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[The Rogue Wolf]

I have a friend who works for Infinity Ward and he and the staff there are very upset, because MW was supposed to be theirs to finish. But Activision basically rushed the project to another studio and forced IF to help them once most of the work was done on MW2.

Fuck Activision

It's because Activision views its games as products to be built rather than works of art. Its studios are factories to assemble said products. I hope no one there is surprised.

 

[hanselthecaretaker2]

Damn, i guess it’s a half-granted wish for some people

As long as it’s not half-assed wish fulfillment like the GTA collection I’ll play it again. Really if Rockstar did it correctly they’d remake it in the RDR2 engine seeing as most of the game assets are basically there already.

Oh, and maybe give RDR2 the GTAV treatment for current gen and PC.

 

[hanselthecaretaker2]

Ok, um, well…

They really aren’t building any goodwill for a GTA6 reveal.

 

[FakeSympathy]

Take-Two doubled its executive's pay last year

Take-Two has doubled the pay of its top executives, as detailed in its annual proxy filing. The publisher has doubled p…

www.gamesindustry.biz

Huh, that explains so much

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

Take-Two doubled its executive's pay last year

Take-Two has doubled the pay of its top executives, as detailed in its annual proxy filing. The publisher has doubled p…

www.gamesindustry.biz

Huh, that explains so much

"We have to do our best to make half our staff homeless if a game doesn't earn every dollar in the world, but we can still afford to pay our executives millions no matter what."

 

[Dalisclock]

As long as it’s not half-assed wish fulfillment like the GTA collection I’ll play it again. Really if Rockstar did it correctly they’d remake it in the RDR2 engine seeing as most of the game assets are basically there already.

Oh, and maybe give RDR2 the GTAV treatment for current gen and PC.

I really don't get why they haven't used RDR2 to remake RDR1. They went through the trouble of coding in the West Elizabeth and New Austin Regions despite being very little to do in either region other then some bounty missions and some stuff in Blackwater. Even then Armadillo and Tumbleweed are both actual functional towns in the game.

Hell, Mexico (at least the landscape) is there despite being inaccessible without pulling some glitching. That's a lot of work done already. I don't see how it would have been that hard to use that as the foundation to just build RDR1 from those 3 reigions(two of which are already mostly completed, even down to the buildings).

 

[BrawlMan]

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Take-Two CEO says $50 for Red Dead Redemption on Switch and PS4 is ‘commercially accurate’ | VGC

The ports were announced earlier this week…

www.videogameschronicle.com

https://www.thegamer.com/arcade-game-preservation-video-game-history-emulation/

Video Game Industry Revenues Projected to Grow in 2023, Fueled by PlayStation 5 Success

Video Game Industry Revenues Projected to Grow in 2023, Fueled by PlayStation 5 Success - gr4cze.pl

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Xbox has reduced its $1 Game Pass Ultimate trial from a month to 14 days | VGC

The trial returned last month after ending in March…

www.videogameschronicle.com

 

[FakeSympathy]

That's the new Makarov design? He looks like a random street thug or a gang member.

What happened to the Makarov who was insane but still had some class?

 

[BrawlMan]

That's the new Makarov design? He looks like a random street thug or a gang member.

What happened to the Makarov who was insane but still had some class?

Not trying to defend this remake, but Makarov was always just a thug with not much class to me. Bison and Shang Tsung have more class than him.

 

[FakeSympathy]

Not trying to defend this remake, but Makarov was always just a thug with not much class to me. Bison and Shang Tsung you have more class than him.

IDK, maybe I need to go play the original MW2 and 3 again or I need to wait for this game to come out, but I found the original to be more cunning and methodical when it comes to causing chaos across the world. He always seemed to have this cold and calm demeanor with his dialog.

This new design looks like he's ready to start throwing F-bomb every 5 sec, and will throw hands with you for simply looking at him funny.

 

[BrawlMan]

IDK, maybe I need to go play the original MW2 and 3 again or I need to wait for this game to come out, but I found the original to be more cunning and methodical when it comes to causing chaos across the world. He always seemed to have this cold and calm demeanor with his dialog.

This new design looks like he's ready to start throwing F-bomb every 5 sec, and will throw hands with you for simply looking at him funny.

I don't deny the cold and calm demeanor, but there is always something thuggish about him and how he did things. He just didn't care.

I'll wait and see... Well, you are more than likely to wait and see. Then again, we only have the looks and we haven't heard a single voice from the character yet. Also, the song they're using is a remix of that song that starts at the beginning of Tokyo Drift.

 

[Specter Von Baren]

I don't deny the cold and calm demeanor, but but there is always something thuggish about him and how he did things. He just didn't care.

I'll wait and see.. Well, you are more than likely to wait and see. Then again, we only have the looks and we haven't heard a single voice from the character yet. Also, the song they're using is a remix of that song that starts at the beginning of Tokyo Drift.

