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Emperor Smeat 10-30-2015 06:38 PM

Today's News:
1) Sony recently clarified claims of them having no first party games in development for the PS Vita by stating they do but none are of the "Triple A" status quality. Similar to statements they have given in the past regarding their support and priority of the Vita compared to the PS3 and PS4.
http://www.destructoid.com/never-min...s-318130.phtml

2) DICE announced Mirror's Edge: Catalyst's release date has been delayed with May 2016 as the new date and the official reason related to them needing more time.
http://www.destructoid.com/mirror-s-...6-318135.phtml

3) Some Halo series related news:
4) SALES & FREEBIES:

Emperor Smeat 10-31-2015 10:46 AM

According to Cheapassgamer's website and one of Reddit's gaming boards, Gamestop is currently having a huge ''4 for $10'' sale for last gen and Wii U games. Started around Oct. 28 and ends around Nov. 15.

road doggy dogg 11-01-2015 12:53 AM

I'm a fan of anything WayForward. Gonna dl that right meow

Emperor Smeat 11-02-2015 06:01 PM

Today's News:
1) SALES & FREEBIES:
2) For those with the PC version of Batman Arkham Knight, Warner Bros basically announced that version will never be fixed beyond the recent patches. Similar to Origins, the company believes the game is too broken to spend more money trying to fix stuff that may or may not end up working correctly when done.
http://www.destructoid.com/batman-ar...d-318425.phtml

3) EA announced they are willing to be more co-operative with Nintendo for future business after basically refusing to give any support for the past 2-3 years. Was implied it is due to the upcoming NX and not because EA suddenly had a change of heart on their stance against Nintendo.
http://www.destructoid.com/ea-will-e...d-318410.phtml

4) Avalanche Studios announced they have recently laid off around 24 employees although not due to financial issues but more due to recent projects being finished.
http://www.destructoid.com/avalanche...s-318644.phtml

5) Konami announced a new game in the Contra series is currently in development although just for mobile devices and exclusive to China.
http://www.destructoid.com/there-s-a...a-318642.phtml

Kalyx triaD 11-02-2015 06:14 PM

That Contra thing wasn't even worth reporting.

Fignuts 11-02-2015 11:10 PM

Fucking konami

Emperor Smeat 11-03-2015 06:45 PM

Today's News:
1) Activision has recently purchased Candy Crush developer King studio for $5.9 billion with Activision saving $1 billion in taxes from the deal and gaining access to King's 474 million consumer base.
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/ac...per/1100-5292/

2) Some Konami related news:
3) Blizzard announced starting with future financial reports, they will not be revealing the total subscriber base for World of Warcraft due to them getting tired of all the "World of Warcraft is doomed" articles whenever the base drops. Game is currently at 5.5 million active subscribers which ends up being the lowest within the past 9 years.
http://www.destructoid.com/blizzard-...s-318882.phtml

4) According to Best Buy, their pre-order bonus for Xenoblade Chronicles X for the Wii U will be a $10 discount coupon for pizza.
http://www.destructoid.com/xenoblade...--318688.phtml

road doggy dogg 11-04-2015 09:03 AM

can't wait to read the 1000+ page threads on mmo-champion related to that Blizzard news

#BROKEN Hasney 11-04-2015 09:19 AM

Makes sense. Their share price took a hit announcing 5.5 million subscribers, which is only a tiny loss and goddamn fucking miraculous that an MMO that old still has that many people paying every month. Think Final Fantasy XIV is the second place MMO now and that has about 1.5.

Emperor Smeat 11-04-2015 08:27 PM

Today's News:
1) SALES:
2) Blizzard has released a new update for Hearthstone allowing co-op play for this week's Tavern Brawl event. The new feature will last till November 9th before being removed.
http://www.destructoid.com/co-op-ent...r-319004.phtml

3) Update to Konami shutting down their LA studio news as the company promised the studio's closure won't affect their planned support for MGS V: Phantom Pain's Metal Gear Online mode.
http://www.destructoid.com/konami-co...o-319037.phtml

alvarado52 11-05-2015 01:32 PM

Overwatch is coming to consoles apparently. Fantastic news.

#BROKEN Hasney 11-05-2015 05:26 PM

BattleBorn has been delayed until May. The one of you that remembered what the hell it was may care.

I forgot it existed until Paris.

drave 11-05-2015 05:47 PM

Battleborn is quite fun :shifty:

Emperor Smeat 11-05-2015 06:37 PM

Today's News:
1) Based on a recent interview Crystal Dynamics senoir designer had with Finder AU, the company is currently considering the idea of making a new Legacy of Kain game.
http://www.destructoid.com/there-s-a...e-319282.phtml

2) Some Ubisoft related news:
3) Some EA related news:
4) For those that care, Avalanche Studios announced Just Cause 3 will run better on the PS4 at least in terms of graphical power (1080p on PS4 vs 900p on Xbox One).
http://www.destructoid.com/just-caus...e-319198.phtml

5) SALES - Target announced they will be having a "Buy 2, Get 1 Free" sale starting on November 8th and lasting till November 14th.
http://www.destructoid.com/target-bu...4-319176.phtml

ClockShot 11-05-2015 07:21 PM

Legacy of Kain?! Bring it on, Crystal Dynamics.

drave 11-05-2015 07:40 PM

VAE VICTUS!

