The Gaming News Thread

[Fragony]

Problem with all games they make, I'll add Lookinglass with it as they are really the same company, flaws in gameplay ruin the immmersion. They craft incredible gameworlds but forget the game. It really pulls you out if something stupid happens. In the first Bioshock it's most obvious, is the guy you are playing a heroin addict, he crashes from a plane, finds an entire city below sea, finds a needle, and puts it in is arm. That is just stupid.

[Greyblades]

I really don't see how to be honest. It's an above average game certainly and the visuals can be quite stunning at times, but the perfect scores it's been pulling down are pretty laughable. When i said "What a mess" I was really referring to the plot. I'm not sure how much I can tell you without spoiling something, other than it made less sense than Highlander 2.

If you say so, I thought it was awesome. As I see it time travel/multiverse stories are impossible to write and make complete and utter sense almost by definition and I think they did a good stab at it.

[TinCow]

I really don't see how to be honest. It's an above average game certainly and the visuals can be quite stunning at times, but the perfect scores it's been pulling down are pretty laughable. When i said "What a mess" I was really referring to the plot. I'm not sure how much I can tell you without spoiling something, other than it made less sense than Highlander 2.

I'm with you, to an extent. I also have some issues with the plot, which basically means with the ending. That said, it's not a bad ending, it just feels like a cheap and lazy ending. At the same time, I think the game as a whole is superb and I highly recommend it. It's a ton of fun and one of the most entertaining FPS games I've played in years. It's not flawless, but nothing ever is. Overall, I'd say I liked the setting and story of Bioshock 1 better, but I like the gameplay of Infinite better.

[Monk]

If you say so, I thought it was awesome. As I see it time travel/multiverse stories are impossible to write and make complete and utter sense almost by definition and I think they did a good stab at it.

It's one of those instances where they had me engaged and really hooked and then they completely lost me.

Overall, I'd say I liked the setting and story of Bioshock 1 better, but I like the gameplay of Infinite better.

Agreed.

[Greyblades]

It's one of those instances where they had me engaged and really hooked and then they completely lost me.

Yeah it did it to me too, It was not explained well by the game but when I looked online and got an explanation it made sense. It's nowhere near mass effect 3 bad, it's just confusing.

[Fragony]

New Killer is Dead trailer, STYLISH! I loved all Suda51 games especially Killer7, they are all deliciously weird. Also kudo's for Shadow of the Damned for making penis-jokes wherever they can. Not a very well known game but gloriously twisted and fun http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VsEGJHBYCuU

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8KIg7ayGz38 trailer

Pure awesome

[johnhughthom]

New Xbox being announced 21st May.

[Fragony]

Cool. I was gutted that Eternal Darkness 2 was cancelled http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...ssor-announced

Update: 9 minutes of gameplay added, it certainly looks like Eternal Darkness. Bad news is that it might never see the light of day if it doesn't get released on ps3 and xbox360 as well. Wii-u adience is still small and the pc-crowd probably never played the original, or even heard about it. Ps3 and xbox360 haven't had a real classical ssurvival horror-game this generation except for Siren on the ps3

[Husar]

Sleep well, sweet universe, may the force be with you until they give you to a decent publisher...

http://starwars.com/news/electronic-...rs-gaming.html

[drone]

Sleep well, sweet universe, may the force be with you until they give you to a decent publisher...

http://starwars.com/news/electronic-...rs-gaming.html

They are just doubling down on the whole "evil empire" theme.

[Fragony]

YAY Manhunt gets released on PSN http://www.gamespot.com/news/manhunt...t-week-6408196

It isn't for everyone because it's so violent, but it's a game about violence you are forced to act as the star of a snuff-movie after all. The omnipresent director is one of the coolest villains since Shodan, his commentary on your kills are chilling. Clever game, and really atmospheric, nothing beats being hunted in an abandoned zoo

[johnhughthom]

Xbox One release date and price revealed.

I'm certainly not forking out £429, if the PS4 is around the same I'll be waiting for a while to enter this generation.

[Hooahguy]

Nobody saw Call of Duty Ghosts coming.

[Beskar]

Nobody saw Call of Duty Ghosts coming.

I heard about it ages ago too. So that video feels a little out of date!

However, still amusing.

