RANDOM VIDEO GAME NEWS!

[Meshugger]

 

 

''A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is bad forever''-Shigeru Miyamoto

 

Wink

 

"Sales projections from marking research has shown that the product placement for certain demographics during the Q4 time period increase sales by atleast 14%" - Some guy in a big conglomerate.

 

I'm bought back to Brutal Legend, although it's arguable to some people whether it was a good game or not.

 

The head of the focus group department for the external business development would like to send his gratification for your participation in purchasing their goods and services.

[TSBasilisk]

Double Fine Adventure has a name: Broken Age

 

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Contrast sounds interesting

Edited March 25, 2013 by TSBasilisk

[Ywerion]

  Now that's some great news for all steampunk fans, Edge of Twilight which was really really promising and astonishingly looking title, that got canceled few years back, got revived. The game gonna be finally finished and most likely be out this year, hoooray! On top of that there is another steampunk ttle in preparations, Ravensdale is the name.

  It's bitter to know Edge won't be released for PC, as not even MK 9 was, oh well, thanks goodness for YT.

 

old trailer for eye-candy

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5SateAymKo

[Azdeus]

And now for something incredibly stupid.

The World of Thief

 

While complete darkness was a big factor in the earlier Thief
games, it made it difficult for players to see what was going on.
Eidos-Montreal found a key ingredient to help maintain the feel of darkness
while adding visibility. "Fog helps us to light the whole game," Cantin says.
"If you have a dark scene in a back alley, you just put fog in it and then you
see the silhouette. You're never in the pitch dark. The fog is there for the
mood but also for helping the player to see."

Edited March 26, 2013 by Azdeus

[Nonek]

Thief: The Fog Project. They just don't want any existing fans to buy this at all do they?

[Azdeus]

Thief: The Fog Project. They just don't want any existing fans to buy this at all do they?

 

No, no they really, really don't want that.

 

Then again, it seems no reboot wants their old fans along for the ride. Wich makes sense, since it's a reboot.

[Mamoulian War]

Critical vulnerability in Battlefield Play4free...

 

http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/03/bug-in-eas-battlefield-play4free-allows-attackers-to-hijack-players-pcs/

[Oner]

 

And now for something incredibly stupid.

The World of Thief

 

While complete darkness was a big factor in the earlier Thief

games, it made it difficult for players to see what was going on.

Eidos-Montreal found a key ingredient to help maintain the feel of darkness

while adding visibility. "Fog helps us to light the whole game," Cantin says.

"If you have a dark scene in a back alley, you just put fog in it and then you

see the silhouette. You're never in the pitch dark. The fog is there for the

mood but also for helping the player to see."

I don't see the problem. Dark tends to be, you know, dark. Stuff really is hard to see.

[BruceVC]

 

 

And now for something incredibly stupid.

The World of Thief

 

While complete darkness was a big factor in the earlier Thief

games, it made it difficult for players to see what was going on.

Eidos-Montreal found a key ingredient to help maintain the feel of darkness

while adding visibility. "Fog helps us to light the whole game," Cantin says.

"If you have a dark scene in a back alley, you just put fog in it and then you

see the silhouette. You're never in the pitch dark. The fog is there for the

mood but also for helping the player to see."

I don't see the problem. Dark tends to be, you know, dark. Stuff really is hard to see.

 

 

I fail to see how anyone can argue with your logic

[Oner]

 

 

 

And now for something incredibly stupid.

The World of Thief

 

While complete darkness was a big factor in the earlier Thief

games, it made it difficult for players to see what was going on.

Eidos-Montreal found a key ingredient to help maintain the feel of darkness

while adding visibility. "Fog helps us to light the whole game," Cantin says.

"If you have a dark scene in a back alley, you just put fog in it and then you

see the silhouette. You're never in the pitch dark. The fog is there for the

mood but also for helping the player to see."

I don't see the problem. Dark tends to be, you know, dark. Stuff really is hard to see.

 

 

I fail to see how anyone can argue with your logic

 

Really, I don't mind the darkness in the Thief games at all, but just seeing my surroundings was hard enough sometimes.

[Azdeus]

 

Really, I don't mind the darkness in the Thief games at all, but just seeing my surroundings was hard enough sometimes.

 

Yeah, wich is 'kind' of good if you want to hide. Ever tried hiding in fog? Does'nt work too well. And if you actually 'can' hide in the fog, you're not going to see anything either.

 

Then again, you're not playing much of a thief any more.