RoXer 11-06-2015 01:33 PM

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I love the idea that they're identical, except on the 360 the war is being fought by a fleet of transit vans <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CoDBO3?src=hash">#CoDBO3</a> <a href="https://t.co/KvgVxCHVAN">pic.twitter.com/KvgVxCHVAN</a></p>&mdash; Danny O'Dwyer (@dannyodwyer) <a href="https://twitter.com/dannyodwyer/status/662690870806777857">November 6, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Sepholio 11-06-2015 01:45 PM

Bro that's proof that last gen is superior. That transit van is clearly running some kind of high end optical camo. How does he not see that?

Sepholio 11-06-2015 01:46 PM

The tree's have less foliage because the dynamic weather in the game on the 360 version generated a wind storm that actually blew the majority of said foliage away.

Kalyx triaD 11-06-2015 02:51 PM

This is hilarious. We know the 360 can do better than that. They didn't want a Titanfall/CoD AW situation where the games ran barely different across console generations.

Disturbed316 11-06-2015 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball (Post 4726579)
Today's News:
2) Some Ubisoft related news:

Turning it into a yearly franchise wouldn't have helped either, over saturating the market with the same shit.

Black Flag was the last one I played and didn't get halfway through it because I was bored within a few hours.

Emperor Smeat 11-06-2015 06:46 PM

Today's News:
1) The creator of both Deadly Premonition and D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die, Swery65, announced he is taking a break from game development with the official reason related to a diabetes-like illness.
http://www.destructoid.com/swery65-i...t-319393.phtml

2) For those in the UK and pre-ordered Black Ops III, it was recently revealed the free Nuketown III map will only be available for pre-orders made at retailer GAME. Only affects the physical version of the game.
http://www.destructoid.com/not-all-u...p-319381.phtml

3) Even though the real reason was due more to Rockstar, UK's Advertising Standards Authority recently ruled Valve purposely mislead consumers during the last Steam Summer Sale in regards to the PC version of Grand Theft Auto V. According to the ASA, Valve failed to inform consumers about the game itself being pulled prior to the sale and the 25% discount being way lower due to price shenanigans.
http://www.destructoid.com/valve-mis...y-319371.phtml

4) Vigil Games revealed the remastered Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition is being planned as a way to reignite interest in both the Darksiders series for fans and the development of Darksiders III for the studio.
http://www.destructoid.com/darksider...i-319472.phtml
http://steamcommunity.com/app/388410...80503064408520

5) According to reports and from Sony themselves, one of the biggest goals they have for this gen is for the PS4 to take over as the top console for the shooter genre. Besides Destiny, the company is already planning on a huge marketing campaign for Star Wars Battlefront to persuade people to only buy it for the PS4.
http://www.destructoid.com/sony-shoo...--319291.phtml

Kalyx triaD 11-06-2015 08:17 PM

Somebody should inform Sony that you bring people to your platform by making a hit shooter. So far they've just locked down exclusive content that perpetuates a rift in the gaming community.

Fignuts 11-06-2015 11:37 PM

Well, Horizon Zero Dawn looks pretty fucking rad.

#BROKEN Hasney 11-07-2015 03:02 AM

Swery :(

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kalyx triaD (Post 4727026)
Somebody should inform Sony that you bring people to your platform by making a hit shooter. So far they've just locked down exclusive content that perpetuates a rift in the gaming community.

It works though. People with and bitch but then buy it anyway and if clearly worked for the 360.

It's like microtransactions in big budget games. People bitch, but Destiny Silver, Halo Req packs and FIFA Ultimate Team are in the top sellers.

Emperor Smeat 11-08-2015 08:11 PM

Weekend News Edition:
 
The co-founder of Dontnod studio accidentally revealed a sequel to Life is Strange is in development (or will be very soon). The interview with French website Alchimy was later edited to remove the leak once the studio realized what happened and/or was said by accident.

Another interview by the co-director with Polygon revealed the sequel would likely involve a new cast of characters.

Quote:

... a second season would likely feature a new cast, according to co-director Michael Koch. In an interview with Polygon, Koch likened Life is Strange to TV series like True Detective, saying "we can really go with other characters, other locations, but still keep the identity of the game, the themes of the game."
http://www.destructoid.com/it-sounds...g-319709.phtml

Emperor Smeat 11-09-2015 06:42 PM

Today's News:
1) Geoff Keighley announced this year's The Game Awards will occur on December 3rd and for this year's show to offer discounts on games as part of the festivities.
http://www.destructoid.com/the-game-...s-319846.phtml

2) SALES:
3) During an interview with French website JeuxVideo, Final Fantasy VII's composer Nobuo Uematsu revealed he is not working on the soundtrack for the PS4 remake of the game.
http://www.destructoid.com/final-fan...e-319613.phtml

road doggy dogg 11-09-2015 08:53 PM

That's a fucking incredible deal for the WiiU. Holy shit.

road doggy dogg 11-09-2015 08:54 PM

and :wavesad: @ Uematsu not doing FF7 remake

Fignuts 11-09-2015 09:27 PM

Well it's not like they really need him. He already made the music. They just need to provide updated versions of it.

