not another news thread! (but it IS a news thread!)

Toptube · Anti-cabbage Party Candidate Joined: 23 Apr 2007

Heads up so that its not forgotten:

Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier is out now on PS2 and PSP.

I will definitely be playing this as I love the Jak games and am also curious to play one not helmed by Naughty Dog.

But, I must hold off because I've been doing a lot of buying lately and need to save something for Christmas time because my parents get pissy if I don't have anything for them send to me.

Anyway, if one doesn't exist by then, I will make a thread on it. I will be playing the PS2 version as I don't own a PSP.

The PS2 version is $10 cheaper than the PSP version.

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Felix · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 4:00 pm

Toptube, official selectbutton Travelers' Tales roadie.

Rud31 · forum ruler of Iraq Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Location: SanAnTex

The game doesn't have anything to do with Traveler's Tales. It's by High Impact. Which yeah, has made only two games, being two PSP Ratchet and Clank games.
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RobotRocker · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 11:32 pm

Sega Racing Classic is just Daytona USA with upgraded textures and vocal free songs

I dont blame them for wanting to protect their copyrights and replace all the aging Daytona machines in the world but what the fuck Sega?

I cant even be angry at you, I'm just, y'know, disappointed
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Sniper Honeyviper · Joined: 30 Aug 2009

So what was the point of using their spiffy HD RingWide hardware then?

At least I can take solace in the fact that this will be the only new arcade game that places around here might actually buy.

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RobotRocker · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 12:42 pm

internisus · shafer sephiroth Joined: 04 Dec 2006

Kind of a big deal: The Unreal 3 Engine is now free. As in, you can have the complete dev kit for nothing and legally create and distribute an original Unreal 3 game. This also opens a safe, alternate licensing route for those who want to try for a profit, as long as they are willing to fork over a lot of that profit in the event of big success. It's a risk/reward thing for startups who can't afford the actual license, I guess. Also, this will mean a lot of "mods" that we can all download and play in the future even if we don't own Unreal or whatever it is that is being modded.

Here's the Rock Paper Shotgun post:

glossolalia · Joined: 04 Mar 2008

woah. does that include use of all the IPP stuff?

still windows-only though :\

Winona Ghost Ryder · lives in a monochromatic world Joined: 04 Dec 2006

Halo: Reach images leaked.
http://www.mlgpro.com/forum/showthread.php?s=f00b3541b9c281af59babe9717550e5f&t=280142&page=2

Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

No sign of dual-wielding, a shield/health system and what seems to be at least vague squad indicators?

Yeah, sounds like a potential classic in the making, this one.
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Sniper Honeyviper · Joined: 30 Aug 2009

I can't tell if that last sentence was supposed to be sarcasm.

Ghost Dinosaur · Joined: 05 Feb 2009 Location: Moving

lol then you don't know Dracko.

P.S. Dracko accept my XBL friends request :-/

Toptube · Anti-cabbage Party Candidate Joined: 23 Apr 2007

Nvidia is ceasing chipset (motherboard) development until it settles a dispute with Intel over licensing. Intel is allegedly making false claims that Nvidia feels effectively block marketability of its chipsets.
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Nvidia-Chipset-Nehalem-Core-i7,8810.html

NOTE: Nvidia is still making graphics cards. This is regarding motherboard chipsets only. Still important though because After VIA lost their highend edge, Nvidia was the only REAL choice for AMD for a long time until ATI recently made strides and became a viable third option. Now it looks like its just going to be ATI and Intel for awhile. ATI is now owned by AMD, so its effectively AMD and Intel running their own shows. Weird...

luvcraft · Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 5:26 pm

IGF 2010 has 306 entries.

Congratulations to everyone who didn't enter! :)
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Yes, shipped numbers are different than the number of units purchased by consumers.
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Toptube · Anti-cabbage Party Candidate Joined: 23 Apr 2007

Jeez why doesn't that guy stand up?

Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

They're onto you, CS.

Loki Laufeyson · Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2009 3:24 pm

wait, are they selling a pippin game at the bottom there? bizarre
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G. · Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2009 2:39 am

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This is true, but given how many times one sees a ton of copies of game X in a discount bin not too long after release you can see how flawed shipped numbers are.
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internisus · shafer sephiroth Joined: 04 Dec 2006

Daniel Floyd released a new "lecture" video:

Cossix · Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2009 4:34 pm

Maybe everyone already saw this and I'm just late to the party, but all the Oddworld games are going to be coming out for the PC, and they're targeting a winter release, which means Stranger's Wrath will be playable without requiring you to hook up an old console. The news came from an interview with Lorne Lanning. I've really wanted to play Stranger's Wrath for a long time now, but I never had an original Xbox until recently so I've never really had a means to play it.

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kthorjensen · He brought three meals Joined: 06 Dec 2006

Yo not to be spammy but if anybody hasn't taken the plunge on Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2: The Sandwich Is What We 8, I got a copy to give away at work today. http://www.heavy.com/post/win-a-copy-of-call-of-duty-4-modern-warfare-2-1448
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RobotRocker · Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 1:50 am

EA to cut 1,500 staff

Bottom falling out on the Game Industry after a harsh recession? Well, I never saw that coming.

We are guaranteed at least 3-5 start ups out of this though.
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luvcraft · Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 4:43 pm

JChastain · Joined: 04 Feb 2007

Eidos Interactive Rebranded As Square Enix Europe

They don't think there's an advantage to retaining "Eidos" instead of naming it after the super JRPG factory?

Toptube · Anti-cabbage Party Candidate Joined: 23 Apr 2007

I don't think the Eidos name itself is really a marketable studio.

Yeah, Tomb Raider was strangely good for their bottome line, but saying "the guys who made Tomb Raiders" was probably only a notable bullet in like 1996.

CubaLibre · the road lawyer Joined: 02 Mar 2007 Location: Balmer

It's too bad that the brand is untenable, because "Eidos", taken objectively, is the coolest name for a game studio I could think of.
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Cossix · Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:22 am

Are they going to change IO Interactive's name too?

spinach · Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:56 pm

http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/developers-piracy-a-problem-but-not-threat-to-survival
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kthorjensen · He brought three meals Joined: 06 Dec 2006

Not to be a spambot, but we're giving away like 6 PS3s for answering football trivia questions. I'm sure they're Googleable.

Also if you go over there you can see pictures of the Street Fighter IV Snuggie which may be the best thing ever. They really need to make SFIV marathon blankets instead.
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negativedge · banned Joined: 04 Dec 2006

if you actually know a lot about football do you get a leg up

(give me a PS3)

spinach · Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 3:32 pm

it's a bit late to call it news, but
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Pijaibros · Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Location: Casino Night Zone

Apparently Taito/Square/Enix has dug through their collective drawers and remembered they have another jRPG property that has been gathering dust all these years.

I am betting this new Lufia will probably debut on one of the handheld consoles since nobody is willing to spend money to develop an 80 hour RPG on a modern console. I never did play the Lufia on GBA now that I think about it. Did anyone?
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