CorgiShinobi Posted August 29, 2019 Report Share Posted August 29, 2019 It's practically a Weekend at Bernie's scenario. Two dudes who weren't a part of Telltale bring it back to maybe make some money off of the old IPs and maybe make a game or two from nearly completed assets. Sites are reporting that maybe old Telltale employees can go back, but like, who would want to? Especially when it's not even the same company essentially. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted August 29, 2019 Report Share Posted August 29, 2019 I mean, I can understand wanting to take games that were largely completed and finish them, but beyond that the dead should stay dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted August 29, 2019 Report Share Posted August 29, 2019 Yakuza 7 finally gets an official announcement and title! In a surprising twist, the game is dropping all pretense and switching to turn-based combat. Guess that April's fools thing wasn't a joke after all. It was already basically a JRPG in all but combat so it seems like a fitting change to me. People don't seem too happy about it, though lol. But if RGG Studio can make games good enough that I can play 3 of them in a single year, for almost 100h each, and not feel burnt out on the series at all, then I'm willing to trust them blindly on pretty much anything. This change also makes a lot of sense when you consider that they now have Judgment for the brawler gameplay. It's also been confirmed for western release in 2020 as Yakuza: Like a Dragon, dropping the number and replacing the subtitle with the Japanese name of the series. Not sure what they're going for exactly but this actually bugs me more than the combat change lol. I guess they're treating it as a reboot of sort but I'm not sure why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted September 11, 2019 Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 (edited) Guess there's no Control thread? Remedy released their post-launch roadmap and.... wait, what's this???? Edited September 30, 2019 by FLD 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted September 11, 2019 Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 Hell to the yeah! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted September 11, 2019 Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 If you bother to read through some of the collectibles, there's references to Alan Wake. So Control and Alan Wake share the same universe... or reality... or... perception? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted September 11, 2019 Report Share Posted September 11, 2019 I haven't played Control but yeah, it's pretty clear they intend for at least some of their games to exist within the same universe. See this easter egg from Quantum Break. They own the Alan Wake IP, so they can pretty much do whatever the hell they want with it. But still, I'm surprised because they're clearly hinting at something way bigger than just a little nod here. And who knows, if they're doing a more explicit tie-in then they might actually be leading up to a proper Alan Wake 2 announcement. I mean, probably not... But Maybe! Fuck, I really wanna play Control now. Is it August 2020 yet??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted September 13, 2019 Report Share Posted September 13, 2019 Yeah, Control is looking like it might be my first big Epic store purchase... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted September 13, 2019 Report Share Posted September 13, 2019 I actually looked at the list of confirmed Stadia games just in case, because I'd rather play it there than give a single penny to Epic. Sadly it doesn't look like they'll have it and it's not on Gamepass either. Hopefully it'll show up on the latter in a few months... Ugh, this might actually be the exclusive that hurts the most for me. The two big ones were this and Metro Exodus and I forgot about Metro pretty quickly but I fucking love Remedy and everything I've been hearing about Control makes it sound super my shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted September 14, 2019 Report Share Posted September 14, 2019 I feel that way with Borderlands 3. Played the first two all alone on PS3 because everyone else I knew was 360 or PC. For the Pre-Sequel, I played that on PC when everyone else was done with it. Now I've got a good gaming PC and could actually join other people and the thing is Epic Store exclusive for 6 months. Only solace I have is that those who have played it are experience really awful performance, even on PC. Gearbox falling into old habits it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted September 14, 2019 Report Share Posted September 14, 2019 Atelier Dusk trilogy remasters announced for PS4, Switch and PC! These are basically the last 3 games I was (realistically) hoping to see ported to PC, so this is great news. I think that leaves only the PS2 games now, and I'm not holding my breath for those. I kinda wish they'd slow the fuck down, though. They released like 5 more games within a year of Sophie's launch and I THINK (I honestly lost track lol) there were 3 completely new ones this year alone. Then there's these new remasters. I mean, I'm glad they're all coming to PC but I've still only played Atelier Sophie and at this rate I'll never be able to catch up lol. Especially since apparently the region of Japan that Koei Tecmo operates from doesn't have a word for "discount" because holy fuck these never get sales worth a damn... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted September 14, 2019 Report Share Posted September 14, 2019 I need to retire to play all the games I want to play from this decade. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 Woohoo! Sony finally caved! Cross-platform play is now unlocked for all developers to use on Playstation without having to get special permission. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted October 3, 2019 Report Share Posted October 3, 2019 1 hour ago, TheMightyEthan said: Woohoo! Sony finally caved! Cross-platform play is now unlocked for all developers to use on Playstation without having to get special permission. About fucking time... Although honestly, I'm kinda wondering if it's only because the PS4 is at the end of its life cycle. Wouldn't be too surprised to see them backtrack once the PS5 hits lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 I had the exact same thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 (edited) So what do you guys make of Activision-Blizzard banning that Hearthstone tournament winner from Hong Kong who called for HK independence during his victory interview? Because if you ask me, it kinda makes me sick. American companies bowing down before Chinese censorship is already a big pet peeve of mine, but most of the time it was just something annoying and minor like removing or altering characters or plot elements in films and video games. This is much more important than that, though. This is about actual oppression of the people of Hong Kong and Blizzard decided to bend the knee for those Chinese dollars. It's so pathetic and cynical and I've pretty much resolved not to buy any more Activision-Blizzard games unless they get their act together, which isn't very fucking likely. I wasn't buying many in the first place, granted. I think the last one I got was the Spyro trilogy? Still, I'm washing my hands of them. Enjoy your Chinese blood money, Blizzard. Edited October 9, 2019 by Mister Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 Blizzard may have a clause in their official rules or whatever, but all it really means is that they're damn cowards. Free Speech is always a tricky subject online, especially in the confines of using a platform that isn't your own. Still, in this age of social media and technology, you can't just expect banning someone and taking all their prize earnings over a political statement to go well for you. It's scary to think that somehow the Chinese market is so large/powerful that it overrides rational thought. Any other time a company might make a statement of where they stand, but here Blizzard robs the guy and pushes him out onto the street to then get hit by a bus. Metaphorically speaking, though I'm sure if the Chinese government wanted, they have done worse all for that sweet, sweet Yuan! