Today's News:
1) According to Crystal Dynamics lead designer, Rise of the Tomb Raider will take around 15-20 hours to beat and another 10-20 hours to complete everything to do in the game.
http://www.destructoid.com/set-aside...r-313196.phtml

2) FREEBIES - Sony revealed the list of free games for Playstation Plus's October offerings includes Super Meat Boy (PS4, Vita) and Broken Age (PS4, Vita) among the 6 games available.
http://www.destructoid.com/super-mea...s-313200.phtml

3) Some Nintendo related news:

• Galaxy Trial announced the previously delayed Wii U version of Freedom Planet will be getting released tomorrow for North America and November for Europe.
  http://www.destructoid.com/freedom-p...e-313166.phtml
• Nintendo announced Super Mario Maker has sold around 1 million copies since its launch.
  http://www.destructoid.com/super-mar...e-313154.phtml
• Nintendo also announced Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash will be arriving on November 20th which was originally Star Fox Zero's release date before its delay.
  http://www.destructoid.com/mario-ten...o-313051.phtml

4) Twisted Pixel announced they have recently become an independent studio again after reaching a deal with Microsoft. The studio had been purchased by Microsoft in 2011 to be a 2nd party developer for the Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
http://www.destructoid.com/twisted-p...t-313190.phtml

5) Criterion Games recently debunked rumors of a Burnout HD Collection set being in development and stated they have no plans of ever doing one.
http://www.destructoid.com/a-burnout...n-313167.phtml

Going to plsy the shit out of freedom planet

Rainbow 6: Siege is multiplayer only?


Might just go cancel my preorder now if that's the case.

never heard of it... is it good/will I like it

If you like classic Sonic games then probably yes. Was originally developed as a Sonic fangame that later became its own thing while keeping the classic Sonic series inspirations for gameplay.

Steam might have a demo available while the Wii U version had a demo as part of a special E3 Nintendo indies promotion. The Wii U promotion also gave a 15% discount for when those games got released later on.

Aww Assassins Creed trying so hard to get my money
fuck you my standards remain

place it it Japan and make the Assassin a woman till then NOPE.

Called it quits after 4 never looked back

It's basically Sonic the Hedgehog made byTreasure i.e. people who made Gunstar Heroes, Mischief Makers, Sin & Punishment, and various other insane games with tons of shit thrown at you with lots of epic boss fights.

i don't understand the tone of this post

are you agreeing with me or making fun of me

i was making fun of them for putting trannies in the game

sweet.. might czech that out

At least the internet is having fun with Tony Hawk

lmao

Today's News:
1) Humble Store announced they will be offering a Loot Crate-like service called Humble Monthly starting next month and offers a random set of digital PC games for $12 per month.
http://www.destructoid.com/humble-mo...s-313411.phtml

2) Square Enix announced they have dropped the tier-based pre-order system for Deus Ex: Mankind Divided after gaining mostly negative feedback from consumers and series fans.
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/a...-feedback.aspx

3) Some Ubisoft related news:

• Ubisoft announced Assassin's Creed Syndicate will include a micro-transaction system although are promising everything can be unlocked by normal playing unlike with Unity.
  http://www.destructoid.com/welp-assa...s-313364.phtml
• Ubisoft also announced the beta for Rainbow Six Siege has been extended till October 4th. Signups will no longer be available after today while invites have to be activated by October 2nd.
  http://www.destructoid.com/rainbow-s...4-313350.phtml

4) As part of the week long Xbox One holiday bundle announcements, Microsoft revealed a Kinect based and Gears of War remake based bundle joining the Xbox One bundles arriving later this year. The Kinect bundle is priced at $500 while the Gears bundle is priced at $350.
http://www.destructoid.com/today-s-x...s-313373.phtml

5) Sony announced they are pulling the PS+ version of DriveClub from Playstation Plus on October 6th.
http://www.videogamer.com/ps4/drivec...ext_month.html

I'm agreeing with you.

I'm mocking the series in general its become kinda sad.

OK, OK, I'll be done with ragging on the game soon, but this is one of the higher rated custom levels in THPS5

http://i.imgur.com/m8RrM9I.jpg

lol.

it is sad but true though. I would have probably at LEAST picked it up on sale or something, but not after all the technical issues they had in development and now post-launch.

