I blame Hasney.

I blame the jews

I blame me too. I gave Capcom money for RE5. :(

You...Sick...Bastard.

I don't know about greatest co-op but it was pretty cool.

This generation, my favorite co-op experience has been New Super Mario Brothers Wii. Though at times we were anything but cooperative. But that was a part of the fun.

Red Dead was another fun one.

Haven't played Portal 2, but I'm sure the co-op in that is a blast. Only drawback would be that after you play through once, there would be little reason to do it again, since you already know the solutions to the puzzles.

Mickey Mania Monday
 

A bunch of Epic Mickey news was revealed during the weekend with the possibility of the original game heading to the Xbox 360 and PS3, the Wii version of Epic Mickey 2 is the lead platform, and a new Mickey game announced for the 3DS.

In an interview with Game Informer, Warren Spector hinted if he gets Disney's permission, the first Epic Mickey game could be ported over to the Xbox 360 and PS3. It would arrive before the release of Epic Mickey 2 and get people who didn't play the Wii version to be interested in the Epic Mickey series.

Warren Spector also confirms the Wii will be the lead platform for the development of Epic Mickey 2 with the Xbox 360 and PS3 getting upscaled HD versions of the game. Junction Point will work on the Wii version while Blitz Games will handle the HD versions.

Epic Mickey 2 will also have a collectable Nunchuck controller for the Wii version and confirmed to have PS Move support for the PS3 version. The Xbox 360 version will not support Kinect controls.

Finally, Nintendo Power confirms the Nintendo 3DS will be getting an Epic Mickey game titled as "Epic Mickey Power of Illusion" and will be arriving this Fall on the same time as Epic Mickey 2's release.

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http://www.screwattack.com/news/nint...r-illusion-3ds
http://kotaku.com/5896369/epic-micke...opment-studios
http://www.screwattack.com/news/ps3-...be-possibility

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Daily Recap:
1) Denis Dyack teases Silicon Knights is currently working on their "most fan requested" game with the news of the game only arriving on a next generation console and most likely will be Eternal Darkness 2.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/deni...ed%E2%80%9D-ip

2) Robert Bowling announces he has resigned as the lead creative strategist for the Call of Duty series and will also be leaving both Activision and Infinity Ward.
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/robert...tivision/4051/

3) Microsoft is rumored to be making one more model of the Xbox 360 which will be called "Xbox Lite" before officially shifting their focus from the Xbox 360 to the next Xbox console. The Lite model is expected to arrive in 2013 for the price of $100.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...t-gen-console/

4) According to recent trademarks filed, Namco-Bandi could be bringing former Japan-only Tales of Xillia to both the US and European markets.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...demark-for-us/

Stargate Actor Joe Flanigan may have leaked Army of Four on his Twitter. He said he's signed on for Ao4 by EA.

Destor's probably the only other one who cares.

Less than a year after the massive hacking attack which lead to PSN being rebuilt, Sony announces they have taken down 2 digital PSP games from the PSN network. It was discovered both games were being used to launch hacking attacks on the service.

The games taken down were Hot Shots Tennis and Motorstorm: Arctic Edge with the official reason for the removal due to "stability improvement." The real reason was due to hackers using those games to once again attack the PSN network with the main source involving the exploit the PS Vita has when running in PSP mode which allows homebrew programs to run on the PSN network.

No date was given by Sony when either game would be returning to the PSN Store and servers.

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http://www.giantbomb.com/news/hot-sh...g-issues/4053/

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Daily Recap:
1) Sega announces Phantasy Star Online 2 will be getting the Free-To-Play treatment for the PC and PS Vita with an iOS and Android version arriving in the future.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...s-and-android/

2) Capcom trying to win the title of "worst DLC provider" as they announce the cliff-hanging ending to Asura's Wrath is not the real ending and instead will be available as a DLC pack for the price of $7.
http://www.giantbomb.com/asuras-wrat...r-7/35-541193/

3) Microsoft is giving away the digital versions of Halo Reach, Fable III, Kinect Sports, The Gunslinger, and Toy Soldiers for free to any non-Gold Xbox 360 user who purchases a 6-month Gold plan.
http://www.gamerzines.com/xbox/news-...scription.html

Jesus christ, Capcom.

Remind me not to buy anything from Capcom ever again.

I'm enjoying MLB: The Show's Diamond Dynasty mode a lot more than I thought I would.

cool a portable xbox

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So, I picked up a few old games from Game and a charity shop the other day for very cheap and I've a couple of questions.

