It's a shame the Smash Bros one isn't the newer model.

Everyone of you who post in here are social degenerate gaming nerds

You just posted in here.

Damnit, I just bought a new 3DS less than a month ago.

I had the Smash Bros 3DS preordered but I'm cancelling that. Glad I waited.

I paid a whole $40 for my 3DS! Bah!

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

• Besides the news about a new 3DS model, Nintendo also revealed the prices for their upcoming Amiibo figurines will cost $12.99 each with 12 characters as part of the initial set.
  http://www.screwattack.com/news/nint...nd-2ds-bundles
• For those in Europe, the pre-order bonuses for Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire were revealed to be a limited edition steel game case and a keychain. US pre-order bonus was revealed to be a Pokemon plush toy.
  http://www.screwattack.com/news/euro...alpha-sapphire
  http://www.destructoid.com/pre-order...h-280344.phtml
• NES Remix series was announced to be getting a 3DS version called Ultimate NES Remix arriving on December 11th for the price of $30.
  http://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-...s-280377.phtml
• Nintendo of Europe recently laid off around 320 employees as part of a planned restructuring.
  http://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-...k-280382.phtml
• For those interested, Capcom is currently holding a sale on the 3DS and Wii U eShops till September 4th.
  http://www.destructoid.com/3ds-wii-u...e-280345.phtml

2) Volition reveals Saints Row IV will be getting ported to the PS4 and Xbox One as well as a standalone expansion pack for Saints Row IV called Gat Out of Hell.
http://www.destructoid.com/volition-...l-280393.phtml

3) Dave Cox, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow producer, states he has recently left Konami after 17 years with the company. The official reason is due to him wanting to go in a new direction for his career.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...h-the-company/

4) Capcom announces PS4 exclusive Deep Down's beta has been delayed until 2015 although did release a new trailer for the game.
http://www.destructoid.com/new-deep-...5-280357.phtml

2014: The Delay

Late Night News Edition:
 

Activision is currently rumored to be planning an attempt to purchase Take-Two Interactive soon.

http://news.investors.com/technology...lk-by-atvi.htm

In terms of a potential offer, Activision has way more money in cash reserves alone than Take-Two has in total wealth. Could easily make a $2-3 billion offer and still have $1-2 billion left afterwards.

Didn't the try this before and were told to get lost?

According to the thread in Neogaf where I found the news, the EA bid was dropped because EA barely went above Take-Two's net value and weren't willing to provide large sums of their own money for Take Two's projects.

These giant developer devouring, game killing studios do get tricky to tell apart sometimes.

I don't want a port of Saints Row, I want a new one dammit!

Really enjoyed Saints Row 4, would prefer a newer one though.

For those interested and have an Xbox 360, Microsoft is offering a free month of Xbox Live Gold. The only catch is your account needs to be Silver to do it and have to manually turn off auto-renewal on their website.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=885590

To turn off auto-renewal: http://support.xbox.com/en-US/my-acc...d-subscription

Today's News:
1) Double Fine teases they might considering remastering more of Tim Schafer's classic games if Grim Fandango Remastered sells well enough. It was also revealed besides graphics, only the game's soundtrack is being changed for Grim Fandango Remastered.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/tim-...-fandango-sell

2) For those who backed the Mighty No. 9 Kickstarter project, the beta for the game was released today.
http://www.destructoid.com/the-might...y-280496.phtml

3) Capcom officially confirms Resident Evil: Revelations 2 is currently in development and has an early 2015 release date.
http://www.destructoid.com/capcom-co...2-280480.phtml
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...or-early-2015/

May have to call them. Could be a retired GT but the system is sloppy with that. I couldn't remove 360 from my GT for years because of this.

Urgh, that's a pain in the ass.

Though I did say the same thing on an Xbox forum and I just got this reply.

So if that's actually true, then I'll just have to think of another Gamertag.

I got another reply from someone on the other forum I posted on saying:

I was always lead to believe that spaces do make a name different.

