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Sasquatch Montana said:
More gaming rumors

http://thecutanddry.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/round-2.html

  1. David Cage initially wasn't going to sign with Sony after completion of Heavy Rain to publish what became Beyond : Two Souls, hence why post release in numerous interviews he would tout Heavy Rains better than expected sales, he was trying to sell himself to other publishers. None of them were interested, Sony bit because they didn't have many exclusives and Quantic Dream had no choice.
  2. Microsoft uses Ryse as a performance benchmark internally. Presently - post SDK improvements -the game is topping at a variable 50-60fps at 900p, the team believes it could crack a"mostly locked" 60fps at 1080p by the middle of next year.
  3. Evolution Studios is going to suffer significant layoffs in 4-5 months time. This is due to lukewarm reception and the extended troubled development of Driveclub (in addition to lack of direction with the last two motorstorm games). If the studio survives, it's likely going to be re-focused to small digital titles.
  4. There is definitely going to be a Gears of War collection released in late 2015 similar to the Master Chief collection, though the visuals will merely be updated and tweaked, this won't be a full on remake (ala Anniversary), but will include a Beta to Gears of War 4 (due November 15th 2016) and a cross-game lobby of ALL Gears of War game maps.
  5. Uncharted 4: A Thiefs End will no longer be shipping with split-screen campaign co-op due to technical issues.
  6. Halo Wars is definitely coming back. Microsofts intention is for the series to act as bridges between mainline Halo games, effectively replacing/accompanying Spartan Ops type expansions. Full voice and Kinect support accompany controller based gameplay.
  7. Sony is planning PS4 games to release on Playstation Now, the initial intention is to give a 12-18 month exclusivity window for the native PS4 versions.
  8. Microsoft have a similar timed exclusivity window with 2 as yet unannounced third party publisher(s?) as they have with The Rise of the Tomb Raider. One new IP, the other existing. The existing one is a much bigger deal than Tomb Raider.
  9. Scalebound has Online co-op along the lines of a multiplayer Shadow of the Collossus
  10. Microsoft is monitoring Forza Horizons impact as an IP, in the event of franchise fatigue they have the option of reverting to a Project Gotham Title.
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Not familiar with that blog....are they pro-MS? The reason I ask is that the list is mostly pro-MS and down on Sony. Interesting read but as always taken with a large heaping of salt.
 
Been calling a Gears Of War collection since the Halo collection was announced. Give me the medal system from Gears Of War 3 across all 3 games (let's just skip Judgement) and Horde Mode from Gears 3 over all maps, and boy, that would be top notch.
 
Yeah so, since I saw a stream of Alien Isolation, I knew I had to have it. I have heard, however, that the experience is greatly improved with a good headset. I'll probably use this headset as a primary source for sound because I can only game late at night because of classes and work.

So, for under $100, what do you guys recommend?
 
I can tell you that the turtle beach XO 4 is the best to have that is MADE for Xbox one.

I got it for $80 with a 2 year ADH from Geek Squad in that employee price.

I love it!

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CX360 said:
Been calling a Gears Of War collection since the Halo collection was announced. Give me the medal system from Gears Of War 3 across all 3 games (let's just skip Judgement) and Horde Mode from Gears 3 over all maps, and boy, that would be top notch.
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I'd rather they keep Judgement in. I never played the full game, but I found the MP beta to be quite a bit of fun. It'll be nice to have a new experience in the collection for those who skipped Judgement on the 360.
 
CX360 said:
Judgement was pretty much universally panned by critics and fans of the series alike.
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GoW:J had a metacritic of 79, with no negative reviews on the critic side. It has a 5.3 in users scores with 313 positive, 87 average, and 271 negative. Hardly the universal panning as you described.

Main metacritic page:
http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/gears-of-war-judgment

User score metacritic page:
http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/gears-of-war-judgment/user-reviews
 
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CX360 said:
5.3 by users is a panning. This is Gears Of f***ing War. It was the worst game in the series, bar none.
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So it was panned by critics and fans alike, except for critics. Noted.
 
