Videogame News Thread [Archive] - Page 8

Emperor Smeat

11-29-2010, 08:22 PM

Crytek, Crysis series developers, believe console game development is hurting and holding back PC game development but mainly in terms of graphics and performance.

"[The] PC is easily a generation ahead right now. With 360 and PS3, we believe the quality of the games beyond Crysis 2 and other CryEngine developments will be pretty much limited to what their creative expressions is, what the content is. You won't be able to squeeze more juice from these rocks."

The ironic part is how they are currently working on the Xbox 360 and PS3 version of their new game when they realized they could make more money by expanding outside of PC gaming. Also ironic is how they own Free Radical who specializes in console games and wouldn't make a future TimeSplitters game for the PC.

Its sort of similar to Epic Games where they love to make their engines but hate have to do a lot of work to customize or improve their engine for non-PC or Xbox 360 systems and games.

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/11/cry2dudes.jpg
http://kotaku.com/5701066/crysis-developers-consoles-are-holding-pc-games-back

11-29-2010, 10:29 PM

Well my 500 gig hard drive crapped out in my PS3 :( Put the original 60gig one in and it worked. Lost everything again.
haha

Kalyx triaD

11-29-2010, 10:29 PM

@ Crytek PC tidbit:

What the fuck ever.

#BROKEN Hasney

11-30-2010, 02:07 AM

Yeah, the PC could graphically destroy 360/PS3 right now with the tech in those cards and the latest features of DirectX, but it would require a lot of dev resources and noones willing to do that because of PC gaming sales right now.

D Mac

11-30-2010, 05:08 AM

haha

:foc:

Kalyx triaD

11-30-2010, 10:32 AM

Oh yeah, there's certainly a Bayonetta 2 coming.

#BROKEN Hasney

11-30-2010, 11:33 AM

God I love Recettear. Basically an RPG, but instead of being the hero, you're running an item shop in the game world. Fantastic.

Capatilism, ho!

11-30-2010, 06:22 PM

You need to have an Xbox LIVE Gold membership to send messages to friends and other gamers

Get the fuck out of here Microsoft. When did they start with this shit

Emperor Smeat

11-30-2010, 06:34 PM

Is that for Party mode since I believe that is only for Gold members or at least if they are playing online?

11-30-2010, 06:53 PM

It's on xbox.com

Emperor Smeat

11-30-2010, 08:26 PM

Collector's Edition and special pre-order stuff revealed for Dexus Ex: Human Revolution.

Available early next year for $69.99 ($59.99 PC), the Deus Ex: Human Revolution Augmented Edition bundles the game inside some rather attractive premium packaging, along with a 40-page art book, a motion graphic novel, a making-of DVD, and the game's soundtrack.

The Gamestop pre-order exclusive appears to be the best deal since you get a weapons pack (explosives type) and an extra mission to play with an appearance from a character in the original Deus Ex.

The other pre-order bonus is just a weapons pack (stealth/tactical type).

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/11/deus.jpg
http://kotaku.com/5702394/deus-ex-human-revolution-gets-a-10-augmentation

OssMan

11-30-2010, 09:31 PM

Is anyone registered at www.backloggery.com? I have been waiting to register for like 5 months and the site is still closed

Kalyx triaD

12-01-2010, 08:58 AM

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/12/dothis.jpg

Coming soon, I guess.

#BROKEN Hasney

12-01-2010, 09:18 AM

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/12/dothis.jpg

Coming soon, I guess.

http://www.tpww.net/forums/showthread.php?t=108955

Open your eyes, mortal.

Kalyx triaD

12-01-2010, 09:21 AM

Whoops. Skimmed the thread title and thought it was another one of those 'things'.

Emperor Smeat

12-01-2010, 08:29 PM

Even though EA Sports non-Madden and FIFA games are having a bad year in terms of sales and revenue, EA confirmed their MMA game will get a sequel but not in the near future.

Currently EA is working on another Fight Night game and still is deciding if they want to release a Boxing and MMA on an every-other-year schedule.

Most likely EA wants to match the THQ 2-year cycle for their UFC game instead of forcing a MMA game or boxing game in the annual cycle.

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/12/500x_ea_sports_mma_scrn_e3_fe-hy-001_bmp_jpgcopy.jpg
http://kotaku.com/5703745/ea-sports-mma-sequel-a-matter-of-when-not-if-says-producer

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In unrelated news, 343 Studios first Halo game is rumored to be a remake or updated version of Halo 1 but using the Reach engine. It is not expected to be a direct port with new graphics but at the same time not a re-imagined version like how GoldenEye 007 for the Wii was.

LoDownM

12-01-2010, 08:37 PM

If they do an all out remake they should add some guns from Reach in there, wouldn't mind having the DMR and Needle Rifle in campaign.

Kalyx triaD

12-01-2010, 09:02 PM

Halo 1 with the Reach engine would be pretty epic, though creatively a wasted opportunity. People are dying to know what's up with Master Chief and that strange planet.

Emperor Smeat

12-01-2010, 09:11 PM

If they do an all out remake they should add some guns from Reach in there, wouldn't mind having the DMR and Needle Rifle in campaign.

I don't think it would be possible storyline-wise since almost all of the high-tech weapons are destroyed since Reach was a research and lab station planet. At least for the UNSC side but Covenant weapons could appear in the remake.

Kalyx triaD

12-01-2010, 09:16 PM

Bungie went on record saying they'd let canon-wise details like that slide for the sake of gameplay, 343 Studios may follow this example. It may not be the DMR as we know it, but we will see altered H1 weapons or new weapons under the current balance philosophy.

Kalyx triaD

12-01-2010, 09:20 PM

Pornstar Alexis Silver has announced she's getting into game development, as part of her post-porn quest for 'legit work'. It's hilarious.

Funky Fly

12-01-2010, 10:21 PM

lol maybe she is a brainiac, you never know.

Kalyx triaD

12-01-2010, 10:26 PM

If she has anything to do with a future AAA title the world will change forever.

Funky Fly

12-01-2010, 10:32 PM

all i see happening is her getting tossed up by developers and then going back to porn

Kalyx triaD

12-01-2010, 10:33 PM

Win win.

OssMan

12-01-2010, 10:44 PM

It was probably her plan all along knowing that she wouldn't be able to get into game development in the first place so she got famous the easiest way possible and now can do whatever she wants.

Emperor Smeat

12-02-2010, 08:46 PM

Next Ghostbusters game expected to play like a "retro" style game in presentation since it is going for the Gaunlet or Marvel Ultimate Alliance style in appearance.

The game is also set for more of an arcadey shooter for gameplay and might be less focused on a story this time.

Also announced was the game as a downloadable title for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC with a Spring 2011 release date.

The previous game was more heavy in story and 3rd person perspective for gameplay and presentation.

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/12/340x_ghostbusters2.jpg
http://kotaku.com/5704523/the-next-ghostbusters-game-is-a-throwback

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In other news, Microsoft reveals that almost 1/2 of all Xbox 360 accounts are not Gold or paying accounts but in terms of revenue, it doesn't matter since XBLA marketplace gains more revenue than the rest of Microsoft's paid services combined.

It is expected the number of paying accounts will drop due to the price hike but nothing dramatic.

Kalyx triaD

12-02-2010, 11:34 PM

Sega's next comic book disaster Thor has pics LOOK!:

http://bulk2.destructoid.com/ul/188840-/22131ThorCloseUp_-_Next_Gen-noscale.jpg
http://bulk2.destructoid.com/ul/188840-/22130Thor___Ulik-_Next_Gen-noscale.jpg
http://bulk2.destructoid.com/ul/188840-/22129Thor_-_Wii-noscale.jpg

That last pic is the Wii version.

#BROKEN Hasney

12-03-2010, 07:19 PM

Fly Mr. Science is clearly going to be the GOTY 2011 based on box art alone.

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/12/gamflymrsciencefull530.jpg

Emperor Smeat

12-03-2010, 08:36 PM

Take-Two's 2k studio considering dropping the MLB exclusive license in 2012 since its been more of a hassle than a benefit owning the license.

