Videogame News Thread

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Accessory maker Mad Catz is currently blaming Rock Band 4 for their current serious financial problems after revealing the game was a big source of their $11.6 million loss for the fiscal year. Making things worse, the company will lose the license to sell accessories for the game this September which could cost them up to $8.3 million more in lost revenues.
https://www.destructoid.com/rock-band-4-basically-capsized-mad-catz-365673.phtml

2) A new fan-based online movement led by Suikoden series fans is currently trying to convince Konami to make a new game in the series (and also not be for Pachinko machines).
https://www.destructoid.com/the-suikoden-revival-movement-is-likely-fighting-a-losing-battle-with-konami-365670.phtml

3) According to a report from Digitimes, the controller of the NX is rumored to have a screen for gameplay, Nintendo is rumored to have cut back the amount of consoles to be made during the first year, and production of the NX is being delayed in order to add potential support for VR.
https://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-reportedly-delays-nx-production-to-add-vr-365538.phtml

4) Devolver Digital is teasing they will revealing a brand new game at E3 which is being rumored as either Serious Sam 4 or Talos Principle 2.
https://www.destructoid.com/devolver-digital-hints-at-serious-sam-4-or-talos-principle-2-at-e3-365633.phtml

5) SALES:

Ubisoft recently added a few more games to their current bundle at the Humble Bundle Store.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-division-assassins-creed-and-more-return-in-ub/1100-6440143/
Green Man Gaming is currently holding a sale on XCOMM 2 with discounts being around 46% off.
https://www.destructoid.com/xcom-2-on-pc-is-46-off-for-the-weekend-365724.phtml

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Wouldn't that be an excuse against Star Wars Battlefront using nothing but OG trilogy characters and locales and very little modern Star Wars stuff, EA you shit burger?

Nah it's just that people know more about World War Two than they do World War One. It was bigger.

People know more about original Star Wars because the prequels sucked.

If World War 2 sucked then people would know more about World War One.

[Fignuts]

Lord

[Ruien]

Glad World War 2 did not suck.

[Ruien]

World World 1 was complete garbage though.

[drave]

:|


Maybe they should have written a note in WWI expressing their disdain for the oppositions actions.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Glad World War 2 did not suck.

Well, I mean how could it? It's not like there was some dictator somewhere that ordered the attempted mass genocide of an entire religious group just to establish racial superi--oh, wait.

[Emperor Smeat]

Silent Hills P.T. inspired game Allison Roads has been canceled according to its developer Lilith Ltd studio.

Announcement was made on the game's official Twitter page yesterday with the studio saying more details regarding the project to be announced within the next few days.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hi all. Sadly Allison Road had to be cancelled. Statement to come in the next few days. Thx for all your support and very sad it came 2 this</p>&mdash; Allison Road (@AllisonRoad_HQ) <a href="https://twitter.com/AllisonRoad_HQ/status/739251685265117184">June 5, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[#BROKEN Hasney]

http://www.reactiongifs.us/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/im_shocked.gif

[drave]

Shame though..... PT was something special that had a different feel from anything in recent gaming history.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Final Fantasy XII HD with the Zodiac Job System is coming.

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/D2-bWotLKqo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

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

[Kalyx triaD]

Oh wow

[Poit]

Nah it's just that people know more about World War Two than they do World War One. It was bigger.

People know more about original Star Wars because the prequels sucked.

If World War 2 sucked then people would know more about World War One.

In my history classes in middle & high school, as such classes tend to go, we didn't keep up with the pace the teacher originally wanted us to. So WW2 was always something that was skimmed over, if it was covered at all. I learned way more about WW1 in school than I did about WW2.

Am I the only one here who experienced this?

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Volition announced Agents of Mayhem with a CG only trailer.

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

Ubisoft announced WatchDogs 2 featuring iconc jeans. "world premier" on Wednesday for those that like the hacker skin on Assasins Creed.

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4xjSlHRBBck" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Dead Rising 4 got leaked.

http://thisgengaming.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/XSDvWIe-728x409.jpg

Said to be a remake of the first, but over the whole town instead of just the mall and 4 player co-op.

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

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Ad went live early to accidentally confirm the next Destiny pack.

http://i.imgur.com/LhdQQ0w.png

Officailly announced on Thursday

Alls I'm saying is, E3 better be out-FUCK... Alright, you know the drill.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

FIFA 17 is using the Frostbite engine. We got a teaser trailer today... For some reason. Like noone expected the game was going to happen or something.

[ClockShot]

Wait, E3 ain't going down today, right?

[Emperor Smeat]

This Sunday.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Horizon Zero Dawn got a trailer. Delayed until Feb 27th 2017

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=u4-FCsiF5x4

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Wait, E3 ain't going down today, right?

Pls read my gifs (and pretend it says 1 week instead of 2 weeks).

[ClockShot]

Pls read my gifs (and pretend it says 1 week instead of 2 weeks).

Yeah sorry. Hit all my usual gaming sites and like 10 trailers went up today. And I was like "The hell? E3 happening now?!"

So, of my 3 games that caught my attention from last year's E3 and immediately preordered:

Horizon: Zero Dawn - Gotta wait 'til next year. :mad:

Dishonored 2: This November. :D

Ghost Recon: Wildlands - Unknown. But pre-order bonuses recently revealed. :-\

[ClockShot]

Interested in the Destiny news. If that comes out in a timely manner, may have to convince some of my buddies to get back into it.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) DICE recently released a teaser trailer for their upcoming E3 trailer for Battlefield 1.
https://twitter.com/Battlefield/status/739896871976472576?lang=nl

2) Playtonic studio announced Yooka-Laylee, spiritual successor to the Banjo-Kazooie, is currently planned for an early 2017 release date. To celebrate the announcement, they released a new trailer for the game recently.
https://www.destructoid.com/yooka-laylee-now-has-a-firm-release-window-of-quarter-1-2017-366255.phtml

3) The lead writer for Battleborn, Aaron Linde, has recently left Gearbox with the official reason related to wanting to go in a new direction for his career.
https://www.destructoid.com/battleborn-writer-and-old-friend-aaron-linde-leaves-gearbox-software-365936.phtml

4) Telltale Games announced Episode 1 of their upcoming Batman episodic series called Batman: The Telltale Series will arrive this Summer.
http://beta.egmnow.com/articles/news/telltale-shares-new-details-on-batman-the-walking-dead-season-three/

[Disturbed316]

Yes, more Dead Rising :heart:

[#BROKEN Hasney]

XCOM 2 is coming to consoles. September 6th.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CkWx0iMWUAAjSKg.jpg

Can anything be kept under wraps anymore?

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) SALES:

Besides Japan, Nintendo of Europe announced they will also be holding a 5th Anniversary eShop sale starting on June 9th and lasts till June 23rd.
https://www.destructoid.com/the-european-eshop-also-has-an-anniversary-sale-366603.phtml
Major Nelson revealed the list of games for this week's sales on the Xbox Marketplace.
https://majornelson.com/2016/06/06/this-weeks-deals-with-gold-and-spotlight-sale-50/
Sony is currently holding a Capcom themed sale on PSN this week.
https://twitter.com/videogamedeals/status/740208665618219008
Newest bundle at the Humble Store was revealed to be Humble Staff Pick themed.
https://twitter.com/videogamedeals/status/740298119880028160


2) Details regarding Watch Dogs 2 ended up getting leaked a day before its official debut which includes the game taking place in San Francisco and a planned November 15th release date according to a report from Eurogamer.
https://www.destructoid.com/watch-dogs-2-is-out-in-november-san-francisco-setting-confirmed-366491.phtml
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-06-07-watch-dogs-2-launches-november-set-in-san-francisco

3) The director of Diablo III, Jay Wilson, announced he has both recently left Blizzard and the game industry as a whole. Wilson spent the past 10 years at Blizzard while his game industry career lasted for 17 years before his retirement announcement.
https://www.destructoid.com/diablo-3-director-leaves-blizzard-after-ten-years-366468.phtml

4) For those interested, Psychonauts remastered for the PS4 was released today on PSN.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/psychonauts-is-out-now-on-playstation-4-whether-sony-admits-it-or-not/

[drave]

Jay Wilson fucked up pretty bad, and handled it poorly at that. Still think the toxicity of the gaming community, esp. Blizzard fanboys, are ridiculous with the threats and what not.

[ClockShot]

Hope Ubisoft learned their lesson from the first Watch Dogs. Concept was great, story/plot was really bad.

[Ultra Mantis]

XCOM 2 is coming to consoles. September 6th.

:love:

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Hope Ubisoft learned their lesson from the first Watch Dogs. Concept was great, story/plot was really bad.

https://youtu.be/KVNvVY-sG2c

https://twitter.com/Fobwashed/status/740412510654898176

Errrr

UniSoft keeps pulling them down, but its a Watch Dogs 2 advert with all the cringe.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

hi

I'm Hasney

and I'm a God Damn Iconic Edgelord

https://media.giphy.com/media/3oEjI4hiuGjTrAGHza/giphy.gif

[Fignuts]

Knew the horizon delay was coming.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CkcNqzTWgAEI8bb.jpg:large
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CkcNreaXEAAKRJm.jpg:large

Could probably do a whole Watch Dogs 2 thread, but I don't want my name attached.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

gog.com has a sale. Download the GOG Galaxy client and get System Shock 2 free!

[#BROKEN Hasney]

7 minutes of Watch Dogs 2 gameplay:

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EjE7HLRRMkg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[Sixx]

Looks exactly the same as the first one. Except you're black now.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Looks exactly the same as the first one. Except you're black now.

Probably lost itself a point in the reviews changing that.

[VSG]

UR IN CTRL

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Bungie confirmed the next expansion pack for Destiny will be called Rise of Iron and is currently planned for a September 20th release date. Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game are currently rumored to not be getting the expansion pack.
https://www.destructoid.com/destiny-s-next-big-add-on-rise-of-iron-lands-on-september-20-366822.phtml
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/next-destiny-expansion-abandoning-some-platforms-release-date-leaked/

2) Remedy Entertainment teased they are currently working on two unannounced games with neither being a new game in the Alan Wake series.
https://www.destructoid.com/remedy-s-working-on-two-games-right-now-neither-is-alan-wake-366806.phtml

3) According to report from Press Start, the next Lego Dimensions game is currently rumored to include Sonic, Goonies, and Ghostbusters among the series and IPs planned for the game.
https://www.destructoid.com/rumor-lego-dimensions-will-host-harry-potter-gremlins-sonic-goonies-and-possibly-tom-cruise-366757.phtml

4) For those who backed Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night's Kickstarter fund, Inti Creates revealed a demo will be released soon and will be based on next week's E3 demo. Only requirement is to have donated $60 or more to the fund.
https://www.destructoid.com/bloodstained-is-getting-a-backer-only-demo-soon-366626.phtml

[Cool King]

My collectors edition of Mirror's Edge arrived today and everything appears to be in order.

The statue looks really cool but is incredibly delicate. I'm currently in the process of searching the internet for a display case/box for it, but it's proving difficult due to the dimensions of the statue.

Apart from that, everything's great. I now just need a PS4 to play the thing.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Update to recent Ubisoft-Vivendi news as Ubisoft announced they are selling off their ownership share of Gameloft (around 21%) to Vivendi. The official reason related to Ubisoft no longer having a say over the direction or control of the company.
https://www.destructoid.com/ubisoft-founders-to-sell-all-remaining-control-in-gameloft-to-vivendi-367069.phtml

2) SALES & FREEBIES:

Microsoft announced the Xbox One version of Rocket League will be free to play this weekend as part of Xbox Live itself being free during the same time.
https://www.destructoid.com/play-rocket-league-for-free-on-xbox-right-now-367065.phtml
Besides Europe and Japan, Nintendo of America also announced they will be holding a special sale next week on the eShop. Also currently holding a sale on several games as part of their weekly sales.
http://www.nintendo.com/eshop/offers


3) For those interested, Capcom revealed the Mega Man series will be getting its own line of Funko Pop figurines arriving this August.
https://www.destructoid.com/mega-man-is-finally-getting-its-own-funko-line-366992.phtml

4) Update to recent Lego Dimensions sequel news as the official E3 trailer for the game confirmed rumors of Ghostbusters and Sonic being among the series and IPs included for the upcoming game.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/lego-dimensions-trailer-proves-those-insane-rumors-100-percent-right/

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) According to reports, media publishing company Ziff Davis is currently in talks with Gawker in regards to purchasing gaming website Kotaku and other assets for under $100 million. For some reference, Ziff Davis is the current parent company of IGN while Gakwer recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to the on-going Hogan-Gawker legal case.
https://www.destructoid.com/ign-s-parent-company-buys-kotaku-publisher-367341.phtml

2) According to a report from Eurogamer, id Software will be overhauling Doom's multiplayer after recently dropping their contract with developer Certain Affinity who developed the game's online multiplayer mode.
https://www.destructoid.com/doom-s-multiplayer-is-being-taken-over-by-id-who-promises-to-fix-things-367266.phtml

3) For those who took advantage of a recent glitch/bug on Xbox Live to download the Deluxe Edition of Fallout 4 for the Xbox One, Microsoft announced they are revoking those game licenses since Bethesda will not honor the pricing glitch.
http://www.neowin.net/news/fallout-4-was-accidentally-free-to-download-but-licenses-are-being-revoked
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/fallout-4-was-accidentally-free-on-xbox-one-today-/1100-6440639/

4) During a recent interview with MCV, Until Dawn's developer Supermassive Games revealed they are dropping their status as a Playstation exclusive developer in favor of becoming a multi-platform developer within the near future. Studio itself is currently working on two VR related games for Sony's PSVR headset.
https://www.destructoid.com/until-dawn-developer-keen-to-bring-games-to-wider-audiences--367201.phtml

5) For those interested in VR stuff, Valve recently released their Destinations toolkit for free on Steam.
https://www.destructoid.com/valve-s-destinations-lets-you-make-and-visit-vr-worlds-367142.phtml

[ClockShot]

Kotaku staff better kiss some serious corporate ass since if Ziff Davis saves them before the Hulkster permanently buries them.

