.
http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=215412

[whiteyford]

http://i.imgur.com/x3V0mjw.jpg

Pokémon locations for X/Y

[OssMan]

Can't help laughing at anybody over the age of 11 playing Pokemon... seems judgmental and hypocritical, but seriously

[Kalyx triaD]

Okay, thanks for sharing.

[Extreme Angle]

I'd love a 3DS purely for Pokemon. I don't see anything bad about playing kiddie games, unless they're some Bratz game... I fucking loved Viva Pinata!

[Kane Knight]

I'd love a 3DS purely for Pokemon. I don't see anything bad about playing kiddie games, unless they're some Bratz game... I fucking loved Viva Pinata!

I wouldn't worry. Assman's the biggest Nintendo fangirl on here. He's even called the stance hypocritical.

[OssMan]

Hypocritical insomuch as people view video games as childish in general and I have no problem playing video games, Pokemon is just on another level

[Kalyx triaD]

Explain this 'other level', please.

[OssMan]

Pokemon is an age appropriate game for eight years olds... yeah I play video games and "the masses" view that as unacceptable, but as we know they can be a positive medium of entertainment and enrichment just like books and movies can be. Pokemon just seems silly to me, like you can say Mario and Yoshi are just as childish but those aren't alienating to people because they're recognized as icons. Pokemon is some obscure thing that only kids really know about, their parents know nothing about it, and it seems like it's made for and played by little kids. It's a shame too cause the game mechanics are actually pretty good, Shin Megami Tensei sort of ran with a similar concept and I liked it a lot.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

It's acceptable for young adults to play pokemon because they were kids when it came out. I was too old for it when it came out. Anybody older than 30 (right now in 2013) playing pokemon is pathetic.

[Ultra Mantis]

Pikachu is just as iconic / widely known as Yoshi.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Even if that is true who cares? Yoshi isn't the main character/focus. I don't think it's true though.

[Kalyx triaD]

Not a single decent argument for why the game is on 'another level' as far as being for kids. The competitive mechanics are deep, it's made well, the online features are sophisticated for a handheld, each iteration rises above the last (something never done for kids games unless longtime adopters are taken into account).

Your points boil down to the old 'core/mature vs casual/kiddie' tirade that's barely worth replying to so I'll just stop here.

[Kane Knight]

Pokémon is obscure.

[Kalyx triaD]

You're basically throwing aesthetics and core mechanics in one lump that's kinda saddening for a guy your age. Go figure.

[whiteyford]

Anybody older than 30 (right now in 2013) playing pokemon is pathetic.

Lol fuck off, you just bought a tricycle:rofl:

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

I'm not saying my purchase isn't pathetic. Although I have balance issues and never learned to ride a bicycle. Needed something to get around to work instead of taking the bus, walking or taxi every day.

I don't have a problem with anybody here playing the game Pokemon. The game is made to be addictive and they were hooked at a young age.

[Kalyx triaD]

You really think Pokemon can't get an adult gamer to adopt?

[Fignuts]

Finally got around to playing Mass Effect 3, and finished it tonight.

Just.....I don't even know. Gonna elaborate more tomorrow when it's not ungodly late, but for now, I'll say that despite the thousands of hours poured into fighting games, this is still my favorite series this console generation. And the margin isn't even close, hadukens be damned.

[Ultra Mantis]

Even if that is true who cares? Yoshi isn't the main character/focus. I don't think it's true though.

The point is that it was a key point of his argument. Pikachu has had a shit ton more mainstream exposure than Yoshi over the past 15 years, and Pikachu isn't even the "main focus" either if you want to get pedantic.

[Kane Knight]

The point is that it was a key point of his argument. Pikachu has had a shit ton more mainstream exposure than Yoshi over the past 15 years, and Pikachu isn't even the "main focus" either if you want to get pedantic.

In fairness, Pikachu is Pokémon's mascot and has been for like fifteen years now. Yoshi, far as I know, isn't a mascot. Mario is generally the mascot of the Mario franchise and normally Nintendo's mascot as well.

Now, I think the idea of Pokémon being even remotely obscure is rucking fetarded, but I think we're also comparing apples to oranges here.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

The point is that it was a key point of his argument. Pikachu has had a shit ton more mainstream exposure than Yoshi over the past 15 years, and Pikachu isn't even the "main focus" either if you want to get pedantic.

Pikachu is Pokemon's Slimer. He's one of the main focus on the cartoon based on the original product. He might not be the main focus of the game but he is the face of Pokemon.