road doggy dogg 11-09-2015 09:38 PM

True I just want him to be involved with everything ever

Emperor Smeat 11-10-2015 06:36 PM

Today's News:
1) SALES:
2) EA announced EA Sports UFC 2 is currently in development and likely will include an Ultimate Team microtransaction system.
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/a...-tomorrow.aspx

3) Nintendo announced the next Direct episode will arrive on November 12th.
http://www.destructoid.com/the-next-...k-320020.phtml

4) Telltale Games announced The Walking Dead: Michonne will be a three episode mini-series game while details for Season 3 will be revealed after they finish work on the Michonne mini-series.
http://www.destructoid.com/telltale-...s-319974.phtml
http://www.pcgamer.com/the-walking-d...eak-up-on-you/

Emperor Smeat 11-11-2015 06:20 PM

Today's News:
1) Telltale Games released several new screenshots for the final episode of their Games of Thrones series arriving next week.
http://www.destructoid.com/first-scr...--320234.phtml

2) According to Activision, Call of Duty Black Ops 3 managed to generate around $550 million during its launch week and broke a few records in the process.
http://www.destructoid.com/call-of-d...n-320221.phtml

3) Ubisoft recently released the specs for the PC version of Rainbow Six Siege.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...bow-six-siege/

4) Star Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams revealed he is currently collaborating with Chair Entertainment studio, developer of Shadow Complex, on the development of a spy related game called Spyjinx. Some early details include a 2016 release date and planned for both the PC and mobile platforms.
http://www.destructoid.com/j-j-abram...e-320266.phtml

Emperor Smeat 11-12-2015 07:06 PM

Today's News:
1) Some Nintendo Direct related news:
2) Ubisoft released a trailer revealing all the content covered in Rainbow Six Siege's $30 Season Pass.
http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/here...ss/2300-10846/

3) SALES:
4) Night Dive studio revealed they recently gained the rights to the System Shock series and are considering the idea of both remaking the first game and developing a new game in the series.
http://www.destructoid.com/system-sh...t-320482.phtml

#BROKEN Hasney 11-13-2015 03:12 PM

Hot sales going on right now.

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

Emperor Smeat 11-13-2015 08:44 PM

Today's News:
1) Nintendo recently announced Mother 3 will be arriving next month for the Wii U Virtual Console ... although only for Japan.
http://www.destructoid.com/such-a-te...n-320562.phtml

2) List of nominees and categories for next month's The Game Awards was recently released.
http://www.destructoid.com/nominees-...5-320702.phtml

3) According to NPD's monthly report, the Xbox One and Halo 5 were the top selling console and game for the month of October in the US. WWE 2k16 managed to be fifth best selling game for the month.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-sales-charts/

4) New wave of backlash against developer Overkill for a recent update to Payday 2 that tied even more stuff to the microtransaction system in the game. Most of the anger is due to the constant broken promises or developer being unwilling to explain decisions made for the microtransaction system.
http://www.destructoid.com/overkill-...s-320649.phtml

road doggy dogg 11-13-2015 08:46 PM

sd.ghsldghlkdh @ #1

Emperor Smeat 11-16-2015 06:11 PM

Today's News:
1) Some Nintendo related news:
2) According to a report from The Verge, earlier reports regarding terrorists possibly using PS4's communication system as a way to help plan the recent Paris attacks was revealed to be a hoax. While Sony couldn't confirm nor deny that was a possibility, them responding was not in relation to the attacks but instead to an earlier interview.
http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/16/9...eporting-error
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...communications

3) During a recent interview with website Finder, Naughty Dog teased they are planning on making just 1 or 2 more games for the PS4 after Uncharted 4.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...playstation-4/

4) Newest update for Forza 6 included a microtransaction system for the game.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-motorsport-6/

Emperor Smeat 11-17-2015 06:25 PM

Today's News:
1) Some EA related news:
2) SALES & FREEBIES:
3) Upcoming re-release of Pokemon Red, Blue, Yellow for the 3DS is currently rumored to be $9.99 each according to recent pricing by Amazon.
http://www.destructoid.com/amazon-is...h-321265.phtml

4) Today is the 15th Anniversary of WWF No Mercy's release. Game was released in November 17th, 2000 for the N64 in North America while Europe got it the following month.

5) Main character for the next Mass Effect game, Mass Effect: Andromeda, is currently rumored to be named Rider or Ryder based on possible clues from a recent teaser video by Bioware.
http://www.destructoid.com/is-this-o...--321246.phtml

ClockShot 11-17-2015 08:08 PM

As long as this "clone" of Assassins' Creed involves strictly ninjas, and there's no elaborate backstory, I'm on board with this.


But I'm currently playing AC: Syndicate. While it's a rather fun game this time around, I'm not a fan of these changes that got implemented in Unity.

Emperor Smeat 11-18-2015 06:34 PM

Today's News:
1) Valkyria Chronicles was recently announced to be getting the remake/remastered treatment and a new game in the series called Valkyria: Azure Revolution is currently in development.
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/se...ays/1100-5301/

2) FREEBIES:
3) Edios announced Deus Ex Mankind Divided has been delayed from its planned February 2016 date to a new August 23, 2016 release date.
http://www.destructoid.com/eidos-is-...t-321432.phtml

4) During an interview with MVC, former Naughty Dog community strategist defended the practice of microtransaction systems by saying players should "pay for good work." His basis was the amount of work done for DLC as a reason why people should pay for new content and also for casual/less experience players to pay their way out of early game struggles.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...for-good-work/

ClockShot 11-18-2015 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball (Post 4732185)
Today's News:

3) Edios announced Deus Ex Mankind Divided has been delayed from its planned February 2016 date to a new August 23, 2016 release date.
http://www.destructoid.com/eidos-is-...t-321432.phtml





FUCK!

