RailWizard wrote on Sep 10, 2012, 00:48:
It was pointed out to me recently that this site is a popular place for posts of people within the industry.

It does not surprise ONE BIT that you don't understand where I am coming from.

This is pre-emptive bitching. Why? Because I like Valve and I see where they are going. So fuck YOU if you do not understand.

edit: actually to clear things up, MY advice to Valve is to become relevant again. I.E. RELEASE some games that you have developed.

RailWizard wrote on Sep 9, 2012, 23:56:

nin wrote on Sep 9, 2012, 23:12:
Allright, it's almost time for you all to stop feeding the mogwai...

Yeah that's cute and all, maybe it will even sway a few of the peons around here, but really, you couldn't even answer the question without resorting to elementary level attacks.

All that really matters is the product. The fact that they treat their employes well(allegedly) is all well and good, but the bottom line is that I as a consumer don't really care about that shit.

I want my product. The one that I asked for, and none other.

Prez wrote on Sep 9, 2012, 01:11:

Slashman wrote on Sep 9, 2012, 00:40:

And as to the matter of co-op...DS2 doesn't have companions AFAIK. So what is the basis for thinking that co-op was some kind of huge missed opportunity?

That point was more of a general observation than specific to Darksiders 2. It was a tangent off of the original debate as to whether DS2's lack of success was due to not having it. (A view that I dont share fwiw)

PHJF wrote on Sep 8, 2012, 23:44:
The first game wasn't a sprawling mess filled with fluff content.

bigspender wrote on Sep 8, 2012, 19:44:
when will publishers realise that many people use their gaming time as a social event - games need co-op - especially if they are these sort of hack and slash games, or adventuring games.

i played about 1/2 way through the first game, but i got bored playing on my own and didnt feel the need to return since I want to play other coop games with my friends.

also releasin a single player game at the same time as highly anticipated MMO (GW2) doesnt seem to be a good idea, just about everyone i talk to at work etc is playing it.

Dmitri_M wrote on Sep 5, 2012, 13:58:

Parallax Abstraction wrote on Sep 5, 2012, 11:25:

Slashman wrote on Sep 5, 2012, 11:24:
So should I pick up Anno 2070 now?

Anno 2070 never had the always-on requirement. It uses Tages which has limited activations and I believe that's not going anywhere.

On their official forum the developers claim the activations reset to their original total each month.

Parallax Abstraction wrote on Sep 5, 2012, 11:25:

Slashman wrote on Sep 5, 2012, 11:24:
So should I pick up Anno 2070 now?

Anno 2070 never had the always-on requirement. It uses Tages which has limited activations and I believe that's not going anywhere.

LArac wrote on Aug 31, 2012, 19:40:

But Corps, do not think

Lee

Mr. Tact wrote on Aug 31, 2012, 10:40:
I'll admit to some ignorance about BL2 and ask, aren't they very different games? I thought BL2 was more of a FPS with TL2 being a ARPG. I mean yeah, there is cross-over but they aren't in direct competition are they?

Beamer wrote on Aug 30, 2012, 10:02:

Slashman wrote on Aug 30, 2012, 08:49:

Jerykk wrote on Aug 30, 2012, 02:57:

jacobvandy wrote on Aug 30, 2012, 02:50:

PHJF wrote on Aug 30, 2012, 01:07:
Except Skyrim isn't a PC exclusive?

People have estimated the PC version has outsold both consoles combined.

That's fairly unlikely but I wouldn't be surprised if it at least outsold the PS3 version. I do wonder why Bethesda hasn't released any platform-specific sales figures yet. Maybe their DLC exclusivity contract with MS prohibits them from announcing sales figures if the Xbox version isn't the top-seller. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised at all if such a clause existed. That's how MS rolls.

Why is that unlikely? Skyrim hasn't left the top 20 Steam charts since it launched last November. Console sales for a game peter out very quickly. While they may not have outsold both platforms combined(and I am not sure they haven't), they probably outsold each console by a large margin.

You both overestimate Steam sales and underestimate Xbox 360 sales.

Jerykk wrote on Aug 30, 2012, 02:57:

jacobvandy wrote on Aug 30, 2012, 02:50:

PHJF wrote on Aug 30, 2012, 01:07:
Except Skyrim isn't a PC exclusive?

People have estimated the PC version has outsold both consoles combined.

That's fairly unlikely but I wouldn't be surprised if it at least outsold the PS3 version. I do wonder why Bethesda hasn't released any platform-specific sales figures yet. Maybe their DLC exclusivity contract with MS prohibits them from announcing sales figures if the Xbox version isn't the top-seller. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised at all if such a clause existed. That's how MS rolls.

1AngryGamer wrote on Aug 25, 2012, 19:13:
Torchlight was for 12 year olds. I doubt this will be any better

dj LiTh wrote on Aug 25, 2012, 17:50:

nin wrote on Aug 25, 2012, 16:36:

Julio wrote on Aug 25, 2012, 16:31:
Here's to hoping that this game is much better than TL1 and D3.

Topping D3 won't be hard. TL1 wasn't perfect, but it was fun, and I hope 2 is even better.

I'd actually be very surprised if TL2 was better than D3 even in its current state seeing how sorry TL1 was

Prez wrote on Aug 22, 2012, 11:24:

nin wrote on Aug 22, 2012, 11:19:

Apologies for my crassness

Yeah, it is a crazy day here when Prez starts talking about fucking people "right up the ass".

It made me feel better - I may do it more often. Err.... that's "say" it more often.

Lokust wrote on Aug 20, 2012, 21:39:
I'll buy it if I can kill Chuck Norris.