[Ermaximus]

I rather hate Pikachu. He's by far one of my least favorite Pokemon. I'd put it up their with Magikarp, but at least Magikarp evolves into a fucking badass.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Sega recently tweeted a teaser hinting at a Halloween or Horror related announcement will be occurring tomorrow.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/sega-says-guts-will-be-tuesday

2) Sales - Sony is currently holding a "Horror Week" sale on PSN with around 21 games on sale, Devil May Cry remake/reboot having the highest discount at 50% off, and PlayStation Plus members getting an extra discount for games.
http://www.destructoid.com/dmc-devil-may-cry-half-off-or-less-in-psn-sale-264425.phtml

3) Square Enix hints they might considering letting Eidos develop a Final Fantasy game in the future or even the possibility of becoming the new developers for the series itself.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/eidos-developed-final-fantasy-game-something-square-enix-is-considering/

4) Infinity Ward reveals a new mode for Call of Duty: Ghosts called "Extinction" which is a 4-player co-op survival mode and feature aliens.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/call-of-duty-ghosts-extinction-mode-offers-4-player-co-op-survival-against-aliens/

[OssMan]

stop disliking what i like

[Fignuts]

Pretty sure you not liking Pokemon had nothing to do with kalyx's arguement at all.

[Poit]

Can't help laughing at anybody over the age of 11 playing Pokemon... seems judgmental and hypocritical, but seriously

145 hours played in Pokemon X.

Turned 27 last week.

:y:

[OssMan]

Poit's cool though

[Kalyx triaD]

Bitch please.

[Extreme Angle]

some of my friends released their game today on Steam...

http://store.steampowered.com/app/251850/

it has full Welsh language support :lol:

[Kalyx triaD]

Looks trippy.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Based on some images found in Assassin's Creed IV, several locations for future Assassin's Creed games might have been teased as well as the possible location for the next-gen Prince of Persia game.
http://www.destructoid.com/assassin-s-creed-iv-hints-at-future-locations-in-game-264397.phtml
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/character-from-next-gen-prince-of-persia-leak-surfaces-in-assassins-creed-iv/

2) According to Take Two, GTA V has sold around 29 million copies since its launch and managed to bump their net revenue for fiscal second quarter to around $1.27 billion.
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/10/29/grand-theft-auto-v-has-sold-29-million-copies.aspx

3) Sales - Steam is currently holding a Halloween sale from now till November 1st with discounts ranging from 10% to 80% off.
http://www.destructoid.com/steam-is-throwing-a-halloween-sale-right-now-264500.phtml

4) According to Polygon, the free-to-play Command & Conquer game has been cancelled while the studio developing the game, Victory Games, has been shut down by EA.
http://www.destructoid.com/ea-cans-free-to-play-command-conquer-264505.phtml

[Ermaximus]

145 hours played in Pokemon X.

Turned 27 last week.

:y:

What's your friend code? I'll send you an Archipelago colored Vivillon. If you send me a Bunnelby, I might smack you.

[Poit]

I just posted my friend code in the friend code thread. What's yours?

Also, I've been breeding Sigilyphs and Inkays, so if you want one of those with a bunch of perfect IVs, let me know.

[whiteyford]

Fucking nerds.


I'll be getting X or Y when I finish White2.

[Drakul]

some of my friends released their game today on Steam...

http://store.steampowered.com/app/251850/

it has full Welsh language support :lol:

It even got onto Kotaku (http://kotaku.com/a-freakishly-cool-game-where-you-invade-the-memories-of-1454132050).

[Ermaximus]

Fucking nerds.


I'll be getting X or Y when I finish White2.

You fucking Hipster wank!

[whiteyford]

Hipster? Naw naw son.

[Ermaximus]

I didn't mean that.

[Extreme Angle]

Yeah, Jim's done a Squirty Play:

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[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Warning - For those in the UK and decided to pre-order a PS4 and/or Xbox One through Blockbuster, the company recently announced they have entered bankruptcy again and won't be fulfilling any pre-orders for either console.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/blockbuster-uk-files-bankruptcy-again-making-them-unable-fill-next-gen-preorders

2) Sales - Digital retailer GOG.com announces they are holding a Horror-themed sale starting today till November 1st with around 18 titles on sale and discounts going as high as 75% off.
http://www.destructoid.com/75-spooky-games-on-gog-today-huge-members-get-1-free-264521.phtml

3) According to a recent fiscal report by Take Two, the company is currently developing "more than ten unique titles" for next gen consoles with several expected to be released by 2015.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/take-two-has-more-than-ten-unique-titles-planned-for-next-gen/

4) Telltale Games states they are currently in the process of preparing to work on several licensed projects with one being labeled as a "dream scenario" for the studio.
http://www.destructoid.com/telltale-says-it-s-lined-up-to-work-on-a-dream-ip--264562.phtml

[Drakul]

How does this Humble Bundle thing work? If I pay, say $7, am I charged £7 or the £ equivilent of $7?

How do I get the games on Steam if I buy them on the HB site?

[Poit]

I'd imagine that you'd be charged the £ equivalent of $7, but I live in the US, so I can't say for certain.

