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The Final Dakar  (op)
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Jun 14, 2016, 09:53 AM
 
Jawbone post if you're alright. I heard TLG got a date.
     
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Originally Posted by ajprice View Post
Forza Horizon 3. Based in Australia. City, beach, outback. 4 player co op. Biggest car range of any Horizon game (demo showed the Ariel Nomad). 'Play Anywhere' Xbox and Windows 10 (A lot of games are going to have this cross platform Xbox/PC launch). September 27th.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTSUgXkfooA
This game looks absolutely gorgeous! The Horizon games have so much content and seeing this makes it a definite pre-order purchase for me! 4 player co-op on cross platforms just adds to the depth and fun factor of the game.

I think having the Xbox/Win 10 crossover is Microsoft's way of promoting digital copies. Has anyone confirmed if the physical disc copies can be played on both platforms?

Originally Posted by mattyb View Post
Love me some Forza Horizon. The rally add-on for Horizon 2 was excellent.
Agreed! I've almost 100% completed the game including the DLC. Still working on winning all 168 championships. It's definitely a grind!
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Jun 15, 2016, 02:23 AM
 
Game with the most buzz generating for Xbox is We Happy Few. Set in an alternative post WWII England that lost the war the citizens of Welington Wells are taking a happy drug called "joy" and are taking it to forget their horrific past. People who don't take the pill are called "downers" and the citizens don't take too kindly to them.



This game is developed by Compulsion Games and definitely has a Bioshock feeling to it. Maybe because some of the employees are ex-Bioshock devs. Keeping an eye on this one as the release date nears.
     
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Jun 15, 2016, 02:37 AM
 
Oh and the only thing Nintendo seems to be promoting like hell at E3 is The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

     
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Jun 15, 2016, 03:28 AM
 
Originally Posted by KCrosbie View Post
Agreed! I've almost 100% completed the game including the DLC. Still working on winning all 168 championships. It's definitely a grind!
Yeah you can deffo waste time doing barn finds, racing rivals, and trying for those speed trap records. Then you find you've spent three hours but done nothing for the championships. I enjoy it much more than 'normal' Forza though.
     
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Jun 15, 2016, 06:57 AM
 
was pretty impressed by the new Dishonoured trailer, although the graphics didn't look that much better than xbox 360...
     
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Jun 15, 2016, 11:21 AM
 
Originally Posted by The Final Dakar View Post
I missed the BF1 stream yesterday. Buzz seems positive.
Surprisingly, PC Gamer was impressed with the Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare trailer.

Still not touching it.

Originally Posted by ajprice View Post
Forza Horizon 3. Based in Australia. City, beach, outback. 4 player co op. Biggest car range of any Horizon game (demo showed the Ariel Nomad). 'Play Anywhere' Xbox and Windows 10 (A lot of games are going to have this cross platform Xbox/PC launch). September 27th.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTSUgXkfooA
That's a must-purchase for me on PC. Forza is the only sim-leaning racing series I enjoy.

I can't think of a single console that impressed me more aesthetically. That design is beautiful.



Originally Posted by The Final Dakar View Post
Jawbone post if you're alright. I heard TLG got a date.
I'm still catching up from a week out, so I haven't even had a chance to watch the trailer. At this point, I don't know if I care. It's definitely not a day-one purchase for me anymore.

...until I watch the trailer, get misty-eyed, and pre-order.

Originally Posted by KCrosbie View Post
Oh and the only thing Nintendo seems to be promoting like hell at E3 is The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

They're basically turning it into mildly hardcore-modded Skyrim-ized Zelda with a cross of Wind Waker and OoT graphics? Sure, I'll buy it.

Ticky thing: look at the low poly count on that cliff at the 1:00 mark. Holy crap, Nintendo.

The one game that has me crazy-excited is Insomniac's Spider-Man. I know it's only a trailer so far, but their track record is pretty great, and a good Spider-Man game is long overdue.
     
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Jun 15, 2016, 12:45 PM
 
E3 sale on PSN right now, some heavily discounted games, like Tomb Raider for 5 bucks.

