Topic: Game News Dump (Read 282025 times)

MadMAxJr · « **Reply #520 on:** July 28, 2008, 06:27:26 AM »

Quote from: Cannon on July 27, 2008, 05:53:06 PM

The less I know about the story, the better, but I suspect the final boss fight will make or break the game for me.

The giant ghost of the 80s?

Seriously hoping the original theme song is preserved and not some 'cover' or 'remix' put in place.

Bongo Bill · « **Reply #521 on:** July 28, 2008, 12:17:55 PM »

Brentai · « **Reply #522 on:** July 28, 2008, 12:46:56 PM »

From now until forever I won't be able to watch that animation without hearing ~~the victory fanfare from Shut Up and Jam Gaiden~~Super Mario RPG - Rawest Forest Remix. For some reason.

Dooly · « **Reply #523 on:** July 28, 2008, 08:19:48 PM »

Activision shelves Ghostbusters and Brutal Legend

That's it. Activision have just blown EA away in the "who's the more evil company" competition. If EA picks up either game, I'll lift my self-imposed ban on buying their games.

Brentai · « **Reply #524 on:** July 28, 2008, 08:34:09 PM »

That's an... odd decision considering all the hype surrounding both games. If it's true and unqualified I'd have to count Activision as less "evil" and more "allergic to money".

Granted, it's Activision.

EDIT: Reading up a bit more it seems to be that they're basically killing all of Vivendi-Sierra and taking over its franchises. So, yeah, neither evil nor stupid, just beuraucratic.

Saturn · « **Reply #525 on:** July 28, 2008, 09:13:00 PM »

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/37641.html

goddamn this looks bad

François · « **Reply #526 on:** July 28, 2008, 10:27:47 PM »

I'm not one to lightly throw around allegations of homosexuality, but that leg scissor grab/slam is the gayest thing ever.

Brentai · « **Reply #527 on:** July 28, 2008, 11:01:36 PM »

Here is an example of some of the creative ways players can string together Superman's specials.

He shoots a dude with heat vision.

And then kicks him!

Also no way Batman's gonna get punked by ~~Mr. Freeze~~ Sub-Zero like that.

Seems like all the MK guys still have their (T-rated) fatalities, while the "killing is kind of a bad thing" DC heroes get brutalities - instead of actually killing the guy they just beat the shit out of him way more than is really necessary. Hooray.

McDohl · « **Reply #528 on:** July 29, 2008, 07:44:22 AM »

I still like that "Superman grabs Scorpion and smashes him through like six walls" bit.

Brentai · « **Reply #529 on:** July 29, 2008, 07:48:57 AM »

Ghostbusters still to be published, just by somebody who isn't Activision.

Everybody wins, then.

McDohl · « **Reply #530 on:** July 29, 2008, 07:51:45 AM »

W...what about Brutal Legend?

MadMAxJr · « **Reply #531 on:** July 29, 2008, 07:53:45 AM »

And all of us who were children of the 80s take a collective sigh of relief, as we will be able to toast a ghostly marshmallow with nuclear backpacks.

James Edward Smith · « **Reply #532 on:** July 29, 2008, 08:33:22 AM »

Yeah someone and I can't remember who, told me yesterday that Ghostbusters was "canned" as in, not coming out anymore. I want to slap that person in the face because losing your publisher when the game is pretty much finished does not mean your game isn't coming out. Especially when you are making a licensed game about the Ghostbusters that fucking Ray helped write dialog for.

Brentai · « **Reply #533 on:** July 29, 2008, 11:05:17 AM »

Quote from: Geo T. Hermal on July 29, 2008, 08:33:22 AM

I want to slap that person in the face because losing your publisher when the game is pretty much finished does not mean your game isn't coming out.

Er, it does in a lot of cases.

Quote from: Geo T. Hermal on July 29, 2008, 08:33:22 AM

Especially when you are making a licensed game about the Ghostbusters that fucking Ray helped write dialog for.

That's where this is different, though.

Dooly · « **Reply #534 on:** July 29, 2008, 03:41:26 PM »

Yeah, Activision certainly didn't kill those games, but they definitely jeopardized them. I hope people start throwing eggs at their booth at PAX this year.

Brentai · « **Reply #535 on:** July 29, 2008, 08:42:10 PM »

For in previous year not throwing eggs at booth of Activision, I surprise.

Detonator · « **Reply #536 on:** July 30, 2008, 03:55:48 PM »

Spore going gold soon. Only three years after everyone expected it.

Detonator · « **Reply #537 on:** July 31, 2008, 04:38:30 PM »

Dicks in Spore makes news.

Quote

But scrolling through the database -- past the three-legged sea horse, past the seven-eyed wildebeest and the half-motorcycle-half-pig -- revealed something many users didn't expect. Buried among the more wholesome attempts were two-legged dancing testicles, a "giant breast monster" and a four-legged "phallic fornication machine," for starters.

If by "didn't expect" they mean "anticipated for three years", then yes. Unless "many users" have pudding for brains.

Catloaf · « **Reply #538 on:** July 31, 2008, 05:38:43 PM »

Quote from: Detonator on July 31, 2008, 04:38:30 PM

Unless "many users" have pudding for brains.

I think I know why zombies eat brains now.

A² · « **Reply #539 on:** July 31, 2008, 05:47:36 PM »

Quote from: MadMAxJr on July 28, 2008, 06:27:26 AM

Quote from: Cannon on July 27, 2008, 05:53:06 PM
The less I know about the story, the better, but I suspect the final boss fight will make or break the game for me.

The giant ghost of the 80s?

Seriously hoping the original theme song is preserved and not some 'cover' or 'remix' put in place.

When they were doing focus group testing, this was brought up. They suggested the idea that instead of doing the original theme, they'd have a modern band remix or cover it.

The person who suggested that was booed out of the room
So yes, they are keeping the good old Ray Parker Jr version.

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