Humble Bundle will give you Steam keys that you can redeem to add the games to your Steam account.

[Drakul]

I see. So, If I donate $7, I'll probablt be charge £3.50-ish?

How I'd actually get them was my biggest question, really. So, it's good to know how that works.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Ubisoft announces South Park: The Stick of Truth has been delayed till March 4, 2014 with the official reason being more time was needed to finish and polish the game.
http://www.destructoid.com/another-delay-south-park-pushed-back-to-march-4-2014-264648.phtml

2) Ubisoft also announced they have removed the UPlay Passport fee system from Assassin's Creed IV with the program itself getting scrapped.
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/10/31/ubisoft-eliminates-passport-fee-for-assassin-s-creed-iv-will-not-use-them-again-.aspx

3) Freebies - Both Microsoft and Sony have revealed the free games available for November for Xbox Live Gold and PS+ members. Xbox Live Gold users will be getting Iron Brigade and A World of Keflings while PS+ members will be getting several games depending on the platform and membership status.
http://www.destructoid.com/iron-brigade-keflings-are-november-s-free-xbox-360-games-264641.phtml
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/ps-subscribers-getting-a-superb-swath-of-free-games-in-november/

[Extreme Angle]

I see. So, If I donate $7, I'll probablt be charge £3.50-ish?

How I'd actually get them was my biggest question, really. So, it's good to know how that works.

Steam Codes

[Poit]

Actually, it looks like that as of today, Humble Bundle will add the games directly to your Steam account. You no longer get keys.

[Kane Knight]

Actually, it looks like that as of today, Humble Bundle will add the games directly to your Steam account. You no longer get keys.

Booooooourns

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Microsoft states there will be a Season Pass for Ryse: Son of Rome which will cost $20, covers 4 DLC packs, and gives an exclusive shield and sword as a gift.
http://www.destructoid.com/ryse-son-of-rome-will-have-a-season-pass-264682.phtml

2) Namco announces Soul Calibur II HD will be getting released on November 19th for PSN in North America while the XBLA version and Europe's PSN will be getting the game on November 20th.
http://www.destructoid.com/soulcalibur-ii-hd-online-transcends-history-in-november-264655.phtml

3) According to Microsoft Studios' VP, Phil Spencer, the Gears of War series is very likely to get a reboot or overhaul done before it arrives on the Xbox One in order to keep the series fresh for the long run.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/gears-of-war-would-need-to-be-reimagined-before-getting-an-xbox-one-release/

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Based on recent job postings, Rocksteady Games is rumored to be currently developing a big project expected to be release by late 2014 and possibly be the next game in the Batman series.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/rumor-rocksteady%E2%80%99s-next-game-swooping-2014-release

2) Some Valve related news as the company is currently preparing to improve Steam's offline mode, both the Autumn and Holiday Steam Sale event dates were rumored to have been leaked, and they will not be making games exclusive to their upcoming SteamOS service.
http://www.destructoid.com/valve-plans-on-improving-steam-s-offline-mode-264861.phtml
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/rumor-steam-fall-and-holiday-sales-dates-leaked/
http://www.destructoid.com/valve-promises-it-won-t-do-steamos-exclusives-264899.phtml

3) Shigeru Miyamoto states he is very unlikely to head development on the next Mario project due to both wanting to focus more on smaller projects and currently being busy working on an unannounced project.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/miyamoto-unlikely-to-head-development-of-next-mario-focused-on-smaller-projects/
http://www.destructoid.com/miyamoto-wants-to-get-more-involved-with-smaller-projects-264834.phtml

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) According to the game's official website, Gran Turismo 6 will contain around 1200 cars with a Lunar Rover moon buggy among the list of playable vehicles.
http://www.destructoid.com/gran-turismo-6-gets-a-moon-buggy-full-car-list-revealed-264959.phtml

2) Freebies - Konami announces price discounts for both Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and its DLC packs with the game now available for $30 and the DLC packs now available for free.
http://www.destructoid.com/metal-gear-rising-gets-29-99-discount-with-two-dlcs-264938.phtml

3) EA states the Need for Speed series will now fall under the EA Sports label for future games as part of the recent behind-the-scenes changes done for the series.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/future-need-for-speed-titles-to-be-overseen-by-ea-sports/

[Vietnamese Crippler]

And it seems Need for Speed has become irrelevant once again.

[LoDownM]

Been irrelevant since ProStreet was released.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

And it seems Need for Speed has become irrelevant once again.

Been irrelevant since ProStreet was released.

