Aren't I zombie Jackson...

So today had to be the stupidest day in gaming history.

We had that Polygon article that has been talked about and gave us this gem:

If anyone can tell me what this means I will buy you a Wii U.

Ubisoft gave us this gem

With confirmation of two AC games this year. It's impossible for anyone to crank out more yearly franchises than this company does. 10 studios working on AC5.

They shared some info on how well their games scored on metacritic:

Notice something missing, look at the bottom. Holy shit.

We had someone claiming Mario Kart 8 shows a lack of color in Nintendo characters...

We had this

MS: Why the PS4 is outselling the Xbox One"Xbox 360 owners enjoy their systems more than PlayStation 3 owners do, so they are less inclined to upgrade"

The Far Cry 4 cover came out and immediatly got hit with critique

Twitter gave us this

Originally Posted by Joseph Ben Unkle III

"The first image I was drawn to was a white dude lording over a native, which made me go "Wow, Ubi learned nothing after Far Cry 3." - @jbu3

Originally Posted by Veeren Jubbal

"The Far Cry 4 box art is racist. You all see that, right?" - @Veeren_Jubbal



"Colonization, white privilege, white supremacy, systemic racism, and white saviour role to name a few." @Veeren_Jubbal



".@UbisoftToronto @UbisoftMTL @FarCrygame Hello. How are you doing today? Hope you are all well. Just wanted to say--the box art is racist." @Veeren_Jubbal

Originally Posted by AnthonyBurch

"Oh please god don’t make that villain as analogous to homophobia as FC3 was to white saviorhood" @reverendanthony

Good job game industry.

edgecrusher said:

They both look white to me...and who the fuck cares?

The first thing that popped into my mind when I saw the cover was how stupid it looks.

I thought it looked like a Saint's Row cover.

Going through that post actually made me stupider.

Dvader said:

If anyone can tell me what this means I will buy you a Wii U.

Sweet, Mario Kart, here I come!

It's showing the ratio of Mario Kart sales vs console sales (Mario Kart was first released on SNES, so it's not relevant to count NES).  However they used the wrong chart type as it makes absolutely no sense to make a pie chart.  It says that you need 4.91 consoles sold per 1 sale of Mario Kart on average, suggesting to hit 6 million copies sold on a platform you need to sell roughly 30 million consoles.

All hail the goddamn Coffee Coolatta!

Dvader said:

Yes it is real.

Mai lord.

Dvader said:

^ You cant explain why they used a pie chart, no Wii U for you.

Because they are fucking idiots.

Where's my Wii U?

The reviewer who complained about Mario Kart 8s racism has responded to criticism:

All these comments are laden with confusion as to why I’d bring this up in a review of a video game. People have ascribed a bunch of political motives to me, or claimed I’m part of the “Social Justice Warrior trend” in games journalism, or that I bring it up for “click bait,” or for a hundred other reasons. While the people in the comments of that article are mostly, frankly, monsters, I thought that maybe some non-monsters were wondering the same thing, so here’s why I chose to bring up the issue of race in Mario Kart 8.
Because when playing the game, I noticed it, and I had an opinion, and my job as a reviewer is to share my opinion.



No grand conspiracy, no ‘white guilt’ - I was playing the game, and when all 30 characters were unlocked, they appeared on screen at once, and I was struck by how the overwhelming majority of them were white. After the recent conversation surrounding Tomodachi Life and after reading this article on race in Animal Crossing, maybe this stuff was on my mind, but I thought about what I saw on the screen, and formed the opinion “Nintendo can do better than this.”


And I said so, because my only job as a reviewer is to give you my opinion.



If you see the screenshot above, read those articles I linked, and think, “Nintendo shouldn’t have to do better!" then, well, I don’t know what to tell you dude (you are most likely a dude). We just disagree, probably fundamentally. If you can’t handle an opinion you disagree with, good luck going through life just in general! But as far as video game reviews go, you’re welcome to read someone else’s instead.

http://news.xbox.com/2014/05/games-h...y-announcement

Any time you transition to a new platform, there is the opportunity to look at things with a new perspective. For us at 343 Industries, the launch of the Xbox One was an opportunity to think about what stories we wanted to tell, how to tell them, and how best to push the “Halo” franchise to showcase the platform. And, most importantly, combining our passion for “Halo” with the vocal and informative input from our fans.


“Halo” isn’t simply a perennial game franchise, it’s a part of the Xbox platform itself. In terms of innovation and ideation, it’s sometimes important to people who might not even play “Halo.” And of course it’s a passion and an essential experience for two generations of gamers. So we asked ourselves, how do we begin and where do we go with “Halo” on Xbox One?


In the past, “Halo” games have pushed the Xbox forward, showcasing the console and its ecosystem in entertaining and innovative ways. Making a “Halo” game that runs at 60 frames per second, on dedicated servers, with the scope, features and scale we’ve been dreaming of for more than a decade, is non-trivial. It’s a task that we, at 343 Industries, are taking very seriously to ensure we deliver the “Halo” game that fans deserve, and a game that is built from the ground up for Xbox One.


I’m happy to reveal that “Halo 5: Guardians,” the next installment in the legendary saga of the Master Chief, will launch on Xbox One in fall of 2015. In the tradition of every “Halo” game since its debut in 2001, it is a massive and exciting project.


“Halo 5: Guardians” is a bigger effort than “Halo 4.” That applies to the content and scope of the game, as well as the technology in what’s now a brand new and more powerful engine. Certainly there are some core elements carried over from prior games, but we’ve invested a huge effort in retooling our tech to take full advantage of the Xbox One’s hardware and ecosystem to create worlds and experiences worthy of next-gen.


It’s a game that will hopefully demonstrate the talent, learnings and abilities of the 343 Industries team. A game that will incorporate the things we learned from “Halo 4” about technology, aesthetics, performance and scale – and perhaps more importantly, understanding and embracing a community of gamers who love what lies at the heart of this game, and the limitless potential of the “Halo” universe.


And 2015 won’t simply be the year of “Halo 5: Guardians,” it will also be a year that offers us a unique opportunity. The opportunity to invite old friends and new audiences into that universe through the “Halo” television series, launched as a unique collaboration with Steven Spielberg and some of the finest creative minds in the business. A series that will stand alone, as well as complement and enrich the game experience. We’ll have more to share on the “Halo” television series as we near its projected fall 2015 release.


Your Journey Begins in 2014


Many fans noted that I was very deliberate with my phrasing on stage at E3 last year. I spoke about a “journey,” rather than a destination – and that journey definitely begins in 2014 with a giant leap, rather than one small step. We’ll give you much more information about our plans for this year at the Xbox E3 2014 Media Briefing on June 9, and we’re confident that “Halo” fans will be pretty excited about the special plans we have in store.


So until E3, I’d like to express my gratitude to our massive and varied Halo community, whose energy, enthusiasm, criticism and kindness are the driving force behind what we do and what we hope to achieve in “Halo 5: Guardians.”