I'm looking forward to what they could potentially do with Kinect this gen, really. Could be a potential waste, but if that is the case, I still have one badass high tech camera with quite a few uses after custom firmware upgrades.

I don't get the harsh criticism of the Kinect, it has issues just like any new tech does, but when (and if I suppose) devs play with it more, it has the potential to add quite a bit of depth to gaming, much like a "2nd screen" experience some games are incorporating (ex. Watch Dogs).

I find the Kinect functionally non-point.

Hell yeah, it's good for Skype too

Going to need it for NFL season to talk piss with bros

They got scared by it always being on plus it not being a cheaper option from the start to not have it. Don't really want people to hear what is going on around the living room when playing an online game.

Only good thing I've experienced from Kinect is Nike Fitness. Hope DDP yoga can make something for it.

Ultimately fans see it as a gimmick.

Always on isn't really an issue. You can mute the Kinect mic anytime you wish and leave it as such permanently and you can also have it plugged in, but have the video disabled (or if you are really worried, put a random object in front of the lens/turn it around :| ). Unless you wear a tin foil hat and have piss poor networking security, there really is nothing to worry about.

And Xbox Fitness, all the routines, as well as Kinect Adventures, make for a great workout if you actually committ. Drunk Dance Central makes for fun times too :D

Fuddy Duddy :cool:

But you have to like it, it's teh metagame of metagames. AMIRITE?

Haven't done Skype yet. No one on my friends list has XBone yet. I'll try it one day.

Also
http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs24/f/20...AndrewSalt.jpg

You may now go forth and die

What?

Hmm...

http://news.xbox.com/2014/05/xbox-de...g-more-choices

Bout time the pay wall comes down for apps. That was my one and only complaint.

Today's News:
1) Fiscal Reports:

• Take Two's 2014 fiscal report revealed the company generated around $2.3 billion in net revenue and $361 million in net income. GTA V was revealed to have generated around half of the company's revenue and current sales are at around 33 million.
• Wall Street Journal states Sony is expected to be revealing a $1.3 billion loss for the 2014 fiscal year. Several Sony executives are also expected to be slashing their pay by 50% for this year as an apology.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/a...off-gta-v.aspx
http://www.destructoid.com/grand-the...s-274802.phtml
http://www.destructoid.com/sony-exec...y-274787.phtml

2) Some Gamespy shutdown news as Capcom states Street Figher 3: Third Strike Online Edition and Marvel vs. Capcom Origins will not be affected by the server shutdown while Lost Planet 3 is currently in the process of being moved to new servers. Bungie states they are working on an official patch to allow Halo CE's online multiplayer to continue after the server shutdown.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/capc...or-mvc-origins
http://www.destructoid.com/halo-ce-m...e-274745.phtml

3) Besides the Kinect-less version of the Xbox One, other announcements by Microsoft included an updated list of services no longer locked to Gold accounts and Games for Gold will now follow the PS+ model of the games only being playable as long as a subscription is active.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/xbox...streaming-apps
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/mi...ive/1100-4917/

4) Driveclub will contain a microtransaction system although it will not offer Fame exp nor cars outside your Fame level to be purchasable and instead only as quick unlocks for cars within your exp level.
http://www.destructoid.com/driveclub...l-274767.phtml

I like the kinect. I've had fun with it.

Ooooooh. $399 Xbox1 sans Kinect.

Still no real reason to go buy one for myself.

At least Games with Gold is finally moving to XBone. Bout time I get something tangible for that money considering I have to pay separate for 360 and One.

They're way behind Sony in this respect, but this does a lot to close that gap. Releasing 2 free games a month on XBone instead of the 1 with PS+ also will make up for the delay in the programs launch.

Overall, big thumbs up to MS for this.

Yes glad microsoft got rid of the paywall not sure about ditching the kinect

Having an option to buy the console without it will save the damn thing and close the gap.

Now it's without the Kinect, I'm more likely to trade in my 360 sooner for the One. I've never really used the 360 Kinect, never appealed to me and never had the space needed. I know I wouldn't use the new Kinect, a lot of it's features aren't available in my region and don't have anywhere really to have it sitting there all the time, so for me I've never wanted it. I'm glad there is now an option to not have it, certainly help with the cost although the console by itself is still going to be around $599 where I am.