Can someone give me the skimmy on what's been happening the last month or so as far as Xbox news. Would greatly appriciate it
 
CX360 said:
5.3 by users is a panning. This is Gears Of f***ing War. It was the worst game in the series, bar none.
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No, it shows HALF of the Gears of War fanbase panned it, which is really less than half, but I'm being generous. Again, not the universal panning you made it out to be.
 
Predator JP said:
i personally enjoyed Judgment campaign more than 2 & 3.
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Really? Holy craaaaap.To each his own...but that campaign of Judgment got nothing on 2 and 3 in my book. So many epic chapters in 2 and 3 had some really cool emotions in scenes and some chapters. I really really disliked the whole campaign and how they changed things in Judgment. Didn't even finish it.
 
Predator JP said:
i personally enjoyed Judgment campaign more than 2 & 3.
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I agree. The storyline was non-existent, but it was pure fun.

The "skulls" optional declassified missions and including Horde style sections in the campaign were both really smart ideas.

I'd love if Microsoft made a Gears HD collection, but I'm not sure if it makes sense for them to make it.

Halo MCC is for the 10 year anniversary of Halo 2, and it also fills a gap as an exclusive FPS/TPS this holiday period. Next year Microsoft has QB early in the year and then Halo 5 at the end of the year.

When Microsoft bought Gears they said there'd be a 2-3 year dev cycle and that was in January this year. Jan 2016 would be 2 years, November 2016 would be almost 3. If Gears 4 comes out in 2016, when would a Gears HD collection come out? If it was sometime next year I feel like they would've announced it already.

QB early 2015, Halo 5 late 2015, Gears HD early 2016, Gears 4 late 2016?

Unless Gears 4 takes 3.5-4 years, I just don't see when a Gears HD collection would come out. There's no point releasing 2 Gears games in the same year.

edit: Unless Halo comes out in the middle of next year, then Gears HD could come out Holiday 2015.
 
Chick3n said:
I'd love if Microsoft made a Gears HD collection, but I'm not sure if it makes sense for them to make it.
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Making money is all the reason that they need. They're not re-releasing these games for the hell of it or out of respect for the past, but to put out a new product in-between the main releases. Besides, Gears of War will be 10 years old in two years. Who knows how long it'll be before a new Gears game comes out, but I'm willing to guess that a Gear collection will feature an entire beta for the new one, similar to Halo 5 in MCC. Odds are that MS will release one of the two first and release that game the following year. In my opinion, they should release the collection first and in 2016. 2015 will have Halo 5, Fable Legends, Quantum Break, and possibly Forza Motorsport 6. Although, I don't see a Gears of War collection hurting GoW4 if both were to release in the same year. Especially if the collection releases in January and 4 becomes a holiday release.
 
It might be me but is there is something odd about Xbox live?

I can't see friends online or my Xbox smart glass not working right.
 
sharkboy1200 said:
Making money is all the reason that they need. They're not re-releasing these games for the hell of it or out of respect for the past, but to put out a new product in-between the main releases. Besides, Gears of War will be 10 years old in two years. Who knows how long it'll be before a new Gears game comes out, but I'm willing to guess that a Gear collection will feature an entire beta for the new one, similar to Halo 5 in MCC. Odds are that MS will release one of the two first and release that game the following year. In my opinion, they should release the collection first and in 2016. 2015 will have Halo 5, Fable Legends, Quantum Break, and possibly Forza Motorsport 6. Although, I don't see a Gears of War collection hurting GoW4 if both were to release in the same year. Especially if the collection releases in January and 4 becomes a holiday release.
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Agreed.

HD reamakes and remasters aren't made in the goodness of their hearts. If so, they'd be free!

I think a Gears Collection is definitely in the works. I'll go with 2015 with Gears 4 in 2016. Despite 2015 having Halo 5, if Halo 5 comes in Sept, then a Gears Collection in November seems doable as the games are spaced out a bit, with the true Gears sequel a year later.

Halo MCC Nov 2014
Halo 5 Sep 2015

Gears Collection Nov 2015
Gears 4 Nov 2016
 
I really enjoy 3rd person games. That being said I never could get into Gears series. I even bought 1,2,3. I kept hearing how good they were. I even beat the first two. The 3rd I just gave up trying to like it. I got to the part where Cole gets into the robot , and just came to the conclusion that I really don't like the game.
 
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