Next time, try it in english, broski.

If Steam follows through, I'm betting others will...

...Put in a half-assed attempt at copying that doesn't look as good.

Today's News:
1) Valve currently rumored to be developing Left 4 Dead 3 and Half-Life 3 according to internal memos that were recently leaked. The same memos also mention a new version of the Source engine, called Source 2, is currently in development by Valve.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...n-development/

2) According to the vice president of Bethesda, the official reason why there is no multiplayer for Wolfenstien:The New Order is because both Bethesda didn't want the mode to be rushed while developers Machine Games ocused all their efforts and resources towards the game's campaign and story.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...the-new-order/

3) Respawn Entertainment's co-founder states the official reason why there is no single player mode for Titanfall is due to them feeling not enough people play or finish a game's single player mode if multiplayer is available.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-in-titanfall/

4) ActSystemWorks states they are willing to develop a Guilty Gear game for the Wii U if enough fan signatures are generated on the official petition for the game.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/only...ilty-gear-wiiu

Incidentally, another horror story from an indie dev who worked with Microsoft Studios:

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013...gun-windows-8/

That's cool, they can always release MP as DLC later, but I'm down for a strong single player game in the meantime. :y:

Are they serious? Their Modern Warfare games had a very solid story.

Solid story doesn't matter. People buy FPS to shoot others online.

While that is quickly becoming the case, especially with the Bro gamer CoD generation, I dont think removing single player is the smartest thing to do, especially if you're trying to introduce a whole new world like they are with Titan Fall.

Like STD said, it doesn't matter if the story's good. You can have the most brilliant story in the world and it doesn't matter if nobody plays it. As it stands, most people don't really bother with a COD story, and I'm betting about as many will care about COD with mechs.

I was surprised to see as many as half of the players on Steam completed the campaign on Steam in MW2 and 3, since numbers for the Xbox and Playstation are reported to be much lower.

If they're putting that much more effort into multiplayer, I say go for it.

I think they're trying to introduce people to new maps to shoot people on.

It's interesting how two FPS games are coming out (Titanfall and Wolfenstein) that are catered to completely different crowds. Personally, I prefer a single player experience, and then afterwards I'll play some MP, and if it's a lot of fun, I'll keep playing.

People don't buy COD games for the story, like people don't watch Fast and Furious movies for the story, it's the action and instant thrills. I think there's also the problem that single player FPS games have become increasingly linear and full of QTEs, where people prefer to play how they want and move around the maps how they please.

Half Life games on the other hand, now there's a FPS where you'd be pretty annoyed if they release the next one without any single player.

Personally, I like the diversification. I mean, catering to different audiences is surely a good thing, right? Long as the products don't skimp on their supposed focus.

I'm not likely to buy either of these games, but the point remains, does it not? I'd love to have more options for single-player titles that focus on single-player. I'd also be in favour of more multiplayer only titles if it meant we saw more thought into them.

Today's News:
1) Nintendo currently rumored to be dropping their "Lets Play" ad revenue policy and reverting ad money they claimed back to those accounts affected.
http://kotaku.com/nintendos-lets-pla...ding-513818999
http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=206036

2) According to DICE, EA wasn't planning for DICE to work on Star Wars Battlefront and only agreed after the studio had to beg to be allowed to work on the project.
http://www.destructoid.com/dice-begg...t-256891.phtml

3) According to Miyamoto, he still has plans for a possible Majora's Mask remake to be made in the future.
http://www.destructoid.com/majora-s-...d-256806.phtml

4) Sales - Bethesda announces several of their games and DLC are currently on sale for Steam, XBLA, and PSN.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...ive-psn-steam/

I think yesterday Nintendo phased out like 4-5 channels on the Wii. Weather channel, and the news channel I know are no more.

Everyone's backtracking this week. SWEET.

Agreed. Also the fact Titanfall is a new IP means it can be whatever it wants to be.

