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Purgatory 06-05-2012 07:46 PM

We'd have to see how it fares when it's released. Being that I love FPS's, I may have to try it.

Kane Knight 06-06-2012 02:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Purgatory (Post 3881726)
:rofl: E-Sport??! "C'mon kids!! Why go outside and play real sports, when you can play SHOOOOOTMAAAANIAAAAAAAAA...From the comfort of your own couch." Big booming voice, fanfare, the works. I see this already.

:nono:

E-Sport is a ridiculous concept, but not a new one.

SlickyTrickyDamon 06-06-2012 03:17 AM

I'm all for people playing video game tournaments for money, but don't call it a sport. I also don't want to watch it.

alvarado52 06-06-2012 03:13 PM

It's as much a sport as Nascar

Drakul 06-06-2012 03:33 PM

I've said that about F1. There is no real athletic ability needed in motorsports. It's not like you need good strength or the ability to run 100 metres.The guy in the fastest machine will win.
All you need in motor sports is good reactions and maybe the ability to plan ahead which is what you need in any competitive game.

I wouldn't call either a sport.

What is the definition of a sport, anyway? Any definition I've heard has also applied to something that isn't considered a sport.

Kalyx triaD 06-06-2012 04:00 PM

Some degree of physical stamina is required for motor sports.

I see it as anything that involves competition based on whatever factors that lend themselves to a non or least random game between humans. Chess can be a sport, certain games can be a sport, ultimate frisbee is a sport, golf, etc. All the field stuff is obvious but also instantly accepted because of the primarily physical factor.

People should be careful not to be so protective of the word, since the same human progression that changes definitions of marriage and other cultural things can also bleed into stuff like 'what is a sport'. Eventually it won't matter and people won't have a problem with Starcraft competitions being a sport.

Get over that.

Drakul 06-06-2012 04:05 PM

It's like art. A few centuries ago, art was a sculpture of a man or a painting of a countryside or some kind of scene. Now, art is an unmade bed, a single line on a peice of paper or a light going off and on.

People argue certain things are art and others argue that they aren't.

I don't know where I'm going with this.

Kane Knight 06-06-2012 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drakul (Post 3882668)
It's like art. A few centuries ago, art was a sculpture of a man or a painting of a countryside or some kind of scene. Now, art is an unmade bed, a single line on a peice of paper or a light going off and on.

People argue certain things are art and others argue that they aren't.

I don't know where I'm going with this.

Of course, since that was never really true, I'm not sure where you were going either.

Kane Knight 06-06-2012 04:08 PM

In times before electricity, when sheep ruled the world and waffles were considered health food, peeing was a sport. So don't get too attached to the word sport, because one day....

Kane Knight 06-06-2012 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alvarado52 (Post 3882568)
It's as much a sport as Nascar

And Nascar is retarded. It's more retarded than the offspring of Droford and Lara Emily.

DaveBrawl 06-06-2012 06:10 PM

Sport or not it at least used to be entertaining but it's not even really that anymore.

Emperor Smeat 06-06-2012 06:41 PM

While it was teased weeks earlier Miyamoto was both working on a new IP series and it could possibly debut at E3, both ended up being delayed due to the announcement of Miyamoto's current schedule leaves him no real time to work on the project for at least the near future.

Currently Nintendo has him helping out their other development teams finish up their own projects for both the Wii U and 3DS.

Quote:

"I'm working with a number of small teams on a lot of different ideas, but the problem is because of all these different roles that I have to fulfill, it takes me a long time to write the design document (...) maybe this time next year I'll have something ready to show you that perhaps will illustrate that idea."
The original plans were for the new IP title to be worked on around the same time as Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon and Pikmin 3 before changes were recently made.

The only announcement Miyamoto was able to confirm was he is currently working on storyboard designs for the new game using Flipnote Studio software during his spare free time in between work.

http://www.screwattack.com/sites/def...der_876151.png
http://www.screwattack.com/news/miya...still-long-way
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Daily Recap:
1) EA currently has no plans in reviving the MVP series once Take Two's exclusive contract with MLB expires later this year.
http://www.destructoid.com/ea-sports...e-228971.phtml

2) Nintendo announces the Kirby 20th Anniversary set is titled "Kirby Dream Collection" and will be released in September.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/kirb...s-release-date

3) Depending on your perspective, a new website called "black-aperture.com" recently appeared online and could possibly be teasing an announcement soon for Half-Life 3, Portal 3, or another trolling attempt by Valve or Valve fanboys.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/more...r-fan-trolling

Verbose Minch 06-06-2012 07:52 PM

Miyamoto is a god.

Kane Knight 06-06-2012 10:09 PM

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Just getting it out of the way.

Emperor Smeat 06-07-2012 06:55 PM

While the recently released Ninja Gaiden 3 for the PS3 and Xbox 360 was generally met with bad reviews and complaints from both reviewers and consumers, Tecmo revealed at E3 Nintendo is working with the company to improve the game for its upcoming port on the Wii U.

Nintendo confirmed they are publishing the game and are lending some support to help fix and tweak certain parts of the game. Tecmo also confirmed the complaints leveled against the game on the other platforms was the basis for improvements for the Wii U version.

The game's AI, the return of dismembering enemies, and a reworked leveling system were a few of the changes currently revealed.