"We added a lean system!" - Not original in slightest, it was in the previous versions already? (for PC)
"We added an AI to it" - Never added an AI before?! Then it also fails.

[Monk]

Come on guys it doesn't look that bad!

Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 

I wish this trailer were real, at least then the game would appear to have a bit of character to it...

[Husar]

I'm amazed, 60 bucks + DLC to get a lean feature and intelligent fish!

Because the first is a real innovation that I have never seen in a game before and the second is just amazing, I might dump Fish Simulator 2012 for this! I really love developers who put emphasis on details such as adding an AI for fish, I'm sure if it weren't for the limited buttons on consoles, they'd add a function to feed and cuddle them, too!

Oh, almost forgot about dogs, I'm sure a dog crushing through a door, homing in on some guy's arm with all the splinters in its eyes is just how special forces dogs work in real life too and it totally wasn't scripted but AI, because if fish are intelligent now, why wouldn't dogs be, right? It's better than Deer Hunter 12, guys!

On that note, I cannot fathom the awesomeness that Activision invented Artificial Intelligence. It's like admitting there never was such a thing in their games...

Wait no, I'm amazed, take my money!

[Beskar]

I just saw this: Wildstar

It looks like the cartoon style of Borderlands, with sci-fi, mixed in with an MMO which I am not sure if there is a comparison to.

[Fragony]

This sounds great http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/20...x-with-zombies

[Hooahguy]

Even the BBC noticed the giant battle that went down in EVE yesterday, about 4,000 people participating.

[Gregoshi]

Even the BBC noticed the giant battle that went down in EVE yesterday, about 4,000 people participating.

That is awesome. I read an article earlier this year about a battle involving 2000+ ships. I might have to give EVE a look.

[Hooahguy]

That is awesome. I read an article earlier this year about a battle involving 2000+ ships. I might have to give EVE a look.

Yup, I actually just started about 2 weeks ago. Its a very complex game to say the least, very steep learning curve. Playing it with some friends right now, joined their faction warfare corp which made the process a lot easier. But if you want a 21 day trial, send me a message: the normal trials are just 14 days.

[Gregoshi]

But if you want a 21 day trial, send me a message: the normal trials are just 14 days.

I'm a bit tied up with a move coming up in a couple of weeks, but I'll keep your offer in mind once I get settled.

[Hooahguy]

I'm a bit tied up with a move coming up in a couple of weeks, but I'll keep your offer in mind once I get settled.

I hear that, in a few days I wont be able to play pretty much anything for a month since Ill be in a place with limited internet.

[Husar]

Doesn't the game slow down to a crawl to reduce server load in these situations?
IIRC the battles take many, many hours if they have this size.

[Gregoshi]

Doesn't the game slow down to a crawl to reduce server load in these situations?
IIRC the battles take many, many hours if they have this size.

From the article and another video I watched of a different large battle, time slowed to 10% normal. Call it Bullet Time.

[Hooahguy]

From the article and another video I watched of a different large battle, time slowed to 10% normal. Call it Bullet Time.

Yup, in EVE world its called Time Dilation, or TiDi. Didnt make the actual battle too interesting to watch live, but made for some fantastic screen shots when the UI was removed.

[Monk]

That is awesome. I read an article earlier this year about a battle involving 2000+ ships. I might have to give EVE a look.

prepare for dwarf fortress levels of complexity. It has the same reward of playing once you pass the learning curve.. but good god man. Dat learning curve. People are not kidding when they compare it to the edge of a cliff.

[Beskar]

Eve plays like Excel in Space, unless they drastically changed it since I last saw it. Was very very basic gameplay. You don't even get to fly your ship, which sucks beyond belief. You are a passenger who watches space as 'Eve' autopilots you around.

[Hooahguy]

Eve plays like Excel in Space, unless they drastically changed it since I last saw it. Was very very basic gameplay. You don't even get to fly your ship, which sucks beyond belief. You are a passenger who watches space as 'Eve' autopilots you around.

Uh, well clearly something has changed because while you arent shown actually in the cockpit, you can fly your ship wherever you want, not reliant on autopilot.

[Gregoshi]

EVE ain't your normal MMO. You gotta be dedicated to even get to that point.

Uh oh. You used the "D" word. That might be a road block.