Activision Blizzard is up for sale
61% ownership can be yours for a mere $8.1 billion
laserlemming.com news
isntchrisl
IGN's Worst Games of 2012 So Far...
Something is amiss in these titles...
ign.com editorial
edgecrusher
Iwata's Shareholder Q&A
About to be fragmented into hundreds of individual news stories.
nintendo.co.jp news
aspro
1UP Reviews Spec Ops: The Line
"B+" "honest and effective attempt at capturing and commenting on the monstrosities of war".
1up.com impressions
aspro
Call of Duty Online Announced for China
Follows freemium model to avoid piracy.
giantbomb.com news
aspro
Giantbomb Reviews Spelunky
4/5 "as madly brilliant as it is maddeningly pitiless".
giantbomb.com impressions
aspro
Little King's Story creator forms new studio
The Kind is Dead, Long Live the King
develop-online.net
gamingeek
Pikmin 2 Wii Edition NWR review
9.5 - 'I didn't believe much in buying upgraded or remade ports of last-generation games. Then I bought Pikmin 2.'
nintendoworldreport.com impressions
gamingeek
Mighty Switch Force HD coming to Wii U eShop
More Wii U/3DS projects in the works
gonintendo.com
gamingeek
Wada saddened by lack of variety in game industry
And by the level of violence
gamasutra.com
gamingeek
Gamespot: When Do We See the Most New IP?
'we looked at the numbers to see if new hardware really drives originality.'
gamespot.com editorial
gamingeek
Metro review the 3DS XL
'this clearly isn't just a supersized version of the same screen technology.'
metro.co.uk impressions
gamingeek
Eurogamer Reviews Amazing Spider-Man
6/10 "an enjoyable few days of undemanding play".
eurogamer.net impressions
aspro
PS2 Titles Launch on Japanese PSN
Launching with mostly third-party classics.
andriasang.com news
aspro
PSN+ July Offerings Detailed
Gotham Imposters, Pac-Man, Renegade Ops and more.
joystiq.com news
aspro
Spelunky (9.0) AMAZING! Review
"A 2D platformer for the Dark Souls-obsessed."
ign.com impressions
phantom_leo
Ars Reviews Teatrhythm
"...a solid rhythm game title with just enough of an RPG splash to keep things interesting".
arstechnica.com impressions
aspro
Pokemon BW2 Sells Two Million
Plus more Japanese sales information from last week.
eurogamer.net news
aspro
IGN's dream Nintendo E3 event
What should have went down...but didn't.
ign.com editorial
edgecrusher
Nintendo will share download sales data
So that the industry 'can better understand' that market
mcvuk.com
gamingeek
Final Fantasy 7 PC images
You need DX9, a 2 Ghz CPU and 1gb of RAM to run a PS1 game
gamekyo.com media
gamingeek
The Rise of Costs, the Fall of Gaming
'Activision is shutting down Radical Entertainment, Sega is laying off staff from their UK and U.S. offices, Vivendi wants to sell its majority 61% stake in Activision Blizzard'
notenoughshaders.com editorial
gamingeek
There are fewer games, less risk, and less creativity.
Consoles, as we know them, are dead. But core games aren't.
computerandvideogames.com editorial
gamingeek
'PS4/Nextbox must go digital only or face extinction'
Says Codemasters founder
computerandvideogames.com
gamingeek
Nintendo doesn't feel their business model is outdated
Will prove its worth through 3DS/Wii U success
nintendo.co.jp news
gamingeek
Namco's All Star Battle Teaser Gets Slightly Relevant
I've been avoiding this story for 3-4 days now.
andriasang.com
aspro
Why You are Going to Love Skulls of the Shogun
So many ways to Cross-Platform play!
ign.com editorial
phantom_leo
HOMOSEXUAL CONTENT DISCOVERED in SPELUNKY! XBLA!
Remember! You READ IT HERE FIRST!
thevgpress.com news
phantom_leo
Nextbox dedicates a lot of RAM to non-gaming functionality
Says Edge mag - but has a very large amount of memory
neogaf.com
gamingeek
Square says new consoles need tons of RAM
'Agni’s Philosophy real-time tech demo, running on the Nvidia’s GTX 680, was a challenge due to the amount of RAM available.'
thesilentchief.com
gamingeek
EDGE mag hands on 3DS XL
' it’s hard not to be wowed by the bright and clear new displays.'
edge-online.com impressions
gamingeek
Namco announce their All Star Battle game
It's a JoJo's Bizarre Adventure game
gamefront.de news
gamingeek
Spector on cut Alice element in Epic Mickey
Epic Mickey 2's musical element could be expanded for sequel
ign.com
gamingeek
Marvel vs. Capcom Origins coming to PSN and XBLA
Includes HD remakes of Marvel Super Heroes and M vs. C... also Online!
destructoid.com news
phantom_leo
Xbox World's 20 Smartest Developers Today
Great read of 20 best game makers
computerandvideogames.com news
_Bear
Tales of Xilia Coming to West
Was a PS3 exclusive, consoles for west not disclosed yet.
gameinformer.com news
aspro
Borderlands 2 Details
If you have your save from the first, you get some treats.
siliconera.com news
aspro
Halo 4 Multiplayer Footage
Details Infinity Slayer, Regicide and Personal Ordnance.
joystiq.com media news
aspro
Eurogamer Reviews 3DS XL Hardware
"it's difficult to brand the 3DS XL a dismal failure or a rousing success".
eurogamer.net impressions
aspro
Rambo Game Still Alive, More Details Coming
The game is still slated for release this year on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.
gameinformer.com news
aspro
Blizzard Admits Diablo III's Shortcomings
"We recognize that the item hunt is just not enough for a long-term sustainable end-game".
