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Sabre0001

2D beat-em-up strategy game Aztez is being released on August 1. PC Gamer did a short piece on it, saying that they initially tried it in 2013 and then it just disappeared. I like the aesthetic of it and I'm intrigued by the empire building element alongside the 2D brawler. Plus, they say that playthroughs will differ based on random events, etc. which is always interesting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjLPKif7mAk

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

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gizmo

Sabre0001 wrote: »

2D beat-em-up strategy game Aztez is being released on August 1. PC Gamer did a short piece on it, saying that they initially tried it in 2013 and then it just disappeared. I like the aesthetic of it and I'm intrigued by the empire building element alongside the 2D brawler. Plus, they say that playthroughs will differ based on random events, etc. which is always interesting.

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Woop! I've been ****ting on about this since 2012 or something. The devs have been keeping a fairly sporadic devblog going over the years but they were mainly concentrating on the combat element of it. It took them years to announce that they were building a turn-based strategy game on top of it but it looks like the protracted development time has paid off so far. In any case, I'm going to be all over this on launch day for sure.

Mr Crispy

Nice one. Added to the wishlist!

CatInABox

Sports Direct just bought 25% of the shares of Game. If two companies were ever meant for each other, it's these two. Hateful, soulless, monstrosities, the pair of them.

Thargor

I didnt know Game still existed tbh.

gizmo

They pulled out of Ireland awhile back, right?

They're fairly ubiquitous on the UK high street though.

dunworth1

gizmo wrote: »

They pulled out of Ireland awhile back, right?

They're fairly ubiquitous on the UK high street though.

i still miss them used to go into the Limerick store all the the staff we great and very helpful

some of the staff now work in gamestop but oddly enough they aren't as helpful/friendly i put that down to GS policies

Stone Deaf 4evr

dunworth1 wrote: »

i still miss them used to go into the Limerick store all the the staff we great and very helpful

some of the staff now work in gamestop but oddly enough they aren't as helpful/friendly i put that down to GS policies

Id say gamestop is a fairly soul destroying place to work alright, specially if you're actually interested in games.

I'd never be able to hold my tongue - id constantly be pointing people to where there are better deals

EoinHef

I thought Game were ok when they were here. They did leave their staff in a very bad spot when they pulled out though. A lot of them staged sit ins in the stores iirc,the definitely did in the one in blanchardstown in dublin anyway.

kunst nugget

dunworth1 wrote: »

i still miss them used to go into the Limerick store all the the staff we great and very helpful

some of the staff now work in gamestop but oddly enough they aren't as helpful/friendly i put that down to GS policies

I'd put it down to spend several years working in a games shop - it's hardly a haven for career progression.

dunworth1

Stone Deaf 4evr wrote: »

Id say gamestop is a fairly soul destroying place to work alright, specially if you're actually interested in games.

I'd never be able to hold my tongue - id constantly be pointing people to where there are better deals

How they can ask someone several times if they want game protection is beyond me

Notorious

dunworth1 wrote: »

some of the staff now work in gamestop but oddly enough they aren't as helpful/friendly i put that down to GS policies

Game had similar horrible policies. As employees you had sales targets to meet everyday. Get a certain amount of preorders, a percentage of your sales had to be preowned, you had to sell a certain amount of consoles (and then another amount had to come with this terrible insurance policy). I used to hate the targets because they encouraged the sales assistant to recommend items to customers that they didn't want or need. Some employees bought into them, and it led to assistants lying to customers to improve their figures.

The shower of cnuts then left all of their Irish employees without a period of notice or redundancy, even though they were still operating in the UK. Bad karma to anyone who gives them money.

CptMackey

I worked in gamestop for a bit. Soul destroying . Constantly asking people about game protection. Selling over priced preowed tat.

Thankfully it was a short part of my working life.

Doge

Retr0gamer wrote: »

This generation of home consoles has been severely missing some bonkers stuff from Japan.

Step forward Granzella, formed from former Irem employees that made the Disaster Report games and Steambot Chronicles.

