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I still think Zombi U is the best game on the Wii U and still uses the Gamepad the best of any game on the system.

GG and Vader's "discussion".

What the hell did I just read?!

Foolz said:

GG and Vader's "discussion".

What the hell did I just read?!

Screw you!

Mattrick and Spencer talk Games in OXM

Thankfully, a glance at the bigger picture reveals that this is more a question of presentation than strategy. Microsoft will invest no less than $1 billion into games next gen - an unprecedented sum for the firm - and Xbox One will see 15 exclusive titles in its first year at retail, including eight new IPs. All that's on top of a two-year period of bulking up, which has seen Microsoft Studios open new games studios in London, Washington and Victoria, British Columbia while snapping up talent for its existing operations.

Core gaming powerhouses 343 Studios, Lionhead and Turn 10 have all seen significant appointments - Lionhead, for instance, now runs under the supervision of MMO expert John Needham, in further evidence that the rumoured Fable 4 will be a cloud-centric affair. Microsoft has hired former Sony executive Phil Harrison - the man who oversaw the gestation of such noted PlayStation IPs as LittleBigPlanet - to manage internal projects and developer relations in Europe. Rare Ltd is poised to return to one of its cherished franchises in what Microsoft Studios boss Phil Spencer bills a "historic" revival.

Black Tusk Studios is working on a mysterious action title that's designed to compete with Halo and Gears of War. Microsoft has opened Lift London to create and incubate smaller scale cloud-based games. New projects are underway at Microsoft Studios Osaka, reflecting IEB president Don Mattrick's assertion that the company remains "committed" to Japan. Perhaps most hearteningly, Microsoft has acquired Press Play and Twisted Pixel to work on "weird, unique" titles for Xbox Live. In short, there's a lot more bubbling away under the surface than the Xbox One event suggests

Pushed to discuss Microsoft's attitude to first-party exclusives during a roundtable conversation with journalists, he offers a regrettably detail-free yet promising account of Xbox One's core release slate. "I think they're always important. We just ran through our script and counted the number of exclusives, and looked at the amount of money that we're spending and the deals that we have, exclusive windows and [things to create differentiation]. I think, candidly, people are way, way under-indexing how hard we're punching."

"We're going to come out with detail on things and people are going to go, 'oh my god'. Like, 'they were focused, they made this a core goal, core activity'. There are great hits, there's innovation, and there are world class creators plugged in. You know, I keep track of it all, and I hope everyone here does - we kind of look back at all the different years and at what we shipped, how many units have sold. There's a lot of hyperbole about things, but I think we're going to deliver."

Naturally, Mattrick's immensely heartened by the feedback on all this from third parties. "What I've heard other people say, without breaking any of their non-disclosure agreements, is that we've got something pretty good, and they're excited to work with us and to see what the capabilities are, and what it could mean for their business. As creators and particularly as consumers, people are like 'how do I get one early?'"

Ravenprose said:

I just got back from seeing the new Star Trek. It was a lot of fun.

Is there a controversial interacial kiss?

bugsonglass said:

It was price-reduced a couple of days ago and very nearly didn't but then I didn't and now it's out of stock.  Not sure it would be my kind of game but I heard enough good things from people I trust to at least know it's a quality title.  Oh well, I wish my U would at least arrive already even if I only had Lego and Mario to play for the time being.  Don't feel like playing any other games at present.  Uncharted 3 is so formulaic and by the numbers and the shooting segments are not fun at all.  I want an Uncharted game starring Sullivan as a pimp.

What's great about it is, Gamepad speaking, it feels like a part of the game. A natural extension of it, like how the N64 pad felt for Mario 64, or the Xbox pad felt for Halo. On top of that, its probably the best "survival horror" experience in the true sense of the phrase since Resident Evil remake. You feel like you are merely SURVIVING...nothing more.

edgecrusher said:

What's great about it is, Gamepad speaking, it feels like a part of the game. A natural extension of it, like how the N64 pad felt for Mario 64, or the Xbox pad felt for Halo. On top of that, its probably the best "survival horror" experience in the true sense of the phrase since Resident Evil remake. You feel like you are merely SURVIVING...nothing more.

gamingeek said:

Unless you go in with the expectation that every zombie game should be about shooting everything and blowing stuff up, anybody should enjoy it. And it's not particularly hard anyway, you get infinite lives and just stash enough equipment in the safehouse to use when you die. It's a good title, could be longer and have a few extra modes to extend it's replayability. Graphics are decent but fairly weak textures compared to what Wii U can actually do in Trine 2 Goblin Menance and NFS.

I'm not that experienced with old school survival horror.  Started Resident Evil Remake on Gamecube but somehow didn't get too far with it.  Found it a little bit unsettling.  I was under the impression ZombiU was hard as nails from what reviews and players had been saying.  I will be on the lookout for when it comes back in stock even though Lego and Mario (+all I have on the 3DS at present) should keep me busy for a while

gamingeek said:

So it looks like Fuse bombed - maybe they should have done Resistance 4?

Insomniac has proven to be a one hit wonder IMO....Ratchet & Clank was genius back in the PS2 days, one of my favorite franchises of the era. I expected Insomniac to move on to PS3 and get even better. As it turns out, they released a few more forgettable Ratchet sequels and the very average Resistance series. And now Fuse.

Naughty Dog has pretty much done what I thought Insomniac would do, in becoming Sony's best developer. The God of War team has also disappointed me. After unleashing that badass shit on the PS2 I was really expecting something amazing from them on PS3.

edgecrusher said:

Wait...what?

Sorry bro ... meant Gamecube.  Too many hours at work nonstop.  Brain fried