Seems like a dropped ball that Arrowhead didn't hire Casper Van Dien after Helldivers 2 became successful. Have him do those propaganda videos as General Brash or something.
Its always amazing when a totally mediocre show that everyone agreed was pretty meh gets renewed for another season... But then I think about Rings Of Power and realize sometimes garbage TV shows just keep going regardless of viewership or reception...
My finger is literally on the install button if they would put out a PS5 upgrade for this game. Rockstar is so lazy with their old games its frustrating.
This makes me sad. It should be an exciting time. "Bluepoint is recruiting for its next project after the amazing Bloodborne Remake that came out this year!".
Welcome to the overly politicized world we live in. I do so miss the time where everyone wasn't looking at things with a spyglass for whatever politics right or left exist in it. Lets be clear, the creatives did this to themselves...
This is why I enjoyed Game Pass so much. Lets me enjoy a huge variety of games that I might not have bought but really enjoyed. Sadly those days are numbered...
I've been an Ultimate subscriber for years. I'm switching to PC only now. I Do play LOTS of games on Game Pass. So technically i probably get my moneys worth but this is way too big a price jump. Hopefully they don't price me out of PC too...
I know its a sequel but it looks just too similar to the first one for me to be THAT excited about it. Combat looks the same, duelling rings look the same, wind blowing the same. I might just wait a bit on this one.
Now they gotta come back to PAX. The golden years of PAX when you could get a presentation of Last Of Us from Neil Druckmann in a small 15 person room.
I was never upset at their strategy to make live-service games. I'm upset they made most of their best single-player studios develop them, then cancel them... Now since game development time is so high we may not even get a single new game this entire generation from some studios.
I was going to play it but on PC it requires you to change a BIOS setting that I'm not willing to mess with for their anti-cheat system. Leave it to EA to always disappoint in some way.
@LifeGirl During the event they had the developers kept saying "We are listening to the fans". Which bothers me because yeah, no ***** you should be listening to the fans. It took 2 entire failure games for them to finally say "gee, maybe we should ask the fans what they want". Selling anything 101
It does look good but I've been fooled before... multiple times by Battlefield so I will be waiting a week or 2 after release before deciding to buy it.
@TimeDelayedGamer If this law is "needlessly authoritarian" you can also argue age restrictions on cigarettes, alcohol and drugs are. You could also argue that having to register to buy is gun is "needlessly authoritarian". Or to get a drivers licence. Or to vote. Yes kids still get alcohol and cigarettes. But we have had laws for decades that require ID for it and it hasn't been some crazy slippery slope to authoritarianism. There is a weird, desperate defence for porn these days. Its never for the reasons people say. Its because people are addicted and they are ashamed they might have to admit it by registering.
@TimeDelayedGamer I will never understand this mentality "Well they will get their hands on it anyways so why bother". So why do we bother having age restrictions on alcohol, cigarettes or drugs? By your logic they will get it anyways right? If people are so hard up to watch porn they can confirm their age. Just like they do for many other things in society. You willingly give your information to endless amounts of ***** online already so I don't buy this "information will be stolen" argument.
@Olmaz I think the people who claim porn isn't bad for kids are porn addicts themselves and use it as a defence mechanism to justify their addictions. Porn is bad for kids, period. Excessive porn is bad for society in general. I grew up in the 90's. If my horny teen self had the access kids have today I would never have left my house. Something needs to be done.
@tangyzesty A few things in Shadows really annoyed me. The motivations of the characters were so up and down. Like why would Naoe be so willing to work with Yasuke after what he did? Also the ties to the greater universe of assassins was weak as hell. So its a bunch of abandoned assassin's bureaus again...? Just like in Valhalla... A small mention of Ezio in Rome... Its just so lazy and low effort.
Ghosts on the other hand, the story is beautifully told with very deep and interesting characters who all have arcs. The combat remained fun and challenging the entire game. In AC you eventually become so powerful nothing is a challenge...
