Gaizokubanou Posted March 26, 2015 Rami currently nailing risk of AAA games right now on twitter, so fucking good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elvaq Posted March 26, 2015 Yep, in response to this: http://www.nodontdie.com/anonymous/ Woof. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henroid Posted March 27, 2015 The Wii U Zelda title has been delayed. Nobody is really surprised I think but I do think it's gonna have an impact on Wii U sales performance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JonCole Posted March 27, 2015 I feel like this is gonna bury the Wii U. I love it and I'll enjoy the games that are out for it, but the damn thing is practically dead in the water. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Twig Posted March 27, 2015 No worries, it'll come out in five years as a double-release for Wee Woo and whatever the NX is! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henroid Posted March 31, 2015 Today is the day Playstation Home closes down. I bring you this tweet from the internet: "Playstation Home died as it lived, in beta." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tegan Posted April 1, 2015 Today is the day Playstation Home closes down. I bring you this tweet from the internet: "Playstation Home died as it lived, in beta." GB's coverage was pretty incredible. I was aware that Home pulled in boatloads of money, but I wasn't aware that was mostly from marketers filling it with stuff like "Clearasil Kart Racing" or the ability to dress your avatar as the Uncharted 3 promotional Subway cup. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperBiasedMan Posted April 1, 2015 the Uncharted 3 promotional Subway cup. Well I guess I know what my next Halloween costume is. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apelsin Posted April 1, 2015 In keeping with the way of "rebooting" series using the name of the original product (á la Thief or Tomb Raider) Nintendo should just call their upcoming new console the NES. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dewar Posted April 1, 2015 Just drop the end and call it the Nintendo. That's what people call it anyway, right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henroid Posted April 2, 2015 This is bad and you should feel bad. But it's also so likely to happen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bjorn Posted April 2, 2015 C'mon guys, it's Nintendo. They can do better than that. They'll just call it the: Wii Nu Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SecretAsianMan Posted April 3, 2015 OnLive is shutting down on April 30th. It's patents have been sold to Sony. I never tried using it myself, although I do have one of the micro consoles. I got it for free at PAX. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Denial Posted April 3, 2015 Sad, but probably inevitable - I played through Deus Ex:Human Revolution using the Onlive service on my PC (I also had the microconsole, but found that actually performance was significantly better on my PC - the whole hardware play actually felt like an unecessary risk, and one e.g. Gaikai didn't take) and it was actually OK, and the subscrption service that gave you access to lots of old and indie games, and the ability to play any game on the OnLive market for 30 minutes, was actually pretty great - obviously, it was also financially unsustainable and technically overdemanding. The other interesting thing there is that Sony has at this point bought the tech of the two most notable independent games streaming services. Gaikai became the architectural underpinning of PlayStation Now. Is there a roadmap for OnLive, or is Sony just taking it off the board? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JonCole Posted April 3, 2015 I imagine it's probably the technologies and patents that they're interested in most, the company is completely shutting down with no note about any staff carrying over or anything. I'd guess they'll just swap in whatever OnLive tech they can to make the Gaikai underpinnings that much better. It's definitely a market that demands even the smallest tech improvements to reduce the latency, increase the quality and promote stability even the slightest bit. That said, I don't know how much I'd characterize this as taking them off the board as they were kinda taken off the board when they had their bankruptcy a few years ago and they've been treading water since. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Denial Posted April 3, 2015 Oh, yeah - I mean taking the patents off the board. Sony is just buying the patents, not the company. The company is going to shrink down to a small team of administrators working with third parties to supervise the sale of any other sellable assets, and then shut down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henroid Posted April 9, 2015 Remember how Zynga had a lot of people, including its founding CEO, bail on it as it started to sink? And how Don Mattrick left Microsoft because he felt he could bring Zynga up? Well Don just resigned as CEO and Mark Pincus, the original founder, has returned. Via Reuters. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Architecture Posted April 9, 2015 Don Mattrick was ousted from Microsoft for being an asshole in public. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaizokubanou Posted April 9, 2015 Remember how Zynga had a lot of people, including its founding CEO, bail on it as it started to sink? And how Don Mattrick left Microsoft because he felt he could bring Zynga up? Well Don just resigned as CEO and Mark Pincus, the original founder, has returned. Via Reuters. I just Googled both of them and lol they both look so much alike (to me)! kekeke Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N1njaSquirrel Posted April 9, 2015 Remember how Zynga had a lot of people, including its founding CEO, bail on it as it started to sink? And how Don Mattrick left Microsoft because he felt he could bring Zynga up? Well Don just resigned as CEO and Mark Pincus, the original founder, has returned. Via Reuters. Reading the article, this can't be right, right? The company said he (Pincus) has requested an annual salary of $1 as CEO. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Merus Posted April 9, 2015 This is not uncommon for CEO, in this case they're typically paid in stock options. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tegan Posted April 9, 2015 Yeah, Steve Jobs had an annual salary of $1, and that guy obviously wasn't hurting for cash. It's more or less a way to make yourself look more gracious than you actually are. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
N1njaSquirrel Posted April 9, 2015 Huh. I never knew! Thanks guys! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sclpls Posted April 10, 2015 Yeah, it's just a dumb gimmicky thing that American CEOs sometimes do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
