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Emperor Smeat 04-16-2018 05:38 PM

Today's News:
1) SALES - GOG is currently holding a Most Wanted themed sale with over 150 of the most wishlisted games on the service going on discount from now till April 23rd.
https://www.gog.com/

2) During last weekend's SEGA FES 2018 expo, Sega announced they are currently working on a new game in the Sakura Wars series and also are working on a Mega Drive mini device.
https://www.destructoid.com/sega-ann...e-498654.phtml
https://www.destructoid.com/sega-rev...e-498634.phtml

3) Capcom is currently rumored to be working on a new game in the Onimusha series based on recent trademark filings.
https://www.destructoid.com/new-trad...d-498566.phtml

OssMan 04-17-2018 07:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Extreme Angle (Post 5107810)
Well cat's finally out of the bag!
I worked on Shenmue 1 & 2 remastered for awhile as a contractor:

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I see.

OssMan 04-17-2018 07:37 AM

If they replace the god-awful voice acting in Shenmue, then the game is worthless.

#BROKEN Hasney 04-17-2018 07:48 AM

I'm looking for some sailors
Do you know where some sailors might be?
I see

Emperor Smeat 04-17-2018 05:51 PM

Today's News:
1) According to a report from Polygon, Activision is currently rumored to have scrapped single player mode in favor of a Battle Royale mode for this year's Call of Duty game.
https://www.destructoid.com/activisi...4-499088.phtml

2) Konami announced a new game in the Castlevania series called Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls is currently in development although only for Japan and mobile devices.
https://www.destructoid.com/castleva...s-498995.phtml

3) Bandai Namco announced the Switch version of Dark Souls Remastered and its amiibo has been delayed from a May 25th release to now a Summer 2018 date. No official reason was given while all other platforms for the game are still set for its May 25th release date.
https://www.destructoid.com/dark-sou...h-499027.phtml

4) SALES & FREEBIES:

Emperor Smeat 04-18-2018 06:19 PM

Today's News:
1) Besides Activision with Call of Duty, EA is also currently rumored to be working on a Battle Royale mode for the next Battlefield game.
https://venturebeat.com/2018/04/18/d...battle-royale/

2) For those interested, Konami is reported to have recently lost the UEFA Champions League license for their Pro Evo Soccer series.
https://www.destructoid.com/konami-a...e-499223.phtml

3) During a recent interview with website Fandom, Wave Race series producer Shinya Takahashi teased Nintendo is currently considering the idea of making a new game in the series for the Switch.
http://fandom.wikia.com/articles/exc...ies-for-switch

4) Ubisoft announced they will be holding their annual E3 press conference on June 11 at 1PM PST.
https://www.destructoid.com/ubisoft-...1-499087.phtml

Fignuts 04-19-2018 12:44 AM

lol bullyhunters already shut down.

Kalyx triaD 04-19-2018 02:24 AM

Long live Bullyhunters. No more super difficult knife attacks.

Emperor Smeat 04-19-2018 05:40 PM

Today's News:
1) During a recent interview with Famitsu, Sega's boss Haruki Satomi revealed the Yakuza 6 dev team is currently working on a new unannounced game.
https://www.destructoid.com/yakuza-d...e-499336.phtml

2) SALES:
3) SNK is currently teasing they will be releasing a new hardware device as part of their 40th anniversary celebrations this year.
https://www.destructoid.com/snk-teas...y-499322.phtml

ClockShot 04-19-2018 07:04 PM

So happy for Sega and the Yakuza team.

Hope there's a tidbit at E3 at what's in store.

Emperor Smeat 04-20-2018 05:46 PM

Today's News:
1) A new Doom film is currently rumored to be in production based on a supposed leak from an actress signed for the film.
https://www.destructoid.com/uhh-i-gu...--499634.phtml
https://twitter.com/ninabergman/stat...77088989937664

2) As part of the on-going debate involving lootboxes and gambling, the Netherlands recently sided with those who consider it as a form of gambling. The Dutch Gaming Authority ruled against several games for violating their gambling laws with DOTA 2, Rocket League, PUBG and FIFA 18 specifically mentioned.
https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2018/0...ambling-rules/

3) According to a report from GamesIndustry.biz, UK schools have recently contacted Nintendo in regards to the potential of Labo being used as a teaching tool for children in schools.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...-the-classroom

Kalyx triaD 04-21-2018 01:37 AM

Netherlands just fucked up.

Ruien 04-21-2018 09:40 AM

Good..hope everyone decides its gambling to get rid of the shit.

Kalyx triaD 04-21-2018 09:48 AM

What else would you like the govt to remove cause they decide it's bad? Cause that's the next step.

Emperor Smeat 04-21-2018 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kalyx triaD (Post 5110926)
Netherlands just fucked up.

Not really. This was going to eventually happen due to gaming companies abusing the loot box system and its predecessor micro-transaction system on mobile platforms for years.

EA just spend up things by trying to go to the next step with Battlefront II. Even if they didn't, Valve was going to cause it to happen due to their own recent gambling scandal with CS:GO.