Today's News:
1) Hideo Kojima stated he is currently searching for a studio to work on remaking Metal Gear Solid 1 using the brand new Fox Engine. Also teased several of the original game's mechanics and gameplay would be changed in the potential remake.
http://www.destructoid.com/kojima-lo...d-256973.phtml

2) According to EA, they are looking at a period of around 2 years to completely transition game development towards the upcoming next gen of consoles. Until then, they are guaranteeing a significant amount of games they develop will have both a current and next gen console release.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-says-ea-exec/

3) Sony revealed the pre-order bonuses for Gran Turismo 6:

• Regular pre-orders - 4 special cars as freebies

• Gamestop's Anniversary Edition pre-order - 16 special cars, a special app, and ability to unlock cars faster than standard edition

• Amaon's pre-order exclusive - $1 million in GT6 credits as a freebie

http://www.destructoid.com/pre-order...s-256927.phtml

Friendly reminder, the last piece of Borderlands 2 DLC, Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon's Keep got released today. And from some of the reviews I've read so far, it's the best of the bunch.

Today's News:
1) PopCap Games announces Plants vs Zombies 2 has been delayed from its original July 18 date to now a "late summer" date with the official reason being due to needing extra time for polishing and testing.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...r-this-summer/

2) According to the president of EA, Frank Gibeau, Dragon Age Inquisition's story will act more as a brand new storyline and not as a "continuation" of the current storyline from previous Dragon Age games.
http://www.destructoid.com/dragon-ag...2-257058.phtml

3) Sony announces the Gran Turismo 6 demo arrives on July 2nd and will be available until August 31. The demo contains 1 race track called "Silverstone", a training academy, and leaderboard support.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...a-few-details/

If anyone needs to reup or stack their Xbox Live membership, Newegg via eBay is running a deal for $35 at the moment.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Microsoft-Xb...d/380667681103

I think I've got almost a year left, but I will probably pick up a card because it's cheap.

Today's News:
1) Atlus future currently in doubt after their parent company, Index Corporation, recently filed for bankruptcy with around $224 million in debt they owe. Index is also currently facing an on-going legal investigation in regards to fraud practices.
http://www.polygon.com/2013/6/27/446...ces-bankruptcy

2) Microsoft teases an Anniversary remake is in discussion for Halo 2 and could arrive next year as part of the game's 10 year anniversary.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...2-anniversary/

3) According to the director of the Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix, almost the entire game had to be recreated from scratch due to the assets and coding files from the original game were discovered to have been lost.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-hd-1-5-remix/

4) Microsoft rumored to have dropped the policy of charging fees for patches on the Xbox 360 and could also end up including the Xbox One once its launched.
http://www.destructoid.com/microsoft...s-257105.phtml

Halo 2 does NOT need an anniversary edition. And what, we're gonna do one when each game turns ten? They weren't all historic like that.

Can't believe Wii U is 350

I know like one person in real life who has a WiiU.

As long as we can keep phasing them out and ride on nostalgia....

Today's News:
1) Update to rumors of Microsoft removing the patch fee policy as Major Nelson confirms it has been removed although only for XBLA-type games and has been in effect since April 2013.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-game-updates/

2) Several Ubisoft-related news as Far Cry Blood Dragon was revealed to have sold around 500,000 copies since launch, an announcement regarding Prince of Persia will arrive next week, and they have opened up a new studio to help out Ubisoft Montreal with the Assassin's Creed series.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...in-two-months/
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...ing-next-week/
http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=206413

3) According to DICE, Battlefield 4's campaign will feel less linear than the previous game and is heavily influenced by the game's multiplayer in regards to certain moments and player freedom/choice.
http://www.destructoid.com/battlefie...r-257187.phtml

4) Google currently rumored to be working on an Android-based console based on a recent report from the Wall Street Journal. The supposed console would be a new version of the previously cancelled Nexus Q device and could be available as early as late 2013.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/wall...making-console
http://www.destructoid.com/google-re...e-257185.phtml

The only reason I would want it is for Smash Bros. but i'm not gonna pay like 400 for smash bros though.

