250°

Nintendo cuts ties with website after Pokémon leaks

Portuguese site identified as source of some pre-release Sword and Shield photos.

Read Full Story >>
videogameschronicle.com
Sono4212166d ago

This just shows they core more about controlling leaks than controlling the quality of the games themselves. Priorities right?

--Onilink--2166d ago

yes, Im sure all those lawyers would be extremely helpful in improving the quality of games....

Blank2166d ago

Damn this genuinely made me chuckle, well played.

Sgt_Slaughter2166d ago

That's not how this works at all.

prankster1012166d ago

Don't know what the big deal is... Pokemon is rubbish anyway.

The site was doing Nintendo a favour.

iplay1up22166d ago

It doesn't matter what you or I think about Pokemon. The games sell millions easily. I don't like them either. It is huge for Nintendo though.

I would definitely be up for a new Pokemon Snap though! That could be really cool!

Sgt_Slaughter2166d ago

I know it might be hard for some on this site to understand, but breaking legal agreements is a big no-no in the real world. So yes, "it's a big deal".

MeteorPanda2166d ago

Thousands of employees. Mmm. you'd think we would get a decent game.

--Onilink--2166d ago

Thousands? Think more like about 150.

Pokemon is made by Gamefreak, not Nintendo

MeteorPanda2166d ago

The article says thousands

ZeekQuattro2166d ago

Gamefreak has around 150 staff members. Where are you getting thousands of employees from?

Teflon022166d ago

Well with the amount they make vs use. Also the fact a game like Temtem is being made by I believe 18 ppl. It's a shame that Pokemon Sword and shield are like that tbh

Mandingo20202166d ago

This latest outing of Pokemon games suck anyways. I played through Pokemon Sword all the way through the game in thirty hours. The game sucks and it funded my DBZ Kakarot purchase from Gamestop lol.

Teflon022166d ago

I'm on the edge of trading it in myself. Then pay the rest for another game. Still haven't decided. Either Tokyo Mirage sessions or put it towards Persona 5 or something

BlackRaven85_12165d ago (Edited 2165d ago )

Good riddance. Leak information on something and you pay the price. It cost not only the reviewers job but the business between the site and Nintendo. Didn't know N4G had a soft spot. Bet half of you didn't know this wasn't a normal leak. A reviewer took it upon themselves to break embargo, and got caught. There is a reason sites don't break embargo's. This can happen.

60°

Rockstar launches official marketplace for mods

Rockstar has launched an official marketplace for "every server and every player" to buy mods: Cfx Marketplace.

Read Full Story >>
gamesindustry.biz
Christopher2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

I wonder how much of this isn't just taken work of others who have modded for free.

Edit: Also, great way for R* to take popular ideas and build them into GTAVI based on demand.

fr0sty12h ago

What I see happening here is, R* is going to ban mods in GTA6 UNLESS you buy them from the marketplace and R* then gets a cut of that sale.

ActualWhiteMan15h ago

Ah, perfect timing with them taking down the Bully online fan mod. Greedy a$$ company.

Christopher12h ago

It's okay as long as they get a cut of the money.

fr0sty12h ago

Expect R* to force it on you.

Snookies126h ago

Yep, right there with you. I'll happily donate to a mod creator if it looks really cool, or if I enjoy it. But expecting payment up front? Nope, not touching it.

IanTH11h ago(Edited 11h ago)

I'm not entirely sure how to read this, as it doesn't seem exactly like an exact parallel to Bethesda's paid mods shenanigans.

Rather than single player stuff, this appears to be aimed solely on Cfx Servers. From what I've gleaned, apparently Rockstar bought the Cfx mod team several years ago, coming a few years after weird contentions led them to ban a few of their members. Ultimately, the question is if they plan to keep this contained to only online/servers.

I have to guess to a degree yes. It'd be pretty hard to "force" paid mods for single player when modding files locally on your own machine, but much easier for servers they'll control. So perhaps this is their soft launch ahead of GTA6 online and they'll clamp down more tightly on non-official servers going forward? Ever since they've become a 1 or 2 property studio, I haven't really cared much for Rockstar stuff, so I'm not entirely up on everything surrounding this. Sounds like it has the potential to be problematic further down the line, but right now fairly easy to ignore...I think lol.

Show all comments (10)
50°

Kotick claims lawsuit objecting to MS-Activision deal was "tied to Embracer's desire to boost sales"

Former CEO describes lawsuit filed by Swedish pension fund as a "collateral attack" on Activision Blizzard.

Read Full Story >>
gamesindustry.biz
OpenGL1d 8h ago

Yeah, the Microsoft deal has DEFINITELY worked out for everyone.

galgor1d 5h ago

Can this mother fucker just get lost already

PRIMORDUS1d 4h ago

He belongs in here ⚰️, hopefully sooner than later.

MrDead13h ago(Edited 13h ago)

Kotick Made $155 million from MS in the buyout, the little b*tch needs to stop whining. Thanks to this Microslop deal and massive industry consolidation thousands upon thousands of devs and other workers lost their livelihoods. This greedy piggie pervert needs shut up and f-off.

40°

An Update to Our Shared Commitment to Safer Gaming

Discover how Sony Interactive Entertainment, Nintendo, and Microsoft continue to collaborate to improve player safety across our platforms.

Read Full Story >>
sonyinteractive.com