Firstly, Jurrasic Park: Operation Genesis. Got it for the PS2, eager to play it for the first time in years and it wont work. It's a purple disc and I've found that they never work. It seems to be a common thing, judging by what Google brings back.
Any solutions?

I also got Theme Park World (Sim Theme Park in the US) for the PS2 and the disc doesn't work either. I held it up to the light and the disc looks semi-clear. If I hold it up to the light, I can see everything on the other side. Pirate copy? Worn out? Is that why it wont work?

I got Turok Evolution for Xbox and I'm curious how I reload and how I cycle through weapons. The manual says nothing about either.
I can cycle through the tomahawk, bow, techbow & pistol but, when using the "unlock all weapons" cheat, I can't seem to access all weapons so I wondered if there was a menu I could access to see the other weapons.

Finally, I got Rollercoaster Tycoon Deluxe 2 for PC. The games cool but any idea how to start a park from scratch? All I can do is "missions" like taking over an already built park and going for a target profit.
I've read you can start fresh using scenario editor or something. Any other way?
I don't fancy browsing through 300+ items in scenario editor to decide what types of ice cream shop to have,

Toruk Evolution is pretty much the worst shooter ever made.

I've read that on Gamefaqs. I've only played the first level or two but I wouldn't say it was the worst. Sure, it's no Timesplitters 3 or Perfect Dark but "worst" might be harsh. Or does it get really bad later on?

I do dislike the way you have to recollect each gun in each level though.

Still, it was £1.99 in a charity shop that raises money for the British Heart Foundation so it's not a big deal if it's not great.

There are waaaaaaay worse shooters out there than Turok: Evolution.

Yeah, that game was just mediocre. Bad shooters don't really even get mentioned anymore since there are so many big name shooters dominating the market. Even good-but-not-great shooters like Singularity and FEAR are not exactly uncommon.

It's really bad, on a technical and interface level.

We're talking about the PS2 Turok, not the current gen one.

Evo is horrid, no doubt, but there is still far worse out there.

A bunch of PS4 rumors were supposedly leaked with the big ones being a late 2013 release date, codename of "Orbis", and requires a constant internet connection.

The project is rumored to be codenamed "Orbis" which could end up as part of the final name similar to Vita ending up being added as a new name to the Playstation family. It could also hint at continued connectivity between the handheld and the system due to Orbis meaning "Circle of" and Vita meaning "Life" in Latin.

Rumored specs involve AMD providing both the CPU and GPU with GPU a "Southern Islands" brand and the CPU being an x64 processor.

According to unnamed sources, Sony already started to send out development kits during this month's GDC conference with the goal to have the games ready for next year.

Now for the potentially bad news, it appears Sony won't bother at all with backwards compatibility for PS3 games (software or hardware). Also rumored is the next Playstation could be leaning towards not allowing used games to be played similar to rumors of the next Xbox.

Another potentially bad piece of news appears to be the demands for a constant internet connection to use the system and used games could be restricted to a trial/demo-like mode or require an "Online Pass" payment just to play the game. The Pass would become a standardized feature and no longer up to publishers to implement.

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http://kotaku.com/5896996/the-next-p...re-the-details

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Daily Recap:
1) The idea of Kickstarter becoming a haven for funding games won't be a reality after recent gaming fundraisers reveal the public's interest in funding these projects is slowly drying up with the latest big project, Auditorium 2: Duet, barely reaching its fundraiser goal.
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/on-kic...arantees/4055/

2) According to 2K, Borderlands 2 will have playable demos available during next month's PAX East convention with Spec Ops: The Line, XCOM:Enenmy Unknown, and Civilization V: Gods and Kings confirmed to be shown as well.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...e-at-pax-east/

3) Atlus announces they are giving a permament discount for all of their digital PSP games currently avaliable on the PSN Store with price cuts ranging from a small $5 cut to larger $20 price cuts.
http://xbigygames.com/atlus-slashes-...-on-psn-store/

I hope this PS4 rumor is just as real as the Valvebox rumor!

I hope it's ten times as real!

:shifty:

Yeah... I don't know what Sony is smoking, but dear god.

I'm note concerned with what the rumour mill is smoking.

If those rumors are real, Sony just lost a bunch of potential customers.

Unless Microsoft plans something similar, anyway

Which other completely asinine rumours state they are.

Oh it's real, it's damn real.

I meant to edit my post because it's sounds stupid. Definitely should have worded it 'true' rather than 'real'.

I was mostly just playing with the X times 0 thing.

