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Not sure if it's been mentioned but a new racing game made by the original Burnout team is coming out this week;

Looks great and I'm delighted it's not open world

Penn

Shiminay wrote: »

I used to own a 360, the Microsoft download speeds were like dialup, so frankly, anything would be an improvement.

The whole console experience is such a fking ordeal, but Spider-Man and TLOU2 are the only reasons I got a PS4 and so far, gameplay wise, Spider-Man was absolutely worth it.

It's a great game. The combat can get repetitive, as can a lot of the side missions/activities, but the core gameplay in terms of movement and combat is still always incredibly satisfying, and the story is very well presented and performed.

Fred The Red

Fred The Red wrote: »

Not sure if it's been mentioned but a new racing game made by the original Burnout team is coming out this week;

Looks great and I'm delighted it's not open world

Looks much closer to the earlier Burnout games alright, even down to the menus. Tempted to get it. Might wait for a sale though, even if it is only €27 (digital, XBL).

Tiny bit annoyed that they spun the crash mode into its own game ("Danger Zone"). It's included in the physical release (according to Amazon), but not the digital. Physical costs more though.

Fred The Red wrote: »

...delighted it's not open world...

Dunno man, I was quite looking forward to "Burnout Battle Royale" :pac:

super_furry

super_furry wrote: »

I've always wanted to see something like God of War or Assassin's Creed set in Celtic Ireland. There's so much scope and directions they could take it in.

Skerries wrote: »

Maybe make a game using the 2000AD character Sláine as that story was pure brilliant

Doubt they'd need him tbh. I'd love to see Kratos kicking the sh!t out of some Irish legends - Fionn Mac Cumhaill, Cú Chulainn, Oisín (Tír na n-Óg), Conor McGregor.

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

Looks much closer to the earlier Burnout games alright, even down to the menus. Tempted to get it. Might wait for a sale though, even if it is only €27 (digital, XBL).

Tiny bit annoyed that they spun the crash mode into its own game ("Danger Zone"). It's included in the physical release (according to Amazon), but not the digital. Physical costs more though.


Dunno man, I was quite looking forward to "Burnout Battle Royale" :pac:

Just to explain here, I prefer the idea of being able to jump in straight away and play a few races.
I know longer have the luxury to waist time pricking around looking for a race in open world setting if that makes sense.
If I'm picking it up it will be physical anyway, at least i get that trade in option when I'm done.

Jerichoholic

Not sure about Dangerous Driving. Their last few games have been pretty bad.

Jerichoholic

Jerichoholic wrote: »

Not sure about Dangerous Driving. Their last few games have been pretty bad.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Fields_Entertainment#Games_developed

Kiith

Just give us a new Stuntman game already.

Jerichoholic

Danger Zone games are nothing more than demos, Lethal VR isn't anything worth talking about and Dangerous Golf flat out sucks.

Dyr

Lethal VR probably doesnt have much replay value but it is very very slick and a lot of fun

Like I mean, they are a dev with about 7 people. It's an indie title. Why are some expecting some AAA level of budget?

Jerichoholic

No I never said anything close to that. Expecting a game to be good isn't much to ask.

Retr0gamer

Jerichoholic wrote: »

Danger Zone games are nothing more than demos, Lethal VR isn't anything worth talking about and Dangerous Golf flat out sucks.

I bought dangerous golf based on a eurogamer review. In my eyes they owe me my money back.

Mr E

Me too. I'd say I played it for 15 minutes, max.

Jerichoholic

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I bought dangerous golf based on a eurogamer review. In my eyes they owe me my money back.

When you're buddies with journalists you get favourable reviews.

Dyr

Retr0gamer wrote: »

I bought dangerous golf based on a eurogamer review. In my eyes they owe me my money back.

They taught you a valuable lesson though

Retr0gamer

Jerichoholic wrote: »

When you're buddies with journalists you get favourable reviews.

I'm not going to go gamergate on this... But a lot of UK developers get better reviews than they really deserve imo on there

dreamers75

Jerichoholic wrote: »

When you're buddies with journalists you get favourable reviews.

No with EG its when you are English. They are ridiculous with the over hype of any english studios game then when it turns out to be ****, they brush past it.

I notice they are bigging up Dangerous Driving or something lately.

EDIT I didnt read retros reply when I quoted the above post!!!!

Varik

Eurogamer are a joke, stopped bothering with them over their Kingdom come coverage. They even brought the moral grandstanding into the Digital foundry stuff.


