Dvader said:

So Stephen Elop has been put in charge of the Microsoft software and games division.

http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/24/5444160/microsoft-management-shift-elop-larson-green-devices-services

Stephen Elop may not be Microsoft's new CEO, but the former head of Nokia is not going unrewarded for bringing the phone manufacturer into the Microsoft fold. According to an internal memo, Elop will replace Julie Larson-Green as the head of Microsoft's Devices and Studios business, putting him in charge of Xbox, Microsoft Surface, and Microsoft's game development efforts, in addition to the new cellular handset business. The memo reportedly comes from Julie Larson-Green herself as she takes on a new role: she's becoming the Chief Experience Officer for the company's Applications and Services group, managing the look and feel of products like Bing, Office, and Skype.

Who is he, the former CEO of Nokia who tanked the company. From Wikipedia:

During the 3 years Elop was Nokia CEO, Nokia revenues fell 40%, Nokia profits fell 95%, Nokia market share collapsed in smartphones from 34% to 3.4%, Nokia's credit rating went from A to junk, Nokia's share price dropped 60% in value and Nokia's market capitalization lost 13 Billion dollars in value. The Financial Times calculated that Nokia shareholders ended up paying Elop a bonus of 1 million Euros for every 1.5 billion in market capital that Elop was able to destroy while Nokia CEO.[5]

He has stated before that he would sell off the Xbox division

http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/8/5080192/microsoft-ceo-candidate-stephen-elop-bing-xbox-rumors

This is bad news. If MS doesn't succeed this gen is a total failure. We cannot have a one system generation.

I'm scared.

Archangel3371 said:

I never was interested in Thief so seeing it bomb in reviews doesn't really do anything to me.

The old games are killer.

Ravenprose said:

I'm so glad I got cold feet on Thief, and cancelled my pre-order a couple weeks ago. I was really hoping for it to be a great game. Oh, well.

Same here I was hoping it would be great because I love the other Thief games. I might still get it but only when it is in a Steam Sale or something.

The physical next gen version of MGS Ground Zeros got a $10 price cut. Digital version stays the same. That good, you dont want people unknowingly paying $40 for a tiny game.

Dvader said:

Castlevania scores are meh.

So sad to see.

I'm still buying a whole bunch of copies because I know how devastated Robio will be if this game doesn't do well.

So apparently there has been layoffs at Sony Santa Monica (God of War) possibly cancelling one of its projects.

I'm thinking this is a result of them not really taking God of War to that next level on PS3. The games were solid, but they didn't blow you away like the two PS2 titles did. They also failed to create anything else and establish themselves as one of the better developers in the industry, like I thought they would. Instead, Naughty Dog did that.

Archangel3371 said:

So sad to see.

I'm still buying a whole bunch of copies because I know how devastated Robio will be if this game doesn't do well.

I'm tempted to take a crap, take a picture of it, and then post it to Konami and ask them what's the difference between the new Castlevania and my picture.

robio said:

I'm tempted to take a crap, take a picture of it, and then post it to Konami and ask them what's the difference between the new Castlevania and my picture.

Oh I know this one. It's corn right? Corn is the difference.

Unfortunately I've vacated my bowels for the day. I won't be able to take a picture again until tomorrow.

Dvader said:

The new IP from Santa Monica is safe, it was a smaller project that we dont know about.

Oh thank god. Now I can sleep tonight.