Today's News:
1) Three Fields Entertainment, formed by former Criterion Games staff, announced they are planning on making a spiritual successor to the Burnout series within the near future.
http://www.destructoid.com/ex-criter...r-313545.phtml

2) According to Amazon, Rise of the Tomb Raider will have a Season Pass and is priced at $30.
http://www.destructoid.com/rise-of-t...n-313504.phtml

3) According to reports, Microsoft has purchased the Havok engine from Intel for an undisclosed amount with the plan to integrate the physics engine with Direct X12 and their Azure cloud services. Engine itself will still be licensed out to other companies who wish to use it for their games.
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/a...rom-intel.aspx

4) Warner Bros announced the PC version of Batman: Arkham Knight will return for sale by the end of the month. The PC version game was originally pulled from Steam and other digital services due to bugs and technical issues plaguing the game.
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/a...ght-on-pc.aspx

5) For those in the UK, a new version of the Consumer Rights Act now in effect gives consumers up to 30 days to request refunds for digital games.
http://www.destructoid.com/the-new-u...s-313486.phtml

I know next to nothing about Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5, but I'm willing to bet it isn't that bad. Everyone seems to have shit on it after they found out it had bad graphics and someone found some glitches, even though almost everybody in "gaming" claims that gameplay is much more important than graphics.

The gameplay is awful. I mean God awful. So they mapped a slam button to the front button, so instead of that fun magnetised grind, you miss by pixels annnnd your combos gone.

The graphics are bad, it's glitchy as fuck but the gameplay is actually the worst part. Actually, maybe level design is worse.

It seems like the internet is doing its usual bullying thing about the game. Why didn't they bully the game that RoXer did his TPWW Baseball team season with, that thing was terrible.

Going to buy another PS3 since my original model died and it will just die every year no matter how many times I get it "fixed" or "re-flowed" or "re-balled" or whatever... tell me if i'm wrong

What I liked about it the most was being able to play ps1 and ps2 games but every subsequent model dropped those features for some reason so oh well... not sure which "model" to get

the "slim" one seems like it will last the longest, right... the old "phat" ones are basicly obsolete right, like they will all just die right

for backwards compatibility don't some slim ones only play ps1 games and some only ps2... someone help me out

they're pretty cheap right...

I kinda thought the same about THPS5 until I played it. But wow, it really is horrible.

None of the Slims have PS2 compatability, but they all play PS1.

Today's News:
1) Ubisoft's upcoming big announcement ended up getting leaked early by accident which was revealed to be a new Far Cry game called Far Cry Primal.
http://www.pcgamer.com/far-cry-primal-announcement/

2) Recent scandal involving Star Citizen's development and mismanaged Kickstarter funds has developer Cloud Imperium Games considering possible legal action against The Escapist for an article they wrote about the situation. CIG claims the report is false, wants a public apology or else they will sue, and rejected a meeting with The Escapist to help clarify the situation they claim is false.
http://www.destructoid.com/star-citi...s-313974.phtml

3) For those interested in Assassin's Creed Syndicate, Ubisoft revealed the game requires around 40GB of free space available in order to play at least for the Xbox One version.
http://www.destructoid.com/assassin-...d-313975.phtml

4) SALES:

• Amazon announced they have started to sell digital versions of Blizzard games as part of a brand new online store added to their marketplace.
  http://www.destructoid.com/blizzard-...n-313952.phtml
• PS4 rumored to be getting an official $50 price drop in the US soon based on a retailer leak.
  http://www.destructoid.com/the-plays...p-313891.phtml

5) During an interview with Eurogamer, Shenmue series creator Yu Suzuki teased he needs more money again for Shenmue 3's development although did hint graphics likely are getting scaled down in order to stay within the current budget.
http://www.destructoid.com/-6m-isn-t...--313944.phtml

I get not wanting to be put on blast in the public about things that untrue but it's that a) they want a shallow apology that means nothing and b) they're not willing to meet with them to discuss it. I'm not sure why they'd be against trying to work this out without somebody being embarrassed into something sappy like the Public Apology.

And as bad as I want Senmue 3 to happen you really don't get to say it's exclusive to any platform and then talk about needing money. Make it multiplatform or get those platforms to support you better. There's no real inbetween.

