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alvarado52 07-30-2014 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaveBrawl (Post 4478238)
I hope EA is using a similar system for Dragon Age, from what I understand as of now they are using a system that lets you pick your choices for any decisions you made in past games. I have no idea what decisions I made in DA2 at this point for many of the choices and I never even met Fenris, which really sucked for the battle with the Arishok.

The save overs from DA to DA2 were glitched anyway. I had dead people popping up in cameos during my DA2 playthrough.

DaveBrawl 07-30-2014 11:39 AM

Well that makes me feel better about the new system, also it's not going to be Hawke again anyway so it's not like it's Mass Effect with the same character and look carrying over.

DaveBrawl 07-30-2014 11:42 AM

Although I did like how my ME Shepard ended up looking like a young Chuck Norris in ME3 with the graphics updating each game. Wasn't conceived that way when I made him in ME1.

Emperor Smeat 07-30-2014 06:04 PM

Today's News:
1) Update to the recent EA Access news as Sony stated they are not a supporter of EA's new program nor have any desire to negotiate to make it available for their platforms.
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/so...ess/1100-4974/

2) Crytek has recently sold the rights to the Homfront series to their publisher Deep Silver with Deep Silver Dambuster Studios taking over as the new developer for Homefront: The Revolition.
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/cr...ver/1100-4975/

3) Sony revealed the list of free games available for August's PS+ offerings which include Fez (all platforms), Crysis 3 (PS3 only), and Dragon's Crown (PS3, Vita).
http://www.destructoid.com/dragon-s-...h-278855.phtml

4) Nintendo fiscal quarter report revealed the company saw a $97 million loss for the quarter with slow 3DS sales as the main reason. In terms of software sales, Mario Kart 8 was the best selling game at 2.8 million copies or around over 50% of all games released by Nintendo.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-this-quarter/

Fignuts 07-31-2014 12:46 AM

Damn, wish Fez would have been on Games for Gold. I've heard great things.

Destor 07-31-2014 12:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fignuts (Post 4478593)
Damn, wish Fez would have been on Games for Gold. I've heard great things.

I downloaded it n Xbox Live (only because at the time it wasnt available on PSN [and there were no plans to port it]) and its great. Worth your time if you like puzzle platformers.

Emperor Smeat 07-31-2014 06:19 PM

Today's News:
1) Nintendo announces a Hyrule Warriors themed Nintendo Direct episode will occur on August 4th for North America and August 5th for Europe and Japan.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/prep...t-monday-night

2) Konami announces they will be livestreaming new gameplay footage and details for Metal Gear Solid V at next month's Gamescom event.
http://www.destructoid.com/konami-li...m-278910.phtml

3) Sony announces the open beta for Playstation Now has started today with the price of 4 Hour rentals lowered since the closed beta and the possibility for a subscription-based plan to be included in the near future.
http://www.destructoid.com/playstati...--278886.phtml
http://www.destructoid.com/playstati...e-278901.phtml

4) Assassin's Creed: Rogue is currently rumored to be this year's Assassin's Creed game meant for the PS3 and Xbox 360 based on a recent retailer leak.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...x-360-and-ps3/

Raven Reaper 07-31-2014 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fignuts (Post 4477759)
Very happy about the Mass Effect news. Always lamented the lack of exploration in Mass Effect after the first one.

Also, the Mako never controlled anywhere near as badly as some people made it out to be. In fact, I found it fun to use most of the time.

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7:32 best part!

One game...to rule them all!

Kalyx triaD 07-31-2014 10:23 PM

Sony's looking silly rejecting an arguably better subscription service right before showing off a busted one.

Sepholio 08-01-2014 01:26 AM

I checked out PS Now a little while ago. I promptly laughed and exited that part of the store. They will have to change that pricing significantly or just go ahead and write that shit up as a lost cause.

