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[CriticalGaming]

@CriticalGaming

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I know that YOU know, that I saw that the second he posted it. You think FF7 videos sneak by me? Never gonna happen bro!

 

[CriticalGaming]

CP2077 isn’t the only game getting a hugh update; Baldur’s Gate 3 is getting patch 1.7, and it’s pretty big

I bought that game a long ass time ago, and I've been waiting for the full release because it just doesn't make sesne to beta test a single player story driven rpg. I'm excited that things are actually happening for it though, because it felt like it went dead silent for a long time there.

 

[FakeSympathy]

Holy shit, this game.

It's like COD was pregnant, did all the drugs and alcohol, and this was what came out. The IDGAF attitude is reeking

 

[BrawlMan]

Holy shit, this game.

It's like COD was pregnant, did all the drugs and alcohol, and this was what came out. The IDGAF attitude is reeking

Wow, IGN has "standards" for once. I forgot this game even existed. Wasn't Crossfire in development for 6 years or something?

India high court strikes down law banning online gaming

The Karnataka High Court Monday struck down provisions of the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Act, 2021 that prohibited and criminalised online gambling and offering and playing skill games, including on...

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https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2022-02-15/roblox-quarterly-bookings-miss-estimates-as-gaming-frenzy-fades

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

Might need to be extra cautious buying PC parts from Newegg lately-

PC parts vendor Newegg has a bit of a scandal on its hands

PC retailer Newegg has reportedly been a naughty boy.

www.windowscentral.com

I’ve never had a problem with them and hope this is an isolated issue that will be corrected soon.

 

[FakeSympathy]

Wow, IGN has "standards" for once. I forgot this game even existed. Wasn't Crossfire in development for 6 years or something?

I am now 100% convinced those COD reviews are paid, because this game is just as messy yet they trash on it without mercy, but with COD games they are trying to be as nice as possible

Might need to be extra cautious buying PC parts from Newegg lately-

PC parts vendor Newegg has a bit of a scandal on its hands

PC retailer Newegg has reportedly been a naughty boy.

www.windowscentral.com

I’ve never had a problem with them and hope this is an isolated issue that will be corrected soon.

I won a raffle from them last year. The parts all arrived well, but the date they were delivered was way late. They had the excuse of “delay due to weather condition in CA”. Granted, the wildfire was pretty bad at the time but I seriously do think they were trying to cover up the fact that they were using shady delivery services

 

[XsjadoBlayde]

Hmm. Big doubts, but we'll see. Or we won't.

Netflix is turning BioShock into a live-action film

Netflix, hardly a stranger to the world of video game adaptations, has chucked another beloved property onto its increa…

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Netflix, hardly a stranger to the world of video game adaptations, has chucked another beloved property onto its increasingly teetering pile, this time setting its sights on turning Irrational Games' acclaimed underwater shooter BioShock into a live-action film.

The newly announced project is a collaboration between Netflix and publisher Take-Two (the latter is listed as producer alongside Vertigo Entertainment), and still appears to be early in development, with the Hollywood Reporter claiming no writer or film maker is yet attached.

About the only additional bit of intriguing news right now is that the deal was signed with an eye to developing a potential cinematic universe around the BioShock games - which makes some sense, given BioShock Infinite's premise that there exists an endless number of lighthouses leading to an endless number of dystopian cities across space and time, be that Andrew Ryan's underwater metropolis of Rapture or the floating city of Columbia.


This isn't Hollywood's first attempt at adapting BioShock into a movie, of course; Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski was originally set to make a go of it back in 2008, then 28 Weeks Later helmer Juan Carlos Fresnadillo was reportedly attached. However, in 2014, BioShock creator Ken Levine revealed he had personally canned the film project after budgetary and content concerns repeatedly hampered it from getting off the ground.

There's no indication of when Netflix's attempt might reach fruition, but with Cloud Chamber's new BioShock game seemingly well on the way, it's likely the streaming service will be wanting to get the project off the ground sooner rather than later.

 

[Specter Von Baren]

Holy shit, this game.

It's like COD was pregnant, did all the drugs and alcohol, and this was what came out. The IDGAF attitude is reeking

Wow.... what a shitty port of a 90's board game.