Anyone that has a Kinect and wants 40G, two props, glasses and a shirt for your Avatar. There is a new social app on the 360 called Voice Studio.

You just have to read out the on screen phrases aloud to help improve the voice recognition of Kinect. You get awards and achievements for doing it.

It takes longer to upload the data than it takes to talk through the phrases, though.

More bad news for THQ as the company announces more layoffs and the rumors of the MMO Warhammer game being cancelled ends up becoming true.

THQ officially confirms the Warhammer 40,000 MMO game called "Dark Millennium" has been cancelled with the main reasoning being THQ unable to find another company to help finance the game. The game was originally meant to play a huge role as a revenue stream for 2013 but now won't be possible and makes THQ's future look a lot bleaker now.

As a result THQ has laid off employees from several studios who were working on the game with 79 employees laid off from Vigil Games and another 39 from Relic Entertainment.

THQ will also downgrade the project from an MMO to just a regular game with the focus on the single player adventure instead of completely scrapping the project. The game will include an online multiplayer but without any of the features the MMO was originally planned to contain.

The news is the second time this year THQ had to lay off and cancel projects with 240 employees previously laid off in February. As well as the CEO of the company taking a 50% pay cut due to the terrible $55 million loss from the third quarter report.

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http://www.giantbomb.com/news/warham...nd-vigil/4060/

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Daily Recap:
1) PS3 exclusive Journey became the all-time fastest selling downloadable PSN game in the US.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...psn-game-ever/

2) Gearbox announces the Wii U version of Aliens: Colonial Marines will be the definitive version to buy with the tablet controller providing a lot more content and gameplay possible than the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions will have.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...much-to-offer/

3) The boss of Silicon Knights, Denis Dyack, believes used games will end up "dooming" the industry with his main reasoning being used games are the reason why game prices have risen and new games losing long term revenue.
http://kotaku.com/5897199/denis-dyac...ntire-industry

Losing.

Also, new games aren't losing revenue, long term or otherwise.

also, that's delicious, given the state of THQ, who has tried to combat used sales of late. I know they blame EVERYTHING on UDraw and casual games, but they would have had to have manufactured like a billion UDraws to get where they are.

Though it's moot to me. The only THQ series I cared about was SR, and it looks like Volition is douching things up too.

The uDraw fiasco could have actually been prevented had THQ not abruptly cut support from the existing uDraw user base on the Wii (1-2 million in size). If they had supplemented the launch with some more Wii uDraw games, they could have recovered some of the losses but instead had nothing for the holiday season.

The titles they did release sold like ass, and they had like 1.5 million units sitting unsold.

I'm not sure this is a better solution you're on.

How about just giving gamers what they want at a reasonable price without bullshit strings attached?

Wait, what the fuck have I been smoking? That never works.

Stop being entitled.

Tell that to THQ

Why? Only gamers are entitled! Corporations are SUPPOSED to make money! And even though Saints Row the Third was their best-selling, non-licensed title to date doesn't mean they didn't want/need/deserve more money on top of that!

And so what if my code wasn't recognised for like 15 minutes before finally going through, and there were connectivity issues because of that? Punishing the customer for the wrongs perpetuated by pirates and used consumers is totally fair and within their rights! I hope they lock out used games next generation, because I'm fifteen and don't have to worry about money for another three years, and probably even longer!

And if you don't like it, don't buy it!

...Oh.

Sega announces due to recent financial hardships by both them and Sammy (parent company), they are restructuring the entire company with layoffs and game project cancellations in progress.

The main issue is the company itself is bleeding out cash while Sammy is unable to offset the losses due to themselves also having financial problems.

The good news is the situation is not as severe as THQ's ongoing problems and the projects not cancelled are still on track for their release dates.

The Japanese branch of the company will not be affected with the changes only affecting both the US and European branches.

In terms of actual games, none of the bigger or AAA labeled titles will be affected but the company will cancel a lot of their smaller and "riskier" projects. It also means they will take less risks with newer IPs which is the opposite of what they were doing for most of this generation.

