It would have made me very interested in the game. The demo did absolutely nothing for me, though.

It's a very well made action game. Under the hood it's actually something akin to Devil May Cry or Bayonetta.

Maybe I didn't give it a fair chance but it just didn't click for me.

Yeah it's really strange at first. People would expect a platformer or something more casual by the looks of it.

I expected a cross between Pikmin and maybe light RTS. Didn't seem to be either.

Look out everybody, it's the fun police!

Show me your papers.

I just don't see the point in saying that. The tracks are where you can get really creative, and affect the gameplay.

Always reminds me of the boat level in the MoH where you're undercover and the German guard says that. In English, aswell. You press the button to show your papers but the animation makes it look like your shoving them right in the guards face, like you have some anger issues. "Here are my papers! *presses and rubs them against guards face* Satisfied?!"

They've done land, sea, air and antigravity. What's left without getting really ridiculous?

They haven't done sea per se, as those sections are functionally still road racing. Sonic All Stars and Diddy Kong Racing did water racing.

A new Diddy Kong racing would be awesome.

Or at least a Mario Kart game that has a 'hub-style' overworld map with secrets abound. That would be epic.

Update to the fan-based remake of the original Metal Gear game news as the team developing it has cancelled all work for the project. No official reason was given.

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/upd.../1100-6420017/

Damn.

Is that advert with guy that seem to be an overgrown arrogant fratboy? Who the hell answers their phone with a semi-aggressive "Yo!"?

If the advert had sold me an Xbox one, that "Yo!" would undo it.

Oh and that snap tv thing seems a little useless. My tv can do that on it's own anyway and I can have my Wii U and 360 onscreen at the same time. :cool:

...stil useless.

Brain Training is free to download on the Wii U until 10th of July. This is in Europe and Japan. No idea about the US.

Today's News:
1) Nordic Games states they will be using the THQ brand name instead of their own name for several of the THQ licenses they purchased last year. The brand itself was not included in the auction and instead was a done as a separate deal.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/nord...thq-brand-name

2) SALES - Nintendo is currently holding an E3 celebration sale on their eShop from now till June 16th with discounts being around 30% off. GOG is currently holding their annual Summer Sale starting today with Flash sales occurring around every 30 minutes. Valve is currently rumored to be starting their Steam Summer Sale on June 19th this year.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/nint...tes-sale-eshop
http://www.destructoid.com/gog-com-k...e-276557.phtml
http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Ste...ked-64631.html

3) Capcom announces Street Fighter V will be developed for the Xbox One and PS4.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/stre...-playstation-4

4) Nintendo currently considering developing two games for the Metroid series in the near future with one to be in the classic 2D style and the other in a Prime-esque 3D style according to Metroid series producer.
http://www.destructoid.com/metroid-p...s-276553.phtml

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I might just buy a 3DS for new 2D Metroid.

Weekend News Edition
 

One version of the Steam Machines revealed to be a handheld and will be called the SteamBoy. Its being developed by a company called SteamBoy Machine studio.

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http://www.screwattack.com/video/Ste...aming-12840465

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...c/Steamboy.jpg




Tread carefully.

love that movie

Today's News:
1) According to Team Dakota's community manager, developer of Project Spark, the real reason for Conker's inclusion in Project Spark's E3 trailer was due to DLC reasons and not as a hint of them becoming the series new developer.
http://www.screwattack.com/video/Pro...versy-12840589

2) SALES - Starting tomorrow, Sony will be holding an "Only on Playstation" sale on PSN with the usual extra discounts for PS+ members and the sale lasting till June 23rd.
http://www.destructoid.com/psn-sale-...e-276656.phtml

3) Sleeping Dogs is currently expected to be ported to the PC, PS4, and Xbox One port called "Sleeping Dogs HD" and would arrive this November based on a recent retailer leak.
http://www.destructoid.com/retailer-...--276664.phtml

4) DICE hinted they might consider following Steam's Early Access model for future Battlefield series games in order to have better and stable launches for those games.
http://www.destructoid.com/dice-cont...d-276573.phtml

