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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.

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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.

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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...

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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.


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Which means that in the coming years they will produce a cult classic with no patch support or sequel ;)

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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. ;)

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And of course without localization to English :p

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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

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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

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22) Dark Souls II - PS3 - 210+ hours

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At some point I found myself wandering why the **** was I reading some contract in a pdf.

 

:lol:

 

Then you realised there are better things to do with your time

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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.

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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

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http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/sony-we-don-t-do-mid-sized-games-any-more/0121195

Sony: "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!

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Really good news, well done Rockstar !!!!

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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.

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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.

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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?  :huh:

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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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