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http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...ining-process/

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Daily Recap:
1) A long lost Easter egg has been discovered in Goldeneye 007 for the N64 and it involves the game containing an actual emulator and 10 games for the ZX Spectrum system primarily sold in the UK. A fan-made patch will actually activate the games making them playable on a ROM version.
http://kotaku.com/5897828/long-lost-...d-in-goldeneye

2) Before Warner Bros rejected the idea after buying out Midway Games, there were plans by Midway to reboot their Rampage series as a Kinect title based on recently leaked concept images.
http://kotaku.com/5897533/looks-like...in-development

3) EA announces they will not be making a UEFA Euro 2012 game this year and instead will offer the tournament as a DLC pack for FIFA 12 on April 18 for the price of 1800 MS Points ($22.50).
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...n-for-fifa-12/

4) Microsoft is investigating recent claims of hackers being able to access credit card information stored on used Xbox 360 consoles who had their hard drives previously reformatted.
http://kotaku.com/5897876/microsoft-...edit-card-info

Bonus: Fan-made HD remake of Sonic 2 has been released as a free download on the PC.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/soni...-released-free

Rampage would be a fun Kinect game.

I wanted a Rampage Kinect game as soon as I saw that concept video showing a Rampage style game when Kinect was first revealed.

I love Rampage. Though I never touched the Wii game. I hope they decide to just go for it, even if it is just an XBLA game.

I'd rather they went back to the style of the PS1 games with Scummlabs being a science lab and not a drinks company or whatever they were on the Wii version.

I'd love another "Newscast" intro as well. Always found them funny, as a kid.

Ridge Racer Unbounded is great. Nice mix between Burnout, Split/Second and Ridge Racer. Just bring your own custom soundtrack, damn dubstep.

Also seems fucking hard so far... In a good way.

The first NES cartridge to be released in 18 years...
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There was an NES cartridge released a couple years ago...There's an SNES or Genesis one coming out soon.

Just so you guys know, there really is a Quest Button on google maps right now that plays that 'game'.

Laughed pretty hard when the Dragon Warrior Monsters music came on.

A bunch of rumors for all three upcoming next generation consoles with people thinking the Wii U has less power than the 3DS, the next Xbox to require a constant internet connection, and Sony in a race to be out before Microsoft.

Based on a potentially bogus claim of an upcoming financial report from Rockstar, the Wii U could be having a November 18 release date. Also rumored from another source is the Wii U somehow went backwards in overall power with the system being a lot weaker than the PS3, Xbox 360, and 3DS.

Sony is rumored to be rushing through the final stages of their next Playstation console with the company's goal to prevent Microsoft from having another head start.

Microsoft is currently rumored to have their next Xbox contain similar features the next Sony Playstation might have by requiring a constant internet connection in order to use the console. Also rumored are the use of Blu-Ray discs for games and 2 GPUs to help generate a 4-6 core processor system it would use.

Finally, developers are pushing very hard for both Microsoft and Sony to scrap their patch approval process which normally takes 2 weeks on average in order to allow "on the fly" patching for games. The upside is it will allow patches to arrive as fast as they do for PC games but the main downside is no guarantees the companies will not rush out patches that could cause even more problems.

http://www.egmnow.com/wp-content/upl...1/nextxbox.jpg
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...ore-microsoft/
http://kotaku.com/5898476/were-not-b...nch-date-rumor
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...e-fly-updates/
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...t-requirement/

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Daily Recap:
1) April's Club Nintendo game rewards are the Wiiware titles of "You, Me, and the Cubes" and "Excite Bike World Rally" to go along with Metal Torrent from DSiware.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/club...-rewards-april

2) UK ratailer GAME has been saved sort of as OpCapita's Baker Acquisitions Unlimited has purchased about 50% of the company for a rumored 1 Euro price but will also take on the 85 million Euros debt currently held by GAME.
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/game-f...-closure/4063/

3) Based on leaked assets found within the disc of Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City, developer Slant Six was working on a Star Wars Battlefront III game before it was cancelled.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/rumo...ttlefront-game

4) Bungie officially completes the handover of the Halo franchise to 343 Industries with the final stat tally showing over 235,000 in game years and over 20 billion multiplayer matches played since 2004.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...t-infographic/

Great job Bungie.

I don't believe any of those rumors for a second.

Considering how ridiculous they're getting, nobody should.

Porn company, Brazzers, to support the Fighting Game Community
Posted on April 02, 2012 by OG http://www.original-gamer.com/og/images/brazzers.png


Joe "LI Joe" Ciaramelli, a fighting game veteran, has been able to bring together the Fighting Game Community and the porn industry in an unprecedented way. In recent months, Joe had stated how he wanted to have Brazzers - a porn production company specializing in online HD video - as his sponsor. Today, in a special stream on his Twitch channel, Joe spoke with Rob Steele, Brazzer's Director of Special Events, and Steele announced that Brazzers will begin supporting the Fighting Game Community and will sponsor LI Joe at events.
While no specifics where given on when and where, it appears that Brazzers will have its own fighting game event as well as possible sponsorships of players. Hopefully we'll hear more in the future from Brazzers regarding their support of the Fighting Game Community as I'm sure many fans of fighting games and porn are incredibly excited for the future.

