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* Sony is currently denying rumors of them scaling back production of PS5 consoles due to custom chip supply issues. Rumor originated from Bloomberg who stated Sony was scaling back production by as much as 4 million consoles due to not being able to hit their target goal of chip production needed for the console's launch.
https://www.destructoid.com/stories/...5-603551.phtml * According to Activision, Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 + 2 recently broke a Tony Hawk series record by becoming the fastest game to reach 1 million sales in series history. https://twitter.com/ATVI_AB/status/1305568653920931841 * According to a report from website TechRaptor, the reason why Ubisoft changed the name of their upcoming action adventure game Gods & Monsters to Immortals Fenyx Rising was due to beverage company Monster Energy had filed an opposition to Ubisoft's trademark for Gods & Monsters. Ubisoft decided it would be easier on their end to just change the name of their game instead of having to deal with a potentially costly legal battle and delays to keep the game's original name. https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/g...monster-energy https://www.destructoid.com/stories/...k-603623.phtml |
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For those interested in the Xbox Series S model, Microsoft stated game install sizes for that model will be around 30% smaller than the more powerful Series X model due to the lack of needing 4K assets for game downloads.
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Be getting the Series X. The price point is pretty good considering what's under the hood.
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For those interested, CD Projekt RED recently released the specs for the PC version of their upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 game.
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My PC can easily handle the recommended specs; bring this shit on!!!!!!!!
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Microsoft just bought Zenimax Media.
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Is that going to be a good thing or a bad thing for Elder Scrolls VI?
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Probably going to need an Xbox down the road to play it.
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Fuck that noise; that game belongs on the PC.
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Well, yeah. PC is obviously safe. Just anything going forward will be exclusive to Xbox if you're a console player.
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After the way ESV performed on PS3 I would never get another one of their games on a Sony system anyways. No big loss for me. PC it is.
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ESVI prob gonna be on Xbox Series X360TWO by the time it comes out anyways.
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* For those interested in Spider-Man: Miles Morales' Ultimate Edition for PS5, the game will require around 105 GB of free space. For some comparison, the PS5 internal SSD holds around 825 GB usable space in total.
https://www.destructoid.com/stories/...f-604312.phtml * Next DLC fighter for Super Smash Bros Ultimate is currently rumored to be getting announced on October 4th based on a recent ad leak. https://www.destructoid.com/stories/...r-604311.phtml * According to CD Projket RED, Cyberpunk 2077's campaign will be "slightly shorter" in length than The Witcher 3 was. Main reason is due to The Witcher 3's long length being the main complaint from players about the game and wanting more players to be able to finish Cyperpubk 2077 than they did for The Witcher 3. https://clips.twitch.tv/SoftDifferentPorcupinePanicVis https://www.destructoid.com/stories/...s-604304.phtml |
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ugh - agree with El Vaq...... that seems to be the only negative decision I've heard so far. While Witcher does get overwhelming at a certain point (looking at you land of the Bloody Baron), the side quests were 100% unnecessary, but also so well fleshed out they damn near didn't feel like side-quests.
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* Geoff Keighley announced this year's The Game Awards show will be taking place on December 10th.
https://www.destructoid.com/stories/...0-604592.phtml * For those interested, Nintendo is currently working on a sequel to Kirby Fighters based on a recent accidental leak on their official website. https://www.destructoid.com/stories/...e-604532.phtml https://kotaku.com/nintendo-accident...ame-1845149542 * According to a report from Ars Technica, the Oculus Quest 2 VR headset will not allow the use of dummy or fake Facebook accounts as a way to sidestepped the new requirements by Facebook for Oculus VR headsets. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/...ext-vr-system/ * Epic Games is currently giving away $10 in Epic Games Store credit to those who add the newly free-to-play Rocket League to their game libraries on the service. The offer will be available until October 23rd and the discount is valid for any game purchases made over $15. https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-U...et-league/home https://www.destructoid.com/stories/...y-604568.phtml |
Phil Spencer said that Bethesda games will not be exclusives and will come to playstation.
Smart move honestly. With the likelyhood that PS5 will continue being the better selling console worldwide selling those games on both platforms will make MS a lot more money than exclusivity would. |
There's also the fact that while they may not be exclusive, they will probably be on game pass at launch, where as you will have to pay full price to play on playstation.
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Capcom recently teased that their upcoming Resident Evil Village game for next gen consoles could potentially arrive for current gen consoles some time afterwards.
