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[ign.com] Inazuma Eleven Coming to North America The soccer RPG we've all been waiting for ign.com news robio
[computerandvideogames.com] Hands-On: Tomb Raider - Definitive Edition computerandvideogames.com gamingeek
[gamesindustry.biz] Ubisoft wanted Splinter Cell: Blacklist to sell 5 million It only sold 2 million gamesindustry.biz gamingeek
[nintendolife.com] Nintendo Dominates Japanese Charts At Christmas Wii U and 3DS games took eight out of the top ten positions nintendolife.com gamingeek
[computerandvideogames.com] Spencer says 'Sony has done a nice job with PS4' computerandvideogames.com gamingeek
[eurogamer.net] Third EA-owned company loses its leaders this month Dick rot? eurogamer.net gamingeek
[videogamer.com] Square Enix Montreal's next-gen Hitman title confirmed cancelled Going to iOS instead, fuuuuuu videogamer.com gamingeek
[videogamer.com] Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD developed by Chinese outsourcer Ni Hao Penises videogamer.com gamingeek
[gamekyo.com] Deep Down : trois images de plus Trois le shits gamekyo.com media gamingeek
[neogaf.com] Judge Sets Royalty Rate For 3DS Technology At 1.82% per unit in patent case neogaf.com gamingeek
[famitsu.com] Japan’s games/hardware sales totals of 2013 3DS dominates famitsu.com gamingeek
[neogaf.com] Steam controller CES impressions Bewildering/hate it/utterly alien etc neogaf.com impressions gamingeek
[vooks.net] Bravely Default - Vooks review 4 out of 5 vooks.net impressions gamingeek
[gamingbolt.com] Project CARS will “showcase the hidden power Wii U has” Says developer gamingbolt.com gamingeek
[ign.com] PS4 Sales Pass 4.2 Million ign.com gamingeek
[gameinformer.com] Evolve announced by LFD devs gameinformer.com gamingeek
[computerandvideogames.com] MLB 2K series cancelled computerandvideogames.com gamingeek
[videogamer.com] Alien: Isolation: Announcement Trailer videogamer.com gamingeek
[videogamer.com] Alien: Isolation confirmed late 2014 on PS4, XB1 & more Every platform except Wii U videogamer.com gamingeek
[videogamer.com] Creative Assembly on how it's bringing back survival horror With Alien: Isolation videogamer.com gamingeek
[videogamer.com] Alien: Isolation Hands-On Erasing the Memory of Colonial Marines videogamer.com gamingeek
[eurogamer.net] Several Steam Machines' specs and prices revealed $600 - $6000 eurogamer.net gamingeek
[nintendolife.com] Video: Xbox One vs. Nintendo 64 Has proven what many of us have known all along: the Nintendo 64 is hands-down the superior system. The short tongue-in-cheek video (see below) actually makes a pretty compelling case nintendolife.com gamingeek
[gamesindustry.biz] Sony reveals new head-mounted display Simulates a 750 inch display, costs £1300 aka $2144 gamesindustry.biz gamingeek
[mcvuk.com] Next-gen Hitman game IS in the works For PC and next gen mcvuk.com gamingeek
[gamefront.de] 16 pics of Tales of Zestiria gamefront.de gamingeek
[microsofttranslator.com] Gameinformer announcing big game today 'Better than God or Gears of War' microsofttranslator.com gamingeek
[microsofttranslator.com] Telltale founder wants to work on James Bond microsofttranslator.com gamingeek
[siliconera.com] Monster Hunter Frontier GG - new footage, details GG will not be playing GG siliconera.com media gamingeek
[nintendonews.com] Tantalus AAA Wii U game: for a 'top-notch' publisher "A port, but more of a complete rework for the Wii U: a bit like the work we did on Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Director’s Cut." nintendonews.com gamingeek
[eurogamer.net] 1st Steambox to Debut at $1899.99 US Yeah just no eurogamer.net news _Bear
[computerandvideogames.com] Hands-On: PlayStation Now is yet to entirely convince But shows promise computerandvideogames.com impressions gamingeek
[eurogamer.net] AC4: Black Flag - Freedom Cry review 7/10 eurogamer.net impressions gamingeek
[eurogamer.net] The Witcher gets a board game spin-off And it's better than Witcher 2 eurogamer.net gamingeek
[videogamer.com] Titanfall player count limited to 6v6 videogamer.com gamingeek
[gamekyo.com] Robocop game trailer iOS gamekyo.com gamingeek
[neogaf.com] Nintendo stock sees jump to 15,020 yen per share Bigger than Sony? neogaf.com gamingeek
[gonintendo.com] No plans for Alien: Isolation on Wii U Surprise! gonintendo.com gamingeek