Quote:

* Unique Wii U controls – During single-player mode, players can enjoy faster and more fluid action by using the touch screen of the Wii U GamePad controller to select weapons, execute Ninpo, see in-game information and much more.
* New Weapons and Ninpo Types – Exclusive to the Wii U version, the game includes six weapon types and three Ninpo types, allowing for greater game-play variation and deeper strategy.
* Character/Weapon Progression System – Using the Karma points earned during game play, a player can upgrade his weapons and Ninpo and increase the character HP level.
* Faster, More Intense Battles – Improved enemy AI, the return of dismemberment, as well as new enemy types and battle areas have been added for greater variety in battles and increased replay value.
The Wii U version is on track for a Fall 2012 release.

http://s.pro-gmedia.com/videogamer/m...dge_6_605x.jpg
http://www.videogamer.com/wiiu/ninja...emberment.html
E3 trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FW9lf_Q08g
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Daily Recap:
1) After years of rumors of E3 moving out of Los Angeles, it might become a reality next year as the ESA is looking for a new city to host the 2013 expo with Chicago, New York City, and San Francisco as the top choices.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/e3-m...area-next-year

2) Sony announces once again The Last Guardian for the PS3 is not cancelled with technical issues involving the PS3 as the new official reason for the delay and lack of news on the project.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/last...not-canned-yet

3) Overkill Entertainment are rumored to be currently working on a new Left 4 Dead game for Valve with the game possibly being a prequel to the first game in the series.
http://kotaku.com/5916492/left-4-dea...in-development

ClockShot 06-07-2012 07:22 PM

They can tweak Ninja Gaiden 3, still ain't gonna be as great as the first on Xbox.

And yes please, bring E3 to New York. I'll gladly sign the petition for that.

El Fangel 06-07-2012 11:21 PM

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



Holy fuck.

Kane Knight 06-07-2012 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball (Post 3883624)
2) Sony announces once again The Last Guardian for the PS3 is not cancelled with technical issues involving the PS3 as the new official reason for the delay and lack of news on the project.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/last...not-canned-yet


Could this be the beginning of a new DNF?

Fignuts 06-08-2012 12:06 AM

Dunno, I think the current Vaporware champ is still half-life 2 episode 3.

OssMan 06-08-2012 12:24 AM

that and Final Fantasy Versus XIII

Kane Knight 06-08-2012 12:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fignuts (Post 3883860)
Dunno, I think the current Vaporware champ is still half-life 2 episode 3.

That's less vaporware and more an epic trolljob.

ClockShot 06-08-2012 03:55 PM

38 Studios officially filed for bankruptcy yesterday in Delaware.

State and federal money guys are combing the finances. Rhode Island is worried they ain't gonna see all of their $75 million bucks again.

Kane Knight 06-08-2012 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ClockShot (Post 3884459)
38 Studios officially filed for bankruptcy yesterday in Delaware.

State and federal money guys are combing the finances. Rhode Island is worried they ain't gonna see all of their $75 million bucks again.

They were apparently already under investigation.

ClockShot 06-08-2012 04:54 PM

That I know, but what surprised me was how long they took to file. I guess they couldn't afford the plane or train ticket to Delaware.

Emperor Smeat 06-08-2012 06:53 PM

While Sony showed off their own "Smash Bros"-like game at E3, Microsoft states they have no interest in making one nor would they even consider making one any time soon.

Phil Spencer, boss of Microsoft's game studios, made the official announcement during an interview with Kotaku.

Quote:

Was this a confirmation that it was in development? No. The opposite. "You do not want that game," Spencer said. "Have you played the [PlayStation] All-Stars?"
He stated Microsoft's priority with their studios is not to make games that would compete against each other or to rush developing games to fill in multiple genres for the sake of diversity if it comes at the cost of potential sales revenue.

Quote:

"I'm not going to take a shot at Sony first-party [game development]," Spencer said, "I think they do some great games. We're going to try to build games that actually create new opportunity on our platform. I don't really need to go and fill genres with the teams that we have. I don't compete with games that are already on my platform. Sure, all games on some level compete for a dollar bill, but for us it's really going to be to try to innovate. I haven't played the game, so I'm not saying it's not innovative, but..."
http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17p5...g/original.jpg
http://kotaku.com/5916929/microsoft-...ash-bros-clone
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Daily Recap:
1) Update to yesterday's Left 4 Dead prequel as Valve denies the game is in development nor is Overkill Entertainment working on such project.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/upda...4-dead-prequel

2) Microsoft confirms the first person combat game from Crytek shown last year called "Ryse" is still in development but couldn't give any more details in regards to the project.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...nt-for-kinect/

3) After some backlash about no new Zelda game at this year's E3, in an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Miyamoto announces a new Zelda game for the Wii U is currently in the planning and research stage at the moment.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/miya...d-casual-games

Kalyx triaD 06-08-2012 07:16 PM

Also Microsoft does not have enough of their own character to fill a roster.

Funky Fly 06-09-2012 03:51 PM

Blinx, Master Chief, maybe the Gears of War crew and like Kaim from Lost Odyssey...

Yeah, MS isn't really good at creating memorable mascots.

