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Cyberpunk pushed to September.
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Valve recently denied rumors of them working on a new Left 4 Dead game for their VR headset nor for anything else.
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Splinter Cell creative director Maxime Beland returns to Ubisoft after working for just about a year at Epic Games.
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Apparently two Mortal Kombat films are currently in production from Warner Bros.
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* Nintendo is currently rumored to be working on a new game in the Paper Mario series similar in gameplay to the original games and a new 2D style Metroid game. The new Paper Mario game is also rumored to be getting released later this year.
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/202...roid_this_year * The developer of DC Universe Online, Daybreak Games, announced they have recently opened three new studios with one studio currently working on a new "high-profile action MMO" project. https://www.destructoid.com/daybreak...s-578500.phtml * During a recent interview with TV Tokyo, Capcom revealed they are interested in the idea of porting Mega Man Battle Network games for modern consoles although also stated the chances of a new game in the series ever being made is slim to none. https://www.destructoid.com/mega-man...s-578501.phtml |
* Sony's Uncharted film reportedly got hit with a delay from its planned December 2020 theatrical release to now a March 2021 release.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/he...months-1272805 * Street Fighter series producer Yoshinori Ono recently debunked rumors of Capcom currently working on a Street Fighter V port for the Switch. The rumor originated from a recent announcement by retailer EB Canada that was later pulled. https://www.destructoid.com/street-f...o-578986.phtml * For those who have pre-ordered Final Fantasy VII Remake, Square Enix recently announced that all pre-orders made via their online store have to be reconfirmed due to issues related to the game's delay. The company also announced all pre-orders not reconfirmed on their store by February 28th will be cancelled. https://www.destructoid.com/psa-fina...s-578912.phtml |
River City and Double Dragon series collection set is currently rumored to be in development by Arc System Works.
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The cruelest bit of 'news' that I got from one of my friends was Street Fighter 5 coming to the Switch. Then he tells me later in the day that they retracted that...and then proceeds to piss me off further by saying Konami is continuing with Silent Hill.
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Well here's some news for you. Dan Houser, co-founder, co-president of Rockstar games and the man who wrote Red Dead and GTA has left the company.
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He took a bit of a hiatus after RDR2 and when he came back I imagine he was probably doing early work on GTA6. He has said publically in the past that working on GTA6 is basically impossible and he doesn't know how to go about it with the extreme polarization and overreaction of liberals and conservatives alike. I wonder if it ended up being too much for him and he just got fed up trying to thread the needle.
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* According to a report from IGN, Sony is currently not expected to announce an official price for their upcoming Playstation 5 until after Microsoft announces the price for their Xbox Series X first. It was also reported that its currently rumored Sony likely doesn't have a price tag in mind for the PS5 at the moment.
https://www.ign.com/articles/ps5-pri...series-x-price * Based on Sony's recent fiscal report, PS4 has sold around 108.9 million consoles since its launch in 2013. Sony also revealed that their Playstation Plus service is currently at around 38.8 million subscribers. https://www.destructoid.com/playstat...s-579733.phtml * MediEvil 2 is currently rumored to be getting the remaster treatment based on a recent teaser tweet from the MediEvil's composer Andrew Barnabas. https://twitter.com/AndrewBarnabas/s...53504022585351 https://www.destructoid.com/ambiguou...r-579745.phtml |
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https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...ster-vr-studio * Netflix announced Season 3 of their animated Castlevania series will be arriving on March 5th. Unlike last season, this upcoming season will be 10 episodes in length. https://twitter.com/NXOnNetflix/stat...54478680657920 * Arc System Works recently confirmed rumors of them working on a River City and Double Dragon collection set which will arrive on February 20th for Switch and PS4. https://twitter.com/ArcSystemWorksU/...71583464570880 |
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* According to Kotaku, Ubisoft's mystery games teased to be currently in development based on their recent fiscal report are new games in the Assassin's Creed and Far Cry series. Both are currently expected to arrive before April 2021.
https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/st...79419944370176 * Gears of War series executive producer, Rod Fergusson, announced that he is leaving Microsoft and The Coalition studio to join Blizzard starting next month. Fergusson also revealed he will be the lead producer for Blizzard's Diablo series. https://twitter.com/GearsViking/stat...98634112704512 https://www.destructoid.com/gears-of...d-579889.phtml * Based on Take Two's recent fiscal report, Red Dead Redemption 2 has managed to sell around double of the original game's sales since its release. RDR 2 sales currently are around 29 million while the original had around 15 million for lifetime sales. https://www.destructoid.com/red-dead...l-579981.phtml |
* For those that have been interested in System Shock 3, developer OtherSide Entertainment is currently rumored to have recently laid off the game's entire dev team and completely dropped the project.