City Shrouded in Shadow looks very like a Disaster Report game but this time the disasters are caused by various monsters and heros from across Japanese media. There's definitely Godzilla, gamera and ultraman but also what looks like Patlabor and Neon Genesis Evangelion. Also Monster Hunter looks to be hinted at as well. Hopefully all these licenses don't stop it getting a us release or we at least get an English language Asian release.

We need more of this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IY9b-UomLfk

Retr0gamer - the hipster video game hyper!

Sabre0001

Not everyone's cup of tea, but Telltale announces new Batman, new Walking Dead, and new Wolf Among Us

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1UnOysihiI

I must actually get around to finishing TWD (so I skipped through segment) and even starting Batman!

GhostyMcGhost

Sabre0001 wrote: »

Not everyone's cup of tea, but Telltale announces new Batman, new Walking Dead, and new Wolf Among Us

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1UnOysihiI

I must actually get around to finishing TWD (so I skipped through segment) and even starting Batman!

Deadly! Is this free for someone who has the game?

Never played a telltale game other than batman

dunworth1

GhostyMcGhost wrote: »

Deadly! Is this free for someone who has the game?

Never played a telltale game other than batman

not a chance

GhostyMcGhost

dunworth1 wrote: »

not a chance

Suppose it's called "season pass" and not seasons after all...

Sabre0001

Kickmen is being released on Steam later today: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/07/18/behold-the-kickmen-release-date/

Dan Marshall, the creator of The Swindle, thinks that soccer is silly and decided to make a game about a sport that he knows nothing about. The end result looks ridiculous

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk23iOZN_-Q

aaronjumper

Is that not an accurate representation of football?

Generic Dreadhead

The launch trailer is gas, the stuff the fans shout is like Moss in the IT Crowd :pac:

Skerries

not so sensible soccer

Skerries

Sabre0001

Price of PlayStation Plus is increasing; got an e-mail about it this morning.

PlayStation®Plus prices are changing
From 00:01 BST on 31 August 2017 we are changing the prices of PlayStation®Plus.

- Annually, the price will change from €49.99 to €59.99 per annum.
- Quarterly, the price will change from €19.99 to €24.99 per quarter.
- Monthly, the price will change from €6.99 to €7.99 per month.

What this means for you

We will alter the price of a PlayStation®Plus membership at 00:01 BST on 31 August 2017. As you are an existing member, this means that all recurring subscription fees payable by you on or after 31 August 2017 will be charged at the new price. Up until 31 August 2017, you may purchase a PlayStation®Plus subscription at the current price, which will then be added (or “stacked on”) to your current membership period.

If you don’t want to continue with PlayStation®Plus

If you want to prevent your PlayStation®Plus membership continuing at the new price, you will need to cancel it – turn OFF “auto-renew” in your account settings at least 48 hours before your next payment on or after 31 August 2017 is due. There’s some guidance on how to cancel your membership on PlayStation.com.

Definitely need to keep an eye out for sales and bargains when renewing in the future! Good thing subscriptions stack!

Mickeroo

Can you not just buy it from amazon, cdkeys etc for less than that anyway?

CptMackey

Mickeroo wrote: »

Can you not just buy it from amazon, cdkeys etc for less than that anyway?

If I buy through cd keys does it matter if it says uk on the ps+ renewal or credit from Austria. Will they work here

Sabre0001

Sabre0001 wrote: »

Price of PlayStation Plus is increasing; got an e-mail about it this morning.



Definitely need to keep an eye out for sales and bargains when renewing in the future! Good thing subscriptions stack!

Robbing bastards

CptMackey wrote: »

If I buy through cd keys does it matter if it says uk on the ps+ renewal or credit from Austria. Will they work here

No, they wont

K.O.Kiki

Cake of Tremendous Power wrote: »

Robbing bastards

100% agreed

TitianGerm

Mickeroo wrote: »

Can you not just buy it from amazon, cdkeys etc for less than that anyway?

You need an Irish Sub for PlayStation.

Sieghardt

doubly annoying because the quality of games has absolutely cratered since they made you need plus for online