Topic: Games Industry Death Watch 2010-present

[TJ Spyke]

"M$" stopped being funny about 10 years ago, and comes off as douche-y. Anyways, this is why Nintendo doesn't like buying studios, they prefer getting the employees that have the talent.

[shingi_70]

What's so docuhe about it. Everyone else uses it and for better or worst its just shorter than saying the whole name. Didn't mean it in jest or anything like that.

[Kytim89]

I must first apologize for this statement considering how the forum knows how I feel about Rare, and it drives them crazy, but I have a strong feeling that Micorsoft will eventually close down Rare and whore its Kinect games to other studios. I give it within a year, two tops, before M$ pulls the plug on Rare, and even its IPs. Unless they sell them off, and that is a matter in and of itself.

[TJ Spyke]

shingi, most people stopped doing it years ago. Almost one does it anymore because it's lame. It's like saying something, then saying "psyche!". If you want to shorthand it, do MS (not M$).

[shingi_70]

Will use MS next time.

And there is little indication that Rare will be shut down. In fact their is more to suggest they will stay open with Microsoft is increasing their out put and Phil Harrison being the head of Microsoft Studios Europe now. Not only that but Rare crates all of the avatar crap and works on a lot of the kinect tech for gaming alongside the main kinect team and the Microsoft fusion labs. That and Rarest last two games have sold really well.

But crazier things have happened.?

[Chozo Ghost]

As long as Microsoft continues to be a monopoly its perfectly okay to refer to them as M$. That's just my opinion though.

[tendoboy1984]

Will use MS next time.

And there is little indication that Rare will be shut down. In fact their is more to suggest they will stay open with Microsoft is increasing their out put and Phil Harrison being the head of Microsoft Studios Europe now. Not only that but Rare crates all of the avatar crap and works on a lot of the kinect tech for gaming alongside the main kinect team and the Microsoft fusion labs. That and Rarest last two games have sold really well.

But crazier things have happened.?

Phil Harrison? The guy who was with Sony from the beginning when they created the PlayStation? He's with Microsoft now?

That would be like Eiji Anouma leaving Nintendo and the Zelda series to work for Konami.

[TJ Spyke]

Will use MS next time.

And there is little indication that Rare will be shut down. In fact their is more to suggest they will stay open with Microsoft is increasing their out put and Phil Harrison being the head of Microsoft Studios Europe now. Not only that but Rare crates all of the avatar crap and works on a lot of the kinect tech for gaming alongside the main kinect team and the Microsoft fusion labs. That and Rarest last two games have sold really well.

But crazier things have happened.?

Phil Harrison? The guy who was with Sony from the beginning when they created the PlayStation? He's with Microsoft now?

That would be like Eiji Anouma leaving Nintendo and the Zelda series to work for Konami.

He left Sony in February 2008 to join Infogrames (becoming President when they changed their name to Atari), he joined Microsoft as the head of  Interactive Entertainment Team at Microsoft in March of this year.

[tendoboy1984]

Speaking of Sony, I wonder what Ken Kutaragi has been up to since he was "demoted" / fired from his position at Sony Computer Entertainment. Does he have any new crazy ideas up his sleeves?

[Louieturkey]

shingi, most people stopped doing it years ago. Almost one does it anymore because it's lame. It's like saying something, then saying "psyche!". If you want to shorthand it, do MS (not M$).

Sorry some people are not up to your standards, daddio.  I guess I'm behind the times.  I've used M$ on these forums for 6 years I think and never once did you tell me I wasn't cool and hip like you.  I will try to be more rad and slick and not try to psyche others out with my uncool wit.

Thank you for defending the great M$ from us non hipsters of today's culture.  You have truly turned us from our bogus ways.

BTW, did you hear that Bill & Ted are coming back for a third movie?  I think that is quite excellent. *does air guitar*

[shingi_70]

Eh pretty sure I would be considered a hipster.

*go listens to my grimes/asap rocky playlist*

[tendoboy1984]

BTW, did you hear that Bill & Ted are coming back for a third movie?  I think that is quite excellent. *does air guitar*

Yeah right... I want to believe, but Keanu Reeves is too big of a movie star to make another low-budget stoner-comedy flick.

[TJ Spyke]

BTW, did you hear that Bill & Ted are coming back for a third movie?  I think that is quite excellent. *does air guitar*

Yeah right... I want to believe, but Keanu Reeves is too big of a movie star to make another low-budget stoner-comedy flick.

Reeves himself confirmed it back in April 2011: http://www.nme.com/filmandtv/news/keanu-reeves-confirms-that-bill-and-ted-3-is-on-the/211337

[oohhboy]

BTW, did you hear that Bill & Ted are coming back for a third movie?  I think that is quite excellent. *does air guitar*

Yeah right... I want to believe, but Keanu Reeves is too big of a movie star to make another low-budget stoner-comedy flick.

Reeves himself confirmed it back in April 2011: http://www.nme.com/filmandtv/news/keanu-reeves-confirms-that-bill-and-ted-3-is-on-the/211337

JC tendoboy1984, I can't believe somebody could be more wrong than Patcher, but you have done it.

[Chozo Ghost]

Keanu Reeves is 47 years old

[Louieturkey]

Keanu Reeves is 47 years old

Nice fact.  Did you find that on his IMDb page or on wikipedia?  Or are you just an excellent Bill & Ted fan and have known his age at all times?

[Chozo Ghost]

I looked it up on Wikipedia. I'm just suggesting that at that age it might not be appropriate for him to do a bill and ted style movie.

[TJ Spyke]

What if it's about Bill and Ted and their kids?

[Louieturkey]

What if it's about Bill and Ted and their kids?

From the reports I've read, it looks like it'll be about how they are now in their 40s and still haven't written that song that brings world peace.  They end up somehow seeing two different futures, one where they never wrote the song and one where they do write it. 

No idea how Rufus will be incorporated into this one with George Carlin dead.

[Fatty The Hutt]

No idea how Rufus will be incorporated into this one with George Carlin dead.

I heard they're bringin him back from the dead just for this one.

[Chozo Ghost]

They can bring people back from the dead with computers.

[BlackNMild2k1]

Keanu Reeves is 47 years old

You are wrong.

Keanu is much, much older than 47 years



try several 100's of years old.

[Louieturkey]

Keanu Reeves is 47 years old

You are wrong.

Keanu is much, much older than 47 years



try several 100's of years old.

+1
I think this thread should be renamed the Games Industry and/or Keanu Reeves Death Watch.

[ThePerm]

[Chozo Ghost]

Who is that guy in the first picture who looks like Stallone?