Emperor Smeat 08-01-2014 06:02 PM

Today's News:
1) Gearbox currently requesting to be dropped from the recent class action lawsuit regarding Aliens Colonial Marines while blaming Sega for the problems with the game's development and misleading press demos.
http://www.destructoid.com/gearbox-t...t-278952.phtml

2) Some Gamescom related news:
3) Two long-time members of Naughty Dog have recently left the studio to join Infinity Ward.
http://www.destructoid.com/called-to...d-278977.phtml

Emperor Smeat 08-04-2014 06:10 PM

Today's News:
1) The head of Nintendo's Indie program department, Dan Adelman, announces he has recently left the company.
http://kotaku.com/nintendos-indie-ch...ars-1615413692

2) The recent Bioshock teaser from 2K was revealed today to be for a mobile version of the game and arrives later this summer.
http://www.destructoid.com/that-bios...--279025.phtml

3) Update to the recent EA Access news as EA states their new service does not require a Xbox Live Gold account to be needed outside of online multiplayer.
http://www.destructoid.com/just-fyi-...d-279072.phtml

4) For those that play Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar, Mythic Entertainment announces they will be pulling all support for the game by the end of this month. It will be the studio's final job before officially shutting down.
http://www.destructoid.com/another-e...h-278979.phtml

ClockShot 08-05-2014 04:03 PM

The rumored Assassins' Creed title for PS3/X360 is confirmed. Called Assassins' Creed: Rogue.

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And ya know what, I think it looks like a better game than Unity right now.

alvarado52 08-05-2014 04:38 PM

Aaaaand Evolve is delayed to 2015. I went from having way too many games to play in October to absolutely none.

drave 08-05-2014 05:16 PM

Destiny should last well past October :D

drave 08-05-2014 05:16 PM

And DIII: Reaper of Souls too!

Emperor Smeat 08-05-2014 05:52 PM

Today's News:
1) Capcom announces they are remaking the original Resident Evil again with the new remake to arrive in early 2015 for the PC, PS3, Xbox 360, PS4, and Xbox One.
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/ca...ain/1100-4978/
http://www.destructoid.com/here-s-wh...d-279123.phtml

2) SALES - Microsoft announced several sales for this week on the Xbox Marketplace with the usual weekly Deals With Gold sale, a special Capcom themed sale with discounts ranging between 50-75% off, and several digital Xbox One games getting a $10 price cut.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...s-capcom-sale/

3) Epic Games announces they have recently purchased Pitbull Studio, developer of Silent Hill: Downpour and Gears of War: Judgment, and will be getting renamed as Epic Games UK.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...epic-games-uk/

drave 08-06-2014 06:54 AM

Still gonna be cool.

alvarado52 08-06-2014 01:56 PM

I personally loved the 02 RE remake, that shit was scary from Lisa Trevor to Crimson Heads

Emperor Smeat 08-06-2014 06:29 PM

Today's News:
1) Some Square Enix related news:
2) Sony announces they have dropped all support for their Playstation Mobile service on Android devices.
http://www.destructoid.com/sony-is-k...d-279177.phtml

3) Freebies:

Disturbed316 08-07-2014 03:24 AM

Too many remakes for my liking. If I wanted to play them, I would have by now.

Sepholio 08-07-2014 03:50 AM

Obligatory FF7 Remake NAO PLZ comment.

drave 08-07-2014 05:58 AM

http://www.gamespot.com/articles/thi.../1100-6417804/

Why they aren't making a remake right now....

Sepholio 08-07-2014 08:56 AM

STFU Drave.

Also one of those 'industry insiders' who like right 95% of the time with his predictions/rumors said shortly after that article that the remake was happening and was going to be ps4 exclusive. Apparently coming as soon as next year with it supposedly being unveiled at E32015. I saw this reported on destructoid, n4g, neogaf, and several other sites.

I hope this isn't one of the 5% times he is completely off base or I might stab someone.

drave 08-07-2014 09:20 AM

NO YOU!

I really want this game to be remade. I would purchase a PS4 for it if it is exclusive.


Also, some focker thought it necessary to open a lawsuit against Sony for Killzone not rendering native 1080p in multiplayer. Seriously.... litigious fuckheads are going to ruin gaming.

