Yeah, it will be like the arcade Blitz, not The League.

Which is a damn shame actually, loved The League.

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I hate sports. I enjoy video game sports.

But arcade-style games. Not a fan of Madden or the NBA games but love Blitz and NBA Jam.

Found a Blitz 2000 arcade unit at an arcade this summer. The joystick was broken but it was still awesome.

NFL Street 2 >>> Blitz series

Fucking miss that gem. The series bombed after NFLS2. Street 3 sucked. Tour sucked. Madden Arcade sucked.

Nah, NFL Street always sucked hard.

You also like Virtua Fighter more than Tekken.

Exactly. Glad you see I'm right about this NFL Street thing then.

Sure.

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The REAL driving simulator.

That was amazing.

Also, I can't wait to play GT5 :mad:

To be fair, Go Karts don't usually have reverse gears and one forward gear and a typical reverse gear has the same range as a 1st gear. Reverse was probably added because if you spun a kart, it would stall and you'd be out.

Kinda hate them for having that in though, of you're trying to make it hyper real, make it fucking hyper-real.

How is the NASCAR license handled? I know they've got a lot (or all?) of the cars but how many tracks do they have? And will there be a season mode? Or will be racing a generic oval track against 5 other NASCAR class cars all taking the same line in wonderful Gran Turismo fashion?

Not a NASCAR fan, just curious.

I don't like the fact that they don't seem to have the Nascar Dodge Charger in the game even though they have they Ford, Chevy and Toyota.

I'm pretty sure it'll be like all the other games and NASCAR will be it's own "challenge" (e.g. you have to win five races to clear the challenge).

Sony to unveil a new "Exclusive Playstation 3" game in a special event showcase the day after Spike's VGA show occurs.

So far its rumored to be Uncharted 3 (to be shown at the VGAs) or another game already announced in the past.

Unlikely it will be a brand new title or series but the odds are the game gets leaked before the event since Sony is horrible at keeping secrets.

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In related news, Sony set a embargo on all Grand Turismo 5 reviews until November 24 and even then no online servers are being set to help the reviewers. Also leaked was the game itself is around 19-21 GBs in disc size.

Review embargos suck hard. It's usually a sign that a game is not at all up to par. It's Gran Turismo, so I expect the game will still be good, but if they're being gay about it, it's probably not gonna live up to the hype.

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What the hell was that?

Some new fighting game. Looks like Blazeblue with tagging, so I wanna play.

See how it plays, but it's looking awful in that vid...

Nerds.

Bethesda announced they are working on Elder Scrolls V and it will be a direct sequel to their ES IV: Oblivion game released 3-4 years ago. The game itself has been in semi-development for 2 years but hasn't gotten a full team working on it until after Fallout New Vegas was done.

Since its using the old Oblivion engine, its assumed there will be big worlds but also a lot of bugs since Bethesda hasn't fixed their engine after all these years. It is also assumed to be arriving on PC, Xbox 360, and PS3 but only PC was specifically named.

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In other news, Nintendo returns to CES expo after 16-year absence and most likely will show off more of the 3DS and its games.

16 years ago, Nintendo and a few other game companies got upset CES would always "neglect" video game companies in their booth and press placement and decided to form their own expo called E3.

After Fallout, I really don't care to go back to the oblivion setting unless they overhaul the engine. Mainly because Dragon Age just does the fantasy setting so much better.

I disagree. Dragon Age doesn't have the full feeling of a living breathing world like Oblivion does. I love both, but in totally different ways.

Wanna play that new fighter. Looks fun as hell. Woo Elder Scrolls V.

I'm probably goinna love GT5, but this last paragraph of the Joystiq review had me loling

Here's the deal: If you're one of those car nuts I mentioned earlier, here's your game. Have fun, we'll see you in a year when you finally leave the house. If you're not in that group -- you like, even love racing games, but care less about tuning and more about the thrill of the race -- GT5 is like walking in on a group of physicists discussing string theory and asking who wants to go toss around a ball for a bit. You're looking to have fun; they're only interested in studying the math behind how it bounces.

YESSSSS Elder Scrolls 5

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I win Xenogears

Because my 360 is a launch day core model (still RROD free!), it doesn't have the AP25 protection. Word lyf.

Yeah, keep bragging about being RROD free.

Colonel Sanders is in the new Phantasy Star for PSP btw.
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In other news. When I bought Pacman Championship Edition DX, I didn't get charged. So I got a pretty awesome game for free.

Anyone interested in ilomilo, the XBLA game due out in a couple weeks, can get it now through this secret (and legit site) here. You type in the code and get an XBLA code to DL the demo. You can then buy it if you like it for 800 MSP.

I enjoyed it and bought it with what should have been my Pacman MSPs. It's a cute puzzle game where you have to navigate these two thumb like characters around strange 360 degrees level to get them to meet up with each other.

lol what

Accidently left out the best picture.

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lol what

Sega loves KFC.

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Medical Marijuana depository!!! Rasta!!!

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Sega set to reset or clear all Sonic 4 leaderboards due to massive cheating. No word if Sega will also ban the cheaters but the game's community has been requesting something be done for the last 3 weeks.

Xbox 360 leaderbaords have already been reset but no news on when the leaderboards for other systems will be done. Also not discussed was how Sega is going to deal with cheaters once Episode 2 arrives next year.

http://kotaku.com/5700177/rampant-ch...oreboard-reset

Just got Xenosaga
Samurai Champloo Sidetracked
Red Dead Revolver

Red Dead Revolver? The original? Where did you pick that up and for how much?

At this local video game store www.estarland.com and it was like $12.

Looks like there won't be an NBA Jam sequel for a long while based on pre-Black Friday sales and potentially if Blitz fails to sell, forget the whole Midway arcade style games from EA.

NBA Jam sales so far are around 94,000 for the Wii with 10,000 for PS3 and 15,000 for Xbox 360.

To put it in perspective, NBA 2k11 outsold Jam on the Wii with a later release date and outsold Jam on PS3 and Xbox 360 since Jam's release on the HD systems.

A. Shouldn't have been a full-priced game.
B. NBA Jam isn't really something that needs yearly sequels. I'd be happy at once per generation.

Should be able to find a copy in pretty much any bargain bin for $12 - $15. I wouldn't bother though. The game wasn't made by Rockstar, so it's pretty run of the mill for an early current gen shooter.They only bought it for the story.
lol I wouldn't pay more than $15 for an NBA Jam title today. I guess most people agree with me to some extent.

"Sell it cheap, get more money."

It would have been huge as an arcade title.

In a world where 15$ DLC can sell like hotcakes, I don't completely blame EA for at least taking a shot at ripping off Jam fans. Let this be a lesson to them, though.

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

Noh Red Dead Revolver was made by Rockstar. That doesn't even matter though, their games usually suck, at least that's my opinion man. Red Dead Revolver was so much fun from what I remember though. But I haven't played it since like 2004.

Red Dead Revolver was mainly made by capcom I thought, who then passed it on to Rockstar.

It was pretty much done by the time RS got it, to my understanding.

I thought Rockstar had started from scratch or only built off a minimum amount of the engine.

Yeah, this is correct, just looked it up.

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

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

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

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@ Crytek PC tidbit:

What the fuck ever.

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

:foc:

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

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

Capatilism, ho!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Coming soon, I guess.

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Open your eyes, mortal.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

lol maybe she is a brainiac, you never know.

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

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

Win win.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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That last pic is the Wii version.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Me too.

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

It's mostly the boobs.

wtf?! lol

Disc 2 of FF8

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


Drunk singing them tonight.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gonna try the demo...