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/...-been-claimed/ https://www.destructoid.com/the-whol...o-580222.phtml * Netflix and Capcom are currently rumored to be making an official announcement soon regarding a Resident Evil live-action series for Netflix. Basis for the rumor is Netflix accidentally posted a synopsis for the series before quickly taking it down. https://www.destructoid.com/netflix-...s-580155.phtml * Bioware announced that they are currently completely revamping Anthem with this new version to potentially arrive later this year. https://blog.bioware.com/2020/02/10/...e-february-10/ |
Don't know where to put this, so decided to put it here: Division 2 is $2.99 on XBONE. I mean, pretty sure most people aren't like me and if they were interested they already got it when it dropped or just still won't bother, but three dollars made me a lot more susceptible to giving it a whirl.
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But it's not like it's the same game anymore. There is way more content here. I could understand if it was a shot for shot remake with no additional content but that ain't this.
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Ended up preordering because I traded in Jedi: Fallen Order at Gamestop and they were running some sort of promotion with preorders. Anyway, girl working there said there was a lot more stuff to this time around than in the first game even though you're only getting a certain amount of the game.
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Until the whole thing is finished, released, and in a bundle, I'm not interested in the remake. We'll see about the combat system in that far flung future.
I don't care how sexy it looks or how much content they added to try to justify squeezing more money out of their grandest cash cow. I don't care how sexy they crossdress Cloud or how elaborate they make him getting gangbanged for underwear. I don't even care if they somehow cram the entirety of that one side game where you're The Turks and the other PSP game I'm blanking on with Zack and the combat system that's like Tifa's limit break. I'll let everyone else subsidize the eventual price drop for me. Not paying $60 just to be cockteased by Midgar and nothing else. |
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* According to a report from Bloomberg, Sony is rumored to be spending around $450 per console for the Playstation 5. Main reason is due to a scarcity issues regarding the type of memory Sony wants as part of the specs for the console.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...o-costly-parts https://www.destructoid.com/the-play...y-580623.phtml * Sega announced they are holding a Nintendo Direct-like event called Sonic Station Live on February 20th and are currently planning to hold new SSL episodes every two months afterwards. https://www.destructoid.com/the-firs...k-580622.phtml * Untitled Goose Game was recently announced to be the winner of this year's Game of the Year award from the D.I.C.E. Awards. The game also took the awards for Outstanding Achievement in Character and Outstanding Achievement for an Independent Game. https://www.destructoid.com/untitled...s-580586.phtml |
* Nintendo announced their next Nintendo Direct episode will be arriving on February 20th and will be focused on the upcoming Animal Crossing New Horizons game. The episode was stated to be around 25 minuted in length.
https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/...88341769744385 * Sony announced they are shutting down their official Playstation Forums on February 27th. Gamespot reported that other Sony-related support forums are also in the process of being shut down. https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/co...t_commun-zRTI/ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/th.../1100-6473808/ * Activision is currently rumored to be launching Call of Duty Modern Warfare's Warzone battle royale mode as a standalone free-to-play game in early March. https://www.destructoid.com/new-mode...h-580884.phtml |
* Sony announced they have pulled out of this year's PAX East convention due to issues related to the on-going coronavirus outbreak. The virus is also being blamed for the recent slowdown in Switch production and global shortages expected to hit by this April.
https://www.destructoid.com/playstat...s-581051.phtml https://www.destructoid.com/there-s-...l-580836.phtml * Platinum Games recently teased they will be making a major announcement on February 27th which is currently expected to be the official debut of their "Platinum 4" game project. https://www.gematsu.com/2020/02/plat...weekly-famitsu |
Xbox boss Phil Spencer recently confirmed and revealed some new details for Microsoft's Xbox Series X console.