Don Mattrick is on his way out at Microsoft. He's gonna take over as CEO at Zynga.

Here's one of my stories. But this one from Giant Bomb.

http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/re...nga/1100-4680/

The Walking Dead: 400 days is releasing this week. Cool beans.

Today's News:
1) Some DLC-related news as Ken Levine states information for Bioshock's next DLC pack will occur later this month, Sony Santa Monica announces the upcoming DLC characters for Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale have been cancelled, and Ed Boon teases an announcement for the next DLC character for Injustice: Gods Among Us will be revealed soon.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...er-this-month/
http://www.screwattack.com/news/dart...-dlc-character
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...s-coming-soon/

2) Sales - Sony announces the PSN Summer Blast Sale starts tomorrow and have listed all the games available for the sale. Amazon announces their PC and Mac summer sale starts today and lasts till July 14.
http://www.destructoid.com/psn-summe...s-257325.phtml
http://www.destructoid.com/amazon-un...c-257270.phtml

3) Ubisoft revealed some new details regarding The Division's multiplayer modes with every decision and combat done in multiplayer affects the overall status of the city, current plans are for no limits to the amount of members allowed in a clan, and co-op allows the ability for friends to jump in and out of games at any time.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...s-multiplayer/

Hmmmmm. Using the Mass Effect 3 forumla for The Division.

Wonder how this would work out?

http://greenmangaming.com also has a sale on. 6 games every 6 hours for 6 days.

Fucking site never works during sales though.

Yeah, it's been down a good chunk of the time the sale's been up.

lol dunno why my phone auto corrected it to sake but whatever. Site's still down.

Today's News:
1) Warning - For those who have ever used Ubisoft's UPlay service, Ubisoft confirmed they were recently hacked with personal data being accessible to hackers. The company is advising everyone to change their passwords and account information although hackers were unable to steal payment related info (credit, debit, etc).
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/ev...ord/1100-4682/

2) Sales - Microsoft announces the Xbox Live Ultimate Game Sale starts today and lasts till July 5th. Warner Bros announcing they are currently holding a summer iOS sale with all their games on the App Store being 99 cents from now till the end of the week.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...re-discounted/
http://www.destructoid.com/summer-sa...9-257392.phtml

3) Ubisoft teases Beyond Good & Evil 2 is very unlikely to be released on current gen consoles and hinted all potential development has shifted towards the next-gen consoles.
http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=206633

4) Ubisoft also teases Watch Dogs might be having a "10 Year Plan" in regards to the IP itself which could hint at the possibility of the game becoming an annualized series or be treated similar to TV shows in regards to the overall story (ex. Season 1, Season 2, etc).
http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=206664

Today's News:
1) Departures - The producer for Gears of War 3 and Gears of War Judgement has left Epic Games to join Bioware as their new senior director for the Mass Effect series. The creative director for Bioshock 2 announces he has left 2K Marin to form a new Indie-based studio.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...e-mass-effect/
http://www.destructoid.com/bioshock-...n-257425.phtml

2) According to Microsoft, Halo 4's sales have replaced Halo 3 to become the highest selling game they have ever published in the US.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...e-of-all-time/

3) According to Double Fine studio's Tim Schafer, Broken Age's development has grown a lot larger than expected with the game needing to be split in half in order to ensure enough money is left to finish the game and at least have part of the game available for its original release date. The other half of the game will arrive a year later after its launch and will be free for those who paid for the initial half.
http://www.destructoid.com/double-fi...s-257418.phtml
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/do...alf/1100-4684/

Today's News:
1) Warning for those who've pre-ordered Beyond: Two Souls from the PS Store as Sony has cancelled all pre-orders due to an error showing the game would only cost $35. While they won't be issuing any actual refunds, they have been sending $5 PS Store coupons for those affected.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...ls-pre-orders/

Isn't that illegal? They offered it for 35 and it was accepted.