In other news Gizmodo media ( Kotaku et al) got sold.

Venom

Varik wrote: »

Eurogamer are a joke, stopped bothering with them over their Kingdom come coverage. They even brought the moral grandstanding into the Digital foundry stuff.


In other news Gizmodo media ( Kotaku et al) got sold.

I guess a fair amount of "journalists" are going to have to learn to code in a few weeks so

johnny_ultimate

Venom wrote: »

I guess a fair amount of "journalists" are going to have to learn to code in a few weeks so

Find this kind of comment a little bit disturbing tbh - one should never take glee in people potentially losing their jobs due to grim corporate takeover shenanigans, regardless of your views on their work. And yes: they are journalists (no need for air quotes) that have done some magnificent and in-depth reporting - most recently Jason Schreier’s superb deep dives into the situation at Bioware.

Zero-Cool

Varik wrote: »

Eurogamer are a joke, stopped bothering with them over their Kingdom come coverage. They even brought the moral grandstanding into the Digital foundry stuff.


In other news Gizmodo media ( Kotaku et al) got sold.

I finally 'unfollowed' Eurogamer with their mass effect Andromeda coverage, was insufferable everytime they got offended by something in the game. Their Kingdom come bit took the biscuit.

I like Kotaku, they put out a lot of content, some shyte but some very very good that isn't just cut and paste from other sites.

Varik

Venom wrote: »

I guess a fair amount of "journalists" are going to have to learn to code in a few weeks so

Their union got some agreement a short while ago and they seem to be confident that's all is well, so maybe a time before any layoffs.

Still probably no more ad unfriendly grandstanding on company time.

Venom

Varik wrote: »

Their union got some agreement a short while ago and they seem to be confident that's all is well, so maybe a time before any layoffs.

Still probably no more ad unfriendly grandstanding on company time.

It would want to be some iron-clad agreement as the overall business had year-end losses of $32 million in 2018.

gizmo

From the article on gamesindustry.biz...

According to the Writers Guild of America East, which represents more than 200 employees of Gizmodo Media Group and The Onion, G/O Media will recognize the contracts those groups' unions recently reached with Univision. The Onion Union struck its deal in December, while the Gizmodo Media Group Union ratified its contract in March.

Speaking of Kotaku though, Jason Schrier has a Bioware-related follow up to his Anthem article, this time on the state of Dragon Age 4.

The Past And Present Of Dragon Age 4

Dyr

Venom wrote: »

Varik wrote: »

Eurogamer are a joke, stopped bothering with them over their Kingdom come coverage. They even brought the moral grandstanding into the Digital foundry stuff.


In other news Gizmodo media ( Kotaku et al) got sold.

I guess a fair amount of "journalists" are going to have to learn to code in a few weeks so

Turned out they were right, gamers dont have to be your audience

super_furry

gizmo wrote: »

From the article on gamesindustry.biz...



Speaking of Kotaku though, Jason Schrier has a Bioware-related follow up to his Anthem article, this time on the state of Dragon Age 4.

The Past And Present Of Dragon Age 4

That's some great work but fairly depressing all the same. I love the Dragon Age series and Inquisition is one of my favourite games of the generation but it's awful to read the toll it took on it's creators and just how muddles 4 looks like being.

Robert ninja

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Find this kind of comment a little bit disturbing tbh

Got a license for those disturbing quotation marks m8?
What a load. The hatred and disgust game journos have been expressing for the last half decade about their non-audience is way more disturbing than that that soft quip. It's not like they need any more ego protection anyway because their main platform twitter filters the tag and auto suspends users of it.


In news:

Valve discounts thousands of reviews committing just as they said they would with their new review policy I posted about earlier https://www.exclusivelygames.com/valve-nullifies-thousands-of-negative-reviews-for-borderlands-1-2/

You can finally change your name on PSN. https://nichegamer.com/2019/04/10/playstation-network-username-change-available-now/

Only took them a decade. That bleeding edge tech and customer service.

FAILSAFE 00

Robert ninja wrote: »

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You can finally change your name on PSN. https://nichegamer.com/2019/04/10/playstation-network-username-change-available-now/

What a time to be alive.

I am emotional right now. Yesterday the first ever picture of a black hole and now PSN usernames can be changed.

FAILSAFE 00

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

that have done some magnificent and in-depth reporting - most recently Jason Schreier’s superb deep dives into the situation at Bioware.

I think thats the only thing they have done