The Gamertag I would like is taken, so I thought using it without a space would be fine. According to the Gamertag availability sites and the Xbox site, it is fine and it's available.

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

• Sony announces support for themes will be available as part of the next round of updates for the PS Vita and PS4.
  http://www.screwattack.com/news/sony...-4-and-ps-vita
• Atlus announces Personna 5 is currently in development for the PS4 and is expected to arrive some time next year.
  http://www.screwattack.com/news/pers...releasing-2015

2) According to a tweet from Yoshinori Ono, Capcom and Dimps studio have teamed up for the development of a new fighting game and is likely to be Street Fighter V.
http://www.destructoid.com/capcom-te...v-280529.phtml

3) 4J Studios teases Minecraft will be released soon for the Xbox One and PS4 with the official reason for the delays due to bug fixing and certification issues.
http://www.destructoid.com/minecraft...t-280543.phtml

4) EA announces 9 games will be added to their EA Access service this month with NHL 15, Need for Speed Rivals, and Battlefield among the games available.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...nal-countries/

5) Nintendo announces a Bayonetta 2 focused Direct episode will be arriving tomorrow at 3PM PST.
http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct/09-04-2014/

That game Capcom and Dimps are doing may not be so obviously SF5. There's still a very real chance that USF4 could be up-ported to next gen. This studio pairing made SF4, but I'm thinking they may toss a swerve in the vein of another fighting series.

Really hope there's a way I can import my themes from my PS3. Love my Killzone and Arkham City ones.

Probably have a selection on sale at the store when the update goes live.

Today's News:
1) Update to Minecraft for Xbox One and PS4 news as 4J Studios states the Xbox One version is arriving this Friday for the price of $5.
http://www.destructoid.com/minecraft...9-280583.phtml

2) Freebies & Sales:

• Sony is currently holding a Flash sale for Infamous: Second Son from now until September 5th with the game getting a $20 discount.
  http://www.destructoid.com/infamous-...n-280600.phtml
• Microsoft announces Forza Motorsport 5 will be available to play for free this weekend on the Xbox One for Xbox Live Gold users.
  http://www.destructoid.com/play-forz...d-280597.phtml

3) A new VR device called Gear VR was revealed to be in development due to a recent partnership between Samsung and Oculus VR. The new tech is meant for mobile devices with both the beta and retail version expected to be released later this year.
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/sa...-vr/1100-5007/
http://www.destructoid.com/samsung-a...s-280593.phtml

4) Based on recent trademark searches, Sony filed a new trademark application for Vib Ribbon in Europe today.
http://www.destructoid.com/sony-just...e-280614.phtml

You can get a free XBox One game up to $60 next week if you buy any XBox One console itself at a major retailer. Best Buy will offer a free membership to their Gamers club in addition to the free game.

Today's News:
1) Activision announces a new game in the TMNT series called Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze is currently in development and is a side-scrolling beat-em up game.
http://www.destructoid.com/activisio...e-280651.phtml

2) Aliens: Colonial Marines on-going saga continues with Sega stating Gearbox was fully aware of the deception being used for the game's marketing. According to Sega, Gearbox was receiving royalties they claimed didn't happen, made several game announcements without Sega's permission, and lied several times about the status of the E3 2011 demo compared to the final game.
http://www.destructoid.com/sega-outs...e-280655.phtml

3) According to the CESA, this year's Tokyo Game Show event is expected to be the largest in event history in terms of games (731 games) and companies (417 attending).
http://www.destructoid.com/tokyo-gam...s-280661.phtml

4) Nintendo announces they are holding a special Smash Bros-themed sale on the eShop starting today till October 2nd and every week to have a new set of games available on sale.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...er-smash-bros/

Today's News:
1) According to Destructoid, Madden 15 for the PS3 and Xbox 360 is both a huge mess overall and a partial re-release of last year's game. The biggest complaints involved the game running horribly and is missing a bunch of content from the PS4 and Xbox One versions.
http://www.destructoid.com/madden-15...0-280694.phtml