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Few of those are really big deals, but ultimately it falls on devs to exploit them. And honestly that's very rarely the case until the latter years of the console's life cycle. I doubt any XBone game fully tested the console, and in fact this generation was rife with incomplete or busted games at launch and nothing about those specs addresses that.
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* Gamestop is currently offering $65 in rewards for those who subscribe to their Rewards Pro program as one of their last ditch attempts to save the company. Like most things with Gamestop, it comes with a big catch in the sense that you only get $5 in discounts per month and the coupons don't stack.
https://www.destructoid.com/gamestop...s-581623.phtml * PC digital distributor GOG announced that they recently updated their store terms to now allow 30 day refunds for PC games purchased from them. https://support.gog.com/hc/en-us/art...58&product=gog * Based on recent market valuations, CD Project RED is currently the second largest gaming studio based in Europe. In terms of value, they are currently worth $6.8 billion while the top ranked European studio, Ubisoft, is worth $9.6 billion. https://www.destructoid.com/cd-proje...t-581592.phtml * Based on a report from Kotaku, EA is currently rumored to be working on two new Star Wars games while a third was cancelled around a year ago. In regards to the cancelled game, it was planned to be a Battlefront series spin-off but was canned due to development being way behind schedule. https://kotaku.com/sources-ea-cancel...f-l-1841840704 https://www.destructoid.com/ea-cance...--581535.phtml * For those interested, Platinum Games announced The Wonderful 101 Remastered launches on May 19th in North America and May 22nd in Europe for Nintendo Switch, PS4, and PC. https://twitter.com/platinumgames/st...85217548251136 * Platinum also revealed that their mysterious "Platinum 4" game is a hero-style action game called Project G.G. with Hideki Kamiya as its lead director. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/s6inZzkZmiI" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> https://www.gematsu.com/2020/02/plat...ame-project-gg |
Final Fantasy 7 Demo out on playstation WOOOOOOOOO
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* Game Developers Conference announced that this year's expo has been delayed till this summer due to issues regarding the coronavirus outbreak and the amount of companies that had pulled out as a result.
https://www.destructoid.com/gdc-2020...--581956.phtml * For those interested, the PC port of Death Stranding will arrive on June 2nd and features both a Half-Life series crossover and new Photo Mode as bonus goodies. https://www.destructoid.com/death-st...r-582173.phtml * Koei Tecmo is currently dealing with online backlash regarding recent changes made to Dead or Alive 6's micro-transaction system. Main issue is the company is now charging for the ability to change your character's hair color and for every change made afterwards regardless if you already owned the hair color. https://twitter.com/DOATEC_OFFICIAL/...25034590736384 https://www.destructoid.com/dead-or-...e-582165.phtml |
*After being delisted last year, Capcom announced that Ducktales Remastered is available for sale again on all platforms it was originally released on.
https://twitter.com/CapcomUSA_/statu...99202276241408 https://www.destructoid.com/wayforwa...d-582308.phtml * According to a report from Variety, director Ruben Fleischer and actor Antonio Banderas have recently joined the production of Sony's Uncharted film. Fleischer is the 7th director to join since the start of the film's production in 2010. https://variety.com/2020/film/news/a...nd-1203520345/ * The ESA announced that this year's E3 expo is still scheduled to take place in early June despite industry concerns over the coronavirus outbreak. Last month's PAX East expo suffered from several companies pulling out over health concerns while this year's GDC expo has been delayed till the summer due to similar issues. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/q...onavirus-fears https://www.destructoid.com/the-esa-...s-582260.phtml |
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Ghost of Tsushima drops June 26th.
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According to a report from the Hollywood Reporter, HBO recently approved plans for a The Last of Us television series.
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* Bethesda recently released the specs for the PC version of Doom Eternal although for some unknown reason removed the listing from Steam afterwards.
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SEGA announced that due to this year's SXSW event being cancelled over coronavirus concerns, they have delayed their annual Sonic series panel till this April.
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Former Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Amie joins the Gamestop board of directors.
Another one of their last ditch efforts to save the company. https://www.ign.com/articles/reggie-...gling-retailer |
Sony recently confirmed rumors of Horizon Zero Dawn getting a port for PC.