A big issue ended up being the loophole allowing the Big 3 to make a baseball game if they wanted which hurt 2k baseball sales on Sony systems. EA also had to worry about this with Madden but Microsoft and Sony ended their NFL series before the exclusive deal was done.

Their financial report for the 2009 MLB games (2k9, Front Manager, and The Bigs) ended up at a $130 million loss.

MLB was also a series 2k Sports was weak at creating (same with their NHL brand) and only bought the exclusive deal as a way to pay back EA for killing off their NFL game series.

2k Sports will only extend the deal if MLB can guarantee a bigger pay deal or exclusiveness but its also assumed EA won't bring back the MVP series regardless of the result.

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/12/screen0003.jpg
http://kotaku.com/5704872/2ks-big-boss-badmouths-baseball-again

12-03-2010, 08:37 PM

love alexis silver

Kalyx triaD

12-03-2010, 08:40 PM

Me too.

12-03-2010, 10:18 PM

her gap reminds me of this girl in high school who i had this mad crush on and kind of fooled around with. brings me back

Kalyx triaD

12-03-2010, 10:29 PM

That's what I like about her too. Don't know why, though.

It's mostly the boobs.

12-03-2010, 10:37 PM

you are all right in my book, kalyx triad. i don't care what roxer says

Kalyx triaD

12-03-2010, 10:40 PM

wtf?! lol

OssMan

12-04-2010, 12:07 PM

Disc 2 of FF8

D Mac

12-04-2010, 04:28 PM

Bought Power Gig: Rise of the Six String for 30 bucks. Basically for about 4 songs.

Drunk singing them tonight.

D Mac

12-04-2010, 07:29 PM

Man it sucks big time. Some of the songs I want are locked, like Disturbed - The Night. And there's no cheat code to unlock them, you have to play through the ENTIRE stupid campaign to unlock them. Bullshit. :mad:

Emperor Smeat

12-04-2010, 08:36 PM

Ubisoft might have accidentally leaked parts of Assassin's Creed 3 with a survey it sent out to people.

Ubisoft wants to get reader feedback for potential stuff in the new Assassin's Creed game but since a lot of the choices can be bunched together, they also might have spoiled some of the surprises for the new game.

Most of the choices involve new stuff and tweaks for multiplayer or weapons but a couple of choices involve the single player storyline and could change the whole story based on the votes from feedback.

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/kotaku/2010/06/assassins_creed_2.jpg
http://kotaku.com/5706056/survey-solicits-what-youd-like-to-see-in-assassins-creed-3

Xero

12-04-2010, 10:45 PM

Have a bunch of sports, XBox and PS2 games that would never sell or doubtfully trade on Goozex. No idea what to do with them. :-\

Xero

12-04-2010, 10:48 PM

Kalyx triaD

12-04-2010, 11:44 PM

I speculated (partly in jest) that since Kamiya (Bayonetta, Okami, DMC1) doesn't do sequels, but people are demanding a 'sequel' to Bayonetta, that his next action game will actually be a new IP altogether. His response was: "Hmm..."

Boomer

12-05-2010, 12:36 AM

Also, anyone try out "Zombie Driver"? It's on Steam. It's an indy game. Getting mixed reviews but looks fun, thinking about getting it. Reminds me a bit of Rock n Roll Racing and Twisted Metal.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/31410/

Gonna try the demo...

Giant Bomb did a quick look a good while ago, and it reminds me a lot of the old GTA. Probably wouldn't get it myself unless it was under five bucks.

Xero

12-05-2010, 12:50 AM

Yeah. Tried it out. It's fun, but I'm gonna wait for it to go on sale.

Kalyx triaD

12-06-2010, 01:48 AM

C'mon... How badass is this!

http://www.rockmanpm.com/i/wallpapers/capcom/20th/wallpaper02_1280.jpg

I would have put Original in the center but whatever.

Kalyx triaD

12-06-2010, 01:53 AM

http://screenshots.en.softonic.com/en/scrn/71000/71432/3_mortalkombat3ultimate.jpg

Got shameless after a while, didn't it?

Funky Fly

12-06-2010, 02:19 AM

Missing Khameleon and Chameleon.

But yeah, that was pretty lazy.

Kalyx triaD

12-06-2010, 08:42 AM

Blizzard wants their due for supplying Korean eSports:

StarCraft isn't a game in South Korea, it's a national pastime. When gamers aren't playing it, they can watch tournaments on TV. But its creator, Blizzard Entertainment, is unhappy. And it has every right to be.

Blizzard's Paul Sams appeared at a press conference in Seoul late last week and blasted cable channels MBC Game and OnGameNet for televising tournaments without the company's permission, reports the Korea Times.

"It's unfortunate that the e-sports industry in Korea is lagging behind other industries in recognition of intellectual property (IP) rights and the basic principles related to them," said Sams. "Korea is the only region in the world where we have had to resort to litigation to protect our IP rights." Blizzard is considering launching a lawsuit against the Korea e-Sports Players Association (KeSPA).

Blizzard allowed MBC Game and OnGameNet to show KeSPA tournaments until August — yet, the broadcasters continued to run StarCraft tournaments through the fall. Meanwhile, the game company signed an exclusive deal with Gretech-GomTV to show StarCraft tournaments.

The argument that broadcasters are making is that games used in professional tournaments are public domain and it would be akin to Adidas billing to have its balls used in games.

Sams was quick to reject that claim, noting, "Classifying StarCraft and other e-sports as part of the public domain deprives developers such as Blizzard of their IP rights. There will be no incentive to do what Blizzard had done to balance the games for competition, which is a more difficult task than creating a normal game."

StarCraft isn't like Adidas footballs, and that analogy would better be suited to peripheral makers. StarCraft is Blizzard's show — every little thing in that game was created by someone at Blizzard. E-sports are a different beast than sports.

http://kotaku.com/5706958/starcraft-developers-must-construct-additional-lawsuits
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Amusing.

Kalyx triaD

12-06-2010, 09:20 AM

New Tomb Raider is a Prequel:

Developer Crystal Dynamics is working on a new Tomb Raider meant to be an origin story for Lara Croft, the studio said today.

"Forget everything you knew about TOMB RAIDER," said Darrell Gallagher, Head of Studio, Crystal Dynamics. [Done] "This is an origins story that creates Lara Croft and takes her on a character defining journey like no other."

The game, they say, will feature the first adventure for a young and inexperienced Lara Croft in a story which "charts the journey of an ordinary woman who finds out just how far she must go in order to stay alive."

"After a brutal storm destroys the boat she was travelling on, a frightened young woman is left washed ashore on an unknown beach. On her own but not alone she has only one goal, to survive"

http://bulk2.destructoid.com/ul/189100-189062-croft.jpg

Drakul

12-06-2010, 09:24 AM

That lovely re-release of Super Mario All-Stars, presumed only for the Japanese market, will also be released in Europe, Nintendo has revealed.

The company's Swedish website has posted a listing (Update: now backed up by a press release stating it's a Europe-wide release) for the collection, with a release date set for December 3. Included will be a soundtrack CD and a history booklet.

That box art being in English should not only put a smile on the face of British and Irish fans; it also increases the odds of the collection making its way to North America and Australasia as well.

Super Mario All-Stars was first released on the Super Nintendo, and includes updated (well, by SNES standards) versions of NES/Famicom classics Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Bros. 2, Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels

Source (http://kotaku.com/5657879/marios-25th-anniversary-box-set-heads-for-europe).

Might go ahead and buy this if I can afford it. If I can't, it's no big deal as I bought Mario 1, 2 (Japanese 2 and our 2) & 3 on the VC. As well as SMW.

So, it arrived today. I've not tried the actual game out yet but it's identicle to the SNES version so I know how things will go.

