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[Orogun01]

I know, I load it up once in a while just because it brings a wide grin to my face. Now if they develop Occulus support then I might actually consider never leaving it.

[Keyrock]

Trailer for Destiny expansion

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4icKXFytWM

 

 

Maybe the content will be good, but that trailer is awful.  I get they were going for camp, they just failed spectacularly.

[Malcador]

Was a well made fan video

[Meshugger]

Trailer for Destiny expansion

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4icKXFytWM

 

 

Maybe the content will be good, but that trailer is awful.  I get they were going for camp, they just failed spectacularly.

 

-  "Here's your report, chief. Our focus groups showed that a film called Guardians of the Galaxy is the 'in' thing among kids nowadays"

 

-  "Excellent. Contact the head of marketing and get the lead animator in as well. We need to capitalize on this 'in' thing"

[Nordicus]

I've seen better animated (and especially written) Red vs Blue episodes. From the first few seasons.

Edited November 26, 2014 by Nordicus

[Majek]

I like it.  And i don't even have to be convinced since i bought both DLCs with guardian edition.

[Humanoid]

So in a rather unprecedented move the Assassin's Creed Unity Season Pass has been cancelled. Bloody hell, I knew it was flopping, but to cut and run this early is still rather surprising.

[Orogun01]

So in a rather unprecedented move the Assassin's Creed Unity Season Pass has been cancelled. Bloody hell, I knew it was flopping, but to cut and run this early is still rather surprising.

You know what? It's a good move on Ubisoft part; after they gave the guy who made AC: 3 the Lead Designer job for Unity and it turned out to be a flop, the only thing they can do is apologize in the form of a  free game. A free buggy game called FarCry 4 but let's not look a gift horse in the mouth. 

 

[Humanoid]

It's neither really free nor an apology given it's compensation for a paid product that's not being delivered - from what I can see, no refund is offered.

[Drowsy Emperor]

Um so if the only game that I wanted to play was Unity, and I already paid for it, now I can't play it but I can choose something else..

 

Isn't that illegal in some form or other? You're entitled to the product you bought, and if they can't provide it, a refund? A seller shouldn't be able to keep the money and offer another product, unless its the same thing (that works).

[prodigydancer]

So in a rather unprecedented move the Assassin's Creed Unity Season Pass has been cancelled. Bloody hell, I knew it was flopping, but to cut and run this early is still rather surprising.

"Unfortunately, at launch, the overall quality of the game was diminished by bugs and unexpected technical issues."

 

A pity I'm at work and can't laugh as loudly as I'd want. Oh, and the list of games they offer as a compensation - is it supposed to be yet another insult?

Edited November 28, 2014 by prodigydancer

[Fighter]

"unexpected technical issues"

 

Sure...

[marelooke]

 

 

I got bored of Far Cry 3 in about 2 days. No real motivation to go through all the sandbox stuff.

 

Steam sales have started

 

The only Far Cry I've managd to finish was the first one (twice). I doubt No 4 will be any different of the previous two (I already noticed "outposts", so..."meh")

 

On another note, Gog has been awfully quiet about Galaxy, I guess that ain't happening this year after all. They probably bit off more than they could chew by attempting to go head to head with Steam.

 

 

They are not quiet, they were testing the beta client last few weeks or even longer. You had to be participating in Witcher Adventure Game Beta or Alien vs. Predator Classic Beta.

 

Ah, maybe I should use that invite I should have for the Witcher Adventure Game, or are they just testing the multiplayer component and are only those two games available right now? Or does access to the Adventure Game beta not automatically mean access to Galaxy beta?

 

Either way I wish they'd give some more public info on their progress.

[Elerond]

"unexpected technical issues"

 

Sure...

 

It was probably animating that female NPC character that eat all their resources from bug testing 

[Fighter]

Women ruining our video games. I knew it!

[Drowsy Emperor]

The unexpected technical issue being the game itself. 

[Mamoulian War]

 

 

 

I got bored of Far Cry 3 in about 2 days. No real motivation to go through all the sandbox stuff.

 

Steam sales have started

 

The only Far Cry I've managd to finish was the first one (twice). I doubt No 4 will be any different of the previous two (I already noticed "outposts", so..."meh")

 

On another note, Gog has been awfully quiet about Galaxy, I guess that ain't happening this year after all. They probably bit off more than they could chew by attempting to go head to head with Steam.