Super Mario 64 had 15 people working on it Camera went through thousands of changes pixelatron.com gamingeek
[wired.com] Oculus Rift Mastering VR. No more sickness wired.com news Dvader
[rockpapershotgun.com] Valve on Why Should You Buy a Steam Machine? rockpapershotgun.com gamingeek
[gamesindustry.biz] Legend of Zelda is Japan's #1    gamesindustry.biz gamingeek
[gamesindustry.biz] Roundtable: PlayStation Now or never? gamesindustry.biz gamingeek
[nintendolife.com] Doomed Miiverse Romance Turns Sour Take the tragic story of Allan and Nicole, two star-crossed Nintendo gamers who met recently on Miiverse and shared a brief (and often unintentionally amusing) connection. nintendolife.com gamingeek
Fable Legends delivers the "dark fairytale" Albion fans have asked for, says Lionhead oxm.co.uk gamingeek
[gamespot.com] Mercury Steam: New game completely different to Castlevania PS4 and X1 - Wii Poo? Nope gamespot.com gamingeek
[eurogamer.net] "The God of War comparisons really pissed us off" Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 expands into Legend of Zelda territory. eurogamer.net gamingeek
[eurogamer.net] Most Anticipated: X eurogamer.net gamingeek
[nintendolife.com] News: Monolith Soft Lists "Urgent" Job Postings Including Requirements in Network Implementation nintendolife.com gamingeek
[gamasutra.com] Working with Nintendo, making a studio great for developers Next Level Games gamasutra.com gamingeek
[gamefront.de] Bethesda lists Skyrim X1 and PS4 gamefront.de gamingeek
[nintendoeverything.com] Smash Bros. for Wii U screenshots showcase Zelda nintendoeverything.com gamingeek
[gamespot.com] Nintendo calls 3DS a "powerhouse" seller 45% game sales increase in 2013 gamespot.com gamingeek
Nintendo GDC 2014 panel revealed How to Turn a New Leaf at the Animal Crossing gdconf.com gamingeek
[gonintendo.com] 3Q results called "Strategy Session and Results Meeting" Nintendo meeting, U sales in Japan were 26x Sept levels gonintendo.com gamingeek
[gonintendo.com] Nintendo stock up another 4.3% "JP broker saying company to announce change in strategy to smartphones on Jan 30th results - we disagree" gonintendo.com news gamingeek
[dualshockers.com] 'Panta Rhei' engine can be adapted to 'anything' Deep Down engine dualshockers.com gamingeek
[metro.co.uk] Nintendo Is Now Worth More Than Sony "It is proof that the wider business world does not see things in the same way as most gamers" metro.co.uk editorial gamingeek
[computerandvideogames.com] Gallery: Every Steam Machine computerandvideogames.com gamingeek
[computerandvideogames.com] Konami to axe always-online DRM on Metal Gear computerandvideogames.com gamingeek
[videogamer.com] Mafia 2 developer 2K Czech has closed videogamer.com gamingeek
[gonintendo.com] EAD has 800ish employees Across all Nintendo, 7000 employees gonintendo.com gamingeek
[gamesradar.com] Bravely Default - review "The world looks meticulously hand-drawn, bristling with tiny but imaginative details" gamesradar.com impressions gamingeek
[gonintendo.com] Retro is now hiring gonintendo.com gamingeek
[youtube.com] Hiphopgamer tries the Rift, best interview. This guy is the best interviewer in the industry. youtube.com Dvader
[cinemablend.com] Oculus Rift Is $499? cinemablend.com gamingeek
[nintendoeverything.com] Retro and Nintendo on their relationship Games developed at Retro Studios are a collaboration between members from Retro Studios, SPD and other entities throughout the Nintendo family. nintendoeverything.com gamingeek
[nintendoenthusiast.com] Two developers: It isn't harder to devlop on Wii U "It sounds like that developer had a super early devkit" nintendoenthusiast.com gamingeek
[eurogamer.net] The Secret Developers: Wii U - the inside story ​ "over the course of six months we received multiple different development kits in a variety of colours, none of which revealed why they were different from the previous one" eurogamer.net gamingeek
[gamekyo.com] Evolve : premières images gamekyo.com gamingeek
[lazygamer.net] Kirby Speed Runner Grabs Ass, Gets Banned Headline of the year? lazygamer.net aspro
[gameunder.net] Game Under Podcast Ep. 36 Foolz and Aspro give their GOTYs and more. gameunder.net editorial impressions media news aspro
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Mon, 06 Jan 2014 17:23:22