I flicked through the history booklet that comes with it and it's not so much "history" as it is Miyamoto, Koji Kondo and some other guy giving one line comments about each console Mario game up to SMG2. Most of it is not even interesting stuff. It's stuff like "I wanted to have Mario run under a blue sky so that's what we did.". 2 or 3 things are new to me but most of it isn't interesting. There is nothing else to the booklet other than those little comments and a couple of design documents in Japanese.
I was expecting something like a paragraph about each game with stuff like "We created Mario because...etc etc" and "We originally intended to do this or that but couldn't because..." and so on.

The OST that comes with it has 20 tracks. The first 10 being one piece of music straight from each Mario (1, 2, 3, World, 64, Sunshine, NSMB, Galaxy, NSMBW and Galaxy 2.). The NSMB theme sounds better with CD quality than it does from the DS, obviously. So that's a plus.
The other 10 tracks are just sounds you can find pretty easily online. The coin sound, the pipe sound etc.

I don't think it was really worth the price (£19.99 in the UK). I like the idea of a Mario anniversary package but, in the end, they could have done better than the shoddy job they did, even if it meant charging more. This is worth £9.99 maximum, I'd say.

Fignuts

12-06-2010, 03:30 PM

Oh boy, more tomb raider games.

Uncharted does it about 65347376543 times better. Talk to me when the next installment in that series is announced.

Boomer

12-06-2010, 03:33 PM

Too bad my Uncharted 1 freezes every fucking time I play, with whatever fucking disk I use. Probably never going to play Uncharted 2 because of this bullshit.

Xero

12-06-2010, 03:38 PM

Is your save corrupted?

Boomer

12-06-2010, 05:16 PM

I've started the game over and over and over, with new firmwares, by formatting the hard drive, by doing every logical step, and it won't fucking work. I get to Chapter 6 or so, and it freezes. I reload it, and the coin spins infinitely. When I hard-reset the console and boot it back up, it freezes at the coin. I've honestly tried everything. Its my PS3, and I know no one that lives anywhere close to me that owns a PS3. My system has never had any issues otherwise. It's bizarre.

Fignuts

12-06-2010, 05:43 PM

Well uncharted 2 might still work. There are a couple returning characters from 1, but beyond that, the plot is seperate from the first.

Boomer

12-06-2010, 06:10 PM

I'm sure it would. It's just that I want to play Uncharted 1 first. If I play Uncharted 2, I doubt I will want to return to the former. I will suffer through crazy amounts of a series to make sure I've playing everything in order. Probably the reason I've never played Dragon Quest.

Plus, I've played through enough of the game that I want to finish it first. Such a tease. Barely even got to the good parts.

RoXer

12-06-2010, 06:27 PM

How long do you let it load? Leave it on all night and see hwhat happens

Fignuts

12-06-2010, 06:35 PM

Too bad, because Uncharted 2 has imo, the best single player campaign of any game this generation.

12-06-2010, 06:49 PM

yeah you will be missing out

Boomer

12-06-2010, 10:38 PM

How long do you let it load? Leave it on all night and see hwhat happens

I let it load for at least 5 hours at one point. It gets pretty obvious when the soundtrack disappears that the game is about to be on its last leg. And like I said, I've tried it with multiple copies, so it is my console. The Naughty Dog forums are filled with people complaining about various freezing problems, and have been since the 3.3 firmware supposedly broke the game.

Basically just makes me mad at this point. I've seriously played the game over at least five times, hoping it would make a difference. Farthest I got was Chapter 8, I think.

Boomer

12-06-2010, 10:40 PM

Too bad, because Uncharted 2 has imo, the best single player campaign of any game this generation.

I've heard good things. And damn, I really like what I've played of the first, so its got to be way better than that.

Guess I could try again. Just gonna make me mad though.

12-06-2010, 10:51 PM

you could always just youtube the rest. it's a pretty short game, like 5 hours or so.

Boomer

12-06-2010, 10:59 PM

I've considered it, but I bought the game, so I want to play it.

Basically putting myself in an impossible situation. Sony told me I could send my PS3 in, but I didn't think it was worth the time. Probably past my warranty now. And like I said, my PS3 works perfectly otherwise.

Emperor Smeat

12-07-2010, 08:14 PM

Next James Bond video game might be heavy in stealth and actual spy stuff than movie action style previous James Bond games have been. Activision is letting Raven Software develop the new Bond game and hopes for a 2011/2012 release date.

It is also possible since the good reviews of GoldenEye for the Wii which added stealth to a Bond game could have favored the decision to move the series in a new direction at least for 1 game.

The game was originally stopped in development due to the possibility of MGM no longer owning the Bond license but the plan now is to finish the game while Activision is still the exclusive developers before MGM makes a decision.

http://kotaku.com/5707833/james-bond-now-has-a-license-tosneak

Kalyx triaD

12-07-2010, 08:18 PM

I love the simplistic reasoning of these companies:

GoldenEye Wii was well received... It had stealth sections > Make a Bond game with more stealth sections!

I don't even remember reviews praising the stealth sections in particular. But it's Raven Software so I'm good for this.

Emperor Smeat

12-07-2010, 08:28 PM

To be fair, Activision didn't actually say that was a reason but since Raven Software barely makes any console stealth games and GoldenEye was pretty good at adding stealth as an option, its possible Activision saw it as an opportunity to change up the Bond formula.

It wasn't Rainbow Six or Splinter Cell quality in stealth but it did work well in a Bond game.

The other Bond game, Blood Stone, didn't do well in sales or praise and that was more of a typical action style Bond game so it could have been another influence in the change of direction.

Kalyx triaD

12-07-2010, 08:50 PM

I promise the failure of Blood Stone was based on everything but it being an 'action packed shooter'. It was just sub-par. lol

It's the difference between an inspired game with a vision in mind and a simple cash-in. Sometimes it overlaps and companies get lucky, but usually we see bullshit that deserves to get the cold shoulder.

The upcoming Thor game will probably play like God of War, but in the way Origins Wolverine played like GoW. Origins had a vision in mind for how a Wolverine game should play (made by Raven Software!), and GoW was a sensible point of reference. Thor may play like GoW simply because the subject matter is similar. Entire games were made out of shallow concepts like that before. When I seen the pic of Thor on top of some beast, it fueled my prediction further.

I just hate game development like that.

Kalyx triaD

12-08-2010, 08:53 AM

This is the worst news I've read in a while.

There isn't much that separates the Resident Evil series from other third-person shooters these days. The one thing the series held true to over the years was its tank controls and "you can't shoot and walk" routine. Non-fans of the games have complained about the series' old-school sensibilities for a while now, and it looks like Capcom has finally given in to their whining.

In Resident Evil: Mercenaries for the 3DS, you'll be able to move and shoot. Personally, I won't do it, not unless the game becomes unplayable to play it that way. The way the Resident Evil series forces you to play keep away with your enemies is easily my favorite thing about it. Underneath all the spooky atmosphere and scripted scares, the need to run from your enemies so that you can shoot them from a safe distance is the one thing that kept the series scary. Without that, I'm honestly not that interested in playing it anymore.

Or am I being too harsh?

No you're not... This news is terrible. Capcom is fucking trolling with this. I hope the other RE 3DS game holds true to the RE trope.

12-08-2010, 09:20 AM

Konami has confirmed to IGN it will release X-Men Arcade for Xbox Live Arcade next week on Wednesday, Dec. 15. Pricing details have not been revealed.

next week

Funky Fly

12-08-2010, 06:37 PM

No price announced probably means 1200. Seems to be the new "sweet spot", sadly.

12-08-2010, 06:41 PM

Sometime in 2012 I'm calling a 1600 "sweet spot"

Funky Fly

12-08-2010, 07:11 PM

That would be gay, because you get 1600 for $20. We get 1400 for $20.

OssMan

12-08-2010, 07:13 PM

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Xenosaga III

12-08-2010, 07:15 PM

But you already get 1200 for more than we pay, right?

Funky Fly

12-08-2010, 07:23 PM

We get cards in 1400 and 2800 increments. If all the DLC starts coming out at 1600, it makes those 1400 cards useless.

