11-07-2019, 09:35 PM | #13641 |
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Sony 1st parties have done very well so they have no reason to sell them any other way.
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11-11-2019, 06:11 PM | #13642 |
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* For those interested in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, the game won't have an early "Play First" option for Access and Origin subscribers and the official reason due to EA not wanting the game's story to be spoiled prior to the official release.
https://www.destructoid.com/star-war...l-572190.phtml * Microsoft announced they will be holding a new episode of their Inside Xbox series on November 14th as part of this week's X019 event in London, England. Included in the episode will be new details on current games in development, new game reveals, upcoming updates for Xbox Game Pass, and new details regarding the next Xbox console. https://twitter.com/Xbox/status/1192849261261516801 https://www.destructoid.com/xbox-has...9-571935.phtml * Google recently announced the entire launch lineup of games for their Google Stadia gaming streaming service. Google also revealed the next batch of games expected to arrive before the end of the year. Launch lineup:
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11-14-2019, 08:02 PM | #13643 |
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Highlights from Microsoft's X019 event earlier today:
* Microsoft announced their Project xCloud gaming streaming service will be expanding to support Windows 10 PC at some point next year. Currently the service is only available for Android-based mobile devices. Microsoft also added another 53 Xbox One games for the service's preview program. https://www.destructoid.com/project-...r-572442.phtml https://www.destructoid.com/these-53...a-572413.phtml * For those interested, Micorosft announced the Halo Reach update for Halo: The Master Chief Collection will be arriving on December 3rd. It will also be available to purchase as a standalone game for $9.99. https://www.destructoid.com/halo-rea...n-572417.phtml * The next game from Dontnod Entertainment, Life is Strange series developer, is called Tell Me Why. It is an episodic adventure game featuring identical twins as playable characters and a story based on the recollection of their childhood in Alaska but with the twist of one of the twins being a transgendered individual. https://www.destructoid.com/tell-me-...y-572458.phtml * Debut gameplay trailer for Age of Empires IV was released along with the announcement of Microsoft's dedicated dev team for the series is now called World's Edge studios. |
11-15-2019, 05:46 PM | #13644 | |
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According to a report from Kotaku, Bioware is currently rumored to be working on plans to completely overhaul Anthem and hold a special re-launch for the game once everything is done.
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11-18-2019, 06:49 PM | #13645 |
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Valve recently confirmed rumors of them working on a new game in the Half Life series called Half-Life: Alyx. This game is set to take place after Half-Life 2 and will be officially revealed this Thursday.
It was also revealed to be a VR-based game for the Valve Index VR headset and currently rumored to have a March 2020 release date.
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11-19-2019, 05:45 PM | #13646 |
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Geoff Keighley recently revealed the list of nominees for all of the awards at next month's The Game Awards show.
In regards to the Game of the Year award, a potential conflict of interest could end up happening if Death Stranding takes the award due to Keighley's very close ties and friendship with Hideo Kojima and the game's development. 2019 Game of the Year category:
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11-19-2019, 06:30 PM | #13647 |
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That group of nominees for Game of the Year bothers me.
Feel like a few other games that came out were better than some of those on that list. |
11-19-2019, 07:47 PM | #13648 |
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11-19-2019, 08:30 PM | #13649 |
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FE is my pick for GoT
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11-20-2019, 08:29 PM | #13650 |
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11-21-2019, 12:56 AM | #13651 |
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Producer and lead designer of MMORPG game EverQuest, Brad McQuaid, passed away this past Monday at the age of 51 according to Visionary Realms studios.
Prior to his passing, McQuaid had been working on a new MMO game called Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen.
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11-21-2019, 06:10 PM | #13652 |
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* Square Enix recently denied rumors of them currently working on a port of Final Fantasy XIV for the PS5.
https://www.destructoid.com/-update-...r-573105.phtml * According to a report from CNET, Amazon is currently rumored to be joining the gaming streaming market next year and their service will be powered by AWS (Amazon Web Services) cloud-based tech. https://www.cnet.com/news/google-sta...ny-and-amazon/ * Valve recently released the official debut trailer and initial details for Half-Life: Alyx. The game is currently scheduled for a March 2020 release and will cost $59.99 on PC or free for Valve Index VR headset owners. https://www.destructoid.com/here-s-y...s-573115.phtml |
11-22-2019, 07:11 PM | #13653 | |
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Capcom is currently rumored to be working on a remake of Resident Evil 3 and also rumored to arrive at some point next year.
