In a better world.

I've said it before, I would've been perfectly fine still playing Black Ops till Nov 13th.

Or just go with a straight up online shooter, then rape our wallets with 'premium' dlc.

We're talking about an industry where a developer got in trouble for game content you had to mod your system to access, and the taboo name of "Taliban" had to be rechristened "OpFor", lest it piss off the uptight masses... so it really should come as no surprise.

NSoft also did Rocks the 80s, didn't they? Looks like it still took 'em a while to get things right.

Actually the 80s game was Harmonix's last game. A quickie for them.

They were working on the early stage of the game when the whole mess involving the former bosses and Activision started involving bonuses and other money with MW 2 sales. I think the mass exodus occurred weeks or months later.

Only reason MW 3 was finished on time was Activision committing 3 studios to work on the game (IW, Treyarch, and Sledge).

Wouldn't be surprised if IW later merges/absorbs with Sledgehammer Games to give them more experienced workers with the series.

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A Beenox Spidey game with free-roam?

A couple of Dead Space related news as Dead Space 3 drops competitive multiplayer, the series needs at least 5 million more sales to be guaranteed future games, and the series will be moving away from its horror-based roots to "broaden" its sales ability.

According to news from Game Informer, Dead Space 3 will drop competitive multiplayer modes from the game after the negative reaction from Dead Space 2's multiplayer. The strong emphasis on co-op was done to replace online multiplayer for the game.

Some other details include the game being less linear than previous games, more ammo drops along with universal ammo pickups, side-quest missions called "beta missions", and the ability to combine weapons.

In a different interview, EA reveals the series and Dead Space 3 itself needs about 5 million more sales in order for EA to "justify" making future games for the series. While EA states they don't want to "piss off" loyal fans of the series, the decision to make Dead Space 3 less horror-based is part of their larger plan to broaden the potential buying audience for the series.

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http://www.destructoid.com/ea-wants-...e-229567.phtml
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...ve-multiplayer
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Daily Recap:
1) Warren Spector believes the video game industry is moving too far into "ultra-violence" for games with other developers also a bit worried after this year's E3 was dominated by violent and gory games. The main concern is there isn't enough games on the other side of the spectrum to counter the growing public image of gaming only catering to violence.
http://kotaku.com/5918787/all-that-u...ideo-games-too

2) Capcom teases a Mega Man 25th Anniversary set could be possible but won't reveal any more news until mid-December and after the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary set is released.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/mega...niversary-news

3) Based on a recent survey sent by Sony, the company is considering making digital versions of their games cheaper with the catch being either the PS3 or Vita version of the game has to be bought in order to achieve a discount on the other version as a digital game.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-of-ps3-games/

We've been too far into ultraviolence for years.

And just like that I give a damn about a Spidey game. Miss that playstyle.

Yeah, playing a Spider-Man game without a large city to sandbox in is kind of stupid. Which is a shame, because I wanted to like their last two games, but....

Shattered Dimensions and Edge of Time was a waste of production values. I did think getting all those old voice actors together was cool, but nothing beats carefree city-wide web-swinging.

One final get together for Metal Gear Online:

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I loved the idea of multiple Spideys, too. But there's no real fun in linearity. I want multiple characters with different abilities (I liked the 2099 skin in Spider-Man 2 or whatever), ideally. So much potential in Spider-Man's rogue gallery.

Hell yeah! Ringer ftw!

http://www.rapsheet.co.uk/Images/Characters/Ringer.jpg

Screw you, I want Paste Pot Pete.

The Trapster*

Apparently at some point "Paste Pot Pete" wasn't 90s enough for whatever writer was in charge of Spider-Man that week.

They kept calling him that and Spidey kept calling Paste Pot Pete.

Who wants their daily portion of bullshit?

XBox 720. $299 with "Kinect 2" which has support for 4 player. Blu-Ray. 3D. Yadayadayadayada.

Then in 2014, some kind of 4g/ wifi glasses like the Google ones that will augment reality and link with the 720. All very amusing.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/16/30...doc-leak-rumor

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You should have waited for <s>Iop</s> <s>PrettyCool</s> <s>Beast</s> Damn to post it. >.>

Real or not. It's more shit I don't want or need to game with. Just give me a fucking controller.

