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It’s official – no Prototype 2 demo

Radical Entertainment have stated through their Twitter account that there will be no demo for Prototype 2

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Laxman4408d ago

Plenty of amazing games never get a demo dude. In fact, most good games dont.

saladthieves4408d ago

"In fact, most good games dont."

By your logic, a game doesn't have a demo because it will most likely be a good game - obviously not true. Dr. House is correct - it's usually a bad sign.

Developers don't want to release a demo of their game, because they don't want consumers to know that their new game could potentially be a turd. They want to capitalize on every single possible sale. Why do you think that Activision has no demos for their Call of Duty games? It's a marketing strategy. When asked why, they resort to silly methods like "The game is too complex to strip down into a demo."

If you shell out $60 for a shiny new release and find out that it's simply crap (been happening quite a lot this gen), it's too late - they already have your money.

Laxman4408d ago

I used no such logic :/ I dont know where you got that idea from.

I was just looking over my game collection, and almost every single game I own from this generation, besides maybe 6 or 7, never had a demo. Here are just a few examples;

LA Noire didnt have a demo.
Uncharted 3 didnt have a demo.
Dark Souls didnt have a demo.
Skyrim didnt have a demo.
Portal 2 didnt have a demo.
Alan Wake didnt have a demo.
Red Dead Redemption didnt have a demo.
GTA IV didnt have a demo.
Dragon Age didnt have a demo.
BioShock didnt have a demo.

The list goes on... Just becuase something doesnt have a demo, doesnt mean they dont want you to play it. It doesnt mean there is something wrong with it. It just means they dont have the time/the money/the resources to put one out, or they simply dont want to.

Whats with gamers these days being so damn paranoid?

HacSawJimThugin4408d ago

I'm sorry but you are mistaken, Bioshock did have a demo. I remember playing it and that's why I fell in love with the series.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Kran4408d ago

tis usually because Activision only cares about releasing one demo.............

and even that comes around a year late.

#callofduty

sly-Famous4408d ago

WARNING! In-coming stinker.

r214408d ago

are they really confident in this game? if they want more buyers and at least reach 2mil instead of their targeted 10mil, they'd best release a demo.

bauer0074408d ago

Wow undeniable proof, this game and franchise SUCKS! just bin it Activision...

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The Worst Eighth-Gen Remasters

In an industry that grows increasingly reliant on remasters, few were worth complaining about, making the original versions preferable in most respects.

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ZeekQuattro968d ago

Not sure what happened with FFCC. They really bungled it big time. It's a shame too.

FinalFantasyFanatic968d ago

I really wanted to play that one too, but after the demo I was disinterested in buying it.

ZeekQuattro967d ago

Glad Square really likes putting out demos. It can help you dodge a bullet. Lol

Rangerman1208968d ago

To this day, the Crystal Chronicles remaster still left me with a sour taste. I really wondered how Square reacted to the feedback.

porkChop968d ago

I thought the Prototype games had terrible graphics even when they first came out. Pretty crazy that the remasters essentially got nothing in the way of visual upgrades. A resolution bump. Yay.

Christopher968d ago

Let alone Activision kept those prices at release price for a year before they even thought to reduce them in a sale.

Petebloodyonion968d ago (Edited 968d ago )

To me, this topic is pretty easy to answer as I recall laughing at loud when Bethesda announced that PPL on consoles (Xbox1 and Ps4) would need to buy Skyrim Special edition and it would be free for existing pc Owner because it was basically the same game at max setting.
I often gave this answers to numerous ppl who where happy about paying 40$ for cheap remaster that would have been free on PC by saying everybody wins PC players gets the upgrade for free because they never paid in the past for quick fix that a mod of graphics card could do and Consoles players get to pay because they love paying and defend the practice of paying (like the numerous I have a VHS tape of the movie why don't they give me a free DVD version).

So for me, any crappy Remasters that deserve to be on this list are the ones that only give a frame boost and resolution boost for a full-price experience from the previous generation. Now ill exclude compilations like Batman, Uncharted Trilogy, Bioshock Trilogy, etc. because they were actually giving you more than 1 game so I'll count them as a collection instead of remasters Nor should I included games that have complete remade graphics or add new playable elements (Metro 2033 Redux, Quake, Gears of War Ultimate)

Since there are too many games ill give some example that comes to mind: Heavy Rain Remaster, The Last of US remaster, God of War 3 remasters, Burnout Paradise city Remaster, Tomb Raider Definitive Edition. Baja: Edge of Control HD, etc.

Again my main complaint here (has it was last gen) is that these kinds of remastering are now free (called performance patches now) but were sold at a premium price despite having almost no work to put in.

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Prototype 2 receives a HD Texture Pack, overhauling almost all of its textures

Andrea Gennaro has released a HD Texture Pack for Prototype 2 that improves the textures of all the three zones (Red, Green and Yellow) of the game.

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mrsolidsteel201387d ago

I can’t get it to work, I got the two HD packs and when I tried to run that Tex.exe nothing happens.

RaidenBlack1387d ago

Redo the steps.
Else ask the modder.

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The Simpsons: Hit & Run Producer “Could See It” Being Remade or Remastered

In a recent interview, the producer of Radical Entertainment’s cult-classic Simpsons game, The Simpsons: Hit & Run, spoke on the possibility of a remake or remaster.

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SegaGamer1657d ago

I would love to see it, but EA owns the rights to Simpsons games, and they have done nothing with it for years now, so I can't see it happening. They own the license still for one reason, to keep making money from that crappy mobile game (probably the only reason why they got hold of the licence in the first place)

In all honesty, I would rather not have a remake at all with EA in charge. I would much rather see it in the hands of any other company before that happened.

GrizToof1657d ago

If they did remaster the game it would be censored by idiotic sjws. The Indian man we loved from the show Apu Nahasapeemapetilon would be ripped out of the game so fast.

InKnight7s1657d ago

Don't forget making a lot of female characters playable and independent and act masculine and makes Bart and Homer sissies.

NnOric1657d ago (Edited 1657d ago )

Please, stop bringing politics to topics where there are none.

InKnight7s1657d ago

I had ran Hit and Run on PC last month on emulator, it did really aged well, cell shaded really can live two generations. Just like Dark Cloud 2. A proper remastered version would be awesome then a sequel.

KeenBean3451657d ago

The game has aged so well and is a great time. Boggles my mind how EA haven't seen the potential in reviving the series

2BlackBelt1657d ago

Yes please!
PS4/PS5 Remaster/Remake asap.

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