Today's News:
1) Capcom states they have removed their anti-buyout policy leaving open the possibility for another company to completely purchase or become the new majority owner in the future.
http://www.destructoid.com/capcom-sh...e-276699.phtml

2) Besides the PC, PS4, and Xbox One, Rise of the Tomb Raider is currently rumored to also be arriving on the PS3 and Xbox 360 based on a recent retailer leak.
http://www.destructoid.com/rise-of-t...o-276680.phtml

3) Oculus VR announces they have recently hired Jason Rubin, former co-founder of Naughty Dog and THQ president, as the new boss for their worldwide studios.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...dwide-studios/

Today's News:
1) According to Sony president Shuhei Yoshida, the reason for the lack of PS Vita stuff during E3 was due to the company believing the Vita is more useful now as a companion device to the PS4 than as its own dedicated gaming device.
http://www.destructoid.com/yoshida-n...--276753.phtml

2) Creative Assembly studio states Alien: Isolation's campaign is around 15 hours in length, they've redone parts of the original Alien film score because of how long the game is, and the AI for the Alien will favor wanting to learn more than killing during early encounters.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...lead-designer/

3) Unlike Microsoft and Sony, Nintendo isn't expected to work on any real virtual reality tech anytime soon according to Shigeru Miyamoto. His main issue revolves around the current tech only favors one person being able to enjoy the experience at a time.
http://www.destructoid.com/miyamoto-...s-276743.phtml
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...says-miyamoto/

4) For those with a GOG account and are interested, GOG is currently giving away for free Magrunner: Dark Pulse as today's special deal for their on-going Summer Sale event.
http://www.destructoid.com/magrunner...y-276763.phtml

Today's News:
1) DrinkBox Studios' announces a special edition of Guacamelee! called Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition will be arriving for the PS4, Xbox One, and Wii U on July 1st for North America's PSN and July 2nd for all other platforms and Europe's PSN.
http://www.destructoid.com/guacamele...y-276831.phtml

2) Valve's annual Steam Summer Sale started today and will last till June 30th. Similar to previous years, Steam collectable cards will be offered as gifts for fan voting.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...ors-edge-more/

3) For those interested and own the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft, the next skin pack update will include character skins from Killer Instinct, Trials, and Mirror's Edge.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...x-360-edition/

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

• Nintendo has recently archived all their footage from last week's E3 Treehouse event with videos broken down into specific segments.
• The previously Japan-only free Mario Kart 8 Mercedes-Benz DLC pack will be arriving in North America and Europe later this year.
• According to Miyamoto, Nintendo's current short term goals for the Wii U do not include multi-tablet support for games.

http://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-...e-276896.phtml
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...north-america/
http://www.destructoid.com/miyamoto-...--276888.phtml

2) Some EA related news:

• Similar to Steam, Origin will have a "Free to Play" program which starts this weekend and Titanfall as the first game available to play for free.
• EA is currently holding a mobile game sale on with around 40 iOS games on sale for 99 cents each.
• According to EA, the official reason for Battlefield 4's "broken" status is due to the game being too large in scope and less about the game having a rushed development cycle.

http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...ime-promotion/
http://www.destructoid.com/over-40-e...9-276899.phtml
http://www.destructoid.com/ea-battle...n-276904.phtml

3) Some Sony related news:

• In an interview with TechRadar, Bungie revealed they helped Sony design the Dualshock 4 controller with the main focus on making it better for shooters.
• According to Sony, the PS4 is still experiencing shipment shortages in Europe with the company worried about lost hardware sales as the shortages continue.

http://www.destructoid.com/bungie-he...r-276855.phtml
http://www.destructoid.com/sony-ps4-...e-276844.phtml

Imagine if Microsoft buys Capcom...game changer.

ugh

Megaman Volnutt in Project Spark? Ghosts n Goblins: Nuts & Bolts? Super Streer Fighter V Kinect Edition 2014?

Maybe we'll finally get a new Mega Man game. Not gonna happen under Capcom anyway .