I'm genuinely curious what you found better about Shadows?
I finished Shadows when it came out and I'm replaying Ghost of Tsushima right now because I never did the DLC. It's honestly disgusting how much better Ghost is. Shadows feels like some kid hastily copied the smart kids homework.
To be realistic. Having the opportunity to create the next "Mahvel" game is a much more lucrative and important project for the fighting game community.
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Re: Hogwarts Legacy, Mortal Kombat Publisher Warner Bros Bought for $82 Billion by Netflix
I've never been a fan of this huge corporate consolidation. But literally ANYONE can manage those Warner developers better at this point...
Re: Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War Turns Helldivers 2 into a Retro, PS2-Era FPS
Seems like a dropped ball that Arrowhead didn't hire Casper Van Dien after Helldivers 2 became successful. Have him do those propaganda videos as General Brash or something.
Re: Metal Gear Solid Delta Producer Is Hoping to Remake MGS4, Rescuing It from PS3 Jail
But isn't it going to be on vol. 2 of the collection? right...?
Re: The Legend of Lara Croft Continues in Season 2 of Netflix's Tomb Raider Series
Its always amazing when a totally mediocre show that everyone agreed was pretty meh gets renewed for another season... But then I think about Rings Of Power and realize sometimes garbage TV shows just keep going regardless of viewership or reception...
Re: Talking Point: The Game Awards 2025 Nominations Announced: Who Are Your Winners?
surprised people think Last Of Us season 2 was the best adaptation...
Re: Lies of P Publisher Neowiz Going Big with 5 Upcoming Games
For anyone who finished Lies Of P. That sequel is going to be something...
Re: The Next Horizon Game Is an MMO by NCSOFT for PC, Mobile
I've always thought when I played Horizon, you know what this game is missing? Daily quests...
Re: Red Dead Redemption 2 Is Now the Fourth Best Selling Game Ever, Still Chained to PS4 at 30FPS
My finger is literally on the install button if they would put out a PS5 upgrade for this game. Rockstar is so lazy with their old games its frustrating.
Re: Sony's Brave Bet on Anime Is Looking Like a Masterstroke
I saw it tonight and the theatre was packed. The other theatres showing it were also packed. I think people are just tired of Hollywood garbage.
Re: PS5 Black Friday Bundle Will Knock $100 Off the Price
brack friday bunduru?
Re: Highly Rated, Overlooked Stealth Strategy Game Shadow Tactics Gets Free PS5 Upgrade
@Kang81 I was there day 1 for all their games. Nobody did real time tactics like these guys. Sad they couldn't make it work.
Re: Sony's Bluepoint Studio Recruiting for Third-Person Melee Action Game
This makes me sad. It should be an exciting time. "Bluepoint is recruiting for its next project after the amazing Bloodborne Remake that came out this year!".
Re: As Fans Demand inFAMOUS Remasters, Sucker Punch Says It Can Only Work on One Game at a Time
Maybe I'm crazy but didn't Sony buy Nixxes and Bluepoint for this EXACT issue?
Re: Rumour: American Civil War Assassin's Creed Game Cancelled Due to Fear of Controversy
Welcome to the overly politicized world we live in. I do so miss the time where everyone wasn't looking at things with a spyglass for whatever politics right or left exist in it. Lets be clear, the creatives did this to themselves...
Re: People Don't Buy Anywhere Near As Many Games As You Think
This is why I enjoyed Game Pass so much. Lets me enjoy a huge variety of games that I might not have bought but really enjoyed. Sadly those days are numbered...
Re: You Can Now Pre-Order God of War's 20th Anniversary PS5 Controller
I still see 30th anniversary Controllers and Portals at Walmart. If I need a new controller I'll go for that.
Re: PS Plus Looks Better Than Ever After New Xbox Game Pass Price Rises
I've been an Ultimate subscriber for years. I'm switching to PC only now. I Do play LOTS of games on Game Pass. So technically i probably get my moneys worth but this is way too big a price jump. Hopefully they don't price me out of PC too...