The PC version was announced to be arriving this summer for Steam and includes the Frozen Wilds expansion pack and some extra DLC goodies. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1...plete_Edition/ https://www.destructoid.com/horizon-...--582962.phtml |
According to a report from Ars Technica, this year's E3 expo has been cancelled and unofficial reasons related to the declining support from the industry and coronavirus health concerns.
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* The leader writer of Overwatch, Michael Chu, announced that he has recently left Blizzard and the official reason due to wanting to go in a new direction for his career.
https://twitter.com/westofhouse/stat...42966846160897 * Based on a report from Kotaku, Microsoft and Ubisoft are currently considering plans to hold digital events to replace the cancellation of this year's E3 expo. Warner Bros reportedly was also planning to hold a major press conference at this year's E3 prior to the cancellation announcement. https://kotaku.com/e3-2020-cancelled-1842267356 https://www.destructoid.com/followin...--583168.phtml * CD Projekt RED announced that they are currently working on plans for a new game in the Witcher series and development will start after current work on Cyberpunk 2077 is finished. https://www.gamesradar.com/new-witch...yberpunk-2077/ |
* Microsoft revealed some new tech-related specs for their upcoming Xbox Series X console.
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PS5 Architect Mark Cerny doing a "deep dive" tomorrow on the PS5.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tomorrow at 9am Pacific Time, PS5 lead system architect Mark Cerny will provide a deep dive into PS5’s system architecture, and how it will shape the future of games. <br><br>Watch tomorrow at PlayStation Blog: <a href="https://t.co/bgP1rXMeC8">https://t.co/bgP1rXMeC8</a> <a href="https://t.co/BSYX9tOYhE">pic.twitter.com/BSYX9tOYhE</a></p>— PlayStation (@PlayStation) <a href="https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/1239884910812450816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> |
It appears as though we might have gotten an accidental leak via YouTube to L.A. Noire Part II, as the site's algorithm added a topic by that name, which only happens once a significant amount of content referencing any topic is enough to trigger it to add a topic. A single video was publicly posted, appearing to be the official music video of '80s hit "Break My Stride" by Matthew Wilder, which apparently legally cleared past its copyright owner.
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* Microsoft's Major Nelson recently denied rumors of the Xbox Series X console launching this Thanksgiving and the current plans are still for a Holiday 2020 launch.
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Gamestop's ongoing PR mess with the coronavirus took another turn for the worst.
They recently informed their California stores that shut down due to state government orders that manager-level employees only have two options for their jobs: 1) Use up their personal time in order to save their jobs 2) File for unemployment The company isn't going to pay anyone there while the government order is active. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">GameStop employees in California, where all stores shut down today, tell Kotaku that they're being told to use personal time (limited to assistant managers and higher) or file for unemployment. They won't be paid while stores are closed <a href="https://t.co/NfUsZvCVp2">https://t.co/NfUsZvCVp2</a></p>— Jason Schreier (@jasonschreier) <a href="https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1241091124581806087?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 20, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> |
I'm going to tell my kids the Ballad of Gamestop.
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To make it worse if gamestop loses much (see: nearly any) revenue theyll fold. Youll go from laid off to unemployed real quick. |
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Because it usually either involves them doing something that could have been completely avoidable PR wise or just a terrible idea from the start.
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Well, GameStop is now closing stores across the country starting tomorrow. They'll only have someone in-store if you want to pick-up at your local store or just delivery. All business is being done online.
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* Based on early sales numbers, Animal Crossing's launch week sales broke two records in the UK. Highest launch week physical sales in series history (and more than all previous AC games launch weeks combined) and fastest selling Switch game if Pokemon Sword and Shield's sales are not combined.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...ords-in-the-uk * Humble Bundle announced they will be launching a new episodic series called The Humble Brag starting on March 24th. This new series is similar in format to Nintendo Direct and the first episode will feature upcoming indie games arriving on their store during this Spring. https://twitter.com/humble/status/1241031875268939778 https://www.destructoid.com/humble-b...t-584177.phtml * For those interested, Tomb Raider (2013) and Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris are currently available for free on Steam until 3AM EST on March 24th. Both games are part of Square Enix's efforts for the Stay Home and Play campaign against the coronavirus. https://store.steampowered.com/app/203160/Tomb_Raider/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2...PLE_OF_OSIRIS/ |
Borderlands Legendary Collection, containing all 3 (Borderlands, Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel), and ALL of each game's DLC and other add-ons was just announced as coming to Nintendo Switch May 29th.
