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NowGamer: Valve Wins E3?

As the dust settles on another round of keynotes from E3, everyone, everywhere is scrabbling to to declare a 'winner'. But what is 'winning'? NowGamer investigates the Portal 2 announcement, and thinks Valve should be very happy indeed...

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Anarki5808d ago

I've seen you write this stuff several times before... Why do you dislike him so much?

nix5808d ago

it was a surprise though.

raztad5808d ago

Kind of ironic. Now xbox fans are mucking the guy. It was PS3 fan before. Still that was funny soda LOL.

But yeah, Gabe + Sony was the megaton this E3. Twisted Metal was very surprising but its meh for people that is not into that kind of games.

Cloudberry5808d ago

I once imagined how would Gabe Newell would turned up in the official Playstation Blog.

Back then, when Modern Warfare 2's DLC up and running on the PSN, Robert Bowling of Infinity Ward posted on him self in the PS Blog to advertise it.

I'm sorry if I'm mistaken, but concerning Robert's one of the people who mock the PS3 awhile back, seeing him in the blog is quite.........

Good.

And when the time comes for Valve, or more to be exact, Gabe Newell himself, would appear in PS Blog...

Is the day when the site would crashed, in my assumption. XD

gynecologistcobra5808d ago

People make jokes about Gabe all the time- even people who love him. It has nothing to do with who he is or what he does.

WrAiTh Sp3cTr35808d ago (Edited 5808d ago )

Uh...no.

Below, ah, thanks ;)

tdrules5808d ago

your username wins e3.

Abriael5808d ago

while Gabe's appearence was indeed one of the highest moments of E3 for the surprise factor, I personally doubt that having to go in front of a crowd (and hundreds of thousands people watching over the internet) to say "hello everyone, I was wrong, I'm so very sorry" counts as winning anything.

StanLee5808d ago

I agree. I think that's called "eating crow"!

FACTUAL evidence5808d ago

That the ps3 version will be the best version on any console. Now he wants to respect the ps3 out off all the fat BS he's been splurting about the PS3. He see's Sony's potential, now he wants in. Too bad I don't like portal.

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Colonel-Killzone5808d ago (Edited 5808d ago )

I thought Gabe was cool at the conference. And he admitted he was wrong I hope he brings left for dead to the ps3 ^_^.

Gothdom5808d ago

I dislike the guy, but I have to say, he has some balls. For all the things he passionately said against the ps3, he still went on stage on a Sony conference to announce a game.

I heard somebody on a forum saying he lost a bet. If that is the case, he still has some balls to honor it.

TheJudgement5808d ago

I thought that he did the best thing he should have done if he were to ever decide that he was going to make games for PS3 and thats apologize to Sony and the community for his actions. Lets just hope the games are done right and we wont get comparisons like its 2007.

hoops5808d ago (Edited 5808d ago )

L4D series on the PS3 would be kick ass and woth move. They already have PC motion controls up and running for it now. Move support would be KICK ASS!!!!

raztad5808d ago (Edited 5808d ago )

Future L4D iterations. Nobody wants old games. Looking forward to HL2:EP3. Team Fortress 2 could use some love as well, steam support can provide such love.

kanetheking5808d ago

will they put both on 1 disc.

Dellis5808d ago

This was the shocking moment of E3, MS didn't have any of these this year.

I like how Gabe joked around that was cool, the whole surprise entrance was done well and you can hear the people jaws dropping.

The guy who trashed PS3 for years, on their conference revealing that he will make the best version of Portal on PS3? Megaton.

I see the next L4D and Half-Life all coming to PS3 now, Valve are embracing Sony.

Alcon Caper5808d ago

Why would he develop Left 4 Dead for the PS3? I can understand Portal since Portal 1 was already on the PS3 (regardless of who published it).

But the crowd seemed pretty happy that he "mended the rift." Portal seemed to be the easiest move for Valve since it's already on the PS3.

Leathersoup5808d ago

Why put Left 4 Dead on the PS3? Because it's hands down the best 'survival' zombie game out there. Tons of action and you aren't guaranteed to make it through alive.

eggbert5808d ago

Because if it was on the PS3 as well as the xbox and PC, they would be getting more money from sales.

Alcon Caper5808d ago

:/

well in that case make all exclusives multiplats...

outrageous5808d ago (Edited 5808d ago )

Gabe Newel is a businessman first and foremost. While not a shock it was a surprise considering he said he was staying home. It was a little shameless discussing his steam enterprise and connecting PS3 to it, but he was being honest. PS3 has 35+ million gamers that Gabe wants/hopes will sign up for steam. like a said, this is business.

When are they gonna release Half life and counterstrike???

As far as M$, I thought the Crytek exclusive was BIG. Any one who saw the tech demo for GDC '09 Crytek game engine remembers that castle on fire. Kingdoms will raise eyebrows. Other than that, no big surprises this year.