Fignuts 11-18-2015 08:55 PM

Damn that is a huge delay.

Emperor Smeat 11-19-2015 06:19 PM

Today's News:
1) Geoff Keighley stated this year's Game Aawrds show will be shorter than last year's with the goal being 2 hours and to have a better mix of awards and debut announcements.
http://www.destructoid.com/geoff-kei...r-321566.phtml

2) SALES:
3) For those in Europe and interested in the Mega Man Legacy Collection for the 3DS, Capcom announced only a digital version of the game will be available for the region. Also no Gold Mega Man amiibo either since that is exclusive to a physical bundle of the game.
http://www.destructoid.com/mega-man-...e-321555.phtml

4) Ubisoft announced they will be holding one more beta for Rainbow Six Seige from November 25th till November 29th although all stats earned will not carry over to the retail version of the game.
http://www.destructoid.com/try-befor...k-321444.phtml
http://www.destructoid.com/progress-...r-321527.phtml

5) Avalanche Studios released a new trailer for Just Cause 3.
http://www.destructoid.com/just-caus...d-321574.phtml

drave 11-19-2015 06:54 PM

Feel like Black Friday, like Christmas, will be sooner each year. Next will be "Black November" and people won't be ridiculed for keeping Christmas decorations up all year.

OssMan 11-19-2015 07:15 PM

How is Christmas sooner each year?

Emperor Smeat 11-19-2015 07:21 PM

Think last year had several pre-BF deals but this year seems like retailers with digital stores finally realized there was no real reason to actually wait till Black Friday itself to hold their mega sale or sales.

They can hold a bunch of smaller BF type sales or just a long BF sale during the same time stores like Gamestop or Best Buy are waiting to officially hold their own game sales.

drave 11-19-2015 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OssMan (Post 4732672)
How is Christmas sooner each year?

Not the actual day fucko - the way retail businesses do BF (Battlefield)

Emperor Smeat 11-20-2015 05:29 PM

Today's News:
1) SALES:
2) Telltale Games announced they are currently working on Season 2 for their Game of Thrones series.
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/a...-season-2.aspx

3) During a recent interview with Gamespot, From Software's boss Hidetaka Miyazaki teased Dark Souls III likely will be the last game in the Souls series including the spin-off Bloodbourne.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/dar.../1100-6432425/

4) Sony announced they are currently working on PS2 emulation for the PS4 although gave no other details.
http://www.destructoid.com/sony-work...4-321682.phtml

5) The creative director of the Kinect, Kudo Tsunoda, revealed he has recently left Microsoft's Xbox division but not the company itself. Will be working at another division in the company helping their Edge and HoloLens projects.
http://www.destructoid.com/kinect-cr...t-321686.phtml

OssMan 11-22-2015 02:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drave (Post 4732677)
Not the actual day fucko - the way retail businesses do BF (Battlefield)

I'm not your boyfriend

Emperor Smeat 11-23-2015 06:37 PM

Today's News:
1) SALES & FREEBIES:
2) Avalanche Studios recently released the specs for the PC version of Just Cause 3. In terms of harddrive space needed, its currently rumored to be in the 45 GB range based on the console versions.
http://www.destructoid.com/just-caus...p-322165.phtml

3) Nicalis studio announced The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth's expansion pack called Afterbirth is unlikely to be released for other platforms besides the PC and PS4. The official reason due to them having serious porting problems with the pack.
http://www.destructoid.com/the-bindi...y-321791.phtml

4) Update to the Payday 2 backlash news as developer Overkill recently apologized for how they handled the situation but refuse to fix the source of the backlash, the game's micro-transaction system.
http://www.destructoid.com/overkill-...--322103.phtml

Emperor Smeat 11-24-2015 06:12 PM

Today's News:
1) SALES & FREEBIES:
2) New details regarding Mass Effect Andromeda were rumored to have been leaked recently with the bulk related to the game's plot.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...llegedly-leak/

3) Konami is urrently rumored to be considering making the Pro Evolution series become a free-to-play series starting with the possible re-release of Pro Evo Soccer 2016.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...or-the-series/

4) For those interested in the Earthbound/Mother series, lead designer Shigesato Itoi stated he's not interested in making a new game. Main reasons due to him not thinking a new game could match the quality of past games and the expectations being too huge for a possible fourth game.
http://www.destructoid.com/itoi-has-...4-322166.phtml
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/201...lly_impossible

Emperor Smeat 11-25-2015 06:20 PM

Today's News:
1) SALES:
2) Geoff Keighley stated there will be 10 brand new games being debuted during next month's The Game Awards show. In terms of awards themselves, 10 awards will be given during the show itself.
http://www.destructoid.com/expect-te...s-322481.phtml

3) Sony stated they have sold around 30 million PS4s since its launch.
http://www.destructoid.com/sony-clai...s-322456.phtml

4) Microsoft teased they could consider the idea of making original Xbox games compatible with the Xbox One after they finish work on Xbox 360 compatibility.
http://www.destructoid.com/do-you-wa...--322466.phtml

#BROKEN Hasney 11-30-2015 04:50 AM

Oddly enough, after recommending it to Lock Jaw as a Wii game that is great but barely anyone played, Capcom announced that Zack & Wiki will be coming out on Wii U VC soon.