Today's News:
1) Update to Microsoft's upcoming Xbox Live Gold revisions as the company states they will be offering refunds to those upset with the changes, Free-To-Play/MMO games will still require Gold accounts, and they are working on a new interface for the Xbox One.
http://www.destructoid.com/microsoft...s-274839.phtml
http://www.destructoid.com/xbox-live...s-274809.phtml
http://www.destructoid.com/xbox-one-...d-274807.phtml

2) Rockstar announces they are currently working on their first "next-gen" project with the game expected to be released before April 2015 and rumored to likely be a port of a last gen game.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/rock...ps4-april-2015

3) Some new details for Sunset Overdrive include Insomniac revealing the game's online co-op mode in the near future and plans for the game to be supported with lots of content packs.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...dates-planned/

GTA Online+

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Awesome.

Today's News:
1) Sony's 2014 fiscal report revealed the company generated an overall net loss of $1.25 billion, their gaming division had a net loss of $78 million, and the company expecting as a minimum of at least a half billion net loss for this fiscal year.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/desp...ss-fiscal-year

2) Some Ubisoft related news:

• Far Cry 4 will be getting released on November 18th (Nov. 20 for Europe) for the Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, and PC.
• The Assassin's Creed series is currently ranked as the 4th highest selling series of the past decade with the Just Dance series as the next highest selling series from them (#13 rank).
• The Division has been delayed from its original late 2014 release to now a TBA 2015 release date.

http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/fa...ing/1100-4921/
http://www.destructoid.com/ubisoft-s...s-274909.phtml
http://www.destructoid.com/you-don-t...5-274905.phtml

3) SALES - Europe's Playstation Store is currently having a sale with around 100 games included. For those interested, the 2DS is currently on sale at Target for $99 ($30 discount) from now until May 17th.
http://www.destructoid.com/there-are...e-274865.phtml
http://www.destructoid.com/pick-up-a...9-274845.phtml

4) Take Two states they are considering the possibility of purchasing more studios in the near future with the money they generated from their recent fiscal report ($2+ billion).
http://www.destructoid.com/take-two-...s-274854.phtml

Fucking every game I'm looking forward to is getting delayed.

Evolve is likely next.

And I JUST reserved The Division yesterday.

Hey, in exchange, we get Far Cry 4. Fair trade.

The Division is way more ambitious than Far Cry 4. Not a fair trade.

Plus I get the feeling that Far Cry 4 is just a quick cash in. Will probably use a lot of resources from FC3.

Which I'm not THAT bummed about, because FC3 is fucking tits.

I'm fully aware of that. I'd rather have something to play to fill that gap Division now left instead of nothing at all. Fall's looking pretty bleak right now.

Today's News:
1) Guerrilla Games states the Intercept DLC pack for Killzone: Shadow Fall will be released next month along with plans to release it as its own standalone game later in the year.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/guer...o-op-expansion

2) Oculus VR announces they have recently hired Kenneth Scott who was the former art director for both 343 Industries and id Software.
http://www.destructoid.com/oculus-hi...r-274933.phtml

3) Ubisoft states they are currently considering including more of their franchises into the annual release cycle with both the Far Cry series and The Crew as the next likely candidates. The studio also hinted the rumors of a separate Assassin's Creed game for the PS3 and Xbox 360 are likely true.
http://www.destructoid.com/ubisoft-f...y-274927.phtml
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...xbox-360-game/

Fucking Ubisoft will ruin FarCry at this rate.

Honestly, if it were anyone other than Ubisoft I would be worried, but their quick cash in sequels still tend to be really fun.

Weekend News Edition
 

Google is in the process of buying streaming company Twitch for over $1 billion. Will be part of the Youtube branch once the deal is done.

http://variety.com/2014/digital/news...es-1201185204/

This year I would propose that we have four E3 threads for 2014:

Nintendo @ E3 2014
Sony @ E3 2014
Microsoft @ E3 2014
E3 2014 thread for EA, Konami, Ubisoft, and general news.