Emperor Smeat 08-07-2014 06:16 PM

Today's News:
1) Twitch announced several new policy changes with the biggest being a Youtube-like content id system for music found in streams. At the moment only archived streams are affected and 30 minute blocks being muted as punishment.
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/tw...nges/1100-4982
http://www.destructoid.com/twitch-is...s-279202.phtml

2) Crytek states Deep Silver did not get the rights to the Timesplitters series as part of their purchase of Crytek UK (formerly Free Radical studio).
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-of-crytek-uk/

3) Valve's Source 2 engine is currently rumored to have been released to the public based on the recently released public toolkit for DOTA 2. At the moment, it hasn't been confirmed if its the whole engine or just a portion with the rest arriving at a later date.
http://www.destructoid.com/valve-rel...--279261.phtml

4) Bioware reveals the project director for the Mass Effect series, Casey Hudson, has recently left the company.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...parts-bioware/

alvarado52 08-07-2014 06:20 PM

Casey Hudson has left Bioware.

Huge blow that will be felt through every single one of their big franchises.

Cool King 08-07-2014 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball (Post 4483708)
2) Crytek states Deep Silver did not get the rights to the Timesplitters series as part of their purchase of Crytek UK (formerly Free Radical studio).
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-of-crytek-uk/

Urgh.

I'm sure I'll be in the cold cold ground by the time a new TimeSplitters game is made.

Cool King 08-07-2014 09:32 PM

Why don't they just sell it? If they put the rights up for sale, there will most likely be a company willing to buy it and create the games.

Why have the rights to the game, when you're not going to do anything with it, apart from tell the people who want a new game "We like TimeSplitters too!".

drave 08-08-2014 09:47 AM

Never understood the ME3 ending hate.... really don't still.

DaveBrawl 08-08-2014 10:08 AM

Me neither, maybe it's because I never beat it until after the patch came out, but it seemed pretty solid.

drave 08-08-2014 10:12 AM

I did pre and post patch and still don't get the bitchfest. Guess everyone wanted their "happily ever after" ending or something.

The story climaxed well and the ending(s) made perfect sense. Maybe some could not wrap their minds around the philanthropic topic that is the creation/destruction of life, etc.

DaveBrawl 08-08-2014 10:25 AM

Well if you mined enough materials/edited your save so you had enough like I did, you sort of got a happy ending. They weren't all together, but everyone lived...except the Dr. as I did not make the right choices on that one.

drave 08-08-2014 10:59 AM

I explored absolutely every single thing I could. I love the world, the lore, story, etc. First play through though, I lost a few people, no big deal, that happens in most every game.

Dunno, but game snobs can fuck right off this generation with the whole "The ending isn't what I/WE wanted, it isn't 1080p 60fps --> GTFO" crap. Some people are rotten.

DaveBrawl 08-08-2014 11:29 AM

Very true. I know I lost a couple, was way to happy to kill off Kaidan in exchange for Ashley/the love of my Chuck Norris doppelgangers life. Never could get into the mining and exploring stuff though. Was initially dreading doing all of the sidequests, but I grew to love the story so much I ate most of them up.

Don't really get the whole mandatory 1080p, 60fps stuff. As long as the picture isn't really grainy or most importantly laggy I'm fine with it.

DaveBrawl 08-08-2014 11:31 AM

Also didn't hurt that the Captain had the same name as me and he died like a hero.

drave 08-08-2014 11:47 AM

Nice.

I was a complete asshole my 1st play through. Killed, intimidated, told as many people to fuck off as possible.

Bring out ME4 already!

drave 08-08-2014 12:02 PM

What about movies and what not that end with "open ended" endings?

Sepholio 08-08-2014 12:31 PM

Fuck Ashley, I romanced Liara so my Shep could claim he shagged some hot alien strange.

DaveBrawl 08-08-2014 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seph (Post 4484303)
Fuck Ashley

He did.

