03-03-2014, 03:02 AM | #8161 |
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03-04-2014, 05:40 PM | #8162 |
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Today's News:
1) Some Battlefield 4 related news as DICE recently stated fixing the game's netcode is currently one of their top priorities and Obliteration mode has become unplayable due to a recent patch update. http://www.destructoid.com/dice-prio...s-271400.phtml http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/a...tion-mode.aspx 2) Sony states this year's PSN Spring Fever sale starts today with certain indie games getting a 20% discount per week and the whole promotion lasting till March 31st. Non-indie games will also be getting special sales during the month as well. http://www.destructoid.com/sony-s-sp...k-271381.phtml 3) BioWare's general manager states the studio is currently considering the idea of porting the Mass Effect trilogy set to the Xbox One and PS4. http://www.destructoid.com/bioware-h...e-271379.phtml 4) Eidos Montreal states layoffs have recently occurred at the studio with around 27-30 employees released. http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/a...-of-thief.aspx 5) Dishonored rumored to be getting a sequel and to be revealed during this year's E3 event. http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...terious-image/ |
03-04-2014, 07:17 PM | #8163 |
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Wonder how they'll spin Dishonored 2? A few endings one must take into consideration.
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03-05-2014, 12:41 AM | #8164 |
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03-05-2014, 08:03 AM | #8165 |
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Bad news out of the Naughty Dog camp. Amy Hennig, the mastermind behind the Uncharted series, has left. Word out of the rumor mill is that she was forced out by Neil Druckman and Bruce Straley from "The Last of Us".
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03-05-2014, 05:36 PM | #8166 | |
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1) The Project Spark beta has been recently expanded to include the Xbox One and allows Windows beta users instant access to the Xbox One version. http://www.destructoid.com/project-s...e-271455.phtml 2) For those interested in Awesomenauts Assemble! on the PS4, developer Abstraction Games stated the game does not contain all the content currently on the PC version of the game. Specifically the PS4 version won't have any Starstorm features nor playable Ted McPain character. http://www.destructoid.com/awesomena...n-271465.phtml 3) Ace Team studio announces they are currently developing a game called Abyss Odussey which was described as a 2.5d platformer fighting hybrid, features randomly generated levels, and allows players to absorb abilities from defeated enemies. Quote:
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03-06-2014, 05:44 PM | #8167 |
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Today's News:
1) Some Sony related news as Gamestop is currently rumored to have increased the price of the PS4 camera due to its recent scarcity and Sony's American branch president and CEO Jack Tretton announces he has recently left the company. http://www.screwattack.com/news/rumo...price-increase http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/ja...ony/1100-4876/ 2) Sales/Freebies - The Playstation Store is currently offering a free digital copy of MGS: Peace Walker HD for those who pre-order MGS V: Ground Zeroes from them. Microsoft announces starting next week, those that purchase a Xbox One in the US at certain retailers will get the digital copy of Forza 5 as a free gift. http://www.destructoid.com/pre-order...e-271562.phtml http://www.destructoid.com/forza-5-f...s-271568.phtml 3) Nintendo of Europe announces Mario Kart 8's pre-order bonus will be retailer specific keyrings (Golden Mushroom, Bullet Bill, and Red Shell) while the game itself will be getting a collector's edition which includes the game itself and a spiked blue shell statue. NoE also revealed a special Mario Kart promotion for the UK involving getting £5.49 off the digital version of Mario Kart 8 with the purchase of Super Mario Kart from the Wii U's Virtual Console. http://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-...n-271545.phtml http://www.destructoid.com/mario-kar...l-271544.phtml 4) According to the New York Times, Disney Interactive has laid off around 700 employees or roughly 26% of its total workforce while also stating they are going to focus a lot more towards mobile gaming. http://www.destructoid.com/disney-in...--271561.phtml |
03-06-2014, 07:27 PM | #8168 |
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Gamestop loves putting the screws to people
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03-07-2014, 02:05 PM | #8169 |
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Civilzation Revolution is free on Xbox Live this month.
Always wanted to try a Civ game. |
03-07-2014, 05:40 PM | #8170 |
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Today's News:
1) Update to Uncharted series head writer leaving Naughty Dog as the studio denies rumors of Amy Hennig being forced out although the actual reason for the sudden departure has yet to be revealed by the studio or Henning. http://www.destructoid.com/naughty-d...e-271609.phtml 2) Konami announces the first DLC pack for Castlevania: Lords of Shadows 2 called "Revelations" will be released on March 25th, contains Alucard as a playable character, and deals with Alucard's relation with Dracula in the game. http://www.destructoid.com/konami-re...c-271602.phtml 3) Respawn Entertainment states neither they nor Microsoft will be banning anyone who plays their legit retail copy of Titanfall before the game's official release date. However, they also did not guarantee serves will always be available during that same period. http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...before-launch/ |
03-08-2014, 03:13 AM | #8171 |
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03-08-2014, 03:19 AM | #8172 |
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03-08-2014, 04:53 PM | #8173 |
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Weekend News Edition
According to ESPN, R.B.I. Baseball 14 is rumored to be getting released on April 10 for the Xbox 360, PS3, and mobile devices.
