There you have it. Only 1 month in to 2015 and the most important story of the year has already been broken! Even The Last Guardian being playable at E3 this year could possibly top this news! :)
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That may be where Introversion draw the line.
But a shanking in the shower room with a spoon stolen from the canteen over a stash of drugs is not unheard of.
And of course it is wise (or not!) to keep Min and Max Sec prisoners away from each other...
Congratulations North Side... You've managed to market closing down your game better than the launch!!
What were they expecting!? I use Steam loads, but never once saw this game featured. I have never seen a preview, review, article, news story, or ADVERT for Bot Colony!
Shame... it sounds interesting.
Not personally as the player, but yes snitches getting shanked is a big part of Prison Architect. As are riots, lock-downs, contraband, escape tunnels, armed response SWAT, tazers, attack dogs and much more.
The single best management game I have ever played.
The militarisation of the US Police Force is a real thing and getting worse by the day.
Almost every State now has a SWAT team, and often they are deployed for very trivial things.
So it may be stretching credibility a bit, but it's not significantly far fetched... And this is a game after all.
A company measures itself on profit first and foremost - and as long as Nintendo, MS and Sony are making enough profit to continue making software and hardware, then I don't care which one is 'the winner'.
Every single generation since the N64 we hear these arguments about 3rd party support, sales numbers, and how it's a kiddie console - and yet every generation Nintendo continues to do their thing and not give a shit about the rest.
There's two important factors here.
1. Are Nintendo making enough money to continue to fund current and future hardware and software.
2. Are they making the games I want to play.
It seems the answer to 1 is yes, and the answer to 2 is definitely.
Nintendo make the games I like, and 5-8 per year is enough on a Nintendo console for me. I also have the other consoles and a PC too, so I'm not missing out on anything.
It's published by Nintendo, but I thought it was developed by Platinum, so it's not a 1st party title?
I have no idea if Nintendo paid for the development, or if it was also part a bigger deal that included Bayonetta 2, or if they just liked the look of it and no one else wanted it!
No Man's Sky is developed by Hello Games.
Hello Games also made Joe Danger... A game they implied was PlayStation only, but then ported to XBox with additional content... That pissed off a lot of PS fans.
Even on the devs website the platform that No Man's Sky will launch on still states 'TBC'.
Just sayin'.
Resurrect? Dying?
The campaign to gets Demons Souls to US / EU showed the type of people who like a challenge are alive and well. Same as the people who love playing things like Diablo and Halo on the toughest modes.
The fact that Bloodborne is being made is proof enough the market is healthy - We've seen Demons Souls, two Dark Souls and now Bloodborne - and a few games that are 'inspired' by these titles.
This comes down to one thing... Profit.
If the 3rd party publishers have crunched the numbers and they don't see a game making X% of profit - they won't bother making it or porting it.
Did Wonderful 101 make money? Did Rayman? Did Assassins Creed or Watch Dogs?
If they didn't make the money (or make enough profit) then there's little reason to continued developing games for the WiiU.
No one is at fault - it's j...
It's pretty clear that Ubisoft are going for the plan of pissing off the end user to scare them off G2A, rather than tackle G2A etc directly... Probably because they know they wouldn't have a legal leg to stand on if they challenged them, and that it would cost them a fortune in legal fees.
It's a scummy move.
@superchiller
So somewhere along this process the publisher got some money... Unless the keys really were stolen, which seems fairly unlikely.
And yet the Publishers decide that the best way to tackle this 'problem' is to go after the end user rather than the site itself, or find a way to better protect their keys.
Great! Punish the people who may have bought in good faith and had no clue G2A etc are not an authorised reseller.
I know the article you're referring to, and I can't find it either!
But I do recall thinking that it may have a big impact on services like Steam operating in Europe - maybe... one day... If we're lucky.
Globally we need some big decisions made that are pro-consumer when it comes to intangible goods / services ownership and transfer of rights. Unfortunately it seems like every decision is anti-consumer and is dictated by those with money and influ...
Well written and researched article, and even statements from those parties involved... Makes a change!
On topic...
I think it's a mistake for Ubi and other publishers to start deactivating the keys. It creates bad will. I've bought games through G2A and other key sites, and if they get deactivated I will not buy the game again from elsewhere.
I also think Publishers are on rocky legal ground here. Quite a few countries are serio...
Blast Corps (either new version or an HD remake)
A new Banjo Kazooie (platformer, not another Nuts n Bolts)
Jet Force Gemini with local and online co-op
I'd even take a new Viva Pinata, and Kameo
Wouldn't say no to some modern updates of their old pre-Rare name change stuff too. A top down racer like Tranz-Am, or isometric puzzler like Alien 8
@Blues_Cowboy
Early 2015 is probably the right time to get a PS4 I'd say.
Bloodborne looks to be a great title.
There's no word on when the PS+ freebie version of DriveClub will be out, but if you see it for cheap then it's probably worth getting.
Also if you are getting a PS+ subscription, you can buy the download version of DriveClub for cheap anyway if you can't find a used copy. I paid £17.99 for i...
Not often on N4G you see a considered non-judgemental response!
Maybe people who like driving like maniacs in games are just a better class of gamer! :)
Such a shame Star wars Galaxies was shut down. Also a huge shame the devs made every bad decision they could to drive away the loyal player base...
Nintendo have quite a heritage of arcade machine collaborations...
Namco made the Mario Kart Arcade GP 1 and 2
F-Zero AX was made in conjunction with Sega
I think there was a Donkey Kong game also built on the Triforce arcade board (itself a GameCube with a lot of bells and whistles and mods)
And now Luigi's Mansion with Capcom