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No, I'm not picking up a new Xbox or a PS4 within the first year, if ever. Maybe when hardware is proven to be reliable and there's an abundance of titles to choose from I will, but maybe I should use that money to get a better video card instead. Wii U is out of the question right now.

Kotaku said:

The Next-Gen Xbox Is Getting a Hell of an Exclusive, Sources Say

The long-awaited first game from Respawn Entertainment—the studio helmed by the creators of Call of Duty—will be exclusive to the next-gen Xbox, according to two unrelated sources familiar with the game. One of our sources indicates that there will also be an Xbox 360 version, but no versions for rival PlayStation and Nintendo consoles.

Oh, you didn't think the console wars were over, did you?

The new game from Respawn is a futuristic multiplayer-centric online shooter, one of our sources says. The source describes the game as a battle of Davids and Goliaths. The Davids are heavily-armed foot soldiers. The Goliaths are the giant exosekeltons—Titans—that these soldiers can pilot. These Titans are big mech-style walkers that move with an agility not seen in games like Mechwarrior or Steel Battalions.

To keep the action balanced, game maps limit the number of Titans that can be used in a skirmish. Weapon loadouts for the foot soldiers are designed to ensure that the characters on foot can take out the Titans if need be. The source who described the game does not work at Respawn, but their description tracks with the long-reported desire by the former Infinity Ward team to make a sci-fi shooter.

Kotaku said:

We've heard from other sources that Microsoft is not where they want to be at this point in the pre-launch development of Durango. A reliable source—one who was not part of our reporting about the Respawn game—tells us that Microsoft is as much as six months behind in producing content for the new console, despite an expected late-2013 launch. Another tells us that Microsoft recently cancelled several internal next-gen projects because they were not coming together as hoped. These sources have told us that, comparatively, Sony is in better shape and further along with hardware and software development for PlayStation 4.

We'd also heard from an industry insider that Microsoft was aggressively trying to sign exclusive games for Durango. Given the lack of internal development at Microsoft—their internal studios, while talented, are outnumbered by those of Sony and Nintendo—and given some of the apparent recent stumbles and slowdowns internally, signing an exclusive Respawn-EA game would suit the Durango quite well.

Ruh roh.

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Inaba: The Wonderful 101 will make make you happy to own a Wii U

Platinum's Atsushi Inaba jumped on Twitter to clarify the statements made by Kamiya earlier yesterday...

So it looks like @PG_Kamiya has caused another bit of controversy. What he is saying is his basic approach to how he creates an action game. The idea is rooted in that you shouldn’t pad your game with content users won’t enjoy in order to control play time to the end of the game. It isn’t something he wants to do, or thinks you should do.

BTW, if you didn’t know @PG_Kamiya is the kind of game director who will pack as much content into the game as he can until he is satisfied. If we were to give in to all of his desires, the game we’d ship would probably be some super-long action game that no one would beat. I’ve been teamed up with @PG_Kamiya as his producer for a long time now, and game length is something I’ve never once worried about.

That means both the length of a single play-through and the replayability of the game. Never worried once. Never. Actually, my job really is to be the one who says “This is too %^&* long! Cut it!”

Of course, even though @pg_kamiya didn’t intend for people to jump to their own conclusions, they did. In this case, that conclusion was “So TW101 is going to be short then?!” Let me make my own conclusion: TW101 will be so much fun you are going to wear out your Wii U GamePad. Actually, the Wii U GamePad is pretty sturdy, so you probably won’t wear it out…

And I’m sorry I can’t explain to you in exact terms why I think you will have so much fun with TW101. I promise there will be plenty of news about the game in the days and weeks to come. But I will say this – Everyone here is working incredibly hard to make sure you say two things about TW101. One: I’m happy I bought a Wii U! — Two: I’m happy I bought The Wonderful 101!

Sorry for the flood of tweets, but thanks for staying with me!

Check your PMs, Steelio.

gamingeek said:

Kotaku said:

We've heard from other sources that Microsoft is not where they want to be at this point in the pre-launch development of Durango. A reliable source—one who was not part of our reporting about the Respawn game—tells us that Microsoft is as much as six months behind in producing content for the new console, despite an expected late-2013 launch. Another tells us that Microsoft recently cancelled several internal next-gen projects because they were not coming together as hoped. These sources have told us that, comparatively, Sony is in better shape and further along with hardware and software development for PlayStation 4.

This fits in with everything that was said last year regarding the next gen consoles. MS supposedly had a serious issue developing some kind of microchip or board that was going to be intregal to the console, and was getting failure rates off the assembly line of around 80%. And then later another reputable source claimed that only one new console would launch in 2013. Those rumors sort of died and I assumed they were bogus. But given that MS still hasn't released their console details amongst a ton of rumors (much of which sucks ass), I'd say those rumors are gaining credibility again. I still think it'll happen and they'll just skip a Japanese launch and get to it 6 months later, if at all, but who knows. I will say that if they are delayed until 2014 Nintendo will breathe the biggest sign of relief anyone has ever heard.

Foolz said:

Check your PMs, Steelio.

Yes Steel, check your PMs.

gamingeek said:

Foolz said:

Check your PMs, Steelio.

Yes Steel, check your PMs.

Yes. Steel, check your PMs.

Mediocre NBA center comes out as gay.  Was your reaction, like mine, "Okay who cares" or did it shake your world that a professional athlete is gay?

What precedents are there in your country?  I'd like to know if this was more than just a first for the United States.  I am not aware of any professional athelete in Australia having come out.