Meanwhile Capcom is rumored to have recently run into major issues with the game's development. Supposedly development for the PC and Xbox Series X versions have been okay but the PS5 version has been plagued with issues to the point they might have to remove stuff planned for the game in order to make the PS5 version playable. Quote:
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A new video game based series reportedly is in the works for Netflix.
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* According to a report from The Hollywood Reporter, the on-going Randy Orton tattoo artist lawsuit against WWE and Take Two will be heading towards a trial by jury. A judge recently ruled in partial favor of a tattoo artist who is suing both companies over claims that they used her tattoo designs for the WWE 2K series games without her permission. The tattoos in question were inked on Orton from 2003 to 2009 and has appeared in WWE's games since then.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...toos-in-wwe-2k https://www.destructoid.com/stories/...s-605136.phtml * In other lawsuit related news, Epic Games lawsuit against Apple over Fortnite's removal from the App Store recently took another big hit. During a recent preliminary hearing, the judge found Epic to not have been honest about their intentions regarding in-game purchase actions for Fortnite and "lied about it by omission" in regards to them purposely committing a contract breach with their actions to cause the game's removal from the App Store. https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/09...-apple-lawsuit |
the tattoo lawsuit seems weird. wouldnt that mean ANY superstar with tattoos would then be in the same boat, if said artists wanted to bring it up like this one did?
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Got 2 Ws in super mario 35
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Star Wars Squadrons' controls are rooted in flight simulation and have a steep learning curve. Not as much as an actual flight sim game, but it's more difficult to master than the arcade like Battlefront controls.
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I figured they would go for that. Surprised they would greenlit such a 'core' experience for Star Wars. Impressed.
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EA Play to be included for free with Xbox Games Pass Ultimate starting on launch day for the new consoles. Nice.
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* According to a report from Kotaku, the PS5 is going to be the first Playstation console from Sony where Circle for "confirm" and X for "cancel" will be the default option for all regions instead of before where the button options were swapped around for Japan. Predictably, this has led to negative online backlash by Japanese players over Sony's decision.
https://kotaku.com/sony-is-changing-...apa-1845273030 https://www.destructoid.com/stories/...--605830.phtml * For those interested in Godfall for the PS5, the game's single player mode won't be playable offline since the game requires a constant internet connection. https://www.destructoid.com/stories/...r-605833.phtml * Based on a recent listing on the Writer's Guild of America West website, Netflix recently ordered a third season to be made for their The Witcher television series and currently have tentative plans for a late 2020 to 2021 release on the service. https://www.vg247.com/2020/10/04/the...n-3-confirmed/ https://www.destructoid.com/stories/...r-605803.phtml |
Not all that interested in Godfall. With all the gameplay and stuff I've seen, it ain't all that appealing.
Thinking about going the other way and grabbing Outriders. |
I've actually been eager to give Godfall a go since the original announcement. Hope he ends up being good.
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* For those interested in the upcoming Spider-Man: Miles Morales game, Marvel announced that they are currently working with Titan Books on a comic book that will act as a prequel to the game's story. The book is titled "Spider-Man: Miles Morales – Wings of Fury" and is set to be released on November 10.
https://www.destructoid.com/stories/...l-606090.phtml * Constantin Film studio announced that they are currently developing a new Resident Evil film that will not be associated with the previous film series and instead act as a hard cinematic reboot and be based on the first two RE games. Quote:
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MOST PROFITABLE YEAR EVER!
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Same shit from a different page of the Kotick playbook. Not the 1st time that dude pockets a shit ton of money just to lay off a substantial amount of people.
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Besides Epic Games, Microsoft also has recently gotten into a big dispute with Apple regarding their strict rules for the App Store.
Microsoft's issues revolve around them wanting to expand their Xbox Game Pass to iOS devices but are not fond of Apple demanding that in order for the service to be allowed, every game included has to each pass their own separate review by Apple. That would make it a lot more of a hassle to run the service on the platform than elsewhere. Microsoft wants the whole service to be treated as a single app and not have the games be treated as individually separate apps within an app. Similar to Epic Games, Microsoft will also be circumventing Apple's rules in order to launch the service on the platform next year but as a browser-based software for their workaround solution. Quote:
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Its pretty slick dude. Definitely been impressed. I have always been skeptical of cloud gaming, but they've done well so far. I can only imagine it getting better as technology progresses
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Rockstar Games acquires Ruffian Games and renames them Rockstar Dundee. They're known for Crackdown 2 and the Halo: Master Chief Collection.
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Day 1 optimize titles for Xbox. Smart delivery is what they call their system they use to automagically upgrade any "last gen" title to current - at no extra cost.