We know the big three conferences that drive the main thread every year, and I think giving the big three their own thread would make things easier to follow. What say you?

One is fine.

And update the first post as you see fit.

Dont forget about the GiantBomb shows at night which always feature an odd cast of characters. A few years ago they had Jonathan Blow bitching at an XBox rep. And then he was on with CliffyB last year. No idea what's in store this time around.

Cool article I came across this morning.

Galloping Ghost - 400 Coin-Op games.

3rd Slide has Megaman and DBZ in the same cabinet, sexy.

Today's News:
1) Microsoft is rumored to be releasing a special Halo collection set for the Xbox One later this year and likely named as "Halo: The Master Chief Collection."
http://www.screwattack.com/news/rumo...-xbox-one-year

2) Update to The Division getting delayed till 2015 news as developer Massive Entertainment states the game is very unlikely to be released next year due to several serious problems they are currently having with the game's development. Also have been preoccupied more with developing a brand new game engine for Ubisoft than working on the game itself.
http://www.destructoid.com/tom-clanc...5-275063.phtml

3) According to a report from CVG, layoffs have recently occurred at Rare studio with around 20 employees laid off and the official reason due to the poor sales of Kinect Sports Rivals.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...als-reception/

Really don't see the point in all these remastered games, I don't see the point in them considering they aren't that old. I want to play new, proper next gen games.

The remasters have all been for the sake of playing them in HD.

Fair enough, but still not worth me dropping my cash for them, personally.

Don't.

Today's News:
1) For those interested, today is the last day for online multiplayer support for Nintendo DS and Wii games due to Nintendo ending their online Wi-Fi gaming service after today. Some notable games affected include Mario Kart Wii, the Professor Layton series, and 3rd party games like GoldenEye 007 and Tatsunoko vs Capcom.
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/ni...-ds/1100-4924/

2) A few new details for Far Cry 4 include the main character's name being Ajay Ghale, the game's plot involving a civil war taking place in the Himalayas, and the box art's purple suit guy isn't the main character nor is he white.
http://www.destructoid.com/ubisoft-l...y-275125.phtml
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...st-antagonist/

3) CD Projekt RED states the Witcher 3 will not contain any platform exclusive content nor will any platform get special treatment in terms of early release dates.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...the-witcher-3/

4) GOG.com is considering having their own Early Access type program although stressed it won't follow Valve's model and not until it can both protect customers better and prevent it from being abused by developers.
http://www.destructoid.com/if-gog-co...l-275093.phtml

Uplay is so fucking terrible it managed to leak the plot details for FC4 accidentally today, someone grabbed a screenshot before it was taken down:

Today's News:
1) Update to Zenimax-Oculus VR legal news as Zenimax has officially filed a lawsuit against Oculus VR in regards to their claims the Ouclus Rift tech being partially based on stolen tech from John Carmack after he left id Software. Oculus VR still claims none of the tech used for the Rift is based on Zenimax tech nor was any of it stolen.
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/a...ulus-rift.aspx

2) According to a translated report from Gamasutra, Dark Souls series creator Hidetaka Miyazaki has been promoted to become the new president of From Software studio.
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/da...ent/1100-4926/

3) SALES - Gamestop is currently holding a Spring Sale for PC games with discounts ranging as high as 75% off and the sale itself lasting till June 2nd. For those with a PS Vita and Muramasa Rebirth, both of the game's DLC packs are currently on sale for $2.50 on PSN.
http://www.destructoid.com/gamestop-...g-275173.phtml
http://www.gamestop.com/collection/g...0iXaHirJ70ugsg
http://www.destructoid.com/hot-deal-...n-275143.phtml

4) According to Gamestop, Far Cry 4's Season Pass will cost $30 although at the moment the PC version wasn't included in the platforms getting the Pass.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...etail-listing/

From Software.


