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Will valve have any role in the Xbox announcement?

tomemozok — Mon, 20 May 2013 01:35:43 +0000

Your toughs on Valve and their console of choice.

Will they be on stage on the reveal of the new xbox?

P.S. I know that they will be forcing the steambox, and don't really need to get up on stage, but they do need the consoles to generate some revenue for them, and since they have always done their games on the xbox themselves, do you think they will support the new xbox?

next 3 sonic games will be WiiU exclusive....

Skyace65 — Sun, 19 May 2013 19:42:54 +0000

"facepalm" of all the consoles to go exclusive with they choose the one that's doing the worst in this generation, especially at the launch of the next generation where they can make a name for themselves on the next XBOX or PS4 and really get a larger number of fans.

so far the games we know are

-mario and sonic winter Olympics
-sonic lost world(which from what we can gather looks like a full sonic game)
-and a third unannounced game, possibly a follow up to sonic and all stars racing transformed

thoughts?

Bioshock: Infinite [no spoilers]

BabyHeadCrab — Sun, 19 May 2013 18:23:36 +0000

Well, it's incredible. I didn't ever doubt that, but the formula seems perfected. The atmosphere is unrivaled and beautiful. Ken Levine delivers again, huzzah! I'm a fan of Booker DeWitt and the idea of a talking protagonist. Also lots of race/class issues at hand that most vidja are too scared to tackle.

A lot to talk about here. Didn't see a thread proper. Ample use of spoiler tags duders.

Post a screenshot!

theotherguy — Sat, 18 May 2013 20:58:06 +0000

Post the best screenshots you have of any game on your computer! (no real reason for this, just wanted to see what moments people had captured)

Here's mine:

Fire and Ice: bombers take on a group of assault frigates in homeworld 2.

Nintendo claiming ad revenue from Youtube videos (Let's Plays, etc.)

ríomhaire — Sat, 18 May 2013 12:51:13 +0000

http://www.polygon.com/2013/5/16/4336114/nintendo-claims-ad-revenue-on-user-generated-youtube-videos

Basically Nintendo partnered with Youtube and now videos with a certain amount/length of content matched to Nintendo's samples that they've provided to Youtube have had ads put on them with the money going to Nintendo or if the uploader was already monetizing them the money is now going to Nintendo instead of them.

To be honest I'm surprised it's taken this long for a major company to do something like this. Let's Plays are pretty blatant copyright infringement (whether it has any positive or negative effect on sales or anything else) and large companies tend to be fairly conservative about that sort of thing and edge on the side of caution.

ARMA 3

Krynn72 — Tue, 14 May 2013 19:05:45 +0000

Its about time we actually make a thread specifically for this game, and today's news makes a good starting post. Vegeta already posted a link in the other thread, but didn't provide much info on what he was linking to (presumably because his pants needed changing).

Starting on March 5 you will be able to Pre-Order the game. All Pre-Orders come with access to the Alpha. The Arma 3 Alpha runs from 5 March 2013 until the Beta becomes available (expected in Q2 2013).

So yeah, buy it. Its got several versions. I personally will be buying the Supporter edition because Bohemia is probably one of the highest caliber game developers around and I want them to stay around.

There is a page dedicated to information on the Alpha as it progresses here.

And here is the required specs for your computer to run it. Its a beast of a game and requires a beast of a computer so make sure you check this.
http://www.arma3.com/buy#requirements

And some videos, because why not?

Volition presents: the dumbest goddamn thing I've ever seen

Bad^Hat — Sun, 12 May 2013 16:57:19 +0000

I just felt like sharing this because... jesus christ.

Remember how fun Saint's Row 1 and 2 were without any of this stupid shit? Am I just jaded or did trying too hard to differentiate from GTA IV ruin the **** out of this series?

Total War: Rome II

Wanted Bob — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:04:35 +0000

After many rumours, the sequel to Rome has finally been announced! I've played all the Total War games since Rome, and it still remains my favourite so I'm very excited for this

Here is the live action announcement trailer:

A preview by PC Gamer:

http://www.pcgamer.com/previews/tot...new-engine-naval-combat-multiplayer-and-mods/

Thoughts on the newly announced game? What improvements to the original would you like to see, or what should they retain from the newer Total War games?

