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mrm

hooradiation wrote: »

Ummm, are you sure you know how numbers work?

Ummm, are you sure you know how written English works? Kiith used 'or' in his statement, not 'and'. The statement is correct!

ShadowHearth

So the platform which EA hates with a passion brings not that much less then consoles and that platform does not have second hand games market issue.. Oh you EA...
That is surprising how much EA got from origin knowing how shot it is. I can only imagine the revenue steam is collecting...

Kiith

mrm wrote: »

Ummm, are you sure you know how written English works? Kiith used 'or' in his statement, not 'and'. The statement is correct!

He was actually right. 360 made more then PC. I just read it wrong.

degrassinoel

Kiith wrote: »

Warcraft will probably be the last successful subscription based MMO though. Pretty much every major release on the horizon is going f2p.

Microtransactions are dangerous for people like me!

mrm

Kiith wrote: »

He was actually right. 360 made more then PC. I just read it wrong.

Its ok, I understood that. Whether you meant it or not your original statement was correct. There was just no need for any glib comment about your comprehension of numbers when the poster showed little comprehension of simple English.

Those figures you posted make for interesting reading. Really not enough of a difference between all three to flame a decent fanboy war. Shame! The f2p model must be really good for EA if they are listening to the 40% who want a non subscription based model.

Gunmonkey

ShadowHearth wrote: »

So the platform which EA hates with a passion brings not that much less then consoles and that platform does not have second hand games market issue.. Oh you EA...
That is surprising how much EA got from origin knowing how shot it is. I can only imagine the revenue Steam is collecting...

True....but they also put a lot more into the PC market than the consoles such as SW:TOR, the continued Sims 3 expansions and published The Secret World, all of which wont be out on the consoles while the rest of their titles are cross-platform. And while it doesnt have a 2nd hand market, it does have a lower turnover as PC games are cheaper overall and the PC market has higher piracy rates (no...Im not saying consoles dont have piracy, just the PC has more of it).

As for Steams profits...well look at the maths of it. Valve is a $3 billion company that has released around ten games in the last decade, which even if selling at a $50 premium would need to have each sold several dozen million apiece to get that much cash (after retailers cuts and such). And most of their games reduced quickly on Steam so......

hooradiation

Kiith wrote: »

I do actually, thanks for pointing that.

Edited the original.

No worries.

mrm wrote: »

Ummm, are you sure you know how written English works? Kiith used 'or' in his statement, not 'and'. The statement is correct!

What? No. Not in the slightest, you have to be fucking with me.

Monotype

Doom 4 confirmed at quakecon.
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/John-Carmack-Doom-4-RAGE-PC-Gaming-QuakeCon,16610.html

super_furry

I think you might see a further drop off when Panderia is released. It just doesn't look interesting and I think there's a big enough group of players that won't pick it up and will just drift away from the game.

The Old Republic going free-to-play will pick up a few too.

ShadowHearth

super_furry wrote: »

I think you might see a further drop off when Panderia is released. It just doesn't look interesting and I think there's a big enough group of players that won't pick it up and will just drift away from the game.

The Old Republic going free-to-play will pick up a few too.

Funny enough pandaroa is a wee bit of an topic with the lads now. We all quoted wow at this stage, but now and them we started to talk a bit about it as release date announced.
No one will buy it if other won't, but if others will buy it then everone will. What really is shocking that none of us know much about it at all! We used to know more about expansions before they out them blizzard it self! :P
I was my fallowing pandaria at all! Since I heard about pandas, it just turned me away from wow as a game.

Varik

More collections from Sony, a collection of collections with the 2 God of War collections + God of war 3

God of War Saga; all 5 games, the previously release HD versions of the PS2 and PSP game as well as God of war 3.

InFamous Collections; both games as well as Festival of Blood and "extra missions", all released DLC powers and such is also included.

Priced at $30

spankmaster2000

I didn't see this mentioned elsewhere.

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/08/06/valve-references-next-gen-source-2-in-filmmaker-files/

Valve's "Source 2"

GTR63

An eye-opening report on
the condition of the
BioShock Infinite project has
revealed that many core
development staff have quit,
multiplayer modes have
been axed entirely, and a
senior developer at Epic
Games has joined the studio
to help finish the delayed
game.
Alleged insiders told games
site Kotaku that the Irrational
team "has struggled to craft
a full game that meets the
promise of its early demos".
The article claimed that two
multiplayer modes, which
had been worked on for
several months, have been
axed entirely. It also
speculates that the BioShock
successor could ship as a
single-player title only.
In other developments:
It was revealed on
Thursday that many of
the core BioShock
Infinite team no longer
work at the studio.
Departures include
design director Jeff
McGann, producer Joe
Faulstick, principal
systems designer Ken
Strickland, senior level
designer Steve Gaynor,
and systems designer
Tynan Sylvester, among
others.
Director of production at
Epic Games, Rod
Fergusson, is rumored to
have been hired by
Irrational to help finish
the project.
Scott Sinclair, the art
director on the first
BioShock, has returned to
Irrational to wrap up
development on Infinite.
The studio's creative
director, Ken Levine, has
called for calm and
maintains faith that the
project will ship in
February 2013.
Jordan Thomas, who
works at Irrational's
sister studio 2K Marin,
has been brought "on
loan" to help finish the
project. He is scheduled
to return to 2K Marin
when the project is
finished.
Addressing the rumours and
facts, Levine told Kotaku that
"in a company of 200 people
you're going to have
turnover".
He confirmed that Tim
Gerritsen, director of product
development, and art
director Nate Wells have
both left the studio.
"We never like to see a guy
like Nate leave because he's
been here for a long time
but it's been 13 years and I
think sometimes people
want to spread their wings,"
Levine said.
Levine also insisted that the
BioShock core team is still
intact.
"As far as the team itself, the
lead artist, the art director,
the creative director, the lead
effects artist, the senior
sound guy, the lead
programmer and the lead AI
programmer from BioShock
1 are all on BioShock Infinite.
"I don't think there's a single
senior BioShock team
member that isn't here,
which I think is amazing and
a testament to their
commitment to the studio,"
he said.
Several insiders claim that
the BioShock Infinite project
"lacked focus", with teams
dedicating months on
doomed to multiplayer
projects.
The Kotaku report reads:
"Irrational placed a large
internal emphasis on
multiplayer. The studio went
through two potential
multiplayer modes for
Infinite, both of which were
eventually cancelled. We're
unclear on whether any
multiplayer modes remain."
Levine declined to comment
on these suggestions
specifically. He added,
however, that Irrational is
"experimenting with things,
and only if they are good
enough will we put them in
the game".
Back in May, publisher Take-
Two delayed the BioShock
Infinite release date from
October to February, 2013.
The subsequent decision not
to show Infinite at the E3 in
June, nor the upcoming
Gamescom event, sparked
debate about the state of the
project.
"It's always challenging
when you're trying to make
a game that does a lot of
different things," Levine
said.
"When you are trying to
innovate the path is not
always clear and these
things take time. But I
guarantee this: The next
time we show you guys the
game the judge will be you,
not me."