Nah, Criteron made it relevant again, even if they may as well have been Burnout games.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Ubisoft states they currently have no plans to end the Templar storyline for the Assassin's Creed series anytime soon nor for a future game to occur primarily in a modern setting.
http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=216374

2) Sales - Atlus is currently holding a sale on both the eShop and PSN with Shin Megami Tensei IV and all of its DLC on sale for the 3DS eshop and Dragon's Crown and all of its DLC on sale for PSN.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/atlus-having-massive-dragons-crown-shin-megami-tensei-iv-sale

3) According to Square Enix's recent fiscal report, the company's current business strategy is for their North American studios to focus primarily on developing online-based games while their Japanese studios will focus mainly on mobile games.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/new-square-enix-business-strategy-shifting-focus-to-online-games-at-north-american-studios/

4) Update to last week's Blockbuster UK news as the company states they are currently working with Microsoft and Sony to honor pre-orders for both the Xbox One and PS4. Previously the UK branch of Blockbuster stated they would not honor those pre-orders after recently filing for bankruptcy.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/blockbuster-teaming-with-sony-and-microsoft-to-honor-console-pre-orders/

[Fignuts]

I already have no desire to finish AC 3, or to even start Black Flag. Even if they did finally make it in a modern setting, I don't know if I'd give a fuck at this point. Just too burnt out on this series.

[Drakul]

Rebellion are making Evil Genius 2 for PC and as a free to play Facebook game. I'm hoping we see a trailer soon. I'm pretty excited.

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[Kane Knight]

I already have no desire to finish AC 3, or to even start Black Flag. Even if they did finally make it in a modern setting, I don't know if I'd give a fuck at this point. Just too burnt out on this series.

I still haven't finished 2 because in the meantime, 30 games came out and I'm not sure it's worth being that strung along.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) According to Blizzard, World of Warcraft's total userbase has declined by around 2.3 million accounts since earlier in the year with around 7.6 million subscribers left.
http://www.destructoid.com/wow-down-to-7-6-million-subs-blizzard-is-still-hopeful-265116.phtml

2) The lead designer of Sid Meier’s Civilization IV, Soren Johnson, announces he has formed a new studio called Mohawk Games which will specialize in developing strategy games and their first project codenamed "Mars" is currently in development.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/civilization-iv-lead-designer-forms-new-studio-dedicated-to-strategy-games/

3) The producer of the Mass Effect series, Michael Gamble, recent teased an official announcement regarding the next game in the series will be occurring very soon. Several supposed development images of the next game were also shown off.
http://www.dsogaming.com/news/bioware-teases-incoming-announcement-for-the-next-chapter-of-mass-effect/

[Fignuts]

Mass Effect with frostbite 3 engine?

Could be amazing, but kinda worried they might be taking out RPG elements.

[Blitz]

Fellow Canadians, you're gonna want to head to Best Buy/Future Shop this weekend. Trade in any single current gen game and you can get either COD: Ghosts, Battlefield 4, or Assassin's Creed 4 for free.

http://community.futureshop.ca/t5/Tech-Blog/Future-Shop-offers-FREE-copy-of-new-Call-of-Duty-Assassin-s/ba-p/462111

[RoXer]

Damn

[RoXer]

I would love to get rid of NBA 2K9 for Battlefield 4

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Freebies - Both Sony and Microsoft announce they are bundling in some free stuff with every PS4 and Xbox One console. Sony is including a $10 voucher for PSN with every PS4 while Microsoft is including 6 months of free Skype group calls with every Xbox One.
http://www.polygon.com/2013/11/8/5080950/ps4-10-psn-voucher-playstation-plus-trial-music-unlimited-trial
http://www.polygon.com/2013/11/8/5080912/xbox-one-skype-six-months-free-group-video-calls

2) Based on recent trademark filings, a new Transformers game is currently rumored to be in development and would be called "Transformers: Age Of Extinction."
http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=216594

3) 2K Games announces they have released four collection sets for this holiday season with each set containing three games and costs $30.
* 2K Essentials Collection (Xbox 360 and PS3) – BioShock, Borderlands, and XCOM: Enemy Unknown
* 2K Power Pack (Xbox 360 and PS3) – Darkness II, BioShock 2, and Mafia II
* Definitive Strategy Collection (PC) - XCOM: Enemy Unknown and Sid Meier’s Civilization V
* 2K Rogues and Outlaws Collection (Xbox 360 and PS3) – Borderlands 2, Mafia II, and Spec-Ops: The Line

http://www.screwattack.com/news/2k-wants-deck-your-halls-new-series-30-holiday-game-bundles

[LoDownM]

Isn't Age of Extinction the name of the 4th movie? So we get another bad movie tie in game.

[Kalyx triaD]

Ugh, bring on the 'Of Cybertron' sequel. I suppose it would be next gen at this point.

[road doggy dogg]

fuck yes Canada #1. time to trade in some old Maddens for Ghosts, BF4 and ACIV

[Fignuts]

Ugh, bring on the 'Of Cybertron' sequel. I suppose it would be next gen at this point.