I'm suddenly reminded of a unique situation with the game Homeworld and it's remake where the company brought back all the voice actors from the first game and didn't change any of their lines because they just wanted better sound quality and thought the actors and writing were already great

Apparently fans of the series still have something to argue about on this front though. They argue about which version has the best line delivery.

 

[CriticalGaming]

I'm suddenly reminded of a unique situation with the game Homeworld and it's remake where the company brought back all the voice actors from the first game and didn't change any of their lines because they just wanted better sound quality and thought the actors and writing were already great

Apparently fans of the series still have something to argue about on this front though. They argue about which version has the best line delivery.

Lol nerds are fickle.

 

[Chimpzy]

US Supreme Court refuses Epic bid to let App Store order take effect in Apple case

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday dealt a setback to Epic Games, maker of the popular video game "Fortnite," in its legal battle against Apple , declining to let a federal judge's injunction take effect that could force the iPhone maker to change payment practices in its lucrative App Store.

www.reuters.com

Incoming Tim Sweeney twitter rant in 3 ... 2 ... 1 ...

 

[FakeSympathy]

Take-Two CEO responds to “furious” Red Dead Redemption fans amid Switch backlash - Dexerto

Take-Two’s CEO speaks out in defense of the $50 price tag that left fans outraged for the Red Dead Redemption port coming to PS4 and Switch.

www.dexerto.com

Man, all these gaming industry CEOs trying to prove who's the biggest asshole

 

[The Rogue Wolf]

Take-Two CEO responds to “furious” Red Dead Redemption fans amid Switch backlash - Dexerto

Take-Two’s CEO speaks out in defense of the $50 price tag that left fans outraged for the Red Dead Redemption port coming to PS4 and Switch.

www.dexerto.com

Man, all these gaming industry CEOs trying to prove who's the biggest asshole

I mean, they all win.

 

[Gordon_4]

How is it possible that this looks worse than the 2005 game?

Looks like someone heard that Gollum was the worst looking game ever and went “Hold my beer”

 

[BrawlMan]

3DS Beat 'Em Up River City: Rival Showdown Will Include A Bonus Story Path On Switch

Let's hear Riki's story

www.nintendolife.com

River City: Rival Showdown for PS4, Switch, and PC adds special scenario ‘Riki’s Story’

The PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC versions of River City: Rival Showdown will include a special scenario called “Riki’s Story,” which is added to the main story after clearing the…

www.gematsu.com

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[XsjadoBlayde]

A good deal? In this economy?

Quake 2's rumoured remaster is out now on Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, and PC

With QuakeCon 2023 now underway, id Software's much-rumoured Quake 2 remaster has finally been made official - and it's…

www.eurogamer.net

With QuakeCon 2023 now underway, id Software's much-rumoured Quake 2 remaster has finally been made official - and it's out now for Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, PC, and Game Pass.

As with 2021's similarly styled Quake 1 remaster, this enhanced version of the sequel has been handled by retro specialists Nightdive Studios. Its list of additions is extensive too, including enhanced models and cinematics, dynamic and coloured lighting, improved enemy animations and gore, "improved and restored" AI behaviour, new accessibility features, plus anti-aliasing, depth of field, and support for widescreen resolutions up to 4K. And, of course, Sonic Mayhem's original soundtrack returns in all its furious glory.

And as with 2021's Quake 1 remaster, id has put together an impressively generous package, incorporating Quake 2's base game, as well as its two expansions - The Reckoning and Ground Zero - which, between then, bring 33 additional campaign levels and 21 new multiplayer deathmatch maps. Furthermore, it includes a brand-new expansion, Call of the Machine, from Wolfenstein: The New Order developer Machine Games, introducing a further 28 campaign levels and one new deathmatch map.

"In the depths of Strogg space lies the Machine, a singularity capable of collapsing the fabric of reality," id teases in its announcement. "Fight across time and space to find the Strogg-Maker, destroy it, and change the destiny of man and machine."

All included campaigns are playable co-operatively with up to 4 players either online or through local split-screen, while multiplayer maps support up to 16 players online or four players locally via split-screen (this is increased to eight player son PC). Additionally, crossplay is supported across all platforms, and those not in the mood for fellow humans can make use of bots to fill out offline and online deathmatch and team deathmatch modes.

The Quake 2 remaster is available to purchase digitally right now for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, Switch, and PC (via Steam, GOG, Epic, and the Microsoft Store), where it costs an entirely reasonable £7.99/$9.99 USD. But if all the above still isn't enough to tempt you into handing over your hard-earned money, then how about this: it also comes bundled with Quake 2 64.

 

[BrawlMan]

A good deal? In this economy?

Quake 2's rumoured remaster is out now on Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, and PC

With QuakeCon 2023 now underway, id Software's much-rumoured Quake 2 remaster has finally been made official - and it's…

www.eurogamer.net

For some reason I was always bigger fan of Quake II than Quake. Then again, my brother and I rented that one a lot back in the day on N64 and PS1. Can you guys remaster Quake IV for while you're at it?