Well Brothers joins the list of stupidly over praised artsy game. It is a sort of Ico like adventure where two characters go on some journey that involves no combat but a bunch of mundane puzzles. Here you control both brothers at the same time one on each stick. That could be used for some excellent puzzles and situations but so far its been used to do stuff like hold the switch while the other crosses the door to the other side so he can hold a switch! Or the amazing rotate the crank to move a platform the other brother is on. There has been maybe one puzzle where an actual thought process was needed to come up with a solution.

Maybe the last half is amazing...

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Mon, 06 Jan 2014 17:36:38
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Ubisoft wanted Splinter Cell: Blacklist to sell 5 million

It's the Wii U's fault. It didn't sell 3 million copies as they expected.

I will laugh at Ubisoft like I laughed at Square- Enix nearly a year ago.

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Mon, 06 Jan 2014 18:04:37

Didn't Hitman Absolution sell like 3.5 million or something? That's not enough for a sequel?

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Mon, 06 Jan 2014 19:46:44
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gamingeek said:
... occupying an incredible 80 percent of the top ten for the last week of 2013...

Grinning  That made me laugh for some reason.  Why didn't they just say 8 out of 10?  Did they think 80% of the top 10 made it sound more impressive?

I may have done the same thing in that position, as saying "8 out of 10 of the top 10" is a bit repetitive, while saying "8 out of 10" is a bit incomplete as it doesn't properly specify the subject.

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Mon, 06 Jan 2014 20:32:55

Dolby Vision at CES

http://www.theverge.com/2014/1/6/5276934/dolby-vision-the-future-of-tv-is-really-really-bright

It's a set of technologies that cover everything from the mastering process to displays themselves, and the company has been quietly showing off demos in recent months. Colors pop, incredible detail is visible from the darkest blacks to the hottest highlights, and a dramatic increase in brightness makes for a viewing experience that’s so close to reality it seems like a revelation. In an industry that feels like it’s stalling, Dolby Vision has the potential to steer the conversation away from the resolution arms race and towards the kind of visceral, emotional reaction consumers haven’t felt since high-definition TVs came to market some 15 years ago.

I want.

Sony VR headset probably being shown tonight. 8pm EST, conference is streamed live.

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Mon, 06 Jan 2014 20:38:26

Changed my mind just finished Brothers and it was a good game. The second half is mostly great with some very good gameplay ideas. The best part though is the journey they go on, it goes full on fantasy which I love. Amazing locations with some cool as hell moments. Felt like an interactive Neverending Story like game. And the ending is great.

So bad start, great finish, good game. It is still too simple overall for it to be one of my favorites of the year but I am very glad that I played it.

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Mon, 06 Jan 2014 21:26:37

I tried to play Batman online last night there was one other human on the planet wanting to play at the same time as me, you need 8 to start a match. So much for that.