Emperor Smeat 11-30-2015 05:49 PM

Today's News:
1) The developer of Arkham Origins, WB Montreal studio, is currently rumored to be working on two new DC comic based games.
http://www.destructoid.com/the-arkha...s-323392.phtml

2) Bandai Namco rumored to be working on a new game in the Katamari series called "Tap My Katamari."
http://www.destructoid.com/bandai-na...i-323380.phtml

3) Demon Souls rumored to be getting the remake/remastered treatment for the PS4 with an announcement likely happening during this weekend's Playstation Experience event.
http://www.destructoid.com/demon-s-s...4-323285.phtml

4) SALES:

road doggy dogg 12-01-2015 04:34 PM

Pokemon Picross comes out (I believe) Thursday... super duper excited

Emperor Smeat 12-01-2015 06:10 PM

Today's News:
1) NetherRealm Studios' creative director Ed Boon revealed on Twitter the next set of DLC for Mortal Kombat X will be revealed during this week's Game Awards show.
http://www.destructoid.com/mortal-ko...s-323520.phtml
https://twitter.com/noobde/status/671400436809732097

2) Capcom currently rumored to be working on a remake/remastering of Onimusha based on recent trademark filings.
http://www.destructoid.com/this-is-n...n-323508.phtml

3) According to a recent report by DigiTimes, Nintendo is currently rumored again to be planning a Summer 2016 release for their next console codenamed NK.
http://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-...6-323484.phtml

4) SALES:
5) Nintendo announced the next Splatfest for Splatoon will occur on December 4th and involves Burgers vs Pizza.
http://www.destructoid.com/it-s-burg...t-323328.phtml

ClockShot 12-01-2015 09:44 PM

About damn time someone at Capcom dusted off Onimusha. I'll gladly take a remaster or new title in the series.

They can only ride the Street Fighter and Resident Evil horses for so long.

Kalyx triaD 12-01-2015 10:48 PM

Just sayin; this is modern Capcom. We might be getting an Onimusha mobile game or spin-off that blows off everything you like about the series.

Or not.

Just keep that in mind. We're living in a world where a single player SoulCalibur game was made.

Fignuts 12-02-2015 01:52 AM

Dead or Alive Extreme Beach Volleyball 3 isn't coming to US or UK because the devs or publishers or whoever are apparently afraid of feminism.

Not that I would...you know.....know about those games....or anything. Ahem.

Anyway, Kalyx probably going to have a field day with this.

Kalyx triaD 12-02-2015 02:26 AM

I'm days in with this story. Yeah, Tecmo don't wanna deal with the current PC climate. It's important to note that while this could be chalked up as cowardice, a great deal of feminist and general PC/moralist critique of women in games almost uniformly cite DOA's fighting and beach games and I suppose they would get wind of that. This is their reaction, "Fuck that noise."

The best part really is the SJW reaction, it's literally what conservatives are doing right now about the recent abortion clinic shooting: *Vilifies person/company/group for years* *some logical result happens* "...What? Us? We have nothing to do with that. We don't have a problem with what happened, and in fact we kinda sort of support it, but don't blame us!" It's cowardly in its own right to not own up to the environment you created.

(For Rog: No I didn't equate a shooting with a game not being localized, I am equating the principle of the reaction)

I actually don't have a great deal of sympathy for 'they made me do it' excuses, so you may be surprised that I'm giving Tecmo the majority flak for this. They could simply port the game and not give a fuck. Hell they almost certainly sold more through imports as morale support, and maybe that can tell them that people don't really take the ideological smears seriously. It would also be a black eye to the fucks who think certain games shouldn't exist, which is always fun.

But yeah, Tecmo being a spooked is a bad look.

Kalyx triaD 12-02-2015 02:30 AM

While I'm here, I returned to my blog to respond to a wacky poem of sorts about how Lara Croft's fit body made a feminist feel bad.

https://kalyxtriad.wordpress.com/201...ofts-tigh-gap/

Mind the gap, folks, mind the gap.

#BROKEN Hasney 12-02-2015 03:41 AM

It was also one persons comments, which were deleted and Tecmo has distanced themselves from the comments. AKA a fuss over nothing.

I mean, DOAX can't not be coming over here because they sell like absolute shit, right?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kalyx triaD (Post 4738314)
While I'm here, I returned to my blog to respond to a wacky poem of sorts about how Lara Croft's fit body made a feminist feel bad.

https://kalyxtriad.wordpress.com/201...ofts-tigh-gap/

Mind the gap, folks, mind the gap.

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Kalyx triaD 12-02-2015 04:14 AM

DOAX sells more in the west (US, UK) than Japan itself. Itagaki mentioned this before in the past. And that's not even a quality argument statistic; it's common sense given the sheer potential buyer population of western markets. Think about what you're saying: because DOAX "sells like shit", they're going to block it from major markets. I know for a fact that you know better than this, Has. It already has english translation; selling to the west would easily make up for getting the DOA5 actresses back for a few lines. That's literally all they would need to add.