Emperor Smeat

12-08-2010, 08:06 PM

Depending on how you interpret what one of the EA bosses said, EA might be getting rid of single player games or pushing more emphasis on multiplayer/co-op only games in the near future.

Chatting with trade site Develop, Gibeau says "I volunteer you to speak to EA's studio heads; they'll tell you the same thing. They're very comfortable moving the discussion towards how we make connected gameplay – be it co-operative or multiplayer or online services – as opposed to fire-and-forget, packaged goods only, single-player, 25-hours-and you're out. I think that model is finished."

"Online is where the innovation, and the action, is at".

This plan would benefit their One Time Pass a lot since now you would be required to activate or pay just to play the game instead of before only needing to activate/pay for multiplayer modes and not single/offline modes.

It is also possible EA just wants to add even more DLC and pay content while focusing less time on needing to create a single player mode or content. Sports games could be affected by getting rid of campaigns or Be A Pro mode.

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/12/500x_oblivion.jpg
http://kotaku.com/5709049/ea-wont-be-making-games-for-offline-loners-anymore

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In other EA related news, Dead Space 2 demo should be available on December 21 for XBLA and PSN in the US/Canada while Europe just needs to wait an extra day for it.

LoDownM

12-08-2010, 08:15 PM

Just another reason to not like EA.

12-08-2010, 08:20 PM

US unboxing. Had some credit awhile back and ended up getting this for $1.12

http://www.joystiq.com/photos/super-mario-all-stars-limited-edition-wii/#/0

12-08-2010, 10:27 PM

No price announced probably means 1200. Seems to be the new "sweet spot", sadly.

PSN price is $14.99, so 1200 points it is.

Kalyx triaD

12-08-2010, 10:35 PM

It would seem 3DS' RE Revelations takes place after RE5, and Jill took a liking to her catsuit.

http://fast1.onesite.com/capcom-unity.com/user/snow_infernus/bb345e849219efa5244c54bc310623d9.jpg?v=270000

Don't think they're using Julia Voth's likeness for Jill anymore. Chris has a new suit as well.

alvarado52

12-08-2010, 10:40 PM

They BETTER use her damn likeness. Jill V's look seperated her from most generic looking broads in gaming.

Kalyx triaD

12-08-2010, 11:12 PM

Just... look at her. The new face is meh. Bring on Sheva. Her fine ass.

Kalyx triaD

12-08-2010, 11:18 PM

Squall's Daddy Joins Squenix's Crossover Game:

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/12/lagunamatatta.jpg

So pissed this is a PSP exclusive, because I love this addition.

Kalyx triaD

12-08-2010, 11:23 PM

UDON Doing Mega Man Art Book:

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/12/tribute.jpg

Khuntry is going to be so happy about this.

Funky Fly

12-08-2010, 11:28 PM

Depending on how you interpret what one of the EA bosses said, EA might be getting rid of single player games or pushing more emphasis on multiplayer/co-op only games in the near future.

This plan would benefit their One Time Pass a lot since now you would be required to activate or pay just to play the game instead of before only needing to activate/pay for multiplayer modes and not single/offline modes.

It is also possible EA just wants to add even more DLC and pay content while focusing less time on needing to create a single player mode or content. Sports games could be affected by getting rid of campaigns or Be A Pro mode.

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/12/500x_oblivion.jpg
http://kotaku.com/5709049/ea-wont-be-making-games-for-offline-loners-anymore

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In other EA related news, Dead Space 2 demo should be available on December 21 for XBLA and PSN in the US/Canada while Europe just needs to wait an extra day for it.

They're not doing away with 1 player games. That's just stupid. When less than half of all 360s have gold accounts and games like Mass Effect 2 are licenses to print money, it just means that they're going to focus more on multiplayer aspects of gaming.

Emperor Smeat

12-08-2010, 11:40 PM

The interview was somewhat vague since it is almost like he hints its possible in the future for EA to drop single player from games especially after their sports games gained a ton of money from DLC and online purchases ($45 million alone from FIFA 09 & 10 in DLC, Madden 10 or 11 had 35 people spend $1000 each on stats cards).

It was also odd for him to even mention it as a possibility based on the studios they owned and the games they make but since he mentioned how all the bosses had a meeting and discussed it, EA must have been considering it as a possible plan for him to leak it. It is similar to Activision saying how its possible to charge a subscription for their games but it hasn't gotten past the idea phase.

If anything EA will probably test the idea with a game and if the consumers hate it, they'll forget the idea even existed.

LoDownM

12-08-2010, 11:52 PM

I fear for Bioware if EA does this.

Funky Fly

12-08-2010, 11:59 PM

I doubt Microsoft wouldn't hesitate to take them back, given their track record.

Drakul

12-09-2010, 12:55 AM

Michael "Shagg" Washington, a "backup singer" with rap act Cypress Hill, has decided in 2010 to sue Grand Theft Auto developers Rockstar for a game they released in 2004. Why? He reckons he's the star of GTA: San Andreas.

Washington, who says he only just heard about the game from his nephew, is basing his case on the claim that in 2003 Rockstar met with him to speak about his life growing up in gangs, during which time he told the developers, among other things, "how the teen-agers (sic) in his gang rode around on bicycles".

"The plaintiff had never seen the game. He did not own or play video games, but it seemed possible that he had been included in the game," the official legal complaint reads. "He then recalled the meeting in or about 2003, and it began to dawn on him that his image had been stolen for the game."

"Upon examination of images of 'CJ' and comparison to his photos from that year and other evidence, it became clear that Rockstar had stolen his image and never paid him."

For his troubles, Washington - who is suing not only Rockstar but the game's publisher Take-Two as well - is after 25% of the profits generated from sales of San Andreas. Which adds up to, oh, $250 million.

Good luck with that, "Shagg".

Take-Two has responded to the allegations with a brief statement, which reads "The Company believes the lawsuit is completely without merit and will vigorously defend itself in the matter."

Source (http://kotaku.com/5709899/cypress-hill-singer-suing-grand-theft-auto-claims-hes-the-real-cj).

Kalyx triaD

12-09-2010, 01:08 AM

Dumbass.

Xero

12-09-2010, 12:36 PM

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g122/sandman3g/113732_09gta600.jpg

12-09-2010, 07:30 PM

PSN price is $14.99, so 1200 points it is.

I was wrong, it was announced for $9.99 next Tuesday.

http://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/13001675782488064#

Kalyx triaD

12-09-2010, 07:31 PM

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/12/sharpshooter.jpg

What does $40 buy, besides a shiny plastic shell? You get an adjustable shoulder stock, a digital trigger, a firing mode selector, and "realistic" pump action. Sony's peripheral product manager Anand Agarwal says it "will truly offer the most intuitive and immersive control experience ever found in a shooter game." Sounds fancy!

I want this.

12-09-2010, 07:35 PM

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/12/5247510908740fc62ab8b.jpg

I want this.

Emperor Smeat

12-09-2010, 08:17 PM

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/12/sharpshooter.jpg

I want this.

Looks just like the Ghost Squad gun in Dave & Busters arcade area but $40 for a plastic shell seems too high when the shells on the Wii range anywhere from $9.99 to $19.99.

I think Sony made fun of Nintendo and the Wii for having useless accessories and now Move is suddenly starting to flood with the same type of accessories.

Kalyx triaD

12-09-2010, 08:32 PM

The hypocrisy was noted when Move was announced. They even had damning quotes resurfaced.

FUCK ALL IF A GAMING JOURNALIST APPROACHED SONY ABOUT THEM. PUSSIES.

OssMan

12-09-2010, 11:03 PM

Thanks for revealing a secret of Final Fantasy 8 for me KalyX triaD

Drakul

12-10-2010, 12:39 AM

D Mac

12-10-2010, 12:57 AM

If anyone cares the Marvel Comics tables for Pinball FX 2 are cool.

Kalyx triaD

12-10-2010, 01:04 AM

Thanks for revealing a secret of Final Fantasy 8 for me KalyX triaD

Secret? Really? I mean I do apologize but that was easier to catch than Vader being Luke's pop. The source article also made no attempt at hiding the idea. It wasn't some super secret, fairly heavily implied. Um... isn't there a statute of limitations on game spoilers, though? Over a decade is a bit much. lol

There are real secrets awaiting you in FF8.