Re: This Exciting PS5 Single Player Game Is Not Resident Evil, But It Sure Looks Like It
Looks good but I always have to take these trailers with a grain of salt.
Re: This Unreal GTA-Inspired Anime Open World Lifts Influences from Spider-Man, Power Slap, and More
"influenced" by Spider-man... Looks like the same animations!
Re: Daft Punk Aren't Getting Back Together, But They Are Coming to Fortnite
Fortnite is weird...
Re: Ghost of Yotei Gets Yet Another Trailer, This Time Showcasing PS5 Features
I know its a sequel but it looks just too similar to the first one for me to be THAT excited about it. Combat looks the same, duelling rings look the same, wind blowing the same. I might just wait a bit on this one.
Re: PS5's Highly Anticipated Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls Will Debut New Stages at TGS
@PuppetMaster New stages may hint at new characters.
Re: Sony Ends Convention Exodus for Epic Tokyo Game Show Booth
Now they gotta come back to PAX. The golden years of PAX when you could get a presentation of Last Of Us from Neil Druckmann in a small 15 person room.
Re: 'Quit Game and Restart': PS5 Pro Has the Worst Version of Borderlands 4
Just code your own game.
Re: 'The Largest Game Launch in History': Rockstar Hypes GTA 6, and Who's Going to Argue?
I'm not even a huge fan of GTA but yes, it will be the biggest single piece of media to ever come out in our lives...
Re: Rumours of Imminent PS5 Showcase Gain More Credibility
Nothing I would love more than a Showcase. It's been so long...
Re: Poll: Are You Playing Borderlands 4?
Borderlands is a PC game to me. I'm gonna wait till they iron out the performance issues.
Re: Add Sapporo Beer's Iconic Logo to Atsu's Arsenal in Ghost of Yotei
Removed
Re: Rumour: PS6 Will Have a Detachable Disc Drive, Much Simpler Design
I know they won't do this but I wish they would allow me to use the PS5 disc drive on the PS6. Even if its just connected by a cord.
Re: 'The Number of Live Service Games Is Not Important': PS5 Boss Gives Rare Insight into Strategy
I was never upset at their strategy to make live-service games. I'm upset they made most of their best single-player studios develop them, then cancel them... Now since game development time is so high we may not even get a single new game this entire generation from some studios.
Re: Massive Atlus Survey Mentions Metaphor Sequel, Yet More Persona Spin-Offs
I know it takes a while to make a mainline Persona game. But surely if they skipped 1 or 2 spin offs we would get it faster?
Re: Mafia: The Old Country (PS5) - Historical Crime Story Runs Out of Ammo
Seems like a good candidate for Game Pass.
Re: Poll: Are You Playing the Battlefield 6 Beta?
I was going to play it but on PC it requires you to change a BIOS setting that I'm not willing to mess with for their anti-cheat system. Leave it to EA to always disappoint in some way.
Re: Battlefield 6 Beta: All Early Access Start Times and How to Get Early Access
Remember folks, even if this beta is really good. DO NOT buy this game till its out. DICE has lost the right to take pre-orders.
Re: Hell Is Us Free Playable Demo on PS5 Confirmed, Arrives Next Week
I played the demo a few weeks ago on steam. I wasn't really feeling it. Maybe good reviews will convince me to try it again.
Re: Preview: Battlefield 6 on PS5 Is the Battlefield We've Been Praying For
@LifeGirl During the event they had the developers kept saying "We are listening to the fans". Which bothers me because yeah, no ***** you should be listening to the fans. It took 2 entire failure games for them to finally say "gee, maybe we should ask the fans what they want". Selling anything 101
Re: Preview: Battlefield 6 on PS5 Is the Battlefield We've Been Praying For
It does look good but I've been fooled before... multiple times by Battlefield so I will be waiting a week or 2 after release before deciding to buy it.