Fucking wow.

BREAKING NEWS FROM KOTAKU

THE XBOX NOW HAS THE CODENAME OF 'SONY IS A GIGANTIC FAGGOT'. IT WILL HAVE HALF THE POWER OF THE ATARI 2600 CONSOLE AND BE USING A STICK IN MUD AS A CONTROLLER

YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST FOLKS

Only believable rumor from the post above is Sony rushing to be out before the next Xbox. They saw first hand what a good head start can do for you

I might enter a tournament, if it means meeting Brazzers girls.

So you can lose on two fronts?

I kid, I kid.

In a meeting with the Better Business Bureau, Capcom states they see no difference between content which is locked on purpose on the disc and providing the same content in a traditional DLC way.

They feel it actually benefits the consumer more if the content or at least the majority of the content is already on the disc to make future DLC downloads a lot quicker and save space on their hard drives.

Their official statement to the Better Business Bureau:

They made no mentions in regards to their pricing policies which also was a major complaint against Capcom for SFxT and other games released by them in recent years.

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http://www.screwattack.com/news/capc...it-normal-way-

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Daily Recap:
1) Microsoft unveils chrome red, chrome blue, and chrome white will be the next set of colors for Xbox 360 controllers expected to arrive in mid-May and at the price of $55 each.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...e-controllers/

2) A sequel to Castlevania: Lord of Shadows could be revealed soon based on a teaser tweet made by the producer of the first game.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...ing-of-sequel/

3) Rumors of Sony shutting down Zipper Interactive, SOCOM series and MAG, end up being true as Unit 13 for the PS Vita ends up being the last game made by Zipper Interactive.
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/zipper...-by-sony/4062/

People don't really think there will be some overt regulation on DLC pricing? Jesus.

Between this and the Mass Effect 3 bullshit, gamers been showing their ass lately.

If it's on-disc and you're calling it DLC, you're lying.

Sure.

Disc Locked Content

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what is this I don't even

Harmmonix announces Rock Band Blitz for the PSN and XBLA. Essentially, it's the return of Amplitude/Frequency. Comes with 25 songs, and is compatible with the library of Rock Band songs. I am incredibly psyched for this.

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Also, classy name :shifty:

Yeah, instant buy for me.

SOCOM holds a special place in my gaming heart. Probably the first game most of us played for our first online console experience.

It went downhill after combined assault. And hasn't gotten any better since. Smart decision to end it.

Did they end it?

Zipper got closed down, yes. SOCOM 4 was the last game made. Slant 6 made SOCOM Confrontation, the infamous online only game. And even that wasn't great.

Dunno if the rights are up for sale.

Wouldn't think they are. If Sony has the ability to close the studio it's safe to assume they also own the rights to the studio's games. Which basically means give it a year or two and there'll be a new SOCOM by a new developer

Might be the third time the series has been rebooted but Double Dragon once again will be having a reboot made to the series.

WayForward studios announces they are working on a reboot of Double Dragon and it will be a downloadable title for Xbox Live Arcade and PSN. Majecso will be the publisher and is currently helping with the funding of the project.

The game will be called "Double Dragon Neon" and currently has a Summer 2012 release date. Based on screens shown off so far, the visuals create a 1980s Vice City feel to the game.

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http://www.giantbomb.com/news/double...ed-again/4071/

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Daily Recap:
1) EA has won the award for worst company in the US for 2012 after beating out Bank of America in the finals from the fan voting tournament.
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/everyb...parently/4070/

2) Based on a recent survey, Sony is very likely to be debuting their own "Smash Bros" game soon and it would be called Playstation All-Star Battle Royale.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...g-game-coming/

3) Nintendo is currently rumored to be making their own "Forza/Gran Turismo" game as a potential new series with Lucid Games as the developer (ex-Bizarre staff who also worked on the Project Gotham Racing series). The game is rumroed to be titled as "Concept Grand Prix" and have its debut during this year's E3 convention.
http://www.dualpixels.com/profiles/b...ource=activity

I could go for a new Double Dragon if it's good.

Isn't the Playstation all-Star rumour one we've seen before, by roughly the same name?

The rumor occurred before but I think this is the first time the potential name was hinted at. I think it might have been the same source as well (Playstation blog).