 

[BrawlMan]

It's time. We all knew this was coming.

Nintendo Closing 3DS & Wii U Shops In 2023, Has 'No Plans To Offer Classic Content In Other Ways'

The company then deleted a 'Doesn’t Nintendo have an obligation to preserve its classic games?' section from its own FAQ

kotaku.com

It’s 2022 And No Man’s Sky Is Still Getting Massive Free Updates

No Man's Sky's Sentinel update adds new missions, weapons, and mech building

kotaku.com

Platinum Games Want To Be Known For More Than Just Action

The developer behind Bayonetta and Metal Gear Rising wants to explore other ideas for future games.

www.gamespot.com

 

[Dalisclock]

Hmm. Big doubts, but we'll see. Or we won't.

Netflix is turning BioShock into a live-action film

Netflix, hardly a stranger to the world of video game adaptations, has chucked another beloved property onto its increa…

www.eurogamer.net

"And then the guy with no personality(and also a baby in a man's body) shot bees out of his arm after he injected himself with a needle he found on the ground in an underwater slum"

Compelling narrative that.

They might be able to make this good but I'm not betting on it.

Also betting Netflix is gonna try to cheap out on the SFX so rapture will look suspiciously like a warehouse with a greenscreen aquarium. There is no way they can make Rapture look good without spending a lot of money. And honestly one of my issues with Bioshock is how often it felt like you were in rooms with aqairums rather then an underwater city. You have that awesome set piece in the beginning with the tunnels flooding but most of the rest of the game could be in a bunker with some leaky plumbing for all it matters.

 

[Specter Von Baren]

It's time. We all knew this was coming.

Nintendo Closing 3DS & Wii U Shops In 2023, Has 'No Plans To Offer Classic Content In Other Ways'

The company then deleted a 'Doesn’t Nintendo have an obligation to preserve its classic games?' section from its own FAQ

kotaku.com

It’s 2022 And No Man’s Sky Is Still Getting Massive Free Updates

No Man's Sky's Sentinel update adds new missions, weapons, and mech building

kotaku.com

Platinum Games Want To Be Known For More Than Just Action

The developer behind Bayonetta and Metal Gear Rising wants to explore other ideas for future games.

www.gamespot.com

I'm not surprised that they're closing the WiiU store, but I thought they would keep the 3DS up longer since it was a successful system.

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

It's time. We all knew this was coming.

Nintendo Closing 3DS & Wii U Shops In 2023, Has 'No Plans To Offer Classic Content In Other Ways'

The company then deleted a 'Doesn’t Nintendo have an obligation to preserve its classic games?' section from its own FAQ

kotaku.com

Also from Kotaku -

Below is a cross-section of comments from popular Japanese game blogs, sites, and bulletin boards—as well as a smidgen of Twitter. Folks are sounding off on what they think about Nintendo’s decision.

“Nintendo is unhinged.”
“Well, even though you buy downloads, it’s just a rental.”
“Okay, then make it possible to use the Virtual Console on the Switch.”
“Inevitably, this day has come, hasn’t it?”
“I’m able to trust Sony more than Nintendo.”
“You won’t be able to play Nintendo eShop exclusives anymore...?”
“Ridiculous. This makes me only want to buy from Steam.”
“Does this mean they’re saying, ‘Buy a Switch?’”
“At the end, you won’t be able to play anymore? That’s terrifying.”
“This is thinking little of your customers.”
“In the future, the Switch will also be cut off.”
“They’re abandoning the people who purchased the Wii U.”
“This is reckless. That’s the issue.”
“This is garbage.”
“Sayonara, my Wii U.”
“Knock it off with this shitty monthly subscription for Switch Online and bring back the Virtual Console.”
“Even when the PSP was over, we could run downloads on the Vita, but here all our digital purchases coming to nothing is harsh.”
“This is happening too quickly.”
“If we can’t play previously purchased games, then give us a refund.”
“You can still buy digital games for the Vita. Plus, last year, new stuff came out. The way Nintendo’s hardware is just thrown out to the wolves is truly awful.”
“DLC is crap because even if you buy it, the ability to play it will vanish.”
“And this is why I hate the download versions.”
“I’m still playing the 3DS! Stop fucking with me!”
“And now I see the importance of buying the retail package version.”
“When the next console comes out, the same thing will quickly happen to the Switch, and that’s scary.”
“The Switch will likewise be quickly cut down. Remember this.”
“It’s come at last. I wasn’t waiting for this, though.”
“But all the games I bought...”
“What a waste to end such a wonderful service for game consoles.”
“Will there be a sudden price job for the package version of the games?”
“It would be good if they kept it going forever. Endings feel so lonely.”

