Gamesindustry: There's still merit in console secrecy
"Not every studio gets the access needed to develop launch titles for new consoles - but there are solid commercial and economic reasons for that"gamesindustry.biz gamingeek
This kind of talk bothers me in that Ass Creed article.
"This will happen despite the fact that Assassin's Creed is taking a break this holiday season -- after the brand took a pounding due to a buggy installment."
Claiming the AC series is losing popularity just because a game was glitchy. Give me a fucking break. Its losing popularity because its a story based adventure game that they have run into the dirt by releasing a new one every year for the past 8 years. In fact, a few times there's been NUMEROUS games in one year. People are tired of it, whether a game was glitchy or not.
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And also... Ubi is releasing Watch Dogs 2 this year, so probably the real reason for no AC is that they don;t want to step on Watchdog's launch and they'll need all of ubisoft to make watchdogs 2 happen on any level.
Have you guys tried listening to the Manon ship music when in there? It takes a long time for the musical change to happen but when it does it's ear sex.
Cardboard Manufacturer Makes Lamborghini Out of Cardboard
I've heard it didn't do too well in the crashtests though.
So I checked if my current Surface Pro2 is SteamVR ready today. Here are the results:
Your system isn't capable of rendering low fidelity VR and it appears to be parioally bound by its CPU. We recommend upgrading your cpu in addition to your Graphics Card. You can also try updating your Graphics Card drivers, closing performance heavy applications and running this test again.
Average quality: 0 (low)
Tested frames: 990
frames below 90fps: 990 (100%)
frames CPU bound: 891 (90%)
So there you have it, ultra compact laptop grade technology a yaer and a half old has absolutely zero chance of running SteamVR. How are you guys faring?
Well, well look at this. We have a Pokemon Nintendo Direct for Friday. I suppose we'll be seeing info on RBY and Pokken, and hopefully something about Go and just maybe Pokemon Rainbow... whatever that's going to end up being.
Hey that reminds me, what was the name of the kid that Sony used to promote the PSP alongside Jack? I blame that kid for the PSP not working out so well in the West.
Hey that reminds me, what was the name of the kid that Sony used to promote the PSP alongside Jack? I blame that kid for the PSP not working out so well in the West.
Marcus but that wasn't his real name.
I only knew him from the movie Role Models before those commercials.
Hey that reminds me, what was the name of the kid that Sony used to promote the PSP alongside Jack? I blame that kid for the PSP not working out so well in the West.
Marcus but that wasn't his real name.
I only knew him from the movie Role Models before those commercials.
Remember when the Wii U was about to launch a few years back, and EA's CEO John Riccitiello spoke boldly about the "unprecedented partnership" his firm enjoyed with Nintendo? What followed was anything but, with EA dropping support for the machine after a string of commercial flops.
However, according to information we've been given from a solid source, it would appear that Nintendo and EA are looking to put the past behind them and hop back into bed with one another. Nintendo Life contributor Liam Robertson - a man known to have his finger on several pulses and an ear permanently fixed to the ground - has been speaking to "several" staffers at EA and has discovered that the publisher is holding meetings with Nintendo next month and support for NX is a primary topic. He has now exclusively given us access to the correspondence he's been having with these sources.
It should come as no great shock to learn that EA has NX dev kits - we already know that they are out in the wild thanks to reports last year - but what is rather more surprising is Nintendo's eagerness to get the company back on board after the disappointment of the Wii U. EA was apparently one of the first publishers to get access to NX development hardware, and from the information we've been given, Nintendo is citing EA as a key ally when it comes to making its next console a success.
The sources claim that multiple meetings are lined up for March, and that EA has been discussing several points with Nintendo relating to marketing. These meetings will apparently decide how much support EA - or specifically, its EA Sports arm - will be giving Nintendo in the near future. The publisher understandably wants "a detailed plan" on how Nintendo intends to win over sports fans with NX hardware - something it failed to do with Wii U. EA is keen to learn how Nintendo intends to build up a large enough "sports" audience on NX, as this was apparently one of the key reasons for the publisher abandoning Wii U - it simply wasn't seen as the console of choice for followers of sports.
EA is being quite bold and is asking Nintendo to spend more advertising dollars during televised sporting events like NFL games, NBA games, MLB games, World Cup matches and the World Series in order to claim this audience. The publisher is citing the fact that both Sony and Microsoft spend a large portion of cash during such events, and that EA's titles are given prominence in promotional campaigns.
Another point of contention involves hardware bundles. Traditionally, Nintendo doesn't bundle EA games with its consoles - unlike Microsoft and Sony. According to sources within EA, this is actually seen as something of an insult, and the company will be asking Nintendo to consider shipping NX consoles with leading EA Sports titles, such as FIFA and Madden. While this might smack of arrogance, it's a tactic which has worked well on rival hardware, so there's definitely logic to EA's reasoning.