GTA V announced

suckface — Wed, 08 May 2013 18:32:58 +0000

http://www.rockstargames.com/
trailer out
oh boy

LucasArts Shut Down

MFL — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:12:26 +0000

http://kotaku.com/disney-shuts-down-lucasarts-468473749
http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/04/03/lucasarts-lays-off-staff-moving-to-licensing-model

About god damn time, the studio hasn't been good since Dark Forces 3: Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast.

What's that phrase for how Valve maps show you where to go next?

TrevorMag — Sun, 05 May 2013 18:12:51 +0000

What's that phrase Valve designers use for the way a map or level subtly guides you to where you need to go next? Using lighting and features to draw your eye automatically. Something like "hidden hand" or "unseen guide"??? I read about it somewhere, but can't seem to find it for me.

Pirates Play Game Development Simulator - Go Bankrupt Due To Piracy

Stylo — Fri, 03 May 2013 15:55:36 +0000

Guys, I want to know what you think of ---> THIS

When we released our very first game, Game Dev Tycoon (for Mac, Windows and Linux) yesterday, we did something unusual and as far as I know unique. We released a cracked version of the game ourselves, minutes after opening our Store.

The cracked version is nearly identical to the real thing except for one detail… Initially we thought about telling them their copy is an illegal copy, but instead we didn’t want to pass up the unique opportunity of holding a mirror in front of them and showing them what piracy can do to game developers. So, as players spend a few hours playing and growing their own game dev company, they will start to see the following message, styled like any other in-game message:

"Boss, it seems that while many players play our new game, they steal it by downloading a cracked version rather than buying it legally. If players don’t buy the games they like, we will sooner or later go bankrupt."

Slowly their in-game funds dwindle, and new games they create have a high chance to be pirated until their virtual game development company goes bankrupt.

Actually considering playing the demo now and if I like it, buying it. $7.99 or £5.15 of my English Gold is pretty much nothing.

Gonna check it out. Cool marketing strategy. Also, looks like a nice little game.

Homeworld IP sold to anonymous buyer.

MFL — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 09:46:04 +0000

Now this shit is intriguing.

http://www.polygon.com/2013/4/19/42...on-homeworld-ip-by-mysterious-buyer-refunding

Day Z: a realistic open-world zombie mod for Arma 2 with PvP and persistent death

Ennui — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:39:04 +0000

So as far as I can tell, Day Z is pretty much the game that we've all been waiting for our entire lives.

It's a mod for Arma 2: OA (or Combined Ops) and is in alpha, just having been released a few weeks ago ago... but it's exploded in popularity over the past weekend and for good reason it seems. The official site is http://www.dayzmod.com/ but it's down at the moment, presumably due to server overload.

The server is an open world environment in a post-Soviet state, with an area of 225km (15km on each side). You spawn with a pistol and a handful of supplies, and your only goal is to survive by scavenging for gear. You require food and water to survive so you can't just hide somewhere, you have to keep moving to replenish your supplies or you will die. You are free to kill other players so be careful - many players roam in packs of bandits killing other survivors for their supplies. On top of that, there are fast zombies wandering around everywhere (especially in towns) which are drawn by noise.

When you die, you are DEAD. You lose all your items and weapons and have to start over from scratch. New players spawn in the coastal area which is also prowled by bandits looking for easy kills. However if you log out without dying you will start in the same spot with the same supplies you had when you left, even if you join a different server (there are something like 10 servers, each a 64 player instance of the same huge map). The only thing that rolls over after death is your "humanity" score which is basically karma based on whether or not you are killing other players.

I'm downloading it right now... looks incredible. For anyone looking for a more in depth idea of what the gameplay is like, check out this two-part RPS article about it (the second part is more interesting, so if you are pressed for time skip the first half):

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/05/10/thank-you-for-the-dayz-part-zero/

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/05/14/surviving-in-day-z-part-two/

There is also a great Something Awful thread about Day Z which has mirrors for the download files as well as installation instructions for both Steam and non-Steam copies of Arma 2:

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3481582

Needless to say, we need to get some HL2.ne--er, ValveTime.netters together and play. Take the fight to the bandits!

edit: The mod's site is back up. The direct link to their file server is http://cdn.armafiles.info/ - to install just download all the rar's from that directory and extract them all to your Arma 2 Operation Arrowhead/addons/@dayz folder (you will have to create it - your Arma 2 folder is in steamapps/common if you have the Steam version) and put -nosplash -mod=@dayz in launch options or shortcut.