Kane Knight 06-09-2012 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kalyx triaD (Post 3884612)
Also Microsoft does not have enough of their own character to fill a roster.

Which is exactly what people were saying about Sony.

Kalyx triaD 06-09-2012 04:05 PM

And they were right. Allstar has a shit roster.

#BROKEN Hasney 06-09-2012 04:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Funky Fly (Post 3885554)
Blinx, Master Chief, maybe the Gears of War crew and like Kaim from Lost Odyssey...

Yeah, MS isn't really good at creating memorable mascots.

The 4 characters from Brute Force.

Hell, at least you can throw Banjo, Conker in and maybe some sort of piñata farmer in ala the Pokemon Trainer in Smash.

Razzamajazz 06-09-2012 04:13 PM

First time i try to log into psn in months and its down. fantastic

Emperor Smeat 06-09-2012 04:19 PM

Microsoft did make a few fighters on the original Xbox so they can use those if they wanted to beef up such a roster but everyone would want KI characters and Rare doesn't want that to happen any time soon. More of a technical reason for Rare since almost nobody is still with the company who worked on the KI series.

They'd still have the same problem Sony is having and its due to not having enough memorable characters. Sony couldn't even get to 7 characters revealed before teasing a 3rd party one appearing (Big Daddy).

Kane Knight 06-09-2012 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kalyx triaD (Post 3885576)
And they were right. Allstar has a shit roster.

You shut your whore mouth. Parappa > you.

Emperor Smeat 06-11-2012 06:57 PM

A couple of Wii U stuff with another potential rumor pointing to a $300-$350 price range and an interview from Kotaku with Reggie Fils-Aime.

While the price range has been rumored between $300 to $450, recent rumors are leaning towards $300 to $350 as the actual range. If a recent leak by Best Buy is true, the final price might be $300 which still confirms earlier rumors of Japan about the console costing less than $350 in the US.


In an interview with Kotaku, Reggie Fils-Aime revealed a few smaller details involving the Wii U:
* An achievement system has been designed but won't be a mandatory feature like the Xbox 360 and will be left to developers if they want to have them in their games.
* The ability to play Wii U games off of the tablet while the tv is used for non-gaming will be an optional feature for developers.
* Nintendo redid the entire Friends Code system to make it a lot simpler and to also allow account names to be possible
* A transfer system has been designed to allow Wii-to-Wii U games, saves, and DLC be moveable.
* Nintendo is leaning on only including a small hard drive but like the PS3 will allow users to use any hard drive they want for the Wii U.
* Smash Bros for the 3DS and Wii U was teased as the first big game that will show off connectivity between the 2 devices from Nintendo.
* The decision against multi-touch for the tablet was due to buttons being on the tablet which made it redundant to have multi-touch controls.
* Nintendo has no problems with the idea of used games nor has any desire to go after used game owners like other companies.
http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17pg...g/original.jpg
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-wii-u-at-300/
http://kotaku.com/5917363/better-fri...ii-u-questions
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Daily Recap:
1) Crytek announces their plans after Crysis 3 is to make all future games follow the free-to-play model starting with the North American release of Warface later this year.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/cryt...after-crysis-3

2) Eternal Darkness 2 is rumored to have been cancelled after Nintendo dropped all support for Silicon Knights due to the studio needing an initial $10 million package to stay afloat to work on the project with more payments possible if issues occur during development.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/rumo...d-it-announced

3) The new boss for THQ hints the next Saints Row game could be tossing out the goofyness from the first three games in favor of something a bit more serious.
http://www.destructoid.com/new-thq-p...w-229326.phtml

Kane Knight 06-12-2012 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball (Post 3888721)
3) The new boss for THQ hints the next Saints Row game could be tossing out the goofyness from the first three games in favor of something a bit more serious.
http://www.destructoid.com/new-thq-p...w-229326.phtml

Hey guys, let's miss the point of the game series entirely and make it something it isn't. What could possibly go wrong?

Emperor Smeat 06-12-2012 06:34 PM

New details regarding the upcoming Splinter Cell: Blacklist were revealed recently to go along with the potential of a Wii U version possible if a retailer listing is true.

Unlike Conviction which took place mostly in Virginia and Washington DC, the storyline for Blacklist will take place in multiple regions and cities around the world similar to older Splinter Cell games.

Some details in regards to Sam Fisher's role in the new game were also revealed and are a bit of a spoiler.
SPOILER: show
He's the boss of Fourth Echelon after Third Echelon is dissolved and everyone who works for him follows his orders. He can call in airstrikes, drones, and other stuff to be used in missions without having to wait for approval.


Stealth and gameplay is a bit more fluid due to Sam Fisher being a bit leaner and faster in this game than in previous games.

A new feature was revealed called "Killing in Motion" and sounds a bit similar to what Ubisoft is trying to achieve with Assassin's Creed 3.
Quote:

Ubisoft's Toronto dev studio takes over where the Montreal team left off and they're calling the new philosophy governing Blacklist's gameplay "Killing in Motion." It means that Sam can vault from a stealth position, stab an unsuspecting enemy in the neck and pull off two Mark & Execute kills while running to a wall that he'll effortlessly climb in seconds. The old days of watching a light meter and trying not to cough too loudly appear to be gone.
The game will also borrow a bit in style from Deus Ex Human Revolution and past Splinter Cell games by giving the player the option of which style they'd want to use for any mission between pure stealth, pure action, and a mix of both.