Gears of War, KZ3, Bulletstorm, Ghost Recon and Halo Reach had awesome walkthroughs. I thought Gears was INCREDIBLE.

kasasensei5808d ago

It is a great thing to promise a decent version of portal2 for the ps3. After the orange box fiasco, it is the least he could do.
I am still wondering what the hell he is talking about with steamworks integration for the ps3, does that mean that ps3 users will have access to customs maps for portal2 (like it was with UT3)? Can be great.
Next big step is to bring left4dead goty edition and L4D2 on single bluray disk full of content.. and maybe ps3 users will forgive you for all your trashtalk, M.Gabe... :D

For me, i do not care, i still plan to buy Portal2 on PC.^^

Kleptic5808d ago

yeah i agree...the steam stuff was kind of vague...steam console exclusive?...what does that mean?...PS3 users will be able to use Steam on their PS3 for any future valve releases?...or mods?...nmi Gabe...

it was a surprise though...i'll give him that...but i still fall into not liking how Valve gets a free pass for almost everything they make...I own L4D on PC...its source for shits sake anyway, a laptop from 2004 can run it...and while fun for the most part, it was hardly ground breaking in any other other than co-op...but its not so much better at co-op to make me ignore other shooters...

I just want them to get a new engine out...stop the episodic whatever'ness of Half Life...and move on...loved half life...loved half life 2...episode 1 and 2 were decent expansions...but I don't like waiting around for expansions...hell L4D2 was basically an expansion, of which Valve nearly got sued for...

Portal 2 sounds great though...liked the first one...and Portal 2 is apparently a full scale release...not some mini-game tacked onto a multi-game rehashed release...

its not that i'm bitter towards Newell...its just that I don't salivate at the thought of Valve's games anymore...afterall, the guy didn't have anything great to say about the 360 (lack of standard HDD and XBL closed nature annoyed him just as much as the PS3's development tools...back in that now infamous interview)...its simply the guy doesn't like consoles, doesn't like how they are more popular than PC from a business standpoint, and doesn't want to be pressured under licenses for developing his games...but seemingly has to now...I respect him for that, just get the content up quality wise and get more of it out...and I'll pay attention...

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Final Fantasy X 25th Anniversary Website Launches With New Nomura Artwork and Merchandise

Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.

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-Foxtrot12d ago

Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.

They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.

solideagle12d ago

they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.

Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted

Relientk7712d ago

Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments

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15 Years Ago, Mortal Kombat (2011) Saved Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise

A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.

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italiangamer21d ago

"Gaming’s Biggest Fighting Franchise"

Press X to (seriously) doubt.

DarXyde19d ago

Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.

Soy19d ago

And then MK1 killed it again.

DivineHand12519d ago (Edited 19d ago )

15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.

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PlayStation legend Shuhei Yoshida says Jim Ryan fired him because he didn't listen to him

Why did Sony push Shuhei Yoshida out of his role leading PlayStation's first-party games? He'd overseen some huge successes. Well, apparently, he didn't listen.

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Relientk7720d ago

Yeah I can see that for sure. Shuhei Yoshida should have been in charge not Jim Ryan.

Cacabunga20d ago

It should be free highway for him now.. but Sony are too stupid to see this, especially that moron Hulst

S2Killinit20d ago (Edited 20d ago )

Wtf why all that anger. PlayStation is dominating on every level. Besides I think there is a little more to hiring a CEO than just who is available. Its not like its a athlete your team wants to buy.

neutralgamer199220d ago

S2Killinit

live service failures, chasing trends, closing studios. yes dominating

Cacabunga19d ago

Sony is Dominating because competition is not existing. Compared to previous gens this is the poorest in terms of software offerings.

Last gen we got Uncharted 4 Lost Legacy and TLOU2 from ND alone.

This is so far a remasters gen, with no competition to lift up the quality

1nsomniac19d ago (Edited 19d ago )

..."PlayStation is dominating on every level"....

...Really???

PlayStation are soon heading into a new generation in the not to distant future. They currently have the worst customer satisfaction they've ever sustained as a company. The company is heading for a huge crash while at the same time they'll need to be planning how they are going to try and win back that favour and the build up to their new releases.

Yes financially they're winning but they're going to have to ride out this complete public corporate disaster. No one has faith in the company or the product anymore. They've damaged their public image so much this generation. Greed can kill anyone.

medman19d ago

Hulst is a disaster......

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blacktiger19d ago

He would've done the same thing and fire Jim Ryan and Shuhei would be the villain. Why?
Because Elite creates the narrative and distraction for gamers, users and citizens.

Outside_ofthe_Box20d ago

More confirmation that Jim Ryan is the culprit for what has happened to Sony. Hulst needs to go too. What sucks is that a lot of the good top heads at Sony are no longer there. I wish that guys that were forced out prematurely by Dumbo Jimbo like Shuhei and Layden came back.

robtion19d ago

Yep. Yoshida was responsible for bringing one of the best games of this generation to playstation (Stellar Blade). He is an actual gamer and is in touch with what gamers want (creative, fun games, not GaaS and agenda pushing). He also seems like a genuinely nice guy if you watch some interviews. Of course they got rid of him.

darthv7220d ago

Makes you wonder if MS even thought about hiring him after Phil and Sarah were leaving. He certainly couldn't make their situation any worse.

Agent7520d ago

Microflop. After Windows XP and Xbox 360, it all went floppy.

S2Killinit20d ago

Floppy 😆
No pun intended

badz14920d ago

Yoshida for President! Jim Ryan was and always be a hack! Sony should get Shu back

Lightning7720d ago

All the gamer/consumer lead heads are gone across PS and Xbox. shuhei gone phil's gone (questionable) but gone. The future of gaming is somewhat uncertain across the board.

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