 

[BrawlMan]

Also from Kotaku -

Below is a cross-section of comments from popular Japanese game blogs, sites, and bulletin boards—as well as a smidgen of Twitter. Folks are sounding off on what they think about Nintendo’s decision.

So even the Japanese fans hate the stupid subscription on Switch! Ha! That's actually good to hear.

There's really not much left I want on the 3ds, but I'll take a look through later on just in case. To see if I missed anything, but I'm not making any promises.

I'm not surprised that they're closing the WiiU store, but I thought they would keep the 3DS up longer since it was a successful system.

You would think so, but it's Nintendo. This is not the first type of anti-consumer situation they've ever done.

 

[Specter Von Baren]

Also from Kotaku -

Below is a cross-section of comments from popular Japanese game blogs, sites, and bulletin boards—as well as a smidgen of Twitter. Folks are sounding off on what they think about Nintendo’s decision.

Mm... Kinda just repeating myself but, from a cynical and calculating perspective, I think they should have shut the WiiU store down first and at least waited one more year for the 3DS to lessen the reaction to this.

 

[bluegate]

It's time. We all knew this was coming.

Nintendo Closing 3DS & Wii U Shops In 2023, Has 'No Plans To Offer Classic Content In Other Ways'

The company then deleted a 'Doesn’t Nintendo have an obligation to preserve its classic games?' section from its own FAQ

kotaku.com

So, can we expect a shit storm to the extent that Sony got when they were planning on closing the PS3 store?

I'd expect a bigger shit storm, considering the 3DS and WiiU are newer than the PS3.

 

[BrawlMan]

So, can we expect a shit storm to the extent that Sony got when they were planning on closing the PS3 store?

I'd expect a bigger shit storm, considering the 3DS and WiiU are newer than the PS3.

There will probably be a big shitstorm, but it won't be as big as Sony's. Probably.

 

[XsjadoBlayde]

"And then the guy with no personality(and also a baby in a man's body) shot bees out of his arm after he injected himself with a needle he found on the ground in an underwater slum"

Compelling narrative that.

They might be able to make this good but I'm not betting on it.

Also betting Netflix is gonna try to cheap out on the SFX so rapture will look suspiciously like a warehouse with a greenscreen aquarium. There is no way they can make Rapture look good without spending a lot of money. And honestly one of my issues with Bioshock is how often it felt like you were in rooms with aqairums rather then an underwater city. You have that awesome set piece in the beginning with the tunnels flooding but most of the rest of the game could be in a bunker with some leaky plumbing for all it matters.

There's likely a way or two around that if they're using the established canon Infinite braided into the series, even something like a dimension-hopping anthology of shorts could work. No-one needs the game protagonists really, sideline them for more fertile ground.
Though the biggest red flag echoing throughout all this is the buried muttering of the dreaded phrase...

Spoiler: A phrase so powerful it can destroy a franchise before it even emerges from the womb

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Platinum CEO just dropping some hot sass

PlatinumGames says NFTs have "no positive impact on creators or users in any sense"

As NFTs continue their insidious creep across the games industry, PlatinumGames - the studio behind the likes of Bayone…

www.eurogamer.net

As NFTs continue their insidious creep across the games industry, PlatinumGames - the studio behind the likes of Bayonetta, Nier: Automata, and the imminent Babylon's Fall - has shared its own perspective on the issue, calling the spread of the controversial tech "frustrating", given it offers "no positive impact on the creators or the users in any sense."