Returning from Conviction is the "Last Known Position" feature and interrogations which this time will offer more branching options. The ability to upgrade weapons were also revealed to be new features for the game.

While Ubisoft only announced the game will be released on the PC, Xbox 360, and PS3, a Wii U version might be revealed in the future if a recent leaked inventory list from Best Buy is true.

http://www.egmnow.com/wp-content/upl...-blacklist.jpg
http://kotaku.com/5917737/splinter-c...ier-sam-fisher
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...ist-for-wii-u/
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Daily Recap:
1) Update to the Eternal Drakess 2 news as the boss of Silicon Knights denies rumors of Eternal Darkness 2 being cancelled nor Nintendo dropped their current support of the studio.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/sili...ebunked-rumors

2) Slant Six, developers of Resident Evil Racoon City, confirm layoffs have occured at the studio with roughly 25% of the entire workforce laid off.
http://www.destructoid.com/slant-six...s-229386.phtml

3) Shigeru Miyamoto squashes any rumors of Retro Studio's project for the Wii U being a Zelda game saying they are "too busy" to even work on such a project but stated he'd have no problem if the studio were to be picked to work on a Zelda game in the future.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/...-work-on-zelda

Kalyx triaD 06-12-2012 06:38 PM

A lot of the Blacklist details, including the spoiler tag stuff, was well spoken about at E3. No news here, though they really elaborate on the return of Spies vs Mercs.

Of course there will be a Zelda WiiU, a main Zelda game has appeared on every Nintendo console (sometimes twice). I don't even consider it speculation.

After Too Human, I expect nothing from SK. Eternal Darkness was a special game that I don't think can be properly followed up in this day and age.

ClockShot 06-12-2012 07:14 PM

I know Mike Ironside ain't the voice of Sam Fisher anymore. Which is a bit sad, loved his work for the game and in film/tv. But I'll still grab this, even if some nobody named Eric Johnson is the new voice.

Fignuts 06-12-2012 09:47 PM

Conviction is one of my favorite games this generation, so I'll definitely be picking up Blacklist.

One thing they need to do, is take a note from the recent Batman games, and make the enemies get scared as you eliminate more people in the area.

It's kind of silly when an enemy is throwing out profanity laden insults and being all cocky, when the bodies of a dozen of his friends are all around him.

Kalyx triaD 06-12-2012 09:48 PM

Perhaps they have a Koopa Troopa's moxie.

#BROKEN Hasney 06-13-2012 01:20 PM

Enemies are going to try and rape Lara in the new Tomb Raider.

Day 1 purchase right here.

Boomer 06-13-2012 01:44 PM

Indie Game: The Movie is really good.

Kane Knight 06-13-2012 03:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hasney (Post 3891116)
Enemies are going to try and rape Lara in the new Tomb Raider.

Day 1 purchase right here.

Well, rape always adds class.

Emperor Smeat 06-13-2012 06:46 PM

Shigeru Miyamoto teases that he might consider one day to make a first person shooter for the Wii U but not in a traditional sense where guns are the only focus of the game.

Instead he wants to take the first person perspective to enhance other aspects of a shooter to add in a stronger role for exploration and other often ignored aspects of things in the shooter genre.

In theory, he would want the Wii U tablet to contain all the main data and HUD to leave the tv screen free from items so it would only focus on the virtual world created.

Quote:

"I actually do kind of want to make a first-person shooter," he told me in Los Angeles last week, "but I don't have time."

"Rather than necessarily the question of 'What kind of weapon do I have?' in a first person shooter or 'What kind of effect does that have on an enemy?', I think that the structure of a first-person shooter is something that's very interesting," he said through a translator. "Having that 3D space that in theory you are in and being able to look around and explore that—particularly being able to do that in conjunction with another person—is very interesting."
A few of the ideas he was considering were also explaining within the interview with Kotaku with the primary focus involving how the Wii U tablet can create a unique experience for each person playing.

http://www.screwattack.com/sites/def...er_1638091.jpg
http://kotaku.com/5918095/the-creato...person-shooter
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Daily Recap:
1) Final update to THQ loss of the UFC license as the company will have to pay a $1.1 million severance fee to go along with the $1.3 million lost from the cancelled UFC 3 Undisputed project and $0.5 million from assets owned from the UFC series.
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/thq-ou...ufc-deal/4207/

2) IBM and Activision joins the growing list of companies who appose the potential ban on the sale of Xbox 360s in America after Motorola with Google won their recent patent case against Microsoft.
http://www.fosspatents.com/2012/06/i...rd-latest.html

3) Nintendo announces the Japanese version of Kirby's 20th anniversary set will include 6 games, a special calendar for the series, an art book, and a soundtrack. The games listed could also be a teaser of what the potential US and European versions of the set will include.
Quote:

Kirby's Dream Land (Gameboy) Kirby's Adventure (Famicom/NES) Kirby's Dream Land 2 (Gameboy) Kirby Super Star (Super Famicom/SNES) Kirby's Dream Land 3 (Super Famicom/SNES) Kirby 64 (Nintendo 64)
http://www.screwattack.com/news/kirb...ames-announced

Kalyx triaD 06-13-2012 07:28 PM

Did you see the douchbag headline Kotaku gave that story? Ugh.

loopydate 06-14-2012 05:36 PM

This guy has been playing the same game of Civilization II for a decade. His account of life in the virtual 40th century is really interesting.