What I would give for that outfit to put together a new Armored Core or Tenchu game that would blow all the other ones away. :(

Today's News:
1) SALES - Amazon currently holding a big PC sale with over 1000 games on sale, certain games getting the Flash sale treatment, discounts ranging as high as 75% off, and the sale itself lasting till May 31st.
http://www.destructoid.com/deal-nort...e-275218.phtml

2) Telltale Games announces Episode 4 of The Wolf Among Us will be arriving on May 27th for PC and Mac, May 28th for PS3 (North America only) and Xbox 360, and May 29th for iOS devices. No date was announced yet for the European PS3 version.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...ves-next-week/

3) 4A Games announces the Metro series will be getting a collection set called Metro Redux with details including the games being remastered editions, the option to buy each game separately ($25) or together ($50), and be released this summer for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...c-this-summer/

Might grab that Metro collection. Heard a lot of good things.

Just be sure you got a decent PC to be able to run it well- especially Metro Last Light.

Today's News:
1) SALES - Microsoft is currently having a "Buy 2, Get 1 Free" sale on their official online store with certain Xbox 360 and Xbox One games eligible and the sale lasting till May 27th.
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/topic/3...promo-save-60/

2) Sony's boss Kaz Hirai states around half of all PS4 owners are currently subscribed to Playstation Plus or around 3.5 million so far.
http://www.destructoid.com/half-of-p...s-275299.phtml

3) Turn 10 Studios announces they are expanding Forza 5's Season pass to include two additional DLC packs containing 10 cars each and the first extra DLC pack to arrive May 30th.
http://www.destructoid.com/turn-10-i...s-275300.phtml

4) Microsoft's Major Nelson states PC driver support for Xbox One is expected to be released "very soon." Microsoft previously had stated the reason for the long wait was due to them ensuring all PC games that worked with an Xbox 360 controller would also work with an Xbox One controller.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...ble-very-soon/

Compared to the amount of time that passed between The Wolf Among Us ep. 1 & 2 and 2 & 3, it seems the wait between 3 & 4 is not a long one at all, which pleases me immensely.

Also, I always laugh when my dumbass tablet's auto-suggest word function comes up with "Blitzer" as an option after every single time I type the word "wolf".

Who's the dumbass?

The Order 1886 delayed until February 2015.


Winter's looking pretty lame right now.

That was the one title that nearly had me purchase a PS4.

Today's News:
1) Based on recent leaks, the next Battlefield game is expected to be called Battlefield Hardline with Visceral Games as its developer and meant for both current and last gen systems. In terms of overall plot, it was leaked to revolve around a "cops vs robbers" theme.
http://www.destructoid.com/details-f...d-275436.phtml
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...ield-hardline/

2) Bethesda announces The Evil Within has been delayed from its planned August release to now an October release date.
http://www.destructoid.com/oh-the-ho...s-275431.phtml

3) IO Interactive teases they will be officially revealing the next-gen Hitman game currently in development by the end of this week.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-of-this-week/

Goody. A new Hitman game. Absolution was fun, but I hope they go back to open world style gameplay. Wasn't down with that linear stuff.

yeah, I love Absolution myself. It's probably the only Hitman game I've spent any time playing. I haven' really played any stealth-based games since Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory.

Splinter Cell Conviction and Blacklist are both really fun.

Blacklist was insanely fun.

Today's News:
1) Update to the recent Hitman series news as IO Interactive released a teaser concept image for the upcoming Hitman game while Square Enix states another Hitman mobile game is in development.
http://www.destructoid.com/first-con...n-275507.phtml

2) DICE and EA announces microtransactions have been added to Battlefield 4 called Battlepacks with different tiers of packs available and range between $1-$3 each.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...battlefield-4/

3) Valve states both their Steam Machine and Steam Controller have been delayed to a TBA 2015 release date with the official reason due to them needing more time to work on both devices.
http://www.destructoid.com/valve-s-s...5467.phtml#ext
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-back-to-2015/

4) Capcom announces they are currently in the process of moving the PC version of Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition away from the Games For Windows service to Steamworks and should be finished by the end of the week. There is a big catch though with all DLC from the GFWL platform will not carry over and need to be repurchased again on Steam.
http://www.destructoid.com/super-str...n-275460.phtml

lol GFWL continues to amaze me despite its death.

I often don't take to PC F2P games but Battlecry sounds absolutely delicious.