2) Harmonix announces Harmonix Music VR is currently in development for Gear VR with the game to launch around the same time as the device itself.
http://www.destructoid.com/harmonix-...r-280735.phtml

3) Remedy Entertainment states their future plans after Quantum Break's development is finished could include making an Alan Wake 2 game.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...entertainment/

4) According to EA, the pixelated "bug" found in The Sims 4 is actually an anti-piracy measure which triggers whenever an illegal copy of the game is played. EA states anyone suffering from that "bug" will not be helped and suggests for those people to buy a legit copy instead.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...iracy-measure/

not one, but TWO of my clips made it into Kotaku's Highlight Reel. Pretty kewl.

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EA has become a punchline at this point.

Today's News:
1) Prior to developing Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, developer Next Level Games was in the very early process of developing a new Metroid game based on recently leaked concept art.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/next...sion-dark-moon

2) Some Nintendo related news:

• Nintendo expanded this month's Club Nintendo offerings to include 8 games with Super Punch-Out (Wii VC) and Art Style: PiCTOBiTS (3DS) among the offerings.
  http://www.destructoid.com/there-are...h-280896.phtml
• The Deluxe Digital Promotion for the Wii U ends this December while all points/money earned expires by March 2015.
  [http://www.destructoid.com/psa-check...r-280868.phtml
• The digital version of Hyrule Warriors was revealed to be around 7GB in size.
  http://www.destructoid.com/psa-hyrul...d-280765.phtml

3) Ubisoft announces another Assassin's Creed game called Assassin's Creed The Americas Collection will be released later this year. The set will include Assassin's Creed III, Black Flag, and Liberation HD.
http://www.destructoid.com/assassin-...s-280898.phtml

4) Some Capcom related news:

• Resident Evil 5, Dead Rising 2, and Dead Rising 2 Off the Record will be he next set of PC games migrating to Steamworks but not until early 2015.
  http://www.destructoid.com/dead-risi...s-280899.phtml
• New details regarding Resident Evil Revelations 2 were recently leaked including a 2 player co-op mode, takes place between RE 5 and RE 6 for timeline purposes, and features a new zombie-like enemy called The Afflicted.
  http://www.screwattack.com/news/resi...st-screenshots

http://www.polygon.com/2014/9/8/6120...tar-controller

what the actual fuck is wrong with this person

Or they just visit destructoid and the escapist and screwattack?

If I slept with CliffyB I would be sure to tell all of you.

Today's News:
1) Insomniac Games announces Sunset Overdrive's Season Pass will cost $20 and provides a 20% discount on all DLC covered compared to buying them separately.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/suns...ories-and-more

2) Freebies & Sales:

• The Humble Store is currently holding an "End of Summer" sale until September 22 with free games to be given away every Monday and discounts ranging as high as 80% off.
  http://www.destructoid.com/humble-st...e-280912.phtml
  https://www.humblebundle.com/store
• GOG is currently holding a sale in celebration of the service's sixth birthday with a different group of games going on sale every day this week.
  http://www.destructoid.com/gog-com-c...e-280909.phtml
• For those interested, Adult Swim Games' is currently giving away for free Castle Doombad for Android devices.
  http://www.destructoid.com/castle-do...w-280962.phtml

3) Creative Assembly announces Alien Isolation has gone "gold" (mass production phase) and to celebrate have released a new trailer for the game. Several more trailers are planned to be released during this month.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...l-you-survive/

4) As part of Apple's unveiling of the iPhone 6, several gaming companies announce they are currently developing games for the new device. Among those developing games include EA, Ubisoft, Square Enix, and Epic Games.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...for-new-iphone

So Super Time Force seems really fun, but I just can't get into games that focus that much on a time limit, even if that limit can be manipulated like in this game.

Yep, feel the same. Fun concept, even a fun game to play. But certain sections are highly annoying to the point I play something else.