Fignuts 06-14-2012 05:50 PM

Buying that Kirby set. Hot damn.

Sepholio 06-14-2012 06:14 PM

Wow, that makes me want to play civ2 again :o

Emperor Smeat 06-14-2012 06:38 PM

Crystal Dynamics denying and back tracking a bit on claims of the upcoming reboot of Tomb Raider having any rape scenes nor conveys it being possible.

The statement was issued after the negative backlash from the E3 trailer and details from the project's producer suggesting the incident occurs in the game.

Quote:

Crystal Dynamics studio head Darrell Gallagher has issued a statement categorically denying the existence of an attempted rape scene in the upcoming Tomb Raider reboot, despite a colleague saying there was during E3.

“We were not clear in a recent E3 press interview and things have been misunderstood. Sexual assault of any kind is categorically not a theme that we cover in this game,” he said in a statement. Square-Enix and Crystal Dynamics were the center of a media storm yesterday after the game’s producer, Ron Rosenberg, mentioned that the reboot featured an attempted rape scene.
The official stance is the producer for the game misspoke about the potential scene in question from the trailer which made it be implied the scene occurs but not on camera during the interview with Kotaku.

Quote:

Gallagher insists that Rosenberg misspoke while discussing a scene from the game. ”One of the character-defining moments for Lara in the game, which has been incorrectly referred to as an ‘attempted rape scene,’ is the content we showed at this year’s E3 where Lara is forced to kill another human being for the first time. In this particular section, while there is a threatening undertone in the sequence and surrounding drama, it never goes any further than the scenes that we have already shown publicly.”

A transcript of the original discussion has been posted by Kotaku:

Rosenberg: ”And then what happens is her best friend gets kidnapped, she gets taken prisoner by scavengers on the island. They try to rape her, and-”

Kotaku journalist: ”They try to rape her?”

Rosenberg: ”She’s literally turned into a cornered animal. And that’s a huge step in her evolution – she’s either forced to fight back or die and that’s what we’re showing today.”
http://www.screwattack.com/sites/def...er_1650926.jpg
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...n-tomb-raider/
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Daily Recap:
1) THQ currently in legal trouble over the claims the company intentionally mislead investors regarding the sales of the uDraw tablet in order to keep investors from bailing out if they knew the real details of the situation.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-udraw-tablet/

2) Naughty Dog announces a TBA 2013 release date for The Last of Us on the PS3 with the possibility of arriving after God of War IV which releases in March 2013.
http://www.giantbomb.com/news/the-la...til-2013/4213/

3) Sony currently rumored to be considering making a Gran Turismo game for the PS Vita based on a recent survey sent by the company.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...ystation-vita/

Kalyx triaD 06-14-2012 06:54 PM

Lord forbid a bad man tries to rape a girl and gets killed trying. It's only seen in a million fucking movies.

LoDownM 06-14-2012 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by loopydate (Post 3892472)
This guy has been playing the same game of Civilization II for a decade. His account of life in the virtual 40th century is really interesting.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seph (Post 3892493)
Wow, that makes me want to play civ2 again :o

Glad the new Civ5 expansion comes out next week. Wanna play now.

alvarado52 06-14-2012 10:56 PM

uhh....wut?

Quote:

The studio that once ruled the game store sales charts with Guitar Hero and Tony Hawk have confirmed they are taking on another top selling franchise.

Neversoft turned their official web page into a giant hub for prospective employees as they look for programmers, developers and other creative and technical talent to help them build the newest Call of Duty title.

It's the latest detail since the studio announced last year that they were looking for employees to work on a new unnamed FPS that they only described as an "action shooter."

The announcement appeared on the NeoGAF forum where the news seemed to be less than encouraging from most of the responders. So brace yourself for the endless stream of "Modern Boardfare" jokes to come in the next few weeks.
http://www.gametrailers.com/side-mis...w-fps-project/

Kalyx triaD 06-14-2012 11:13 PM

Hmm...

LoDownM 06-14-2012 11:29 PM

I hope this means no more IW CoD games.

Kalyx triaD 06-14-2012 11:35 PM

That looks like the case. IW is basically dead, surprised they got to do MW3.

alvarado52 06-14-2012 11:39 PM

Pretty sure IW will be done. Gotta say, its a ballsy move giving your top franchise to a developer who (as far as i know) has never even sniffed a FPS.

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.c...softad6910.jpg

dont know if thats a legit poster from Neversoft, but if so it could say something about the franchise's direction.

Kalyx triaD 06-14-2012 11:42 PM

Well they have some range. They did Guitar Hero 3 and World Tour well enough, and they never did a game like beforehand. They also did one of the better Spider-Man games way back. I like them.

Don't like their bosses.

alvarado52 06-14-2012 11:48 PM

i think maybe Activision is realizing the franchise may be getting stale and need some new ideas injected. Im okay with Call of Duty switching developers...they sorta planned that anyway with Sledgehammer.