Wouldn't the next game be on Earth, seeing as how Cybertron, ya know...fell?

Would be awesome to have that engine with a game based on G1. Whatever they do, they'd better put the incredible boss fights from the first game back in. FoC is so tragic, because it improves on the first game in so many ways, and it would have been a 10/10 for me if they would have at least made an attempt at putting in some good boss fights.

And no, that weak ass Insecticon bullshit doesn't count.

[Fignuts]

FUCKS SAKE WHY AM I FIGHTING SHOCKWAVE IN A CUT SCENE

GOD

[Kalyx triaD]

Yeah I suppose it's time to take the fight to Earth and hit the notes of the G1 cartoon. I love the game and the multiplayer was fun as super fuck. Bring back story co-op, missed that.

[Fignuts]

Didn't they take out co-op because of the addition of character centric missions?

Given the choice I'd rather have the latter. So much more variety in Fall. War felt a bit redundant at times, and there wasn't much difference between the playable characters.

Still, it does seem like a lame excuse. Not impossible to have co-op with falls variety.

[Kalyx triaD]

Yeah, I suppose given a choice FoC was the better decision. I like the Horde mode they put in anyway.

[Kane Knight]

Mass Effect with frostbite 3 engine?

Could be amazing, but kinda worried they might be taking out RPG elements.

I would think basic pattern recognition would be enough for that.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Ubisoft states the PS4 and Xbox One versions of Rayman Legends is currently expected to arrive on February 2014.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/rayman-legends-coming-to-playstation-4-xbox-one-february-2014/

2) Sony reveals PSN purchases can now be done through a new PSN storefront launched today on Amazon.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/amazon-launches-psn-store-for-ps3-ps-vita-digital-code-purchases/

[alvarado52]

blah blah blah PS4 1080p Xbone 720p blah blah PS4 wins console war blah blah

and then this (http://kotaku.com/xbox-one-call-of-duty-offers-better-framerate-than-ps4-1463163114?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow) happens. lol

[Kane Knight]

blah blah blah PS4 1080p Xbone 720p blah blah PS4 wins console war blah blah

and then this (http://kotaku.com/xbox-one-call-of-duty-offers-better-framerate-than-ps4-1463163114?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow) happens. lol
I would honestly hope that was the case. It'd be really sad if they couldn't pull a stable framerate with last gen's resolution.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Yeah I suppose it's time to take the fight to Earth and hit the notes of the G1 cartoon. I love the game and the multiplayer was fun as super fuck. Bring back story co-op, missed that.

the new star trek game had that. Was fun for a bit. Would have been better in a better game.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Sales - GoG.com currently holding an Insomnia sale with both a different game going on sale periodically and has a limit on the amount of copies per game available during the same
http://www.destructoid.com/gog-com-have-blink-and-you-ll-miss-em-insomnia-deals-265608.phtml

2) According to 20th Century Fox studio, an Assassin's Creed film is currently expected to arrive in theaters by August 2015.
http://www.destructoid.com/fox-sets-august-2015-date-for-assassin-s-creed-film-265543.phtml

3) Nintendo reveals two new details regarding Super Mario 3D World with Rosalina from the Galaxy series revealed as a playable character and a Luigi-based remake of the original Mario Bros as an unlockable bonus for the game.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/playable-rosalina-luigi-bros-bonus-game-unlockable-in-super-mario-3d-world/

4) The inventor of the Occlus Rift, Palmer Luckey, recently stated he doesn't believe next gen consoles will be a viable fit for the VR headset due to them being "too limited" in regards to fixed specs for years. Still believes the PC is the ideal platform due to its ability to upgrade a lot quicker and easier than other potential platforms.
http://www.destructoid.com/consoles-are-too-limited-for-the-oculus-rift-265591.phtml

[Blitz]

I don't recall if it was mentioned in this thread, but the WB Humble Bundle is currently:


Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY and Batman: Arkham City GOTY
Millennium Skins Pack for Batman: Arkham Origins
Gotham City Imposters: Professional Kit
F.E.A.R., F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin, and F.E.A.R. 3
Scribblenauts Unlimited
Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection
Lord of the Rings: War in the North
Lord of the Rings Online's Steely Dawn Starter Pack
Guardians of Middle-earth and the Smaug's Treasure DLC

For less than $5.