Today's News:
1) Microsoft is currently rumored to be purchasing Mojang studio, developer of Minecraft, for around $2 billion according to the Wall Street Journal.
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/mi...ang/1100-5013/
http://www.destructoid.com/report-mi...r-280981.phtml

2) Capcom revealed some new details regarding Resident Evil Revelations 2 with the game to be broken into 4 episodes, episode one is arriving in early 2015, and the option to buy the episodes separately ($6 each) or a Season Pass ($25).
http://www.destructoid.com/resident-...s-281008.phtml

3) Warner Bros and/or Traveller's Tales announced Lego Btaman 3 will become the first game in the Lego gaming series to feature a Season Pass which costs $15 and covers 6 DLC packs.
http://www.destructoid.com/lego-batm...r-280999.phtml

4) For those still interested, Ubisoft announces the Wii U version of Watch Dogs will be released on November 18 with Ubisoft Bucharest resuming work on the port. Also for those interested, Capcom states while Mega Man X5 is now available on PSN, Mega Man X6 is very unlikely to arrive any time soon due to legal issues.
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/he...i-u/1100-5014/
http://www.destructoid.com/mega-man-...y-281002.phtml

Mega Man X6 is fucking awful anyway.

There's a kind of 'missing the point' and 'innocence lost' when you consider a Lego game having a season past and multiple DLC packs. I remember Lego Marvel had a lot of DLC, too. I wouldn't have guessed that the primary Lego games demographic would have a high capacity for buying DLC and season passes.

Microsoft buying mojang is interesting

Psssh. Innocence lost. I would have sold my soul for more lego as a child. Lego was what caused me to first consider how to bargain some sort of pocket money advance.

Yeah but you didn't need to get a season pass.

Today's News:
1) Telltale Games announces The Walking Dead Season One and The Walking Dead Season Two sets will be released in October while The Wolf Among Us set will be released in November for the Ps4 and Xbox One.
http://www.destructoid.com/the-walki...y-281050.phtml

2) Jojo's Bizarre Adventure HD was recently delisted from Xbox Live Arcade with no official reason given by either Microsoft or Capcom at the moment. PSN version of the game remains unaffected for the time being.
http://www.destructoid.com/jojo-s-bi...e-281051.phtml

3) Microsoft announces those with a Forza Rewards account can earn up to five free unlockable cars for Forza Horizon 2 depending on their rewards tier level.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...iler-released/

Today's News:
1) Sony states they are aware of a recent problem with PS4s randomly ejecting discs or constantly beeping and have released a quick fix for it. If the problem continues, they suggest to send it to their repair center.
http://www.destructoid.com/does-your...--281100.phtml

2) Nintendo of Europe is currently holding a special 3DS promotion from now until January 12th which involves buying a 3DS or 2DS, Smash Bros for 3DS, and Pokémon Omega Ruby or Alpha Sapphire and in return get to pick a free game from a list of choices as a gift.
http://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-...s-281073.phtml

3) Nintendo and the Pokemon Company are currently rumored to be considering making a NFC handheld-like device for use with the Amiibo figurines based on recent patent filings.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/poke...andheld-device

Kinda surprised they didn't do this with Pokemon to begin with.

Today's News:
1) Update to Microsoft buying Mojang news as the purchase was made official today to the amount of $2.5 billion. Minecraft creator, Markus "Notch" Persson stated he will be leaving the company soon with future plans including forming a new indie studio.
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/mi...aft/1100-5019/

2) During an interview with Eurogamer, Sony's UK boss states the company is still committed to the PS Vita although have dropped all plans on developing big exclusives and/or "AAA" type games for the device.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/sony...get-exclusives

3) Saints Row series creative director Steve Jaros announces he has left Deep Silver Volition to join Valve Software recently.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...ion-for-valve/

Why was this unsticky'd?