Edited March 26, 2013 by Azdeus

[Oner]

They're not replacing the dark of night with fog, they're adding fog so the screen isn't pitch black. Horrible. Truly a sin against thiefkind.

Also, you know how Garrett hid in the shadows? Keeper magic. Not by squatting in a very dark corner.

[alanschu]

My favourite thing in those stealth games was always hiding between two light sources because it happened to be pitch dark between them, and no one ever seeing you hahaha.

[Azdeus]

They're not replacing the dark of night with fog, they're adding fog so the screen isn't pitch black. Horrible. Truly a sin against thiefkind.

Also, you know how Garrett hid in the shadows? Keeper magic. Not by squatting in a very dark corner.

 

Did you look at the same pictures as me? Because it sure does'nt seem like it.

 

Having it damn near pitch darkness made it more believable, and it also made it a trade-off to douse the torches that were around.

 

 

 

My

favourite thing in those stealth games was always hiding between two

light sources because it happened to be pitch dark between them, and no

one ever seeing you hahaha.

 

Heh, it's clearly superior to be hiding in that wisp of mist in the slightly shaded part of the room.

Edited March 26, 2013 by Azdeus

[pmp10]

And now for something incredibly stupid.

The World of Thief

 

 

While complete darkness was a big factor in the earlier Thief

games, it made it difficult for players to see what was going on.

Eidos-Montreal found a key ingredient to help maintain the feel of darkness

while adding visibility. "Fog helps us to light the whole game," Cantin says.

"If you have a dark scene in a back alley, you just put fog in it and then you

see the silhouette. You're never in the pitch dark. The fog is there for the

mood but also for helping the player to see."

 

 

Wouldn't worry about it.

Today CEO of Square-Enix had to fall on his sword due to performance of recent reboots.

I doubt Thief 4 will see release unless it goes full Ninja Gaiden.

[babaganoosh13]

Nintendo taunts us in NA and Europe by offering Mother 2 (Earthbound) for 30 Yen ($0.32)

 

We respond on the Japanese MiiVerse boards.

 

My favorite response: Nintendo: Do you hate money and America?

 

EDIT: A used copy of Earthbound typically goes for about the price of the 8GB WiiU

Edited March 26, 2013 by babaganoosh13

[BruceVC]

 

 

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, you're not playing much of a thief any more.

 

Good point so therefore it shouldn't make much of a difference?

[babaganoosh13]

They're not replacing the dark of night with fog, they're adding fog so the screen isn't pitch black. Horrible. Truly a sin against thiefkind.

Also, you know how Garrett hid in the shadows? Keeper magic. Not by squatting in a very dark corner.

Perhaps it takes place in England?

 

Or maybe not.

[Azdeus]

 

Wouldn't worry about it.

Today CEO of Square-Enix had to fall on his sword due to performance of recent reboots.

I doubt Thief 4 will see release unless it goes full Ninja Gaiden.

 

Haha! Thanks, I needed that laugh

[alanschu]

 

Heh, it's clearly superior to be hiding in that wisp of mist in the slightly shaded part of the room.

 

My comment had literally nothing to do with the fog in the new game.  Just how older games didn't recognize silhouettes that would have been present.

[Malcador]

My favourite thing in those stealth games was always hiding between two light sources because it happened to be pitch dark between them, and no one ever seeing you hahaha.

Splinter Cell was pretty funny for that. Convenient pitch black areas in highly guarded areas.

[Azdeus]

My comment had literally nothing to do with the fog in the new game.  Just how older games didn't recognize silhouettes that would have been present.

 

Yeah, I know, I just doubt it's going to be anything different in the new game.

[alanschu]

 

My favourite thing in those stealth games was always hiding between two light sources because it happened to be pitch dark between them, and no one ever seeing you hahaha.

Splinter Cell was pretty funny for that. Convenient pitch black areas in highly guarded areas.

 

Yeah it was a bit more jarring in those ones haha.

 

Still enjoyed the franchise though (especially the first three games)

[TSBasilisk]

Squeenix CEO may lose position over projected losses 

 

Note that they don't account for 3 million digital downloads in their projected report, even though that could easily make up a quarter of their sales.

Edited March 26, 2013 by TSBasilisk

[entrerix]

i think its a trend for japanese companies in the past few years to over estimate sales on games.  they need to lower expectations and budget accordingly.  square needs to make more final fantasy games that attempt to emulate 6-9 instead of pushing for absurdly expensive graphics and full voice acting