The dude who composed the Shadow of the Colossus OST is the same dude who wrote the music for Gundam Wing.

Fucking mind blown.

Today's News:
1) Some Nintendo related news:

• Nintendo announces an official Gamecube adapter for the Wii U will be available to buy around the same time as Smash Bros Wii U's release.
• Next Pokemon game is currently rumored to be called Delta Emerald based on recent trademark filings in Japan.
• Currently Japan-only but Mario Kart 8 will be getting a free DLC pack containing a playable Mercedes GLA car as part of a recent promotion
  between Nintendo and Mercedes Benz.

http://www.destructoid.com/super-sma...r-275600.phtml
Image of how it will look when connected: https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/...76848382607361
http://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-...n-275570.phtml
http://www.screwattack.com/video/Mar...tions-12838598

2) Remedy Entertainment released a new trailer for upcoming Quantum Break along with the announcement of a 2015 release date for the Xbox One and it will skip E3 in favor of Gamescom for this year's big event.
http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/reme...uan/2300-8935/

3) EA announces they have shut down Mythic Entertainment studio, developer of Warhammer Online, with the official reason related to their current mobile game development plans.
http://www.destructoid.com/electroni...t-275610.phtml

4) Sony states several changes will be made to Playstation Plus with the free monthly game offerings now being 2 games per platform starting in June and the Instant Game Collection games to be updated every first Tuesday of the month starting in July.
http://www.destructoid.com/playstati...d-275593.phtml

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glorious

Today's News:
1) Take-Two states 2K Marin studio will be taking over as the main developer for the Bioshock series while also teasing more games for the Red Dead series will be arriving in the future.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-for-take-two/

2) Microsoft announces Games For Gold June offerings will be 5 games with the Xbox 360 getting three games (Dark Souls, Charlie Murder, and Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition) and the Xbox One getting two games (Max: The Curse of Brotherhood and Halo: Spartan Assault).
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-assault-more/

3) Telltale Games announces The Walking Dead Season 1, The Walking Dead Season 2, and The Wolf Among Us will be arriving for the PS4 and Xbox One later this year.
http://www.destructoid.com/telltale-...e-275675.phtml

4) Harmonix announces layoffs have recently occurred at the studio with around 37 employees laid off and development for musical FPS game Chroma being set back as a result.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/duri...-gets-set-back

Meh - MS could have done better with their Games for Gold program for Xbox One. Dark Souls and SFIV AE will be fun though.

Whoa, The Walking Dead was the only reason I was keeping me from trading my 360 for xbox one. Looks like I'll be trading it in sooner than I thought.

Mario Kart 8 is fun purified and powered, then snort up your nose.

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Today's News:
1) Some Nintendo related news:

• Nintendo states Mario Kart 8's launch weekend sales were around 1.2 million copies sold making it both the 2nd highest in series history and highest in Wii U history.
• According to Nintendo of Europe, Wii U hardware sales rose by around 666% last week in the UK due to Mario Kart 8 while the game itself was the 2nd best selling game for the week.
• For those interested, Call of Duty Advanced Warfare is currently rumored to be getting a Wii U version.
• Rumored lists revealing all the game announcements for Nintendo's E3 Digital Event were supposedly leaked recently. If the lists are to believed, Nintendo will be debuting 4 new franchises with one from Retro Studio along with a special game announcement from both Retro Studio and Platinum Games (not Bayonetta 2).

http://www.destructoid.com/mario-kar...d-275789.phtml
http://www.destructoid.com/mario-kar...k-275785.phtml
http://www.destructoid.com/new-listi...u-275764.phtml
Rumored E3 lists images -> http://sickr.files.wordpress.com/201...014_leak_1.jpg , http://sickr.files.wordpress.com/201...014_leak_2.jpg

2) Microsoft announces Forza Horizon 2 is currently in development for the the Xbox One and Xbox 360. Playground Games studio is developing the One version while Sumo Digital is developing the 360 version.
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/fo...ing/1100-4930/
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/06/...on-2-announced

3) Epic Games announces both Unreal Tournament 3 and S.T.A.L.K.E.R have been patched to continue online multiplayer support after the recent Gamespy server shutdown.
http://www.destructoid.com/unreal-to...n-275791.phtml

4) Naughty Dog states the creative director and game director from The Last of Us are currently in charge of the development for Uncharted 4.
http://www.destructoid.com/the-last-...d-275798.phtml


Note: Will work on getting the TPWW 2014 E3 thread ready somewhere between the end of tonight's WWE Raw episode and tomorrow afternoon.