Today's News:
1) Microsoft is currently rumored to be working on a browser-based streaming-like service for their Xbox brand. The service is rumored to initially offer Xbox 360 games and possibly expand later to include Xbox One games.
http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft...n-your-browser

2) Blizzard announces free-to-play game Hearthstone currently has around 20 million registered players while an Android and iPhone version of the game is currently in development.
http://www.destructoid.com/hearthsto...s-281228.phtml

3) For those that enjoy Ultimate Team mode in the FIFA series, EA states FIFA 15 will not allow the ability to directly trade with others due to the coin sellers constantly abusing the feature.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...ultimate-team/

Today's News:
1) Sony has recently revised their projections for this fiscal year with the company now expecting to post a 230 billion yen loss (roughly $2.1 billion) instead of the initial estimate of 50 billion ($436 million). Their smartphone division is being blamed the most while their Playstation division is expected to do well.
http://www.computerandvideogames.com...ound13-billion

2) Sega announces they have around 6 months worth of DLC support planned for Alien: Isolation's Survivor Mode, the game will contain a demo of the mode at launch, and the first DLC pack arrives on October 28th.
http://www.destructoid.com/most-of-a...c-281280.phtml
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/09/...-survivor-mode

3) The Steam version of the free-to-play arena shooter Quake Live was released today.
http://www.destructoid.com/free-to-p...y-281257.phtml

4) According to Game Informer, a demo for Final Fantasy XV will be included in every copy of Final Fantasy Type-0 HD when its released early next year.
http://www.destructoid.com/report-fi...d-281262.phtml

How do they plan on releasing a PS4 demo on a hand held?

Maybe because FF Type-0 HD is coming to PS4. Ergo, PS4 game gets PS4 demo :eek:

then i guess i will have to buy a PS4 earlier than intended :o

Today's News:
1) From Software announces Bloodborne will be released on February 6th, 2015 for the PS4 while the collector's edition of the game will cost $80.
http://www.vg247.com/2014/09/18/bloo...tion-revealed/

2) EA reveals Bejeweled 3 is the next game being given away for free as part of Origin's "On the House" promotion.
http://www.destructoid.com/kill-time...n-281290.phtml

3) Square Enix announces the Final Fantasy XIII trilogy of games will be arriving on Steam starting with Final Fantasy XIII releasing on October 9th. The other games in the series are expected to arrive by early 2015 and all are priced at $15.
http://www.destructoid.com/the-final...m-281350.phtml

4) Sega states Sonic Boom's Wii U version release date has been pushed up a week earlier than originally announced with the new date as November 11th (same day as the 3DS version).
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...than-expected/

Today's News:
1) EA's CEO states the company is currently restructuring their business strategies with the promise of being more "player-first" focused and a stronger emphasis on digital content as its basis.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/ea-c...mpany-ideology

2) 343 Industries states Halo Nightfall will include some incentives for watching which were revealed to be unlockable rewards for the upcoming Halo 5 beta. It was also revealed certain items earned in the beta will carry over to the main game.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...5-beta-rewards

3) Square Enix announces they have formed a new cloud-based gaming company called Shinra Technologies with Avalanche Studios as its partner studio in terms of games and tech support.
http://www.destructoid.com/square-en...a-281405.phtml
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-technologies/

4) Harmonix announces they have pulled all support for the Rock Band Network.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-band-network/

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Today's News:
1) Kickstarter announces several new policy changes in regards to project creators who don't fulfill their funding requirements and the legal repercussions.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/kick...liver-projects

2) Some Sony related news:
Sony announces online multiplayer play for the PS4 will be free this weekend for those without a PS+ membership.
http://www.destructoid.com/ps4-onlin...d-281481.phtml
Playstation TV launch date was revealed to be October 14th for North America and November 14th for Europe.
http://www.destructoid.com/playstati...h-281477.phtml
Sony will be launching an Internet TV service later this year in the US with Viacom and other networks providing content for the new service.
http://www.destructoid.com/sony-laun...r-281440.phtml

3) Bandai Namco states Dark Souls II's "Crown of the Ivory king" has been delayed by about a week with the new date as September 30th for Steam and Xbox 360 while the PS3 gets it on October 1st.
http://www.destructoid.com/dark-soul...d-281470.phtml
http://www.bandainamcogames.eu/news/...tember-30/4684

4) The developer of Sleeping Dogs, United Front Games, announces they are currently developing a new game called Triad Wars for the PC and was teased to be a follow up to Sleeping Dogs.
http://www.destructoid.com/the-follo...--281409.phtml

I would live a new Katamari Damacy game, just thought I'd say that out loud.