[Kane Knight]

If I didn't already have both Batman GOTYs I'd be all over this.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Sales - Nintendo announces a new sales promotion for the eShop with a new character-themed sale to be offered every Thursday and the games available having around a 30% discount. This week's sale is based around Link with all Legend of Zelda games currently available for the 3DS and Wii U's Virtual Console on sale this week.
http://www.polygon.com/2013/11/14/5103364/nintendo-offers-discounts-on-zelda-games-for-3ds-and-wii-u-until-nov

2) Microsoft announces they will be expanding the Games With Gold promotion for Xbox One owners although details and the actual start of the promotion won't occur until next year.
http://www.destructoid.com/microsoft-extending-games-with-gold-to-xbox-one-265693.phtml

3) Based on recent domain purchases, Bethesda is currently rumored to be making either a Fallout-related or a new game announcement on December 11.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/zenimax-registered-website-possibly-hints-at-fallout-announcement-to-come-soon/

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Ubisoft states they are currently working on a patch for the PS4's version of Assassin's Creed IV meant to upscale the game's resoltuon to 1080p and provide a new anti-alliasing techniuqie not finished in time of the game's production phase. The Xbox One version of the game will also be getting this patch as well once its released.
http://www.destructoid.com/assassin-s-creed-iv-ps4-needs-a-patch-for-1080p-265776.phtml

2) During a recent interview with Famitsu, the producer of the Ace Attorney series stated he would like to help bring back and work on some past Capcom franchises if the company approves of his idea.
http://www.destructoid.com/ace-attorney-producer-wants-to-revive-some-capcom-titles-265757.phtml

3) Eidos Montreal states the Thief reboot project will not feature any quick-time events due to the strong negative reaction from the public and the series fans for that idea.
http://www.polygon.com/2013/11/15/5107270/thief-developers-get-rid-of-controversial-quick-time-events
http://www.destructoid.com/thief-dropping-qtes-because-everyone-hated-them-265746.phtml

4) Spike TV announces their VGA show has been renamed to VGX with this year's event occurring on December 7th.
http://www.destructoid.com/spike-vgas-renamed-vgx-happening-december-7-265756.phtml

[#BROKEN Hasney]

http://i.imgur.com/aTSGn9F.jpg

Ouch.

PS4 is also the fastest selling console in UK history.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Just to continue my love of Ashes Cricket 2013 from the temp forums.

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/5121/xe2w.gif

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Cranky Kong rumored to be a playable character for Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.
http://www.destructoid.com/cranky-kong-might-be-the-fourth-tropical-freeze-character-266769.phtml

2) Based on recent trademark filings, EA could be considering reviving the Desert Strike franchise.
http://www.destructoid.com/electronic-arts-files-trademarks-related-to-desert-strike-266755.phtml

3) According to a recent job posting by Naughty Dog, one of the studio's upcoming projects is teased to be a third-person action game with co-op features and gameplay.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/naughty-dog-job-listing-indicates-one-of-their-next-projects-will-feature-co-op/

4) Ultra Street FIghter IV's fifth unannounced character is currently rumored to be Retsu from the original Street Fighter game.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/rumor-ultra-street-fighter-ivs-fifth-mystery-character-original-street-fighter

[Cool King]

http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/__icsFiles/artimage/2008/12/29/pc_fc_n_gn/WAD_2918.jpg

[alvarado52]

I think I'm gonna change my gamertag...

[Purgatory]

Today's News:
1) Sales - Nintendo announces a new sales promotion for the eShop with a new character-themed sale to be offered every Thursday and the games available having around a 30% discount. This week's sale is based around Link with all Legend of Zelda games currently available for the 3DS and Wii U's Virtual Console on sale this week.
http://www.polygon.com/2013/11/14/5103364/nintendo-offers-discounts-on-zelda-games-for-3ds-and-wii-u-until-nov

2) Microsoft announces they will be expanding the Games With Gold promotion for Xbox One owners although details and the actual start of the promotion won't occur until next year.
http://www.destructoid.com/microsoft-extending-games-with-gold-to-xbox-one-265693.phtml

3) Based on recent domain purchases, Bethesda is currently rumored to be making either a Fallout-related or a new game announcement on December 11.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/zenimax-registered-website-possibly-hints-at-fallout-announcement-to-come-soon/

New Fallout announcement countdown:

http://thesurvivor2299.com/

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Bethesda currently is hiring playtesters to help test out several unannounced games with the likelihood of Fallout 4 being among those games.
http://www.destructoid.com/bethesda-is-seeking-playtesters-for-unannounced-game-266822.phtml
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/bethesda-softworks-looking-for-playtesters-for-upcoming-and-released-games/

2) Ubisoft announces they will be revealing more details and footage for The Division during this weekend's Spike VGX show.
http://www.destructoid.com/new-look-at-the-division-set-for-later-this-week-at-vgx-266828.phtml

3) Sales - For those interested, Best Buy is currently having a sale for Fire Emblem: Awakening on the 3DS for $15 ($25 discount).
http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=218162

[ClockShot]