If they were to buy Capcom and back it with some great funding, I believe MS could do great things with the name - especially Megaman.

There's very little to convince me Microsoft knows how to operate Japanese developers. They'd have the franchises and put out Westernized games under their banner - AKA what got Capcom in the shithole to begin with.

I much rather Sony or Nintendo.

I'd rather none of the console manufacturers buy Capcom. Don't want to see their library of IPs forced to a single console. Not good for consumers, not good for their IPs.

Weekend News Edition
 

According to Game Informer, your likely better off on average just buying select games from PSN or retail stores than renting them using the upcoming Playstation Now service based on the beta.

In an email sent, Sony deflected blame for the pricing saying it was left entirely in the hands of developers and publishers.

GI's chart comparing around half the games available shows the 4 Hour option and 90 Day option as the source of pricing problems.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/featur...expensive.aspx

It might be that or THQ's fate, dude. Where franchises are scattered to the wind and at the whim of other studios who may or may not get it.

Today's News:
1) Several spoilers and official documents for the upcoming The Witcher 3 were recently leaked online after hackers managed to get access to the studio's Google Drive account.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...s-of-spoilers/

2) Microsoft is currently denying rumors Games For Windows Live service will be shutting down on July 1st.
http://www.destructoid.com/isn-t-gam...--277000.phtml

3) According to the co-founder of the Humble Store, the Humble Bundle program has managed to raise around $1 million for charity since its launch last November while overall sales were around $10 million.
http://www.destructoid.com/people-li...e-277001.phtml

4) Some Nintendo related news:

• Nintendo is considering plans for more connectivity between the 3DS and Wii U
• A UK court has recently sided against the company in their legal case against Phillips regarding motion controls from the Wii.

http://www.screwattack.com/news/wii-...projects-works
http://www.destructoid.com/philips-c...e-276902.phtml

Maybe if they get scattered to the wind we will see some of the franchises they neglect actually be used again. Thinking along the lines of Megaman and Okami, for starters. Fucking capcom.

Bionic Commando :'(

It won't matter if they're not build right. There's already solid replacements coming for their own stuff. Mighty #9 looks more than worthy. Evil Within is the true successor to RE4 before things got weird. And Bayonetta is just a better action game than DMC. All of them done by ex Capcom staff.

Today's News:
1) Nintendo's president Satoru Iwata revealed the source of his recent illness was a growth discovered on his digestive bile duct which was removed last week.
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/sa...eek/1100-4944/

2) Crytek is currently denying rumors from several sources regarding potential bankruptcy issues facing the company. In terms of problems, several games including Ryse 2 are rumored to have been cancelled and Crytek's UK and Sofia studios are having problems with paying their employees.
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014...ncial-trouble/
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...more-canceled/

3) Oculus VR announces they are in the process of purchasing Carbon Design Group who helped Microsoft design both the Xbox 360 controller and Kinect.
http://www.destructoid.com/oculus-to...r-277079.phtml

4) SALES/FREEBIES - Microsoft is currently holding a Summer sale on several games from now until June 30th. The Humble Store is currently having a special Summer bundle sale with 9 games included in the bundle for $25 ($65 savings) and all proceeds to be donated to charity. GOG reveals they will be giving away several free games within the next 24 hours as part of their on-going Summer sale.
http://www.destructoid.com/xbox-live...e-277066.phtml
http://www.destructoid.com/this-summ...t-277062.phtml
http://www.destructoid.com/keep-your...s-277065.phtml

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Damn it. Why is that not on xbox?

Damnit why isn't that 'next-gen'?