Emperor Smeat 08-08-2014 06:01 PM

Today's News:
1) Sierra studios is currently rumored to be getting revived with the official announcement to occur at next week's Gamescom.
http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/wait...ack/2300-9309/
http://www.destructoid.com/sierra-s-...s-279311.phtml

2) Twitch announces they have tweaked some of their new policy changes based on feedback with the 2 hour archive limit for videos dropped and an appeal system to be added for videos that get flagged.
http://www.destructoid.com/twitch-re...d-279322.phtml

3) Developer Nexon studio revealed they have recently partnered up with Valve for the development of a new Counter Strike game called Counter-Strike Nexon: Zombies. The game arrives later this year and will be a free-to-play game for Steam.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/valv...has-zombies-it

Emperor Smeat 08-11-2014 06:00 PM

Today's News:
1) The boss of Mistwalker studio and creator of the Final Fantasy series, Hironobu Sakaguchi, reveals he will be hosting a panel at PAX Prime later this month.
http://www.destructoid.com/final-fan...4-279401.phtml

2) The developer of Remember Me, Dontnod studio, announces they have teamed up with Square Enix on the development of a new game called Life is Strange. Some early details include being an episodic game, a hand-drawn art style, and the ability to rewind time as a gameplay feature.
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/re...ame/1100-4985/
http://www.destructoid.com/remember-...e-279396.phtml

3) DS Volition studio, developer of the Saints Row series, states they will be revealing an unannounced game during Pax Prime later this month.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-at-pax-prime/

4) Several Darksiders series developers have recently left Crytek USA to form a new studio called Gunfire Games with one of their goals being the development of a new Darksiders game.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/form...-gunfire-games

VSG 08-12-2014 01:36 PM

Effing Rise of the Tomb Raider seems to be an XBone exclusive, at least for this year. Wasn't Square Enix moaning about low sales for the reboot when it was on all 3 platforms?

Sepholio 08-12-2014 03:13 PM

Stupid decision by Square.

Sepholio 08-12-2014 03:47 PM

Although I imagine 6 months later PS4 will get the remastered version, NOW IN GLORIOUS 1080P.

:shifty:

VSG 08-12-2014 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tommy Gunn (Post 4487435)
Pretty shit about the new Tomb Raider being Xbox exclusive, especially when it was advertised as multi-platform and I fucking pre-ordered it on PS4.

Hopefully it's a timed release, but the whole situation feels shady and a kick in the balls to fans on PC and PS4.

So did your pre-order get cancelled? I see it is still up on places like Amazon for every platform.

Emperor Smeat 08-12-2014 05:48 PM

Today's News:
1) Update to the return of Sierra studio news as Activision announces the studio will be in charge of reviving old franchises with Geometry Wars 3 and a new game in the King's Quest series currently in development.
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/si...ars/1100-4988/

2) Some Gamescom related news:
Highlights of Sony's Gamescom press conference included around 10 million PS4s have been sold since its launch, upcoming PS4 firmware update will allow co-op games to be playable online with just the host owning the game, and Until Dawn was revealed to be canceled for the PS3 in favor of the PS4.
http://www.destructoid.com/here-s-ev...e-279494.phtml
Highlights of Microsoft's Gamescom press conference included Goat Simulator will be getting an Xbox One port, the ability to pre-order digital games will arrive next month, and the beta for Halo 5 Guardians will start on December 29th.
http://www.destructoid.com/here-s-ev...e-279492.phtml

Fignuts 08-12-2014 06:37 PM

yes!

I'll finally get to play goat simulator

VSG 08-12-2014 06:42 PM

Can't believe how big Goat Simulator has become.

VSG 08-13-2014 09:57 AM

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...has-a-duration

Still Microsoft and Crystal Dynamics can fuck off.

Kalyx triaD 08-13-2014 11:32 AM

Square you mean. Takes two to tango, and developers have nothing to do with it.

RoXer 08-13-2014 11:47 AM

Take Two are involved?

drave 08-13-2014 01:03 PM

Why are people so miffed about an exclusive? Wasn't that a big selling point pre-launch for most people that weren't fan boys?

VSG 08-13-2014 01:37 PM

The issue is that this is a 3rd party exclusive on a series that has been supported by Playstation and PC gamers from inception, not Xbox. Microsoft really, really wants this to be their Uncharted.

