Zoraptor Posted September 17, 2013 Posted September 17, 2013 The sharing system sounds like it will be basically useless. Use someone else's account, but only when they aren't playing any game/ logged into steam? Where's the benefit over logging into someone else's account, downloading what you want then going offline (apart from the offline mode roulette, but even then nothing lost)? That's got far fewer restrictions. I find the linux thing particularly amusing- much as watching people who'll blithely rant about the sins of the grubby and benighted console peasant but beg for the ability, nay the privilege, of preordering a totally not console steambox- since Gabe is saying "closed platforms are bad" when he's running one himself. He's only bigging up linux because it lacks a central authority to gainsay him on that score; if he actually believed in open platforms he'd not be aggressively promoting his own, closed, one. Meh, same arguments as always. May have to resurrect the steam sux/rox thread. 3
Monte Carlo Posted September 17, 2013 Posted September 17, 2013 In other news, Blizzard have announced that they are shutting down the real-money *and* gold auction house in Diablo III. This will be March next year. http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/10974978/ Is this a brave, non-cynical move that acknowledges a mistake? Or something else? Personally I like the new Loot 2.0 system that they've said will replace AH (or at least mitigate the need for it) so am not bothered by the removal.
Morgoth Posted September 17, 2013 Posted September 17, 2013 Excellent move, Blizzard. This, in addition with Loot 2.0 and other amendments, might just revive the corpse that is Diablo III again out of it's shameful retirement. 3 Rain makes everything better.
Morgoth Posted September 17, 2013 Posted September 17, 2013 But then again I was going to buy the expansion pack anyway because I'm a sucker. 1 Rain makes everything better.
Monte Carlo Posted September 17, 2013 Posted September 17, 2013 ^ It's a smack on the nose for Jay Wilson (bwahahahaha), but a quick look at community reaction shows that this is a largely positive development.
Mamoulian War Posted September 17, 2013 Posted September 17, 2013 In other news, Blizzard have announced that they are shutting down the real-money *and* gold auction house in Diablo III. This will be March next year. http://us.battle.net/d3/en/blog/10974978/ Is this a brave, non-cynical move that acknowledges a mistake? Or something else? Personally I like the new Loot 2.0 system that they've said will replace AH (or at least mitigate the need for it) so am not bothered by the removal. Now if they remove with this move the Online only portion for Singleplayer as well, I might finally purchase the game and expansion as well... 1 Sent from my Stone Tablet, using Chisel-a-Talk 2000BC. My youtube channel: MamoulianFH Latest Let's Play Tales of Arise (completed) Latest Bossfight Compilation Dark Souls Remastered - New Game (completed) Let's Play/AAR Europa Universalis 1: Austria Grand Campaign (completed) Let's Play/AAR Europa Universalis 2: Xhosa Grand Campaign (completed) My PS Platinums and 100% - 29 games so far (my PSN profile) 1) God of War III - PS3 - 24+ hours 2) Final Fantasy XIII - PS3 - 130+ hours 3) White Knight Chronicles International Edition - PS3 - 525+ hours 4) Hyperdimension Neptunia - PS3 - 80+ hours 5) Final Fantasy XIII-2 - PS3 - 200+ hours 6) Tales of Xillia - PS3 - 135+ hours 7) Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2 - PS3 - 152+ hours 8.) Grand Turismo 6 - PS3 - 81+ hours (including Senna Master DLC) 9) Demon's Souls - PS3 - 197+ hours 10) Tales of Graces f - PS3 - 337+ hours 11) Star Ocean: The Last Hope International - PS3 - 750+ hours 12) Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII - PS3 - 127+ hours 13) Soulcalibur V - PS3 - 73+ hours 14) Gran Turismo 5 - PS3 - 600+ hours 15) Tales of Xillia 2 - PS3 - 302+ hours 16) Mortal Kombat XL - PS4 - 95+ hours 17) Project CARS Game of the Year Edition - PS4 - 120+ hours 18) Dark Souls - PS3 - 197+ hours 19) Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory - PS3 - 238+ hours 20) Final Fantasy Type-0 - PS4 - 58+ hours 21) Journey - PS4 - 9+ hours 22) Dark Souls II - PS3 - 210+ hours 23) Fairy Fencer F - PS3 - 215+ hours 24) Megadimension Neptunia VII - PS4 - 160 hours 25) Super Neptunia RPG - PS4 - 44+ hours 26) Journey - PS3 - 22+ hours 27) Final Fantasy XV - PS4 - 263+ hours (including all DLCs) 28) Tales of Arise - PS4 - 111+ hours 29) Dark Souls: Remastered - PS4 - 121+ hours
Blarghagh Posted September 17, 2013 Posted September 17, 2013 Wow, that's a surprise. And a positive development, it means the loot machine can be attuned to fun rather than profit again.
entrerix Posted September 17, 2013 Posted September 17, 2013 Excellent move, Blizzard. This, in addition with Loot 2.0 and other amendments, might just revive the corpse that is Diablo III again out of it's shameful retirement. my thoughts exactly. Killing is kind of like playin' a basketball game. I am there. and the other player is there. and it's just the two of us. and I put the other player's body in my van. and I am the winner. - Nice Pete.