Today's News:
1) Freebies:

• Sony revealed the lineup of free games for Playstation Plus July's offerings which includes Strider for the PS4 and Dead Space 3 for the PS3.
• For those interested, Square Enix will be making MMO Final Fantasy XIV free to play from July 11th to July 14th.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/a...-and-more.aspx
http://www.destructoid.com/final-fan...h-277103.phtml

2) Tecmo announces their European branch, Tecmo Koei Europe, will be getting a name change to Koei Tecmo Europe with the new change to take effect on July 1st.
http://www.destructoid.com/tecmo-koe...o-277106.phtml

3) Update to Playstation Now beta news as 6 new games were recently added to the service although prices were not changed.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...ain-unchanged/

Today's News:
1) Microsoft reveals the free games for July's Games With Gold offerings will be Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition, Gotham City Impostors, and BattleBlock Theater. In terms of breakdown, the Xbox One will get Guacamelee! and Max: The Curse of Brotherhood from June while the Xbox 360 will get Gothman City and BattleBlock.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...ity-imposters/

2) Valve is currently holding a special Kickstarter sale as part of today's Steam Summer Sales with around 100 games included in the sale.
http://www.destructoid.com/there-are...m-277197.phtml

3) According to analyst firm DFC, the game industry is expected to reach the $100 billion in annual global game sales by 2018 with mobile devices and new emerging markets as the main factors. For comparisons, the industry is currently estimated to reach $64 billion for this year's global sales.
http://www.destructoid.com/worldwide...8-277175.phtml

4) Nickelodeon and Activision announce a Legend of Kora game is currently in development with Platinum Games as its developer, an expected release date of Fall 2014, and be available for the PC, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, and PS4.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/nick...end-korra-game

Games for Gold make me sad.

Xbox One does not get Battleblock. Only getting Guacamelee. They are leaving Max: The Curse of Brotherhood up for free as the second game. Bastards.

Just as they were starting to do well with the 360 titles...... Although Max is surprisingly fun.

Yeah I enjoyed Max quite a bit tbh. More than I do Halo: Spartan Assault or whatever.

I wasn't a HUGE Halo mark from the beginning, but I do enjoy the game quite a bit. It was my first online shooter on X Box. Spartan Assault is so-so, but leaves more to be desired. I would like for someone to do a modern Smash TV remake, that would be hellafun.

I am on 6-2 on Max, Mustachio's Lair or something, I assume I am close to finishing the game.

Yea you are def getting there. I honestly wouldn't mind another game using the same mechanics as Max. But with more brutal difficulty like a lot of the new age puzzle/platformers.

Today's News:
1) Nintendo states Mario Kart 8 has sold around 2 million copies since its launch late last month.
http://www.destructoid.com/mario-kar...h-277272.phtml

2) For those interested, Maxis reveals neither pools nor the baby life stage will be available at launch for The Sims 4 with the official reason due to lack of development time.
http://www.destructoid.com/no-pools-...h-277262.phtml

3) According to Polyphony Digital studio, Gran Turismo 7 will not be split into two games like Gran Turismo 6 was although it also means their plans of a possible late 2014 release won't be happening either.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-by-2014s-end/

Everyone can now look forward to Sims Early Days expansion and Sims Pool Party expansion.

:roll:

Love that excuse. Lack of development time...then fucking push it back and develop it.

Today's News:
1) The on-going fallout from 38 Studios took another turn recently as a legal case involving the state of Rhode Island and a firm involved in the studio's $75 million loan ended with the firm getting $4.4 million as a settlement deal.
http://www.destructoid.com/rhode-isl...t-277349.phtml

2) The Game Bakers studio reveals their recently released game called Squids Odyssey is the first game on the eShop to support a Cross-Buy feature and also hinted Nintendo will allow others to do the same in the near future for their games. There are some catches though as the deal is currently available only for Europe's eShop and only the Wii U version would be free.
http://www.destructoid.com/there-s-a...y-277352.phtml
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-3ds-to-wii-u/

3) Based on a recent job posting, 343 Industries is currently developing another new Halo game which was teased to be a spin-off title.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...halo-universe/

Awesome Dhalsim cosplay
http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/...4224044324.jpg

Today's News:
1) Amazon reveals the PS4 and Xbox One versions of The Walking Dead Season 1 & 2 will be arriving on October 14th with both Seasons priced at $30 each.
http://www.destructoid.com/the-walki...s-277396.phtml

