Kage_88

Steambox?

@Gamer83 I agree. I prefer to look at Nintendo consoles and PS/Xbox as two sides of the same coin. Sure, the former doesn't get a lot of 3rd party titles - but at the same time, the latter don't have all the unique games that can only be played on Nintendo.

I dunno if the whole 3rd party situation will improve with NX - but as long as Nintendo (and it's partners) continue pumping out quality games, then I'll be a happy camper. Both Wii U and 3DS are more than enough for a busy chap like myself - adding PC, Xbox and Playstation is almost overkill!

@Wesker Dunno what you're laughing about, but the Wii U does have more exclusives. Quality is a matter of opinion, but Nintendo's library is far stronger, IMO.

Man, now I feel bad for not buying it... But I'm still plugging away at the first game!

Can't wait to see some Konami games!

Die in a fire, Konami.

Die in a fire, Konami.

"Ready to kick some asteroid."

Kill me now.

The best version will be the 'working GOTY edition'. The cheapest one, too.

Nah, I'm good.

"Yo Raaaaatchet!!!"

Nine studios.

Nine. Studios.

NINE FREAKING STUDIOS

Yet, somehow, The Witcher 3 is made by a crew of 100 - with (I imagine) nowhere near the budget of Ubisoft.

Has Unity even been fixed yet? Or are they simply sweeping it under the rug and hoping that gullible consumers have forgotten (as usual)?

Cool to see the Vita still getting support. Still waiting for Resi Revelations 2, though...

@BLPs ... What?

Pretty cool, IMO. Yoshimitsu has always been a crazy character - just look at his designs over the years.

You people keep buying this crap - they're gonna keep on doing it.

It seems as though this is the 'gonna wait for the GOTY edition' generation...

@Pink_Floyd Yeah, I'm a big Kickstarter sceptic too, but this is definitely worth the attention. The guys making this were the cornerstones of Rare, and have 20+ years each in the industry. They definitely know what they're doing!

The funding success has really warmed the cockles of my heart. It's great to see that there's still such large demand for character-based games like this - especially in a market saturated with gritty and violent games.

I particularly love the design of Laylee the bat. That red nose is adorable!

@Quorthon You're kidding, right? Your posts never fail to amaze me.

BTW, do you work for Sony? Because no-one in their right mind would describe PSN like you did - y'know, the same PSN that is always down and/or DDOS'd. The same PSN that was hacked to hell in 2011. The same PSN that is part if SONY; a company whose online infrastructure is an utter joke.

The same Sony that still makes you pay for it. The same company that HAS taken online privileges - as you so falsely claim otherwise.

Also, love the crack about Nintendo's 'inferior' hardware. You do realise the PSOne and PS2 were the weakest consoles of their respective generations, right?

Excellent news. And critics say traditional gaming is dying...

Oh, and I always love the Kaz memes 😏

@JaxonH Yay 😃

Wait, so E3 won't have Zelda NOR Final Fantasy XV?

I HATE EVERYTHING!!!

• Runs into room and locks door. Plays rock music at full blast *

This was really interesting. It's awesome to see Tabata being so open and receptive to feedback, and the different preferences between Western and Japanese gamers was intriguing. This makes me really optimistic about the finished game's quality!

@rastamadeus I still don't know what you mean. Where are these instances that indicates Hideo Kojima has a huge ego? I see people saying this all the time, yet never give any specific examples.

@rastamadeus Ego? What? The guy was recently going on about how GTAV made him feel insecure about his own works...

Generic white guy with gravelly voice - confirmed!

@BAMozzy Great post, and I very much agree. I've always thought CoD got way too much hate in some circles - when in fact every game has bought with it new features to help keep it fresh, and the core gameplay has always been solid.

It's funny; Infinity Ward was always considered the 'A' team, whilst Treyarch was the 'B' team - though these days, it seems to be the opposite. The Black Ops games are very solid, and I'm quite looking forward to this one.

Along with Final Fantasy XII HD, I hope they announce a port of Revenant Wings, too!

Sounds intriguing! I'll definitely keep an eye on this.

Anyone got a spare $230 I can borrow?