Also, two different reps of different departments from Tecmo said the same thing about why it's not coming herein rather candid posts. And the press release's language was still curiously acquiesce to those very posts. It did not explain why it's Japan only, and especially after a relatively successful resurgence with DOA5 and its updates. It did say however:

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Originally Posted by Tecmo
We remain focused on delivering the best in fighting entertainment to our fans around the world, while consciously respecting and strategizing to support the different global audiences the DEAD OR ALIVE franchise lends itself to.

What has sprouted in recent games media that would suddenly make US/UK a "different global audience" for DOAX? C'mon, Has, it's on the tip of your tongue... You can say it...

I reiterate that I put this on Tecmo for succumbing to feminist critique calling for games like this to cease to exist. So I'm not out to just put any ill action on feminist. But this particular case is hilariously clear. It's not sales or VA production costs, it's ideological minefield gaming is becoming.

#BROKEN Hasney 12-02-2015 04:23 AM

Of course it sold like shit in Japan before this, it was on XBox. Overall, Xtreme 2 sold about 250k worldwide. It's pointless to even print the discs at this point and at best, it'd come out as digital only. Which it probably will eventually now, as they have the easily offended internet Neanderthals all riled up and supporting it.

It's just weird, because much more sexual games have come out on Vita and no-one made a peep. No-one made a peep about this game until DOAs social media person made retracted comments.

I'm probably going to import the game if the volleyball is as good as the first one, the second one unfortunately fucked the gameplay up. It just seems like a manufactured controversy that the usual fools have sold solidarity to.

Kalyx triaD 12-02-2015 09:41 AM

It is rich who you are saying is the easily offended. Rich. But to humor; what's got people riled up? The concept that a publisher is not releasing a game in a region due to media backlash? Good. Nobody wants to see that happen with any game. Dismiss as easily offended if you wish.

Tecmo has nothing to do with these much more sexual games on Vita, so I don't see why that's 'weird'.

The volleyball will not be as good because Itagaki is no longer making the game.

The Rogerer 12-02-2015 10:04 AM

If they thought it would make money they'd localise it in a heartbeat. There wasn't really a backlash, just someone predicting an imagined backlash and the newssites running with it. I think they just don't want to take any sort of risk or scale up the development cost when they can do nothing and have people import it.

Reading articles about this though is pretty good. Everyone furiously flicking through the logical fallacy scrapbook. It's just a strawman tu cocque appeal to a true scotsman that those pesky JEWS, I mean SJWs, did it.

The Rogerer 12-02-2015 02:20 PM

Also nothing has changed really. When DOAX 1 came out the Jan/Feb '03 issue of Edge Magazine released "The Girl Issue" and devoted most of the editorial to the place that the game had in the industry and in the west, and went on to look at the roles and treatment of women in games and their coverage.

Its just now that Japan's birth rate is disappearing down the shitter, we no longer sync up with a market of people who are shagging pillows, and if kids want porn in video or game form they can get it. Can weirdo child-like bikini volleyball compete with Huniepop?

RoXer 12-02-2015 04:32 PM

Also, these consoles are region free so like...

Kalyx triaD 12-02-2015 04:51 PM

It's absurd to say nothing's changed in terms of identity politics in games media. It's no contest between now and ten years ago.

Emperor Smeat 12-02-2015 05:57 PM

Today's News:
1) FREEBIES - EA announced Jade Empire is currently available to download for free as part of Origin's "On the House" promotion.
http://www.destructoid.com/jade-empi...s-323620.phtml

2) Some Nintendo related news:
3) The Xbox One version of Rocket League is currently rumored to be getting officially announced soon based on a recent ratings report.
http://www.destructoid.com/rocket-le...e-323768.phtml

4) Shadow Complex is currently rumored to be getting the remastered treatment for PC based on a recent ratings report.
http://www.destructoid.com/shadow-co...e-323754.phtml

5) For those interested in the upcoming Uncharted 4 beta, Naughty Dog announced at least 7GB of free space is required in order to play the beta. The beta itself will start on December 4th and last till December 13th.
http://www.destructoid.com/here-s-ho...a-323736.phtml

Fignuts 12-02-2015 07:16 PM

Jade Empire needs a sequel.

Kalyx triaD 12-02-2015 07:19 PM

By who? Modern Bioware? Maaaaaaaaaan...

Emperor Smeat 12-03-2015 05:54 PM

Today's News:
1) Some Nintendo related news:
2) Based on the beta for Uncharted 4, the game contains a micro-transaction system.
http://www.destructoid.com/the-uncha...t-324044.phtml

3) EA is currently denying reports of Star Wars: Battlefront sales being lower than expected with the company saying they are happy with the game's sales even though Gamestop is not. Gamestop also claimed sales of Halo 5 and Assassin's Creed Syndicate are also lower than expected.
http://www.destructoid.com/ea-there-...s-323980.phtml

4) Capcom stated unlike with Resident Evil Remaster, Resident Evil 2 is being remade from the "ground up" for its remake treatment.
http://www.destructoid.com/capcom-re...--323973.phtml

5) For those having problems playing Just Cause 3, Avalanche Studios is currently working on a patch but no details given on when it will arrive.
http://www.destructoid.com/a-patch-f...s-323939.phtml

6) SALES:

Fignuts 12-03-2015 09:55 PM

Haven't encountered any of these long load time problems in Just Cause 3 myself. Still pretty fucking stupid to connect a single player game to your servers. You can put it in offline mode, but then you can't see the map. The fuck.