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11-25-2019, 05:56 PM | #13654 |
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For those interested in picking up some relatively cheap extra PS4 controllers, both Amazon and Walmart are currently selling them for $39 as part of their Black Friday week sales.
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11-26-2019, 11:22 AM | #13655 |
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Gearbox raises the white flag on Battleborn.
Some features getting turned off staring late February 2020, total shutdown will happen before January 2021. |
11-26-2019, 05:13 PM | #13656 |
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A genuinely sad story. No controversies involving loot boxes, bugs, or politics - just bad timing
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11-26-2019, 07:53 PM | #13657 |
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* For those interested, Steam is currently holding their annual Autumn Sale with discounts going as high as 75% off for games and 90% off for a Steam Controller.
https://www.destructoid.com/catch-up...e-573496.phtml https://store.steampowered.com/ * Similar to Valve, Epic is also holding a Black Friday sale on their Epic Games Store with discounts going as high as 75% off. https://www.epicgames.com/store/en-U...mber-2019-sale * Humble Store is currently selling a Sonic series bundle of games featuring 11 games and two DLC packs. https://www.humblebundle.com/games/sonic-bundle-2019 * According to reports, a new game in the Tony Hawk Pro Skater series is rumored to be currently in development. https://www.destructoid.com/multiple...t-573465.phtml |
11-27-2019, 04:38 AM | #13658 |
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I will mark tf out for a new Tony Hawk game.
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11-27-2019, 02:15 PM | #13659 |
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My thoughts exactly. Although, also, even though I never touched a battle royale game, I could tell Overwatch was just objectively leaps and bounds better than Battleborn.
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11-27-2019, 07:58 PM | #13660 |
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The genre is 'Hero Shooter', but yeah Overwatch had way more polish (being that the assets were already made for an abandoned project). After they saw the reception and attention OW's reveal got they should have delayed it. Like a year.
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11-27-2019, 08:58 PM | #13661 |
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There was another hero shooter around the same time too that fell victim to the same fate. Had interesting traversal mechanics and was very vertically designed to accommodate that. Trying to remember the name now.
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11-27-2019, 09:18 PM | #13662 |
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Was that the Lawbreakers game?
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11-28-2019, 01:44 AM | #13663 |
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Black Friday Sales:
* Nintendo eShop (available until December 4th) - https://happyholidays.nintendo.com/cyber-deals/ * PC (various retailers) - https://www.destructoid.com/black-fr...e-573528.phtml * Xbox One games and consoles - https://www.destructoid.com/roundup-...e-573365.phtml Freebies: * Playstation Plus for December - https://blog.us.playstation.com/2019...ial-videogame/ * Games With Gold for December - https://majornelson.com/2019/11/27/x...december-2019/ |
11-28-2019, 09:35 PM | #13664 |
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For those interested in buying a Nintendo Switch at Gamestop for Black Friday sales, avoid the Mario Kart bundle due to it containing the older Switch model and not the newer one with the better battery life.
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11-28-2019, 11:08 PM | #13665 |
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12-02-2019, 06:59 PM | #13666 |
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* According to a report from GamesIndustry.biz, Codemasters recently purchased Slightly Mad Studios, developer of the Project CARS racing series, for around $30 million.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articl...ios-for-usd30m https://www.destructoid.com/codemast...s-573828.phtml * Capcom is currently rumored to be revealing at least one new game at next month's Jump Festa 2020 convention in Japan. https://gematsu.com/2019/11/unannoun...ump-festa-2020 |
12-04-2019, 12:59 AM | #13667 |
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* Apparently the $5 clearance sale for Steam Controllers during Steam's Autumn Sale last week ended up being a huge success for Valve. Only problem was Valve forgot how many of those controllers they actually had in stock and took way too many orders for it and now can no longer guarantee people who bought one will actually get it.
