Mario Kart 8 - DLC Pack 1 review
9/10 - "it's hard to complain when the future of Mario Kart has been expanded so graciously, and now that one of 2014's best games has just been made that little bit better"eurogamer.net impressions gamingeek
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker originally starred Link
"We must have done too good of a job with our demo because during our presentation, Mr. Miyamoto asked us how we were planning on bringing these dioramas into production. He thought we were..."gameinformer.com gamingeek
Wii U firmware update 5.3.0 U causing wifi issues
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Performance Analysis: Grand Theft Auto 5
"Technologically, the game demonstrates its last-gen roots quite clearly, but the quality of the original work still stands up overall"eurogamer.net gamingeek
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"Will grab you right from the first scene, and it will keep you glued to your controller thanks to gorgeous hand-made settings, tight gameplay mechanics and interesting storyline"4colorrebellion.com impressions gamingeek
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"Super Smash Bros. for Wii U has been the most fun I've had playing video games in 2014, and a well-polished crown jewel in the Wii U's library"polygon.com gamingeek
DriveClub Review updated
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Halo: The Master Chief Collection Review
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Performance Analysis: Grand Theft Auto 5
"PS4, with sustained drops to around the 24-26fps range at their worst. It's a situation that also applies to Xbox One, but to a consistently lesser degree. the Sony platform suffers more"eurogamer.net gamingeek
Sony: Wii "a shadow of its former self"
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"Publishers have supported both new consoles with a bet-hedging array of remasters, formulaic sequels and equally formulaic originals - almost all of them available for PS3 and Xbox 360, too"eurogamer.net editorial gamingeek
Face-Off: Dragon Age: Inquisition
"If you don't mind minor frame-rate dips and feel that image quality is most important, it's easy to recommend the PS4 version. However, those looking for the most stable experience should instead..."eurogamer.net gamingeek
This was in Hong Kong, a bakery with a giant Banyan tree growing out the side.
In Kowloon park, imagine it as like a parade of high quality anime statues. We ended up there accidentely and it was swarming with enthusiastic kids.
China is a souvenir hunters paradise, bring a spare suitcase and lots of cash
Yangshao is nice, a nice contrast with traditional or smaller buildings against close up limestone karsts.
This is a famous formation in Guilin, the Chinese seem to think you can see a white horse at the top and slightly to the right, just under it is a black horse.
There were some rather strange Police.... boxes I saw.
What do you need on the Bangkok MTR subway? A massive HD cinema screen of course...
The architecture of the Grand Palace in Bangkok is very very cool.
This is Jim Thompsons house near the centre of Bangkok, you weren't allowed to snap pics inside so I nabbed a few from the net. He was an American who saved the silk industry who mysteriously vanished in Malaysia.
To get some perspective of where the giant buddha is, check out this aerial photo I nabbed from the net
I found this daytime pic of the peak in HK since I was there at night. Might make it into a poster.
I get a kick out of all these articles complaining about how many Ps4 and Xbone games are also on the older systems.
Wasn't there a big article at E3 complaining that Ps3 and 360 were being pushed aside in favor of new systems, and that there were too many games that were new gen only at the show?
So its either/or....and folks will complain either way. Make up your minds.
Is it me or are cross-gen games a new thing? The only cross-gen game that comes to mind from earlier generations is Zelda:TP. The only reason why they're around now is because publishers didn't feel comfortable with dedicating all of their resources to PS4/Xbone. This could stem from the fact that the generational leap isn't as clear as it was before, diminnishing returns, that kind of thing. Personally I think cross-gen games are a bad thing, as they fracture the market. People shouldn't complain. Either you buy in to the next gen early on, or you hold out and comb through the last-gen backlog.
Is it me or are cross-gen games a new thing? The only cross-gen game that comes to mind from earlier generations is Zelda:TP. The only reason why they're around now is because publishers didn't feel comfortable with dedicating all of their resources to PS4/Xbone. This could stem from the fact that the generational leap isn't as clear as it was before, diminnishing returns, that kind of thing. Personally I think cross-gen games are a bad thing, as they fracture the market. People shouldn't complain. Either you buy in to the next gen early on, or you hold out and comb through the last-gen backlog.
Yes indeed.
I remember clearly an article whining about a lack of PS3 and 360 support at E3 in favor of the new consoles. It blows my mind because those systems have lasted longer than any previous era by far....I mean you literally have a backlog going back to 2005 to inspect. So is it really a big issue that actual new consoles are pushing them out of the picture almost 10 years later?
Me and my bro watched that movie incessantly growing up. The best bit is when Jack is in the car park and his hat gets blown off, his hair puffs up and he says "Son of a bitch must pay." Jack Burton, one of the best characters evar.
travo said:
I just watched Big Trouble last week. Good movie.
Dvader said:
There is nothing bad about big trouble, how dare you?! It's a masterpiece.
Good, bad movies happen to be one of my favorite genres. I liked the movie a lot, turned me on to a Kurt Russell AND China. SO MANY one-liners, too. I won't be able to see China soon, but I'm thinking a trip to China town in San Francisco is in order.