Waiting for Rock Band Ossman.

Ah. coulda sworn I saw that name bandied aboot before.

That DD screen shot looks like wii shovelware garbage.

I'd bet money that Streets of Rage or any of the Konami beat-em-ups will be a far better purchase than this.

I'm not sure how they can have a Smash Bros style game. I had a PS1 & 2 and I'm struggling to think of more than a couple Sony characters. Most of the characters are "normal" characters like Nathan Drake and very few are "whimsical" like Sackboy or that kid from Ape Escape.

So, unless the PS3 has had an explosion of colourful characters that I've never heard of, I'm not sure it'll be able to compete with SB in terms of roster quality and other "fan services".

I'm willing to bet that Sony will try and pass the game off like it's a whole new idea that's never ever been done before. They do that with pretty much everything.

Yeah, not to mention sony's characters aren't anywhere near as iconic and endearing as Nintendo's.

I guess they could have Sir Fortesque from Medieval. If Crash was still exclusive and as big as he used to be, he could have been in it.

They don't really have anything else, though. I can't think of any "landmark" stages they could use or any peices of Music that would be good to hear, like the Crash Bandicoot theme or the Ape Escape theme.

Unless they use characters from third party exclusives from all three Playstations, roster is gonna suck.

Waiting for FreeCreditReport.com Rock Band

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First game im working on :P

I'm betting it has a more "adult" tone.

I remember a rumour on Kotaku saying Sweet Tooth from Twisted Metal would be in. So, that should tell us what vibe they're going for.

The appeal of SB was seeing these colourful characters from your childhood all togethor in what would eventually become a sort of "celebration" of Nintendo with nostalgic characters, stages and music.
Sony can go with an adult tone if they want but it wont be able to replicate what Nintendo could do with SB because they don't have the childhood history that Nintendo or a similar company like Disney or SEGA would have. Plus, as we've already said, they don't exactly have a huge list of memorable characters.
The ones I remember and like are the colourful ones. Crash, Spyro, Fortesque, Sackboy and Ape Escape kid. I don't know any others and Crash and Spyro aren't exclusive anymore and Crash is pretty washed up.

I guess Jak and Daxter could be put into the roster.

Just noticed I misread your post. I thought you said they ARE going for an adult tone. Now I see you're saying you think they might.
My previous post might not be as relevant then.

Indeed.

I mean, would it really shock you to see Sony miss the point? :p

During the MIT Business in Gaming conference, the CEO from Take Two, Strauss Zelnick, doesn't believe THQ will last beyond this year with his projection being around 6 months.

He compared THQ's current financial strategy to the one current used by Take Two as a way to explain why THQ was "floundering" while Take Two was more successful this year.

His main argument was in regards to THQ's poor handling with licensed properties stating they had too much money and resources tied into these properties.

If the games improved, the fees would rise during the next time contracts had to be renewed. If those same games bombed in sales, THQ wouldn't be able to recover development costs for those games. Both would lead to less revenue margins in the long run.

Since Take Two barely has any licensed properties, they have less money being spent on non-gaming stuff which in return frees up the money for development of other games.

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.c...ockdrop530.jpg
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/04/05/th...o-ceo-zelnick/

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Daily Recap:
1) The new CEO of Sony proclaims changes and a new strategy for Sony will be occurring very soon after next year's annual fiscal report is made public. The report is predicted to show a $2.7 billion loss for the year and the fourth mega-loss year in a row.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/05/s...-new-strategy/

2) One of the original co-creators for the Sonic franchise, Hirokazu Yasuhara, was recently hired as an employee by Nintendo for one of its American-based studios which deals primarily with handheld and downloadable games.
http://kotaku.com/5899233/sonics-co+...joins-nintendo

3) Ubisoft says fan suggestions for an Assassin's Creed game in Japan, Egypt, or during World War II are "very boring" but did hint India could be a future setting for the series.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...sassins-creed/

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I think that's supposed to be Abobo at the end.

Terrible.

Word. We've got ocremix reject cover music going on, ps1 era graphics, terrible-looking gameplay, zero polish and a cheesy gta vice city cash grab feel.

I think that they'll misread the poor sales of this.

Rather than think "This remake must have sucked". They'll maybe think "No one wants Double Dragon anymore.".

Lando: You gotta a lot of nerve calling this a Star Wars Video game!

Lucas: Umad?

Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow....

I just want to see Chewie crunking.

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Double Dragon looks like something from those art institute commercials.