In regards to next gen consoles, no Wii U version was announced while no date was announced for the Xbox One and PS4 version. http://www.joystiq.com/2014/03/07/re...d-on-april-10/ |
03-10-2014, 05:35 PM | #8174 |
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1) AMC announces they are collaborating with Next Games studio on a new The Walking Dead game for mobile devices. http://www.screwattack.com/news/amc-...king-dead-game 2) Microsoft Game Studios vice president Phil Spencer states they are planning on tweaking their Games For Gold services with him hinting both the service not changing into a rental-like service similar to Playstation Plus and the games to be more newer for the offerings. http://www.destructoid.com/microsoft...d-271709.phtml http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...in-the-future/ 3) According to recently leaked images, the upcoming Playstation Now program is rumored to have flexible pricing for rentals with both $4.99 and $5.99 teased as prices. http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...e-price-point/ 4) Nintendo announces they will be doing some extended maintenance for both the Wii U and the 3DS online services this Thursday which will last around 4 hours and requires both eShops to be taken offline. http://www.destructoid.com/nintendo-...3-271690.phtml |
03-11-2014, 05:40 PM | #8175 |
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1) Sony states DriveClub is very likely to be pushed out of a 2014 release due to the game's development "going back to the drawing board" and quality related issues. http://www.screwattack.com/news/it-l...014-launch-ps4 2) Oculus VR states they have recently hired Atman Binstock, Valve's former VR lead engineer, as their new chief architect. Binstock stated the move was due to Oculus being farther along with VR tech than Valve and both companies now working with each other on VR tech. http://www.destructoid.com/valve-s-v...t-271777.phtml 3) The Witcher 3 has been delayed from its planned late 2014 release to now a February 2015 release. http://www.destructoid.com/cd-projek...5-271772.phtml http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...february-2015/ 4) Ubisoft Toronto managing director Jade Raymond revealed in a recent interview with the Toronto Sun that the studio is currently working on five unannounced projects. http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...nced-projects/ |
03-11-2014, 06:03 PM | #8176 |
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And I was gonna reserve DriveClub the other day, but decided against it.
Hope the game doesn't go down the path Thief did. Keep starting the game over again from scratch. |
03-12-2014, 01:32 AM | #8177 | |
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03-12-2014, 01:52 PM | #8178 |
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Witcher 3 delay makes me sad.
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03-12-2014, 03:28 PM | #8179 |
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Ya, that was shitty news.
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03-12-2014, 05:25 PM | #8180 |
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Today's News:
1) According to a report from Edge, Sony is still expected to debut their VR headset during next week's GDC event with several third party developers rumored to already have access to the device. http://www.destructoid.com/sony-expe...k-271822.phtml 2) CD Projekt RED states the recent delay for The Witcher 3 won't have any impact towards their other project Cyberpunk 2077 which might arrive as early as mid to late 2015. http://www.destructoid.com/the-witch...7-271815.phtml 3) Mafia III rumored to be taking place in New Orleans and/or Louisiana based on recent casting applications for an unannounced project by Take-Two. http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...-in-louisiana/ |
03-13-2014, 01:37 AM | #8181 |
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First I've heard of this Cyberpunk game. Huge fanboy for the cyberpunk genre, so I hope it's good.
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03-13-2014, 05:45 PM | #8182 | |
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1) Mirror's Edge 2's multiplayer currently rumored to be an open world sandbox style, require an "always on" internet connection, and features drop-in/out support. Combat was also rumored to support combo and parkour style attacks. http://www.screwattack.com/news/rumo...etails-surface 2) Sega announces they are currently hosting a Humble Weekly Sale this week with the promotion broken down into three tiers with each tier adding in more games. Quote:
3) For those interested, Creative Assembly has recently released a developer video for Alien: Isolation mostly regarding how they designed the game around the lone Xenomorph and how it will act during the game. http://www.destructoid.com/how-creat...n-271886.phtml |
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03-13-2014, 05:48 PM | #8183 |
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I wouldn't have thought sandbox style for ME2 but sure whatever.
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03-13-2014, 06:04 PM | #8184 |
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This isn't the first we've heard of it, and I'm a little skeptical about it. Almost every mission in the first game had a unique feel to it. Harder to accomplish in an open world.
Really hope they don't fuck it up. |
03-14-2014, 05:37 PM | #8185 |
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1) Images of Amazon's rumored Android-based console controller supposedly were leaked recently along with the rumor of the controller to only be sold separately and not bundled with the device. http://www.screwattack.com/news/rumo...troller-leaked http://www.destructoid.com/amazon-s-...r-271950.phtml 2) Naughty Dog states around 6 million copies of The Last of Us has been sold since the game's release http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/a...been-sold.aspx 3) Valve revealed both the new redesign for their Steam Box controller and the announcement of the new controller being part of their showcase for next week's GDC expo. http://www.destructoid.com/valve-sho...r-271963.phtml 4) PopCap states an undisclosed amount of employees were laid off from the studio today. http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...aid-off-today/ Last edited by Emperor Smeat; 03-15-2014 at 12:24 PM. Reason: Misread the part about PopCap HD employees |
03-15-2014, 04:13 PM | #8186 |
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Indeed! Started really digging into it and it is like zombie apocalypse training. I feel much more confident in my ability to rig a motorcycle, steamroller and flamethrowers together in order to survive when this shit really happens.