RobertFoster

^^
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/362277/bioshock-infinite-multiplayer-features-axed-amid-core-team-departures/

Kiith

Bioshock: Infinite will be single player only?

****ing brilliant!

humanji

Only a rumour from an anonymous source, but it does get me overly excited that a new Fallout could be in the works. From Gamespot:

If a new rumor proves accurate, Bethesda's next Fallout game will be set in Boston. A Reddit user going by "fallout4boston" claims the unannounced Fallout 4 will be set in the Massachusetts capital city.

This tipster says Bethesda has been "scoping out and researching" the city, and suggests the developer has a "strong connection" to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a prestigious research university near Boston. The Reddit user "may or may not be an MIT employee," according to the post.

A Bethesda representative told GameSpot, "We don't comment on rumors and speculation."

Zero-Cool

Forget Skyrim, I want Fallout Fooooooooooooooooooour!!!!

Hopefully we see characters like this

gizmo

Nice to see a developer speak so candidly about the bull**** that is publisher-enforced / tacked on multiplayer.

Yager: Spec Ops multiplayer was "bullsh**" and "should not exist"

johnny_ultimate

Ace Attorney 5 incoming. 3DS. I haven't played on since the second game, but I'd like to see them mix up the formula a bit. Plus:

a new female partner dressed in yellow clothes.

HOLY ****

Retr0gamer

Lets see if Crapcom bother their arse localising it since they refuse to release Miles Edgeworth investigations 2 and Layton vs. Ace Attorney in the West.

GTR63

Retr0gamer wrote: »

Lets see if Crapcom bother their arse localising it since they refuse to release Miles Edgeworth investigations 2 and Layton vs. Ace Attorney in the West.

Surely we'll be getting Layton vs Ace Attorney. I'm hoping Layton's name could get it greenlit for us in the whest. Europe that is not just Galway
:-P

GTR63

Following a report by Pocket Gamer that Ace Attorney 5 for the Nintendo 3DS is being released in western territories, we decided to write in to Capcom ourselves, in order to confirm the situation.
Brian Keltner, PR Manager at
Capcom confirmed to us:
“Capcom is planning to
release Gyakuten Saiban 5
(Ace Attorney 5) in the
West. We’ll have more news
soon.”
As previously reported, Phoenix Wright will return as the main protagonist in Ace Attorney 5.
The game takes place on year
after the events of Apollo Justice.

Varied

I wonder what direction it'll go, I hope Phoenix is the main character although if its set a year after Apollo its doubtful.

Edit: I should start reading articles before posting. :rolleyes:

gizmo

Interesting postmortem on the development of Starcraft from Patrick Wyatt, former VP of R&D at Blizzard.

Tough times on the road to Starcraft

gizmo

****ing Bayonetta 2 on Wii U! :eek:

Bayonetta 2 Is a Wii U Exclusive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIot0Otq7MA

humanji

Dragon Age 3: Inquisition has officially been announced for some time in 2013. The developers have said that they've learned from the mistakes they made last time and are working hard to improve what players loved. But this is exactly what they said when they were promoting DA2, so I've little faith in this being any good.

Otacon

gizmo wrote: »

****ing Bayonetta 2 on Wii U! :eek:

A game I would have loved to play, on a system I will not buy.

gizmo

humanji wrote: »

Dragon Age 3: Inquisition has officially been announced for some time in 2013. The developers have said that they've learned from the mistakes they made last time and are working hard to improve what players loved. But this is exactly what they said when they were promoting DA2, so I've little faith in this being any good.

You left out one bit of important info, it's being built with Frostbite 2. This could be important not just for the improvements on the graphics side but also for their ability to create a more expansive and detailed world.

On top of this, it also indicates that they're putting more work into the sequel with the move away from the Eclipse/Lycium engine and, presumably, the bulk of the work that had gone into them for DA:O and DA2.

SilverFox261

humanji wrote: »

Dragon Age 3: Inquisition has officially been announced for some time in 2013. The developers have said that they've learned from the mistakes they made last time and are working hard to improve what players loved. But this is exactly what they said when they were promoting DA2, so I've little faith in this being any good.

DA2 was a huge disappointment but it felt extremely rushed imo. Almost as if they were afraid of losing the momentum of the first and rushed the development. I think there were enough good things in the first game to warrant giving the developers another chance with DA3 though.

gizmo

EA creates 300 more jobs at its Irish support center

\o/