Divinity: Original Sin

Destructo-Bot — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:18:28 +0000

For anyone familiar with the Divinity games, the latest installment is nearing it's kickstarter completion.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/larianstudios/divinity-original-sin

They are very near their last stretch goal, so if you enjoyed Larian's particular blend of humor and fun feel free to chip in. $25 gets you the digital download.

Leviathan: Warships

Krynn72 — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:36:56 +0000

Great trailer, and game could be fun too. Supposed to be a sort of Frozen Synapse type of game.

New Zelda for 3DS: Same universe as Link to the Past

DEATHMASTER — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:18:00 +0000

Apparently just announced, screens: http://imgur.com/a/JeRka

And video announcement (at 35:10): http://www.nintendo.com/nintendo-direct/archive/04-17-2013/

Haven't played LttP myself, but a new top-down Zelda? Yes please.

Dark Souls II

Bad^Hat — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 06:48:35 +0000

is happening. Nuff said.

The year is 2007, it is the future

Remus — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:39:16 +0000

Out of nowhere comes an announcement for a stand alone expansion for Far Cry 3. With crazy futuristic weaponry, a cheesy 80's cyberpunk theme, and soundtrack made by Powerglove. Sounds almost too good to be true, and the fact that the teaser trailer came out on April 1st, doesn't help. However more and more promotional material is coming out, so it seems like the real deal.

http://fc3blooddragon.uk.ubi.com/index.php

Screenshots here: http://www.pcgamer.com/2013/04/05/far-cry-3-blood-dragon-screenshots/

And here is a link to Powerglove's soundcloud page, where you can listen to the music: https://soundcloud.com/powerglove

Dear Lovely Vegeta,

BabyHeadCrab — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:22:34 +0000

This exists. I can't stop laughing.

Can I have it?

Yours truly,

BHC

Warframe=Fun

Warped Dan — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 05:55:27 +0000

Just started playing this free to play action game online through steam and I love it.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/230410/#
https://forums.warframe.com/

Take Infinity Blade, Vanquish, Phantasy Star, and some aspects of Mass Effect and throw in some heavy motion blur and you have Warframe. Needless to say it was very easy to get into and seems to have a lot of upgrades and depth. Give it a whirl people its ****ing free!

Batman: Arkham Origins

Luke Triton — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:19:55 +0000

Hold on, give me a chance to pick my jaw off the keyboard.

I'll start off with saying: FIRST!

The next Arkham game is coming, and it's a prequel to the first two.

Here's the announcement screenie:

Here's the article: http://ca.ign.com/articles/2013/04/09/batman-arkham-origins-announced

I told you they'd find some excuse to bring Joker back. Also, they're bringing in Deathstroke. Whoever the **** that is.

Batman: Arkham Origins, people.

Loadout Game Thread

tomemozok — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 09:43:08 +0000

Toughs about the game,and general feedback.

Do you like it?Do you enjoy it?Favorite mod,map etc..

I like my fire loadout with a fire pulse rifle which can burn people with fireballs, my fire granade launcher with 6 rockets in a barrel which split into small rockets of fire,which bounce around

I am Stalone with a hoodie(black) and red bandanna,and i think i kick ass

The game in my opinion is interesting,and i would play it but only if it is f2p when it releases.
The speed and mechanic of the game are great,but it would be even better if it was an fps for sure.
And it needs a tutorial badly!

GDC 2013 Michael Abrash Slides

MFL — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:51:37 +0000

In PDF form, from his blog:

http://media.steampowered.com/apps/abrashblog/MAbrash GDC2013.pdf

Kickass Games

Luke Triton — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 05:53:00 +0000

You know what I mean, those games that make you think "Holy crap this is a cool game" 15 minutes through.

The most kickass game I've ever played, regardless of it's overall quality, would be Red Steel 2 for the Wii. What game lets you feel like you're launching your opponent into the air and shooting him to pieces before he even hits the floor? Not Red Steel 2. But it sure as hell comes closest with some of the *shudder* best motion controls for the Wii. They still suck, but they suck less than usual.

