Dvader said:

The footage was screened during the Konami Gamer Night 2010 event and was narrated by the game's producer, David Cox, from developer Mercury Steam, as a remixed version of a Super Castlevania IV track played in the background. (Cox would later tell me that I'd "feel chills" when I heard the finished game's updated, fully orchestrated takes on many classic tunes from the series.)

OMG I can't wait for this game.

 That last screen looks like it was ripped right out of concept art for one of the 2d games. Amazing.  Hopefully the gameplay is as good as the look of it.

From Activision's countersuit, "In the complaint, Activision accuses West and Zampella of taking a secret trip by private jet to Northern California to "meet with the most senior executives of Activision's closest competitor."

If they can prove that (and they would not have included it in their counter-suit unless they can) those scumbags they kicked out are screwed.  Meeting with a competitor is the highest form on insubordination you can commit in a private firm.  They'll probably settle, paying some percentage of the royalties due.

The reason why I call West and Zampella scumbags is because they are.  They took the money from Activision, that means they have to do the job professionally, and slagging off on Treyarch publicly, and speeding up the credits in MW2 when it gets to the Activision staff is pissant.  They deserve to be hobos.

aspro said:

Archangel3371 said:

I'm less inclined to believe anything that comes out of Activision or Bobby Kotick's filthy pie-hole but we'll see.

The IW guys are screwed.  I'm no fan of Activision, or Kottick, but not liking them doesn't change the facts.  The IW guys have one thing in their suit and that is that they have not yet been paid royalties for MW2 (why would they have been paid so soon after MW2's release anyway, at least one quarter would have to pass).  Activision has proof of them meeting with a competitor, and of them not fulfilling the requirements of their contract (that they happily signed when they sold their company to Activision).  They entered into an agreement and failed to conform to that agreement. 

We'll never know, this will be settled out of court, but its a case of scumbag vs. scumbag, they deserve each other.

SteelAttack said:

FUCK YOU ZEUS!

DAMN YOU ALL TO TARTARUS OLYMPIANS!!!!!!

SUCK MY DICK!

 fixed it

Beat Fable.  Now playing Halo 2 to cleanse the palate.  I have not played it since it launched, so figured it was time to play it again with some perspective.

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That gaming snobbery editorial is bullshit.

aspro said:

That gaming snobbery editorial is bullshit.

Well let me give it a chance.  First sentence, here we go...

"I like beer."

*facepalm*

You know what, there's so much wrong with that article, I'm just going to leave it with your definitive conclusion.

Been kinda out of it this week with shitty internet + back pain + annoying family. 

Just dived back into Animal Crossing after a two month break. Flowers dead, a few weeds and everyone shocked that I'm still alive. Thankfully nintendo dlc was posted to me whilst I was out. Egg tv FTW. 

"If you've never played a roguelike before and wonder what all the fuss is about, then this is a good way to get a feel for the sub-genre while keeping the stabilisers on"

ONM - review scores 


Wii

monster hunter tri 91%
no more heroes 2 :desperate struggle 87%
red steel 2 86%
sin & punishment: successor of the skies 90%
FIFA 2010 world cup south africa 76%
scene it? twilight 39%
GTI club: supermini festa 50%

DS

wario ware DIY 92%
dementium 2 84%
avalon code 77%

WiiWare

megaman 10 90%
castlevania: the adventure rebirth 81%
muscle march 63%
military madness: nectaris 74%

DSiWare

dark void zero 85%
car jack streets 76%
photo dojo 80%
dracula: undead awakening 63%
pop island 76%
flashlight 3%
pinball pulse 67%