2) Besides The Witcher 3, CD Projekt RED announces they are currently developing another game in The Witcher series called The Witcher Battle Arena which is a free-to-play MOBA game for mobile devices.
http://www.destructoid.com/uh-okay-c...e-277410.phtml

3) According to Valve, the final day of the 2014 Summer Steam sale managed to break the record for most users online at the same time with around 8 million logged in at one point.
http://www.destructoid.com/steam-sal...e-277356.phtml

Today's News:
1) Riot Games states they are disabling League of Legends public chat rooms with the official reason related to too much spam and scammers constantly flooding the chats.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...ic-chat-rooms/

2) Airtight Games, developer of Murdered: Soul Suspect, has recently shut down according to a report from Game Informer and later confirmed by GeekWire.
http://www.destructoid.com/report-ai...d-277448.phtml

3) A new indie studio formed by former EA and Rockstar employees called Variable State revealed their first game will be called Virginia and is a first person interactive drama. As a hint to how the game might end up, the studio mentioned tv dramas like Twin Peaks, X-Files, and Outer Limits are the big sources of inspiration for the project.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...rama-virginia/

"Interactive drama" games are basically modern equivalents to laserdisc games like MadDog McCree, aren't they?
Watch the drama...watch the drama...ok, now press a button! Good job! Now, watch the drama...watch the drama...watch the drama...ok, press it again! You win!

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As is my understanding.

Or the recent "The Walking Dead" Telltale serires and/or "The Wolf Among Us". Watch, occasionally have a real-time event, repeat. Walking Dead was done reaaaaaaaaaaaally well though :)

Airtight folded. What a shame. Murdered: Soul Suspect was alright, but given time it could have been better.

I'm thinking something closer to the Walking Dead games, myself. Not that old interactive DVD shit.

Mad Dog McCree <3

I thought Walking Dead was like Sam & Max or Maniac Mansion style.

Monkey Island has had it's revival. We need a new Maniac Mansion.

At its most technical, Walking Dead is a point and click/quick time event/quasi-survival horror with branching paths.

And it is very fucking good.

I got the first episode free but never played it as it doesn't appeal to me.

Something less zombiefied and serious would be more my thing but the two examples I've seen of the genre have seemed very serious and dark.

I didn't get into it either, but I wasn't really in the mood at the time. Might give it another shot given the amount of praise that's heaped on it.

Maddog actually took some skill though to shoot. Walking Dead games are too easy.

It's not a shooting game. Those portions are more or less point and click from first person.

Today's News:
1) Update to Temco's official name change news as the company revealed their US branch will also be getting renamed to Koei Tecmo US.
http://www.destructoid.com/tecmo-koe...o-277495.phtml

2) Blizzard's chief creative officer Rob Pardo announces he has recently left the company. Pardo had been with Blizzard for the past 17 years and was the lead designer for several of their big games such as the original Starcraft and World of Warcraft.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/bliz...after-17-years

3) Ubisoft states their Quebec studio will be taking over as the main developer for the Assassin's Creed series starting with this year's AC: Unity.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/assa...ubisoft-quebec

4) The final episode for The Wolf Among Us will be arriving between July 8th and 10th depending on the platform according to Telltale Games.
http://www.destructoid.com/the-wolf-...h-277520.phtml

I have MadDog McCree and Dragons Lair on dvd. They came in a magazine I got years ago. They are literally just interactive movies. I think the modern equivalent is games like Ryse, Heavy Rain etc where you appear to be just getting pulled along a lot of pre-scripted events and press the right button when prompted. They may not be as devoid of gameplay as the laserdisc games I mentioned but they seem pretty close. I admit I've played neither Ryse nor Heavy Rain but from the gameplay I've seen and what I've heard about from those that have played them, the comparison seems accurate.

Walking Dead, I know has more to it.