The slightly amusing slapstick cutscenes of the Lego games that made the Star Wars games brilliant have been ruined with cutscenes.

This Lego Batman 2 feels too serious, just with Lego characters. Can't even skip them, at least the first one. There's a couple of jokes, but the writing is horrible.

There's a trailer for the LOTR one and it is just the plot of the films in Lego format. All the charms is gone.

Earler this month, EA said that Steam cheapens IP with their sales

Today, EA has a sale. The following games are between 66% and 87.5% off:

Dragon Age: Origins, Darksiders, Spore, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Alice: Madness Returns, Darkspore,█Dead Space 2, Shank, Battlefield Bad Company 2 Vietnam, Mirror’s Edge, The Saboteur, Gotham City Imposters, Gatling Gears, and Batman: Arkham Asylum.█

Cannot believe all that IP has been needlessly cheapened :'(

TimeSplitters 4 could possibly be going back into development with Crytek and Free Radical looking at a fan-based movement as another test for the level of public interest in the game.

A fan-based movement called "100,000 Strong" is using Facebook to generate a goal of 100,000 likes for the project with the idea of sending the results to the boss of Crytek.

The movement itself was the result of a recent tweet sent by the boss of Crytek, Cevat Yerli, who wanted to get a quick estimate of the level of fan interest in the series from Twitter which ended up evolving into an official campaign done by fans.

Both Crytek and Free Radical have mentioned for years they want to make the game become a reality even though financial problems involving Free Radical have caused most of the delays and original project being cancelled earlier in the year.

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Daily Recap:
1) The Xbox 360 dashboard will be getting a new set of ads for Kinect users called "NUads" which are interactive and completely optional to use.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...360-dashboard/

2) While Battlefield 3 was the first game to use the Frostbite 2.0 engine, EA states the game was more of a demo of the true capabilities of the engine since it was designed for the next generation of consoles.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...tion-consoles/

3) While Starcraft Ghost has been officially delayed for years, Blizzard hints in the future they might actually find some time to develop the game but not any time soon due to the very low priority the company currently has with the project.
http://kotaku.com/5919319/blizzard-s...lost-vikings-3

Whoever lives near a Nordstrom please go in there and see what those people consider 'value', and by extension see why that guy made an ass of himself on the internet.

Yeah, such a tragedy.

I literally laughed my ass off when Vader showed a Poloroid of Luke and him together for Empire.

I bought Lego Harry Potter (1-4) cause it was cheap on Gamefly, but haven't played much of it.

Goddamit. The cutscenes have been ruined by cutscenes. I meant voice acting.

It's not as charming.

I want more TimeSplitters. Loved those games on Gamecube.

Seth Killian has left capcom.

http://shoryuken.com/2012/06/19/seth...g-with-capcom/

First Ono, now Seth. Ono leaving didn't bother me much, but Seth is a big hit.

Good job FGC. Good job Capcom suits.

You both suck dick.

Ono actually left?

I thought he just complained about the long hours and being in the hospital recently.

Microsoft reveals the lineup for this year's "Summer of Arcade" promotion on Xbox Live Arcade.

The promotion starts on July 18 with Tony Hawk HD and ends on August 15 with Dust. Just like previous Summer of Arcade promotions, this year's special offers 400 MS points as a gift for purchasing three of the five titles available.

The main difference this year is all except one title is at the 1200 MS Points price while the special gift doesn't increase in points to offset the higher priced titles.

Tony Hawk HD was also confirmed to be a timed exclusive for XBLA with the PSN version not available until weeks after its release for the Xbox 360.

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http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/19/xb...k-flips-it-of/
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Daily Recap:
1) Sega announces the North American and European versions of Anarchy Reigns will still occur but now are pushed back to an early 2013 release date.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-just-be-late/

2) Microsoft announces starting this Fall, Xbox 360 achievements will be tied into their Xbox Live Rewards program but offered no other details in regards to the rates between gamerscore and points nor if it will be available only to certain achievements like Avatar rewards are for games.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...rds-this-fall/

3) Amazon reveals the contents for the God of War Ascension collector's edition with the price set at $79.99 and confirms the game uses an Online Pass.
http://www.destructoid.com/god-of-wa...r-229704.phtml

THPS here I come.

Deadlight looked really cool. No interest in the rest of those, however.