Emperor Smeat

12-10-2010, 01:24 AM

A video of the next James Bond game (the stealth one) leaked out earlier. I was too late and it's been taken down by Activision which I guess is enough proof that it was genuine.
If anyone knows where to see the video, post it or a link to it. The stealth parts have been compared to Splitter Cell by some people at Kotaku and to MGS by others.

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Video shown after the brief intro but no textures or anything graphical added since they only showed off the animation of the stealth.

Drakul

12-10-2010, 01:31 AM

Cool. Doesn't look too bad right now. I'd rather it wasn't Daniel Craig, though.

Emperor Smeat

12-10-2010, 07:47 PM

In LOL-worthy news, EA's online store accidentally gave away stuff about Mass Effect 3 that was meant to be debuted on Spike's VGA show this weekend.

Similar to the Halo series, ME 3 will have Earth be the main setting of the game since the enemies of the series managed to find and attack Earth.

The rumor of a Mass Effect multiplayer spin-off game to arrive somewhere in 2011 was confirmed to be fake and that the teaser video shown is actually part of the Mass Effect 3 debut video.

PC version pricing also leaked at being $59.95 on EA Store and $59.99 everywhere else.

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/12/mass_effect_3.jpg
http://kotaku.com/5711606/mass-effect-3-described-as-battle-for-earth

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In unrelated news, Nintendo reveals parts of the story to Super Mario Bros that people might have missed or never knew in the collectible book included with the anniversary edition of Super Mario All-stars.

The blocks Mario always smashes are actually Toads turned by Koopa magic, Goombas are corrupted toads, and the Piranha Plants are actually corrupted fire flower plants. Also, Peach at any time could have reversed the magic but felt like having others do it for her.

Fignuts

12-10-2010, 08:17 PM

lol what a bitch.

Xero

12-10-2010, 10:49 PM

Black Ops.

Drakul

12-11-2010, 11:38 PM

Kalyx triaD

12-12-2010, 11:27 AM

Can't say I ever liked SSX. Good luck to them.

12-12-2010, 10:15 PM

neat little gimmick

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/12/gamchameleonmouse530.jpg

Xero

12-12-2010, 10:17 PM

Yeah saw it yesterday. Can't see it working out.

OssMan

12-12-2010, 10:45 PM

The analog sticks wouldn't be able to be raised at all

Drakul

12-12-2010, 10:46 PM

Can't say I ever liked SSX. Good luck to them.

I just don't understand why anyone would take a series that looked like this:
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Which was successful enough for multiple sequels and suddenly think going in the completely opposite direction would be a good idea. I can understand wanting to "reinvent" the series but if they wanted to do that, they could have picked something closer to the original games. Anime style or Jet Set Radio graffiti style. Anything with a bright, light hearted look but not the dark and dull "gritty action" look. It doesn't fit or make sense for SSX.

Xero

12-12-2010, 10:53 PM

We're in a dull, depressing generation.

I 100% agree with you, though. Loved Tricky and SSX3. Have both for PS2 (Tricky was my first PS2 game). The game should be up-beat and bright. They could throw in a few "serious"/"gritty" portions, maybe in a career and a few tracks or something, but if the game's overtone is all doom and gloom I'm not sure how I'll feel about it.

But we don't know if that was just a trailer to make it look "cool" and "modern". Could be one character's introduction and others will have different personalities (wacky, colorful, etc). Which, if that's the case, it'll be fine.

Xero

12-12-2010, 10:59 PM

Actually, if the game's subtitle of "Deadly Decent" sticks my previous post is moot and it'll be all doom and gloom. Fuck.

But it could go either way with that. Again, could just be a preliminary trailer for a character.

Drakul

12-12-2010, 11:02 PM

The EA.com official page for SSX: Deadly Descents went live sometime last night, shedding a little more light on the return of the snowboarding series and dropping another three screenshots.

According to the site's official writeup, SSX: Deadly Descents tells the story of a team seeking " to be the first to descend the faces of the most treacherous mountain ranges on the planet." The globetrotting snowboard supercrossers will be shredding down the Himalayas, Patagonia, the Alps and ice ranges of Antarctica. Players will be battling both the mountain and a rival team seeking the same claim as yours.

"In SSX: Deadly Descents the first goal is to survive. The second, in true SSX fashion, is to look good doing it."

Here are the three screenshots. Note that your helicopter is named Elise, probably a nod to veteran character Elise Riggs, one of only four snowboarders to appear in all five SSX titles to date. Given that this is a completely different SSX, it may be that neither she nor any of the past characters appear in Deadly Descents, but no one can know for sure right now.

http://cache-01.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/12/ice_scrape_16_9.jpeg

http://cache-04.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/12/ssx-deadlydescents-slipping.jpeg

http://cache-04.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/12/ssxdd-screenshot-helicopter.jpeg

Source (http://kotaku.com/5712524/more-details-for-ssx-deadly-descents).

I'm betting we'll have some type of combat to stop rivals beating us or something.

Xero

12-12-2010, 11:03 PM

Oh FFS.

Xero

12-12-2010, 11:05 PM

Can't wait until Madden comes out with a Storyline mode in which you're a thug coming up from the streets and the majority of it is playing football on the street in between street fighting Streets of Rage style.

Drakul

12-12-2010, 11:07 PM

If they did this sort of thing to NBA Jam, people would be up in arms over it.

Anyway, EA added a forum for the game and people are telling them it all sucks.

Here (http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/forums/show/3955.page).

12-12-2010, 11:10 PM

I dunno, I'm kinda liking the whole dark and gloomy idea. The whole premise of trying to descend all these dangerous mountains seems pretty cool to me. I will be keeping an eye out for this

Xero

12-12-2010, 11:13 PM

To be fair, it's cool that they're doing something different. And who knows, it MIGHT be good and it MIGHT be successful. I loved the colorful stuff so much, but if the gameplay is FUN and not an all-out sim, it has potential.

Almost thinking it could be a combination of SSX and Road Rash now, which would be pretty cool, especially with weapons.

Drakul

12-12-2010, 11:15 PM

12-12-2010, 11:31 PM

Maybe that is why it appeals to me so much, because I have never played a SSX game. So I wouldn't have any problems with whatever brand name they slap on it.

Xero

12-13-2010, 12:18 AM

But it's not SSX. They could/should remove the SSX from the title and just call it Deadly Decent because it has no resemblence to the old games in any way.

Then they can go and send another team off to make an actual SSX game.

Maybe they don't think an actual SSX game would go over well. This way, they have the name. It's a name people know, no matter how different the product is, people will buy it on name value alone.

If they had any inclination to actually make another SSX in the old style it would be made. Maybe they don't think it will sell. I don't think the Wii version did well, but I'm not sure on that.

Regardless, I don't have a problem with them reinventing it as much as I have a problem with it becoming a sim. But I do agree that, realistically, it should be a separate franchise.

Emperor Smeat

12-13-2010, 12:33 AM

SSX Blur did around 300,000 for sales on the Wii but the bigger problems were EA sort of half-assed the controls and critics were mostly split on the game being average.

I think the Skate team is making the new SSX game which explains the gritter and realistic feel instead of the traditional over-the-top action and characters that made the series popular in the first place.

Then again, EA has done a lot of WTF and dumb decisions for 2010 so it make sense they end the year with another bad decision.

dronepool

12-13-2010, 12:57 AM

#BROKEN Hasney

12-13-2010, 03:22 AM

Fuck SSX, it's been shit since 3.