Drakul 08-13-2014 02:20 PM

But Uncharted really really wanted to be TR in the first place.

thecc 08-13-2014 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drakul (Post 4488140)
But Uncharted really really wanted to be TR in the first place.

And it was done a million times better.

Drakul 08-13-2014 03:30 PM

I played it at my sisters house when I was visiting for the week. Couldn't see the appeal. Had to pass my spare time with LBP racing with my nephew during the day and Skyrim at night.

And Friends dvds but whatever.

Emperor Smeat 08-13-2014 06:07 PM

Today's News:
1) Sega agreed to a $1.25 million settlement regarding the Aliens: Colonial Marines class action lawsuit while Gearbox is still fighting their involvement in the lawsuit.
http://www.destructoid.com/sega-agre...t-279556.phtml

2) During Konami's Gamescom event today, Hideo Kojima stated he's against the idea of older Metal Gear Solid games getting the remake treatment. He did tease that if given the choice, he'd remake Metal Gear Solid 1 although done in a way similar to how the recent Planet of the Apes films were remade.
http://www.destructoid.com/hideo-koj...s-279574.phtml

3) A new game in The Walking Dead series was announced to be in development at Overkill studio, developer of the Payday series.
http://www.destructoid.com/overkill-...d-279562.phtml

4) EA reveals The Sims 4 will contain a Gallery feature which was explained to be entirely a community-based feature similar to Valve's Steam Workshop without the monetization part based on current plans.
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/a...monetized.aspx

drave 08-13-2014 06:19 PM

Also a "timed" exclusive. People should have known better really. Funny to see the vitriol spewed forth from something like that though :lol:

VSG 08-13-2014 07:40 PM

That interview is pretty ambiguous about the exclusivity. All he says is that the IP is not bought. This could be taken to mean every future game is not guaranteed exclusive as well.

Drakul 08-14-2014 10:42 AM

Massive sale going on on the Europe Nintendo eShop.

Megaman 1 (£1.74)
Megaman 2 (£1.74)
Megaman 3 (£1.74)
Megaman 4 (£1.74)
Megaman 5 (£1.74)
Megaman 6 (£1.74)
Pac-Man (£1.74)
Punch-Out! (£1.74)
Super Punch-Out! (£2.74)
WiiFit U (£20.99)
Wii U Party (£24.49)
Animal Crossing: New Leaf (£24.49)
Kid Icarus Uprising (£20.99)
Tomodachi Life (£27.99)
Super Mario Bros 3 (£1.74)
Donkey Kong 3 (£1.74)
Balloon Fight (£1.74)
Pinball (£1.74)
Wrecking Crew (£1.74)
NES Open Tournament Golf (£1.74)
Assassin's Creed III (£7.99)
Assassin's Creed IV (£9.99)
Rayman Legends (£11.99)
ZombiU (£7.99)
Child of Light (£7.99)
Splinter Cell Blacklist (£9.99)

Those Wii U games and VC games. I don't need to buy them all...I don't need to buy them all...I don't need to buy them all...
http://i.imgur.com/xTutmci.gif

Emperor Smeat 08-14-2014 06:06 PM

Today's News:
1) Xbox division boss Phil Spencer teases his plans involving Rare are to push the studio away from being a Kinect-focused developer in favor of something similar to their pre-Kinect/Microsoft era period.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/xbox...diverse-studio

2) A new WWE game called WWE SuperCard which is a card battle based game was recently released for mobile devices.
http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/wwe-...ame/2300-9341/

3) Ubisoft states besides current gen consoles and PC, The Crew will also arrive for the Xbox 360 but not for the PS3 and Wii U. The official reason is related to how the game was developed and the Xbox 360 being the closest in terms of online infrastructure.
http://www.destructoid.com/ubisoft-r...0-279608.phtml

4) According to developer Supermassive Games, upcoming PS4 horror game Until Dawn is planned to have around several hundred different endings and thousands of storyline branches due to the game's Butterfly Effect feature.
http://www.destructoid.com/until-daw...s-279599.phtml

Drakul 08-14-2014 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball (Post 4489000)
Today's News:
1) Xbox division boss Phil Spencer teases his plans involving Rare are to push the studio away from being a Kinect-focused developer in favor of something similar to their pre-Kinect/Microsoft era period.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/xbox...diverse-studio

Conker? It's Conker, isn't it? Right? It's Conker?