1up.com news
aspro
Baldur's Gate remake?
Nah, iOS/modern OS port. Also, new stuff, DLC, and on PC Beamdog exclusive, lulz.
baldursgate.com
edgecrusher
High Moon Working on Hit Monkey FPS
Darkwatch developer handling rights for popular comic series.
joystiq.com news
aspro
Bungie Enlists Beatle McCartney
He's Fixing a Hole in their soundtrack line-up.
gameinformer.com news
aspro
More DLC for Dragon's Dogma On The Way
Itsuno also says, It would be best if you held on to the game for a bit."
andriasang.com news
aspro
Get the tissues out for Project CARS screens
For drool of course, who would be perverted enough to....
neogaf.com media
gamingeek
Tech Analysis: Resident Evil 6 Demo
Better lighting, worse anti-aliasing - same detail as RE5, with screen tearing
eurogamer.net
gamingeek
Cage - Game industry will die if it doesn't innovate mor
' It's great that you can shoot at monsters, and that's great and it will always be there and it will always be successful, but...'
gamesindustry.biz
gamingeek
MTV Review the Ace Attorney Movie
Ace Attorney could have been a must watch for series faithful instead of very watchable.
mtv.com impressions
gamingeek
Atlus Explains Why They Are Region Locking Arena
It's to do with the weak Yen.
siliconera.com news
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No you did not miss anything. I was going to post it last week, but some shit got in the way and some other shit exploded out and then I forgot.
Shit exploded out, yikes.
This game looks so awesome...definitely my kind of software. Highly looking forward to it. Reminds me of the mighty THIEF.
Being a huge fan of Stealth and exploration games, I've been starving for more stuff like this over this entire generation of hardware. Why everybody only wants straight up fucking action games all the time nowadays, I have no idea.
Hell yes.
^The fuck?
VERY Happy about the Spelunky Review scores!
Yea it got some great reviews ! It might be too frustrating for someone like me. I'm thinking about buying it or waiting until Deadlight...
If only it happened to GG instead of Iga.
Ultimately I could not hang with Bayonetta. Having the PS3 cut out the graphics, while continuing to run the game in every other way gave me an excuse to stop playing.
So now, I'm three hours into Kingdom Hearts. It's the first time I've played it. So far it's a pretty standard action RPG typical of the era. Nothing too bad, other than the unskippable cutscenes.
I read the entire Eurogamer review. Dude was quite effusive about it wasn't he?
I like the look of it, reminds me a lot of Commodore 64 games.
So who should buy Activision? Smart of Vivendi to sell it now, given that WoW has capped out and the whole future of that model (and gaming in general) is in question. Just running through the companies that have that kind of money piled up in the corner:
Microsoft has been on a buying spree lately. They'd clearly be the closest fit being that they have the money as well as the cultural understanding of what Activision/Blizzard does. I don't see it though.
Disney? They have the money. But they seem to be far down the casual road having not enjoyed their daliance with core gaming.
I can't see the Japanese being interested. Perhaps Sony if they see their gaming future as being the West. But they have enough troubles right now. Square doesn't have the money, or it would make sense. They seem to have been quite happy with how Eidos is working for them. Nintendo, of course, would have no interest.
Apple has no interest in core gaming, at least that's what Tim Cook said last month. Apple also doesn't make large aquisitions like this.
None of the regular media companies would want it.
So maybe they are left with institutional buyers.
Vivendi bought in at $9.8 billion, so they'll be doing well (given the money they have made from the division since 2008 ) if they can get a buyer at $8 billion.
EA and Activision merge to become a super asshole company.
I know you are joking, but yeah, EA doesn't have the money for that. They have about $ 1.5 billion in reserves right now.
IGN's Worst Games of 2012 So Far...
Orion: Dino Beatdown
Just the title makes me want this game. Dino beatdown? Fuck yeah.
You can't have a super asshole company unless Capcom is involved.
There is no filtering, they are the same screens Nintendo said no improvement but 9/10 people think the games look better and that there is some sort of filter which Nintendo have already said does not exist. It's voodoo magic at work.
I need to see this thing in person. However I was playing RE over the weekend and TBH the original's screens are big enough as they are.
Pretty cool:
Mighty Switch Force HD Headed To Wii U With Redesigned Sprites
WayForward Technologies are bringing their first Nintendo 3DS game, Mighty Switch Force, to the Wii U as an eShop download. Nintendo Power magazine has the first details on Mighty Switch Force HD, along with the first screenshot.
If that looks a little different from the 3DS version of Mighty Switch Force, it’s because Mighty Switch Force HD has redrawn sprites and WayForward are brainstorming new features for it as well. Here’s a comparison of the sprites from the 3DS (left) and Wii U (right) versions
Mighty Switch Force HD will be ready for the Wii U launch. WayForward also confirm that they’re working on more download games for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.
And they are going to be doing more dual releases. Shantae HD?
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SEGA.
Dreamcast 2 with an exclusive Call Of Duty MMO to follow.
This is pretty cool too:
Happy Tuesday. Inspired by a conversation about Scottish porn stars on some random podcast I listen to, I'd like to offer up the following picture to start (or end if you must) your day.