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από **Shepard** » 07 Μαρ 2013, 12:11

Dead Space 4 cancellation rumour turns ugly following Moore rebuttal
Dead Space 4 has not been canned, according to EA. Earlier today, rumored surrounding the future of the series were questioned after a source of VideoGamer’s said sales of Dead Space 3 were poor, causing the firm to pull the plug on Visceral Games’ franchise.

Update 2

The plot thickened yesterday as EA’s Peter Moore took to Games Industry to deny Videogamer’s original story, in which an anonymous source told them that Dead Space 4 had been canned.

Moore told the site, “Standard, shoddy website journalism recipe, born out of a desperate need to increase click-thru rates to support advertising revenue. Fabricate a story using an ‘unnamed source,’ post it first thing in the morning, add the letters ‘EA’ to the story (oh, and link it to micro-transactions – always a fan favourite) and then stand back and enjoy the vitriol which you turn into revenue. Rinse and repeat.

“My comments were fairly and squarely aimed at Videogamer. My issue is not the rejection of community feedback (we get that in bucketloads all day long and we learn from it in real time), rather it was the fabrication of a story in order to generate controversy and ultimately readership.”

Videogamer stated that it originally contacted EA on Monday in an attempt to verify its source’s claims, however the site was told by a PR rep to wait until Tuesday, as the official line was yet to come from its US branch.

The site gave EA a right to reply for many hours to clarify or deny the story, but it eventually received a “does not comment on rumour and speculation” boilerplate, which is standard when publishers want to dodge questions.

With EA’s response in the bag, the site ran with the story, sparking Moore’s rebuttal above, and a torrent of denial Tweets from EA and Visceral staff. Videogamer then decided to run the following statement to clarify the issue.

“VideoGamer.com would never publish information from a source whose identity could not be verified, or that we do not believe to be accurate. We carried out internal checks to verify the validity of the comments made by our source – and while we have a duty of care to protect their identity – we stand by the comments made in the original story.

“We would also like to reiterate that we ran the story in good faith, taking the necessary steps with both EA and our source to ensure that the story was as accurate, fair, and well-represented as possible.

“We find it perplexing as to why EA changed its stance on its decision not to comment on rumours and speculation, especially given the opportunities that the publisher had to clarify the situation before and after VideoGamer.com published the story. We firmly deny any accusations of fabrication on our part.”

Eurogamer reports that both Gamasutra and Gamespot received statements from EA after the incident to say that the Dead Space 4 rumour was untrue. As the site correctly asks, if these statements were sent out to openly deny the rumour, then why didn’t EA deny it to Videogamer in the first place, before it ran the story?

When Videogamer enquired as to who had written the statement sent to Gamespot and Gamasutra, they replied that EA’s Corporate Comms team has drafted the note.

Update
According to a tweet from Gamasutra, the rumor that the Dead Space franchise has been canceled is “patently false.”

Here’s the tweet in full:

“Rumors about poor Dead Space 3 sales and an unannounced Dead Space 4 being cancelled are are “patently false,” EA tells us. Spread the word!”

Original story

Speaking with Videogamer, a supposed source close to the matter has stated that Dead Space 4 was in pre-production at Visceral, but was shuttered following weak sales of its predecessor. Before it was axed, a team at Visceral Montreal was said to have been creating prototypes and plot concepts for the game.

The blow came as Dead Space 3 allegedly failed to hit its proposed sales target, and saw EA executives meeting with Visceral Montreal to tell them the production had been terminated.

από **Shepard** » 08 Μαρ 2013, 08:03

New Warface trailer demonstrates on-the-move weapon modding
In Crytek’s upcoming free-to-play online shooter Warface, you won’t need to wait until you’re dead to change out your weapon mods. You can do it on the fly as you’re running around. You can see what that looks like in the new trailer we just got.

Mike Capps steps down from Epic advisory role
Former Epic president Mike Capps, who retired to an advisory role late last year, has decided to step away from the the company altgoether.

Εικόνα

“When we announced that I wanted to transition out of my leadership role at Epic, the plan was for a continued but less active role, service on the board of directors, and ideally, being that eccentric semi-retired guy who still comes to playtests and gold parties,” Capps wrote in a public post on his Facebook page.

“I’m sad to say that plans have changed, and as of February 11, I’m no longer affiliated with Epic Games. I thought it best for Epic’s staff to hear it first, and the announcement was made today, so now I’m sharing this more widely.”

Capps said he has “many wonderful memories” of his time with Epic, and wished all the best to his friends at the company.

The former executive said games are still important to him, and he will continue his work as a games advocate in Washington as well as serving on games industry boards and possibly taking on some academic roles.

“And mostly, I’m focused on being a new dad in a few short weeks. Time is flying by, and I’ve still got a dozen games I want to play before the UnSleep begins,” he added.

από **Shepard** » 09 Μαρ 2013, 10:20

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Gameplay

από **T_K_L_L_LUIGI** » 09 Μαρ 2013, 14:44

Δείχνει πανέμορφο,σαν παραμύθι.

από **Shepard** » 12 Μαρ 2013, 08:50

Ενα μικρο αφιερωματακι στον ανθρωπο που εφηυρε τα videogames...

από **Shepard** » 14 Μαρ 2013, 08:55

Sniper Elite 3 announced for current, next-gen
Sniper Elite 3 is headed to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and next-generation platforms in 2014. Publisher 505 Games doesn’t have much to say about the title yet, but IGN reports it claimed 1.1 million sales of Sniper Elite V2, which launched in April 2012. Developer Rebellion holds the property rights, so it’s reasonably likely to self-publish a PC version, as it did with the previous game.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/03/13/sniper-elite-3-announced

Leaked Footage Of Star Wars’ Newest Take On Battlefield And Call of Duty
http://kotaku.com/5990366/leaked-footage-of-star-wars-newest-take-on-battlefield-and-call-of-duty?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Twitter&utm_source=Kotaku_Twitter&utm_medium=Socialflow

ΔΕΙΤΕ ΤΟ!!!

από **Shepard** » 16 Μαρ 2013, 11:24

Saints Row IV - Debut Teaser

Saint's Row is back to explode your faces in the craziest chapter yet! (The fourth one).

από **G3n3raL86** » 18 Μαρ 2013, 14:47

Resident Evil: Revelations On Wii U To Support Off-TV Play Using GamePad

It appears as though the Wii U version of Resident Evil: Revelations will support “off-TV play” using the Wii U GamePad. The Wii U version’s producer, Tsukasa Takenaka, recently confirmed the feature in an interview with Official Nintendo Magazine in the U.K.

"There’s a joke going around in Japan at the moment about using Off TV Play to play your Wii U games on the Bullet Train, as long as you get one of the seats with a power outlet, so we wanted to make sure Bullet Train play was possible with Revelations," Takenaka jokes.

Additionally, the game’s “Ooze” enemies look more detailed in the HD console versions of the game, and will appear in different variations.

Resident Evil: Revelations will be released for PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii U on May 21st in North America and May 24th in Europe.

http://www.siliconera.com/2013/03/17/resident-evil-revelations-on-wii-u-to-support-off-tv-play-using-gamepad/

από **evergrey** » 19 Μαρ 2013, 13:41

Ενα χορταστικο βιντεο απο το The Walking Dead Survival Instinct. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... mWRZoQgaio

από **G3n3raL86** » 19 Μαρ 2013, 14:05

Rumor: Final Fantasy X HD includes X-2 on PlayStation 3

http://gematsu.com/2013/03/rumor-final-fantasy-x-hd-includes-x-2-on-playstation-3

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