Devil’s Third development is going smoothly. In other words, we finished editing the closing movie the other day.
Devil’s Third will be released next year. Nintendo has already announced this in their press release.
The scale of Devil’s Third‘s story mode is greater than that of Ninja Gaiden.
Devil’s Third demolishes the standard of past console games in online multiplayer.
Almost all specifications I wanted to do were implemented. I got an up-close look at the great forerunners Call of Duty, Battlefield, Gears of War, and my beloved Halo. On that basis, we added completely new level of playability that only we can create.
Anyone can enjoy this game; from casual gamers to hard-core gamers. Let me put it this way. You guys can throw a fun party, or can kill each other in realistic war. You can play your heart out.
So what's the spread between Xbone and PS4 in here? I never really considered getting an Xbone, but Media Markt is throwing in Sunset Overdrive and the Halo collection or GTA5 in for free with a white Xbone, which makes for a tempting proposition.
This is quite true. The game improves on most of the features of the original, and most of it was in an effort to make up for the PSP's technical shortcomings. And the things where it legitimately came up short (the unfortunately multiple maps) were once again, due to the systems shortcomings. I've always compared VC2 as the little brother that can't directly compete with the older one, but tries to make up for it in so many other ways that you still have to give it a pat on the back.
I'm creating a room right now if anyone wants to join.
I'm bored so more pics
This was in Hong Kong, a bakery with a giant Banyan tree growing out the side.
In Kowloon park, imagine it as like a parade of high quality anime statues. We ended up there accidentely and it was swarming with enthusiastic kids.
China is a souvenir hunters paradise, bring a spare suitcase and lots of cash
Yangshao is nice, a nice contrast with traditional or smaller buildings against close up limestone karsts.
This is a famous formation in Guilin, the Chinese seem to think you can see a white horse at the top and slightly to the right, just under it is a black horse.
There were some rather strange Police.... boxes I saw.
What do you need on the Bangkok MTR subway? A massive HD cinema screen of course...
The architecture of the Grand Palace in Bangkok is very very cool.
This is Jim Thompsons house near the centre of Bangkok, you weren't allowed to snap pics inside so I nabbed a few from the net. He was an American who saved the silk industry who mysteriously vanished in Malaysia.
To get some perspective of where the giant buddha is, check out this aerial photo I nabbed from the net
I found this daytime pic of the peak in HK since I was there at night. Might make it into a poster.
Im coming travo
Is it me or are cross-gen games a new thing? The only cross-gen game that comes to mind from earlier generations is Zelda:TP. The only reason why they're around now is because publishers didn't feel comfortable with dedicating all of their resources to PS4/Xbone. This could stem from the fact that the generational leap isn't as clear as it was before, diminnishing returns, that kind of thing. Personally I think cross-gen games are a bad thing, as they fracture the market. People shouldn't complain. Either you buy in to the next gen early on, or you hold out and comb through the last-gen backlog.
Yes indeed.
I remember clearly an article whining about a lack of PS3 and 360 support at E3 in favor of the new consoles. It blows my mind because those systems have lasted longer than any previous era by far....I mean you literally have a backlog going back to 2005 to inspect. So is it really a big issue that actual new consoles are pushing them out of the picture almost 10 years later?
I'll be back on on 10 minutes if anyone is playing.
Sure. Just give me 4 or 5 hours...
Sunset Overdrive is quite a good and fun game but all I can think about right now is how much I want to be playing Dragon Age: Inquisition.
Play what you want, Archie. Life's short.
Indeed. DA:I it shall be.
Good, bad movies happen to be one of my favorite genres. I liked the movie a lot, turned me on to a Kurt Russell AND China. SO MANY one-liners, too. I won't be able to see China soon, but I'm thinking a trip to China town in San Francisco is in order.
Ancient Dragon: unbelievably boring pattern design...but with 1 hit kills!

Playing Far Cry 3. Dieing from drought. Beer. heat. No podcasts... can a man surivive?
Reggie is going to flog nintendo into his last job right?
Kind of a sad legacy for a PR man. I mean he had big foot, and then Nintendo JP telling him what to say for 20 years, then retirement?
Tomonobu Itagaki has said his Valhalla Games developed Devil’s Third is still on track for release next year.
News on the game has been rather slim since it was re-announced as a Wii U exclusive earlier this year at E3 2014 along with some game footage.
Yesterday, Itagaki took to his Facebook page to discuss how the game is progressing, and Gematsu translated the text.
Here’s some highlights:
So what's the spread between Xbone and PS4 in here? I never really considered getting an Xbone, but Media Markt is throwing in Sunset Overdrive and the Halo collection or GTA5 in for free with a white Xbone, which makes for a tempting proposition.
Valkyria Chronicles 2 was the right sequel on the wrong platform
This is quite true. The game improves on most of the features of the original, and most of it was in an effort to make up for the PSP's technical shortcomings. And the things where it legitimately came up short (the unfortunately multiple maps) were once again, due to the systems shortcomings. I've always compared VC2 as the little brother that can't directly compete with the older one, but tries to make up for it in so many other ways that you still have to give it a pat on the back.
^
I wouldn't expect anything less from SEGA.