[Kalyx triaD]

Kotaku will live on. Ethical gaffs aside the real issue was the main Gawker page. Deadspin similarly is worth keeping.

I'd drop Jezebel tho.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Crash Bandicoot is back!

In Skylanders!

[Kalyx triaD]

He'll be a part of an actually successful game series.

[drave]

Ps4 only

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Dead Rising looking great

http://i.imgur.com/dSsF1Dz.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/sxhvaPP.jpg

[Disturbed316]

Frank West :heart:

[Fignuts]

He's covered wars you know.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Gearbox announced Battleborn will be getting a mirco-transaction system as part of an update planned to arrive later this week.
https://www.destructoid.com/as-expected-battleborn-is-getting-microtransactions-368486.phtml

2) SALES - Major Nelson revealed the list of games for this week's sales on the Xbox Marketplace.
https://majornelson.com/2016/06/14/this-weeks-deals-with-gold-and-spotlight-sale-51/

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Battleborn is saved!

[Kalyx triaD]

By saved you mean loading up a shotgun for the limping horse.

Damn, Overwatch's reveal was like... their armageddon.

[drave]

Being overshadowed is one thing, but Battleborn just...... it feels clunky and not fun. Seemed like it could have been okay in the Beta, but it just missed the mark for me entirely.

[Poit]

I had a bit of time to try Battleborn when it had an open beta.

I tried out a single player mission, had a difficult time getting through it. I was fighting the final boss and hit the time limit (I think it was 65 minutes), ending the mission in failure.

That didn't really give me any desire to try again.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) During an interview with Gamespot, Square Enix teased they are considering the idea of making a Kingdom Hearts HD set for the PS4.
https://www.destructoid.com/square-enix-is-open-to-a-kingdom-hearts-ps4-collection-368709.phtml

2) Square Enix also revealed in an interview with Destructoid that NieR: Automata has been delayed from its planned late 2016 release to now an early 2017 release date. Official reason due to them needing more time and not wanting to be overshadowed by bigger games this holiday season.
https://www.destructoid.com/why-square-enix-delayed-nier-automata-368545.phtml

[drave]

lulz

https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--V7kT2xla--/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/q22d21r3puxaemejy5xk.png

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Bungie confirmed rumors of one more challenge series will arrive for Destiny prior to the release of the Rise of Iron's expansion pack.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/destiny-will-reward-dedicated-players-again-with-m/1100-6440987/

2) According to reports, the official release for Fallout 4's mod support on the PS4 is currently expected to get delayed due to several serious problems occurring during beta testing.
https://www.destructoid.com/fallout-4-mods-seem-to-have-a-tougher-time-on-ps4-than-xbox-one-368989.phtml

3) SALES - Nintendo is currently holding both an E3 sale and Sega publisher sale on the eShop with discounts goin as high as 40% off (+ 10% for My Nintendo members) for the E3 sales.
http://www.nintendo.com/games/sales-and-deals/;jsessionid=5709592ADD9B51E968AF46F026116753

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Microsoft recently confirmed reports Dead Rising 4 will be exclusive to the Xbox One and Windows 10 PC for at least one year.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/dead-rising-4-is-a-timed-exclusive-for-xbox-one-an/1100-6440999/

2) During an interview with IGN, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto revealed a new game in the Mario series is currently in development and teased it to be a "new kind of game" in regards to the series itself. Also teased Nintendo's newer/younger developers are playing a big role in the game's development.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/06/16/e3-2016-nintendo-a-new-kind-of-mario-is-coming

3) During an interview with GameCentral, Hideki Kamiya hinted Platinum Games is already working on ideas for a possible new game in both the Bayonetta and Okami series.
https://www.destructoid.com/kamiya-says-he-has-ideas-for-bayonetta-3-okami-2-and-other-scalebounds--369249.phtml

4) Update to recent Allison Road's cancellation news as developer Lilith Ltd revealed the decision to drop the project was due to their contract with publisher Team 17 ending before they had a chance to finish the game.
https://www.destructoid.com/allison-road-developer-s-cancellation-statement-doesn-t-really-explain-anything-369264.phtml
Lilith Ltd's official announcement: https://www.facebook.com/AllisonRoadGame/?ref=nf

5) Marvel Ultimate Alliance 1 and 2 are currently rumored to be getting remastered versions for the PS4 and Xbox One according to recent Taiwanese ratings reports.
https://www.destructoid.com/both-marvel-ultimate-alliance-games-rated-for-current-gen-consoles-369263.phtml

6) During an interview with Polygon, Square Enix revealed they are currently in talks with Microsoft in regards to porting Final Fantasy XIV to the Xbox One. The game itself is currently available for PS4, PS3, and PC.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/final-fantasy-14-could-be-on-its-way-to-xbox-one/1100-6441011/

[Cool King]

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[ClockShot]

How about an apology for TMNT: Mutants in Manhattan, Kamiya?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

So it's not gonna win a TPWW Gamey this year?

[ClockShot]

:nono:

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Mighty No.9 is Hot Garbage!

The Jimquisistion 4/10
http://www.thejimquisition.com/mighty-no-9-review/

Gamespot 5/10
http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/migh.../1900-6416453/

Destructoid 6.5/10
https://www.destructoid.com/review-m...9-366318.phtml

IGN 5.6/10
http://uk.ign.com/articles/2016/06/20/mighty-no-9-review

So glad I backed this!

[Fignuts]

jesus, what was it like before all the delays

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Well, unless Inafune was lying (quite possible), the last 2 delays were for online modes.

[thecc]

How about an apology for TMNT: Mutants in Manhattan, Kamiya?I'd put more blame on activision not giving them a lot of time.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) During an interview with Game Informer, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto revealed Monolith Soft, Xenoblade series developer, is currently helping develop Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
https://www.destructoid.com/xenoblade-team-is-working-on-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-369950.phtml

2) Bioware announced both choices made in Mass Effect 3 won't carry over to Mass Effect Andromeda and the reason they showed nothing at E3 was due to EA wanting all the priority on Battlefield 1 and Titanfall 2 instead for their big games. Also hinted they are not allowed to reveal any big details regarding the game until after Battlefield 1 and Titanfall 2 are released.
https://www.destructoid.com/your-mass-effect-3-ending-choice-won-t-affect-andromeda-369918.phtml

3) While it wasn't revealed to be related to the game's current delay, developer Hello Games revealed on Twitter they recently have settled a three year lawsuit regarding No Man Sky's name ownership. Sky TV originally sued the studio in regards to possible trademark infringements regarding the "Sky" part of the name.
https://www.destructoid.com/no-man-s-sky-developers-dealt-with-a-killer-legal-battle-for-the-game-s-name-369881.phtml
https://twitter.com/NoMansSky/status/743928033942315009

4) According to a report from Eurogamer, PS4 Neo is currently rumored to be launching later this year. Also implied 4k gaming will not be a big focus of either the Neo or Xbox One Scorpio regardless of what Sony and Microsoft are teasing about their upgraded models.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2016-are-4k-visuals-really-the-best-use-for-playstation-neo-and-project-scorpio

[Fignuts]

How in all the fucks in the world could No Man's Sky be infringing on Sky TV?

[Fignuts]

So fucking angry right now

[Fignuts]

Like, that is the stupidest thing I've heard in at least six months

Fuck is wrong with this world?

The fact that it took 3 years to resolve as opposed to 5 seconds, just fans the rage flams within me.

[Fignuts]

agffsgsjjksjsjxyekenx

[Emperor Smeat]

Like, that is the stupidest thing I've heard in at least six months

Fuck is wrong with this world?

The fact that it took 3 years to resolve as opposed to 5 seconds, just fans the rage flams within me.

Sony trying to trademark or copyright "Let's Play" might be dumber.

Then again seems like every while a pretty dumb trademark dispute occurs like "Ghost" between Ubisoft and EA or "Candy" with mobile developers or even the "Scrolls" thing between Bethesda And Mojang.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

The launch stream for Mighty No. 9 turned into a post-mortem. Jesus.

Inafune says that 60% of the budget went into the game, the rest on fees and backer rewards.
Their mistake was doing 10 versions of the game at once. They didn't make a version and then port it, they made 10 different versions for all formats.

http://i.imgur.com/VByaRGO.png

Actual quote from Inafune: "At the end of the day, even if [Mighty No. 9] is not perfect, it's better than nothing"

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Then they went to play the game on the stream and it crashed!

[Kalyx triaD]

What an amazing day.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I gave my code away, I didn't want waste my time on it after the demo. This is great too.

http://i.imgur.com/wAAdWbX.png
http://i.imgur.com/yrdIPnN.png

[Cool King]

How in all the fucks in the world could No Man's Sky be infringing on Sky TV?

One of my friends brought this up and said that the PBS Idea Channel (YouTube Channel) recently spoke out trademark law in one of their videos and basically, long story short, Sky had to sue so they could keep their trademark. Even if they didn't actually give a fuck.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Bioware revealed Mass Effect Andromeda will be ditching the series Paragon/Renegade choice system in favor of a new "gray" system to let players more freedom for how they want the story to unfold.
https://www.destructoid.com/mass-effect-andromeda-ditches-paragon-renegade-system-for-shades-of-gray--370207.phtml

2) SALES & FREEBIES:

Steam is currently giving away Limbo for free with the offer lasting till tomorrow.
https://www.destructoid.com/go-on-download-limbo-for-free-on-steam-370170.phtml
Amazon and Microsoft are currently holding $100 discounts on Xbox One bundles.
https://www.destructoid.com/microsoft-s-xbox-one-elite-bundle-is-now-100-off-370004.phtml
Major Nelson revealed the list of games available for this week's sales on the Xbox Marketplace.
https://majornelson.com/2016/06/20/this-weeks-deals-with-gold-and-spotlight-sale-52/


3) During a recent interview with Game Informer, Ed Boon teased he'd like to work on a fighting game involving just horror film characters as its cast.
http://beta.egmnow.com/articles/news/mortal-kombat-x-injustice-2-developer-is-interested-in-making-a-horror-fighting-game/

4) According to a report from Kotaku, an attempted theft was rumored to have occurred during last week's E3 involving a couple of people trying to steal Nintendo's E3 demo for Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Apparently they came very close to stealing the demo but copied the wrong files during the hacking attempt.
http://kotaku.com/the-rumor-that-someone-tried-to-steal-the-zelda-breath-1782169456

6) Update to Vivendi's attempted ownership takeover of Ubisoft news as Vivendi managed to increase their minority ownership of Ubisoft to around 20.1% recently. According to French laws, once Vivendi gets to 30%, they will be required to make an official offer to become the new majority owner.
https://www.destructoid.com/vivendi-continues-their-it-s-not-a-hostile-takeover-we-promise-strategy-for-ubisoft-370073.phtml

[Ultra Mantis]

Going to redeem my Mighty No. 9 code now and see for myself just how much of a Mighty No. 2 Inafune has done all over Mega Man's corpse.

[Ultra Mantis]

My code doesn't even work so we're off to a good start.