Today's News:
1) Some Virtual Reality related news:

• Oculus VR announces they will be hosting a VR developer conference this September called Oculus Connect.
• Sony Computer Entertainment division boss hinted he wasn't completely convinced VR will become a mass market success in the near future.

http://www.destructoid.com/oculus-vr...t-277692.phtml
http://www.destructoid.com/playstati...r-277690.phtml

2) Some new details for the Halo: Master Chief Collection include Halo 2's mongoose being modified to now have rocket launcher support and 6 maps from Halo 2 will be getting the remake treatment.
http://www.destructoid.com/halo-2-ge...n-277693.phtml

3) Update to Crytek's money issues news as Deep Silver is currently rumored to be purchasing Crytek while a significant portion of the staff at Crytek UK have refused to go back to work until they receive all of their late payments owed.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...ayment-issues/

4) For those that follow the annual EVO competitions, EVO revealed Nintendo has become an official sponsor of their events. Last year's event was notable for Nintendo's attempt to have the Smash Bros Melee competition shut down and later withdrawing the request.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/nint...ame-tournament

I REALLY hope that pre-orders do not go this way. The industry starting to nickel and dime every tiny thing is putting a damper on my happy time :(

GTA VI Amazon pre-order bonus: Drivable cars.
GTA VI Gamestop pre-order bonus: Missions.

I think people are overreacting to the Gamestop thing.

I think DLC started off well, but kinda took a shitty turn when "on disc" content was being locked behind the DLC Paywall. I don't think it would play out as written above, but I don't believe it is too far fetched either. The industry as a whole is a multi-billion dollar industry and like everything else, some people/companies/whatever will try to exploit it for what they can.

Never thought that Netflix would be forced to pay more to an ISP to carry their content either, but yea.... fuck Comcast too. 10 years from now, high speed is going to be more expensive and will have "tiered apps" access much like their cable TV offerings do now.

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

• Project Spark for the Xbox One will be released between October 7th to 10th depending on the region.
• Microsoft is currently offering $75 worth in Xbox Live credit for those who purchase an Xbox One in July. The offer is only available in the US though.
• Starting tomorrow till July 14th, Microsoft will be holding a sale on Xbox Live with several Xbox 360 and One games available and discounts ranging as high as 74% off.

http://www.destructoid.com/project-s...r-277778.phtml
http://www.destructoid.com/microsoft...e-277764.phtml
http://www.destructoid.com/xbox-sale...s-277721.phtml

2) Cliff Bleszinski recently revealed he has formed a new studio called Boss Key Productions with the studio's first project being a free-to-play sci-fi arena shooter called BlueStreak.
http://www.destructoid.com/yup-cliff...r-277770.phtml

3) Update to the recent 38 Studios settlement case as a new legal case is requesting those payments to be blocked. The issue revolves around the same law firm involved in the original loan using policies allowing them to tap into the settlement fund without claiming any responsibility for the mess made.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-studios-case/

Comcast already has multiple high-speed tiers at different price points. Unless I'm missing what you are getting at here.

Also, high speed internet is going to be much cheaper in the future.

When Comcast strangles companies to pony up for the "high speed lanes", the cost will come out of our ass. Netflix already raised its price in response. Internet will be cheaper, but it won't mean much when XBL and PSN become 90$ a year and Hulu is 20$ a month.

Google fiber will save us. Have faith.

Faith in Google. Jesus.

Yes, I know they have different speeds silly. I meant that they will decide which of those tiers gets access to specific apps such as Netflix, Hulu, etc. They already cornered Netflix earlier this year and said "Hey, you want us to keep offering bandwidth to stream your service to Netflix customers? GIEF US MOAR MONEYS!" And Netflix basically had to cave. The result, as Kalyx said, Netflix raised the subscription prices.

Also, with the demand of social networking (and how widely used it is), more streaming, the infrastructure upgrades that will be required to maintain the current level of service will be massive. That cost will be forwarded to the consumer, just as in any other market. Translated to nerd

http://standards.ieee.org/news/2013/..._ethernet.html

1TB/sec ethernet - nuff said.

Also, faith in Google fiber will need to be bundled with faith in your local city willing to lease Google space on their poles. Seeing as how AT&T and Comcast/Time Warner has a stranglehold on the majority of said poles, the Kansas City debacle is just the start of the difficulties they will face for national implementation. Even at that, they will be limited in their services because they are not licensed as a telecommunications provider. Their entire scope of that project will need to change before they can massively launch their fiber on a national level.