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* Next DLC fighter for Smash Bros Ultimate was announced to be a fighter from Nintendo's ARMS fighting game and arrives this June. The announcement was among the stuff Nintendo revealed in a surprise mini-Direct episode earlier today.
Nintendo Direct episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubRf4zyEvG4 https://www.destructoid.com/the-next...e-584785.phtml * Epic Games announced they have signed a publishing deal with Remedy Entertainment for two unannounced next gen games. Also announced was new publishing deals with Playdead and genDESIGN studios. https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-U...g-announcement * Platinum Games announced they will be making their final "Platinum 4" announcement on April 1st and teased it will be "very Platinum" in nature. https://www.destructoid.com/platinum...1-584761.phtml |
* Based on a recent investors meeting, Gamestop will be closing around 320 stores during this year as part of another trimming down of their overall retail chain of stores.
https://kotaku.com/gamestop-will-clo...ear-1842549613 * Also Gamestop once again is facing backlash over their poor handling of the coronavirus outbreak. This time it involves stores that were reopened during the outbreak and instead of sending them sanitation supplies, an internal memo informed store staff to just use a trash bag as a glove to handle money from customers. https://www.windowscentral.com/games...virus-outbreak * Nintendo is currently rumored to be working on a remastered Super Mario series collection set and a new game in the Paper Mario series for the Switch. In regards to the Mario collection set, the games are rumored to be Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, Super Mario Galaxy, and Super Mario Galaxy 2 or Super Mario 3D World Deluxe. https://www.destructoid.com/nintendo...o-585238.phtml * Next game in the Resident Evil series is currently rumored to be "the biggest departure the series has ever taken, to the point that [he expects] a lot of people will be pissed off about it when it gets revealed" according to a notable Capcom insider source. The same source also stated that an official reveal is expected to be made very soon and the game is currently planned to arrive next year. https://twitter.com/AestheticGamer1/...91829095682048 https://twitter.com/AestheticGamer1/...92258537889798 https://www.destructoid.com/capcom-i...e-585248.phtml |
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New Skyrim Mod - Skyrim Together.
On PC - you can play with friends... whoever, etc. Details https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspec...on/videos/3970 or just google that shit |
The Last of Us: Part 2 postponed indefinitely.
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Troubles for GameStop continues as all the Massachusetts stores closed.
City of Boston inspectional services department dropped by the Dorchester store and issued a nuisance order and had it closed. That decision forced GameStop to close the rest of their Mass. locations too. https://www.ign.com/articles/gamesto...-gets-involved |
They're done. They weren't making money in the best of times.
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Newest alleged rumor spreading online from this source is the next RE game being called Resident Evil 8, is entirely played in a first-person perspective, and was originally meant to be RE Revelations 3 before Capcom changed development due to game testers reception. Also claimed the game's development was recently finished. |
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Seems Microsoft is backing away from doing traditional press conferences at E3.
This year's conference being digital is due to coronavirus issues but next year's E3 press conference is also currently scheduled to be a digital one. Also their Microsoft Theater location won't be reopened for next year's E3. Quote:
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Playtonic Games, developer of Yooka-Laylee, currently denying rumors they are working on a new Banjo-Kazooie game for Micorsoft for the Xbox One or Xbox One Series X.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">They're rumours.<br><br>We aren't working on a new Banjo game. <br><br>We're clarifying this because we don't like the idea of fans getting their hopes up. Sorry. <a href="https://t.co/p7GSpF07jG">https://t.co/p7GSpF07jG</a></p>— Playtonic (@PlaytonicGames) <a href="https://twitter.com/PlaytonicGames/status/1248191489441759232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 9, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> |
Should make a new Conker game instead.
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It'd be perfect in 2020. They'd have so much shit to reference.
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Terraria 1.4 (Journey's End) release date of May 16th announced. Fuck yessssssssss finally
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To: RdD
cc: berg Subject: Sup dawg regards, Drave |
Good Afternoon Dr. Ave,
I am currently working on an estimate for a large project in North Carolina. This is probably the 8th project I've done a takeoff for in the past 72 hours and I am drowning in work (alas, not pussy) because the complete fucking retards that oversee our company decided to lay off the only other employee in my department and we were already 7 weeks behind schedule. So, going peachy. At least I have Terraria to look forward to. Kind Regards, rod the dog, PhD (pritty huge dick) |
Capcom is currently rumored to be working on a remake of Resident Evil 4 with M-Two studio as the developer.