[Sepholio]

Dead Rising looking great

http://i.imgur.com/dSsF1Dz.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/sxhvaPP.jpg

The art direction seems a little less gritty and a bit more painterly. I can dig it. Looks awesome. Personally I think Dead Rising 3 is the best game on XB1.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Mighty No 5040 went in hard to Inafune in the Mighty No. 9 credits.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Clh-XwGUgAArK2r.jpg:large
http://s16.postimg.org/6yr5846ol/Twitter_PG_kamiya_He_s_a_business_man_Not_a.png

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Some Sony related news:

Sony is currently downplaying concerns regarding the upcoming Neo model replacing the PS4 in regards to priority and focus for the rest of this console generation. Also downplayed the lack of Neo news at E3 being a sign that Sony might be going in a different direction for their plans.
https://www.destructoid.com/sony-says-neo-won-t-shorten-ps4-lifecycle-370485.phtml
The director for the new God of War game revealed a canceled live-action Star Wars tv show was the inspiration behind the change of direction for both Kratos and the game itself.
https://www.destructoid.com/canceled-star-wars-tv-show-helped-inspire-god-of-war-370496.phtml
A six year lawsuit regarding the PS3 and Linux support was recently settled with Sony agreeing to pay around $55 in compensation to those involved in the class-action lawsuit and around $9 for those who owned a PS3 prior to early 2010.
https://www.destructoid.com/sony-loses-another-legal-battle-this-time-over-ps3-linux-dispute-370422.phtml


2) Some Nintendo related news:

Pokemon Sun & Moon was announced to be getting a special edition 3DS model although at the moment only confirmed for Europe.
https://www.destructoid.com/pokemon-sun-moon-is-getting-a-special-3ds-xl-and-i-want-it-370425.phtml
During an interview with GameBeat, Warner Bros teased they are open to supporting the upcoming NX than they were with the Wii U for games.
http://gonintendo.com/stories/260000-warner-bros-seems-open-to-supporting-nx
Nintendo revealed some new details for Breath of the Wild which included the NX version will have more differences than the Wii U version and while Nintendo still has no plans of ever having a voice actor for Link, they felt it was the right time for the series itself to have it.
http://beta.egmnow.com/articles/news/there-will-be-differences-between-nx-wii-u-versions-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild/
http://beta.egmnow.com/articles/news/hey-listen-breath-of-the-wild-brings-voice-acting-to-the-zelda-series/


3) For those dealing with problems regarding Mighty No 9, apparently issues with the Humble Store was the official reason why Steam keys were not working, issues with PSN Store was the reason why Playstation keys were not working, and a patch was recently released to help fix the Wii U version.
https://www.destructoid.com/comcept-is-dealing-with-mighty-no-9-s-launch-woes-370406.phtml

4) A new game in the Sonic series was announced to be currently in development according to Sonic Team.
http://gonintendo.com/stories/259999-sonic-team-working-on-new-sonic-game

5) According to a report from Gamespot, EA has recently canceled an unannounced racing game that was in development at Criterion in favor of having the studio focus more on developing new Star Wars games.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/burnout-devs-extreme-sports-game-canceled-and-here/1100-6441119/

[ClockShot]

Happy 25th birthday, Sonic the Hedgehog.

[Mercenary]

Got to wait till Dec of 2017 to get Dead Rising 4 on PS4...worth it

[Sepholio]

Ah the joys of owning all the consoles.

Kinda wish they would have given an extra year to DR4 though. Not because it isn't ready but because imagine what they could have done with the power of the Scorpio.

DR4 is one of those games that would benefit so much from all that extra power. It would have been an amazing launch title for Scorpio.

[Cool King]

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[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) SALES:

Several games are currently available on discount for this week's sales on the eShop.
http://www.nintendo.com/games/sales-and-deals/;jsessionid=023BAD3B9D6F4C3580E50FD5598B7F5F
Steam's annual Summer Sale started today and lasts till July 4th.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/06/23/grand-theft-auto-5-undertale-headline-steam-summer-sale
Best Buy is currently holding a "Buy 1, Get Another 20%" sale on gaming gift cards.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/before-steams-summer-sale-begins-load-up-on-steam-/1100-6441164/
Microsoft announced Halo 5 will be free to play for Xbox Live Gold members starting on June 29th till July 5th as part of the celebration for the game's next DLC pack.
http://beta.egmnow.com/articles/news/microsoft-is-celebrating-halo-5s-upcoming-dlc-with-a-huge-freebie/


2) During a recent interview with Eurogamer, Respawn Entertainment's co-founder Vince Zampella revealed he recently contacted Activision after the remaster of Modern Warfare 4 was announced. Mostly wanted to warn the company of how huge the online backlash would be if they somehow messed up developing the game.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/original-call-of-duty-4-dev-to-activision-dont-fk-/1100-6441177/

3) Enhance Games announced Rez Infinite for the PS4 and PS VR will be arriving on October 13th.
http://beta.egmnow.com/articles/news/rez-infinite-gets-a-release-date-for-the-ps4-and-ps-vr/

4) Some Nintendo related news:

During an interview with Rocket Beans TV, CD Projekt RED teased they recently got dev kits for the Nintendo NX and claimed the specs and kits were "fantastic" for the types of games they develop.
http://www.ubergizmo.com/2016/06/cd-projekt-red-nintendo-nx-fantastic/
Nintendo is currently rumored to be revealing some new details regarding the NX at the end of this month since that is when the next shareholders meeting is currently planned to occur. Also Take Two recently revealed they have been in close contact with Nintendo regarding the NX.
http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/gaming/681733/Nintendo-NX-GTA-5-Red-Dead-Redemption-Witcher-3-CD-Projekt-RED-June-29-reveal

[Sepholio]

Rez Infinite VR = Acid Trip Paradise (OHHHHHHH MYYYYYY {said in the voice of George Takei}) Giggty Goo Extreme Alpha

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Ah the joys of owning all the consoles.

Kinda wish they would have given an extra year to DR4 though. Not because it isn't ready but because imagine what they could have done with the power of the Scorpio.

DR4 is one of those games that would benefit so much from all that extra power. It would have been an amazing launch title for Scorpio.

It's Capcom, they'll likely just up the resolution and call it a day. It's coming for PC though, so we'll be able to see how Scorpio could have done it.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) SALES:

Newegg and eBay are currently having sales on Kinect-based Xbox One bundles.
https://www.destructoid.com/xbox-one-kinect-bundle-now-as-cheap-as-215-370978.phtml
Sony is currently holding a Flash Sale this weekend with around 70 games on discount.
https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/flash-sale/cid=STORE-MSF77008-FLASHSALEWEBLP
Several retailers are currently holding a sale on gaming related gift cards till the end of today.
https://www.destructoid.com/get-15-off-steam-wallet-other-prepaid-game-cards-until-tonight-371004.phtml
Green Man Gaming is currently holding a 23% Off pre-order sale for Civilization VI.
https://www.destructoid.com/save-23-on-civilization-vi-with-this-pre-order-deal-370743.phtml


2) As part of Sonic's 25th anniversary celebrations, Sonic Team boss Takashi Iizuka revealed the official reason for the Dr Robotnik and Eggman name split was due to Sega of America not working with Sega of Japan on translations of early Sonic games. According to him, Sonic Team always considered Eggman as the canon name and it wasn't till Sonic Adventures it was officially changed to Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik.
https://www.destructoid.com/sonic-team-head-helps-clarify-the-sonic-eggman-and-robotnik-name-situation-370948.phtml

3) During an interview with IGN, Legend of Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma hinted some future plans he has for the series includes the next game after Breath of Wild to have some form of multiplayer support.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/06/23/zelda-producer-after-breath-of-the-wild-next-game-could-be-multiplayer

4) Namco is currently rumored to be developing a new Pacman Championship Edition game for PC, PS4, and Xbox One based on recent South Korean ratings board leak.

[Ruien]

Whoa, did not know there was a Civ 6 coming out. Heck ya.

[Cool King]

2) As part of Sonic's 25th anniversary celebrations, Sonic Team boss Takashi Iizuka revealed the official reason for the Dr Robotnik and Eggman name split was due to Sega of America not working with Sega of Japan on translations of early Sonic games. According to him, Sonic Team always considered Eggman as the canon name and it wasn't till Sonic Adventures it was officially changed to Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik.
https://www.destructoid.com/sonic-team-head-helps-clarify-the-sonic-eggman-and-robotnik-name-situation-370948.phtml


He'll always be Dr. Robotnik to me.

Not matter what.

[Droford]

The Friday the 13th game seems like a great idea and "why haven't they made it a next gen game yet?" but it seems like it's a 1 trick pony. I'm guessing we'll end up getting Halloween and Elm Street games eventually too

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Bungie revealed some of their upcoming plans for Destiny includes last gen versions to be dropped from the majority of upcoming special events and teased big plans for a sequel will be starting this Fall.
https://www.destructoid.com/bungie-opens-up-about-what-activities-last-gen-destiny-fans-will-be-missing-out-on-371485.phtml
https://www.destructoid.com/bungie-cagey-about-the-future-of-destiny-371337.phtml

2) Book publisher Titan Books announced they have signed a deal with EA and Bioware to create Mass Effect series novels to help bridge the story between Mass Effect 3 and Andromeda.
https://www.destructoid.com/novels-will-link-mass-effect-3-with-andromeda-371584.phtml

3) During a recent Q&A session, Resident Evil series producer Kōshi Nakanishi stated Resident Evil 7 will not include QTEs (Quick Time Events) found in recent games of the series. Also teased the goal is to gradually include more of the series key features to build upon the horror and exploration focus they have for the game.
https://www.destructoid.com/capcom-promises-there-are-no-quick-time-events-in-resident-evil-7-371065.phtml

4) During a recent interview with the Associated Press, Shigeru Miyamoto teased Nintendo is currently working on a special feature for the NX but gave no other details besides tech being a big reason why it hasn't happened yet.
http://gonintendo.com/stories/260297-miyamoto-teases-a-special-element-to-nx

[ClockShot]

I wonder if Destiny will finally incorporate some sort or a RAID MATCHINGMAKING SYSTEM? for Rise of Iron?!

Oh, and ditch the weapon infusion bullshit. Bring back weapon rolling.

[Kalyx triaD]

Re-Rolling kinda killed weapon balance when optimum rolls became prominent. Certain perks were indefinitely nerfed or removed altogether in response to the re-roll days. We can't have that return.

[drave]

Raid matchmaking would be fucking great. It is the one aspect of the game I haven't tackled yet, mainly due to no one else being on when I play(ed).

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) SALES & FREEBIES:

Microsoft revealed the free games for July's Games With Gold will be The Banner Saga 2 (Xbox One), Tumblestone (Xbox One), Rainbow Six Vegas 2 (Xbox 360), and TRON: Evolution (Xbox 360).
https://www.destructoid.com/nice-games-with-gold-has-the-banner-saga-2-in-july-371825.phtml
Major Nelson revealed the list of games for this week's sales on the Xbox Marketplace.
https://majornelson.com/2016/06/27/this-weeks-deals-with-gold-and-spotlight-sale-53/


2) Ninja Gaiden series composer Keiji Yamagishi teased Tecmo is currently developing a new game related to Ninja Gaiden and its official debut to occur next month.
https://www.destructoid.com/ninja-gaiden-composer-announces-he-s-working-on-a-new-project-related-to-gaiden-371773.phtml

3) Warner Bros announced Batman: Return to Arkham has been indefinitely delayed with the official reason due to developer Virtuous Games needing a lot more time for the project.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/batman-return-to-arkham-doesnt-have-a-release-date/1100-6441302/

4) Telltale Games teased unlike with their previous episodic series, the upcoming Batman series will not have a long wait in between episodes. Episode 1 is currently planned to arrive in September while the final episode is planned to arrive by the end of December.
https://www.destructoid.com/telltale-aiming-to-get-every-batman-episode-out-this-year-371646.phtml

5) Resident Evil 7's director Kōshi Nakanishi revealed in a recent Capcom Unity blog post ghosts will not play a major role in the game nor its story. The demo itself is only meant to be a tease and not an accurate representation of the game itself.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/06/27/resident-evil-7-wont-be-the-ghost-story-the-demo-suggests

[drave]

Why do game companies keep doing that?


'HEY LOOK AT THIS COOL SHIT OVER HERE!!!!! TOO BAD IT ISN'T REALLY GONNA BE THERE FOR YOU!!!!"

Fucking demo what you are actually creating ffs.

[ClockShot]

I hope this Ninja Gaiden that's in the works goes back to it's roots like on the original Xbox. It all went down hill after the first Sigma, IMO.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Why do game companies keep doing that?


'HEY LOOK AT THIS COOL SHIT OVER HERE!!!!! TOO BAD IT ISN'T REALLY GONNA BE THERE FOR YOU!!!!"

Fucking demo what you are actually creating ffs.

It's gotten people talking about RE7 wayyyyy more than they would have.

[drave]

It's gotten people talking about RE7 wayyyyy more than they would have.


You know what would have been cooler? Having something that hypes people actually matter.

[Fignuts]

Raid matchmaking would be fucking great. It is the one aspect of the game I haven't tackled yet, mainly due to no one else being on when I play(ed).

Same. Really want to try them. Met a friend of alvarado who said I could raid with his crew if I pick it up again. Have to get my light level iup first.

Could suggest you as well if it comes together.

[drave]

Sounds good. My biggest issue is "dad duty". I joined the "Dads of Destiny" group many moons ago but nothing really ever came of it.

I haven't played in a while, but started getting upgrades from completing Prison of Elders. Might start it up again soon.

