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EA/DICE have pulled future support for BF5 along with Battlefront 2 to focus on a new Battlefield game for next year. What a shit show this game has been. It was doomed before it was even released after some very questionable design choices and dreadful PR. It was a terrible representation of WWII and riddled with bugs. They did seem to salvage the game slightly with some iconic maps and a proper WWII focus but it was too little too late in the end as many people had left the game. Firestorm was also a major flop which lasted about 3 weeks after two years of work. After the brilliance of BF4 and the popular BF1, I can't believe how badly they messed up this game. Battlefield '6' better be a Modern-type war game following on from the Battlefield 4 formula. I don't want to see one arm ginger females in steampunk clothing speaking with stereotypical London accents armed with shovels in the battlefield again!
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Assassin's Creed II free on uPlay right now! Claim it from today until May 5th.
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That's what Microsoft did this gen - they had an overkill console in the XB1X yet very little in the way of games overall and probably only one in total that really made use of the tech available, that being Forza Horizon 4. The Series X is overkill once again but if they can get 100+ frames at 4k on games and can deliver groundbreaking first party games on par with the ambitious Flight Simulator then it'll be a worthwhile consideration. I still don't think they have enough studios on board or ones that have the ability to produce major titles like what Sony has though.
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Even more Dark Souls 3
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Some more news developing regarding this:- - Naughty Dog have started copystriking videos that don't even show the game or talk about the plot. - The producer has insinuated that people that don't like the game are just homophobic or simply hate women. - The internal uproar started when a Furloughed staff member asked for their bonus early based on projections - this was rejected and the person was threatened with termination. Senior staff however did pay themselves early under the table which tipped the staff member over the edge. Loving the memes that this is bringing though
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I always tend to avoid spoilers especially on games I am interested in picking up, but in this case I was just so overly-curious due to the recent brewing situation at Naughty Dog and after hearing about potential 'controversies' with the story. A couple of people associated with the project are also widely disliked and many feel their influences would also damage the brand. I am glad I did look into it further because from a narrative standpoint it is shockingly bad. The gameplay seems fine though but the story and characters could be a catastrophic issue so much so, I would actually endorse having a peek because it is the latter that could save people a lot of money. What initially stunned me was how many die-hard TLOU fans were so angry about it and now I see why. I definitely would consider having a deeper look because there doesn't seem to be any benefit going in blind and all you'll get is some very nasty surprises IMO. For me, there was nothing worthwhile to spoil.
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Some disgruntled employee at Naughty Dog has leaked a build of the game and disclosed the entire plot and it apparently sounds horrendous. The reaction from fans online from what I’ve seen is utter disbelief at how shockingly bad the story is. I haven’t read too much into the spoilers but I have to say this could be a major disappointment
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Made by one person and looks absolutely amazing! The potential here could be incredible especially when it comes to modding. Love the visual style
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This is one CRPG I haven't got round to playing just yet. I've done them all from Baldurs Gate, Neverwinter, Planescape Torment, Pillars of Eternity up to Divinity Original Sin. May look to pick it up in the coming weeks. A sequel was recently kickstarted too
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Shogun 2 FREE on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/201270/Total_War_SHOGUN_2/
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Alien Isolation is 95% off at £1.50 on Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/app/214490/Alien_Isolation/
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DS3 again with some epic bosses
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This game usually pops up in the Steam sales for around £13 so I may have a look next time. I've always noticed it ever since its early access days but never got round to trying it.
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More DS3
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020/2024
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It's arriving sooner than planned - something to further rival Twitch apparently.
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Dark Souls III
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I'm gonna see how far away the PC release is and then decide from there. The demo was pretty good but the framerate I found a bit uncomfortable. If the PC release is about a year away then I may just look to pick it up anyway during the summer. I'd also go for God of War - that's about 35 hours. Jedi Fallen Order is about 12-18 and you could probably fit that in at some stage too. Definitely GoW is the best for me out of those.
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Their takeover seemed pretty hostile but the state of the publications particularly Deadspin at the time had to lead to pretty rapid and ruthless action because of the damage being done. The old owners cut their losses as finances were obliterated and key advertising was lost. Kotaku and Deadspin in particular were becoming known for ignoring their focuses of Sports and Gaming and instead writers using the domains to write personally-driven political articles unrelated to their topics. G/O came in quite heavy-handed and gave them a simple ultimatum - do your job properly or resign. The Deadspin editor got sacked outright for their past performance and the Kotaku staff on the other side then all banded around against the people that were paying their wages throwing all sorts of crazy accusations and statements like ''How am I supposed to write about games and not mention politics'' Schreier was a bit of a baby at times especially on Twitter but he was probably the only staff on their books that did the job properly and got results for their work. Back in the 90's every videogame journalist used to operate to this standard but nowadays a lot of writers use their position to get personal and then don't like it when their bosses finally pull them up about it.
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I had Crysis day one and I remember how visually superior it was to any other game at the time. Even today, it still looks better than a lot of games from around 2015. It still holds up graphically and even in gameplay terms. and it has been used as benchmark framework for an eternity now so much so it's turned into a long running meme. I played Crysis 2 over Christmas which is almost a decade old and that game could also pass for being released a couple of years ago. This remaster could go one of two ways; either it's just a lazy port for the latest consoles aka cash grab or if they do it from the ground up and incorporate their latest technology, it could really be a sight to behold.
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A huge departure for the industry which could be the final nail in the coffin for Kotaku. Schreier was probably the most recognised gaming journalist out there and had some huge stories over the years including the Anthem exposure. He was also the only one at Kotaku who didn't use the site to peddle their personal political propaganda and actually went out of his way to do proper journalism rather than generate articles from source material on Twitter and from other rival sites. Videogame journalism has been going down the toilet for many years and he was one of just a few that did their jobs properly. He was able to break barriers to get big news and people involved in the industry felt comfortable in reaching out to him to air their grievances. It'll be interesting to see where Kotaku goes now - their owners G/O media are constantly battling their own staff to ensure articles are gaming related and don't drift off into political nonsense and without the one real journalist they had left, it could be a right shitshow.
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