Drakul 08-14-2014 06:43 PM

I checked out the Ubisoft games on sale in the eShop. Why are they selling games that are 20gb in size for a console that comes no bigger than 32gb? By the time I buy extra memory, I'd be cheaper and quicker buying a physical disc!

Fignuts 08-14-2014 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drakul (Post 4488140)
But Uncharted really really wanted to be TR in the first place.

First one was good, but it was basically just "climb shit, shoot dudes" repeated ad nauseam. Second one not only did everything better but added a lot more variety to the adventure. That's the game that really made Uncharted a major franchise.

Drakul 08-14-2014 06:59 PM

The creators admited they build the entire game around set pieces. I think that says something about the game if they think up exciting set pieces and try to stitch them togethor with the gameplay inbetween.

Not saying you're wrong to love it or hate it. I just can't see it's appeal. TR never really appealed to me either back when I tried it out.

Fignuts 08-14-2014 07:07 PM

Well it helps that the set pieces are freaking awesome, and the gameplay inbetween is really fun.

If you get the chance, give the second one a try. I wasn't that enthralled with the first one either, but I really loved the second. Yet to try the third.

teamXtremist 08-14-2014 07:35 PM

Uncharted 2 is the best

Sepholio 08-14-2014 08:40 PM

Yea 2 is the best.

1 was a good game, but 2 was a great game. 3 was pretty close to being as good as 2.

Gotta admit though, favorite uncharted moment is playing the 'drugged' sequence in Uncharted 3 on a 3DTV. It is fucking mental. Makes you feel like you're on an acid trip kinda.

ClockShot 08-14-2014 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smelly Meatball (Post 4489000)
Today's News:
1) Xbox division boss Phil Spencer teases his plans involving Rare are to push the studio away from being a Kinect-focused developer in favor of something similar to their pre-Kinect/Microsoft era period.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/xbox...diverse-studio

2) A new WWE game called WWE SuperCard which is a card battle based game was recently released for mobile devices.
http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/wwe-...ame/2300-9341/


1. Maybe it's the Bond game we all deserve?

2. Betcha if I play my Blue Eyes Ultimate Dragon, Cena will still "overcome the odds" and beat it. Whilst no selling the entire time. :roll: :o

Yu-gi-oh reference. I should run while I got the chance.

Kalyx triaD 08-15-2014 01:26 AM

The people who made Rare awesome all left. So no point thinking about their classics, let alone Bond who's tied to Activision last I checked. They didn't even do Killer Instinct.

Emperor Smeat 08-15-2014 01:33 AM

Don't think Activision has the license anymore and if they still do, need a new studio since Eurocom got shut down a few years ago.

Sepholio 08-15-2014 03:24 AM

Blizzard is going to memorialize Robin Williams with an in-game character based off of him and/or some of his more famous roles. Pretty cool.

drave 08-15-2014 06:51 AM

Signed up for EA Access last night a.k.a. made a deal with The Devil.

No complaints so far. Downloaded Fifa, Madden, Battlefield 4 and Peggle. That is the totality of the vault thus far but more than enough to keep me busy for a while.

Kalyx triaD 08-15-2014 01:04 PM

EA Access is a decent deal, though the library's thin now. Eventually I think it's gonna change things. Puts Sony's shitty system on notice.

Emperor Smeat 08-15-2014 06:14 PM

Today's News:
1) The original purpose for banner ads on the Xbox 360 user interface was to simply help promote XBLA games from getting lost in the shuffle according to the person responsible for the idea. He recently apologized for how his idea evolved into most of the interface being cluttered in ads.
http://www.destructoid.com/the-guy-r...y-279676.phtml

2) EA announces both Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare and Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning are currently available to play for free on Origin for a limited time as part of Origin's Game Time program.
http://www.destructoid.com/play-gard...e-279674.phtml