Regardless the game is fucking great. It's just a playground of massive explosions. The map, like the last game, is humongous, dwarfing other open world games. There is still a lot of "nothing space" but it's more detailed now. Even an empty field looks gorgeous from the air, which is where you will be spending most of your time. Wingsuit is tits btw.

The prologue mission has you standing on top of a plane firing a rocket launcher at anti air installments. Take from that what you will.

Emperor Smeat 12-03-2015 10:33 PM

Late Night News Edition:
 
Sequel to Psychonauts was revealed during the Game Awards show. Writer of both Portal and the first Psychonauts game is also working on the project.

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Originally Posted by IGN
Double Fine Productions has announced Psychonauts 2 . The project is seeking $3.3 million in crowdfunding help on Fig, and is planned for release in 2018. Double Fine will make Psychonauts 2 in Unreal Engine 4.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/12/...-2-announced-2

Also from the Game Awards show is Harmonix developing a virtual reality version of Rock Band for the Oculus VR and Telltale Games working on an episodic Batman game.
http://www.destructoid.com/harmonix-...t-324173.phtml
http://www.destructoid.com/batman-a-...g-324182.phtml

Xbox One version of Rocket League also announced on the show to be arriving February 2016.
https://twitter.com/majornelson/stat...20740026363904

#BROKEN Hasney 12-04-2015 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Fignuts HD Edition (Post 4738983)
Haven't encountered any of these long load time problems in Just Cause 3 myself. Still pretty fucking stupid to connect a single player game to your servers. You can put it in offline mode, but then you can't see the map. The fuck.

Regardless the game is fucking great. It's just a playground of massive explosions. The map, like the last game, is humongous, dwarfing other open world games. There is still a lot of "nothing space" but it's more detailed now. Even an empty field looks gorgeous from the air, which is where you will be spending most of your time. Wingsuit is tits btw.

The prologue mission has you standing on top of a plane firing a rocket launcher at anti air installments. Take from that what you will.

There's apparently a memory leak? So if you play for hours in one session, they'll get longer. Not that it really matters since you can just close and restart the game.

Sounds great though, will grab it for cheap. Sounds very much like Just Cause 2 which I never finished, but it was fun fucking around for an hour at a time.

ClockShot 12-04-2015 05:44 PM

SHAQ-FU LIVES!

Emperor Smeat 12-04-2015 06:21 PM

Today's News:
1) Remastered version of Shadow Complex will be arriving next year for the PC, Xbox One, and PS4. PC version of the original game is currently available to download for free.
http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/a-re...-x/2300-10897/

2) Newest update for Steam allows the option for users to permanently remove games from their gaming library.
http://www.destructoid.com/you-can-n...y-324333.phtml

3) Publisher Bandai Namco announced Dark Souls III will be released on April 12, 2016 for North America and will have two Day One collector's editions available at launch.
http://www.destructoid.com/dark-soul...2-324353.phtml

4) According to Geoff Keighley, Konami legally barred Hiedo Kojima from appearing on last night's The Game Awards show to accept any awards won by MGS V: Phantom Pain. Official reason given was due to his contract status with the company.
http://www.destructoid.com/konami-gr...s-324208.phtml

5) According to reports and leaks, Sony's plans for PS2 backwards compatability on the PS4 will not include the option to play games either by ownership of PS2 discs or from the PS2 Classics lineup on PSN. All future PS2 compatible games will have to be repurchased again in order to be playable on the PS4.
http://www.destructoid.com/looks-lik...s-324170.phtml

ClockShot 12-04-2015 06:59 PM

Heads up to PS4 owners, and a bit of a follow up to Smelly's post about PS4 backward compatibility. Starting tomorrow, 8 select PS2 titles will be available on PSN to download. These are digital copies that got upgraded to 1080p and got some PS4 features in them, too.

They are:

Dark Cloud ($14.99)
<li id="yui_3_18_1_1_1449272715201_1344">Grand Theft Auto 3 ($14.99)<li id="yui_3_18_1_1_1449272715201_1345">Grand Theft Auto: Vice City ($14.99)<li id="yui_3_18_1_1_1449272715201_1348">Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas ($14.99)<li id="yui_3_18_1_1_1449272715201_1351">Rogue Galaxy ($14.99)<li id="yui_3_18_1_1_1449272715201_1352">The Mark of Kri ($14.99)<li id="yui_3_18_1_1_1449272715201_1353">Twisted Metal: Black ($9.99)<li id="yui_3_18_1_1_1449272715201_1354">War of the Monsters ($9.99)

Here's a link to the article. https://games.yahoo.com/news/playsta...230419940.html

It's a step in the right direction. Circumvents the PlaystationNow system. But as long as you don't mind paying for old titles again........

Fignuts 12-04-2015 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Hollywood Hasney (Post 4739150)
There's apparently a memory leak? So if you play for hours in one session, they'll get longer. Not that it really matters since you can just close and restart the game.

Sounds great though, will grab it for cheap. Sounds very much like Just Cause 2 which I never finished, but it was fun fucking around for an hour at a time.