Sweet. More goods on The Division, please.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Microsoft states they have enrolled around 50 studios as the first wave of indie studios for their ID@Xbox program for the Xbox One with Double Fine and the makers of Divekick in the group.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/microsoft-brings-50-indie-devs-idxbox-and-divekick-way-xbox-one
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/microsoft-reveals-first-wave-of-id-xbox-developers/1100-4795/

2) DICE has indefinitely halted all work on future DLC packs for Battlefield 4 until they can fix all the current issues and bugs plaguing the game.
http://www.destructoid.com/future-battlefield-4-dlc-on-hold-until-issues-get-fixed-266892.phtml

3) The Freedom Cry DLC pack for Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag is currently expected to be released on December 17 for PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The Wii U and PC versions have yet to be confirmed.
http://www.videogamer.com/ps4/assassins_creed_4_black_flag/news/assassins_creed_4_freedom_cry_dlc_due_december_17.html
http://www.destructoid.com/assassin-s-creed-iv-s-story-dlc-is-dropping-this-month-266866.phtml

4) Namco announces the next game in the Tales series will be revealed on December 12th.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/next-tales-of-game-to-be-announced-next-week/

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Valve announces they have officially joined as a member of the Linux Foundation with their main focus being towards Linux gaming and SteamOS.
http://www.destructoid.com/valve-joins-the-linux-foundation-266934.phtml

2) According to Activision, the PS4 and Xbox One versions of Call of Duty Ghosts did not provide the expected boost in sales nor cover the gap in sales compared to last year's Black Ops II.
http://www.destructoid.com/activision-blames-new-consoles-for-lower-sales-of-ghosts-266931.phtml

3) Eidos Montreal states the upcoming Thief game supports the ability to customize both the game's difficulty levels and user interface (UI). The studio also said PC version of the game will look visually better than the Xbox One and PS4 versions of the game.
http://www.destructoid.com/the-ui-and-difficulty-levels-in-thief-are-moddable-266901.phtml
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/thief-reboot-will-look-better-on-pc-than-on-playstation-4-or-xbox-one/

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Valve announces they have officially joined as a member of the Linux Foundation with their main focus being towards Linux gaming and SteamOS.
http://www.destructoid.com/valve-joins-the-linux-foundation-266934.phtml

2) According to Activision, the PS4 and Xbox One versions of Call of Duty Ghosts did not provide the expected boost in sales nor cover the gap in sales compared to last year's Black Ops II.
http://www.destructoid.com/activision-blames-new-consoles-for-lower-sales-of-ghosts-266931.phtml

3) Eidos Montreal states the upcoming Thief game supports the ability to customize both the game's difficulty levels and user interface (UI). The studio also said PC version of the game will look visually better than the Xbox One and PS4 versions of the game.
http://www.destructoid.com/the-ui-and-difficulty-levels-in-thief-are-moddable-266901.phtml
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/thief-reboot-will-look-better-on-pc-than-on-playstation-4-or-xbox-one/

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Nintendo announces they have extended the Year of Luigi till early 2014 with a few special products to be released within the time period.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/nintendo-will-continue-celebrate-year-luigi-early-2014

2) Some VGX related news with Steam currently is holding a sale on several games that have nominations for the show, Bethesda will not be revealing anything during the event, and Nintendo's surprise Wii U tease was hinted at being based on previously announced title.
http://www.destructoid.com/save-on-vgx-nominees-in-this-steam-sale-267028.phtml
http://www.destructoid.com/bethesda-will-not-show-anything-new-at-vgx-266975.phtml
http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=218453

3) Criterion studio currently rumored to be developing a military shooter game with the possibility of it being a spin-off title in the Battlefield series.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/rumor-criterion-working-on-military-shooter-possible-battlefield-spin-off/

4) Sony announces PSN was recently affected by "irregular activity" and as a result have sent out password reset requests to around a third of all PSN accounts.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/sony-resets-more-playstation-network-passwords-following-irregular-activity/

[The Destroyer]

New Fallout announcement countdown:

http://thesurvivor2299.com/

Except it's fake.

[Purgatory]

Yeah I wasn't aware that it was fake at the time I posted it. It was posted over on the temp Tpww forums last week and just ported it here. Ah well.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Tales from Borderlands is being made by Telltale Games.

Waste of their talent.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Tomb Raider is being ported to PS4 and XB1. AKA a port of the PC version.

Getting this from the VGX by the way. It's worth a watch purely for Joel McHale, who is brilliant.

[dronepool]

What time are the videogame awards?


opps an hour late.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Elijah Wood and Jack Black are in the Double Fine adventure game.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Telltale are also doing a Game of Thrones game.

[Emperor Smeat]

According to Shoryuken, fighting game Skullgirls is currently in the process of getting delisted from XBLA and PSN due to Konami being upset the developer severed ties with them.

According to Shoryuken, Skullgirls franchise owner Autumn Games severed ties with Konami. Konami, in response, requested to have Skullgirls delisted from Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network effective Dec. 17 and 31.