Kalyx triaD 06-14-2012 11:51 PM

They don't care if something goes stale, they just didn't a have a decent team to share Treyarch's... duty. I don't know if this will mean fresh ideas, but Neversoft won't get a series and not put their stamp on it.

LoDownM 06-14-2012 11:52 PM

Activision needs to just give the franchise to Treyarch and change it to a every 2 years release and just support the hell out of the game for 2 years kinda like Bungie did with Halo games.

IMO anyway.

Kalyx triaD 06-14-2012 11:52 PM

In a better world.

LoDownM 06-14-2012 11:54 PM

I've said it before, I would've been perfectly fine still playing Black Ops till Nov 13th.

alvarado52 06-14-2012 11:55 PM

Or just go with a straight up online shooter, then rape our wallets with 'premium' dlc.

Tom Guycott 06-15-2012 12:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kalyx triaD (Post 3892515)
Lord forbid a bad man tries to rape a girl and gets killed trying. It's only seen in a million fucking movies.

We're talking about an industry where a developer got in trouble for game content you had to mod your system to access, and the taboo name of "Taliban" had to be rechristened "OpFor", lest it piss off the uptight masses... so it really should come as no surprise.

Kane Knight 06-15-2012 01:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kalyx triaD (Post 3892858)
Well they have some range. They did Guitar Hero 3 and World Tour well enough, and they never did a game like beforehand. They also did one of the better Spider-Man games way back. I like them.

Don't like their bosses.

NSoft also did Rocks the 80s, didn't they? Looks like it still took 'em a while to get things right.

Kalyx triaD 06-15-2012 01:17 AM

Actually the 80s game was Harmonix's last game. A quickie for them.

Emperor Smeat 06-15-2012 02:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kalyx triaD (Post 3892845)
That looks like the case. IW is basically dead, surprised they got to do MW3.

They were working on the early stage of the game when the whole mess involving the former bosses and Activision started involving bonuses and other money with MW 2 sales. I think the mass exodus occurred weeks or months later.

Only reason MW 3 was finished on time was Activision committing 3 studios to work on the game (IW, Treyarch, and Sledge).

Wouldn't be surprised if IW later merges/absorbs with Sledgehammer Games to give them more experienced workers with the series.

Kalyx triaD 06-15-2012 04:23 PM

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Kane Knight 06-15-2012 06:22 PM

A Beenox Spidey game with free-roam?

Emperor Smeat 06-15-2012 06:32 PM

A couple of Dead Space related news as Dead Space 3 drops competitive multiplayer, the series needs at least 5 million more sales to be guaranteed future games, and the series will be moving away from its horror-based roots to "broaden" its sales ability.

According to news from Game Informer, Dead Space 3 will drop competitive multiplayer modes from the game after the negative reaction from Dead Space 2's multiplayer. The strong emphasis on co-op was done to replace online multiplayer for the game.

Some other details include the game being less linear than previous games, more ammo drops along with universal ammo pickups, side-quest missions called "beta missions", and the ability to combine weapons.

In a different interview, EA reveals the series and Dead Space 3 itself needs about 5 million more sales in order for EA to "justify" making future games for the series. While EA states they don't want to "piss off" loyal fans of the series, the decision to make Dead Space 3 less horror-based is part of their larger plan to broaden the potential buying audience for the series.

Quote:

"It's definitely not getting away from gore or horror, but at the same time it's opening up to a larger audience by adding some elements," said EA's Frank Gibeau. "In general we're thinking about how we make this a more broadly appealing franchise, because ultimately you need to get to audience sizes of around five million to really continue to invest in an IP like Dead Space. Anything less than that and it becomes quite difficult financially given how expensive it is to make games and market them."
http://bulk2.destructoid.com/ul/229567-delarge.jpg
http://www.destructoid.com/ea-wants-...e-229567.phtml
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...ve-multiplayer
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Daily Recap:
1) Warren Spector believes the video game industry is moving too far into "ultra-violence" for games with other developers also a bit worried after this year's E3 was dominated by violent and gory games. The main concern is there isn't enough games on the other side of the spectrum to counter the growing public image of gaming only catering to violence.
http://kotaku.com/5918787/all-that-u...ideo-games-too

2) Capcom teases a Mega Man 25th Anniversary set could be possible but won't reveal any more news until mid-December and after the Street Fighter 25th Anniversary set is released.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/mega...niversary-news

3) Based on a recent survey sent by Sony, the company is considering making digital versions of their games cheaper with the catch being either the PS3 or Vita version of the game has to be bought in order to achieve a discount on the other version as a digital game.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-of-ps3-games/

Kane Knight 06-15-2012 06:54 PM

We've been too far into ultraviolence for years.

Kalyx triaD 06-15-2012 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kane Knight (Post 3893639)
A Beenox Spidey game with free-roam?

And just like that I give a damn about a Spidey game. Miss that playstyle.

Kane Knight 06-15-2012 07:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kalyx triaD (Post 3893683)
And just like that I give a damn about a Spidey game. Miss that playstyle.

Yeah, playing a Spider-Man game without a large city to sandbox in is kind of stupid. Which is a shame, because I wanted to like their last two games, but....