Yeah, it's pretty much a prettier Just Cause 2 with a bunch of cool new gimmicks. One other neat thing I'll add, is that I've been flying around the map, and all the bases look unique. They didn't just cut and padte the same 4 or 5 bases like the last one

ClockShot 12-04-2015 07:55 PM

Saw some gameplay for Far Cry: Primal.

Looking like it's the ultimate guy game. Conan the Barbarian, He-Man, and Beastmaster all rolled into one.

Kalyx triaD 12-05-2015 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ClockShot (Post 4739438)
Saw some gameplay for Far Cry: Primal.

Looking like it's the ultimate guy game. Conan the Barbarian, He-Man, and Beastmaster all rolled into one.

If this is accurate that would a buy for me.

Kalyx triaD 12-05-2015 07:35 PM

Bit of a barbarian mark as a young kid.

#BROKEN Hasney 12-06-2015 10:05 AM

There's been a bit of a Steam helpdesk leak showing games that have been added to their system. Some known ones include:

Final Fantasy X/X-2
Journey
FlatOut 4
Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN-
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger Trilogy
Danganropa 1 and 2

There's a ton of unknown, possibly indie games on leaked on there too so people are still going through it. For example, there's this little game:

http://i.imgur.com/bYS04AJ.png

#BROKEN Hasney 12-06-2015 10:20 AM

There's also apparently a Nintendo announcement coming Monday according to Nintendo World. No idea what for.

#BROKEN Hasney 12-07-2015 08:06 AM

The Nintendo announcement was Wii U Minecraft.

road doggy dogg 12-07-2015 08:44 AM

dammit

road doggy dogg 12-07-2015 08:44 AM

well at least that means I won't be spending half my work day hounding Reddit for news on it

drave 12-07-2015 01:06 PM

http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/...sugpjxhjhl.png

Artist version of modern Mega Man. I would buy this.

ClockShot 12-07-2015 03:05 PM

Beta for The Division has been pushed back to next year. Playstation owners are screwed. However, Xbox One owners still have exclusive access to those who preordered to the closed alpha that starts later this week.

Poit 12-07-2015 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by drave (Post 4740364)
http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/...sugpjxhjhl.png

Artist version of modern Mega Man. I would buy this.

Now I wanna play Mega Man X.

Emperor Smeat 12-07-2015 05:52 PM

Today's News:
1) For those with an account at Nexus Mods, the website revealed they were recently hacked and suggested everyone to change their passwords as soon as possible. Details about the attack are sparse but at least 3 mods are known to have been infected at the moment.
http://www.destructoid.com/change-yo...h-324951.phtml

2) Update to Hasney's post about Nintendo's big announcement being Minecraft for the Wii U as the game will arrive on December 17th for $30 and plans for Nintendo specific DLC packs to be made.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...ally-announced

3) TPWW Game of the Year candidate Tony Hawk 5 recently got a major patch fixing several problems while adding two new levels to the game.
http://www.destructoid.com/tony-hawk...s-324751.phtml

4) EA recently implied the Teen rating for Star Wars Battlefront is the real reason for the game's shortcomings and content issues. Claimed because they wanted to target everyone for the game, they couldn't make the gameplay have the same depth possible as with other shooters.
http://www.destructoid.com/ea-admits...e-324929.phtml

5) Update to Rocket League getting an Xbox One port as that version of the game will not support cross-platform play.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...lly-announced/

Kalyx triaD 12-07-2015 11:25 PM

Get the fuck outta here, EA.

Fignuts 12-08-2015 01:02 AM

Pretty pumped to see what all the rocket league hype is about.

Though I'm getting a PS4 in January, so not sure which version to get.

#BROKEN Hasney 12-08-2015 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Fignuts HD Edition (Post 4741025)
Pretty pumped to see what all the rocket league hype is about.

Though I'm getting a PS4 in January, so not sure which version to get.

I'd probably go PS4 just because of the cross play. Should ensure that version has an easier time finding games in the future.

RoXer 12-08-2015 01:28 PM

PS4 BECAUSE I HAVE A PS4 AND WE CAN TEAM UP AND RUN SHIT

RoXer 12-08-2015 01:28 PM

HAVE YET TO PLAY WITH HASNEY STILL

RoXer 12-08-2015 01:29 PM

OR CSL OR ANYONE FROM HERE REALLY I DONT HAVE FRIENDS

Emperor Smeat 12-08-2015 05:58 PM

Today's News:
1) Capcom announced Resident Evil Zero remake will be arriving on January 19th although Xbox 360 version will have fewer costumes available than on other platforms.
http://www.destructoid.com/resident-...9-325244.phtml

2) Ubisoft announced two smaller Assassin's Creed games will be arriving early 2016 called Assassin's Creed Chronicles India and Assassin's Creed Chronicles Russia. Both games will cost $10 each with India taking place in the early 1840s and Russia during World War I.
http://www.destructoid.com/assassin-...6-325241.phtml

3) Night Dive Studios confirmed rumors of a new System Shock game currently in development with OtherSide Entertainment as its developer.
http://www.destructoid.com/system-sh...y-325223.phtml

4) According to a recent report, CD Projekt Red is rumored to be aiming for a late 2016 release date for Cyberpunk 2077 instead of its originally planned TBA 2017 date.
http://www.destructoid.com/cyberpunk...6-325190.phtml

5) SALES:


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