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Re: Bethesda Unveils The Evil Within |
Apr 19, 2013, 15:22 |
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Spektr wrote on Apr 19, 2013, 15:09:
I cant believe what I am reading!!! Shinji Mikami is called the father of survival horror??? Sorry but French game maker Frederick Raynal creator of Alone in the dark invented the genre...
It's a marketing blurb, are you really so shocked and in disbelief over them puffing this guy up? |
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| News Comments > Capcom Plotzes - Issues Profit Warning; Cancelling Games |
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Re: Capcom Plotzes - Issues Profit Warning; Cancelling Games |
Apr 18, 2013, 13:41 |
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Yosemite Sam wrote on Apr 18, 2013, 12:55:
I remember way back when a company who was in the black was considered a success.
Wow I've never met anyone who was at least 150 years old before. |
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| News Comments > Starbound Preorders |
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Re: Starbound Preorders |
Apr 14, 2013, 19:47 |
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| Yeah, the lead dev on this was just an artist on Terraria, and not a decision maker. The guys behind Terraria are not involved on this. |
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| If you don't like where gaming is heading, stop giving your money to the people who are taking it in that direction. |
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| News Comments > Shadowrun Returns DRM Clarified |
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Re: Shadowrun Returns DRM Clarified |
Apr 14, 2013, 01:09 |
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Wowbagger_TIP wrote on Apr 14, 2013, 01:02:
nin wrote on Apr 14, 2013, 00:42:
jacobvandy wrote on Apr 14, 2013, 00:13:
I wasn't following the KS for this, but am I correct in gleaning that they never disclosed a licensing agreement with Microsoft, and what strings were attached to that? If so, I'd go so far as to say I couldn't trust them for any future projects...
It's mention in the pitch video (@1:55) that they had to get a license (not MS specifically), as well as the front page:
The game we want to make is very humble by modern blockbuster game standards but it is still way beyond the ability of a small start-up to fund by itself. The restraints on the license from Microsoft made it impossible to get established publishers interested in Shadowrun and so it remained just a dream for a long time until Jordan saw the recent successes of some other veteran designers on Kickstarter.
Also mentioned in Update 41
So basically this stuff has been known from the start, if you read what they posted on KS. So people are bitching about nothing. They are delivering what they said they would deliver, and if for some strange reason you still feel cheated, you can get a refund.
What the hell is the problem?
Apparently people would rather have no game at all than have to deal with some licensing oddities. |
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| News Comments > Shadowrun Returns DRM Clarified |
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Re: Shadowrun Returns DRM Clarified |
Apr 14, 2013, 00:26 |
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jacobvandy wrote on Apr 14, 2013, 00:13:
I wasn't following the KS for this, but am I correct in gleaning that they never disclosed a licensing agreement with Microsoft, and what strings were attached to that? If so, I'd go so far as to say I couldn't trust them for any future projects...
They pretty much explained it: They didn't know what strings would be attached until very recently, long after their Kickstarter concluded. And they are willing to refund anyone who has a concern about it, by the way. |
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| News Comments > Shadowrun Returns DRM Clarified |
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Re: Shadowrun Returns DRM Clarified |
Apr 13, 2013, 14:28 |
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eRe4s3r wrote on Apr 13, 2013, 14:23:
So why did they even need a Publisher and of all the Publishers MICROSOFT?? You can self-publish on Steam...............
Microsoft isn't publishing the game, but they own the rights to making Shadowrun games, so they needed a license agreement for this game. |
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| News Comments > Shadowrun Returns DRM Clarified |
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Re: Shadowrun Returns DRM Clarified |
Apr 13, 2013, 13:48 |
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| Why would Microsoft care if the game had DRM? They aren't publishing the title, most likely have already been paid their licensing fee, and have no stake in how many copies it sells. We need to kick the lawyers out of this industry. |
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| News Comments > Call of Duty: Black Ops II Double XP Weekend |
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Re: Call of Duty: Black Ops II Double XP Weekend |
Apr 12, 2013, 18:40 |
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deqer wrote on Apr 12, 2013, 16:06:
"wahhhh, play our game."
"no no, we're not hurtin'; so, we'll use a 'celebration' as our excuse for giving xp bonus"
So your working theory is that Black Ops 2 is low on players? That's like saying Mississippi is low on racists. |
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| News Comments > Project Eternity Environment Trailer |
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Re: Project Eternity Environment Trailer |
Apr 10, 2013, 12:27 |
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| Wow this looks fucking amazing. I hope the gameplay is just as good. |
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| News Comments > EA "Wins" Consumerist Poll Again |
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Re: EA |
Apr 9, 2013, 21:55 |
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KTR wrote on Apr 9, 2013, 21:09:
Result of NeoGaf, /v/, and Reddit's combined efforts.
Yep, and frankly I'm appalled that Consumerist can even pretend their shit isn't just a hivemind vote bombing rather than the honest opinion of a representative sample. |
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| News Comments > Batman: Arkham Origins Revealed |
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Re: Batman: Arkham Origins Revealed |
Apr 9, 2013, 19:01 |
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Kosumo wrote on Apr 9, 2013, 18:41:
Out of no where ----- WHERE THE FUCK IS MY HIGHLANDER GAME!
Best property thats never made a game transfer yet. (to my knowlarge)
Eidos was working on one about 8 years ago but it was a piece of shit and Squeenix officially killed the project a few years ago. |
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| News Comments > Op Ed |
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Re: Op Ed |
Apr 9, 2013, 18:55 |
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Steele Johnson wrote on Apr 9, 2013, 15:34:
Look at a company like Comcast. I think they hold a world record for the most BBB complaints against them, yet their prices still go up by nickle-and-diming the consumer and they laugh all the way to the bank.
