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

internisus · shafer sephiroth Joined: 04 Dec 2006

Steam is having an absolutely ridiculous sale right now, the best part of which (so far) is the THQ pack, which gets you $400 of high-profile games for $50. Of course, I'm too fucking broke to buy it for the three or four games I don't already have because I paid real money for the rest argh but if you or someone you know is even remotely interested in things such as Warhammer, Company of Heroes, Stalker, Red Faction, and Titan Quest, you need to check it out.

The main Steam sale page is here; they are doing some other good sales, and those sales will change every day starting, I guess, after two days.

The big THQ package is here. You have approximately 39 hours remaining until it doubles in price (which, fuck, would still be a great deal).

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glossolalia · Joined: 04 Mar 2008

that's a good article. some of that crossed my mind quite a few times during the course of persona 4, where most of the characters are constantly telling you how awesome and what a great friend you are.

Lurky · banned Joined: 06 Dec 2006

Afterburner Climax
Has been submitted for ratings in a few regions. Home-port(s) on the way!

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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

Zeno Clash is £3.82 today only. Get on it.

Loki Laufeyson · Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:30 pm

http://blogs.sega.com/sonic/2009/12/01/sonic-classic-collection-debuts-on-the-ds/

sonic classics collection for the ds. why am i so excited for this? i already have sonic jam, and i already have handheld sonic via emulation, but for some reason, hearing that i'll have the opportunity to pay £20 to play games i already own is getting me really hyped up for this.

i'm not even being sarcastic!
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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

How come the first screenshot features both Sonic and Knuckles? Multiplayer maybe?
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Loki Laufeyson · Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:36 pm

yeah, that is weird. if it is some kind of multiplayer, that means these are full remakes, like sonic jam, rather than just emulation.

it's probably some bizarre mock up, but an S3K co-op mode sounds like it would be pretty great!
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shnozlak · Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:01 pm

Sonic is at a full stop during that boss battle... ...this is possible?
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Loki Laufeyson · Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:12 pm

it could be just at the start of the battle.
but on closer inspection, the only life counter there is knuckles', and the pilot's an eggrobo, not robotnik. i'm pretty sure it's a mockup now :(
(the pilot would be an eggrobo if the player was playing as sonic, and why would they make it be an eggrobo for a two-player mode?)(but on the other hand, maybe whichever character player one picks is the character whose story both play through? that would mean they wouldn't have to make an all-new story mode for co-op mode...)(and of course, being a handheld game, each player having their own screens would explain there only being one life counter)
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shnozlak · Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:30 pm

I will be pumped if they don't screw up the music (they already did for 3) and/or offer new materials like soniknuckles co-op but paint me skeptical.

My hope is that you can join another player on their adventure at any point, just sort of teleport in another character. I know its wishful thinking but 3 player might be nice since they could totally do it with each person having a separate screen and all, you could totally have a map on the lower screen showing where you are in relation to the the other players.

Join me in my Soinc fan sickness dear brother, join me.
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birdcloud · Joined: 31 Dec 2008

the superbrothers/jim guthrie/capy videogame super collab sword & sworcery produced a first teaser just this morning:

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Eiji Aonuma makes direct reference to flying vehicle in new Wii Zelda, mouth-breathing fanboys go berserk.

He also apologizes for the Water Temple, regretting that you had to navigate the pause menu every time you wanted to switch boots.

luvcraft · Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 10:44 pm

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It's not. It's pretty much confirmed to be a direct sequel to Twilight Princess, too.

Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

New Subversion screenshot:

JChastain · Joined: 04 Feb 2007

Improvements needed in Twilight Princess sequel:

* Use the Yeti Mansion as the new model for a 3D Zelda dungeon

* Find a purpose for the six million rupees lying in chests or stop using rupees as a standard reward

* More Tron

* There are two types of video game melodrama:

The right kind of stupid:

The wrong kind of stupid:

WarpZone · Joined: 06 Dec 2006 Location: USA

Akira Yamaoka leaves Konami:

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/26345/Report_Silent_Hill_Composer_Yamaoka_Leaves_Konami.php
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I hope he gets into design some more

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Twilight Princess scarred me for life. I'll never touch that shit again, or anything that looks like it. so, bah.

luvcraft let's play spirit tracks togetherrrrrr!!!!

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Video games have just entered into a brave new world

Loki Laufeyson · Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 7:28 pm

people without internet access do not deserve digitits

and if it was really that important to you, a pre-owned copy plus the price of the dlc would still be significantly cheaper than buying the game new after about a month anyway.
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boojiboy7 · Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 7:32 pm

Gears of War 2 did this with maps, not tits. How is this that different?

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

Tits are stupid and maps aren't.
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Mikey · Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Location: endless backlog

http://kotaku.com/5418000/ea-ceo-mirrors-edge-deserves-to-come-back-design-at-crossroads

I actually find some of what is said in this article heartening.

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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

Brink will likely beat them to it.
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Loki Laufeyson · Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 8:02 pm

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Loki Laufeyson · Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 8:14 pm

i haven't looked it up for consoles, but ds games are actually cheaper to import new from america than to buy pre-owned in the uk.

pre-owned console games do drop pretty quickly in price, though. where are you ordering from that's so cheap?
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Dracko · a sapphist fool Joined: 06 Dec 2006

Amazon, eBay and Zavvi, mainly.

I typically keep an eye out on these blogs and see what pops up of interest:
http://savygamer.co.uk/
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/

luvcraft · Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 8:44 pm

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elvis.shrugged · Joined: 17 Apr 2007

Myst is now on Good Old Games, with Riven soon to follow! Maybe I'll actually play them now...
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Marshmallow · just call him badass Joined: 05 Dec 2006

The REAL big deal is The Manhole

elvis.shrugged · Joined: 17 Apr 2007

Oh, right, I saw that in the email, too! What is that...early Cyan, right?
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Marshmallow · just call him badass Joined: 05 Dec 2006

YES, it's explortainment.

JChastain · Joined: 04 Feb 2007

Cosmic Osmo was also also great. It's less known due to the lack of a PC port.

Same for Spelunx, which had this modular edu-cave system that really should have been expanded upon.

Marshmallow · just call him badass Joined: 05 Dec 2006

Spelunx was a collection of creative utilities wrapped in an explorable world.

It was pretty ace.

Cosmic Osmo has a terrible spin off

http://www.hexisle.com/