What also hurt them was more studies have started to establish ties between loot boxes and gambling in regards to addiction similarities.

Ruien 04-21-2018 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kalyx triaD (Post 5111000)
What else would you like the govt to remove cause they decide it's bad? Cause that's the next step.

Cigarettes

alvarado52 04-21-2018 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ruien (Post 5110999)
Good..hope everyone decides its gambling to get rid of the shit.

I suppose its a form of gambling, but not necessarily on the level of actual casino level gambling based on the simple fact that you're guaranteed to get SOMETHING for your money.

That being said, loot boxes are very much guilty of playing the to pride of the individual who lands something rare. Buying cosmetics are cool, but the randomness of the boxes and getting something rare definitely boosts ones ego.

Kalyx triaD 04-22-2018 01:01 AM

The 'studies' are social science bullshit, the same type of studies that tried to say games can cause sexism/racism/violence.

These things are products and the loot box situation should have been a convo between gamers and publishers. It is beyond why you thing setting precedent that govt can legislate in-game content given every past attempt ever. Particularly somebody who follows the industry.

Not two months ago Trump was putting a mass shooting onto the game industry, and here we are welcoming govt regulation like these subject will never intertwine ever.

And why? Cause some 'thing' takes too long to grind for.

Ruien 04-22-2018 01:42 AM

You are taking my comment to literal.

Kalyx triaD 04-22-2018 08:23 AM

Well it's hard to tell probably

Extreme Angle 04-22-2018 08:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OssMan (Post 5109461)
If they replace the god-awful voice acting in Shenmue, then the game is worthless.

Ha! 100% the voice acting is the same. I had never played them and didn't quite get the hype surrounding them... Doesn't hold up by today's standards in my opinion.

I worked on the Man Mo temple/ the area surrounding it and Guilin Forest.
Unfortunately SEGA are quite shitty with my NDA untill release, got lots to say though :roll:. Highlight was probably getting to knock heads with some of the Yazuka team which was neat.

Tell you what though... This past year has been quite surreal! I used to watch Gametrailers now Easy Allies and having somebody you watch a few times a week keep expressing their want for something you know about but can't talk about is strange.

Emperor Smeat 04-23-2018 05:48 PM

Today's News:
1) According to a report from Kotaku, Quantic Dream studios is currently suing two French media outlets in regards to reported allegations of the studio having a toxic workplace environment. Another French media outlet was also reported to have been threatened with a lawsuit by the studio.
https://kotaku.com/detroit-developer...ver-1825453518

2) Based on recent job postings, Square Enix has expanded the scope for Final Fantasy VII Remake's development again.
https://www.destructoid.com/final-fa...--499988.phtml

3) FREEBIES - Microsoft revealed the list of free games for May's Games With Gold offerings will be Super Mega Baseball 2 (Xbox One), Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain (Xbox One), Sega Vintage Collection: Streets of Rage (Xbox 360), and Vanquish (Xbox 360).
https://majornelson.com/2018/04/23/x...-for-may-2018/

4) Ninja Theory announced they will be donating $25k to Mental Health America charity as part of their celebrations for Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice's sales on the Xbox One. This will be the second time the company has donated sales from the game to mental health charities and promised a third donation will be made within the near future.
https://twitter.com/NinjaTheory/stat...12590952992769

Emperor Smeat 04-24-2018 06:08 PM

Today's News:
1) SALES:
2) Bethesda announced the Switch version of Wolfenstein II is currently scheduled to arrive on June 29th with MachineGames studios as the developer of the port.
https://www.destructoid.com/wolfenst...e-500161.phtml

3) Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is currently rumored to include the Switch among the game's platforms although it would only contain a Battle Royale mode unlike the other versions.
https://www.destructoid.com/rumor-th...t-500145.phtml

Fignuts 04-25-2018 07:28 AM

Masterwork Exotic weapon perks in Destiny 2 are fucking absurd. Fully Auto Vigilance Wing.

New armor sets look cool. Will probably go back and play this for a few weeks. I'm a lore nerd, and fighting a hive worm god sounds pretty cool.

Kalyx triaD 04-25-2018 10:35 AM

A lot of the exotic reworks are out of control, but if the kids want that.

They should normalize 6v6 already.

Emperor Smeat 04-25-2018 05:43 PM

Today's News:
1) For those interested, the creator of Valiant Hearts is currently developing another World War I game called 11-11: Memories Retold with Bandai Namco as the publisher.
https://www.destructoid.com/valiant-...d-500346.phtml

2) SALES & FREEBIES:
3) According to the NPD, several games managed to set new company records during the month of March with Far Cry 5 setting a new Far Cry series record, Sea of Thieves setting a new record for RARE, Kirby Star Allies for the Kirby series, and MLB: The Show 18 for Sony's MLB series in regards to launch month sales.
https://venturebeat.com/2018/04/24/m...e-of-the-year/

4) A new game in the Perfect Dark series is currently rumored to be in development by Gears of War series developer The Coalition.
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/201..._isnt_involved

Danny Electric 04-26-2018 06:56 AM

Kingdom Hearts 3 needs to hurry up and come out already , hoping due to it coming on Xbox that they also release a remastered version of the first two games or just include them free with number 3 🙂

#BROKEN Hasney 04-26-2018 04:07 PM

I doubt they're going to. Kingdom Hearts remasters came out for PS3, then they remastered them for PS4 in the 1.5 & 2.5 double pack over a year ago, then remastered the 3DS game and added some other stuff in Kingdom Hearts 2.8 and they've done nothing for XBox.