If you don't have a Wii, I recommend Just Cause 2, because you get to play as Spider-Bond, the physics defying wizard of the twelfth dimension.

Anyway, I need more kickass games.

Gimme some.

Adam Orth Tells Everyone To "Deal With It" & Spawns New Meme

trunk_slamchest — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 22:42:19 +0000

Gamespot
Speaking on his personal Twitter account (now private), Orth argued "sorry, I don't get the drama around having an 'always on' console. Every device now is 'always on'. That's the world we live in. #dealwithit".

"Did you learn nothing from Diablo III or SimCity? You know some people's Internet goes out right? Deal with it is a sh***y reason," replied BioWare gameplay designer Manveer Heir.

"Electricity goes out too," said Orth in response.

"The mobile reception in the area I live in is spotty and unreliable. I will not buy a mobile phone," Orth said as a joke.

wait a second....

Steam, xbox360, ps3 nor wii u require an always online internet connection....

and today was a good day, for i witnessed both the birth of a new meme, and microsoft destroying their business...all in one fatal swoop.

EDIT: sorry if i broke rules about re-posting articles from other news sites....this is just too LOL worthy to not post about here.

SimCity 5 Announcement

Stylo — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:15:39 +0000

I just searched for a thread about this and found zilch. Why is there no thread about this?

So like. I loved playing SC as a young sprocket and up until fairly recently, still played SC4.
What do we think, children?

GDC
Maxis SVP Lucy Bradshaw confirmed the new 3D instalment will release on PC in 2013.

Called just 'SimCity', the game is driven by Maxis' new engine, GlassBox, which it says "powers each simulation with real integrity in order to capture the world we live in today".

The game is described as "a true rebirth of the franchise that brings the depth of simulation that has been the series hallmark for more than two decades and marries it with next generation accessibility and a robust multiplayer mode, giving players the power to change a world together."

Trailer video put up on March 5th:

Frankly, a little bit of poo came out when I heard. Hoping Maxis will deliver on this and not disappoint us.

Full GDC article

[Insert Llama Reference Here]

The Elder Scrolls Online

Tarkus — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:24:57 +0000

Seems like it really is going to happen.

Link for more

Metal Gear Solid 5

Krynn72 — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:38:39 +0000

New trailer released. 50% cool video, 50% what the flying f*ck?

Human Revolution Wii U to have overhauled bosses, modified sniping, throwing back grenades, more

ríomhaire — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:36:16 +0000

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/396958/deus-ex-wii-u-features-overhauled-boss-fights-new-game/

I would pay for this as DLC on Steam.

Poker Night at the Inventory 2 screenshots

Danny_ZQ — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:14:56 +0000

http://www.telltalegames.com/pokernight2

Battlefield 4 unveiled behind curtains (and you're all stupid enough to buy it)

Tollbooth Willie — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:10:37 +0000

EA is showing off Battlefield 4 behind closed doors to retailers and it seems to be making a positive impression.
Following one such presentation, one retailer couldn’t hide its enthusiasm. Gamestop CEO Paul Raines tweeted, “Got to see Battlefield 4 today and all I can say is WOW! Thanks @EA for the sneak peek. Can’t wait for you all to see it. ^CEO #BF4”

When will games stop making up shit stories

Tollbooth Willie — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 11:14:18 +0000

and actually be baout fun instead of stupid as f*ck M. Night Shyamalan plot twists executed horribly against the backdrops of incredibly generic and boring 'cinematic experiences' for the sake of having shit tons of scripted events and 2deep4u philosophical bullshit and instead be about pure f*cking fun

after seeing what the ending to Bioshock Infinite is I am convinced not only is Ken Levine mentally retarded, but so are 60% of game devs

discuss

Looking for games that will emotionally destroy me

Lncr — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 01:24:13 +0000

Right.. now that I have introduced myself in the newbie section I thought I'd get this burning question off of my mind. What I would really like to know is.. what game would you advise me to play?

