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Gunmonkey · 02-03-2017 10:48pm

Nier: Automata is launching on the PC on 17th March, 1 week after the PS4.

http://gematsu.com/2017/03/nier-automata-pc-officially-launches-march-17

CatInABox · 03-03-2017 9:50am

dunworth1 wrote: »

don't be knocking Bomberman

I'd be all over Bomberman if it was on the Xbox One, my wife wouldn't see me for a week. Not sure I'd pay full price for it though, that's insane. Well, that Konami really.

K.O.Kiki · 03-03-2017 1:10pm

Gunmonkey wrote: »

Nier: Automata is launching on the PC on 17th March, 1 week after the PS4.

http://gematsu.com/2017/03/nier-automata-pc-officially-launches-march-17

Fairly high specs for recommended, but then again it NEEDS to run at 60fps

FAILSAFE 00 · 03-03-2017 2:21pm

€50 for Bomberman... Jaysus.

Xenji · 03-03-2017 9:16pm

Fire Pro Wrestling is returning after nearly 6 years, it will be on the PS4 and PC with Steam early access coming during the summer.

Ten of Swords · 07-03-2017 2:16am

Syrian warfare was on my Steam wishlist and it's been delisted

I wonder if it will be returned to Steam. It's only been on sale for a couple of weeks but it's disappeared completely from the store.

Supposedly a user who disagreed with the content of the game has used a nonsense DMCA to get the game removed. The devs have said they received a copyright infringement claim which Steam has promised to investigate within 10 working days. That's going to kill their launch sales.

There's plenty of games out there with content some may find objectionable, this seems very harsh if true.

Reddit thread with all relevant links

kunst nugget · 07-03-2017 10:28am

Ten of Swords wrote: »

Syrian warfare was on my Steam wishlist and it's been delisted

I wonder if it will be returned to Steam. It's only been on sale for a couple of weeks but it's disappeared completely from the store.

Supposedly a user who disagreed with the content of the game has used a nonsense DMCA to get the game removed. The devs have said they received a copyright infringement claim which Steam has promised to investigate within 10 working days. That's going to kill their launch sales.

There's plenty of games out there with content some may find objectionable, this seems very harsh if true.

Reddit thread with all relevant links

Are people really surprised that some might find a game about an ongoing conflict offensive and that it might not be in the best taste to release it when people in the area are still being killed on a daily basis because the war?

You should watch 'The White Helmets' to get an idea what it's like for the people on the ground to be living in those conditions.

Evade · 07-03-2017 11:32am

kunst nugget wrote: »

Are people really surprised that some might find a game about an ongoing conflict offensive

If some people find it offensive they don't have to play it but they shouldn't get to dictate what other people get to play.

kunst nugget · 07-03-2017 11:38am

Evade wrote: »

If some people find it offensive they don't have to play it but they shouldn't get to dictate what other people get to play.

Fair enough, each to their own and all that - if people want to buy it, they should be allowed to. The game seems seriously tacky given the present climate in the region.

gizmo · 07-03-2017 12:13pm

The source of the DMCA request seems highly suspect but on the other hand, given the developers prior relationship with the publisher and the assumption that no contact from them equates to them not having a problem with its release, it could be just a knee-jerk reaction from their legal department.

Hopefully it's restored to Steam anyway and fingers crossed its quality is deserving of the support it'll probably get upon return.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 07-03-2017 3:06pm

kunst nugget wrote: »

Fair enough, each to their own and all that - if people want to buy it, they should be allowed to. The game seems seriously tacky given the present climate in the region.

the main vibe I get from a lot of those games is 'we couldn't make a very good game on its own merits, so we've stirred up some controversy to try and drive sales'

Evade · 07-03-2017 3:22pm

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

the main vibe I get from a lot of those games is 'we couldn't make a very good game on its own merits, so we've stirred up some controversy to try and drive sales'

Conversely moral crusaders should stop taking the bait and Streisand effecting games into popularity.