Platimum's CEO Atsushi Inaba and vice president Hideki Kamiya discussed NFTs and blockchain technology as part of an extensive chat with VGC, revealing that despite growing interest in the tech among gaming publishers, the studio hasn't "really been thinking about that."

"I understand it's a hot topic right now and it's really starting to gain momentum," Inaba told VGC, "but the way that it's gained momentum has been focused on profitability for the company, but with no positive impact on the creators or the users in any sense. So that's frustrating to see happening."

"The people who are trying to promote NFTs and partner with gaming companies, their conversations seem extremely one-sided," Inaba continued. "'Hey, you're going to make money!' But how does it benefit the user or the creator? If I want to spend my time on something, I want it to benefit making good games."

It's a stance shared by Kamiya, who says he has "zero interest" in NFTs. "I consider myself a user at heart, more than a businessman," he explained. "It doesn't have any benefit for users at the moment. In the future, if it's expanded in a way that has a positive side for users, then maybe I'll start to be interested in what they do with it. But I'm not seeing that at the moment." Asked if he was surprised by how quickly the likes of Konami had jumped on the NFT bandwagon, Kamiya added, "Not really. If it smells like money, Konami's going to be there in a heartbeat!".

While players and many developers continue to view NFTs and blockchain with suspicion, if not outright hostility, publishers across the industry remain insistent in their efforts to foist the environmentally damaging and functionally unconvincing technology on the public.

Konami, Atari, Ubisoft, Zynga, PUBG creator Krafton, and more have all announced big initiatives focused on blockchain and NFTs, while others - including Team 17 and Stalker 2 developer GSC Game World - have been forced into embarrassing U-turns following immediate, and entirely predictable, fan backlash at their gung-ho NFT plans. Some publishers, including EA and Sega, have seemingly backtracked from earlier NFT enthusiasm in recent months as consumer pushback continues to grow, but its clear the NFT craze is far from over.

Especially

Asked if he was surprised by how quickly the likes of Konami had jumped on the NFT bandwagon, Kamiya added, "Not really. If it smells like money, Konami's going to be there in a heartbeat!".

 

[Dalisclock]

I'm not surprised that they're closing the WiiU store, but I thought they would keep the 3DS up longer since it was a successful system.

There's likely a way or two around that if they're using the established canon Infinite braided into the series, even something like a dimension-hopping anthology of shorts could work. No-one needs the game protagonists really, sideline them for more fertile ground.
Though the biggest red flag echoing throughout all this is the buried muttering of the dreaded phrase...

Spoiler: A phrase so powerful it can destroy a franchise before it even emerges from the womb

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Pretty sure my eyerolls just caused an earthquake here on the US west coast.

 

[BrawlMan]

There's likely a way or two around that if they're using the established canon Infinite braided into the series, even something like a dimension-hopping anthology of shorts could work. No-one needs the game protagonists really, sideline them for more fertile ground.
Though the biggest red flag echoing throughout all this is the buried muttering of the dreaded phrase...

Spoiler: A phrase so powerful it can destroy a franchise before it even emerges from the womb

View attachment 5578

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Platinum CEO just dropping some hot sass

PlatinumGames says NFTs have "no positive impact on creators or users in any sense"

As NFTs continue their insidious creep across the games industry, PlatinumGames - the studio behind the likes of Bayone…

www.eurogamer.net

Especially

Thank you. Now Platinum, get rid of the GaaS mentality on thinking it will save you in the long run, and you're good.

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

Hmm. Big doubts, but we'll see. Or we won't.

Netflix is turning BioShock into a live-action film

Netflix, hardly a stranger to the world of video game adaptations, has chucked another beloved property onto its increa…

www.eurogamer.net

I would make a joke here about Bioshock being "Babby's First System Shock", but there's no way in hell Hollywood would do anything but utterly fumble an attempt at cinematizing that, so maybe it's best that they fail small instead.

Spoiler: A phrase so powerful it can destroy a franchise before it even emerges from the womb

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Everybody wants that sweet MCU success without realizing how much work and creativity it took. It's like wanting to win the marathon without having to worry about tying your shoes.

Pretty sure my eyerolls just caused an earthquake here on the US west coast.

You knocked my mug off of my desk, you jerk.