3) The upcoming Share Play feature for the PS4 was revealed to only allow up to 1 hour of online play per session. This feature allows people with a copy of a game to let others without one the ability to play together online.
http://www.destructoid.com/sony-s-up...r-279662.phtml
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...nute-sessions/

4) Ubisoft states they are not ruling out the possibility of Assassin's Creed Rogue getting a PS4 and Xbox One port in the near future.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-ps4-xbox-one/

Sepholio 08-15-2014 07:36 PM

They better put Rogue on PS4/XB1. After playing AC4 on PS3/4, I want my pirating to be next-gen, thanks. I wish they would go ahead and let people know, though. Don't want to end up getting it on an old system and then 2 days later find out it's coming to the new ones.

Drakul 08-16-2014 03:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seph (Post 4489174)
Blizzard is going to memorialize Robin Williams with an in-game character based off of him and/or some of his more famous roles. Pretty cool.

There's a petition to have an NPC named after him in Zelda Wii U.

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Originally Posted by Seph (Post 4489550)
They better put Rogue on PS4/XB1. After playing AC4 on PS3/4, I want my pirating to be next-gen, thanks. I wish they would go ahead and let people know, though. Don't want to end up getting it on an old system and then 2 days later find out it's coming to the new ones.

That's a tactic a few developers take, like R* with GTA V. It will release on 360 etc and get a souped up version on new consoles 6 months later.

Emperor Smeat 08-18-2014 05:47 PM

Today's News:
1) Nintendo teasing they will be revealing a "stunning" new Pokemon game next week.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/nint...aled-next-week

2) Update to the Metal Gear remake fan-based project as the game has been cancelled after Konami recently dropped their support for the project.
http://www.destructoid.com/metal-gea...r-279780.phtml

3) Warner Bros is rumored to be considering purchasing Microsoft's defunct Xbox Entertainment Studios with the plan to merge it with Machimina which they purchased earlier in the year.
http://www.techradar.com/news/gaming...hinima-1261701

4) For those in the UK and play World of Warcraft, Blizzard states they will be increasing the prices for subscriptions starting this November.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...this-november/

Emperor Smeat 08-19-2014 06:02 PM

Today's News:
1) Madden 15's EA Access "full game" demo offering was revealed to be limited to 6 hours worth of pre-release playing time.
http://www.destructoid.com/ea-access...n-279841.phtml

2) Ubisoft states Watch Dogs will be their last M-rated game for the Wii U since they have dropped all support for the console in regards to M-rated games and the Assassin's Creed series.
http://www.destructoid.com/watch-dog...e-279848.phtml

3) For those interested, CD Projekt RED recently released a 35 minute video of gameplay footage for the upcoming The Witcher 3.
http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/aaaa...r-3/2300-9361/

ClockShot 08-19-2014 07:59 PM

Supposed to be some gameplay footage of Shadow or Mordor this week. Gonna determine if it's a buy or sell for me.

Fignuts 08-19-2014 08:10 PM

Gameplay footage of an upcoming game. What a novel concept, eh 2k?

Disturbed316 08-20-2014 02:55 AM

I'm quite interested to see how Shadows of Mordor plays out, tempted to pick it up if looks good.

Emperor Smeat 08-20-2014 05:48 PM

Today's News:
1) According to Eurogamer and later confirmed by Sony, Infamous series developer Sucker Punch studio was recently hit with a wave of layoffs.
http://www.destructoid.com/infamous-...s-279916.phtml

2) As a side effect of EA Access' launch, EA announces they will be dropping their Season Ticket program starting March 2015.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...om-march-2015/

3) For those interested and are PSN members, Sony is currently sending out private beta invite emails for LittleBigPlanet 3.
http://www.destructoid.com/you-might...x-279897.phtml

4) Avalanche Studios teases they will be revealing several surprises next year.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...for-next-year/

ClockShot 08-20-2014 08:48 PM

No multiplayer in either of this year's Assassins' Creed games. :love:

Looks like Ubisoft finally got the message. It was fun in the beginning......

Kalyx triaD 08-20-2014 10:14 PM

Isn't there co-op in the nextgen one?

