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Can someone tell Sony to add friend notifications and the ability to appear offline? They are way past due.
Discs won't disappear anytime soon. Unlike PC gaming, console retail discs have survived much better due to many reasons:
- You can trade it in to a store
- You can buy used
- You can sell it to someone
- You can lend it to a buddy
- Stores sell just about all new releases. Although depending on the store, older games will disappear from the shelf over time
- Console gamers not used to downloading full games like PC gamers have been doing for probably 10 years
- Console games mostly dominated by big publishers who can handle all the marketing, distribution and packaging. PC gaming is a mish mash of big companies and a million small fry studios who would have zero chance getting something on a shelf nowadays
PC gaming always had a disadvantage at stores due to having zero policy for trading in. Out of all the old game stores back then, there was only ONE store I knew that accepted PC games as trades. And something bad must have happened, because the PC trade in policy only lasted 1-2 years tops and then they stopped doing it. Also, the offers were lousy. I did some trade ins and got $20 max. On the other hand, decent PS1 games were worth $35-40.
- You can trade it in to a store
- You can buy used
- You can sell it to someone
- You can lend it to a buddy
- Stores sell just about all new releases. Although depending on the store, older games will disappear from the shelf over time
- Console gamers not used to downloading full games like PC gamers have been doing for probably 10 years
- Console games mostly dominated by big publishers who can handle all the marketing, distribution and packaging. PC gaming is a mish mash of big companies and a million small fry studios who would have zero chance getting something on a shelf nowadays
PC gaming always had a disadvantage at stores due to having zero policy for trading in. Out of all the old game stores back then, there was only ONE store I knew that accepted PC games as trades. And something bad must have happened, because the PC trade in policy only lasted 1-2 years tops and then they stopped doing it. Also, the offers were lousy. I did some trade ins and got $20 max. On the other hand, decent PS1 games were worth $35-40.
Yeah it's kind of weird that minor updates are big gaming news.
That's how you know both manufacturers need to step their games release schedule up.
That's how you know both manufacturers need to step their games release schedule up.
The reason why I buy second hand games for $10 is because they're still $59 in the market place.
And that's 6 years later on the $360.
And that's 6 years later on the $360.
Multiple Steam accounts have been hijacked over the last week, thanks to a bug.
The Steam Store and website were briefly unavailable this morning, but it is unclear whether this is related to any security issues.
Last week, a security "loophole" allowed anyone in the world to access your account using the Lost Password function on Steam, as long as they had your username. From there they could change your password and gain access to your account with no verification needed.
The security issue has now been fixed, however the bug could have been impacting the Steam service all of last week from July 21-25. Valve told Kotaku that it is "resetting passwords on accounts with suspicious password changes during that period."
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The Steam Store and website were briefly unavailable this morning, but it is unclear whether this is related to any security issues.
Last week, a security "loophole" allowed anyone in the world to access your account using the Lost Password function on Steam, as long as they had your username. From there they could change your password and gain access to your account with no verification needed.
The security issue has now been fixed, however the bug could have been impacting the Steam service all of last week from July 21-25. Valve told Kotaku that it is "resetting passwords on accounts with suspicious password changes during that period."
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All of those bullet points are true about music CD's too, but we know now that digital music is > physical.
Console games is harder to skew to digital downloading... though it's getting easier and more accepted.
Songs can be $1 (or pirated), small meg size and can be played on any media player on a PC, laptop or portable MP3 player. People want to cherry pick songs they like too and not want to pay $15 for a whole CD where half the songs stink. The music industry had a tough fight.
Console gaming is harder to replicate as pirating is harder, games are priced similar to retail, games can be gigs of data.... now BR sized at 30, 40, 50 gbs which can take forever to download and install. Quickly downloading a song from a shady site is quick, free and that song can be played on various devices too. Console digital takes longer, costs similar and there is no way to play on multiple devices.... although that cross play thing is coming more and more.
Digital music used to take ages to download in the early days before the internet speeds went crazy fast.
Dragon Quest 11: In Search of the Departed Time has been officially announced for PS4 and New 3DS.
The news was revealed via a Square Enix stream this morning, though a logo for the game and its title had surfaced yesterday ahead of the official announcement.
Dragon Quest 11 on PS4 will run on Unreal Engine 4. The 3DS version is being worked on by the same core team, but will not be a port. While both games will tell the same story, the presentation will be tailored to suit the technology of the console it's running on.
The game will be directed by Takeshi Uchikawa. Long-serving composer Koichi Sugiyama will return to work on the game's score.
Dragon Quest 11 will be released sometime in 2016, the year which marks the 30th anniversary of the series.
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The news was revealed via a Square Enix stream this morning, though a logo for the game and its title had surfaced yesterday ahead of the official announcement.
Dragon Quest 11 on PS4 will run on Unreal Engine 4. The 3DS version is being worked on by the same core team, but will not be a port. While both games will tell the same story, the presentation will be tailored to suit the technology of the console it's running on.