Currently trying to decide between Tomb Raider, The Order 1886, and the Resident Evil HD remaster.
     
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Jun 15, 2016, 01:52 PM
 
Nintendo is pricing its mobile-only Pokemon Go at $34.99.

They're officially idiots.
     
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Originally Posted by sek929 View Post
E3 sale on PSN right now, some heavily discounted games, like Tomb Raider for 5 bucks.

Currently trying to decide between Tomb Raider, The Order 1886, and the Resident Evil HD remaster.
Stay away from The Order. Far away.
     
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Jun 15, 2016, 06:19 PM
 
Originally Posted by sek929 View Post
E3 sale on PSN right now, some heavily discounted games, like Tomb Raider for 5 bucks.

Currently trying to decide between Tomb Raider, The Order 1886, and the Resident Evil HD remaster.
Is that the 2013 Tomb Raider? If you haven't got to it yet, it is still a good game.
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Jun 15, 2016, 07:33 PM
 
That seems to be the consensus, I'll be downloading it tonight.
     
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Jun 16, 2016, 02:00 AM
 
I haven't followed South Park in a while but this looks fun.


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Jun 16, 2016, 04:34 PM
 
Originally Posted by Jawbone54 View Post
That's a must-purchase for me on PC. Forza is the only sim-leaning racing series I enjoy.
I downloaded Apex but they haven't implemented wheel support yet.
     
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Originally Posted by Laminar View Post
I downloaded Apex but they haven't implemented wheel support yet.
How could they even think about releasing it without wheel support?
     
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Jun 17, 2016, 12:02 AM
 
Ummm... Infinite Warfare looking surprisingly good not to mention Modern Warfare remastered...
     
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Jun 17, 2016, 01:55 AM
 
Might have to pick up the slim XBox One, it'll be the cheapest 4K player on the market.

I don't know gow I feel about the Neo or Project Scorpio. Both MS ans Sony are saying they will mandate backwards compatibility but I'm almost positive SquareEnix (or whoever) will tell them they need the processing power of the new consoles and we'll effectively have started a new generation.

I knew that with 4k around the corner this generation was going to be underpowered, but hopefully this is a fluke and we aren't moving to a 3-year cycle from here on out... The sad part is I'm sure Nintendo was hoping to get out in front of them with a legitimately powerful console (for once) and unless they go back to the drawing board they'll be stuck with inferior specs AGAIN... Which means no third party support.

As much as I love Nintendo I wish they'd just do like Sega and publish on other consoles (though they could probably keep the portables and do okay there).
     
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Jun 17, 2016, 04:14 AM
 
I don't think it will be hard for game developers to make games that work on both consoles. They will make sure to show the screenshots from the improved models everywhere that counts and then just tune down the effects and the textures on the lower-end model.

In general, I think this is where the console market needs to go. Regular updates with backwards compatibility. The PS3/360 generation was way too long.
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Originally Posted by Jawbone54 View Post
How could they even think about releasing it without wheel support?
"Hardcore realistic racing simulator only able to be played with XBox controller."
     
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Jun 18, 2016, 05:11 AM
 
Xbox One S unboxing and size comparison (it fits inside the XB1 fat shell)

https://youtu.be/tgtKalT_HgM

It'll be much easier if you just comply.
     
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I'm pretty much sold on the new Zelda, and will prolly pick up the NX for it (provided they dont mess it up).

I'm glad Last Guardian got a release date and I will probably pick up a Neo for it.

The XBox S is probably the best designed xbox to date IMO. Good on em getting a 4k BluRay drive and HDMI2.0a on there.
     
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Jun 20, 2016, 12:08 PM
 
No Man's Sky was apparently delayed because of a trademark claim from British Sky Broadcasting, aka Rupert Murdoch's UK broadcaster.
The new Mac Pro has up to 30 MB of cache inside the processor itself. That's more than the HD in my first Mac. Somehow I'm still running out of space.
     
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Jun 20, 2016, 12:19 PM
 
I suppose litigation meant they should no comment it but personally the or would have been amazing if they revealed the reason.
     