[Big Vic]

Played Echochrome for the first time this past weekend, very overrated. The whole perspective thing doesn't work all the time.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) 2K Games currently teasing an official announcement regarding rumors of a Bioshock collection set will happen very soon.
https://www.destructoid.com/it-s-time-to-announce-bioshock-the-collection-already-372089.phtml

2) SALES & FREEBIES:

Sony revealed the free games for July's Playstation Plus includes Saints Row: Gat out of Hell (PS4) and Fat Princess (PS3) among the 6 games available.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/playstation-plus-free-games-of-july-2016-for-ps4-p/1100-6441376
Gamestop is currently selling a last gen console bundle for $159 which includes the Wii, PS3, and Xbox 360 as part of big clearance sale.
https://www.destructoid.com/gamestop-is-selling-a-bundle-of-used-ps3-wii-and-xbox-360-systems-for-160-371824.phtml


3) Some highlights from Nintendo's recent shareholders meeting includes Zelda: Breath of the Wild needs to sell around 2 million copies for them to break even, they are currently researching VR tech, and they won't be abandoning the Wii U nor amiibos once the NX launches. Also currently happy with their mobile division and will be focusing a lot more on My Nintendo within the near future.
http://nintendoeverything.com/details-from-nintendos-76th-annual-general-meeting-of-shareholders/

4) Sony announces Ustream support for the PS4 will be getting dropped on August 1st although no official reason was given for the decision.
https://www.destructoid.com/sony-is-eliminating-ustream-support-by-august-on-ps4-371992.phtml

5) Activision and indie developer Trek Industry are currently involved in a legal dispute regarding the game The Orion Project recently released on Steam. Activition claimed the game itself plagiarized assets from the Call of Duty series while Trek Industry is currently fighting to get the game returned to Steam's store.
https://www.destructoid.com/activision-slams-indie-dev-with-dmca-takedown-fight-ensues-372019.phtml

[Disturbed316]

Interesting, never got round to getting the Bioshock games, would be pretty interested in this.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) In a recent update to Shenmue III's Kickstarter page, director Yu Suzuki revealed the game currently has been in development for around 6 months with most of the time spent since its official debut on prototypes and adding more staff to the development team.
https://www.destructoid.com/let-s-check-in-with-the-shenmue-iii-kickstarter-one-year-later-372280.phtml

2) During a recent interview with Gamespot, id Software revealed the official reason Quake Champions will be PC exclusive is due to the studio not wanting to deal with console restrictions during its development and 120 fps as a main priority.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/why-its-so-important-quake-champions-runs-at-120hz/1100-6441378/

3) SALES & FREEBIES:

Several games are currently available on discount for this week's sales on the eShop. Also arriving today is Super Mario RPG for the Wii U for those interested (not on sale though).
http://www.nintendo.com/games/sales-and-deals/;jsessionid=958782F88D4A17960D27B326324F4E32
Gamestop will be having a "Buy 2, Get 1 Free" sale on used games and accessories this weekend according to their weekly e-mail ad.
Halo 5 is currently free-to-play starting today till July 5th for those with an Xbox Live Gold account.
https://www.destructoid.com/psa-halo-5-is-free-to-play-for-xbox-live-gold-members-372065.phtml


4) Update to Bioshock remastered set rumor news as 2K Games officially confirmed BioShock: The Collection will arrive on September 13th for PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Includes in the set are Bioshock, Bioshock II, Bioshock Infinite, and all the single-player DLC available for the games.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/bioshock-remastered-collection-confirmed-for-ps4-x/1100-6441390/

5) Nintendo announces the last ever Splatfest for Splatoon will occur on July 22nd and will be Team Callie vs Team Marie as its theme.
https://www.destructoid.com/splatoon-s-last-ever-splatfest-will-feature-callie-vs-marie-372245.phtml

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) SALES & FREEBIES

Several retailers are currently holding sales on Xbox One bundles with the Microsoft Store sales including an extra controller and $50 gift card.
https://www.destructoid.com/giant-xbox-one-sale-continues-with-free-50-gift-code-and-controller-372595.phtml
Nintendo recently added a bunch of new rewards and free games for their My Nintendo program.
https://my.nintendo.com/rewards
Nintendo announced July's free Pokemon legendary character is currently available to download for Pokemon X/Y and Omega Red/Alpha Sapphire.
https://www.destructoid.com/psa-pokemon-players-can-pick-up-the-legendary-shaymin-this-month-372591.phtml
Microsoft will be holding a Xbox Ultimate Game Sale next week with Windows 10 games to be included.
http://beta.egmnow.com/articles/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-xbox-ultimate-game-sale/


2) According to reports, Dragon's Crown was recently delisted from Europe's PSN with the official reason related to NIS ending their publishing contract with Atlus. The game itself will eventually return to PSN once Atlus officially takes over the publishing rights to the game.
https://www.destructoid.com/dragon-s-crown-removed-from-eu-psn-but-will-be-republished-under-atlus-372516.phtml

3) Blizzard is currently rumored to be developing a new Diablo game based on recent job postings.
https://www.destructoid.com/blizzard-job-listing-points-to-a-new-diablo-project-heading-into-production-372611.phtml

[Fignuts]

Titanfall deluxe is currently only 5 bucks. Includes the season pass.

[Kalyx triaD]

It was all free months ago.

[drave]

It's worth it. I bought it when it was $12 and definitely got my money's worth.

[Kalyx triaD]

Titanfall is good.

[Cool King]

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[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Sega has recently purchased Amplitude Studios, developer of the Endless series.
https://www.destructoid.com/sega-acquires-endless-space-studio-amplitude-373276.phtml

2) According to recent reports, a lottery company associated with Counter Strike GO was recently revealed to be involved in potentially illegal activities in regards to claims of its owners using their Youtube channels to help rig matches. Valve itself is also currently facing a class action lawsuit in regards to shady gambling actives using their games.
https://www.destructoid.com/cs-go-betting-site-falls-under-scrutiny-after-youtubers-outed-as-owners-update--373175.phtml

3) As part of its plans to block a hostile ownership takeover by Vivendi, Ubisoft announced they are shuffling their executive board to include two new people from outside sources.
https://www.destructoid.com/ubisoft-attempts-to-shuffle-chairs-as-vivendi-looms-for-a-takeover-373232.phtml

4) SALES - Microsoft is currently holding a Xbox Ultimate Game Sale with around 250 games on discount and lasts till July 11th.
https://majornelson.com/2016/07/03/ultimate-game-sale-05-11-july-2016/?linkId=26232915

5) According to a report, Activision almost considered approving a Call of Duty game taking place in Ancient Rome before their CEO rejected the idea since he felt it wouldn't fit in the Call of Duty brand.
https://www.destructoid.com/activision-had-a-prototype-for-a-call-of-duty-set-in-ancient-rome-373304.phtml

[Mercenary]

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pretty spot on

[Disturbed316]

Has anyone played Inside? It's from the makers of Limbo and been hearing good things about it. Haven't got it yet but will do in the next couple of days.

[Fignuts]

Limbo is one of my favorite games, so I'll definitely be getting this.

[Extreme Angle]

Has anyone played Inside? It's from the makers of Limbo and been hearing good things about it. Haven't got it yet but will do in the next couple of days.

I have it, it's pretty great. If you loved Limbo you'll love Inside as they're very similar.

[whiteyford]

Got Pokémon Go today, bit meh.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) FREEBIES:

EA announced Need for Speed (2015), Unravel, and Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 will be the next set of free games for EA Access within the next couple of months.
https://www.destructoid.com/ea-access-is-adding-need-for-speed-unravel-and-garden-warfare-2-373521.phtml
Ubisoft announced they will be giving away free copies of Trials of the Blood Dragon for PC later this month although with a small catch. In order to get the game for free, must be able to beat the game's demo in 15 or less faults.
https://www.destructoid.com/if-you-re-good-enough-you-can-score-trials-of-the-blood-dragon-for-free-373497.phtml
As part of the series 30th anniversary celebrations, Ubisoft is also giving away free copies of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time for PC.
https://club.ubi.com/#!/en-GB/ubi30


2) Square Enix is currently rumored to be expanding into the Pachinko gambling industry with the Star Ocean series and Lord of Vermilion to be their first gaming related pachislot machines.
https://www.destructoid.com/square-enix-reportedly-getting-into-the-pachislot-business-373437.phtml

3) Recent fan survey sent by both Iron Galaxy and Microsoft is currently teasing more guest characters for Killer Instinct's roster with Joanna Dark among the options listed.
https://www.destructoid.com/killer-instinct-fan-survey-gauges-interest-in-joanna-dark-373450.phtml
http://www.ultra-combo.com/killer-instinct-character-survey/

4) Deep Silver announced they have recently signed a deal with Atlus to become their new publisher for European markets.
https://www.destructoid.com/deep-silver-enters-publishing-agreement-with-atlus-in-europe-373434.phtml

[ClockShot]

Good news, No Man's Sky has gone gold.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) For those interested, the PC version of Inside was released today.
https://www.destructoid.com/playdead-s-masterful-inside-is-now-on-steam-373687.phtml

2) SALES:

Several games are currently on sale as part of Nintendo's weekly eShop sales.
http://www.nintendo.com/eshop/offers
Sony is currently holding a Mid-Year Sale on PSN till July 12th.
https://www.destructoid.com/playstation-network-is-holding-a-big-sale-too-373552.phtml


3) During an interview with Gamerant, Shigeru Miyamoto stated the reason for the lack of info regarding Pikmin 4 is due to Nintendo quietly delaying the game till other projects and development of the NX are finished. According to him, the game could have been released as early as 2015 if not for the delays.
http://gamerant.com/pikmin-4-update-miyamoto/

4) Turtle Rock announced Evolve will become a free-to-play game for PC while the same could also happen for console versions of the game within the near future.
https://www.destructoid.com/ha-evolve-is-going-free-to-play-on-pc-373634.phtml

5) Update to Counter Strike GO gambling controversy news as one of the Youtube channel owners of the lotto recently both apologized and rescinded it very quickly. FTC themselves hinted they might be looking into the situation soon to see if any laws were actually broken.
https://www.destructoid.com/-update-cs-go-betting-site-falls-under-scrutiny-after-youtubers-outed-as-owners-373175.phtml

[ClockShot]

Damn. Evolve going the free-to-play route.

A lot of those who bought the game are probably feeling like suckers right now.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Red Read Redemption is on XB1 backwards compatability now. Looks like it improves the framerate too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOblvcRXwIs

Damn. Evolve going the free-to-play route.

A lot of those who bought the game are probably feeling like suckers right now.

Not really. You still have to buy the actual content, it just now has free hunters. If anyone enjoys the game, probably good to just have new players on.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Besides a police station, at least one hospital is currently warning people to not enter if the only reason is to catch Pokemon for the new Pokemon GO game. The biggest worry for the hospital involves people trying to enter restricted areas without their permission.
https://www.destructoid.com/children-s-hospital-warns-staff-about-pokemon-go-players-entering-restricted-areas-373889.phtml

2) Bungie recently celebrated their 25th Anniversary and to celebrate the occasion, announced a couple of special Year Two events for Destiny which ends on September 20th.
https://www.destructoid.com/bungie-turns-25-year-two-destiny-moments-of-triumph-confirmed-373835.phtml

3) Besides the canceled Dr Strange Infinity figurine, Disney was also planning on releasing a X-Men set for the Disney Infinity series before dropping out of the gaming industry.
https://www.destructoid.com/i-would-have-bought-all-these-hypothetical-x-men-disney-infinity-figures-373828.phtml

4) Sony's vice president of third party relations, Adam Boyes, announced he is leaving the company with the official reason related to him wanting to go in a new direction for his career.
https://www.destructoid.com/playstation-s-adam-boyes-is-leaving-sony-to-go-make-games-again--373743.phtml

[Kalyx triaD]

What a world Pokemon Go has created.

[Ruien]

Maybe I just didn't understand it but it seemed lame. I caught a couple pokemon but I couldn't let then out or battle. Seemed weird. What gives?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Do we not pay taxes for Hospitals? I think that gives us the right to catch em all! Even if all we catch is the flu.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Maybe I just didn't understand it but it seemed lame. I caught a couple pokemon but I couldn't let then out or battle. Seemed weird. What gives?

It's an open Beta no battles yet except for Gym Battles against the CPU at Level 5.

[ClockShot]

Battlefield is getting made into a TV series.

Interesting how that's gonna work.

[Sepholio]

Pokemon GO to jail.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) For those with an iPhone and are playing Pokemon GO, the game might be revealing your entire Google account to the game's developer due to a possible security glitch recently discovered. Some Android phone users also are having a similar issue happen with them at the moment.
https://www.destructoid.com/if-you-re-on-ios-pokemon-go-may-have-full-access-to-your-google-account-374413.phtml

2) Rocket League was revealed to be getting a micro-transaction system added to the game as a future update although only planned for cosmetic items.
https://www.destructoid.com/unlockable-crates-for-cosmetics-coming-to-rocket-league-374407.phtml

3) According to a report from Eurogamer, Batman: Return to Arkham is currently rumored to be getting delayed till November with the reason teased due to serious performance issues during development.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-07-11-batman-return-to-arkham-now-due-november

4) The Kickstarter fund for the remake of System Shock by developer Nightdive Studios recently passed its goal of $900,000 with around 17 days left. Game itself is currently planned for a late 2017 release for PC and Xbox One with more platforms to be considered in the future.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1598858095/system-shock
https://www.destructoid.com/system-shock-remake-clears-kickstarter-goal-nears-one-million-in-funding-374331.phtml

5) The Donkey Kong series recently celebrated its 35th Anniversary.
https://www.destructoid.com/if-donkey-kong-were-a-real-gorilla-he-might-be-dead-374097.phtml

[ClockShot]

Pokemon GO to jail.

You talking about people walking into Police stations find pokemon?

Or people getting robbed in the middle of nowhere looking for pokemon?