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03-15-2014, 07:33 PM | #8187 | |
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Weekend News Edition
For those in Canada and interested in the PS4, Sony states an official price hike has been made to both the PS4 and Dualshock 4 controller. The official reason given was due to "changes in the market environment" and the implied reason due to the status of the Canadian dollar.
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03-17-2014, 05:31 PM | #8188 |
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Today's News:
1) Warner Bros. Interactive announces the Gauntlet series is getting revived with a new game currently in development at Arrowhead Game studio (developer of Magicka) for Steam and is expected to arrive later this year. http://www.screwattack.com/news/warn...vival-gauntlet 2) Koji Igarashi, producer of the Castlevania series, announces he has left Konami with the goal to form his own studio in the near future. http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/ko...ami/1100-4880/ http://www.destructoid.com/legendary...i-272052.phtml 3) Ubisoft states Ghost Recon Online has been renamed to Ghost Recon Phantoms and is currently expected to arrive on April 10 for the PC. http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...econ-phantoms/ |
03-18-2014, 05:16 PM | #8189 |
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Today's News:
1) Walmart states starting next week they will accept game trade-ins and also sell used games at both their in-store locations and online store. http://www.screwattack.com/news/walm...rade-next-week 2) Microsoft is currently rumored to be working on their own Virtual Reality headset based on several patents recently filed. http://www.destructoid.com/microsoft...y-272115.phtml 3) Recent rumored regarding Amazon's rumored console-like box include the device being similar in design to Google's Chromecast and would support game streaming similar in design to OnLive's streaming system. http://www.destructoid.com/amazon-s-...e-272112.phtml 4) Departures - Jaime Griesemer, lead designer of InFamous: Second Son, announces he has recently left Sucker Punch Productions. Marc Whitten, Chief Product Officer of Xbox, announces he has recently left Microsoft after being with the company for the past 14 years. http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...nch-departure/ http://www.destructoid.com/14-year-x...t-272082.phtml |
03-18-2014, 05:28 PM | #8190 |
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Sheesh. Big exodus of game talent leaving some quality outfits these days.
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03-18-2014, 05:30 PM | #8191 |
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Yeah but it seems like that always happens. Always big names leaving to form new ventures. It is something you have to be willing to do in todays world if you want true creative freedom.
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03-18-2014, 06:06 PM | #8192 |
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Good.
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03-19-2014, 05:26 PM | #8193 |
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Today's News:
1) Some Virtual Reality related news as Sony debuted their VR headset codenamed Morpheus and works in tandem with the PS Move controller and PS camera. Oculus VR announces the newest version of the Rift development kit will cost $350 with the price increase due to all the new tech added since the last kit. http://www.screwattack.com/news/sony...orpheus-gdc-14 http://www.screwattack.com/news/ocul...kit-priced-350 2) Based on supposed leaked images and details, one of the two planned Assassin's Creed games this year is rumored to be titled as "Assassin's Creed: Unity" and meant only for next gen consoles. The other AC game is rumored to be released for the Xbox 360 and PS3. No Wii U version of either game was hinted while the PC was hinted to have at least one of the games. http://kotaku.com/leaked-images-reve...ins-1547111652 http://www.destructoid.com/screensho...k-272178.phtml 3) Epic Games revealed some details regarding the business-side of their Unreal 4 engine with the license costing $19 per month and available to anyone who wants to use the engine, a 5% fee on all gross revenue made using the engine, supports mobile and PC platforms, and the ability to cancel at anytime although the 5% fee requirement stays intact and loss access to future updates for the kit. http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/...scription-fee/ |
03-19-2014, 06:29 PM | #8194 |
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That UE4 stuff is awesome. Gonna give way more people access to great tech. I see lots of great things coming from the indie gaming scene in the next few years because of this.
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03-19-2014, 07:37 PM | #8195 |
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Microsoft is going to introduce DirectX 12 tomorrow, hopefully inspired by AMD's Mantle API.
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03-19-2014, 07:38 PM | #8196 |
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Provided they remember to make good games regardless of the engine.
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03-19-2014, 08:53 PM | #8197 |
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Seriously though. DX releases are generally something I'm pretty stoked for. Every iteration has at least a couple of pretty amazing improvements. Here's hoping they keep it up and make some good games to show off the new tech.
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03-20-2014, 09:41 AM | #8198 |
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03-20-2014, 11:03 AM | #8199 |
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I hope Mighty No. 9 makes it to release, but come on. I know the man created the greatness that is Megaman, but I find it hard to believe Capcom is going to let him get away with........that.
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03-20-2014, 11:05 AM | #8200 |
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CMON MAN even Mighty No. 7 is a clear rip off of Zero.
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