Kalyx triaD 06-15-2012 08:01 PM

Shattered Dimensions and Edge of Time was a waste of production values. I did think getting all those old voice actors together was cool, but nothing beats carefree city-wide web-swinging.

Kalyx triaD 06-15-2012 10:08 PM

One final get together for Metal Gear Online:

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/17pv...g/original.jpg

RoXer 06-15-2012 11:17 PM

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Kane Knight 06-16-2012 12:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kalyx triaD (Post 3893703)
Shattered Dimensions and Edge of Time was a waste of production values. I did think getting all those old voice actors together was cool, but nothing beats carefree city-wide web-swinging.

I loved the idea of multiple Spideys, too. But there's no real fun in linearity. I want multiple characters with different abilities (I liked the 2099 skin in Spider-Man 2 or whatever), ideally. So much potential in Spider-Man's rogue gallery.

Fignuts 06-16-2012 01:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kane Knight (Post 3893919)
So much potential in Spider-Man's rogue gallery.

Hell yeah! Ringer ftw!

http://www.rapsheet.co.uk/Images/Characters/Ringer.jpg

Kane Knight 06-16-2012 01:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fignuts (Post 3893935)

Screw you, I want Paste Pot Pete.

Funky Fly 06-16-2012 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kane Knight (Post 3893978)
Screw you, I want Paste Pot Pete.

The Trapster*

Apparently at some point "Paste Pot Pete" wasn't 90s enough for whatever writer was in charge of Spider-Man that week.

Kane Knight 06-16-2012 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Funky Fly (Post 3894467)
The Trapster*

Apparently at some point "Paste Pot Pete" wasn't 90s enough for whatever writer was in charge of Spider-Man that week.

They kept calling him that and Spidey kept calling Paste Pot Pete.

#BROKEN Hasney 06-16-2012 05:14 PM

Who wants their daily portion of bullshit?

XBox 720. $299 with "Kinect 2" which has support for 4 player. Blu-Ray. 3D. Yadayadayadayada.

Then in 2014, some kind of 4g/ wifi glasses like the Google ones that will augment reality and link with the 720. All very amusing.

http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/16/30...doc-leak-rumor

http://i.imgur.com/v0zbY.jpg

Kane Knight 06-16-2012 08:49 PM

You should have waited for <s>Iop</s> <s>PrettyCool</s> <s>Beast</s> Damn to post it. >.>

LoDownM 06-16-2012 09:22 PM

Real or not. It's more shit I don't want or need to game with. Just give me a fucking controller.

#BROKEN Hasney 06-17-2012 11:47 AM

The slightly amusing slapstick cutscenes of the Lego games that made the Star Wars games brilliant have been ruined with cutscenes.

This Lego Batman 2 feels too serious, just with Lego characters. Can't even skip them, at least the first one. There's a couple of jokes, but the writing is horrible.

There's a trailer for the LOTR one and it is just the plot of the films in Lego format. All the charms is gone.

#BROKEN Hasney 06-18-2012 04:28 PM

Earler this month, EA said that Steam cheapens IP with their sales

Quote:

"We won't be doing that. Obviously they think it's the right thing to do after a certain amount of time. I just think it cheapens your intellectual property. I know both sides of it, I understand it. If you want to sell a whole bunch of units, that is certainly a way to do that, to sell a whole bunch of stuff at a low price. The gamemakers work incredibly hard to make this intellectual property, and we're not trying to be Target. We're trying to be Nordstrom. When I say that, I mean good value - we're trying to give you a fair price point, and occasionally there will be things that are on sale you could look for a discount, just don't look for 75 percent off going-out-of-business sales."
Today, EA has a sale. The following games are between 66% and 87.5% off:

Dragon Age: Origins, Darksiders, Spore, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Alice: Madness Returns, Darkspore,█Dead Space 2, Shank, Battlefield Bad Company 2 Vietnam, Mirror’s Edge, The Saboteur, Gotham City Imposters, Gatling Gears, and Batman: Arkham Asylum.█

Cannot believe all that IP has been needlessly cheapened :'(

Emperor Smeat 06-18-2012 06:18 PM

TimeSplitters 4 could possibly be going back into development with Crytek and Free Radical looking at a fan-based movement as another test for the level of public interest in the game.

A fan-based movement called "100,000 Strong" is using Facebook to generate a goal of 100,000 likes for the project with the idea of sending the results to the boss of Crytek.

The movement itself was the result of a recent tweet sent by the boss of Crytek, Cevat Yerli, who wanted to get a quick estimate of the level of fan interest in the series from Twitter which ended up evolving into an official campaign done by fans.

Quote:

Cevat Yerli ‏@RealtimeCevat

I had 2 interviews that provoked this question, how big is the Timesplitters Community? Let me hear you!! TS2 rocks, one of my alltime favs!
https://twitter.com/RealtimeCevat/st...17185045123072
Both Crytek and Free Radical have mentioned for years they want to make the game become a reality even though financial problems involving Free Radical have caused most of the delays and original project being cancelled earlier in the year.

http://bulk2.destructoid.com/ul/229714-time1.jpg
http://www.destructoid.com/timesplit...t-229714.phtml
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Daily Recap:
1) The Xbox 360 dashboard will be getting a new set of ads for Kinect users called "NUads" which are interactive and completely optional to use.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...360-dashboard/

2) While Battlefield 3 was the first game to use the Frostbite 2.0 engine, EA states the game was more of a demo of the true capabilities of the engine since it was designed for the next generation of consoles.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...tion-consoles/

3) While Starcraft Ghost has been officially delayed for years, Blizzard hints in the future they might actually find some time to develop the game but not any time soon due to the very low priority the company currently has with the project.
http://kotaku.com/5919319/blizzard-s...lost-vikings-3

Cool King 06-18-2012 07:07 PM

Yeah, I was shown the Facebook page a few days ago. I forgot to post it here.