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Pokemon GO's launch week recently managed to break the Android app store record for fastest time needed to reach #1 app status. Also currently being predicted the mobile game will be able to earn around $1 billion per year in revenues.
https://www.destructoid.com/pokemon-go-fastest-app-to-reach-top-revenue-on-android-battling-twitter-with-active-users-374525.phtml

2) SALES:

Digital retailer Bundle Stars is currently holding a Warner Bros bundle sale for the PC.
https://www.destructoid.com/the-warner-bros-sale-at-bundle-stars-has-shadow-of-mordor-and-mad-max-for-cheap-374458.phtml
Amazon currently has over 6,000 games on sale as part of their huge Prime Day sale today.
https://www.destructoid.com/amazon-has-more-than-6-000-video-game-items-on-sale-for-prime-day-374439.phtml
Major Nelson revealed the list of games avaliable for this week's sales on the Xbox Marketplace.
https://majornelson.com/2016/07/11/this-weeks-deals-with-gold-and-spotlight-sale-54/


3) According to developer Hello Games, No Man's Sky will need around 6GB of free space on the hard drive for the disc version of the game and mainly due to audio related stuff.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/no-mans-skys-18-quintillion-planets-take-up-just-6/1100-6441663/

4) Microsoft is currently debunking rumors of Sea of Thieves for the Xbox One and PC arriving by Februrary 2017.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-exec-denies-reported-sea-of-thieves-release-w/1100-6441702/

5) Warner Bros is currently in trouble with the US government in regards to deceptive marketing practices used for Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor. Main complaint involves Warner Bros failing to properly disclose they paid popular Youtube channels to promote the game with PewDiePie among those paid off.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/shadow-of-mordor-comes-under-deceptive-marketing-s/1100-6441688/

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Iron Galaxy announced Killer Instinct: The Definitive Edition will be arriving on Septmeber 20th for $40 and includes everything from Season 1-3.
https://www.destructoid.com/killer-instinct-definitive-edition-drops-this-september-for-40-374815.phtml

2) Update to recent Counter Strike GO gambling controversey news as Valve recently updated their terms of service to no longer allow gambling in regards to tradeable items on Steam. Also will start to go after gambling websites that refuse to comply with the new rules.
https://www.destructoid.com/valve-breaks-silence-on-third-party-gambling-sites-374810.phtml

3) SALES & FREEBIES:

Ubisoft is currently giving away free copies of the original Splinter Cell for PC.
https://www.destructoid.com/nab-the-original-splinter-cell-on-pc-for-free-374786.phtml
EA announced Jade Empire will be free to play later this summer as part of Origins Access' Vault service.
https://www.destructoid.com/jade-empire-joins-the-origin-access-vault-this-year-374733.phtml
For those interested in used last gen consoles, Gamestop is currently selling Wiis, PS3s, and Xbox 360s for $30 each.
https://www.destructoid.com/used-wii-ps3-and-xbox-360-consoles-on-sale-at-gamestop-starting-at-30-374656.phtml
Sony is currently holding a Re-Play Sale on PSN and basically an extended version of their previous Play sale for indie games.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/psn-sale-discounts-some-excellent-ps4ps3vita-games/1100-6441733/


4) Unlike previous years, Microsoft announced they will not be holding a press conference during this year's Gamescom event.
https://www.destructoid.com/xbox-s-plans-for-gamescom-don-t-include-a-press-conference-374774.phtml

5) According to recent data mining, Pokemon GO will be having sponsored locations as part of a future update for the game.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/will-sponsored-locations-be-the-downfall-of-pokemon-go/

[ClockShot]

So Nintendo is bringing back the NES but it's gonna be in emulator form. Kinda like those cheap knockoff Atari/Genesis/Colecovision emulators you see at grocery stores around Black Friday & Christmas.

30 games pre-loaded in it. Going for around $60 and hits the streets 11-11-16.


http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/07/14/nintendo-announces-new-nes-console?read

[Fignuts]

That's a really good lineup right there. Probably gonna get that.

[Ruien]

Feel like I would have been super stoked for the nes system 5 years ago. Now it just feels like meh.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Looks like the PS4 Neo documents may have leaked. Lot of effort if fake.

https://www.scribd.com/doc/312585554/PS4-5-NEO-pdf

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1)
EA is currently giving away several free games on GOG.
https://www.destructoid.com/more-ea-games-available-on-gog-as-drm-free-titles-375006.phtml
EA is also currently holding a Flash Sale on Origin and lasts till July 19th.
https://www.destructoid.com/origin-s-flash-sale-has-40-mirror-s-edge-catalyst-and-20-battlefront-374980.phtml
Severeal games are currently on sale as part of this week's deals for the Nintendo eShop. For those interested, Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition is currently 50% off.
http://www.nintendo.com/games/sales-and-deals/;jsessionid=3CAA30FB46139ED1AC843812BC24D95F
Newest bundle at the Humble Bundle Store was revealed to be called Indie Legends 4 and includes Skullgirls among the 7 games avaliable.
https://www.destructoid.com/indie-legends-4-bundle-includes-skullgirls-reus-for-only-3-49-374785.phtml


2) Activision recently released a new trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered.
https://www.destructoid.com/here-s-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-remastered-in-motion-374996.phtml

3) DICE announced the next update for Star Wars Battlefront will include offline mulitplayer with bots for the game's Skirmish mode.
https://www.destructoid.com/you-can-play-star-wars-battlefront-multiplayer-offline-against-bots-next-week-374989.phtml

4) Dung an interview with Gamespot, Hideo Kojima revealed he'd like to make a movie and/or novel as a side project in the future. Also belives episodic gaming will become a bigger trend in the future and mostly due to people finding less time to play longer or time-consuming games.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/hideo-kojima-on-leaving-metal-gear-behind-and-star/1100-6441804/

[drave]

As good as MW4 remaster looks, they need to release it stand alone

[#BROKEN Hasney]

As good as MW4 remaster looks, they need to release it stand alone

They will.

...Eventually

[#BROKEN Hasney]

The MGS3 gambling machine is really beginning to hurt now. They've re-done every cutscene.

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[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Ubisoft announced Grow Up, sequel to Grow Home, will be released on August 16 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
https://www.destructoid.com/grow-home-sequel-grow-up-all-set-for-august-16-375269.phtml

2) A Fallout New Vegas modder is currently claiming Bethesda copied his work and didn't provide proper credit for the "Brain Dead" mission in Fallout 4's Far Harbor expansion pack.
https://www.destructoid.com/modder-claims-fallout-4-quest-is-too-similar-to-his-work-375206.phtml
http://www.moddb.com/mods/autumn-leaves/news/big-publishers-and-a-small-mod

3) Telltale Games announced the first episode of their Batman episodic series will be arriving next month and still have plans to release all the episodes before the end of this year.
https://www.destructoid.com/telltale-s-batman-game-will-debut-in-august-375216.phtml

[Fignuts]

Pretty amazing how great Red Dead still is after all these years.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Anyone played Dead by Daylight? Goddamn it's a fun game. 4 survivors against one teen horror movie slasher.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) During a recent interview with Eurogamer, Capcom announced Dead Rising 1, 2, and Off The Record will be getting PC, PS4, and Xbox One ports arriving within the near future.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-07-18-looks-like-the-original-dead-rising-is-headed-to-ps4

2) During Evo 2016, Microsoft revealed Eyedol will be arriving on July 22 and July 29 as part of Season 3's cast for Killer Instinct.
https://www.destructoid.com/eyedol-s-gross-visage-is-coming-to-killer-instinct-375681.phtml

3) Google announced they will be hosting an indie games event called "Google Play Indie Games Festival" this September.
https://www.destructoid.com/google-is-starting-its-own-indie-games-festival-375670.phtml

4) Xbox One S model was announced to be released on August 2nd according to Microsoft.
https://www.destructoid.com/the-xbox-one-s-will-debut-on-august-2-375706.phtml

[Disturbed316]

For the people who have been playing Inside, that ending was pretty.....downbeat. Secret ending was even more fucked if you ask me.

Enjoyed the game though, was a bit unsure to begin with but got into it pretty quickly. I've never played Limbo, but feel I need to check it out now after playing this.

[Fignuts]

Limbo is fantastic. Well worth your time.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

PC isn't getting new versions of Dead Rising 2 or Off The Record as it already has them. They must have patched out GFWL.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) 2K Games recently released a new trailer for Mafia III.
https://www.destructoid.com/mafia-iii-protagonist-s-life-has-been-anything-but-a-cakewalk-376028.phtml

2) SALES & FREEBIES:

Newest bundle at the Humble Bundle Store was revealed to be 2K Games publisher related with Battleborn among the games avaliable for sale.
https://www.destructoid.com/battleborn-is-insanely-cheap-in-this-week-s-humble-bundle-376021.phtml
Sony announces their indie PLAY 2016 sale for PSN starts today and lasts till August 26th with a new game to go on sale each week. The games avaliable will be Headlander (today), Abzu (August 2), Brut@l (August 9), and Bound (August 16).
https://www.destructoid.com/sony-s-play-2016-lineup-includes-headlander-and-abzu-376005.phtml
Green Man Gaming announced their big Summer Sale starts today with around 90 games on discount and a new batch of games to go on sale every 2 days.
https://www.destructoid.com/green-man-gaming-kicks-off-its-summer-sale-with-cheapest-xcom-2-375735.phtml
For those with a HTC Vive headset, Star Wars: Trials on Tatooine is currently avaliable for free on Steam.
https://www.destructoid.com/star-wars-trials-on-tatooine-is-free-on-steam-375803.phtml
Major Nelson revealed the list of games avaliable for this week's sales on the Xbox Marketplace.
https://majornelson.com/2016/07/18/this-weeks-deals-with-gold-and-spotlight-sale-55/


3) Telltale Games released a new trailer for their upcoming Batman episodic series.
https://www.destructoid.com/the-first-trailer-for-telltale-s-batman-isn-t-too-heavy-on-the-bat-man-375960.phtml

4) The PS4 version of Rise of the Tomb Raider was announced to be arriving on October 11 and includes PS VR support.
https://www.destructoid.com/if-you-still-want-it-rise-of-the-tomb-raider-hits-ps4-in-october-with-vr-375930.phtml

5) According to reports, EVO 2016 ended up having at least one sexual assault occur during the event which involved a top ranking Smash Bros player getting kicked out of his pro team and loss of sponsorship as punishments.
https://www.destructoid.com/sponsor-drops-top-smash-bros-player-after-alleged-evo-sexual-assault-375797.phtml
http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1soti0a

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Namco announced Pac-Man Champiosnhip Edition 2 will be arriving this September for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/pac-man-championship-edition-2-launches-in-septemb/2300-11440/

2) Some Ubisoft related news:

A recent promo shoot for Steep ended in tragedy after a skier involved got caught in an avalanche during filming and passed away.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/pro-skier-dies-during-film-shoot-for-ubisofts-new-/1100-6441963/
Ubisoft teased based on what they've seen rom Nintendo about the NX, they think the console will end up being great and has the potential of being the next Wii in terms of possible success.
https://www.destructoid.com/ubisoft-says-nintendo-nx-is-really-great-will-woo-casual-players--376156.phtml
Vivendi recently purchased another 2.6% of Ubisoft to put them at around 22.8% ownership of Ubisoft and now needs under 8% in order to force an ownership vote to occur. Vivendi is currently expected to be able to make an official buyout offer by very early 2017.
https://www.destructoid.com/vivendi-buys-even-more-stake-in-ubisoft-says-it-s-not-eyeing-a-takeover-376040.phtml


3) New trailer for Gears of War 4 was recently released.
https://www.destructoid.com/marcus-fenix-tags-along-in-new-gears-of-war-4-gameplay-376145.phtml

[drave]

I really want to hear something amazing from the NX. Thinking of getting Wii U just because of the price point now. Honestly would be for the kids and wife though, as they love Mario much more than I.

Either way, I want Nintendo to be great again!

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) SALES & FREEBIES

Newest batch of games on sale for Green Man Gaming's Summer Sale was revealed to be mostly RPG games.
https://www.destructoid.com/dragon-s-dogma-hits-17-in-new-summer-sale-round-376186.phtml
Sega is currently holding a Sonic series themed sale this week on the Nintendo eShop while a demo for Metroid Blast Ball (3DS) and Star Fox Zero (Wii U) are among the new stuff added this week.
http://www.nintendo.com/eshop/offers
Episode 1 of Life is Strange is currently avaliable to download for free on all platforms.
https://www.destructoid.com/square-enix-makes-the-first-episode-of-life-is-strange-permanently-free-376167.phtml


2) Nintendo revealed the set of stages for Splatoon's final Splatfest on July 22 will be Kelp Dome, Moray Towers, and Walleye Warehouse.
https://www.destructoid.com/here-are-the-stages-you-picked-for-splatoon-s-last-splatfest-376265.phtml

3) Besides the Xbox One and PC, System Shock remake will also be getting a PS4 version made although arriving at a later release date according to developer Nightdive Studios.
https://www.destructoid.com/the-system-shock-remake-will-also-make-it-to-ps4-376189.phtml

4) Based on a recent Amazon pre-order listing, South Park: The Fractured but Whole will have a special collector's edition for $190 which includes the game itself, a Season Pass, a steelbook case, and a RC toy bike with Cartman as the rider.
https://www.destructoid.com/south-park-the-fractured-but-whole-s-big-fancy-edition-has-a-cartman-rc-car-376174.phtml

[Cool King]

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[drave]

Play of the Game & Watch :lol:

[ClockShot]

https://s.yimg.com/lo/api/res/1.2/Zw8F64tMwK6P.OX3dVke8Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW15O3E9NzU7dz02NDA7c209MQ--/http://slingstone.zenfs.com/offnetwork/bb5dc2e05dfbb501ec9aee0a3a231aa3

[drave]

The fuck is that?