The game will be directed by Takeshi Uchikawa. Long-serving composer Koichi Sugiyama will return to work on the game's score.
Dragon Quest 11 will be released sometime in 2016, the year which marks the 30th anniversary of the series.
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Dragon Quest X and Dragon Quest XI are officially heading to Nintendo's NX console.
The news comes courtesy of a Square Enix stream this morning, which also revealed Dragon Quest XI would be coming to 3DS and PS4.
Elsewhere in the stream, it was announced Dragon Quest XI will run on the Unreal Engine 4, which implies Nintendo's new console will be able to run the engine, at least.
A number of rumors have been circulating the internet since the NX's first reveal, including ones of the console being Android-powered (which Nintendo later refuted), and of the new Legend of Zelda title debuting simultaneously on the NX and Wii U.
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The news comes courtesy of a Square Enix stream this morning, which also revealed Dragon Quest XI would be coming to 3DS and PS4.
Elsewhere in the stream, it was announced Dragon Quest XI will run on the Unreal Engine 4, which implies Nintendo's new console will be able to run the engine, at least.
A number of rumors have been circulating the internet since the NX's first reveal, including ones of the console being Android-powered (which Nintendo later refuted), and of the new Legend of Zelda title debuting simultaneously on the NX and Wii U.
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Nintendo and Hot Wheels have teamed up to produce a line of toy cars based on the Mario franchise.
The series is part of the Hot Wheels ‘Our Pop Culture’ line and is due to release this coming October. The full line-up is as follows:
In other Nintendo toy news, this time the amiibo variety, Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aime recently explained that despite the success in the toys-to-life category, the company’s commitment to game development won’t be affected.
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The series is part of the Hot Wheels ‘Our Pop Culture’ line and is due to release this coming October. The full line-up is as follows:
- 8 Crate Delivery - Dr. Mario
- A-OK - Mario Kart
- Cool-One - Super Mario Bros. 2
- Dairy Delivery - Super Mario Bros.
- School Busted - Super Mario 3
- Volkswagen T1 Panel Bus - Super Mario World
In other Nintendo toy news, this time the amiibo variety, Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aime recently explained that despite the success in the toys-to-life category, the company’s commitment to game development won’t be affected.
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The Tactical Assault Commander 4 is a wired keyboard and mouse set designed for use with the PlayStation 4 and 3.
Officially licensed by Sony, it has all of the face buttons from a PlayStation controller including an L3 key, and arrow keys instead of an analog stick. Additionally it has "Snipe", "Walk", and "Quick" keys.
It also has programmable buttons and an LED backlight. It is designed to replicate the feel of PC gaming on a console.
The Tactical Assault Commander 4 is listed on Amazon UK for £86, with a release date of October 9. In Japan it is listed for 14,904 yen ($120), with a release date of November 30.
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Officially licensed by Sony, it has all of the face buttons from a PlayStation controller including an L3 key, and arrow keys instead of an analog stick. Additionally it has "Snipe", "Walk", and "Quick" keys.
It also has programmable buttons and an LED backlight. It is designed to replicate the feel of PC gaming on a console.
The Tactical Assault Commander 4 is listed on Amazon UK for £86, with a release date of October 9. In Japan it is listed for 14,904 yen ($120), with a release date of November 30.
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Mafia 3 is happening, 2K Games confirmed this morning on Twitter, promising a fuller reveal of the game on Aug. 5.
See the worldwide reveal of the #Mafia3 announcement trailer on 8/5/15 here: http://t.co/sZ71Hl24i5 pic.twitter.com/1T4bdzBFIq
— Mafia Game (@mafiagame) July 28, 2015
Mafia 2 published in August 2010, seven years after eight years after the original Mafia. There had been rumblings of a third Mafia in the five years since the sequel, most recently in Januarywhen voice actor Rick Pasqualone hinted over Twitter that "exciting news" was coming soon.
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I really enjoyed the original Mafia on PC back in the day. Never played #2 though! I love the setting of this series though.
Oh if the new Zelda gets enhanced and ported up to the NX I may have to get one. Waiting for more...
Warner Bros. has moved Michael Shannon’s sci-fi thriller “Midnight Special” back four months from November 25 to March 18 in a limited release. “Midnight Special,” which re-teams Shannon with “Mud” director Jeff Nichols, also stars Adam Driver, Kirsten Dunst, Sam Shepard and Joel Edgerton. The film marks the first studio project for Nichols, who directed... Read more »
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With executive producer Brian Grazer recently commenting about a new 17-episode season of Arrested Development arriving in 2016, Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos confirmed today at the Television Critics Association Press Tour that they were indeed "plugging along" with regards to a Season 5.
Ted Sarandos. Credit: Eric Charbonneau/Netflix
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From the info I gathered, it was possible to request a password change through that loophole without a verification code, but as long as they didn't have access to your email account, you should be okay.
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