12-13-2010, 06:09 PM

OssMan

12-13-2010, 07:14 PM

is that what happens in black ops

12-13-2010, 07:39 PM

do you still have mw2. what games do you have

OssMan

12-13-2010, 07:52 PM

Final Fantasy XIII
Resonance of Fate
NBA 07

12-13-2010, 07:53 PM

are you watching a movie or something when you go on your ps3, because it never shows you playing a game

OssMan

12-13-2010, 07:56 PM

Almost always playing a PS1 game. I put 100 hours into Final Fantasy IX on the thing. ANd now I am playing Final Fantasy 8. Sometimes I go on Netflix but I think it displays that cause I saw you on it once I think.

Emperor Smeat

12-13-2010, 08:46 PM

Guillermo Del Toro and THQ's newest game, inSane, announced to be part of a trilogy of games. It confirms the ending is either going to be a cliff hanger or end in a way that guarantees a sequel.

Seeing as THQ learned nothing from the Too Human fiasco of making a trilogy before getting any critical or consumer feedback, the odds on the series even making to a sequel would be slim.

The first game in the series is set for a 2013 release date.

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/12/insane.jpg
http://kotaku.com/5712916/uh+oh-guillermo-del-toros-insane-is-a-trilogy

D Mac

12-14-2010, 01:15 AM

Assman how come you never sent me a friend request. :shifty:

OssMan

12-14-2010, 10:16 AM

I played you in Call of Duty 4 on Xbox like 3 years ago

12-14-2010, 11:19 AM

dc universe beta codes for ps3 (http://www.gamespot.com/event/codes/dc-universe-ps3-beta/?tag=topslot;thumb;3)

Kalyx triaD

12-14-2010, 11:37 AM

Nice. Sent my bud a link so when I head down to Miami next week I'll be able to give this a whirl. There's also a few streams of this up on Justin.tv every once and a while.

Cool King

12-14-2010, 01:20 PM

New SSX announced:
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Another "dark and gritty" take on something that doesn't need to be "dark and gritty". I wish they would just stop this crap already. I loved SSX Tricky btw. They should have gone back to the OTT style of that game or one of the others.

Until CoD and such like die (which isn't for a very long time) all these other franchises and series are going to go all "dark and gritty" one by one to try and get a similar fan base and sales figures. Pretty soon games will be as varied and as colourful as a pair of identicle twin emos.

I see nothing wrong with this SSX. Infact, I see it as a positive thing. It's been the exact same for ten years now and a change was needed. The new look has nothing to do with CoD or anything like that. Nothing can stay the same forever and SSX is no different. For all we know, EA could just be trying out something new with the new look.

Shigeru Miyamoto did the same thing with Zelda. Everyone was acting like it was the end of the world when the first images of Wind Waker were released, but the game was actually pretty damn good and the looked carried on for a few more games but nobody complained about it, then it went to the "dark and gritty" look with Twilight Princess and again, nobody complained. Infact, everyone wet themselves when the first images of Twilight Princess were released, and I know for sure that the look of it had nothing to do with CoD, Emo Kids or "but every game is like that now".

But I digress a bit, the way to be successful in the computer games industry, and I guess in any industy, is to no be afraid to try new things. Be risky and just go for it. EA are definitely not scared to try new things and personally, I think their risks pay off.

Also, with a name like "Deadly Descents" you can't really expect happy sunshines and crazy characters with real life environments. And they couldn't have made it a separate game as they already have the SSX series. Why would they make a snowboarding game not be part of their snowboarding series just because it looks different?

But anyway, it's very clear that your doing the whole "judging a book by it's cover" thing, but just like Wind Waker, "Deadly Descents" might turn out to be a really good game.

But yeah, like I said, I see nothing wrong with the new SSX and I actually think it looks and sounds interesting, and after I read more and see more of the game, I'll probably be able to tell if I'll buy it or not. But at the moment, I think I very well may get the game, but we'll see.

Xero

12-14-2010, 01:22 PM

Gonna play SSX3 or Tricky in a bit.

Cool King

12-14-2010, 01:24 PM

I actually am in the mood to play Tricky now. :(

OssMan

12-14-2010, 01:28 PM

They stopped making Metroid Prime Trilogy for Wii and now it's super expensive. Feel like the same thing is gonna happen with Super Mario All Stars. Wonder if it's worth it to buy it

OssMan

12-14-2010, 01:28 PM

would U recommend SSX Tricky on PS2 or Gamecube

#BROKEN Hasney

12-14-2010, 01:30 PM

It's just the SNES version of All-Stars on a disk. May as well just get an emulator.

And Tricky on Gamecube.

12-14-2010, 01:35 PM

They stopped making Metroid Prime Trilogy for Wii and now it's super expensive. Feel like the same thing is gonna happen with Super Mario All Stars. Wonder if it's worth it to buy it

I got one, and dunno if I should open it or not for that reason. I already have the .iso and mp3s and seen the booklet online.

12-14-2010, 01:37 PM

It's just the SNES version of All-Stars on a disk. May as well just get an emulator.

And Tricky on Gamecube.

I'm sure no one is actually buying this to play the games. It's more of a collectible piece.

Xero

12-14-2010, 01:55 PM

Yeah, it's gonna be worth something down the line for sure. If you buy it don't open it.

Xero

12-14-2010, 01:56 PM

Also, the Gamecube controller is terrible for games like Tricky. Get the PS2 version.

#BROKEN Hasney

12-14-2010, 02:08 PM

The Gamecube controller is fantastic and the graphics and load times are much better on the Cube.

Xero

12-14-2010, 02:10 PM

:foc:

#BROKEN Hasney

12-14-2010, 02:16 PM

What? It needs analogue control and the PS pad still has it in a retarded place :wavesad:

D Mac

12-14-2010, 02:19 PM

dc universe beta codes for ps3 (http://www.gamespot.com/event/codes/dc-universe-ps3-beta/?tag=topslot;thumb;3)

WTF. I tried to sign up for gamespot but I can't match the image for automated checks or whatever because it's a red x.

D Mac

12-14-2010, 02:21 PM

Ok apparently I am already a member. Got one.

RoXer

12-14-2010, 02:28 PM

Looks like its going to take 5 hours to download. I'm at 1hr 10 min

12-14-2010, 02:29 PM

probably should have mentioned that. i let it go over night

D Mac

12-14-2010, 02:37 PM

1 hr 20 min. But I have to go to work in 1 hr. :(

12-14-2010, 02:38 PM

I THOUGHT IT WAS 60 SECONDS!!?!!?!?

D Mac

12-14-2010, 02:41 PM

That was the initial download. Wondered why it was so small.

D Mac

12-14-2010, 02:52 PM

I'll just leave it on while i'm at work. 9 straight hours aint gonna hurt it right?

12-14-2010, 02:58 PM

it will blow up

RoXer

12-14-2010, 04:00 PM

2 hr 25 min, 20% done

Holy cow

12-14-2010, 06:46 PM

downloading xmen now. it's only 48mb

Funky Fly

12-15-2010, 05:15 AM

X-Men as in the arcade game?

12-15-2010, 08:50 AM

yah

12-15-2010, 05:25 PM

Emperor Smeat

12-15-2010, 07:39 PM

Similar to when EA added analog control to its Fight Night series and 2k added it for the NBA 2k series, Sony is going to add analog control for pitching and hitting in their upcoming MLB 11 The Show.

ESPN's Jon Robinson, getting the first preview of Sony's genre-leading baseball franchise, says the analog-based pitching will transition to a gesture-based system that's somewhat similar to the new batting controls. Both involve pulling down on the right analog stick - which starts a batter's step or initiates a pitcher's windup. The player then drives the stick to the top. In pitching, the direction of the final thrust will affect the pitch's placement in or out of the strike zone, and the force you put behind it will impact its velocity.

Unlike EA, Sony is also keeping the traditional controls as an option and not having to wait for a patch or DLC for button controls. Analog controls however will be set as the default control setup for the game.

Also announced was 3D-capability for the game, Move-enabled control setup, and 2-vs-2 or 2-vs-CPU modes.

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/12/_the_show-3.jpeg
http://kotaku.com/5713962/analog-pitching-controls-come-to-mlb-11-the-show

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In other news, Nintendo now offering Kirby Epic Yarn patches that were first seen at E3 2010 as rewards for Club Nintendo. 350 coins per pack of patches.