[ClockShot]

Supposed to be included in the next Xbox One update that some people are testing. Pretty much a warning saying you're playing too much today.

What's throwing me off is that looks like a bad ass sith from The Old Republic. Either that for The Force Unleashed is backwards compatible know, and I just don't remember that Starkiller costume, or level.

I get weird news bits from Yahoo from time to time.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

http://res.cloudinary.com/dymgi8ejq/image/upload/v1373033007/Wii-Sports_wbjqhm.jpg

[Ruien]

Haha that's awesome. How long did you play before that popped up?

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Oh yeah, there's 2 new Sonic games for 2017. In the Spring, there is Sonic Mania which is an all new 2D game by the guy who's been doing the mobile phone remakes of the original series (and making Lost Planet Zone in Sonic 2) which looks pretty cool.

Then the end of 2017 one, which looks like Sonic Generations 2.

[Cool King]

So I've just randomly came across news from around four days ago, saying that an extreme skier from Sweden (Matilda Rapaport) died while filming a promo for Steep.

Maybe I'm looking in all the wrong places, but I can't seem to find anything from Ubisoft about this. I was expecting to find some sort of condolence message from them, or at least informing people that she had died, but there's no mention of her death anywhere from them.

I can kind of understand why they wouldn't mention it, but at the same time, not doing so makes Ubisoft come across as being heartless bastards.

[Emperor Smeat]

Wasn't them but the skier's sponsor that broke the news about her death. Ubisoft did send out a press statement offering condolences onfor the tragic loss.

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/pro-skier-dies-during-film-shoot-for-ubisofts-new-/1100-6441963/

[Fignuts]

Buncha people salty that there are no female character options for multiplayer in battlefield 1.

Fucking space cadets.

[Cool King]

Wasn't them but the skier's sponsor that broke the news about her death. Ubisoft did send out a press statement offering condolences onfor the tragic loss.

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/pro-skier-dies-during-film-shoot-for-ubisofts-new-/1100-6441963/

I see.

I must have not been looking hard enough.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) No Man's Sky is rumored to be facing some legal issues regarding the formula/algorithm used to generate in-game worlds. The creator of the game claimed its not a serious issue while the company who owns the patent claims it was used without their permission but at the moment are not looking to have the game delayed for legal reasons.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/no-mans-sky-creator-denies-the-game-is-in-any-serious-legal-trouble/

2) According to recent changes made to Xbox's Service Agreement, Microsoft will automatically deactivate Xbox gamertags if they are not used within a 5 year period and the new rule to take effect on September 15th. Only catch is Microsoft did not make it clear if everyone gets grandfathered into the new start date or if it will include time prior to September 15 for the official countdown.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/take-an-extended-break-from-xbox-live-and-you-could-lose-your-gamertag/

3) New trailer for Injustice 2 revealed both Wonder Woman and Blue Beetle to be among the cast of fighters for the game.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/netherrealm-studios-reveals-new-heroes-for-injustice-2/

4) SALES - Microsoft currently holding a sale on 500GB Xbox One consoles for $250.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-one-discounted-to-249-for-limited-time/1100-6442145/

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) SALES & FREEBIES:

Microsoft revealed the list of free games for August's Games With Gold will be Warriors Orichi 3 Ultimate (Xbox One), WWE 2k16 (Xbox One), Spelunky (Xbox 360), and Beyond Good & Evil HD (Xbox 360).
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2016/07/25/august-xbox-live-games-with-gold-headlined-by-wwe-2k16-and-beyond-good-and-evil-hd.aspx
Digital retailer Bundle Stars is currently holding a Sega publisher themed sale from now till July 28.
https://www.destructoid.com/alien-isolation-hits-a-new-low-plus-other-deals-in-the-bundle-stars-sega-sale-377017.phtml
For those interested in cheap Playstation Plus 1 year subscriptions, Destructoid approved eBay retailer RushHourWholesaler currently has them on sale for $38.99.
https://www.destructoid.com/get-a-playstation-plus-12-month-card-for-only-38-99-377008.phtml
Major Nelson revealed the list of games for this week's sales on the Xbox Marketplace.
https://majornelson.com/2016/07/26/this-weeks-deals-with-gold-and-spotlight-sale-56/


2) Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition was revealed to be the pre-order bonus for the PS4 version of Rise of the Tomb Raider based on a recent update on the Playstation Store.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps4-rise-of-the-tomb-raider-preorders-come-with-fr/1100-6442172/

3) During a recent interview with Edge, Epic Games' founder Tim Sweeney believes within the next 5 years Microsoft will purposely try to weaken Valve's Steam in order to make their own Windows Store more attractive to developers. His basis involves Microsoft using Windows 10 updates to gradually phase out Win32 used for Steam apps and make their own store more attractive so Steam no longer gets priority for new apps and games.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/epic-founder-thinks-microsoft-will-try-to-slowly-b/1100-6442169/

4) Ubisoft recently released a new trailer for Watch Dogs 2.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-watch-dogs-2-video-reveals-more-info-on-main-c/1100-6442178/

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Sega announced Yakuza 0 will arive for Western markets on January 24, 2017.
https://www.destructoid.com/we-re-getting-yakuza-0-on-january-24-377389.phtml

2) SALES & FREEBIES:

Best Buy is currently holding a one-day only sale on digital Pokemon games for the 3DS with Pokemon Red/Blue/Yellow on sale for $8 ($2 discount).
https://www.destructoid.com/3ds-copies-of-pokemon-red-blue-and-yellow-on-sale-for-8-377370.phtml
Sony revealed the list of free games for August's PlayStation Plus includes Yakuza 5 (PS3) and Patapon 3 (PS Vita) among the 6 games available.
https://www.destructoid.com/august-s-playstation-plus-lineup-includes-yakuza-5-377344.phtml
Microsoft announced three new Xbox One S bundles will be arriving soon with the first being a Madden 7 bundle and arrives on August 23.
https://www.destructoid.com/microsoft-is-doing-madden-and-halo-bundles-for-xbox-one-s-377175.phtml
2K Games recently added several new games to their current 2K Games publisher themed bundle on the Humble Store.
https://www.destructoid.com/2k-s-humble-bundle-just-got-a-little-sweeter-377187.phtml
Newest batch of games for Green Man Gaming's on-going Summer Sale was revealed to be tactical themed with around 260 games currently on sale.
https://www.destructoid.com/pc-deals-portal-bundle-for-5-ashes-of-the-singularity-hits-new-low-377209.phtml


3) Bungie announced they will not be providing any more new updates or content for the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Destiny after this week.
https://www.destructoid.com/after-this-week-the-previous-generation-versions-of-destiny-will-not-be-updated-377289.phtml
https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/45006/7_Destiny-Update---7262016

4) Dontnod studio, developer of Life if Strange, have recently purchased Hesaw studio which has been renamed as Dontnod Eleven and will act as a publisher for future games from Dontnod.
https://www.destructoid.com/life-is-strange-developer-spins-off-a-second-studio-under-the-dontnod-name-377347.phtml

5) Quantum Dreams former director of production, Christopher Schmitz, has recently left the company in favor of I-O Interactive and the episodic Hitman game to be his first project there.
https://www.destructoid.com/quantic-dream-director-joins-hitman-team-377298.phtml
http://press.na.square-enix.com/releases/756/christopher-schmitz-joins-iointeractive

6) In a first for the studio, Telltale Games teased their upcoming episodic Batman series will include a multiplayer mode called Crowd Play for the game.
https://www.destructoid.com/batman-a-telltale-games-series-is-trying-a-vote-based-multiplayer-mechanic-377292.phtml

[Kalyx triaD]

Without reading any details I already know crowd play is like how me and the guys played TWD game already.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

I assume it'll be like that Movie/Game thing. Majority rules picks what they do.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Just listening to the EZA podcast and one of them was in the room when it was showed... And it was announced as a suggestion. So majority doesn't rule, it just pops up on screen who voted for things.

A huge shame if it doesn't just do the decision. I guess it's aimed at streamers so viewers can have a poll more than people in the same room playing. I'd rather talk than just use my phone.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) SALES & FREEBIES:

Sega's on-going Sonic series sale on the Nintendo eShop ends later today for those interested while the list of games for this week's sales were revealed.
http://www.nintendo.com/games/sales-and-deals/;jsessionid=3810AB40BAE0199A6346AD67DEC35C94
WinGameStore is currently holding a Sega Summer Sale for PC games.
https://www.destructoid.com/valkyria-chronicles-less-than-five-bucks-in-wingamestore-sega-sale-377384.phtml
This weekend's sales for Steam were revealed to be VR themed with a variety of VR games going on discount.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/elite-dangerous-adrift-and-dozens-more-vr-games-di/1100-6442226/
Both Rainbow Six: Siege and Ark: Survival Evolved were revealed to be free to play this weekend on Steam.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/play-these-two-steam-games-for-free-this-weekend/1100-6442219/


2) Microsoft announced VR support for the PC version of Minecraft will be arriving within the next few weeks.
https://www.destructoid.com/minecraft-is-getting-full-oculus-rift-support-soon-377498.phtml

3) For those interested in the remaster of Darksiders 1, Darksiders: Warmastered Edition, publisher Nordic Games announced the PS4, Xbox One, and PC versions will support 60 FPS while the Wii U version will support 30 FPS.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/darksiders-remaster-coming-to-ps4-xbox-one-pc-and-/1100-6442203/

4) Metal Gear Solid V is currently rumored to be getting a definitive version called "Metal Gear Solid: V Definitive Ex" based on a recent leak by Amazon.
https://www.destructoid.com/retailer-listings-for-metal-gear-solid-v-definitive-ex-discovered-377424.phtml

[drave]

this is too damn funny, and I haven't even played the souls games

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bzJDimvPW1Y" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

[Poit]

At the ChinaJoy conference, Blizzard just announced the latest Hearthstone adventure - One Night in Karazhan. Medivh is throwing a grand party at Karazhan, but he goes missing and you need to fix shit and find him.

The adventure will contain four wings, like the previous adventure, and will also include a bonus prologue mission for free. Wings will be purchasable individually for 700 gold or $6.99 each, with the entire adventure purchasable as a bundle for $19.99. One wing will be released per week, starting August 11.

http://us.battle.net/hearthstone/en/expansions-adventures/one-night-in-karazhan/

[ClockShot]

State of Rhode Island closes their investigation into the 38 Studios collapse.

No charges will be filed.

But still, fuck you Curt Schilling. You screwed a lot of people.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Disney announced they will begin shutting down online servers for their Infinity series with the entire process to be finished by March 2017. In regards to platforms, console versions of the game will still be playable offline while PC versions will not be.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-shutdown-of-disney-infinity-is-a-confusing-nig/1100-6442242/

2) The director of Shenmue I and original director of Shenmue II, Keiji Okayasu, was revealed to have recently joined developer Ys Net to help out on the development of Shenmue III.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/shenmue-director-returns-to-work-on-shenmue-3/1100-6442243/

3) For those interested in the re-releases of the Marvel Ultimate Alliance games, the ports were revealed to be plagued with serious performance issues and lack of DLC from the original games.
https://www.destructoid.com/the-marvel-ultimate-alliance-re-releases-are-reportedly-junk-377629.phtml

4) For those who purchased a GTX 970 and are in the US, Nvidia recently lost a class-action lawsuit regarding false advertising of the card and are required to pay $30 to those who apply for compensation.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/did-you-buy-a-gtx-970-nvidia-owes-you-30-if-you-li/1100-6442239/

[Kalyx triaD]

Oh well fuck that mess with MUA. I was this close to getting MUA1 but no DLC? For $40? Fuck off.

[ClockShot]

:D


http://www.xboxachievements.com/images/news/deus-ex-mankind-divided-gold.jpg


Been waiting for this for a long time.

[Fignuts]

Yeah, I'm mad hyped for it too.

God damn though. This, No Man's Sky, Abzu, Batman Telltale....August is going to be expensive.

[Fignuts]

Thank god I don't care about the new madden

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I never finished Human Revolution. now #FE is out of the way I think I'll get started today.