Today's News:
1) Update to Triad Wars news as United Front Games revealed the game is more of a spin-off than spiritual sequel to Sleeping Dogs and will be a free-to-play type game for the PC.
http://www.allgamesbeta.com/2014/09/...-unveiled.html
http://www.destructoid.com/triad-war...d-281518.phtml

2) Blizzrad announces they have cancelled their Titan project which was meant to be the company's next big MMO game. The official reasons were related to the project having serious issues over the past 7 years and the team not being able to make the game "fun" enough.
http://www.destructoid.com/blizzard-...t-281529.phtml
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...ally-canceled/

3) SALES - Microsoft reveals this week's Deals With Gold includes the Amazing Spider-Man (Xbox One, Xbox 360), Contrast (Xbox One), and Mass Effect 2 & 3 DLC (Xbox 360) among the games and DLC currently on sale.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...als-with-gold/

4) The latest major update to Steam was revealed to be a redesign of the entire service with Curator feature among the new stuff added and/or improved.
http://www.destructoid.com/valve-rol...n-281502.phtml

Today's News:
1) Double Fine states they have canceled all development for sci-fi sim Spacebase DF-9 although will still be releasing the current build as the final version of the game. The official reason was related to development costs becoming too high to continue work on the project.
http://www.destructoid.com/double-fi...9-281565.phtml

2) A recent trailer released for Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain reveals the ghost from Silent Hills P.T. makes an appearance within the game as a useable item.
http://www.destructoid.com/the-ghost...n-281535.phtml

3) In an interview with IGN, Final Fantasy XV's director Hajime Tabata hints Square Enix could consider making Final Fantasy games for the PS Vita if there is enough demand from series fans.
http://www.destructoid.com/final-fan...e-281536.phtml

4) For those interested, the Gauntlet reboot game was released today for Steam and costs $20.
http://www.destructoid.com/that-new-...c-281553.phtml

Today's News:
1) Some Ubisoft related news:
Ubisoft announces the dev team involved with Child of Light was recently promoted to "core" status within the company and are currently working on a new project.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/chil...rk-new-project
Ubisoft also announced the Wii U version of Watch Dogs will not have any DLC included nor be available for purchase.
http://www.destructoid.com/watch-dog...c-281609.phtml

2) Bethesda reveals The Evil Within will require 50 GB of hard drive space for the PC, 40 GB for the Xbox One and PS4, and 7 GB for the Xbox 360 and PS3.
http://www.destructoid.com/make-sure...n-281631.phtml

3) The free games for October's Games With Gold promotion were announced to be Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (Xbox 360), Darksiders II (Xbox 360), and Chariot (Xbox One).
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-gold-line-up/

4) FREEBIES - Steam version of Pac-Man Championship Edition DX+ is currently available to play for free until September 29th as part of a special promotion by Namco.
http://www.destructoid.com/pac-man-c...1587.phtml#ext

Went to the store on my way home. Saw that new Disney Infinity 2.0 game with all the Marvel characters.

God fucking damn it. I'm going to end up buying that shit, I just know it.

Yeah never played the game before or even seen any footage but I kinda want them all.

Today's News:
1) For those interested in the Final Fantasy IV remake released today on Steam, the game costs $16. The only catch is the game is basically a straight port of the Android version which lacked several extras from the DS version and has no video options.
http://www.destructoid.com/chibi-fin...e-281648.phtml

2) Dracula X (SNES/PC Engine) and Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (GBA) were revealed to be among the games planned for release on the Wii U's Virtual Console next month.
http://www.destructoid.com/we-re-get...r-281632.phtml

3) Some Ubisoft related news:

• Newest trailer for Far Cry 4 focuses on the game's main villain Pagan Min.
  http://www.destructoid.com/far-cry-4...p-281677.phtml
• Newest trailer for Assassin's Creed Unity focuses on player customization and co-op mode
  http://www.egmnow.com/platforms/pc/a...ion-and-co-op/
• The closed beta for The Crew on the Xbox One and PS4 was announced to start on September 30th
  http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-september-30/

Shadow of Mordor getting great reviews across the board. Wasn't expecting that to be honest.