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Blizzard Entertainment is currently facing the possibility of dealing with a workers strike protest due to Activision-Blizzard's recent actions involving their French based office.
Three unions representing Blizzard employees have recently called for a strike to take place if the company does not cease their plans to shut down the office. Their main issue is the company has not been honest regarding their actual plans for the office and those who will be affected. Also issues regarding poor work conditions at the office. Quote:
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For those that purchase Playstaion games via mobile devices or the PS Store website, Sony announced they are dropping the ability to purchase PSP, PS Vita, and PS3 games from those platforms during the next 2 weeks.
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meh. I maybe would have left the vita accessible for the time being but ps3 and psp have been retired long enough to let it go. If you are buying games for those systems still then you clearly own them and its not much of an issue to log in and d/l games from them tbh. People making a much bigger deal out of this than needs to be made.
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For those that shop at Gamestop stores during the annual Black Friday sales, the company announced they won't be open on that day for this year.
To make up for it, the company also announced they will be holding more pre-Black Friday sales events at their stores. http://news.gamestop.com/news-releas...day-gift-guide https://www.destructoid.com/stories/...g-607249.phtml |
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Good for them.
Nice to know they're being smart and safe. |
The virus isn't going to respect 'pre-black friday' events either.
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Probably just means a few more weekly sales or notable discounts and not actual mini-Black Friday events.
Them shutting down Black Friday at their stores is way more due to them very likely weren't going to get that many people showing up anyways. Easier on their end to just pocket the money they would have spent on extra wages for their employees for lower in-store sales this year. Now if they don't get a big boost from online sales for Black Friday, then that's very troublesome for their future considering their serious financial problems. |
Major retailers are in fact having mini blck friday events throughout the month of November. Seems like a really dumb idea, given the spike in cases we're seeing.
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Dunno if it's a 'spike'. Seems like the usual numbers trumped up whenever we try to reopen. Fla is in phase 3, which is pretty much open with some indoor restrictions, and we're not a hotzone like we were months ago.
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* Ubisoft recently revealed a new service from them called Ubisoft Connect which is pretty much just UPlay but with the added feature of support for cross-platform saves for all of their games going forward.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FF0LQW5oRM https://www.destructoid.com/stories/...n-607469.phtml * Sucker Punch Productions studio is currently rumored to be working on a new Ghost of Tsushima related project based on recent job posting for a writer with knowledge of feudal era Japanese history. https://in.ign.com/ghost-of-tsushima...st-of-tsushima https://www.destructoid.com/stories/...--607440.phtml * Publisher Devolver Digital announced that they have recently purchased Croteam studios, developer of the Serious Sam series, for an undisclosed amount of money. https://devolverdigital.com/propagan...er-got-hitched |
Ghost of Tsushima Raid goes live next Friday.
Unfortunately, Sucker Punch is taking page out of the Destiny playbook and will not support matchmaking. So, you gotta put a team together before hand. |
If it's anything like Destiny's raids, then it's for good reason.
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Feel like they should make a "lesser" version, similar to the sherpa runs or whatever they were called. Sucks not being able to do new content :(
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Netflix recently signed a deal with Ubisoft to produce a live-action Assassin's Creed series for the streaming service.
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* According to Ubisoft's recent investor's meeting, Far Cry 6 has been delayed from its planned February 18, 2021 release to now a fiscal year 2021-2022 release window which means as late as a March 2022 date. Also being delayed into that time frame is Rainbow Six Quarantine. Official reason due to work issues related to the on-going coronavirus pandemic.
https://www.destructoid.com/stories/...d-608338.phtml * According to a report from Bloomberg, development on Halo Infinite hit another snag recently as the game's lead director dropped out of the project and might also be leaving 343 Industries for a new job within Microsoft. Quote:
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Are they really calling the new Rainbow Six Quarantine? What's the next COD gonna be called, Call Of Duty : Social Distancing?
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I think it's the new expansion that's been in the works before Covid-19 arrived in the world.
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Looks like Best Buy is going to have The Last of Us Part II and Final Fantasy VII Remastered for $30, and Persona 5 Royal for $20 for Black Friday week. Will probably pick up TLOU II then, but think I'll wait for FF VII to come to PC so I can play in JP and English.
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For those interested in the PC version of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Activision broke down the hard drive space needed for certain aspects and modes of the game.
