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[Jaesun]

the twitter specifically states:

 

https://twitter.com/#%21/geoffkeighley/stat...145421752614913

 

Also at the VGAs: Alan Wake returns and @Bioware unveils a new game from a new studio. Teaser images in December Game Informer mag.

[Morgoth]

Hope it's a proper game (i.e. no mobile or social browser bull****).

[Flouride]

the twitter specifically states:

 

https://twitter.com/#%21/geoffkeighley/stat...145421752614913

 

Also at the VGAs: Alan Wake returns and @Bioware unveils a new game from a new studio. Teaser images in December Game Informer mag.

 

So not intrested at all about this new game.

[Jaesun]

Does game informer cover "app" games? or just PC/Consoles?

[Syraxis]

So whatever happened to Jade Empire 2, Bioware?

[Orogun01]

So whatever happened to Jade Empire 2, Bioware?

You mean Jade Empire: The MMO?

[Syraxis]

So whatever happened to Jade Empire 2, Bioware?

You mean Jade Empire: The MMO?

 

It was going to be an MMO? Ew.

[Gizmo]

Legend of Grimrock just hit their 'Alpha' milestone. The game is playable start to finish; It takes 10 hours (if you are a dev with maps).

 

http://www.grimrock.net/2011/11/02/alpha/

 

Edited November 4, 2011 by Gizmo

[Calax]

I would be ok with origin personally... if they didn't have a different computing cloud for each game.

 

the Battlelog/Autolog/Whateverlog system, plus Cerberus Network, Plus Bioware social... All of these run IN ADDITION to Origin. But they're only used by the one company who is demanding Origin be a part of the package. Pick a bloody drm/cloud computing system and USE IT!

 

Steam doesn't fall into the same catagory because A) all Valve games are steam only, without any other programs and B) many of the programs requiring that secondary system are from other publishers that aren't Steam specific.

[Zoraptor]

Cerberus Network etc were prior to Origin though. No reason to expect them to go back and retroactively integrate them all, same as you don't get Cerberus Network for ME1. I'd presume that in future they'll be integrated if only to rationalise support and development costs.

[Calax]

The "Battlelog" feature for BF3 (which Ros has been complaining about) is INTRODUCED with that game on origin

[greylord]

Probably already posted here someplace....but if no one has seen it yet...about Obsidian here...

 

go go obsidian Feargus....

 

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6343997.html?...%3Bheadline%3B2

 

Wow...that puts the price tag on Obs....a Million a MONTH!!!

 

Other comments, hate DRM stuff and requiring authentication via online methods...that said...I DO love DLC content that ADDS to the game...

[greylord]

Here's a Jawdropper...for me at least. I thought Console sales were bad with Piracy overseas...but from this report they are down from total sales in the US

 

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6343451/56-of...ws%3Btitle%3B12

 

Summary: 56% of console gamers do not buy the games they play, they borrow them from others and play them.

 

Believable or not?

 

If they could force everyone to buy the game who wanted to try it...do you think it would drive up sales or drive customers away?

Edited November 4, 2011 by greylord

[Mamoulian War]

Here's a Jawdropper...for me at least. I thought Console sales were bad with Piracy overseas...but from this report they are down from total sales in the US

 

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6343451/56-of...ws%3Btitle%3B12

 

Summary: 56% of console gamers do not buy the games they play, they borrow them from others and play them.

 

Believable or not?

 

If they could force everyone to buy the game who wanted to try it...do you think it would drive up sales or drive customers away?

 

 

They are already trying that, with multiplayer code, which must be redeemed from PSN or Xbox Live... In my country we do not have PS store nor xbox live gold available.... so here it is definately driving customers away. People are skiping these titles completely or they are buying them when they hit 10-20 EUR price tag.

[Malcador]

Latest Modern Warfare 3 controversy generator

 

Ok, they took that down.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhhpeLUyjbQ hope that works

 

In any event, just a a FP view of a little girl getting exploded in a terrorist attack.

Edited November 4, 2011 by Malcador

[Jaesun]

"video no longer available".

[Malcador]

Rainbow Six Patriots 'prototype' video

 

Yeah...

Edited November 4, 2011 by Malcador

[Orogun01]

Probably already posted here someplace....but if no one has seen it yet...about Obsidian here...

 

go go obsidian Feargus....

 

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6343997.html?...%3Bheadline%3B2

 

Wow...that puts the price tag on Obs....a Million a MONTH!!!

 

Other comments, hate DRM stuff and requiring authentication via online methods...that said...I DO love DLC content that ADDS to the game...

Stay classy Obsidian

[entrerix]

i have to say, that interview with Feargus has to be one of the best interviews from a game developer head I've ever had the pleasure of reading. It's very realistic, and shows an attitude that I wish more companies had. "fight used game sales by making your game too big and awesome to ever want to sell" The mentality on display is a big part of why i like buying obsidian games.

[Sannom]

I don't know, I found what Feargus said to be smart and intelligent, but with their business model, those decisions are always out of their hands, so it doesn't feel like he's taking a huge risk in saying this.

 

I laughed at one of the comments that said that Bethesda was having the right idea, contrary to most of their competitors. That's the company that now makes all of its games into Steamworks games, people! That's DRM!

[Morgoth]

That interview was actually rather...unremarkable?

 

Make games that people wanna buy and keep is now considered a "new" business strategy? More like back to it's roots.

[Hurlshort]

I laughed at one of the comments that said that Bethesda was having the right idea, contrary to most of their competitors. That's the company that now makes all of its games into Steamworks games, people! That's DRM!

 

The used games market is predominantly console-based, so DRM isn't really part of that discussion.

[entrerix]

That interview was actually rather...unremarkable?

 

Make games that people wanna buy and keep is now considered a "new" business strategy? More like back to it's roots.

 

its so sad that its an attitude thats been ignored by mainstream gaming press in favor of talking about micro-transactions and iphone apps. making good games should be the goal of every company, and should be their only talking point. ea and activision would rather sell you "services" than products, because they are hoping to somehow/someday make farmville or WoW money on single player games.

[Nepenthe]

That interview was actually rather...unremarkable?

 

Make games that people wanna buy and keep is now considered a "new" business strategy? More like back to it's roots.

 

its so sad that its an attitude thats been ignored by mainstream gaming press in favor of talking about micro-transactions and iphone apps. making good games should be the goal of every company, and should be their only talking point. ea and activision would rather sell you "services" than products, because they are hoping to somehow/someday make farmville or WoW money on single player games.

I think the issue's with gamers, not with "the press", or even the publishers. There's too many people who will just buy the new shiny thing when it comes out and turn in the previous thing without having completed it... :/

[Mamoulian War]

That interview was actually rather...unremarkable?

 

Make games that people wanna buy and keep is now considered a "new" business strategy? More like back to it's roots.

 

its so sad that its an attitude thats been ignored by mainstream gaming press in favor of talking about micro-transactions and iphone apps. making good games should be the goal of every company, and should be their only talking point. ea and activision would rather sell you "services" than products, because they are hoping to somehow/someday make farmville or WoW money on single player games.

I think the issue's with gamers, not with "the press", or even the publishers. There's too many people who will just buy the new shiny thing when it comes out and turn in the previous thing without having completed it... :/

 

But that's not against what was said by Feargus... You know, if the game is such big pile of ****, that people do not want to finish it, they just sell it so it does not turn into such a big loss... Same with a 6 hour long game with no replay value... Who wants to keep such games?