The thing people need to realize that sets EA apart from Comcast, or Bank of America, or AT&T, etc. is that EA doesn't lock you into a contract, it doesn't provide an essential service you can't do without, and so on.
So people have EVERY opportunity to tell EA to fuck off, yet they choose not to. Which is why the "Worst Company in America" label is some bullshit. If they are the worst, why the fuck do these people keep giving them money? They aren't locked into a contract ala AT&T, they don't have a mortgage from EA ala Bank of America. They aren't the only provider of games or internet in their area, ala Comcast and cable.
With the exception of MAYBE some of the sports titles, in no way does EA have people by the balls, yet they continue to buy their product. When EA says "We dont give a fuck, because we're making fistfuls of money." they are absolutely on point. If people really thought they were the worst company in America, then people wouldn't be giving them money.
Stop paying them you idiots. Slapping them with one hand, and giving them a phat roll of cash with the other isn't sending the message you think it is sending. |
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| News Comments > SQUARE ENIX on Tomb Raider Shortfall |
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Re: SQUARE ENIX on Tomb Raider Shortfall |
Apr 9, 2013, 18:50 |
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ViRGE wrote on Apr 9, 2013, 18:24:
News like this makes my gut turn. On the one hand this is SE's own doing. On the other hand I don't want to see them pushed into a financial corner and hop on the derivative "dudebro" train to get out of it. Or heaven forbid stop using Steamworks.
That's the scariest part. Square Enix may not hit it out of the park with every title, but at least they aren't a shovelware publisher. If they set themselves unreasonable expectations, they may go, "If you can't beat em, join em!" which is the wrong attitude to have. |
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| News Comments > SQUARE ENIX on Tomb Raider Shortfall |
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Re: Final Fantasy 14 |
Apr 9, 2013, 16:19 |
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Whoever is doing their sales projections needs to be shot. Those numbers are not realistic and all those high projections do is turn reasonable success into disappointment.
wtf_man wrote on Apr 9, 2013, 14:46:
I'm hoping the new "Teef" will be as good as Deus Ex: Human Revolution was. I know people bitched about the boss fights... but the game wasn't about the boss fights as far as I was concerned, so I was able to enjoy the title for what it was.
The fact that people's biggest complaint was the boss fights is really what cements how good a game DXHR is IMHO. What would be unremarkable and par for the course for any other game actually stands out like a sore thumb in an otherwise really fucking good game. The boss fights feel like the guys went out for drinks and left their little brothers, cousins, and nephews in charge of development for a night and the boss battles is what resulted. |
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| News Comments > Op Ed |
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Re: Op Ed |
Apr 6, 2013, 15:44 |
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ASeven wrote on Apr 6, 2013, 14:54:
And here's a great rebuttal from an actual girl. Shock, horror!
Kind of a weak video. Points out flaws in that other video, but without putting forth any kind of solution, or even addressing whether or not there's an issue.
It's like a procedural critique rather than an actual counter-point. This girl never claims that there is, or isn't an issue that needs correcting. She also falls into the same trap as Anita Sarkeesian by focusing too much on two specific characters.
That's why point-by-point rebuttals are argumentatively weak. They miss the big picture. She didn't actually put forth any evidence that says that Anita is barking up the wrong tree, just that her arguments were not that strong. But neither are this girls. She gets her point across in an eloquent manner, but she doesn't actually make that strong of a point to begin with.
It's really a simple issue anyway. There isn't any overt, intentional sexism going on. It's just a lack of imagination. White male heterosexual game developers are going to make games that appeal to, and are largely about, white male heterosexual protagonists. That's who they identify strongest with, and who will first come to mind when creating a character. They have no motivation to create anything else, since no one is calling for a change.
As far as the Damsel in Distress goes, again, it's not sexism but lack of imagination. Games in general don't stray from the basic story tropes of yesteryear. The Damsel in Distress, the Mad Scientist, the Kid Hero, the Supervillain with no real motivations other than just being the best villain he can be. That many of these tropes are sexist is coincidental.
Now, that's not to say there isn't an issue here. But the issue isn't intentional sexism, it's boring cliche writing.
But the issue IS something that warrants some change: The industry shouldn't branch out to appease feminists. They should branch out to attract more customers. They've hit the cap on white male heterosexuals 18-35. It's time to maybe think about expanding their customer base instead of continually milking the rest of us for more and more cash.
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| News Comments > Rhode Island Alleges 38 Studios Deception |
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Re: More Big Picture Details |
Apr 5, 2013, 21:03 |
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Prez wrote on Apr 5, 2013, 20:41:
and they don't deserve to be out that money because their politicians are morons.
Oh really? Who elected them? |
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| News Comments > Rhode Island Alleges 38 Studios Deception |
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Apr 5, 2013, 18:57 |
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Hump wrote on Apr 5, 2013, 17:35:
What IS know about Schilling thats been backed by individuals who have done projects with him (sports memorabilia dealers, etc) he is described as a difficult person to work with (another quote "a real prick"). Not sure if that played into this but Im sure it didnt help
To be fair if I interviewed people from your life who you've had dealings with, I could find at least a few to call you an enormous douchebag who should be hit by a truck. The same could be said of anybody, so that's not really any kind of relevant or useful information. |
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| News Comments > Rhode Island Alleges 38 Studios Deception |
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Re: More Big Picture Details |
Apr 5, 2013, 14:47 |
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| If RI gave Schilling a check without so much as double checking his numbers, they deserved to lose every penny of it. |
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| News Comments > LucasArts Closed |
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Re: LucasArts Closed |
Apr 3, 2013, 15:18 |
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| This is great news for gamers. Not so much for employees, but useless studio wasting great IPs, now Disney will farm it out to, hopefully competent, developers. |
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