That thing has an optional textures pack for pc that recommends GPUs with 6 gigs of VRAM. Never thought I'd have to tone down settings for anything anytime soon.

Holy shit, Freedom Planet is so fucking good.

Today's News:
1) According to From Software, Bloodborne has no chance of getting a PS3 port due to the way the game was developed for the PS4.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/bloo...g-fromsoftware

2) Bethesda states The Evil Within has reached gold status (mass production phase) with a new trailer released to celebrate the occasion.
http://www.destructoid.com/the-evil-...s-281818.phtml

3) Visceral Games is currently promising Battlefield: Hardline will not suffer the same issues that plagued Battlefield 4's launch last year. The studio states they've learned from the experience in dealing with Battlefield 4's mess and DICE is currently lending support for the game's launch.
http://www.destructoid.com/visceral-...h-281811.phtml
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...tive-director/

4) A teaser image of Drake for Uncharted 4 was recently shown off by the lead designer of the game on Twitter.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...aracter-model/

Just curious, anyone sign up for The Crew beta test on the consoles? Anybody get a code?

Yeah me neither. I was expecting it to get fair to middling at best.

Definitely going to have to get it now.

OR you can watch Twitch streams and make sure.

Today's News:
1) Pokemon Company announces the Pokemon Trading Game is currently available for iOS devices while no news regarding a possible Android version.
http://www.giantbomb.com/videos/the-...pad/2300-9516/
http://www.destructoid.com/the-pok-m...w-281922.phtml

2) Digital service provider Green Man Gaming announces they are expanding their services to include working as a publisher for PC games with the new service to be called Green Men Loaded. The company also stated more details regarding their publishing service will arrive in the near future.
http://www.destructoid.com/green-man...d-281919.phtml

3) According to Ubisoft, nothing earned during the beta for The Crew will carry over to the full game with the official reason being the beta is focused more towards technical testing and fixes.
http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...nt-carry-over/

Don't like watching twitch streams. When I play the game, I feel like I've already been there, even if it was someone else playing. That's me though.

Could save you money.

Rarely, if ever buy a game I don't like.

I'm pretty good at scouting my purchases without watching the game itself.

Aye. I understand.

No, see this is the point where you continue to disagree and we state the same points over and over for 6 pages, before bringing intercourse with mothers into the discussion.

Seems like a Friday thing. We'll do that Friday.

Awww, I have to wait two more days?

Today's News:
1) SALES - Konami is currently having a sale on PSN with the bulk of the games on sale from the Metal Gear Solid series and the usual extra discounts for PS+ members.
http://www.destructoid.com/konami-ps...n-281936.phtml

2) Sony revealed the list of free games available for October's Playstation Plus offerings with Driveclub PlayStation Plus Edition (PS4) and Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3) among those listed.
http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/th...led/1100-5028/

3) According to Hideki Kamiya, the main reason Nintendo ended up as the publisher for Bayonetta 2 was because Sega had suddenly cut all funding for the project and all other publishers he went to refused to back the project. Also hinted again the game has no chance of ever being multiplatform as a response to the constant port begging.
http://www.destructoid.com/kamiya-re...l-281955.phtml

Kamiya explained this a million times.

Today's News:
1) Sony announces they are hiking up the price of Playstation Plus in several countries with the reasoning being due to “various market conditions.” This would make it the second time this year Sony has hiked up the price of PS related stuff.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/sony...ies-53-percent

2) Telltale Games revealed some new details regarding the PS4 and Xbox one versions of the Walking Dead series with Season One to arrive as a physical release on October 14 while Season 2 will get both a digital and physical release on October 21th. In regards to last gen consoles, the physical version of Season 2 arrives on October 21st (24th in Europe).
http://www.destructoid.com/both-seas...h-282026.phtml

3) For those interested, Nintendo is currently giving away as a gift a Super-Size Pumpkaboo for Pokemon X & Y while also holding a special online competition allowing the use of the new monster this month.
http://www.destructoid.com/trick-or-...o-281996.phtml

I don't remember mine doing that.