Finally, there's the topic of applications. Sources claim that during a December meeting between EA and Nintendo executives, an EA exec "criticized Wii U for not having entertainment apps for MLB.TV, NBA, WWE Network, NHL Gamecenter Live, and the NFL". The PlayStation 4 has all of those applications, and EA feels that this is key reason for the machine's success among sports fans. The demand here is that Nintendo ensures NX is able to run such apps, or offer similar functionality to entice sports fans.
Of course, there's so much more to EA's business than just sports titles, but you only have to look at the global sales charts to see that the company's sports-based releases account for a lot of revenue. In this respect, it's understandable that EA wants Nintendo to beef up its standing with this sector of the games-buying public - both Sony and Microsoft have ensured that their respective platforms cater for the vital "sports" demographic, while Nintendo has, in recent years, rather ignored it.
Whether or not Nintendo will bow to such demands remains to be seen, and even if it does, it's going to be a difficult task tempting sports-lovers away from their Xboxes and PlayStations. However, the fact that such meetings are taking place shows that Nintendo is keen to fix the battered relationship it has had with EA and other third parties - companies that will be absolutely vital to the success of NX.
I find this extremely cool. I remember a few months after UMK3 came out Ed Boon made some comments how he was surprised people still hadn't found some of the bigger secrets. At the time he was speaking about the Ninja version of Smoke (who was actually pretty easy to unlock). But he also insinuated that they put things in the game that no one would ever find. It's neat to think that there's still stuff out there that we haven't found.
I find this extremely cool. I remember a few months after UMK3 came out Ed Boon made some comments how he was surprised people still hadn't found some of the bigger secrets. At the time he was speaking about the Ninja version of Smoke (who was actually pretty easy to unlock). But he also insinuated that they put things in the game that no one would ever find. It's neat to think that there's still stuff out there that we haven't found.
I don't recall that. Doesn't make a lot of sense based on the things I remember him talking about back in the 90's, but it's possible. Honestly I was never a big MK fan, so I never followed a lot of the things he said too closely. The one exception was UMK3 because that was in the game room at my college and my best friend was the wizard who knew all the combos and could unlock the secret endings, characters, etc.
And also... Ubi is releasing Watch Dogs 2 this year, so probably the real reason for no AC is that they don;t want to step on Watchdog's launch and they'll need all of ubisoft to make watchdogs 2 happen on any level.
I've heard it didn't do too well in the crashtests though.
Great posts guys.
Those fucking facebook VR photos are disturbing as hell.
reminded me of the end of Enslaved.
I miss Jack Tretton. Looking for a pic of Jacky-T I found this K-But related Item:
So I checked if my current Surface Pro2 is SteamVR ready today. Here are the results:
Your system isn't capable of rendering low fidelity VR and it appears to be parioally bound by its CPU. We recommend upgrading your cpu in addition to your Graphics Card. You can also try updating your Graphics Card drivers, closing performance heavy applications and running this test again.
Average quality: 0 (low)
Tested frames: 990
frames below 90fps: 990 (100%)
frames CPU bound: 891 (90%)
So there you have it, ultra compact laptop grade technology a yaer and a half old has absolutely zero chance of running SteamVR.
How are you guys faring?
LOL sounds like a program just made to troll you. How do I run this test?
You download it from Steam. It's called SteamVR something something and it's about 5Gig for a 2 minute test.
Marcus but that wasn't his real name.
I only knew him from the movie Role Models before those commercials.
SUPER MARIO MAKER LEVELS:
da fuq?
I hated that kid, so annoying.
So, anyone else read this?
Wasn't that article the talk of yesterday?
20 Years Later We're Still Finding Mortal Kombat Easter Eggs
I find this extremely cool. I remember a few months after UMK3 came out Ed Boon made some comments how he was surprised people still hadn't found some of the bigger secrets. At the time he was speaking about the Ninja version of Smoke (who was actually pretty easy to unlock). But he also insinuated that they put things in the game that no one would ever find. It's neat to think that there's still stuff out there that we haven't found.
Wow, that's crazy.
Wasn't it Ed Boon who flipped his shit over Mortal Kombat cheat codes and secrets being posted on the internet and he wanted to sue people over that?
One of the site's forefathers.
I don't recall that. Doesn't make a lot of sense based on the things I remember him talking about back in the 90's, but it's possible. Honestly I was never a big MK fan, so I never followed a lot of the things he said too closely. The one exception was UMK3 because that was in the game room at my college and my best friend was the wizard who knew all the combos and could unlock the secret endings, characters, etc.
Yeah doesn;t sound like Ed Boon at all.