 

 

They are not quiet, they were testing the beta client last few weeks or even longer. You had to be participating in Witcher Adventure Game Beta or Alien vs. Predator Classic Beta.

 

Ah, maybe I should use that invite I should have for the Witcher Adventure Game, or are they just testing the multiplayer component and are only those two games available right now? Or does access to the Adventure Game beta not automatically mean access to Galaxy beta?

 

Either way I wish they'd give some more public info on their progress.

 

 

I think you are right about the Witcher AG beta and galaxy beta, I do not know much more about it either, because I was only in AvP beta. And I was unable to beta test it much due to work obligations

[ShadySands]

Bio fans already freaking the flip out flipping the freak out ****ting the **** diagonally over ME4

Recent rumors pointed out that the game might not see a beta on the PC, as Bioware are planning to instead focus on its console versions for this stage of its development/release.

 

This has sparked controversy among PC gamers, who have been worried that they might not even see “Mass Effect 4” on the PC at all, if the beta is any indication. Subsequently, various fans have taken up the position that if Bioware are going to delay the game’s release on the PC – but not for consoles – they’re going to pirate the game in protest.

 

[Orogun01]

 

Bio fans already freaking the flip out flipping the freak out ****ting the **** diagonally over ME4

Recent rumors pointed out that the game might not see a beta on the PC, as Bioware are planning to instead focus on its console versions for this stage of its development/release.

 

This has sparked controversy among PC gamers, who have been worried that they might not even see “Mass Effect 4” on the PC at all, if the beta is any indication. Subsequently, various fans have taken up the position that if Bioware are going to delay the game’s release on the PC – but not for consoles – they’re going to pirate the game in protest.

 

So in a time that everyone is trying to get a foothold on the PC market because consoles are going the way of the Dodo; BioWare bravely goes the other way.

 

"Here lies BioWare, they rode the bull"

[Drowsy Emperor]

Its curious how hated Bioware has become among a section of their fan (?) base. We have Bethesda publishing glitchy garbage since forever that becomes playable when players contribute with unpaid man hours make it so and everyone is okay with that while Bioware seems to come under attack whatever they do.

 

A while ago I basically gave up hoping that I'd have another BG saga like experience from them, which was the main and ultimately only important issue I had with BW. Now I'm somewhat bewildered at the things that seem to piss off everyone, that range from somewhat credible to utterly trivial.

 

Regarding this... If ME4 is console only... who cares. I thought people were swearing off the series after the ending fiasco. Why the butthurt now?

[Hurlshort]

Much like the death knell for the PC we've heard many times before, the death of the consoles is greatly exaggerated.

[Lexx]

I'll doubt it would be console only. A console first, pc version later release would still suck, though. Mass Effect 4 is pretty much the only BioWare game I'd still would play.

[Drowsy Emperor]

The death of the consoles was proclaimed regarding the lack of their ability to provide another technological jump. This was a false dilemma as people will eventually play on whatever you provide them.

 

Additionally those same trumpets of doom failed to acknowledge the advantages of a closed ecosystem, unified control scheme and a thousand other conveniences for both the developers, the console gaming peasants, and the people rolling in money from console games at the moment. All of these have an interest (or habit) to keep the console thing going.

[Orogun01]

The death of the consoles was proclaimed regarding the lack of their ability to provide another technological jump. This was a false dilemma as people will eventually play on whatever you provide them.

 

Additionally those same trumpets of doom failed to acknowledge the advantages of a closed ecosystem, unified control scheme and a thousand other conveniences for both the developers, the console gaming peasants, and the people rolling in money from console games at the moment. All of these have an interest (or habit) to keep the console thing going.

Is more on the fact that as technology improves consoles become more complex to the point of being specialized PCs, which they are now. So all the advantages of consoles are rendered null as they begin to have the same issues as PCs without any of the advantages. Eventually people will slowly migrate towards PCs.

 

But the argument should stop at the fact that consoles have to become PCs in order to remain competitive, PC has won.

[ManifestedISO]

 

Bio fans already freaking the flip out flipping the freak out ****ting the **** diagonally over ME4

 

Thanks, I chortled sugar cookies and milk all over my monitor. Was worth it.