12-15-2010, 08:06 PM

Speaking of Club Nintendo, I got 900 coins I need to burn. Apparently they aren't good anymore at the start of the 3rd Club Nintendo year after you acquire them. So I have a bunch that will disappear next June/July.

Extreme Angle

12-16-2010, 06:02 AM

That Baseball game looks pretty

Drakul

12-16-2010, 08:09 AM

12-16-2010, 08:40 AM

I'm so happy for you

OssMan

12-16-2010, 08:43 AM

Speaking of Club Nintendo, the "reward" I got at the end of the year was the dumbest piece of shit calendar that I will never use

Kalyx triaD

12-16-2010, 10:47 AM

On 360 Faceplates:

It "turned out nobody bought it," says Microsoft marketing director Albert Penello in an interview with OXM.

"We don't ever create an accessory with the intent of having it fail. The idea wasn't bad ... people used to put faceplates on their cell phones. Rewind five years, faceplates were what everybody wanted to do." Without sales, naturally they "killed that one pretty quickly," Penello continues.

Pretty sure there will be 3rd party support for a while. But yeah... it was kinda dumb. I personally never had any interest. More elaborately designed Xboxes like those special game editions are welcome, though. Still want that Reach version. And that RE red one was hot.

12-16-2010, 12:28 PM

Trust me, you get sick of that red really quick.

Emperor Smeat

12-16-2010, 08:03 PM

EA plan to solve the issue of how can PS3 users know the story without playing Mass Effect 1 by introducing an interactive comic with Mass Effect 2 for the PS3. The comic begins after the intro video to Mass Effect 2 for the PS3.

The comic will summarize the main story and also allow people to interact with the 6 main choices from the 1st game. From those results, Mass Effect 2 story will then customize itself based on the choices just like it did on Xbox 360 and PC.

The whole story from the comic can be sped through in a couple of minutes any time someone wants to start a brand new Mass Effect 2 game.

There is a rumor of the comic eventually arriving for the Xbox 360 and PC at a later date through the Cerbrus Network.

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/12/masseffect2ps3screen22wm.jpg
http://kotaku.com/5712997/the-fastest-way-to-make-six-mass-effect-decisions-on-the-playstation-3

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In delayed news, Max Payne pushed out of Rockstar/Take-Two's 2011-2012 release list but Take-Two did confirm the game is still being worked on and new info will arrive in a few months.

Dexus Ex Revolution now pushed back from a March 2011 release date to a TBA 2011 release date. Square-Enix did confirm the game will be available some time in the 2011 fiscal year (April 2011 - April 2012).

12-16-2010, 08:40 PM

Can't wait to play ME2 again. Word is that they are using the ME3 engine.

Kalyx triaD

12-16-2010, 11:36 PM

Oh look at that I can skip ME1 after all.

Funky Fly

12-17-2010, 02:14 AM

I wouldn't. ME is a great game.

#BROKEN Hasney

12-17-2010, 02:29 AM

Can't wait to play ME2 again. Word is that they are using the ME3 engine.

Yeah, they're calling it the "true" version.

Hate that "Hey, you loyal customers who bought it a year ago. You're playing it wrong!".

Might wait to purchase the GOTY ME3 and just play ME3 until then.

Verbose Minch

12-17-2010, 02:57 AM

Oh look at that I can skip ME1 after all.

Yeah, you'll just be missing out on a buttload of choices that still affect the game. lolol

#BROKEN Hasney

12-17-2010, 03:04 AM

Yeah, you'll just be missing out on a buttload of choices that still affect the game. lolol

Except you can make those choices in the comic.

Still, ME1 is a fine game and almost totally different from ME2.

Xero

12-17-2010, 07:25 AM

From Engadget:

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/12/10x1217bvy3cont.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/17/xbox-360-gets-a-limited-edition-orange-tron-controller-because/)
In most circumstances, we'd argue a self-illuminating controller crisscrossed by bright bands of orange is a couple of notches over the top (http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/14/fable-iiis-special-edition-xbox-360-controller-morally-ambiguo/), but when it's Tron (http://www.engadget.com/all/tron) you're talking about, it all makes sense. This latest peripheral for the 360 is up for pre-order now at $39.99 and comes prepackaged with the smugness of knowing that each one sold will be part of a very limited 250-unit production run. It's officially licensed by Microsoft and arriving at snowy doorsteps some time later this month. A less exclusive blue brother (http://www.engadget.com/photos/tron-legacy-peripheral-press-shots/#3112574) should be joining it soon as well, in case the current hue's not quite to your liking.

OssMan

12-17-2010, 07:28 AM

Little Big Planet for $20 new at eStarland today

http://www.estarland.com/Playstation3.cat..product.31773.html

Might get it

Kalyx triaD

12-17-2010, 07:37 AM

Yeah, you'll just be missing out on a buttload of choices that still affect the game. lolol

Totally fine with that.

#BROKEN Hasney

12-17-2010, 11:32 AM

The latest news is that the back of my phone now looks like a NES-pad.

Kalyx triaD

12-17-2010, 12:49 PM

That's pretty cool.

#BROKEN Hasney

12-17-2010, 02:57 PM

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a366/hollywoodh/NES_Controller-Decal-iPhone4-ss-2.jpg

Woo

Kalyx triaD

12-17-2010, 03:03 PM

Amazing how much gameplay we got from two buttons and 8 directions.

#BROKEN Hasney

12-17-2010, 03:36 PM

EA have released a 3D remake of UMK3. It's pretty faithful (awful)

Kalyx triaD

12-17-2010, 03:39 PM

Wait... what?

#BROKEN Hasney

12-17-2010, 03:51 PM

http://www.gameplaybook.com/reviews/ultimate-mortal-kombat-3-review-iphone-ipad/

It was silky smooth on my iPhone 4 for the record and the speed and combos are all there.

Also, Inifinty Blade is amazing. Built on the Unreal Engine, it's a sword fighting game originally built for Kinnect, but it works so well on the screen and it is drop dead gorgeous. Could easily be a 360 game.

Verbose Minch

12-17-2010, 03:56 PM

Except you can make those choices in the comic.

Still, ME1 is a fine game and almost totally different from ME2.

There are more than six choices in Mass Effect. He'll miss out on everything that made Mass Effect 2 so enjoyable. Seeing Conrad Verner again, receiving emails from people, he'll miss out on all of that. You lose out on so much immersion by just doing six choices and that's all.

12-17-2010, 04:01 PM

Honestly, I don't remember what the fuck I did and what happened in ME1. He will be fine going straight to 2.

Funky Fly

12-17-2010, 04:21 PM

I remember it all, as I've completed 4 playthroughs. And I STILL have 2 achievements left. Fucking hybrid classes.

alvarado52

12-17-2010, 05:33 PM

I remember it all, as I've completed 4 playthroughs. And I STILL have 2 achievements left. Fucking hybrid classes.

This. Except i got all the achievements.

Edit: Also, its not 'fine' to just go to the next game. As i stated before, the attachments you get to your characters mean something. Its just like any other RPG in that sense. Reading about the back story of a character isnt gonna put a smile on your face when you see them in ME2.

#BROKEN Hasney

12-17-2010, 08:17 PM

Want:

http://www.destructoid.com/i-m-so-hot-for-this-ps3-neo-geo-gamepad-189841.phtml

Emperor Smeat

12-17-2010, 09:03 PM

Microsoft, Epic Games, and EA working together to help boost potential sales of upcoming Bulletstorm game for the Xbox 360.

Every Epic Edition of the game will contain beta codes for Gears of War 3 multiplayer testing. Also included in the special edition will be 25,000 experience points, visual upgrades for the game's leash and special weapons and armor.

The game is still set for a Feb. 22, 2011 release date at $59.99 for Xbox 360, PS3, and PC.