Today's News:
1) The pre-order bonus for Alien Isolation was revealed to be 2 exclusive missions from the original Alien film with its cast as playable characters.
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/se...-pr/1100-4951/

2) Reports regarding Microsoft dropping dev kit capabilities for the Xbox One were quickly debunked by Microsoft who stated that is still a goal for the near future. The company stated the confusion was due to recent miscommunication given by both their ID@Xbox and Xbox Advanced Technology Group divisions.
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/wh...-in/1100-4953/
http://www.destructoid.com/xbox-one-...--277821.phtml

3) Double Fine announces Grim Fandango remastered will also be arriving for the PC, Mac, and Linux platforms.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...mac-and-linux/

Guess I'm preordering Isolation then.

Yeah that sounds good.

Today's News:
1) Ubisoft's 1st quarter fiscal report revealed the company managed to generate around $490 million in sales with Watch Dogs stated as the main reason. The report also stated they are expecting a huge drop for the current fiscal quarter and for it to be worse than last year's quarter.
http://www.destructoid.com/watch-dog...t-277895.phtml

2) For those who own Tales of Phantasia on iOS devices, Namco states they are dropping all online support for the app on August 28th making the game, all saves, and all purchases made unplayable.
http://www.destructoid.com/oh-good-n...a-277857.phtml

3) According to the current CEO of Microsoft, the company is fully committed to the future for the Xbox brand as part of its larger mobile and cloud plans. Previous reports had hinted at the possibility of the Xbox brand being dropped in the future as part of the company's new long term plans.
http://www.destructoid.com/microsoft...x-277881.phtml

#2 is why Free-to-Play models, which seem to be the next big thing, worry me.

F2P is not the next big thing, and in any case a successful game would never be shut down. That was just some smart phone bullshit.

I forgot you are the OMNI when it comes to everything gaming.

Sorry, sir.

No prob. Just take in the big picture and some things aren't as bleak as they seem. Silly ass journalism doesn't help, tho.

Gamestop commercials always have something like "unlock this big gun" by pre-ordering at Gamestop. Why is this news?

Today's News:
1) Update to Alien Isolation pre-order news as Creative Assembly states the original Alien themed DLC pack is not a pre-order exclusive and will be available to buy after the game's launch.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/upda...der-exclusives

2) During an interview with Games Industry, EA's mobile division boss claimed the reason why the Dungeon Keeper reboot failed wasn't due to the micro-transaction system used and instead because it "innovated too much" in terms of the changes made.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/ea-m...vated-too-much

3) SALES:

• Sony will be holding a Flash Sale on PSN this weekend with the sale to last till Monday 12pm PST.
  http://www.destructoid.com/double-dr...e-277944.phtml
• Microsoft is currently in the middle of their Xbox Ultimate Games Sale with today's deals including GTA V and Bastion among the 6 games on sale.
  http://www.destructoid.com/xbox-sale...3-277913.phtml

4) Sony is currently considering the idea of having an Early Access-like program for the PS4 although the idea itself is only at the very early stage and wouldn't be arriving any time soon in the near future.
http://www.destructoid.com/sony-havi...m-277915.phtml

EA refuses to listen or understand :|

I realy liked the Steam style sale Xbox had last year with full games selling for insane prices like 75p and £1.50 etc. A game going for £8.99, like this current sale, isn't going to get my attention, even if it is 75% off.

I rather games not be that cheap. $6-7 is alright depending on the game. Sales like this would soon coincide with much higher DLC.

Weekend News Edition
 

Tekken 7 was revealed to be currently in development during this year's EVO event. Originally IGN was meant to have the exclusive reveal but AOL leaked the debut video early.

Only known detail is the game will run using the Unreal 4 engine.

http://www.screwattack.com/sites/def...r_12843574.jpg
http://www.screwattack.com/news/tekk...aturely-leaked