Stone Deaf 4evr · 07-03-2017 3:50pm

Evade wrote: »

Conversely moral crusaders should stop taking the bait and Streisand effecting games into popularity.

Bravo for making me google that.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i · 07-03-2017 4:04pm

FAILSAFE 00 wrote: »

€50 for Bomberman... Jaysus.

Sold my NES version for €75 and I was told I was robbed

Ten of Swords · 07-03-2017 8:56pm

kunst nugget wrote: »

Are people really surprised that some might find a game about an ongoing conflict offensive and that it might not be in the best taste to release it when people in the area are still being killed on a daily basis because the war?

No, not really. Being offended is entirely subjective so it's hardly surprising that people dislike this game. If you find it tacky that's your choice, nobody is being forced to play it, buy it or watch it. My concern is that this appears to be an abuse of process by one person and Steam will not look into it for 2 weeks. The Southfront article below mentions one person in the Czech republic with a generic email address. To me it seems unfair that these devs are being hit so soon after launching the game.

The admin of the Cats Who Play forums has said that they expect a verdict from Steam by next Wednesday (15th). If the complaint is found to be without merit and/or a nuisance complaint there will likely be no consequences.

http://catswhoplay.com/new/index.php/en/forum/syrian-warfare/130-game-not-on-steam-anymore

https://southfront.org/steam-store-removes-syrian-warfare-game-because-its-too-pro-russian/

I had the game on my wishlist because I like RTS games, the reviews were extremely positive and the youtube videos of it looked promising, to me it isn't a political statement and I couldn't care less who is offended by it or not.

dreamers75 · 08-03-2017 12:01am

Have to lean with "its a video game, its not real if you dont like it dont buy it".

The Zoltan chap comes across as a complete dick.

I have no interest in buying this game but see no reason someone cant make a game based on a war or a pretend war, its a video game.

humanji · 08-03-2017 10:33am

I'm not sure if I'm reading that story right, but have Cats Who Play admitted to taking assets from the GFi game? They say they tried to get in contact to buy assets, but I'm not sure if they actually took them when they didn't get a reply. This seems to be the basis of the removal from Steam, not a conspiracy about hating Russian "propaganda" (though, that may still be the case).

Varik · 08-03-2017 11:43am

humanji wrote: »

I'm not sure if I'm reading that story right, but have Cats Who Play admitted to taking assets from the GFi game? They say they tried to get in contact to buy assets, but I'm not sure if they actually took them when they didn't get a reply. This seems to be the basis of the removal from Steam, not a conspiracy about hating Russian "propaganda" (though, that may still be the case).

Really getting pissed off from the blatant ignorance from smaller devs over things like this, and from every single fan remake or fully indie game using an established IP.

It's up there with mirroring videos on Youtube and messing with the audio speed, only thing it might do is stop bots detecting it.

Nailz · 08-03-2017 2:45pm

Sabre0001 wrote: »

Peter Moore departing EA and heading for....Liverpool FC. Will be interesting to see the reshuffle at EA.

There goes PES' official club licensing. :pac:

Sabre0001 · 09-03-2017 12:18pm

First Quake Champions character revealed. She's got a wall jump and can phase shift (even telefragging characters she phases back into, it seems)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IpArsMcs3o

There's a closed beta coming soon, and it looks like the trailers are going to be coming thick and fast.

And here's the full E3 trailer as a reminder:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sa-6fQyNkZo

Canis Lupus · 09-03-2017 1:41pm

How does aim at anything with a fringe like that.

Sabre0001 · 09-03-2017 5:49pm

*Sees trailer from Devolver Digital; well, definitely watching that. Yep, will probably buy it...and avoid the internet and the inevitable Harambe memes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6-ChUXSMn8

Benzino · 14-03-2017 3:35pm

Not sure if it counts as news, but a number of Irish made games on various platforms are going on sale for St. Patricks Day. You can see the list on the Imirt.ie.