Let me break this down for you...
Crucible is horrible. It's literally the most poorly balanced PvP experience I've ever dealt with. (I expected it)
They even ruined Domination...They found a way to screw it up.
The games story is lacking, it doesn't explain a lot on the fantasy meets Sci-fi element of the Traveller in game.
Yes I get it's a service game but people are reviewing this GAME.
It has the sam...
What kind of rock do you live under?
I had 3 guys alone in my class who owned Surfaces.
Most people I know find Ipads to be overpriced peaces of trash.
Then again I don't live under a rock.
@Radler
Did you even read the article? It's called 'managing betrayal'...
Retro Lancer just needs a bit of finetuning.
And after they rolled out the nerfs on Sawed off the problem was eliminated.
You've got to add new things otherwise people cry it's the same game. It's an unwinnable battle.
It's also easy to completely ignore all the good a guy like him has done for Gears.
It's easy to pretend l...
Minecraft is the new lego.
It's a no brainer deal.
They need to get rid of some of their offshore cash.
They've got a studio selling themselves to become even bigger.
How do you sell phones and tablets? Exclusive features/Games/Comfort/Etc...
Surface is now selling well, they need to keep that momentum going with games like Minecraft from Mojang.
Look at the success of the Lego Movie...Minecraft movies could m...
Considering Rod has continuously said they are going back to Gears roots.
I have a feeling it'll be more like Gears 3. Which is my favorite Gears game...So hoping they push it hard.
Having over 150 employees in this short time period is impressive(They went through a major hiring spree when Rod got to BTS).
Well first of all, it's not on one IP.
It's a studio and IP acquisition. Obviously MS sees more potential in the IP than anything else considering the success. But also the potential for some other projects like their Space Sandbox game they put on hold a year ago.
Also that's not entirely true considering Phil and Notch are close and both brought the deal to the desk of their companies.
No...
They're looking at Minecraft as a whole and the potential of future Mojang games.
Minecraft alone...Toys/Movies/Shirts/Acc essories/Etc...
Minecraft is the new Lego for kids.
Microsoft is also using some of their outside cash for investments. They've got over $84 Billion in cash reserves outside of the States.
This is for Windows/Xbox/Surface/WP.
It's all about the MS brand, not a single purpose.
Personally I think you may be onto something but bare in mind most people don't understand Mojang is far from a one hit wonder.
They were working on a Space Sandbox game for a year and then put it on hold last year to be resumed later.
I have a feeling MS sees some sort of project there, yes something for the living room battle as well as Mojang being a solid first party studio to have.
Bare in mind there were 3 games that made X360 a suc...
Minecraft was a major pull in game for Xbox 360 sales.
It still rakes in plenty of money.
Minecraft sold 13 million units over the course of 360 generation.
I'm guessing Mojang has another project they're ready to blow people away with.
Something big... Maybe where the 2 Billion is coming from.
I loved the Microsoft Store party that I was at.
Free stuff(Posters/Shirts/Water Containers/Destiny Wristbands)
Raffle prizes
Free drinks/snacks(Popcorn/Pizza)
Destiny demos all around the store(They opened the doors at 10PM to let people play games and eat food while we waited for launch.
I had a blast.
Do you understand how the process works? They have to finish the games core features and bug fix all problems.
The Nemesis system was in the Beta phase up until end of August.
The game needs to have all AI downgraded for last gen ports. And if the AI isn't working the devs won't know what they're doing. This is a custom engine.
A delay was expected considering Monolith isn't working on last gen ports.
And the game wouldn't be finished until late September to be sent off to the other studio to be ported down.
Who ever expected it to release early October doesn't know how this works.
Hands down my favorite part of X1.
Not to get ahead of myself but Snap is the one thing I want to carry over into future Xboxs.
I just picked the game up. Chances are the game will be solid.
Look at it like CoD.
The games good now, but we know Activision will milk it dry when the 4th or 5th Destiny comes out(10 year contract involving multiple games)
China is quite literally the Pandaria of this world. The mists have lifted and now the Alliance and Horde are trying to get the resources they can. (WoW reference)
On Topic:
Yes...My buddy in Japan said MS didn't put a lot into marketing X1, which makes sense that they'd market more towards China which is an untapped market and has a much better chance for success.
It's a Puzzle game.
How I know you're full of it....
You're saying MS is releasing these screenshots?
It's Playground games.
You're saying these are from "CG sections". Either you don't know what CG is or you don't know what a close up shot in Forza Vista is.
You're saying Halo MCC is CG footage, the only CG footage was the Blur Cinematics...And that was explicitly stated in the trailers MS posted that it was "C...
@Genius
Considering the sequel would be fully funded by MS, I have a feeling Remedy would hand over the IP(Like they did with Quantum Break) and develop the game exclusively on X1.
So the sequel probably won't get a PC release.
Alan Wake was so good looking on 360, and PC was a slight bump in detail... IDK if it needs a Definitive Edition.
I'd buy it no question just to replay the game and DLC all over again but Remedy is so good at making a game look amazing the first time that they don't need a definitive edition.
More of what Gears did.
Decent story
Amazing Gameplay
Strong Co-op/Competitive experience for hours of replay value (Beast Mode/Horde Mode/Multiplayer/Co-op Campaign)
I like The Last of Us but it had weak replay value. So no thanks, I want more replay value less "Shock value".