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^ That's one sad line-up.
And i thought PS4 lineup (from what was officially announced) was underwhelming...
We probably should expect more exciting stuff from second and third parties. Avalanche studios (Just Cause guys) are doing something, Epic is definitely doing something.
Always online=live required. That means a subscription is mandatory when buying the device. This is where we see MS introducing the "pay 200 now then 80 dollars a month forever" model.gee thanks for repeating what I said already... live is still a rip off
the biggest change has been how conservative nintendo has been with him in office, we have seen no major new IP's since he came in and expirimentation in games(sunshine) has died as well...
In the 90's LucasArts was one of my favourite devs and practically every PC game they made was great. They seemed to have a real commitment to quality but I find that disappeared around the time the prequels came out and then you never knew what you were getting. If it they weren't in the unique position of owning the Star Wars IP they probably would not have lasted long into the 2000s and they deserved to be closed up long ago. The "real" LucasArts died over ten years ago so I don't shed any tears now.Agreed, the real Lucas arts has been dead for awhile.
I mean sure, I ahven't played it in a week, but I ahve excuses and can't wait to get back to city designing.
Is it a question of sales vs expectations or sales vs. budget?
Video of a Presentation by AJ Grand-Scrutton CEO of Dlala Studios who is working inside of Microsoft's Soho building (holds Lift London and Soho Productions) in an incubation process. Video is about ow the studio got started and how Microsoft is trying to help its image in the eyes of indie developers. So they're working in a situation similar to thatgamecompany had with Sony. They have a contact with Microsoft to work on a game for them (how many games wasn't disclosed) and Microsoft gets to keep the IP. In return Dlala is using space inside of the Soho building alongside Microsoft's two internal development studios. Dlala is paid as if they were normal Microsoft employees as well receive help from other studios and MS employees. By the time the game is complete Microsoft will have enough capital for Dlala to work as a completely independent studio and then go forward and go their separate ways. I wouldn't be surprised if Microsoft buys Dlala after the contract is up as a way to show independent devs that working on Microsoft platforms could have great benefits.
On that note i'm pretty surprised that Microsoft hasn't acquired signal studios yet as thye have worked on nothing but Microsoft platforms thus far.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2030479/xi3-takes-orders-for-piston-steam-box-at-sub-1000-prices.html
There is a $100 discount to those who pre-order before March 17, though it's still over-priced.
Yeah,I'm not even sure they underestimated it or if they did only by a little. I don't think EA wants to put the money into having no day one problems because they see it as something that will be fixed by time and the inevitable drop off of users.
EA had the SWTOR Release under there belt and Mass Effect 3. They should have known what the server strain would be like guestimate. They totally underestimated and someone didn't do proper load testing.
To make up for this whole launch mess with the game, EA said they will offer a free download from their online store (thought they did not specify details, like if people can choose any game or if it's from a pre-selected list of games) to those who bought the game.
My main problem with the steambox is that they are trying to sell a PC in a console market. One of the big reason that people et consoles is the exclusive games.
Dude is speaking the truth. I say a post on Gonintedo with similar tidbits.nobody tried to advertise that, if it wernt for rfn i woldnt know it had off tv play
http://gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=197181Quote“Activision didn’t expect much from Wii U sales of Black Ops 2, but they
sure didn’t expect it to be that abysmal. Activision gave Wii U owners the best
version of Blops 2 with Off TV features, and Nintendo fans didn’t support it.
It’s easy for Nintendo fans to trash publishers for not giving them ports, but
publishers have wisened up. They realize Nintendo fans are all talk. Nintendo
fans are vocal with their mouths, but when it’s time to open their wallets,
they’ll spend that $60 on New Super Mario Bros instead.”
Developers(specially those still new to F2P, who firmly believe you must pay money to play our game) pay lots of attention to people who play F2P games without spending a single cent. It's just not positive. They can't wait to stick a paywall in there, or make the "free" experience of the game as short and unsatisfying as possible. It gets to the point that they don't see them as potential customers, but more as moochers. So their thought is "I'm going to remind you every second of the game that if you don't give us money then you suck and your experience will suck" instead of trying to woo me into giving you my money.
