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I have, but I thought that rumor was that some other studio was handling that rather than the DOOM team? Like the Wolfenstein team.
So I know it got somewhat mixed reviews, but I am absolutely loving Trek to Yomi. It may be because of my love for Japanese and Samurai history, but I can't get enough of it at the moment.
It is hitting all the same notes that Ghost of Tsushima hit for me.
The combat is pretty basic, but for me is only a sideshow to the world and the art style.
It is hitting all the same notes that Ghost of Tsushima hit for me.
The combat is pretty basic, but for me is only a sideshow to the world and the art style.
Just saying, Disney owns both Buffy and Firefly now. Comics included.
I believe she was producing and starring in an adaptation of The Black Company at some point, no idea if that went anywhere.
I believe she was producing and starring in an adaptation of The Black Company at some point, no idea if that went anywhere.
A Chronicles of Narnia RPG would be great to see. I still remember how great the Chronicles of Narnia game made by Travelers Tales was back from 2005.
No, its a true GAAS, but the game is still being supported and has had 30 updates over 4 years inclduing: new maps, a campaign, graphics overhaul, new lightining engine, bounties and so many QoL updates. I'd say they've done a better job of being a service than some true GAAS titles *cough* Halo Infinite *cough*.
Grounded is another game that feels that way too, although with that not yet officially being released its more of an expectation.
Honestly one of the reasons I'm invested in the Xbox eco-system and happy with GamePass, it's led to me having a lot of games in rotation for years.
Love the IP, but not Disney. Netflix have the TV/Film rights, not sure on other media.
Give me a LA Noire/Classic Disney - Roger Rabbit style game.
That does not make it a game as a service. Again, having that many updates is great but its not then focus of the game. Infinite's core is to be a service MS can make money off of consistently. SOD 2 is not that. Its a game that got longer support then anyone expected. Its not trying to continually gain new players and retain them to then make money off them. Aka what a GAAS is.
SOD 2 was also borked until the juggernaut update which did not launch until just shy of 2 years after launch. So comparing it to Infinite which is 6 months old is nonsense
I love that MS is finally pushing hard on PC gaming as well. Someday I'll have to build a new desktop.
Yeah I feel like it should be for that type of game. If Stellaris can work great on consoles then surely a ground up cross-platform 4X title can too.
Nothing official. I think there was a rumor of an insider build being spotted on Xbox for aoe4.
Since FIFA/Soccer is going to be broken up into 2 separate games now, Xbox NEEDS to get the marketing for one of those games if they ever want to make a dent in the EU market
No game dominates Europe like FIFA/Soccer and Sony has had the marketing deal for (it feels like) forever. Now is Xbox's chance to get into that market
No game dominates Europe like FIFA/Soccer and Sony has had the marketing deal for (it feels like) forever. Now is Xbox's chance to get into that market
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Aside from the delusional comment by FIFA in response to EA, who the hell is even developing their games? Let alone in time for 2023/2024.
All the FIFA license ever got them was the name and the World Cup. Everything else had to be licensed separately.
Xbox definitely shouldn't attach themselves to whatever garbage FIFA throws out.
If someone like 2K came on board then maybe, even then to get a game ready for 2024 will be a massive stretch.
More 343i stuff
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This makes sense, but I never knew this. I imagine these would be potentially pretty popular avenues to get consoles from, too. Hmm..
What's the point of preorders if you can't even generally match production to the preorders. Charge people a small deposit around when you spin up production to test commitment and then make the things that people want :<. That sucks :( I just started playing this game yesterday. Not sure I'm ready for another murder detective-ing game after something that ended up being warmer like Citizen Sleeper (and after other games like 999 and Danganronpa and even GTA SA), but.. it's been fun and weirdly lighthearted in some ways so far.
Huh. This is very interesting. To me, what this says is... why didn't MS delay this game, then? They must have been deep in discussions to buy the studio when they released the game. They knew they were about to pour a ton of money into the studio... if the project was in this sort of shape, they perhaps should have bit the bullet. I know it might have messed with the celebratory moment. But it could have been an opportunity to go "we care about quality in our 1st party games. And we're putting in every resource we can to make sure games we release are great." Anyway, that is kinda wild. But they now have many years of experience on UE4 with all the support they've done for SOD2. Looking forward to UL finding its way forward post-Jeff Strain. If people there end up being ok with Holt, missteps as they were, then they certainly have the potential to pull some cool stuff off in 3 at the end of the day.
Ahahaha... so true. At this point, I avoid anyone complaining about lore accuracy. We left that boat behind so long ago that I stopped caring about lore accuracy in Ep2. It's just not that type of show now. Still very much rooted in Halo's universe, but very fundamental truths about the rules of said universe are different. Lore faithfulness is great, but that conversation/debate became irrelevant, and I pay it no mind now lol.