Re: Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted Is Official, Sprouting Up on PS5, PS4 This October
I'll never get over the fact that PVZ 1 was so damn good and they put out an insane microtransaction mess as the second one. Such a waste.
Re: In Case You Missed It, Here's Some New Marvel Tokon PS5 Gameplay Ahead of Evo
If Wolverine shows up in this game imma lose it.
Re: UK Citizens Using Death Stranding 2 on PS5 to Bypass Porn Blocks
@TimeDelayedGamer If this law is "needlessly authoritarian" you can also argue age restrictions on cigarettes, alcohol and drugs are. You could also argue that having to register to buy is gun is "needlessly authoritarian". Or to get a drivers licence. Or to vote. Yes kids still get alcohol and cigarettes. But we have had laws for decades that require ID for it and it hasn't been some crazy slippery slope to authoritarianism. There is a weird, desperate defence for porn these days. Its never for the reasons people say. Its because people are addicted and they are ashamed they might have to admit it by registering.
Re: UK Citizens Using Death Stranding 2 on PS5 to Bypass Porn Blocks
@TimeDelayedGamer I will never understand this mentality "Well they will get their hands on it anyways so why bother". So why do we bother having age restrictions on alcohol, cigarettes or drugs? By your logic they will get it anyways right? If people are so hard up to watch porn they can confirm their age. Just like they do for many other things in society. You willingly give your information to endless amounts of ***** online already so I don't buy this "information will be stolen" argument.
Re: UK Citizens Using Death Stranding 2 on PS5 to Bypass Porn Blocks
@Olmaz I think the people who claim porn isn't bad for kids are porn addicts themselves and use it as a defence mechanism to justify their addictions. Porn is bad for kids, period. Excessive porn is bad for society in general. I grew up in the 90's. If my horny teen self had the access kids have today I would never have left my house. Something needs to be done.
Re: Dino Crisis-Inspired Shooter Code Violet Gets a PS5 Exclusive Release Date
@LifeGirl It emboldened them to want to make money again.
Re: Dino Crisis-Inspired Shooter Code Violet Gets a PS5 Exclusive Release Date
Bro you can give me as many Resident Evil/Deadspace style games as you can and I'll be as happy as a clam.
Re: Assassin's Creed Shadows Tops 5 Million Players, Performs 'In Line with Expectations'
@tangyzesty A few things in Shadows really annoyed me. The motivations of the characters were so up and down. Like why would Naoe be so willing to work with Yasuke after what he did? Also the ties to the greater universe of assassins was weak as hell. So its a bunch of abandoned assassin's bureaus again...? Just like in Valhalla... A small mention of Ezio in Rome... Its just so lazy and low effort.
Ghosts on the other hand, the story is beautifully told with very deep and interesting characters who all have arcs. The combat remained fun and challenging the entire game. In AC you eventually become so powerful nothing is a challenge...
I'm genuinely curious what you found better about Shadows?
Re: Assassin's Creed Shadows Tops 5 Million Players, Performs 'In Line with Expectations'
I finished Shadows when it came out and I'm replaying Ghost of Tsushima right now because I never did the DLC. It's honestly disgusting how much better Ghost is. Shadows feels like some kid hastily copied the smart kids homework.
Re: This New PS Plus Extra Game Is Available to Download and Play Now
@Questionable_Duck I think that's the exact vibe they are going for. Even the graphics look like Half-Life 1 graphics.
Re: The Mortal Kombat 2 Movie Doesn't Look Good, But That's Kinda Perfect
This looks like exactly what it needs to be. Dumb fun.
Re: Rumour: New Guilty Gear Game Gets Cancelled
To be realistic. Having the opportunity to create the next "Mahvel" game is a much more lucrative and important project for the fighting game community.
Re: Helldivers 2 Xbox Announcement Prompts Avalanche of Spider-Man Port Begging
Why not? Who would really throw a fit at this point.