[drave]

I need to finish it too. Always get started and past the first few missions then something else grabs my attention. Overwatch is that beast atm.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) EA recently shut down a fan-made Star Wars game called Galaxy in Turmoil after being aware of both the project and talks with Valve to bring the game to Steam. Game itself was meant to be an unofficial successor to the previously canceled Battlefront 3 game.
https://www.destructoid.com/ea-lucasfilm-shut-down-star-wars-fan-game-377956.phtml

2) Bioware announced they are currently in the process of shutting down all their official forums except for Star Wars: The Old Republic and the reason due to the studio favoring social media for new game-related announcements.
https://www.destructoid.com/bioware-is-shutting-down-all-its-forums-outside-of-star-wars-the-old-republic-378027.phtml

3) According to reports, a fan-made app called Pokévision for Pokemon GO was recently shut down by both Nintendo and Niantic due to the app itself semi-breaking the catching system in the game.
https://www.destructoid.com/pokemon-go-players-can-no-longer-use-pokevision-to-track-wild-pokemon-377910.phtml

4) Besides the PC and Xbox One, indie game Inside is currently rumored to be getting a PS4 port arriving by the end of August based on recent rumors and leaked trophy list.
https://www.destructoid.com/it-looks-like-inside-will-hit-ps4-before-long-378075.phtml

[drave]

Some dude made a physical phone case that makes catching "broken" too

[ClockShot]

So, what's gonna happen when Mass Effect: Andromeda drops? Not gonna be a forum for that?

[drave]

tpww will be dead

[#BROKEN Hasney]

tpww will be dead

Because we'll get all the traffic after Biowares forums close down? Delightful.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Telltale Batman is apparently pretty broken, even by their low standards. Avoid it until it's parched by the sounds of it. Hell, I'd wait until after at least episode. to see if there's any shitty save issues again.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) For those in Europe and/or interested in going to Gamescom later this month, the event's organizers announced they will be enforcing stricter rules along with security getting beefed up to ensure everyone stays safe as precautions related to recent events in Germany.
https://www.destructoid.com/there-will-be-increased-safety-precautions-at-gamescom-this-year-378246.phtml

2) SALES & FREEBIES:

Ebay retailer Antonline is currently holding a launch sale for the Xbox One S model.
https://www.destructoid.com/xbox-one-s-release-day-deal-with-25-gift-card-bonus-378245.phtml
EA announced they are currently offering another 10 hour free play trial for Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2. Offer is only valid to those who didn't take advantage of the previous free play trial for the game.
https://www.destructoid.com/the-ten-hour-garden-warfare-2-demo-is-back-378127.phtml
Major Nelson revealed the list of games and a Bethesda Publisher Sale for this week's sales on the Xbox marketplace.
https://majornelson.com/2016/08/01/this-weeks-deals-with-gold-and-spotlight-sale-bethesda-publisher-sale/
Bethesda is also currently holding a sale on a variety of their games on the Playstation Store this week as well.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/this-weeks-ps4-ps3-and-vita-deals-revealed/1100-6442310/


3) Ubisoft recently teased they will be revealing some "surprises" within the near future in regards to games they are currently developing for Nintendo's upcoming NX console.
https://www.destructoid.com/-other-surprises-in-store-for-nx-says-ubisoft-378119.phtml

[ClockShot]

Telltale Batman is apparently pretty broken, even by their low standards. Avoid it until it's parched by the sounds of it. Hell, I'd wait until after at least episode. to see if there's any shitty save issues again.

Played this morning and didn't have any problems. I know they sent out an update before launch. But I guess that's the usual day 1 patch.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Played this morning and didn't have any problems. I know they sent out an update before launch. But I guess that's the usual day 1 patch.

Seems like its mostly PC reading it now. Console performance is poor in terms of framerare, but it's an adventure game so no big whoop. PC version is apparently ignoring graphics cards and running less than 10fps...

[Emperor Smeat]

Update to EA shutting down a fan-made Star Wars game news as the developer involved was recently in talks with LucasArts and will be allowed to continue work on their project albeit with some changes.

Won't be allowed to use Star Wars related properties but can keep everything else intact and got LucasArts blessing to be the spiritual successor to the canceled Battlefront 3 project.

It was also revealed LucasArts was upset at how EA handled the situation since they refused any flexablity to the Star Wars liscense.

According to Romanelli, Frontwire and Lucasfilm discussed licensing, but ultimately the conversation was stalled due to EA. The Star Wars Battlefront publisher has a multi-year exclusive license for core games and has a number of other titles in the works including a sequel due out in 2017.

“It was 100 percent,” he explained. “I straight-up said, ‘If EA wasn’t involved, what could we do?’ They said, ‘We’d be willing to look at getting you a license somehow, but it comes down to EA and our agreement with them. We have to follow what they say in this.’”

He says that he even offered to put the game in EA’s hands for the purposes of protecting Battlefront. Romanelli explains that he pitched tying access to Galaxy in Turmoil to Star Wars Battlefront ownership on Origin. “[Lucasfilm] went and talked to EA, and EA wasn’t having it,” he explains.

While EA allegedly didn’t have interest in sitting down with Frontwire, Romanelli says the publisher attempted to meddle with the developer’s lengthy statement about the situation. The suggested statement from Lucasfilm and EA is significantly shorter and almost entirely eliminates details of the conversation between the parties about Galaxy in Turmoil.

“They came back to us again and told us they re-wrote the press release, because EA didn’t want to be part of it at all,” Romanelli says. “EA wanted it scrubbed, and they turned the press release you read into something way smaller. We weren’t going to put that out. We weren’t going to let EA force Lucasfilm to rewrite our press release, especially since EA is doing their EA Originals thing. They’re trying to help indie developers, but they’re going to quash us and re-write our press release? Lucasfilm eventually told us to do it our way.”

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2016/08/01/frontwire-studios-plots-future-for-its-battlefront-game-stripped-of-star-wars.aspx

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Amazed that Galaxy in Turmoil is happening. It's actually based off of the battlefront 3 source code, not just a spiritual development of it.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) A Halo series related Easter egg was recently discovered to be found within every Xbox One S model in the form of a Master Chief character etching on the console's disc drive.
https://www.destructoid.com/every-xbox-one-s-has-a-hidden-master-chief-and-hardly-anyone-will-find-it-378423.phtml

2) Update to Marvel Ultimate Alliance re-release problems news as Activision announced a patch for the PC version has been released while they are currently working on a patch to fix DLC related issues. Also announced once released, all DLC from both games will be free for all platforms.
https://www.destructoid.com/marvel-ultimate-alliance-pc-apology-patch-out-now-dlc-will-be-free-378380.phtml

3) Recent rumors of Capcom teasing the debut of a new Dragon's Dogma game ended up being debunked by Capcom who revealed their "Project Palm" teases were for a completely unrelated mobile game instead.
https://www.destructoid.com/people-thought-capcom-was-teasing-dragon-s-dogma-2-but-it-s-just-another-smartphone-game-378374.phtml

4) According to a recent listing on the Playstation Store, Final Fantasy XV's Season Pass will cover 6 of the 9 planned DLC packs for the game although the non-Pass packs may or may not end up being free.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/heres-what-final-fantasy-15s-season-pass-includes/1100-6442320/

5) For those interested, website Archive.org has started to archive old Nintendo Power magazine issues with the first 145 issues currently available to read for free.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/you-can-now-read-nintendo-powers-first-13-years-on/1100-6442335/

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) New Prey game is rumored to have Metroidvania-like gameplay based on recent details revealed by Bethesda.
https://www.destructoid.com/the-new-prey-seems-like-it-ll-have-a-metroidvania-bent-378607.phtml

2) Rivals School series director recently teased if enough demand for a new game occurs on social media, it will help him a lot to convince Capcom to approve work for the project.
https://www.destructoid.com/want-another-rival-schools-producer-says-tweet-about-it--378532.phtml

3) The executive brand director for the Deus Ex series recently apologized after a new ad for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided ended up being seen as a parody or dig against the Black Lives Matter movement. While the director claimed they meant no ill will, he did state the topic and advertising for the game does have some unfortunate similarities with current real life issues in the US.
https://www.destructoid.com/deus-ex-goes-from-mechanical-apartheid-to-aug-lives-matter--378445.phtml

4) SALES - Nintendo revealed the games and deals for this week's sales on the eShop.
http://www.nintendo.com/games/sales-and-deals/;jsessionid=B728D5B5279A7430E1282AFDB3287900

[drave]

Rival Schools 2 was amazing. I'd be down for a new one.


Funny - remember when the "traditional 2D" took a momentary back seat to "3D" fighters like Virtua Fighter, DoA, etc. and now most games are taking it back to traditional 2D.

[Kalyx triaD]

Rival Schools was mostly 2D in function. Fun game.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I imported Rival Schools 2 so I could get the create a fighter board game. Just had a 20 page guide printed off, such a fun game.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Rockstar are announcing their fuftire projects "soon". Red Dead 3 is still where my money is at.

GTA Online also continues to print money.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) According to reports from Destuctoid and Kotaku, Sony has placed an embargo on pre-launch reviews for No Man Sky and are limiting which outlets/websites can release reviews on launch day. Official reason is due to Sony wanting the Day 1 patch to be released first while unofficial reason is due to leaked copies revealing several bugs and issues with the game.
https://www.destructoid.com/where-is-our-review-for-no-man-s-sky--378777.phtml
http://kotaku.com/the-no-mans-sky-review-copy-debacle-1784873415

2) Take Two announced the console versions of XCOMM 2 has been delayed by around 3 weeks due to them needing a bit more time and the new release date set for September 27.
https://www.destructoid.com/xcom-2-console-editions-delayed-by-nearly-a-month-378718.phtml

3) Square Enix announced the next episode for Hitman will arrive on August 16 and Bangkok, Thailand as the mission location.
https://www.destructoid.com/the-next-hitman-episode-asks-you-to-spend-one-night-in-bangkok-378714.phtml

4) Capcom recently released a teaser image for Resident Evil 7 hinting at the herb-based health system returning for the game and a possible micro-transaction system based on speculation involving the coin.
https://www.destructoid.com/for-all-its-changes-resident-evil-7-still-has-healing-herbs-378772.phtml

5) Starcraft is currently rumored to be getting an HD remake with an official announcement occuring next month.
https://www.destructoid.com/a-starcraft-hd-remaster-is-supposedly-in-the-works-378731.phtml

[drave]

Not sure how I feel about Starcraft Remake.... feel like it was good as it was.

[ClockShot]

Welp, the kid who bought the leaked copy of No Man's Sky and posted vids and his journey through the game might have scared away some players.

Took him 30 hours to get to the center of the universe and all he did was mine a certain element and sold it for at a high profit. Upgraded is ship fast. He supposedly did minor exploring. Take it for what its worth.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I mean, if you burn it straight to the centre of the universe, you're doing it wrong. My ballsack is going to touch as many planets as possible.

[drave]

"UNofficial" Metroid 2 remake is done.


Download:

http://www.mediafire.com/download/6b6ho13qbf9y6ca/AM2R_10.zip

Website:

http://metroid2remake.blogspot.com/



Brief gameplay video. I gotta say, this looks awesome. I remember playing through Metroid 2 on Gameboy an glad someone made this in the wake of a true Metroid game in recent history.

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[Mr. USA #1]

Not gonna get ultimate alliance. Seems like a rip off.

[Kalyx triaD]

They're patching in the DLC but it's still expensive.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Jesus. Telltale Batman isn't even running in HD on XB1, it's below 720p and really only just above it on PS4. They've really shit the bed.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) IO Interactive recently teased they currently have plans on releasing two more seasons for Hitman's episodic game.
https://www.destructoid.com/io-interactive-has-plans-for-three-seasons-of-hitman-379205.phtml

2) According to a report from Siliconera, Capcom recently extended Deep Down's trademark for the last time possible and must make an official game announcement in the near future to keep it.
https://www.destructoid.com/three-years-later-there-s-still-no-sign-of-deep-down-379149.phtml
http://www.siliconera.com/2016/08/08/capcoms-action-rpg-deep-isnt-dead-theyre-running-time/

3) EA revealed Amazon will have an exclusive collector's edition of Battlefield 1 which costs $130 but doesn't include the game. Amazon will also be getting a special deluxe edition costing $210 but includes the game.
https://www.destructoid.com/-130-amazon-battlefield-1-collector-s-edition-doesn-t-come-with-the-game-379108.phtml

4) For those interested, Phil Spencer teased Blue Dragon is currently teased to be among the next batch of Xbox 360 games to become backwards compatible for the Xbox One.
https://www.destructoid.com/blue-dragon-seems-to-be-coming-to-xbox-one-via-backward-compatibility-379154.phtml

[Fignuts]

Cool. Always wanted to try out blue dragon. One of the last really good jrpgs, apparently.