This is awesome! So I was a bit confused, but apparently you can get a variety of mouse "tails" that snap onto the mouse core (2 buttons and scroll wheel), so that a variety of people can hold/use it - similar to the variety of button types to access the big d-pad function. Interesting that there's no version of the dish from the Elite 2 haha. Plus, you can even get them to 3D print a custom mouse tail. This is really cool. I'll definitely be looking for more details when this comes out later this year. Though, not entirely sure what I might use it for. My family member has now improved from totally 100% paralyzed 2.5 years ago to being able to type at like 10 wpm on a regular keyboard and kinda use a regular mouse. Still, having some shortcuts might be great. I've loved the creativity of finding ways to use the Adaptive Controller so far.
Perhaps, though I still do think this is a great idea. I think we all know that physical is on the outs. It's a major hardware cost and space taker at a time when managing margins of cost and device real estate is the name of the game. If SX slim can deliver on a price cut (doubt, for now, but still) by eliminating the disk drive, it might well end up being a great move. Especially if it perhaps allows them to compete with PS5 on cost (since I believe the unit cost of Series X is still much higher).
There are still some drawbacks, like you probably won't be able to play CDs of music or play BluRays (though, if they find a way to do this, that would be pretty awesome. Something like a partnership with RedBox or something, where you scan the disk through Redbox's app or something and then that unlocks the movie for viewing. Of course, I'd like it to work for movies that are owned and not just rented too.
I'm not familiar, but is there any reason to need Xbox Live SDK/GDK experience for a PC only game? I know that Windows Store can hook into it, but would it be a priority if it were PC only? I actually don't know.
Man, as soon as Narnia was brought up, I was like... that could be cool! Disney doesn't own the IP, but neither does Netflix. Netflix owns the publishing rights for all the books for movies and TV, which very specifically is not games. CS Lewis Company seems to be the entity that dealt with Netflix and I believe they would be the ultimate rights holders there.
Possibly my favorite book in the series is The Horse and His Boy, which is unique for not being set around the ostensible white European stand-ins of Narnia and not based around the Isekai stories of real human children falling into Narnia. Would love a story set during this period with the Pevensies on the throne in Narnia, but there still be plenty of normal life and strife to contend with throughout the world. (Just realized the post-millenial tribulation timeline that Narnia implies. Interesting. Anyway.)
Me thinks Campaign expansion out in the next 12 monthsMore 343i stuff
Brittany Drew on LinkedIn: #artist #cinematics #halo #lighting
Hello! We’re currently looking for applicants for a temporary contract Narrative Lighting Artist role to work with the 343 Industries. This role will help…
"campaign release 1" 👀 I'm thinking we hear about campaign release 2 by the 1 year launch anniversary
How much do we think new campaigns for Infinite will cost, if we assume they're just as big as the main campaign? $40?
There's that UFL, but if FIFA still wants that sweet $1b there's no way anyone is gonna pay for it.
$30 if i had to guess. Maybe included with GP ultimate I don't think there in a position to charge as much as Destiny 2.
Nah, they need to launch on Game Pass. But if you mean for people not subbed to GP, yes, $40 sounds about right.
Nothing surprising, but it looks like Forza Horizon 6 could already be starting pre-production:
Forza Horizon 6 is Seemingly in Development, According to Job Listing
A recent job listing for a level designer at Playground Games has seemingly confirmed that development on the next Forza Horizon game is underway.gamingbolt.com
Maybe they'll launch one or two on Game Pass but I don't see that being the norm. The biggest way Game Pass is going to become profitable is to get users to spend more on those expansions and DLCs. I could see an exceptions for Halo since it's had it rough but we'll definitely see.
Honestly, they've botched the launch so badly that I think they need to do them all on GP. Kind of like how No Man's Sky announced paid expansions and then the launch went so poorly they just do free updates for years.
Also, I personally think it's a selling point of GP. Tons of great single player experiences at no addition cost besides the sub fee. This is also me not wanting to buy them 😉
I agree it'd probably be better to just make them included in Game Pass.
I think the selling point of GP is to get the base game included at no additional cost but you pay for the expansion. That's the reason Game Pass makes sense and is sustainable. Unlike movies and TVs, you can sell players DLCs, skins, etc., and if we don't want to see Game Pass become like Netflix currently is, I think we should expect that for most games. Like I said I can see Halo being an exception because of the botched launch.
They're free to do what they want and I'd obviously welcome including expansions in GP, but typically (always?) DLC for games on GP are paid.
Wonder if they'll stick with the 3 year dev time or go back to 2 years. I'd guess 3 but it feels like Playground could make anything happen at this point.
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