They did technically lie because Windows Central asked Microsoft about everything being changed to February instead of February 22 and Microsoft claimed they never said February 22. Jez Corden then showed them their tweet and they said that was a mistake and February 22 was never the date.
Crackdown is going to look and feel great to play, it's had so much time to polish. I'm genuinely excited for it now despite all the drama.
Why the fuck are people talking about Banjo???!? Is there some credible rumor out there!! People should know not to talk about it unless there is something there...
Which part? The sales: https://www.resetera.com/threads/obsidians-pillars-of-eternity-2-sold-like-shit-110-000-sales.79558/
Was there not an interview months ago where Obsidian said they were open to being acquired?
thats a good name, make a topic on itSo, a friend of mine noticed this nosing around in Robeyone's (Senior Producer on Age of Empires) followed games on Live, and I just confirmed it (I took the screenshot):
Is this the new name for the game or just a placeholder? New Providence is the city where the game's Campaign takes place, but it seems odd to put it into the title, when everyone already knows it as Crackdown 3.
Edit: he found this too, but once he closed it and tried to reopen it, it was showing PC instead of Xbox One. I couldn't replicate it.
Xbox division has been in a funny spot for some years though. They wouldn't have had the budget to do Banjo justice with a AAA game, because they know it wouldn't be a massive seller (albeit platformers seem to be more popular again now) compared to their bankable franchises. And making a B-tier Banjo game would result in far more backlash than not making one at all. When you have a shoestring budget, you have to take these choices.
Maybe. The one I'm referring to came out shortly after the Stormlands story was revealed. The consensus at the time was that they would not work again with Microsoft. Then I guess life happened.
Yup makes a lot of sense.
They said Phil Spencer (Vice President of Gaming) and Matt Booty (the head of Microsoft Studios) will make guest appearances. That's enough IMO.
MS are not refusing to do anything. Rare don't want to make another Banjo game, and Rare have control over their properties. MS can't/won't make a new Banjo title without Rare's approval.
That doesn't mean that RARE won't allow another studio to work on Banjo, they did with Battletoads and, quite frankly, if they don't want to do it themselves I don't see why they'd mind.
So, a friend of mine noticed this nosing around in Robeyone's (Senior Producer on Age of Empires) followed games on Live, and I just confirmed it (I took the screenshot):
Is this the new name for the game or just a placeholder? New Providence is the city where the game's Campaign takes place, but it seems odd to put it into the title, when everyone already knows it as Crackdown 3.
Edit: he found this too, but once he closed it and tried to reopen it, it was showing PC instead of Xbox One. I couldn't replicate it.
You're getting confused. The interview is here: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/...ow-rpgs-greatest-survivors-kept-the-lights-on
It'll only happen if Gregg likes the pitch. There's a reason that Nuts & Bolts won out over the other Banjo 3 prototypes.
He found Crackdown 3 listed as "Crackdown 3: New Providence". And then he found AoE: Definitive Edition listed for Xbox One, but it looks like this lasted very little and it quickly went back to showing PC as the game platform.
Oh I see. It's still interesting though, because that's around the time they signed the deal for their next project, which means they chose a different publisher over Microsoft (or Microsoft didn't like their ideas). It still does seem like the bad sales of their last game was what made them decide to sell the company.
Yup, i remember Shinobi62's expectations about E3, he gave Microsoft an 8/10 and 10/10 for Sony, LoL.
So, a friend of mine noticed this nosing around in Robeyone's (Senior Producer on Age of Empires) followed games on Live, and I just confirmed it (I took the screenshot):
Is this the new name for the game or just a placeholder? New Providence is the city where the game's Campaign takes place, but it seems odd to put it into the title, when everyone already knows it as Crackdown 3.
A studio acquisition and one first party game reveal is about my expectations. I think that would be great.
If you liked Hellblade, I think you'll like this game. I would expect it to be the same format anyway, AAA cinematic narrative driven game. Releasing in early 2020. Book it.
