Katphood Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2018/04/09/some-of-gta-ivs-music-licenses-expire-later-this-month-and-songs-will-be-removed GTA 4 losing music soon. Not sure that's a huge problem, though. Man, I am tired of things disappearing from stores because of legal issues. Will they ever patch the game to run without GFWL?! Noooooo, but they will remove some of the music with a patch. More reason to stick to physical copies. 2 There used to be a signature here, a really cool one...and now it's gone.
mkreku Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 Imagine if music had to be removed from movies after ten years.. Why are games treated so badly? 1 Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish!
injurai Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 In GTAV even if you have the physical copy, to get more recent radio stations means updating. So in theory you could update and get some new music, but lose others. Even while you physically still have them on disc. Which is whack.
Katphood Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 (edited) Weird stuff. On a somewhat related note: The Descent games are back on steam. I remember them disappearing from the store but here they are! Good, time to buy them before they disappear from the store again. EDIT: Oh boy! Edited April 10, 2018 by Katphood There used to be a signature here, a really cool one...and now it's gone.
Zoraptor Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 Descent games have been back since December, iirc November. They were only removed because Herve forgot to pass on royalties- he's very busy, so completely understandable- and there was no intrinsic legal issue with the rights apart from that. There are plenty of examples of licensing issues getting games outright removed, racing games using real vehicles are probably the most effected proportionally by removals due to rights loss. 1
Rosbjerg Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 Imagine if music had to be removed from movies after ten years.. Why are games treated so badly? Because they can. But imagine it's mostly because movie producers pay royalties for use. While game producers opt for limited licences, I imagine it's cheaper. Fortune favors the bald.
Zoraptor Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 Imagine if music had to be removed from movies after ten years.. Why are games treated so badly? Because they can. But imagine it's mostly because movie producers pay royalties for use. While game producers opt for limited licences, I imagine it's cheaper. Yep, those licenses are cheaper, and there is also the issue of format shifting not being specified in licenses- if a license specifies CD or VHS then you may have to renegotiate if you're going download or DVD. Games aren't treated uniquely badly in that respect. Many TV shows run into problems with music licensing expiry as well. Shows which used a heap of high profile music especially were effected, like Tour of Duty whose first DVD release (iirc) even required a new rights free title song due to them no longer having 'Paint it Black' licensed and had most of its contemporary soundtrack replaced with generic muzak.
Keyrock Posted April 10, 2018 Posted April 10, 2018 (edited) Edited April 10, 2018 by Keyrock RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
Katphood Posted April 11, 2018 Posted April 11, 2018 (edited) Wow! I wonder how it will look like on a 4K OLED TV. Red Dead Redemption now Xbox One X enhanced. (Eurogamer.net) Edited April 11, 2018 by Katphood There used to be a signature here, a really cool one...and now it's gone.
Lexx Posted April 11, 2018 Posted April 11, 2018 Finally the game looks good. It always pissed me off how the game never looked like the promo screenshots that are shown everywhere. All I ever could see while playing was a crappy, blurry, brown pixel mess. "only when you no-life you can exist forever, because what does not live cannot die."
Malcador Posted April 11, 2018 Posted April 11, 2018 https://adventuregamers.com/news/view/34833 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
Katphood Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 Finally the game looks good. It always pissed me off how the game never looked like the promo screenshots that are shown everywhere. All I ever could see while playing was a crappy, blurry, brown pixel mess. Especially so if you played the PS3 version like me which ran at a miserable 1152x640 resolution. 1 There used to be a signature here, a really cool one...and now it's gone.
jam1993 Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 I am still waiting for the release date of Days Gone.
SonicMage117 Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 Frostpunk comes out in what? 12 days? I wasn't going to get it originally but I just watched a developer video with about an hour of gameplay, the game looks amazing. Not sure if I'll get it at launch but I'll definitely get it sooner or later. Just what do you think you're doing?! You dare to come between me and my prey? Is it a habit of yours to scurry about, getting in the way and causing bother? What are you still bothering me for? I'm a Knight. I'm not interested in your childish games. I need my rest. Begone! Lest I draw my nail...
Katphood Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 1 There used to be a signature here, a really cool one...and now it's gone.
Malcador Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 Frostpunk comes out in what? 12 days? I wasn't going to get it originally but I just watched a developer video with about an hour of gameplay, the game looks amazing. Not sure if I'll get it at launch but I'll definitely get it sooner or later. Bad timing for me, would like to play that and Battletech. 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
HoonDing Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 the only thing i remember about God of war was that godawful qte while banging those olympian hussies 2 The ending of the words is ALMSIVI.
injurai Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 I'd like to watch this, but I think I'm going media blackout for this game. I know they'll restrict content to the beginning, but I love experiencing the open of a game with fresh eyes. 1
ShadySands Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 ‘Donkey Kong’ legend Billy Mitchell has high scores wiped from record books Pac-Man and Donkey Kong master Billy Mitchell has built up quite the reputation for himself over the last few decades, both for his undeniable gaming skills and his abrasive and competitive personality. Unfortunately, it appears he’ll now be remembered for something else, as well: Cheating. Twin Galaxies, a retro-gaming record organization that tracks scores in many classic arcade games, announced on April 12 that it was removing Billy Mitchell’s Donkey Kong scores from its leaderboards, as well as all scores he had achieved in other games. 2 Free games updated 3/4/21
HoonDing Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 They flew that guy to Japan when he broke Pac-Man. The ending of the words is ALMSIVI.
Malcador Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 Donkey Kong legend ? Huh... ok. 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
Bartimaeus Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 ‘Donkey Kong’ legend Billy Mitchell has high scores wiped from record books Pac-Man and Donkey Kong master Billy Mitchell has built up quite the reputation for himself over the last few decades, both for his undeniable gaming skills and his abrasive and competitive personality. Unfortunately, it appears he’ll now be remembered for something else, as well: Cheating. Twin Galaxies, a retro-gaming record organization that tracks scores in many classic arcade games, announced on April 12 that it was removing Billy Mitchell’s Donkey Kong scores from its leaderboards, as well as all scores he had achieved in other games. That guy always seemed pretty darned sketchy, so I'm not terribly surprised he was proven to be a cheater. Quote How I have existed fills me with horror. For I have failed in everything - spelling, arithmetic, riding, tennis, golf; dancing, singing, acting; wife, mistress, whore, friend. Even cooking. And I do not excuse myself with the usual escape of 'not trying'. I tried with all my heart. In my dreams, I am not crippled. In my dreams, I dance.
HoonDing Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 used to be the capital of video gaming was a tiny town in the middle of Ohio The ending of the words is ALMSIVI.
Katphood Posted April 13, 2018 Posted April 13, 2018 Looks freakin amazing. There used to be a signature here, a really cool one...and now it's gone.
Keyrock Posted April 13, 2018 Posted April 13, 2018 ^ Is the dong-slider still in the character creator? Will it be in the console versions? No dong-slider no sale. 4 RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
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