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Jun 20, 2016, 02:03 PM
 
Sky is apparently suing everyone and their grandmother at the moment, because they changed their named from British Sky Broadcasting to BSkyB to just Sky. They're claiming "confusion" with everyone using the word sky. Well, who's fault is that, then?
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They're claiming "confusion" with everyone using the word sky. Well, who's fault is that, then?
Good grief.
     
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No Man's Sky was apparently delayed because of a trademark claim from British Sky Broadcasting, aka Rupert Murdoch's UK broadcaster.
No kidding? I'm always surprised stuff like this happens, how will people get them confused?
     
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With MacNN swirling the drain I think it's important we never forget...

 
     
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Ha! I certainly forgot
     
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Jun 21, 2016, 04:51 PM
 
Let's also not forget the Wii was a terrible platform that was a fad and sold no third party games.
     
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No Man's Sky was apparently delayed because of a trademark claim from British Sky Broadcasting, aka Rupert Murdoch's UK broadcaster.
Guess I'm on ignore.
     
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Originally Posted by mattyb View Post
Guess I'm on ignore.
No, nobody on ignore, I just missed your post for some reason.
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With MacNN swirling the drain I think it's important we never forget...

 
Originally Posted by The Final Dakar View Post
Ha! I certainly forgot


Dakar - Christina Aguilera - Whitey Tighties.

Slick shoes?! Are you crazy?!
     
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Originally Posted by The Final Dakar View Post
Let's also not forget the Wii was a terrible platform that was a fad and sold no third party games.
And that Jawbone purchased the system at least 3 times.

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Jun 27, 2016, 02:17 PM
 
Nope. Incorrect.

I purchased the XBox 360 three times. I only purchased the Wii twice.
     
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Also, are we going to continue this thread somewhere else? I'd hate to lose you guys.
     
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Forums are staying up for now.
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Jul 4, 2016, 05:35 AM
 
Can't link from work, Gamespot has an interesting article on No Man's Sky. The numbers are actually beyond comprehension. A definate buy for the PC for me.
     
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If you guys haven't seen this yet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8fU2QG-lV0

Long story, made as short as possible:

Two incredibly prominent YouTubers were busted advertising a gambling CS:GO site called CSGOLotto without disclosing that they were, in fact, owners of the site. Federal charges are likely, and civil suits are about to unload on them.

I'd recommend watching the entire H3H3 video I posted to show how scummy their actions truly were. After accidentally displaying his user names for the illegal site(s) during a live stream, TmarTn immediately went into damage control, acting like he had already disclosed that he was the owner. Unfortunately, footage still exists proving otherwise, including one in which he pretends to stumble across the site, recommends it, and says, "These guys are talking to me, and might even sponsor the channel!"

...despite his name being on the company's charter.

Scummy, scummy, scummy.

Total Biscuit's response was especially furious.
     
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Jul 7, 2016, 04:49 PM
 
You may relax your sphincter, sek, no mans sky went gold
     
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Originally Posted by The Final Dakar View Post
You may relax your sphincter, sek, no mans sky went gold
Preparing to dive in.

     
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Originally Posted by The Final Dakar View Post
You may relax your sphincter, sek, no mans sky went gold
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Preparing to dive in.

Truly this is some disturbing imagery.
     
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Truly this is some disturbing imagery.
Its primarily used for christian sex ed. "This is a vagina."
     
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RadFem beaver.
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RadFem beaver.
Do you purposely try and take a dump in every thread that you can or is this some sort of involuntary reflex?
     
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Oh, I forgot, it's okay to playfully jab at the religious, but certain other groups that take themselves too seriously are off limits.
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Do you purposely try and take a dump in every thread that you can or is this some sort of involuntary reflex?
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Oh, I forgot, it's okay to playfully jab at the religious, but certain other groups that take themselves too seriously are off limits.
Ahh I see, it is involuntary, my apologies.
     
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Sorry guys, I 'started' it.
     
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Sorry guys, I 'started' it.
Until you start doing it in dozens of threads across the entire forums I'll let it slide.
     
 
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