I love games that are able to make me shed a tear at the end of the story and in particular I'm desperately looking for games that'll do just that. Undoubtedly my three best examples of such games are: Half-Life series (especially EP2), The Walking Dead and To the Moon. Admittedly, gamplay wise The Walking Dead and To the Moon are not very good games (what do you expect of point-to-click adventures?), but I found the stories of these three games immensely well put together. Combine a good story with very touching music and you've got me crying all day long. Well, with 'crying' I obviously mean crying only in your thoughts whilst having the most neutral facial expression possible and staring blankly at the screen.

I've been searching a lot on the internet as to what games people generally see as very good and emotional, but I'm looking for some definitive answers. Do you have any suggestions?

I recently finished Alan Wake. BioShock and Deus Ex. I found the atmosphere in all three of these games absolutely amazing, but overall they didn't make me very emotionally attached to characters. Thanks in advance!

Humble Weekly Bundle

FJS — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:06:13 +0000

Hi guys have you seen the Humble Weekly Sale https://www.humblebundle.com/weekly ? Its THQ again, Darksiders 1 & 2 and Red Faction Guerrilla and Armageddon for only $6.75

Anyway, Ive got a spare Darksiders 1 and Red Faction Armageddon and Id like a Guerrilla for a friend. If anyone is interested to trade please PM me

http://steamcommunity.com/id/FranJS/

Supergiant's (Bastion creators) new game

ríomhaire — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 08:47:33 +0000

The Big Thread of Bundles

William — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 08:23:59 +0000

Why not have a thread dedicated to current bundles? I'm a big game collector so it might be cool to have a place where we can throw down some bundles we come across in our Internet travels.

I'll start.

Currently two really awesome bundles going on:

Bundle Stars Bundle #2 Indie Jams: http://www.bundlestars.com

Indie Royale Snow Storm Bundle: http://www.indieroyale.com/

BF3.......

Stormy — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:31:25 +0000

Anyone still playing bf3 much and perhaps looking for some folk to play with?

We are currently looking at trying to boster the old numbers in our clan and thought it would be worth wile asking here as I remember a fair few where playing when the game was released.

So we are mature, casual gamers. We got 2 servers one large 64 and one smaller slot sever. We have TS for coms and tend to have a good laugh. More info http://www.uk1-clan.co.uk/

If you havnt played for a wile and want to play with some folk to get back into the game thats all good too.

Most folk are UK based but we have members from all over europe also

Games: Rate and Discuss

Rossjg — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:48:13 +0000

We are rejuvenating the “Rate and Discuss” threads, with the intent of generating discussion and debate, in regard to your recent watch, playthrough, or read. For the music forum, this could be the last gig you attended or the latest albums you have been listening to. As a prerequisite of posting in this thread, you must expand upon your rating with, at the very least, a brief paragraph as to why you delegated it said rating. You must discuss, analyse, and critique – “I liked it” is not sufficient, and any posts that do not meet this criteria will be deleted.

There can, of course, be discussion and argument - but in the same way that "I liked it" does not constitute a post, neither does - and it pains me to say this - "You're stupid, shut up" though some of you clearly are.

An example of a suitable post:

kupocake
Pinocchio - 4/5
With the Disney movies, it takes me a while to work out whether I've seen them before in my childhood. I'm still none the wiser here, since I'm pretty sure I would have repressed memories of seeing this if I was a child... but then, as an adult there's a whole extra dimension of sinister to it. Some of it's probably not intentional (why does Gepetto want a real boy in his house anyway, huh?) but some of it must be (the coachman who takes young boys to pleasure island, and they 'don't come back as boys'?!), and it's just generally as far from a stereotype of Disney as simple, tedious good versus evil as you're likely to find.

Games: Rate and Discuss

Rossjg — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:48:13 +0000

kupocake
Pinocchio - 4/5
With the Disney movies, it takes me a while to work out whether I've seen them before in my childhood. I'm still none the wiser here, since I'm pretty sure I would have repressed memories of seeing this if I was a child... but then, as an adult there's a whole extra dimension of sinister to it. Some of it's probably not intentional (why does Gepetto want a real boy in his house anyway, huh?) but some of it must be (the coachman who takes young boys to pleasure island, and they 'don't come back as boys'?!), and it's just generally as far from a stereotype of Disney as simple, tedious good versus evil as you're likely to find.