I know I'll be "Liking" the page, even though my Facebook account is dormant. I never use that thing.

It's good news though and hopefully the target will be reached. :y:

Kalyx triaD 06-18-2012 10:35 PM

Whoever lives near a Nordstrom please go in there and see what those people consider 'value', and by extension see why that guy made an ass of himself on the internet.

Kane Knight 06-18-2012 11:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hasney (Post 3897004)
Earler this month, EA said that Steam cheapens IP with their sales



Today, EA has a sale. The following games are between 66% and 87.5% off:

Dragon Age: Origins, Darksiders, Spore, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit 2, Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Alice: Madness Returns, Darkspore,█Dead Space 2, Shank, Battlefield Bad Company 2 Vietnam, Mirror’s Edge, The Saboteur, Gotham City Imposters, Gatling Gears, and Batman: Arkham Asylum.█

Cannot believe all that IP has been needlessly cheapened :'(

Yeah, such a tragedy.

SlickyTrickyDamon 06-19-2012 12:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hasney (Post 3895227)
The slightly amusing slapstick cutscenes of the Lego games that made the Star Wars games brilliant have been ruined with cutscenes.

This Lego Batman 2 feels too serious, just with Lego characters. Can't even skip them, at least the first one. There's a couple of jokes, but the writing is horrible.

There's a trailer for the LOTR one and it is just the plot of the films in Lego format. All the charms is gone.

I literally laughed my ass off when Vader showed a Poloroid of Luke and him together for Empire.

I bought Lego Harry Potter (1-4) cause it was cheap on Gamefly, but haven't played much of it.

#BROKEN Hasney 06-19-2012 01:11 AM

Goddamit. The cutscenes have been ruined by cutscenes. I meant voice acting.

Kane Knight 06-19-2012 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SlickyTrickyDamon (Post 3897886)
I literally laughed my ass off when Vader showed a Poloroid of Luke and him together for Empire.

I bought Lego Harry Potter (1-4) cause it was cheap on Gamefly, but haven't played much of it.

It's not as charming.

Kapoutman 06-19-2012 09:58 AM

I want more TimeSplitters. Loved those games on Gamecube.

Fignuts 06-19-2012 03:59 PM

Seth Killian has left capcom.

http://shoryuken.com/2012/06/19/seth...g-with-capcom/

First Ono, now Seth. Ono leaving didn't bother me much, but Seth is a big hit.

Kalyx triaD 06-19-2012 04:02 PM

Good job FGC. Good job Capcom suits.

You both suck dick.

Emperor Smeat 06-19-2012 05:22 PM

Ono actually left?

I thought he just complained about the long hours and being in the hospital recently.

Emperor Smeat 06-19-2012 06:34 PM

Microsoft reveals the lineup for this year's "Summer of Arcade" promotion on Xbox Live Arcade.

The promotion starts on July 18 with Tony Hawk HD and ends on August 15 with Dust. Just like previous Summer of Arcade promotions, this year's special offers 400 MS points as a gift for purchasing three of the five titles available.

The main difference this year is all except one title is at the 1200 MS Points price while the special gift doesn't increase in points to offset the higher priced titles.

Tony Hawk HD was also confirmed to be a timed exclusive for XBLA with the PSN version not available until weeks after its release for the Xbox 360.

Quote:

* July 18: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater HD, 1200 MS Points ($15)
* July 25: Wreckateer, 800 MS Points ($10)
* August 1: Deadlight, 1200 MS Points ($15)
* August 8: Hybrid, 1200 MS Points ($15)
* August 15: Dust: An Elysian Tail, 1200 MS Points ($15)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.c...rarcade619.jpg
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/19/xb...k-flips-it-of/
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Daily Recap:
1) Sega announces the North American and European versions of Anarchy Reigns will still occur but now are pushed back to an early 2013 release date.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-just-be-late/

2) Microsoft announces starting this Fall, Xbox 360 achievements will be tied into their Xbox Live Rewards program but offered no other details in regards to the rates between gamerscore and points nor if it will be available only to certain achievements like Avatar rewards are for games.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...rds-this-fall/

3) Amazon reveals the contents for the God of War Ascension collector's edition with the price set at $79.99 and confirms the game uses an Online Pass.
Quote:

8" Kratos statue, Steelbook case, Digital soundtrack, PS3 dynamic theme, PSN avatar pack, Double XP multiplayer unlock, and Pass for "future DLC content.
http://www.destructoid.com/god-of-wa...r-229704.phtml

Kalyx triaD 06-19-2012 09:06 PM

THPS here I come.

Fignuts 06-20-2012 01:04 PM

Deadlight looked really cool. No interest in the rest of those, however.


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