[VSG]

Got back from Quakecon. Dishonored 2, Prey and Quake Champions all look good. Very likely going to buy all 3.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) SALES & FREEBIES:

Amazon is currently holding a sale on Xbox One S model controllers.
https://www.destructoid.com/there-s-already-a-pretty-decent-sale-on-the-new-xbox-controllers-379269.phtml
Counter Strike GO is currently on sale for 25% off on Green Man Gaming.
https://www.destructoid.com/counter-strike-global-offensive-receives-rare-25-off-deal-this-week-379263.phtml
Nintendo announced the next batch of discount games for their Nintendo Selects line will arrive on August 26 which includes both games and bundles with amiibos. $19.99 for games and $39.99 for amiibo with game bundles.
https://www.destructoid.com/new-nintendo-selects-titles-announced-379502.phtml
Major Nelson revealed the list of games along with a Capcom Publisher Sale for this week's sales on the Xbox Marketplace.
https://majornelson.com/2016/08/08/this-weeks-deals-with-gold-and-spotlight-sale-capcom-publisher-sale/
Newegg is currently holding a 20% off sale for No Man Sky for the PS4.
https://www.destructoid.com/no-man-s-sky-deals-20-discount-or-bundles-with-ps4-379481.phtml


2) Namco released a new trailer for Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 along with the announcement of a September 13th release date for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
https://www.destructoid.com/pac-man-championship-edition-2-drops-september-13-379498.phtml

3) Capcom announced the remakes of Dead Rising, Dead Rising 2, and Dead Rising Off The Record will be arriving on September 13 for PS4 and Xbox One. In regards to the PC, Dead Rising 1 will arrive on September 13th.
https://www.destructoid.com/capcom-finally-confirms-dates-for-the-dead-rising-remasters-379477.phtml

4) According to reports, Pokemon GO has earned around $200 million in revenues since its launch and broke the mobile app record for most revenues earned during its first month.
https://www.destructoid.com/pokemon-go-had-a-record-200-million-first-month-379262.phtml

[Ruien]

Why do I keep hearing Pokemon GO is worthless in articles if it made so much money already? I am sure, there will be a drop at some point but kids will love this game forever and a day when they keep adding in the other generation of Pokemon.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Game snobs.

[Fignuts]

Actually starting to get really hyped for Final Fantasy XV. Read an interview a while back, where instead of the usual big corpporation non-answers, dude pretty much said "yeah final fantasy has been shit for a while".

I'm paraphrasing, but point is, what I've gotten from everything I've been reading and watching, is that they genuinely want to make a good ff and bring prestige back to the franchise.

On a somewhat unrelated note, I really want a console Dissidia. Vita is dead in the water, and ff isn't going to save it. Bring that shit to ps4 sony!

[drave]

MMhmm - XV is shaping up to be quite nice indeed.

The demo was entertaining enough to keep me coming back to it. I would also like an Ehrgiez, the Smash before Smash with better characters :D

God Bless The Ring.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Microsoft revealed a new pre-order bonus for Gears of War 4 will be a playable Zombie Dom character for the game's multiplayer modes.
https://www.destructoid.com/-zombie-dom-is-one-of-the-gears-of-war-4-pre-order-bonuses-379704.phtml

2) Bethesda recently teased The Evil Within and Rage are very likely going to get sequels made in the near future due to the company being happy with sales for both games.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-evil-within-and-rage-did-well-enough-to-get-se/1100-6442529/

3) SALES & FREEBIES:

EA announced SSX has been recently added to their Access Vault free game list for Xbox One owners of the service.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-ones-ea-access-adds-another-free-game-to-its-/1100-6442521/
Digital retailer Bundle Stars is currently holding a Summer sale for PC games.
https://www.destructoid.com/70-off-space-engineers-in-the-bundle-stars-pc-summer-sale-379289.phtml
As part of Ubisoft's on-going 30th Anniversary celebrations, the company announced Rayman Origins is currently available to download for free on UPlay for the PC.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/augusts-free-game-arrives-on-uplay/


3) Bethesda teased they currently have plans to make an Elder Scrolls film with Peter Jackson as their preferred choice for its director.
https://www.destructoid.com/bethesda-challenges-peter-jackson-to-make-an-elder-scrolls-film-379642.phtml

[drave]

The Elder Scolls movie can be really great. The world is rich in lore to make it have a solid foundation to build on. Soooooooooooooo many great stories they can go with at that.

Cast Patrick Stewart as the Emperor from Oblivion and I'll throw my money at it :D

[ClockShot]

Bethesda might wanna sit back and see how Assassins' Creed does at the box office before making a video game movie of their own.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

STD went to 3 different stores trying to procure No Man's Sky today. Everybody is sold out. Going to get it on PSN but its my brother's account and didn't really want to do that.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) For those who waited for the Game of the Year edition, CD Projket RED stated The Witcher 3's Game of the Year edition arrives on August 30.
https://www.destructoid.com/the-witcher-3-s-game-of-the-year-edition-drops-august-30-379870.phtml

2) SALES - Nintendo revealed the list of games available for this week's sales on the eShop. Mega Man X was recently added to the 3DS Virtual Console although due to it being a SNES game, it is only playable on New 3DS models.
http://www.nintendo.com/eshop/offers

3) Based on supposed concept art leaks, Destiny 2 will have three new main classes available to choose from at the start.
https://www.destructoid.com/rumor-destiny-2-concept-art-leaks-with-clues-for-new-class-mechanics-379822.phtml

4) Square Enix recently released the specs for the PC version of Deus Ex: Mankind Divided.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/deus-ex-mankind-divideds-minimum-recommended-pc-sp/1100-6442566/

[Kalyx triaD]

Three classes for Destiny, Dtoid with the scoop.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

THQ is BACK

http://1u88jj3r4db2x4txp44yqfj1.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/THQ-Nordic.jpg

OK, Nordic Games just rebranded itself after buying the trademark, but they did buy a lot of old THQ franchises as well as the name and they claim to have 23 products in development. The IPs they have:

Darksiders
De Blob
Deadly Creatures
Destroy All Humans!
Frontlines: Fuel of War
Full Spectrum Warrior
Juiced
MX vs ATV
Red Faction
Stuntman
Summoner
The Outfit
Titan Quest

[Cool King]

Why would you rename your company to a name that sounds like you're the subsidiary of a dead company?

Especially one that died due to bankruptcy caused by an insane amount of debt and years of financial struggles.

[Cool King]

If they just renamed themselves as "THQ", it wouldn't be so bad.

Or even as "Nordic THQ".

But "THQ Nordic" is a strange one to me. :-\

[Cool King]

I'll look forward to some of those games though.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) 2K Games recently released a new trailer for Mafia III.
https://www.destructoid.com/mafia-iii-s-city-has-a-lot-of-districts-and-they-re-all-really-stabby-380172.phtml

2) SALES - Newegg is currently holding a sale on Xbox One S model bundles with four games includes for free. The games are Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain; Tom Clancy's The Division; Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege; and Dishonored: Definitive Edition.
https://www.dealzon.com/deals/cheap-xbox-one-s#xbox-one-s-2tb-console-alt

3) Ubisoft recently released a parody trailer for South Park: The Fractured But Whole focusing on a brand new fart smelling device for the game.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ubisoft-created-a-fart-smelling-device-to-promote-/1100-6442598/

4) Infinity Ward teased the next batch of details for Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare will arrive on August 16 and Zombies mode to be the main focus.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/call-of-duty-infinite-warfare-zombies-details-will/1100-6442600/

[VSG]

That's not a parody trailer. They have actually made it. First demo at Gamescom is actually happening. The device is just hooked up to gas cylinders with manual control from booth managers though. I imagine a mixture of hydrogen sulfide and mercaptanes maybe.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Actually starting to get really hyped for Final Fantasy XV. Read an interview a while back, where instead of the usual big corpporation non-answers, dude pretty much said "yeah final fantasy has been shit for a while".

I'm paraphrasing, but point is, what I've gotten from everything I've been reading and watching, is that they genuinely want to make a good ff and bring prestige back to the franchise.

On a somewhat unrelated note, I really want a console Dissidia. Vita is dead in the water, and ff isn't going to save it. Bring that shit to ps4 sony!

MMhmm - XV is shaping up to be quite nice indeed.

The demo was entertaining enough to keep me coming back to it. I would also like an Ehrgiez, the Smash before Smash with better characters :D

God Bless The Ring.

There's a rumor that you may have to keep that hype going until November 29th now... Fuck. If true, will be announced at Gamescom next week.

[Kalyx triaD]

"Smash before smash with better characters."

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Why would you rename your company to a name that sounds like you're the subsidiary of a dead company?

Especially one that died due to bankruptcy caused by an insane amount of debt and years of financial struggles.

They made good games but invested in bad tech/peripherals that didn't pan out. If they stuck with good games they would be in business today. So, good games will help this brand succeed and make people forget about Pictionary/UDraw.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

These just arrived into Gamestop stores, so hopefully the rumor was wrong.

http://i1172.photobucket.com/albums/r574/MercsOwnz/F6B6D280-E9DE-422F-A0D5-B919B189D666_zpsz8mokw0q.jpg

[#BROKEN Hasney]

These just arrived into Gamestop stores, so hopefully the rumor was wrong.

http://i1172.photobucket.com/albums/r574/MercsOwnz/F6B6D280-E9DE-422F-A0D5-B919B189D666_zpsz8mokw0q.jpg
http://image-cdn.gamnesia.com/35021/final_fantasy_xv_launches_nov_29__large.jpg

Well, shit

[Fignuts]

Not too bummed. There are enough games coming out in the mean time to keep me busy.

[ClockShot]

Wanna steal that Deus Ex build out.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Not too bummed. There are enough games coming out in the mean time to keep me busy.

I'm hugely bummed since I may have to delay getting it. Gravity Rush 2 is out the day after and playing remastered compared to the XV demos means I'm really going to have to make a tough decision.

Actually might depend on the price as I pre ordered FF before our currency shit the bed.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

FFXV delay is real

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https://i.imgur.com/Hr4FScL.jpg

[drave]

I never see delays as a bad thing with today's games.... usually

[#BROKEN Hasney]

I never see delays as a bad thing with today's games.... usually

Its just timing wise it fucks with what I planned on playing. If it got pushed into next year with enough of a gap before/after Persona I would have been down with it.

[drave]

It'll work out.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Activision announced Destiny will be getting a Game of the Year edition arriving on September 20th for $60. A digital version will be available at a discounted $40 price for those who own the digital version of The Taken King on last gen consoles.
https://www.destructoid.com/activision-announces-destiny-the-collection-available-on-september-20-380659.phtml

2) For those interested, the open beta for Battlefield 1 starts on August 31st, includes 1 map and 2 modes, and early access to the beta for those who sign up for EA's Battlefield Insider newsletter.
https://www.destructoid.com/this-month-s-battlefield-1-open-beta-has-two-modes-380672.phtml

3) Respawn Entertainment announced Titanfall 2 will not be released for the PC with the official reason related to them not having enough manpower available for development and testing reasons.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/titanfall-2-beta-not-coming-to-pc-dates-teased/1100-6442637/

4) The Wii U version of Axiom Verge was announced to be arriving on September 1st.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/wii-u-receives-probably-the-best-version-of-axiom-/1100-6442654/

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Final Fantasy XV, Square Enix’s upcoming console RPG, was set for a September 30, 2016 release date before it was recently delayed to November 29, 2016. Previously, the game would have been released during the same month as Persona 5 in Japan, which is set for a September 15th launch.

Seemingly as a result of FFXV‘s delay, Persona 5 has experienced a significant boost in terms of pre-orders fulfilled on Amazon Japan, making it the second most popular product in the video game “Best Sellers” rankings.

Thanks Squeenix!

[Fignuts]

Do I need to have played the other personas to follow the story of 5, or is each game it's own self contained thing?

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Do I need to have played the other personas to follow the story of 5, or is each game it's own self contained thing?

Self contained thing. There's some nods, like in 4 they go to the school in 3, but they're very separate.

it's mostly like FF where there's some overarching things like the Velvet Room and the use of tarot cards, but story wise it's new every time.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Someone on 4Chan leaked the story of Final Fantasy XV a couple of months back and everyone assumed it was fake.

Gamereactor mentioned a preview they had of the game and everything they've said so far matches up... Be careful out there, it's a long time to avoid spoilers.

[Emperor Smeat]

Today's News:
1) Organizers for this year's Gamescom event ended up pranking people by placing a Half-Life 3 poster alongside posters of other games meant to be shown off during the event.
https://www.destructoid.com/beautiful-half-life-3-troll-greets-gamescom-attendees-380850.phtml

2) SALES

Gamefly is currently holding a sale on select used games under $20.
https://www.gamefly.com/#!/store/preplayedsale?cid=sn0816NM
Several retailers are currently holding a pre-order sale for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided on the PC.
https://www.destructoid.com/deus-ex-mankind-divided-pre-order-up-to-30-off-before-release-378596.phtml
Major Nelson revealed the list of games and a Rockstar Publisher Sale for this week's sales on the Xbox Marketplace.
https://majornelson.com/2016/08/15/this-weeks-deals-with-gold-and-spotlight-sale-rockstar-publisher-sale/


3) EB Games Australia is currently debunking rumors of Kingdom Hearts III also arriving for the Nintendo NX after claims of the game being listed for pre-order on the website.
https://www.destructoid.com/rumor-kingdom-hearts-iii-on-nintendo-nx--380793.phtml

4) CD Projekt RED states save files from the original Witcher 3 will not be compatible with the upcoming Game of the Year Edition due to Sony and Microsoft requirements for consoles.
https://www.destructoid.com/witcher-3-saves-not-compatible-with-goty-edition-380768.phtml

5) Correction on the recent Titanfall 2 news as only the upcoming beta/demo was canceled for PC and not the game itself.
https://www.destructoid.com/pc-players-will-have-to-sit-out-titanfall-2-s-technical-test-380731.phtml