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It worked really well for Overwatch. People were into OW lore for a while. Until they weren’t. Of course, it helps that OW’s lore was backed by a really fun game in a market that wasn’t already over saturated in hero shooters. And the writing for OW; while fairly generic, was done good enough to...

Jim Ryan was at the forefront of their anti-consumer moves. You really think all of this wasn't in the works before he left? Nothing moves fast in large corporations. Everything we're seeing is from under his leadership.

Beyond a reasonable doubt only applies to criminal cases. Civil cases have a much lower bar.

Valve would sue the hell out of MS if they tried. And you can bet it would trigger anti-trust lawsuits. Not to mention how pissed off damn near every single publisher in the game industry would be and how many of them would also join in on a lawsuit pile on. MS would completely kill their entire...

There was an accessory for the Famicom called the Famicom Disk System. It was used for games that needed more storage and it had a better sound chip than the Famicom. If you're collecting Famicom games, it might be worth looking into picking up a FDS. If you want a combo unit, there is the Twin...

Ya know, considering SE's recent financial troubles you'd think they'd drop the prices of these by a few bucks to actually convince people to buy them. The on-going SE tax on old games is freaking insane.

Ubisoft’s writing has been bad for a while now, I doubt those folks will make it much worse. I imagine sales are going to come heavily down to how sick of AC people are and if Ubi can convince the average consumer that it’s worth looking at. The Japan setting isn’t super unique anymore for this...

There's no real consensus on whether or not he was a slave by the time he came to Japan. Most likely, he was free by then as he was hired to be a bodyguard to missionaries as the Jesuit's were not allowed to carry weapons. There is also no proof that he was ever a slave after Nobunaga's death...

At least Sony actually issued refunds for canceled Ghosts pre-orders when they removed it from sale. I have to wonder why they put it up for sale everywhere in the first place. Sony knew PSN wouldn't work in those countries, so why sell any game that requires it in any form there? Also, Sony...

The typical assassin look really only worked super well in the first game. Even in 2, Ezio stood out like a sore thumb most of the time. I’m glad the ninja in this has more stereotypical ninja gear (even though it’s not really that historically accurate either) vs the usual AC assassin gear.

I’m hoping the new PlayStation CEOs will reverse Jim Ryan’s incredibly stupid policy on older games and actually re-release and/or remaster some games. I’d love to see remasters of the older Ratchet games (along with Jak) and they really could just port over the Uncharted trilogy release.

Kind of. It doesn’t quite have the “content” barf of most Ubi titles, but it’s still very obviously inspired by the AC games. I’d say it’s better than most of the recent AC games though.

Agreed. He'd be an interesting character to work with in the game, or even as some kind of primary side-character but it feels like they should have just made up a new character. AC's historical accuracy has always been on the iffy side, but I think this is the first time they've used a...

Yasuke is an actual historical figure. Though he wasn't a samurai, he was Nobunaga's bodyguard/sword carrier/curiosity to be shown off. An interesting choice as one of the main protags of the game. Gives a connection to Nobunaga, who I'm guessing is going to end up being the main villain of the...

Did you watch the whole video? It’s not just GN. They showed evidence of ASUS doing it to others as well.

And yet Sony removed the game from all those countries and refused to offer refunds. Why the fuck are you sucking Sony's cock so much over this?

I really need to get around to plaything through the first game at some point, especially as this seems like it could be really good.

Fake drama? What, exactly, is fake about making the game unplayable to people you sold it? What is fake about denying refunds to those people (the only reason refunds were issued is because Valve stepped in)? What is fake about removing the game from sale in the vast majority of countries it was...

Same for me. I currently have an ASUS motherboard and ASUS laptop, but that's going to be it for me until/unless they turn shit around. Not sure who I'm going to look to as everyone has problems, but I'll figure that out when the time comes.

It's everything the original should have been, at a higher price. And you can be sure whatever hardware faults are built in, ASUS will never admit and they sure won't fix them without a fight. Sounds like a great deal.

Yeah. I'm not going to try and defend the model itself. It's not great and it is incredibly inconsistent. I will say, at least it's not as in your face noticeable at all times like the horrendous lip-sync issue with the previous game.

Maybe new team leads or designers in the modeling department? Maybe they felt they needed a new character model to take advantage of the improved graphics. Perhaps the animation changes caused them to need to change models? I'd have to double check, but I feel like multiple returning characters...

Definitely worse. I haven't bothered to look into the staff of both games, but a lot of the gameplay changes feel like something that could happen when there are differences in team leaders between projects. People coming on, wanting to make changes and having a different vision. I know that...

I’ve said my piece and I have nothing else to say. Don’t fucking quote me on this anymore.

The same tired nonsense basically copied word-for-word from idiots on social media. I'm not "apathetic" I just don't believe in your retarded conspiracy theory.

Go pound sand.

Her face model isn't great, but she's not remotely a "potato head". Let's cut the bullshit for a second here: The entire game is filled with inconsistent face models. If Aloy's face wasn't chosen as the grift of the week from the rage baiters I rather doubt most people would have given a damn...

WB needs a serious management overhaul. Despite the loss and the massive critical and consumer backlash, I bet WG Games leadership will still be on the "live service" train and will keep doing the exact same things that led to both this and Gotham Knights bombing.

Looks like Sony decided to back down: https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/1787331667616829929

PSN isn’t available in several countries, multiple countries require you to use a console to sign up for an account. Helldivers 2 had to be pulled from sale in over 100 countries because of this. It’s a pretty big deal.

Anyone planning to buy the 285K might want to pick up a 1600W PSU, just in case.

Meta is the only one really investing heavily in VR at this point, so it makes sense that it would be Quest 3 exclusive. Does that program that allows non-Meta headsets to play Rift/Quest still work?

To get on topic: I haven’t played the PC version yet (going to wait on a good sale to double dip) but I didn’t like FW quite as much as the fist game. It’s still fun, but the tweaks made to the combat system made some fights more frustrating than fun and kind of railroad the player into only...

And there it is, the brain dead “politics in my games” argument. Most art is political in some form or another because it is an expression of the artist/artists involved in creating it. Your issue with it is entirely stated in your post: You can’t stand that games are made with political...

Technically, they were never bought by Activision. Vivendi bought Blizzard in 98. When Vivendi bought Activision in 08, they merged it with their games division that contained Blizzard and renamed it to Activision Blizzard. For years, both entities ran independently. Every WoW expansion from...

You really need to learn to provide sources to shit in your initial post. Don’t expect other people to do the work for you, especially when it’s something not quickly found on official sites. Anyway, I mostly agree with what the original source said. That all seems like a bit much for Tomb...

That's a multiplayer tabletop RPG. There kind of needs to be more than just Lara. Also, it features tomb raiding.

I really wish they'd been able to make the Justice League game they were rumored to be working on before Suicide Squad was made. I believe I read that they planning to hire or have already hired a bunch of former Rocksteady folks for the studio so maybe they'll make something that feels like a...

He left in 05. His last project at Blizzard was as a lead on WoW. The first BlizzCon was 05, though I think he was gone before then.

An overlay to access PlayStation features seems like a good idea. A lot better than the separate launcher I’ve seen people speculating about.