Please let the Retro Games announcement be that they are taking back Metroid.

Today's News:
1) Update to Watch Dogs launch sales news as the company revealed the game sold around 4 million copies during its first week.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...eek-of-launch/

2) An on-going court case involving EA, the NCAA, and former college athletes was recently decided in favor of the players with EA required to pay a fee of around $950 per player per game their likeness was used or around $40 million overall in total compensation. The NCAA itself is currently suing EA due to claims of contract breaching related to this settlement.
http://www.destructoid.com/sue-thing...n-275807.phtml

3) Several former members of Irrational Games studio revealed they have recently formed a new studio called Day for Night Games with their first project to be called The Black Glove and described as a time traveling type game.
http://www.destructoid.com/former-ir...e-275819.phtml

4) Konami has recently given their approval for a fan-based HD remake of the original Metal Gear game (MSX version, not NES version) to be made.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/kona...msx-metal-gear

If the fan-made HD Metal Gear gets enough public momentum they will also back it themselves. We don't often hear about that kind of goodwill.

That Watch Dogs sales number should be taken with a grain of salt. It is a free game with a lot of Nvidia GPUs at the moment so they may well have sold a few hundred thousand keys to Nvidia for real cheap. Ditto with any game that comes free with any GPU or other PC component.

Having sold that much I guess we can start looking forward to yearly releases of Watch_Dogs :roll:

Today's News:
1) Some Sony related news:

• The free gift offer for those who watch Sony's E3 press conferences at select movie theaters was hinted to be PS4 beta codes for Battlefield Hardline.
• Based on a recent retailer leak, an upcoming PS4 bundle called "Ultimate Player Edition" is expected to arrive later this year, includes the Vita, and is rumored to cost around €579.99 ($790). So far only Europe was teased to be getting the bundle.

http://www.destructoid.com/here-s-on...a-275949.phtml
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/a...e-appears.aspx

2) Freebies - For those interested, Rebellion studio announces for the next 24 hours they are giving away free PC codes for the Steam version of Sniper Elite V2.
http://www.destructoid.com/download-...m-275947.phtml

3) Oculus VR announces they have hired Valve's former business director among the group of recent hirings which also included Google Glass' former lead system engineer and one of the original members of Microsoft's staff.
http://www.destructoid.com/oculus-hi...r-275948.phtml

What I do with the Crazy 8, is the second I hit a straightaway I fucking unload everything in the direction with the most opponents.

The monster plant is really good during traffic or hazards. That fucker will eat almost anything provided he's not in recovery of his last chomp. Son of a bitch ate a boomerang coming back at me. Crazy.

The boomerang is basically a green shell with a second try tied to it. If you miss the first shot you can angle behind the other guy and ensure he gets hit on the rebound. It's also good for getting a red shell of your ass if you time it right.

Yeah Battle Mode is shit. It's only remotely viable a gametype on the smallest, simplest track (the first track), and even then I wish for an arena map. Kinda crazy they didn't roll with that for whatever reason. If DLC is to be attempted, let it be arena maps for Battle Mode.

Today's News:
1) Some Microsoft related news:

• According to Microsoft, ditching the Kinect should result in at least a 10% boost in power for the Xbox One based on the new Kinect-less set of dev kits.
• Xbox One controller driver support for PC games was recently released. All games that worked with the 360 controller was stated to also work with the One controller.

http://www.screwattack.com/news/kine...ing-peripheral
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/mi...ows/1100-4932/

2) Some CD Projekt news:

• GOG.com will be expanding to including a Steam-like service called GOG Galaxy in the near future.
• The Witcher 3's release date was announced to be on February 25, 2015 for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One.

http://www.screwattack.com/news/cd-p...ing-more-steam
http://www.destructoid.com/the-witch...5-276020.phtml

3) Square Enix announces Hitman: Sniper is currently in development for mobile and tablet devices and will arrive later this year.
http://www.destructoid.com/square-en...r-276006.phtml

Mario Kart 8 is fucking tits.