Today's News:
1) Update to Far Cry Primal news as some early details revealed includes Ubisoft Montreal as its developer, taking place in a fictional setting called Oros with the main character named TAKKAR, and occurs during humanity's early rise as a species.
http://www.destructoid.com/everythin...l-314147.phtml

2) SALES & Freebies:

• Nintendo currently offering a refurbished Wii U Deluxe bundle with Wind Waker HD for $235 on their official online store.
  https://store.nintendo.com/ng3/us/po...ryId=cat550278
• Microsoft revealed this week's Deals With Gold sale includes several Sniper Elite games and DLC for the Xbox 360 and Happy Wars DLC for the Xbox One.
  http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...mes-with-gold/
• Sony currently holding a "Spend $100, get $15 back" promotion on PSN from now till November 3rd. The $15 rebate itself won't arrive until mid-November though.
  https://www.playstationnetwork.com/us-store-credit/
• Episode 1 of Tales from the Borderlands is currently available to download for free on Xbox One for those with a XBL Gold account.
  https://twitter.com/videogamedeals/s...26652095238144

3) Nordic Games announced Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition will be arriving on October 27th for those interested.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-release-date/

4) Based on an accidental retailer leak, Evolve will be getting its own complete/definitive edition called Evolve Ultimate Edition arriving on November 3rd.
http://www.destructoid.com/evolve-ul...n-314088.phtml

So when does Fallout 3 come for the One? I pre-ordered 4.

Far Cry Primal looks pretty cool.

First cool Far Cry since part 2.

Irrationally excited about this minor thing.

http://nintendoeverything.com/sega-b...e-to-the-west/

SEGA bringing the Game Gear 3DS theme to the west

http://nintendoeverything.com/wp-con...me-656x369.jpg

LOVED the game gear. This will be fun.

Thought 3 was far better than 2. I mean 2 had some good ideas, but it had flaws that just ruined the game for me. 3 was a bladt the whole way through.

4 seemed like more of the same, so I'm glad this is taking a more drastic change.

Really short turn around between announcement and release makes me a little nervous though.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...agon_Cover.jpg

Wat

I don't even consider Blood Dragon a Far Cry game.

Today's News:
1) Valve announced their Steam Machines and Steam Controllers will only be available at select retailers this holiday season with Gamestop (US), Game (UK), and EB Games (Canada) as the exclusive non-digital stores selling the console.
http://www.destructoid.com/steam-con...r-314198.phtml

2) For those who own Telltale games on iOS devices, the company has pulled several of their games off of iOS Store due to the recent firmware update causing stability issues. The games join Bioshock and Ghost Trick as recent mobile games pulled from the iOS Store due to the recent update.
http://www.destructoid.com/multiple-...s-314323.phtml

3) Dontnod Entertainment announced the final episode for Life is Strange will be arriving on October 20th.
http://www.destructoid.com/life-is-s...0-314212.phtml

4) Capcom released an announcement stating they will be making an announcement regarding Resident Evil 7 "soon."
http://www.destructoid.com/capcom-st...7-314293.phtml

5) Microsoft recently revealed some details about what is covered by Rise of the Tomb Raider's Season Pass which is mainly just three major DLC packs (endurance mode, 1 new tomb, and a Horde-like mode).
http://www.destructoid.com/here-is-w...s-314383.phtml

I know it's in another league entirely in terms of quality, but it does say right there.

Someone said over on GAF and linked to an interview that any AAA games they make have to be somewhat grounded in reality, so don't expect totally crazy things anymore.... Or dinosaurs in this.

Was this before or after you shot rocket launchers while riding elephants?

Sounds fuckin epic.

Today's News:
1) SAG (Screen Actor's Guild) union have recently voted in favor of a strike for gaming voice actors although an actual strike won't happen yet. The union is trying for one last attempt at a new deal to be done between voice actors and gaming companies before the strike officially starts.
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/sa...rik/1100-5282/

2) SALES:

• Previously rumored price cut for the PS4 was made official today by Sony with PS4s to be officially dropped to $350 in the US starting tomorrow. Canada will be getting between a $20 to $80 price cut for bundles as well.
  http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/so...999/1100-5283/
• Nintendo currently holding a "Friends of Runbow" sale on the eShop involving getting a 30% discount on select indie titles with the purchase of Runbow for the Wii U.
  http://www.nintendo.com/eshop/offers
• Green Man Gaming currently having a Deep Silver publisher themed sale with certain games and bundles getting between 50-75% off for discounts.
  http://www.destructoid.com/-7-metro-...e-314445.phtml

3) CD Projekt RED announced the next patch for the The Witcher 3 will be around 15 GB in size for the PS4 and Xbox One while PC version is between 6-15 GB depending on O.S. platform
http://www.destructoid.com/the-witch...s-314591.phtml

4) Telltale Games announced the final episode for Tales from the Borderlands will be arriving on October 20th.
http://www.destructoid.com/tales-fro...0-314562.phtml

These actors are going to learn very quickly how easily people will get over a change of voice for game characters.

And the dew guzzling idiots we call gamers won't care

Also are you joking, there will be a change.org petition with 50 paragraphs if they even think about changing anything