https://www.destructoid.com/valve-ki...d-574058.phtml * According to a report from the Los Angeles Times, the on-going gender discrimination class action lawsuit against Riot Games was recently settled for $10 million and set the record for largest payout in California law history for this type of case. Prior to the settlement, Riot Games had been accused of committing gender discrimination and fostering a very toxic workplace environment. Riot's management also attempted to force their employees to waive their rights to file a lawsuit against the company via a Forced Arbitration court filing. https://www.latimes.com/business/tec...ion-settlement https://www.destructoid.com/riot-gam...t-574050.phtml * Based on an accidental leak from Sony's Japanese PSN store, Capcom is currently working on a Resident Evil 3 Remake. The artwork leaked featured redesigns for Jill Valentine, Carlos Oliveira, and Nemesis. https://gematsu.com/2019/12/resident...ystation-store https://www.destructoid.com/this-cou...e-574067.phtml |
12-05-2019, 02:54 AM | #13668 |
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And then bafflingly, after that massive flop, Boss Key thought it would be a good idea to get into the already oversaturated BR genre and brought out Radical Heights and promptly went out of business about a month after it released.
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12-05-2019, 03:50 AM | #13669 |
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It was released in beta state, way too early. Apex had no issue introducing itself in the BR market. Fact is, you can't ask people to trust things will get fixed with so many games out now. RH had decent ideas, but we weren't gonna wait for them to work.
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12-05-2019, 03:46 PM | #13670 |
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Battle royale isnt a genra its a game mode...1st/3rd person shooter is the genre
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12-05-2019, 03:46 PM | #13671 |
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Would be lile saying death match or capture the flag is a genre
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12-06-2019, 12:12 AM | #13672 |
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Sub-genre, I'd say. Sometimes I say genre as short hand.
There's enough going on in BR for it to be its own sub-genre. I say this as a former naysayer who was not impressed by the concept for years until I dived in. |
12-06-2019, 06:06 PM | #13673 |
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* According to Nintendo, this past Thanksgiving week managed to be the highest selling week for the Switch since its launch. Around 830k Switch consoles were sold in the US during that week.
https://www.destructoid.com/thanksgi...y-574289.phtml * Sony announced they will be holding a new Direct-like State of Play episode on December 10th and it will be over 20 minutes in length. https://twitter.com/PlayStation/stat...36041113604096 |
12-06-2019, 07:28 PM | #13674 |
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Ghost of Tsushima news has been silent since that debut back at E3 2018. Just a news bit or an update on that Sony State of Play coming up would be nice.
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2K Games announced they have recently formed a new studio called Cloud Chamber and their first project will be a new game in the Bioshock series.
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12-09-2019, 07:35 PM | #13676 |
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For those of you who are game renters or might be looking for a bargain for the holidays, Redbox will be phasing out video games from their kiosks before the year is over. Doing strictly movies.
Games still available at kiosks will be available to purchase at a reduced price. https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/12...fter-this-year |
12-10-2019, 06:00 PM | #13677 |
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* According to the game's official box art, Final Fantasy VII Remake will remain as a PS4 exclusive until March 3, 2021.
https://www.destructoid.com/want-to-...1-574645.phtml * Among the new indies games announced for the Switch from today's Nintendo Direct episode were Axiom Verge 2 which has a planned Fall 2020 release and Sports Story, sequel to Golf Story, which has a planned mid-2020 release. Other game announcements in the link. https://www.destructoid.com/watch-ni...e-574670.phtml * Capcom officially confirmed they are currently working on Resident Evil 3 Remake and its scheduled for an April 3, 2020 release for PS4, PC and Xbox One. Also announced the formerly teased online multiplayer game Project Resistance will be included and now goes by the name of Resident Evil Resistance. |
12-12-2019, 09:17 PM | #13678 |
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Next Xbox console got officially announced at tonight's The Game Awards show.
Will be called Xbox Series X and arrives Holiday 2020. Hell Blade 2 from Ninja Theory was the first game revealed for it. Last edited by Emperor Smeat; 12-12-2019 at 11:57 PM. |
12-12-2019, 09:28 PM | #13679 | |
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Godfall revealed for PS5 and its being developed by Gearbox.
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12-12-2019, 09:35 PM | #13680 |
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Bravely Default II also got revealed and its for the Switch.
Just a generic 2020 release date announced. Also this year's Game Awards show still has the same problem as with past shows. Most of the awards are just quick throw-away announcements solely so there is more time for ads and stuff. Last edited by Emperor Smeat; 12-13-2019 at 12:02 AM. |