Hurlshort Posted September 17, 2013 Posted September 17, 2013 This might actually get me to play Diablo 3 again, I lost interest rather quickly and I think the loot was part of that.
Morgoth Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 Sega Sammy acquired Atlus. http://www.segasammy.co.jp/english/pdf/release/20130918_index_e_final.pdf Rain makes everything better.
Orogun01 Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 Sega Sammy acquired Atlus. http://www.segasammy.co.jp/english/pdf/release/20130918_index_e_final.pdf Which means that in the coming years they will produce a cult classic with no patch support or sequel 1 I'd say the answer to that question is kind of like the answer to "who's the sucker in this poker game?"* *If you can't tell, it's you.
Mamoulian War Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 And of course without localization to English Sent from my Stone Tablet, using Chisel-a-Talk 2000BC. My youtube channel: MamoulianFH Latest Let's Play Tales of Arise (completed) Latest Bossfight Compilation Dark Souls Remastered - New Game (completed) Let's Play/AAR Europa Universalis 1: Austria Grand Campaign (completed) Let's Play/AAR Europa Universalis 2: Xhosa Grand Campaign (completed) My PS Platinums and 100% - 29 games so far (my PSN profile) 1) God of War III - PS3 - 24+ hours 2) Final Fantasy XIII - PS3 - 130+ hours 3) White Knight Chronicles International Edition - PS3 - 525+ hours 4) Hyperdimension Neptunia - PS3 - 80+ hours 5) Final Fantasy XIII-2 - PS3 - 200+ hours 6) Tales of Xillia - PS3 - 135+ hours 7) Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2 - PS3 - 152+ hours 8.) Grand Turismo 6 - PS3 - 81+ hours (including Senna Master DLC) 9) Demon's Souls - PS3 - 197+ hours 10) Tales of Graces f - PS3 - 337+ hours 11) Star Ocean: The Last Hope International - PS3 - 750+ hours 12) Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII - PS3 - 127+ hours 13) Soulcalibur V - PS3 - 73+ hours 14) Gran Turismo 5 - PS3 - 600+ hours 15) Tales of Xillia 2 - PS3 - 302+ hours 16) Mortal Kombat XL - PS4 - 95+ hours 17) Project CARS Game of the Year Edition - PS4 - 120+ hours 18) Dark Souls - PS3 - 197+ hours 19) Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory - PS3 - 238+ hours 20) Final Fantasy Type-0 - PS4 - 58+ hours 21) Journey - PS4 - 9+ hours 22) Dark Souls II - PS3 - 210+ hours 23) Fairy Fencer F - PS3 - 215+ hours 24) Megadimension Neptunia VII - PS4 - 160 hours 25) Super Neptunia RPG - PS4 - 44+ hours 26) Journey - PS3 - 22+ hours 27) Final Fantasy XV - PS4 - 263+ hours (including all DLCs) 28) Tales of Arise - PS4 - 111+ hours 29) Dark Souls: Remastered - PS4 - 121+ hours
Bester Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 At some point I found myself wandering why the **** was I reading some contract in a pdf. IE Mod for Pillars of Eternity: link
BruceVC Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 (edited) At some point I found myself wandering why the **** was I reading some contract in a pdf. Then you realised there are better things to do with your time Edited September 18, 2013 by BruceVC "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela
Mamoulian War Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 (edited) Hmm I do not know if anyone here plays anything like this, but Card Hunter - interesting free to play browser game - just got released few days ago... http://www.cardhunter.com/game-info/ It is still few days pretty slow due to pretty hard traffic Aren’t free to play games just designed to make you have to pay to win?Some free to play games are designed that way, but our model is that we want to provide you a great free experience with the option of purchasing stuff if you like the game and want to enhance your experience. We are striving hard to make sure the game isn’t “pay to win”. With the exception of the Treasure Hunts and the costumes, you can access everything else in the game for free. Edited September 18, 2013 by Mamoulian War Sent from my Stone Tablet, using Chisel-a-Talk 2000BC. My youtube channel: MamoulianFH Latest Let's Play Tales of Arise (completed) Latest Bossfight Compilation Dark Souls Remastered - New Game (completed) Let's Play/AAR Europa Universalis 1: Austria Grand Campaign (completed) Let's Play/AAR Europa Universalis 2: Xhosa Grand Campaign (completed) My PS Platinums and 100% - 29 games so far (my PSN profile) 1) God of War III - PS3 - 24+ hours 2) Final Fantasy XIII - PS3 - 130+ hours 3) White Knight Chronicles International Edition - PS3 - 525+ hours 4) Hyperdimension Neptunia - PS3 - 80+ hours 5) Final Fantasy XIII-2 - PS3 - 200+ hours 6) Tales of Xillia - PS3 - 135+ hours 7) Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2 - PS3 - 152+ hours 8.) Grand Turismo 6 - PS3 - 81+ hours (including Senna Master DLC) 9) Demon's Souls - PS3 - 197+ hours 10) Tales of Graces f - PS3 - 337+ hours 11) Star Ocean: The Last Hope International - PS3 - 750+ hours 12) Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII - PS3 - 127+ hours 13) Soulcalibur V - PS3 - 73+ hours 14) Gran Turismo 5 - PS3 - 600+ hours 15) Tales of Xillia 2 - PS3 - 302+ hours 16) Mortal Kombat XL - PS4 - 95+ hours 17) Project CARS Game of the Year Edition - PS4 - 120+ hours 18) Dark Souls - PS3 - 197+ hours 19) Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory - PS3 - 238+ hours 20) Final Fantasy Type-0 - PS4 - 58+ hours 21) Journey - PS4 - 9+ hours 22) Dark Souls II - PS3 - 210+ hours 23) Fairy Fencer F - PS3 - 215+ hours 24) Megadimension Neptunia VII - PS4 - 160 hours 25) Super Neptunia RPG - PS4 - 44+ hours 26) Journey - PS3 - 22+ hours 27) Final Fantasy XV - PS4 - 263+ hours (including all DLCs) 28) Tales of Arise - PS4 - 111+ hours 29) Dark Souls: Remastered - PS4 - 121+ hours