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 I won't pretend to fully understand the Hong Kong situation but what they did was spineless, cowardly and indefensible. Even their own employees are pissed off about it. It would be pretty meaningless for me to talk about boycotting them since I haven't played any of their games (or Activision's) in a hell of a long time but I did uninstall the battle.net launcher and I'll definitely think twice about supporting them in the future if they don't reverse their decision. They already got my money for Crash and Spyro on Humble, though, so I'll still be playing those at some point. But Blizzcon is sure to be interesting this year. Watch the cowards not hold a single Q&A lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalCaveman Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 They also fired the casters that interviewed that player, one of them was set to cast an Overwatch tournament too. Not only was it a cowardly act, it was also a pretty stupid one and I hope it blows in their faces, which it may already be. A team from the collegiate series showed a sign in support of Hong Kong, Blizzard immediately cut the feed. Now people are trying to turn Mei from Overwatch into a pro-Hong Kong character, which, considering what has happened with other characters who were used in anti-China images, may have some interesting repercussions. What happened was bullshit, but if the result is that more people learn about what's going on and start doing something (or even just talking about it) then it may not be all bad. As for Blizzcon, I believe they'll simply have any livestreams with a severe delay, to be ready in case anything happens, all Q&As will involve pre-screened questions to ensure everything's in line and they'll probably kick anyone out that so much as tries to bring the topic up. Ideally though, it'd be such a shitshow that they'd be forced to at least say something about it. I've uninstalled battle.net, and though I'll miss it, I think I may switch from StarCraft to Dawn of War, even if it's not quite the same. Unlikely as it is, I'd love to see Serral bring it up during WCS, that'd be cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 7 minutes ago, MetalCaveman said: Now people are trying to turn Mei from Overwatch into a pro-Hong Kong character, which, considering what has happened with other characters who were used in anti-China images, may have some interesting repercussions. That sounds fucking great. I would love to see Overwatch get banned in China over this if it gets big enough. Even if Blizzard tries to take a half-measure by simply deleting Mei, one of the most popular characters in the game, it would still result in an absolutely enormous scandal. Yes, please. Make Mei into an icon for Hong Kong independence. Make memes into dreams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 Mei is Mandarin speaking while Hong Kong is largely Cantonese speaking though. I'm not quite sure changing Mei into an icon for Hong Kong independence would works but if we are to take the ideas behind the protests and grievances at this point, it spans across national, cultural and ethnic identities (though I guess being freedom loving/inspiring is a cultural thing). It's kind of like the idea of how many Americans are born everyday but they just haven't come home yet. So making Mei into that could work though be aware of the point I brought up. And really, this Blizzard-Hong Kong-China incident goes further with thing crap happening in Xinjiang, Tibet (remember that!?). Hell, this incident goes hand-in-hand with what's going on with the NBA and China. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 I'm with FLD that it's pretty meaningless for me to boycott Blizzard since I don't really play any of their games anyway, but I guess now I'll make a point of not playing them instead of just doing so out of disinterest (I love Starcraft but I've already played the shit out of it and moved on). It's gonna be the Activision side of things that I'll have to be more careful about, just because I don't always pay attention to who the publisher of a game is. It really does go hand-in-hand with the NBA thing. I was disgusted enough with the NBA's response, which was just the usual corporate "we're sorry anyone was offended" fake apology, but then I learned the Chinese version of the statement was all "we're sorry for the inappropriate remarks" and actually agreeing they were problematic. Much like with Blizzard though, I don't really follow the NBA, so me boycotting them doesn't really mean anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 Aside from Spyro I had also been considering the Crash Team Racing remake when the price dropped but forget that. I also dabbled in Overwatch every now and then and I had played a lot of Diablo 3 with the intention of getting 4 when it came out but no. I may not have a lot but I can honestly say that I stick to my guns when I boycott something. I haven't bought an EA game since Titanfall 2 and I got that for five dollars. Maybe it's only a drop in the bucket but I can still feel good about not compromising my principles. Of course, as gross as microtransactions are, Chinese pandering is still far, far worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalCaveman Posted October 10, 2019 Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 I was kinda interested in the new Modern Warfare, but even then, it's kind of an easy skip for me, and with Doom Eternal delayed, I can now spend the rest of the year focusing on my backlog. CoD mobile was fun but again, it's not hard to switch to something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalCaveman Posted October 12, 2019 Report Share Posted October 12, 2019 https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/blizzard/23185888/regarding-last-weekend-s-hearthstone-grandmasters-tournament Blizzard has issued a statement. It's one of those non-apology apologies. Among the things mentioned: 6 months suspension for both the casters and blitzchung blitzchung will receive his prize money and other stuff The claim that the company's relations with China had nothing to do with anything Needless to say, people are not happy with this response, nor with the timing of it. If anything, this just made things worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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