New tracks are so fun, and they picked some good oldies too.

Can't wait to get some friends, a case of beer, and go nuts.

Reiterating though, that after this game they need to do something to keep the franchise fresh, like incorporate all Nintendo franchises into the series.

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First one had it's flaws, but it was still a good game, with a much more emotionally powerful campaign than most FPS games. (dat baseball field)

Looking forward to seeing how they've improved things.

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Love this short clip. :lol:

I've slightly grown use to the Boomerang Flower now , it's not great, but it's ok. I still don't like the Piranha Plant, and I now just get rid of the Crazy Eight as soon as I get it as I don't give a damn about it.

Ditto, though I was hoping to see more tracks from the Super Nintendo, GameCube and Wii. Tracks such as Koopa Beach, Choco Island 2, Daisy Cruiser, DK Mountain, Waluigi Stadium, Peach Gardens and Toad's Factory. Any of them would have been nice. Also, having Baby Park back would have been great, considering how crazy the game can get and even more so when playing online.

I'm just slightly disappointed at the lack of "old" older tracks, but that's probably down to me being a little biased when it comes to this sort of stuff. For example, I love Super Mario Kart, so I was hoping to see more tracks from it but instead, there's only one.

I've been thinking about that kind of stuff myself. Characters is one thing I was thinking about. I was thinking which new characters can they introduce to the next one. So far, I've got Kamek, a Hammer Brother, a Pianta and a Noki from Isle Delfino, Professor E. Gadd and a Bandit from Yoshi's Island.

If they were to incorporate other Nintendo franchises, then wouldn't a name change have to happen, as it would no longer be "Mario Kart" but more "Nintendo Kart"?

Pretty much. "Nintendo Kart" doesn't exactly roll off the tongue like "Mario Kart" though, does it?

What about Nintendo Grand Prix?

There are just so many new possibilities by expanding outside the Mario world. A track in Brinstar with a giant Kraid. A Corneria track in the middle of the war with Andross.

Today's News:
1) Bungie's former music composer, Marty O'Donnell, has recently filed two lawsuits against Bungie with one related to claims of unpaid benefits Bungie still owes him and the other related to his termination from the company.
http://www.destructoid.com/marty-o-d...s-276094.phtml
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...paid-benefits/

2) Nintendo announces they are consolidating their European branch with around 130 employees expected to be laid off, their current headquarters to shut down in favor of a new one at Frankfurt, and at least one official warehouse to shut down.
http://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-...y-276072.phtml

3) SALES - Namco is currently holding a sale on Nintendo's European and Australian eShops from now until June 29th with discounts ranging up to 72% off and includes both 3DS and Wii U games.
http://www.destructoid.com/bandai-na...s-276067.phtml

4) Harmonix announces Fantasia: Music Evolved will be released on October 21st for both the Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...area-revealed/

Yeah, figured Marty's wrongful termination lawsuit would be showing up.

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Yes, my friends. Yes.

Yeah that's getting around. Hopefully the game can patch it out. It's not hard to do or anything but in the grand scheme of things it just doesn't belong.

The part where they executed a child's parents in front of him kinda got to me. Other than that, it wasn't a terrible game.

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I do stuff sometimes.

Halo won't be the same without his haunting music. Bad form Bungie.

Bungie doesn't make Halo games anymore. Didn't release the last one nor did Marty make music for it.

Venom and Spider-Man confirmed in DI 2.0. Yes!

Super Smash Kart. Make Smash the series title for any cross series Nintendo game. Smash Golf, Smash Adventure etc.

They should expand the Smash brand

Let's just stick with guest Kart racers. That sounds cool, if only to see Link riding an Epona likened bike.

The Wonderful 101 was supposed to star Nintendo characters instead of the superheroes. Maybe it would have sold if they stuck with that idea.

That would have been weird.