Morgoth Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/sony-we-don-t-do-mid-sized-games-any-more/0121195Sony: "We don't do mid-sized games any more" Development has polarised now,” he says. “Our bigger teams are getting bigger and we are not doing many mid-sized games any more. So we are either working on larger projects, or very small ones – many of the latter. I think that trend will continue because people like the big budget, huge experiences. And I love them too. So maybe we may not be able to make more of these in terms of numbers but there is always a demand for the ‘wow factor’. In other words, the games I'm most likely interested in won't fall into PS-exclusivity anymore. Thanks for clearing that up, Sony! Rain makes everything better.
Morgoth Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 http://kotaku.com/yep-grand-theft-auto-v-is-making-a-load-of-money-1343137251 http://ir.take2games.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=86428&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1856046&highlight $800 million in 24 hours. Holy ****. Not even CoD or Avatar made that much in a single day. 1 Rain makes everything better.
Monte Carlo Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 I bet the development team and creatives still got paid zip.
Gfted1 Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 Why would they? Are game revenues usually profit shared with programmers? "I'm your biggest fan, Ill follow you until you love me, Papa"
BruceVC Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 http://kotaku.com/yep-grand-theft-auto-v-is-making-a-load-of-money-1343137251 http://ir.take2games.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=86428&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1856046&highlight $800 million in 24 hours. Holy ****. Not even CoD or Avatar made that much in a single day. Really good news, well done Rockstar !!!! "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela
Keyrock Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 http://kotaku.com/yep-grand-theft-auto-v-is-making-a-load-of-money-1343137251 http://ir.take2games.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=86428&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1856046&highlight $800 million in 24 hours. Holy ****. Not even CoD or Avatar made that much in a single day. This success will likely mean bloated AAA budgets will soar even higher, thus speeding up the impending AAA game model collapse. I say let it collapse. 1 RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
Malcador Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 This success will likely mean bloated AAA budgets will soar even higher, thus speeding up the impending AAA game model collapse. I say let it collapse. Well for games that make ridiculous money easily like this or COD or maybe BF, sure. Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
BruceVC Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 http://kotaku.com/yep-grand-theft-auto-v-is-making-a-load-of-money-1343137251 http://ir.take2games.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=86428&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1856046&highlight $800 million in 24 hours. Holy ****. Not even CoD or Avatar made that much in a single day. This success will likely mean bloated AAA budgets will soar even higher, thus speeding up the impending AAA game model collapse. I say let it collapse. Geez Keyrock you don't seem your normal cheerful self, whats wrong? "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela
Keyrock Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 Nothing is wrong, typical day at work, plus having fun playing Card Hunter during break. 1 RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
alanschu Posted September 18, 2013 Posted September 18, 2013 Why would they? Are game revenues usually profit shared with programmers? EA gives out bonuses that are affected by studio and project performance, coupled by employee performance. My largest one came the year DA2 was released, a slightly smaller one last year (ME3's release), and a smaller one (though still decent and certainly appreciated) this year (no major revenue streams for BWE aside from some DLC and MP). I'd be surprised if none of the success of GTA 5 didn't trickle back to the team in some capacity.
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