Multiplayer alone requires at least 50GB of free space at launch with more expected for future updates. All modes with regular graphics will require at least 175GB of free space and 250GB in free space for top tier graphics option at launch. Quote:
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* For those interested in the Xbox Series S model, almost a third of the console's HDD space will be unusable due to O.S. reasons. Out of around 512GB in total space, only 364GB can actually be used for game related stuff. For some comparison, the install size for this year's Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War game at launch will be around 136GB just for its campaign and zombies modes.
https://www.destructoid.com/stories/...e-609041.phtml * Sega's parent company Sega Sammy Holdings recently announced that they have sold off around 85.1% of their entertainment business to GENDA with their gaming division except for Sega's arcade business unaffected by this sale. Quote:
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External HDD life again.
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Get what you pay for
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True. Price is hot.
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Yeah, I dunno. If I'm gonna spend the money on a new console, that I'm going to be using for 5-8 years, I'm going to save up for the best version.
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Take Two Interactive acquires Codemasters.
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Is Dragon's Lair the most MF BITCH game ever? I received a medium arcade version in the mail today. It's just the right size to throw through the window.
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I backed it...finally came. Damn Covid made it take forever to get manufactured and boated here.
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* For those interested in either the PS5 or Xbox Series X or even both, the PS5 has around 667.2GB of usable space of out its 825GB SSD hard drive while the Series X has around 802GB of usable space out of its 1TB SSD hard drive. Another 10.98GB in free space is possible for the PS5 if you delete the pre-inetalled Astro's Playroom game that comes with every PS5.
https://www.destructoid.com/stories/...b-609277.phtml * Based on a recently released PS5 FAQ from Sony, the battery life for the DualSense controller is around the same as the PS4's DualShock controller. Also takes around 3 hours to fully charge a DualSense controller via the PS5. https://www.destructoid.com/stories/...s-609598.phtml * According to a report from Bloomberg, Microsoft has been in recent talks with several Japanese studios regarding plans to purchase at least one of them as part of their aggressive plans to boost the strength of their Xbox Game Studios brand and market presence in Japan. For some reference, Xbox One sales have only been around 0.1% of all consoles sold in Japan during this year. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...-console-clash https://www.destructoid.com/stories/...o-609614.phtml |
Japan gives no fucks about the gaijin machine.
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lol unisoft got hacked and someone stole the source code for Watchdogs Legion.
Maybe it was Deadsec. |
Ooof. Sounds like a worse hack job than the one Capcom just had.
Big time gaming outfits should do a check on their security right now. |
LOL - that's too funny. Man, if it turns out to be some Meta-level shit, that'd be even better. I don't think a company would do something "that cool" but that'd be good stuff.
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Xbox boss Phil Spencer currently denying reports of Microsoft planning to purchase a Japanese studio soon to beef up their Xbox Games Studios brand and market presence in Japan.
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According to reports, Ubisoft is currently dealing with a potential hostage situation at their Montreal studios.
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Based on some recent updates, police started evacuating employees from the building and local media now saying it was a "swatting" prank by someone instead.
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Their games have absolutely been terrible, recently.
Breakpoint is hot garbage, and a massive step down from Wildlands. Meanwhile Watchdogs Legion is still almost unplayable due to constant crashing. |
Breakpoint broke my heart. I counted on that.
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THQ Nordic recently denied rumors of them currently working on a remake of TimeSplitters 2.
The rumor originated from an Easter egg discovered in their recently released SpellForce 3: Fallen God game involving one of the merchants in the game who talks about being willing to selling a copy of Timesplitters 2 to the player. That led to people speculating THQ Nordic is currently working on a remake of the game since the same merchant also sells other games that THQ Nordic worked on in the past. Quote:
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Square Enix recently announced that a new Tomb Raider game is currently in development but with a big catch.
The game will be called Tomb Raider Reloaded, scheduled for a 2021 release, and is being developed by Emerald City Games. The big catch being that it will be a free-to-play type game for mobile devices. <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Lara blasts onto mobile in 2021! <a href="https://twitter.com/tombraider?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TombRaider</a> Reloaded is a free to play action arcade game made by Emerald City Games and published by Square Enix London Mobile, stay tuned for more news. <a href="https://t.co/IleSFQ1Aee">pic.twitter.com/IleSFQ1Aee</a></p>— Square Enix (@SquareEnix) <a href="https://twitter.com/SquareEnix/status/1330912203466100736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 23, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> |
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* For those interested, developer 4A Games announced that a new game in the Metro series is currently in development and it might include multiplayer features.
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Had a feeling this was going to be shit
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Casey Hudson is leaving BioWare again. Mark Darrah, who is the executive producer of the upcoming Dragon Age game is leaving too.
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