Kalyx triaD 08-20-2014 11:14 PM

Pretty much done with Kotaku. Holy shit.

RoXer 08-20-2014 11:17 PM

FYI, I can't figure out your stance based off of your twitter feed alone. It isn't clear.

Kalyx triaD 08-21-2014 02:02 AM

I'm against their suppression, advocation, and hand waving of several Social Justice Warrior figures and "controversies". Have been for some time. This Quinn cunt really did me a favor and gave me that out. Kotaku Is absolute shit at this point. I was very patient.

Kalyx triaD 08-21-2014 02:07 AM

Read my tweets over; seems clear enough to me. Replies, retweets, and faves show people get it, too. Perhaps you don't know the whole deal?

RoXer 08-21-2014 02:09 AM

Not liking Kotaku is fine.

"Cunt" is kind of overboard.

Kalyx triaD 08-21-2014 02:31 AM

We've had this discussion before, right?

I'm not gonna police my own vocabulary. She's a bitch. Kotaku's Stephen Truchillo or whatever is a coward dick, too, covering for her and his writer. But yeah, cunt. It's very contextual.

RoXer 08-21-2014 02:33 AM

Is he covering for her or telling the truth?

Kalyx triaD 08-21-2014 02:44 AM

He's covering for her and his writer. He waved off the accusations with a shitty article without even a bolded headline, basically saying "nuh uhh". It was callous. I would amend myself and say he's covering his writer really, since his dick puts Kotaku's already dubious rep in the shitter. InternetAristocrat breaks that element down in his last vid.

Drakul 08-21-2014 03:04 AM

No idea who Quinn is because Kotaku UK has a mostly different staff but the only issue I have with Kotaku is the comment section. I'm not going to fly into a rage about inequality but the other day a female reporter for Kotaku did some barely VG related news story and the comments were ridiculing her. The story exactly above was just as barely VG related but by a male reporter and the commenters didn't mind at all.
I've also seen various types of bigotry run wild in the comments of various articles but what really gets to me is the seething rage anytime some female reporter brings up anything even vaguely pro female.
Article: Maybe women should wear more clothes in game.
Response: Argh, shut up you feminist dyke! I hate you! Die, feminazi!
Me: :(

Don't think I see sexism as a uniquely male thing. The diet Coke ads are incredibly sexist towards guys, in my opinion. It's just Kotaku comments and the internet as a whole take it to an Olypmic level.

I never got what the issue was with "Social Justice Warrior" hate. It's like there's some internet rule against actually wanting to defend someone or raise a certain point about certain situations.

Drakul 08-21-2014 03:27 AM

Just did a search and see the Quinn in question is alleged to have slept with a Kotaku reporter for positive press for an indie game. That's it? I mean, yeah, that's unprofessional behaviour if it's true but it's not something to make a song and dance about.

If we catch Miyamoto in bed with Major Nelson, THEN we have a scandal.

SlickyTrickyDamon 08-21-2014 03:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Kalyx triaD (Post 4494461)
We've had this discussion before, right?

I'm not gonna police my own vocabulary. She's a bitch. Kotaku's Stephen Truchillo or whatever is a coward dick, too, covering for her and his writer. But yeah, cunt. It's very contextual.

You probably should. The game industry is being accused of sexism. Using the C word does nothing but prove the critics right.

Drakul 08-21-2014 06:07 AM

Strongly thinking of retiring my Drakulbites Gamertag. So if a name you don't recognise pops up sometime soon, it's probably me.

I spent far too long trying to put in new names to find they're either taken or a single letter too big. Finally got two in mind that fit. If they are taken, after having already tried 50 others that were taken, I may scream.

Kalyx triaD 08-21-2014 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by SlickyTrickyDamon (Post 4494478)
You probably should. The game industry is being accused of sexism. Using the C word does nothing but prove the critics right.

It doesn't prove them right, unless the message is people say cunt time to time. I am not sexist, you guys know that. I don't care if some random SJW doesn't.

Drakul 08-21-2014 09:01 AM

I really want to know what's so bad about standing up for someone or something. Being called a white knight or social justice warrior as if it's a bad thing is just bizarre.


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