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4 is the one that doesn't need a remake. It's still the peak of the series. Just remaster it with better graphics/sound and leave the guts of the game the same.
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Getting it fucking done. Glad you are making use of all that BDE and graduated to PhD. |
Rumor has it WWE2k21 has been cancelled.
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GOOD!
doubtful though. Players can control wrasslers via LIVESTREAM on a new platform, TBD. This is the NEW wwe -post-corona. |
I dunno, seems like it's pretty legit. Part of it is stemming from the failure that was 2k20 and needing more time to make a good game again to rectify that shit show. Another reason being stated is that with the coronavirus stuff going on that they can't get the motion capture work done for this years potential installment. I can def see them taking off for a year.
However there apparently will still be a WWE game of some sort this year. Its said to not be a wrestling simulation though and a "new type of experience". Prob another mobile game. |
According to Kotaku, a new game in the Grand Theft Auto series is currently in development.
Unlike Rockstar's recent games, development on this one is smaller in scope due to recent changes made by the company to improve the work environment and well-being of their staff. Seems its going to be something more in the vein of GTA Online in the sense of having a sizeable base content at launch and then gets beefed up with content updates over time for post-launch support. Quote:
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This year's Gamescom joins the list of gaming events and conventions cancelled due to the coronavirus.
Yesterday the German government issued a new ban on large public gatherings that is active until August 31st. That ended up affecting Gamescom since this year's convention was planned to take place from August 25-29. Even though a physical convention can't be held, Gamescom officials are currently working on plans to hold this year's event as a digital one if possible. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Official statement regarding <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/gamescom2020?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#gamescom2020</a> ⬇️ <a href="https://t.co/fHaN4GOULM">pic.twitter.com/fHaN4GOULM</a></p>— gamescom (@gamescom) <a href="https://twitter.com/gamescom/status/1250815640400773120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 16, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> https://www.destructoid.com/-update-...m-587146.phtml |
* Nintendo is currently rumored to have suffered a major security breach earlier this month with accounts tied to Fortnite being affected the most. It is currently being recommended to enable two-factor authentication for those who own a Nintendo Switch.
https://twitter.com/pixelpar/status/1251965308329435137 https://www.destructoid.com/enable-t...w-587573.phtml * The original voice actor of Leon Kennedy in the Resident Evil series, Paul Haddad, reportedly passed away this past Friday according to indie developer Invader Studios. https://twitter.com/InvaderDevs/stat...995764231?s=20 * For those interested, a new Seinfeld game is currently in development by indie devs Jacob Janerka and Ivan Dixon. The game will be a point-and-click style adventure game and also episodic style in terms of content. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PAVoHFRytOQ" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> https://www.destructoid.com/develope...w-587564.phtml |
* The next game in the Far Cry series is currently rumored to be featuring the return of villain Vaas based on a recent teaser by the character's voice actor.
https://www.destructoid.com/say-it-n...y-587831.phtml * Square Enix recently stated that Final Fantasy VII Remake shipped and sold around 3.5 million copies during its first three days on sale. https://square-enix-games.com/en_GB/...-sales-reviews * Despite other conventions this year being cancelled due to the coronavirus, Penny Arcade announced that their PAX West convention is currently still planned to take place on September 4-7 in Seattle, Washington. https://www.destructoid.com/pax-west...w-587708.phtml * A potential official logo for Microsoft's upcoming Xbox Series X consoles was recently leaked based on a trademark filing made last week by the company. https://www.destructoid.com/ul/58777...ies-x-logo.jpg https://www.destructoid.com/xbox-ser...t-587777.phtml |
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Based on some estimated sales numbers, Animal Crossing New Horizons broke the all-time launch month record for digital sales at around 5 million copies sold.
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They are definitely dying. Holiday sales were down nearly 20% YoY and they are treating 2020 as a "transitional year" with the plan to close another 350 stores in the US alone. They have went on record stating that without any type of new hardware sales, they will shutter even further. |
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