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Mon, 06 Jan 2014 23:02:29

The new MGS sounds kind of gruesome.

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Mon, 06 Jan 2014 23:57:45

Inazuma Eleven Coming to North America

Does anyone insight as far as Inazuma Eleven? I've been seeing this game pretty routinely on Japanese sales charts for several years now, and since Level 5 is behind the game I've always wondered if they were any good. If sales are any indication I'd say that it must be good, but Japanese audience have odder and odder tastes as the years go by it seems, so that's not an entirely reliable method of guessing now.

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Tue, 07 Jan 2014 02:01:19
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looks allright.

Of course, that's a screenshot taken at 720P. Nyaa

Also, I know a lot of those people were talking about 720P upscaled to 1080P (astoundingly some weren't), but judging from the supposedly 1080P PS3 games that I've tried which are actually just 720P or some other lower resolution upscaled, there's still a very noticeable difference between them and proper 1080P. They looks heaps better than plain old 720P, though.

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What is wrong with the shooting? You do know there are multiple shooting options right?

GG it is a beautiful game that does struggle to stay steady, clearly the old systems were nearly dying trying to run that game.

Nothing major, but when you use an engine as brilliant as Max Payne 3, minor things stand out. The "multiple shooting options" only change the controls, don't they? That's not multiple shooting options. That's multiple control layouts. Anyway, the two biggest problems are: poor field of view balancing (it's too zoomed out) which is completely unnecessary so far despite being an open world game due to how linear and small the gun fights actually are. The other is that where your aiming changes when you hit R3 to zoom in from normal aiming. Lazy as hell. Like I said, both are minor things, but Max Payne 3 had one of the best shooting engines ever. It also doesn't help that the shooter level design is even worse (so far) than the lacklustre level design in Max Payne 3. Max Payne 3 was saved by the ridiculous bullet time and how over the top everything was. GTAV doesn't have that to make up for its level design shortcomings.

It might be beautiful. Doesn't change the fact that the resolution stinks.

Also, Brothers does improve, Vader. But not a huge amount. Second half should have been the first half that led into a more complex second half in terms of gameplay.

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Tue, 07 Jan 2014 02:56:24

Foolz, which games really do output in 1080p, just for my reference.  I though gta looked nice, but not sure I would've noticed too much difference if it was 1080.

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Tue, 07 Jan 2014 03:06:30
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Fools, which games really do output in 1080p, just for my reference.  I though gta looked nice, but not sure I would've noticed too much difference if it was 1080.

Hardly any apparently.

I think Origins is 1080P native as well (not listed there except for the Vita), but it's hard (for me at least) to compare Origins and GTA...cartoon graphics look very crisp at 720P.

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Tue, 07 Jan 2014 03:11:33
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Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition PS4

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Tue, 07 Jan 2014 03:13:29
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That looks GOOD.  Best looking PS4 visuals yet!  Lol

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Tue, 07 Jan 2014 03:14:36
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That looks GOOD.  Best looking PS4 visuals yet!  Lol

Because it's a PC port. Nyaa

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Tue, 07 Jan 2014 03:17:08

Wipeout HD looks amazing at 1080p.

Final Fantasy XIII looked very impressive at 1080p even though it's upscaled from 720p.

Gran Turismo 5 looks worse at 1080p than it did on my old 720p TV.

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Tue, 07 Jan 2014 03:18:22
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Wipeout HD looks amazing at 1080p.

Final Fantasy XIII looked very impressive at 1080p even though it's upscaled from 720p.

Gran Turismo 5 looks worse at 1080p than it did on my old 720p TV.

Yeah, I was so disappointed by GT5. Sad It was one of the games I was most looking forward to trying, and it looked so meh that I may as well have been playing LBP.

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Tue, 07 Jan 2014 03:40:55
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No wonder Sony is in trouble. Dog mounted camera? Tennis monitor? Phones no one wants. Underwater walkman.

This company has nothing that people want outside a PS4, that is the only area they are leading.

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