@get2sammyb Eeehhh... Honestly, I think it's just a coincidence. I very much doubt Kojima would have purposely stolen someone's likeness. Sure, he did it with Michael Bien and Kurt Russell back in the day - but even he would know that sort of stuff wouldn't fly in today's videogame corporate culture.

@viciousarcanum No, it's not petty - it's shameless cash grabbing, plain and simple.

If the easy fatalities don't make a difference to gameplay, then why not just make it an optional setting in the options? Or an unlockable? Why must gamers pay for it? Nintendo didn't make players pay for the invincible tanooki suit in Mario. There are literally hundreds of other games that have options to make things easier - all without requiring people to drop a penny.

Mortal Kombat X is a game driven by squeezing wallets dry. Why was there a patch that reduced the amount of koins earned? Why was there a 45 DOLLAR add-on pack released day-one here in Aus?

Just because 'other games did it' is not an excuse. Evolve got flak for this crap, and so did Street Fighter X Tekken, WWE 2K15, Tales of Vesperia and DoA 5.

People who say "but it's only optional" or "it doesn't affect gameplay" are completely missing the point. It's a monetisation mentality that will only get worse before it gets better.

MK Armageddon had 62 fighters, a create-a-character/fatality modes, Motor Kombat and Konquest.

Even today, the HANDHELD version of Smash Bros has 49 fighters - all of whom can be customised. It also has 34 stages, 117 musical pieces and 685 trophies. Let's not even mention the innumerable modes and even-bigger Wii U version, which has a stage creator, 8-player fights, 47 stages and 437 songs.

NetherRealm and WB Games simply have no excuse for such underhanded tactics.

@viciousarcanum So, the game doesn't have characters locked behind a paywall and 'pay2perform' fatalities?

@Sanquine @ToddlerNaruto Square Enix didn't have anything to do with Ni no Kuni.

Final Fantasy XII HD is all I need!

Doesn't matter to me. My interest in Star Wars games died the day it was announced EA got the rights to them.

Hang on - Shuhei Yoshida has done a lot of this in the past regarding Nintendo.

Yeah, yeah, it's probably all a PR stunt. But seriously... Has our gaming culture gotten so low that we now roll our eyes whenever someone is nice?

Come on guys... We're better than that!

I don't know what's more offensive; the nudity, or the fact that there's a link to Kotaku...

Remember MK Armageddon?

Remember how much stuff it had?

Remember you only had to pay for the game to access it all?

Was just in EB Games, and the poor worker was having a hell of a time explaining the ridiculous DLC to a bemused customer who was interested in the game. You could tell he was incredulous, and after looking at the shelves, I could see why; full price for the game, and another $45 for the 'optional' content that came in its own casing. I'm still flabbergasted that people are actually defending this krap.

Grinding my way through Final Fantasy V.

So, who wants to bet that the main character will be a gravelly-voiced white dude with 5 'o clock shadow?

Christ. I think Konami is rivaling Square Enix as most inept company.

Why would you get rid of your biggest asset? That's like Square dumping Hironobu Saka... Oh. Wait. I mean, that's like Capcom ditching Keiji Ina... Oh. Er. I mean that's like Sega sacking Yuji Na... Oh... Dammit!

@Scollurio You're not the only one.

I'm sick of this whining about the all-male cast - just check any Final Fantasy forum, and you'll see what I'm talking about.

The 'Stand By Me' narrative is one of the reasons why I'm very interested in Final Fantasy XV.

I wonder who has the cojones to preorder a Ubisoft game these days...

@Alpha Technically, 'ass' isn't a curse word at all. It's simply another term for a donkey or mule; much like 'bastard' (child born from wedlock) and 'bitch' (female dog).

It's funny how society changes their meanings into things that shouldn't be said! Maybe one day, regular words we use now will be considered filthy swears...

"You filthy tangerine!!!"

(25th century people gasp in unison)

Pure garbage. I don't know how anyone in their right mind can defend this.

Fortunately, I refuse to buy anything Gearbox-related, so this is a non-issue for me.

I demand beard DLC for Final Fantasy XV.