The request for removal by co-publisher Konami was approved by Sony, but developer Lab Zero wasn't made aware of the action until after the approval. This left the developer with little to no time to react, Shoryuken said.

http://www.screwattack.com/news/skullgirls-may-be-delisted-xbox-live-arcade-psn

[OssMan]

Got my PS3 back from these fuckers who repaired it

Don't know wtf they did but it works, they gave me a totally new machine I think but all the data is still there

Had to log in to get it all back

Weird

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) GoG.com announces starting today they will allow refunds of digital games within 30 days of their initial purchase if users are unable to play the game due to the game itself being broken or issues with their computer handling the game.
http://www.vg247.com/2013/12/09/gog-com-introduces-money-back-guarantee-for-entire-game-catalogue/
http://www.destructoid.com/gog-com-to-introduce-30-day-full-refunds-for-broken-games-266893.phtml

2) According to recent reports, the NSA's recent monitoring controversy also includes online gaming with Xbox Live and World of Warcraft among the gaming-related items revealed to be on the list. Microsoft and Blizzard have responded stating they have neither been aware nor gave permission for the NSA to monitor their services.
https://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/12/09/report-nsa-monitoring-some-online-game-services.aspx

3) The creative director for the reboot of Tomb Raider, Timothy Longo, announces he has recently left Crystal Dynamics to become the new creative director at 343 Industries.
http://www.destructoid.com/tomb-raider-s-creative-director-now-with-halo-dev-team-267158.phtml

4) According to the creator of the fake Fallout 4 website, the reason it was made wasn't just to fool everyone but to pressure Bethesda on making an official Fallout 4 announcement by the time of Spike's VGX show. Also stated he spent around $900 on the website and said he has another update planned to arrive by December 21st.
http://www.destructoid.com/fake-fallout-4-site-created-to-put-pressure-on-bethesda-267178.phtml
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/fallout-4-survivor-2299-teaser-site-hoax-was-created-to-force-bethesdas-hand/

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Based on a recent survey sent by Ubisoft, the company is considering using the pirating and sailing aspects from recent Assassin's Creed games as the basis for a new non-AC pirating game.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/ubisoft-survey-asks-about-next-assassins-creed-suggests-separate-pirate-game

2) Telltale Games states their Game of Thrones license covers multiple games, the first game is expected to arrive next year, and be released for PC, Mac, and mobile devices.
http://www.destructoid.com/telltale-s-game-of-thrones-deal-is-multi-year-multi-game-267244.phtml

3) Newest 3DS firmware update includes Miiverse for the 3DS, unifies the 3DS and Wii U Nintendo Network IDs into a single ID, and a unified eShop wallet. Only downsides to the new update is Miiverse is a bit slower on the 3DS and Friends Lists are still kept separate between the platforms.
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/miiverse-nintendo-network-id-now-on-3ds/1100-4799/
http://www.destructoid.com/that-huge-3ds-system-update-is-live-right-now-267221.phtml

4) The Doom series celebrates its 20th anniversary today.
http://www.destructoid.com/happy-20th-anniversary-doom-267242.phtml

[Kalyx triaD]

Based on a recent survey sent by Ubisoft, the company is considering using the pirating and sailing aspects from recent Assassin's Creed games as the basis for a new non-AC pirating game.

FUCKING THANK YOU

[CSL]

NHL 14 ($15) and MLB The Show 13 ($10) are on sale for those prices if you have Playstation Plus in the US store for anybody that might be interested. Got hold of a 7 day PS Plus trial just to get hold of NHL for that price

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) According to several reports, Capcom is currently investing around $40 million into their mobile division with all the funding coming from the profits made from Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/capcom-now-spending-over-40-million-mobile-gaming

2) Ubisoft announces Rayman Legends will be arriving for the Xbox One and PS4 on February 25th for North America and February 28 for Europe. The Xbox One version will get a set of Far Cry and Splinter Cell themed costumes along with 10 new challenges while the PS4 version will get Assassin's Creed themed costumed and touchpad support.
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/12/11/rayman-legends-heading-to-ps4-xbox-one-in-na-feb-25-eu-feb-28/

3) Twitch states they have gained around 100,000 broadcasters since the launch of the PS4 with PS4 gaming content making up 10% of all videos broadcasted since then.
http://www.destructoid.com/twitch-grows-by-100k-ps4-accounts-for-10-of-content-267338.phtml

4) Cliff Bleszinski teases his first project since leaving Epic Games last year is very likely to be an Unreal Tournament-style shooter for the PC.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/cliff-bleszinski-possibly-working-on-unreal-tournament-style-arena-shooter-for-pc/

[ClockShot]

February 25th is gonna be one packed day for gaming. Thief, Lords of Shadow 2, and now Rayman Legends.