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/12/bs_screen_11_view.jpg
http://kotaku.com/5714545/buy-bulletstorm-epic-edition-get-into-gears-of-war-3-beta-early

Extreme Angle

12-18-2010, 06:52 AM

D Mac

12-18-2010, 02:21 PM

I'm getting Dragon Age Ultimate Edition for Xmas. :cool:

12-18-2010, 02:26 PM

Mine will be here Monday. :cool:

OssMan

12-18-2010, 04:35 PM

Been playing FF8 non stop today

Kalyx triaD

12-18-2010, 04:39 PM

Loved the second 'season finale'. Epic.

Kalyx triaD

12-18-2010, 04:41 PM

That may be my favorite Final Fantasy actually. I got stuck somewhere in the third season and I could not pass it. So I restarted the whole game and I was happy to do so.

12-18-2010, 04:42 PM

i'm happy you were happy to do so

Kalyx triaD

12-18-2010, 04:46 PM

thanx

Kalyx triaD

12-20-2010, 03:32 PM

http://tomopop.com/ul/16477-/public_diary.00600.00000002-550x.jpg

D Mac

12-20-2010, 04:51 PM

G you didn't answer my fucking question.

12-20-2010, 05:10 PM

que

12-20-2010, 05:12 PM

oh. yes it is

D Mac

12-20-2010, 06:19 PM

Is there any glitches or freezes like the Fallout 3 Game of the Year PS3 edition?

12-20-2010, 06:40 PM

i dunno. played the prologue and turned it off. not my type of game

D Mac

12-20-2010, 07:13 PM

Whys that.

12-20-2010, 07:18 PM

slow action and lots of talking. no big deal, plenty of other games that interest me.

Emperor Smeat

12-20-2010, 07:57 PM

Crystal Dynamics releasing a Tomb Raider trilogy collection for just the PS3 but its not like other remakes or classics done so far on the PS3.

The games being picked for the collection are not from the original PS1 era or the 1st reboot of the franchise but from the 3rd set of games in the series (2nd reboot/retelling). The games included are Tomb Raider Legend, Tomb Raider Anniversary, and Tomb Raider Underworld.

Extras for the collection include trophy support and avatars for PS Home. Also announce for a March 22 release date but no price given.

Only reason no collection is coming to the Xbox 360 or Wii (didn't get Legend) is due to those consoles already have the games in the series while the PS3 only received Underworld.

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/12/lara_croft_tomb_raider_anni.jpeg
http://kotaku.com/5715035/ps3-getting-tomb-raider-trilogy-in-2011

12-20-2010, 08:00 PM

maybe this will give me a chance to play my first tomb raider game

Kalyx triaD

12-20-2010, 08:53 PM

Tomb Raider Legends was pretty good. I liked the engine a lot.

#BROKEN Hasney

12-21-2010, 06:25 AM

Secret of Mana is out for the iPhone now :heart:

OssMan

12-21-2010, 10:18 AM

Secret of Mana is one of the worst games of all time

Kalyx triaD

12-21-2010, 10:48 AM

Hollywood now believes in the Madden Curse.

Electronic Arts is developing a sports comedy feature film based on the curse that legend has it strikes those star athletes who have graced the covers of EA's Madden NFL video games and then fallen prey to injury, poor performance or just plain bad luck.

According to TheWrap, Madden Curse "will follow a former Madden video game champion who is forced out of retirement just as he finds himself on the corner of the game's cover -- and subject to the curse."

EA's Pat O'Brien will serve as a producer on the film.

*sigh*

Xero

12-21-2010, 02:13 PM

Just got Bioshock 1 on Steam for $5. Had to Goozex my 360 version because I can't play FPS games with a controller for shit.

BigDaddyCool

12-21-2010, 02:43 PM

Tomb Raider Legends was pretty good. I liked the engine a lot.

Who the fuck says they like a game because of its engine? That is like saying you like a wrestler because of their work rate. Or you like a car because of its timing chain.

Xero

12-21-2010, 02:58 PM

Well, the engine is pretty much the gameplay, so...

RoXer

12-21-2010, 02:59 PM

Did he say he liked it because of the engine?

BigDaddyCool

12-21-2010, 03:16 PM

Sounds like it. It seems like an odd thing to say.

Kalyx triaD

12-21-2010, 03:48 PM

Well, the engine is pretty much the gameplay, so...

Kalyx triaD

12-21-2010, 03:51 PM

How a game plays is classically referred to as the 'engine' of the game. These days engine refers to development tools like the Cry Engine, Unreal Engine, or MT Framework. Old fogeys like me still use engine as a term for gameplay, though.

BigDaddyCool

12-21-2010, 04:37 PM

Then say gameplay, I won't fault you for that. But saying engine, especially since there are a shit ton that just buy an engine to build a game off of (I'm well aware of the Unreal and Cry engines being used in games).

Kalyx triaD

12-21-2010, 05:12 PM

I will use up-to-date terminology on these boards from now on. I forget the lingo isn't standard across the board.

BigDaddyCool

12-21-2010, 05:31 PM

Kane Knight

12-21-2010, 05:32 PM

Kalyx triaD

12-21-2010, 05:36 PM

No one praises games based on their engines. I am on quiet a few game boards, and not once have I heard "I like the engine" or "the engine is shit." It is always game play is good, controls are clunky, stuff like that.

Sorry to hear that. Don't know what to tell you. ...Meet new people?

I could just as easily say I heard engine used as a term for gameplay since forever, but we roll in different circles, yo.

#BROKEN Hasney

12-21-2010, 06:31 PM

Yeah, I thought engine referred exclusively to the text behind a game. Like the Unreal
Engine ranges from Turd (FFXIII) to awesome (Gears of War).

Emperor Smeat

12-21-2010, 07:37 PM

Epic Games is doing a special promotion for Gears of War 3 where if you've bought and played previous games released by Epic on the Xbox 360, special goodies and content gets unlocked as a gift for Gears of War 3.
Gears of War man Cliff Bleszinski wrote on Twitter today that fans should "Look for special unlocks in Gears 3 for those of you who have played other Epic games such as Shadow Complex, UT3, Gears, and Bulletstorm," a teaser for next fall's entry in the third-person shooter series.

It is expected either to be stuff for avatars, multiplayer skins/characters, or weapons similar to pre-ordering most shooters from stores.

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/12/gears_prizes.jpg

http://kotaku.com/5715477/gears-of-war-3-has-special-unlocks-for-serious-epic-fans
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In other news, another remake/HD-enhanced collection is arriving to the PS3 next year from Ubisoft and this time its from the Splinter Cell series. The original trilogy is being ported with extras including trophy support and HD-graphics.

This collection will be based off of the PS2/Gamecube set of games and not the Xbox/PC set.

Kalyx triaD

12-22-2010, 09:15 AM

Playing Virtua Fighter. Trying to 'get it'.

BigDaddyCool

12-22-2010, 10:17 AM

Yeah, I thought engine referred exclusively to the text behind a game. Like the Unreal
Engine ranges from Turd (FFXIII) to awesome (Gears of War).

So I wasn't the only one that was like "WTF." I mean even with a car or truck or something, you probably wouldn't say you like the car because of the engine, but because of the pick up, or that it can go from 0 to 60 in 5 seconds or what ever a good time is, especially since they dump the same engines in a Ford Ranger as they do with the Ford Escape and the van of the same size, don't know what it is called.

jcmoorehead

12-22-2010, 10:50 AM

Yeah, I thought engine referred exclusively to the text behind a game. Like the Unreal
Engine ranges from Turd (FFXIII) to awesome (Gears of War).

Pretty much nailed it, the Engine is just the set of tools given to developers to build the game with. As you say the quality can vary from game to game because while the engine provides you the means to produce a high quality product you still need to actually have the talent to plug that content into the engine and utilise it properly.

You will also have companies utilising different Middleware/Engines for different sections of their games too, pretty sure you've all seen Havoc Physics advertised in games or RAD Sound Tools. The engines are pretty modular in how they work.

A bad engine can result in what should be a good game perhaps not performing as it should. As much as I love it, Fallout 3 suffers a bit from this for some people because it uses the Engine Bethesda used for Oblivion still.