Today's News:
1) For those familiar with the recent GamerGate controversy, Intel announced they have pulled ad support for website Gamasutra which was targeted as a big "pro-SJW" (Social Justice Warrior) website by the group. In depth details on the story and Gamergate itself in the link below.
http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/2/68...ds-from-gaming

2) Angry Birds developer Rovio states they will be laying off around 130 employees soon with the official reason related to restructuring needs.
http://www.screwattack.com/news/angr...ore-simplified

3) 343 Industries states the previously PC exclusive maps from Halo Combat Evolve and Halo 2 will be included in the upcoming Halo: Master Chief Collection set for the Xbox One.
http://www.destructoid.com/halo-ce-s...n-282056.phtml

4) SALES - Sony is holding a special promotion on PSN from now until October 28th which involves spending $100 on the Playstation Store and in return get $15 back in store credit as a gift.
http://www.destructoid.com/if-you-sp...k-282043.phtml

This gamergate nonsense is so fucking stupid.

Have heard of it but have not idea what it's about.

It started with legit complaints about the ethics of a few feminist gamers, and then just balooned into ridiculousness.

As well as complaints towards a few articles that implied being a gamer was now a bad status symbol because of bad on-going issues within the hobby. Then spread into hating anyone who hinted at SJW stuff or criticized the direction GamerGate was turning to.

I definitely disagree that the label "gamer" is a bad status symbol, but it has become a bit dated, if you ask me.

I've followed GamerGate since the very start and any questions you have I can answer. I can tell you it only got wild when the SJW game journalists escalated the situation. They are absolutely in the wrong. Conveying this to casual onlookers is admittingly difficult, but recent changes to receptive game sites (disclosing disclaimers on articles) and companies pulling ads shows that there are certainly issues worth bringing up.

A writer for Gamasutra was a big reason Intel pulled ads from that site. She was extremely toxic to gamers and her career is basically on borrowed time. There's still some ways to go since the rabbit gets deep as fuck. It all seems to trail back to Feminist academia which is why game sites were suddenly interested in social criticism of games and pop culture in general ("Tomb Raider is a Rapists Fantasy and Here's Why", "Ten Reasons Street Fighter Validates Urban Violence" are the kinds of headlines we've seen more and more the last four years).

If it stopped there it would honky dory; just go to another site, right? Except most major gaming sites are managed by a single PR company who has roots in Feminists/SJW ideology. A few weeks ago in response to a major revelation concerning a female developer, these game sites all coordinated over ten articles saying Gamer/Gaming is dead within two days. This bolstered GamerGate activists to look deeper and BOY did things get interesting from there.

Even the article posted above is slanted as hell, ignoring why gamers went after Gamasutra's ad revenue. MANY mainstream sites put out articles like this.

The SJW are wrong, but as usual the internet goes way too far with the backlash.

It's just the escalation of the situation that I think is ridiculous.

Alien: Isolation seems to be getting less than favorable reviews.

Fuck's sake. The one game I want that doesn't get delayed.

And for god's sake, can we just get one quality Alien game? Just one. Hell, I'll even take a good Predator game.

What backlash has gone too far? Name any other industry that allows employees to compare their customers to ISIS on Twitter, not even afraid of losing their job.

Weekend News Edition
 

Twitch announces they are going to be cracking down on streamers who do promotional-like streaming but don't disclose their relationship with a company. While the policy has been in place for a while at Twitch, the company decided after constant feedback to do a better enforcement of these rules.

It will also keep the company in compliance with the FCC who has rules against non-disclosing gifts and false advertising.

http://www.screwattack.com/news/twit...tional-streams

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That is terrifying.

Villager Tree KOs in Smash is my new favourite thing