Danny Electric 04-26-2018 04:37 PM

Here's to hoping then.

Emperor Smeat 04-26-2018 06:00 PM

Today's News:
1) SALES & FREEBIES:
2) Some Nintendo related news:

Emperor Smeat 04-27-2018 05:54 PM

Today's News:
1) Based on Sony's recent fiscal report, the PS4 has sold around 79 million consoles since its launch with the biggest takeaway being PS4 sales have started to slow down in regards to recent sales and Sony's projections for the year.
https://www.destructoid.com/sony-ann...e-500580.phtml

2) Nintendo announced new details regarding their paid online service for the Switch will be revealed early next month.
https://www.destructoid.com/details-...h-500556.phtml

3) Nintendo also announced their annual E3 press conference will be held on June 12th at 9AM PST and similar to recent E3 events, it will be as a Nintendo Direct episode.
https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/...rc=twsrc%5Etfw

4) According to a report from PC Gamer, Daybreak Studios (developer of H1Z1) was recently hit with a sizeable wave of layoffs and restructuring plans as the official reason given. The studio denied speculation of this being due to recent economic sanctions against Russia nor being associated with the company involved in the controversy.
https://www.pcgamer.com/h1z1-publish...any-cuts-staff
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/...n-affiliation/

DAMN iNATOR 04-29-2018 01:57 AM

Rockstar have removed a ton of songs from the Grand Theft Auto IV soundtrack, most of them from fictional in-game radio station Vladivostok FM. Apparently, the songs removed were only licensed for 10 years, and the game release 10 years ago today (4/29/2008) and they want to not have to pay royalties. The removed songs were all replaced with new ones via a patch/update.

Emperor Smeat 04-30-2018 05:39 PM

Today's News:
1) FREEBIES:
2) Remedy Entertainment is currently rumored to be debuting a new game during next month's E3 event based on a supposed leak from their publisher 505 Games.
https://www.destructoid.com/remedy-s...3-501011.phtml

3) Rockstar Games announced a new trailer for Red Dead Redemption 2 will be released this Wensday.
https://twitter.com/RockstarGames/st...53926181695489

4) For those interested, Hyperkin announced the newest version of the Xbox Duke controller is currently available for purchase for Xbox One and PC.
https://www.destructoid.com/the-xbox...k-501009.phtml

5) According to a report from Eurogamer, Belgium recently ruled loot boxes in games are a form of gambling and illegal under their current gambling laws. Several states in the US are also currently reported to be working on bills targeting the gambling aspect of loot boxes.
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2...refore-illegal
https://www.seattletimes.com/busines...er-loot-boxes/

DAMN iNATOR 05-01-2018 12:23 AM

Want to pre-order (via PS Store) RDR II, but worried about how much storage space I'll need free to install and have saves if Borderlands 3 releases next year...don't want it (RDR II) to be some massive game that I end up having to delete to make room for BL3 when it drops.

Destor 05-01-2018 03:37 PM

Whats wrong with deleting games? Theyre free to redownload..aren't they?

Emperor Smeat 05-01-2018 05:34 PM

Today's News:
1) SALES & FREEBIES:
2) CD Projekt RED is currently rumored to be revealing more details for Cyberpunk 2077 during next month's E3 expo based on an accidental leak by the company.
https://www.destructoid.com/rumour-c...3-501112.phtml

3) For those interested, From Software will be holding a public beta for Dark Souls Remastered from May 11-12 for PS4 and Xbox One.
https://www.destructoid.com/-update-...k-501097.phtml
https://twitter.com/fromsoftware_pr/...rc=twsrc%5Etfw

4) Newest trailer for Soulcalibur VI showcasing Taki was recently leaked online.
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Fignuts 05-01-2018 05:35 PM

Given Damninator's water situation, I imagine he's still on dial up, so redownloading games probably takes a week.

Destor 05-01-2018 06:19 PM

Fair

Fignuts 05-01-2018 07:53 PM

A good ways into God of War, and I can safely say it has been overhyped by game journalists. It is not the life changing, industry redefining experience they are making it out to be.

BUT, it is not overrated. This is a very, very, VERY good video game. Good enough that I feel confident saying nothing else this year will top it, and it has essentially clinched GOTY.

Fignuts 05-01-2018 07:59 PM

Only thing that will be able to challenge it is RDR 2, provided it doesn't get delayed again.


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