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Deep Silver: 'We're much better than the Activisions, EAs, and Ubisofts of the world'

Dead Island publisher Deep Silver has claimed that it is "much better than the Activision's, EAs, and Ubisofts of the world" because it actually "make(s) money", and attributes Dead Island's success to "some genius marketing... that larger companies wouldn't try".

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zeal0us4069d ago (Edited 4069d ago )

Well its not that hard to be better than Activision and EA but Ubisoft I dunno. Ubisoft is the lesser of three evils.

Deep Silver Dead Island was decent game that sold well but don't let it go to your head. Riptide is right around the corner, hopefully it won't fall in the same pit-holes that Dead Island did.

Not to mention Saints Row 4 and Metro Last Light. Which I hope turns out well.

oof464069d ago

An Assassin's Creed game released every year? I beg to differ.

zeal0us4069d ago

I don't care for Assassin Creed but when it gets overpriced map packs, content rip from the core game and label as DLC and or a microtransaction system, call me. Until then Ubisoft will remain the lesser of three evils.

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BanBrother4069d ago

@oof46

Yeah, people for get about Ubisoft now. Yearly AC release, Online passes (don't bother me personally, as I buy new mostly), also what appears to be locked content on AC2 (lost sequences) and Revelations was a rushed disgrace, had about 1/10th the story AC2 and Brotherhood had.

Also over-priced MP packs and day one microtransactions now, Ubisoft are trying hard to keep their 3rd place prize, behind Activision and EA. PC DRM anyone?

Yeah, I have slowly been hating Ubi more and more this gen. I'll reserve complete judgement for when I play the newest AC4. If AC4 sucks, that means that they didn't learn from their past 2 AC mistakes.

Sideras4069d ago

The annualisation of AC... Well let's just say people expect it and want it and they'd buy it every year. See Assassins Creed is more about the story, that's why I keep paying anyways.
Now I'd prefer they had a 2 - 3 year gap between the games but if you compare them to other publishers/developers in the same scale, they are atleast trying to be fresh.

Baka-akaB4069d ago (Edited 4069d ago )

So what if it's milked ? The worst AC game is better than anything Deep Silver ever released so far .

They are literally getting cocky for no reason

moegooner884069d ago

@Zealous, Assassin's Creed 2 Sequences 12, and 13 were originally part of the main game, then cut and sold later as DLC.

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oof464069d ago

Let's not dupe gamers with a heart wrenching trailer that has no thematic relation to the real game. No one will be offended if we send out a half naked, half eaten figurine of a woman to game journalists. No, we are better than other game companies.

-MD-4069d ago

The only people that were "duped" were idiots. It was a completely CGI trailer with zero gameplay.

Fishy Fingers4069d ago

True, but it also portrayed the game to be something that it certainly was not.

Baka-akaB4069d ago

Very true but usually current cinematic provided just embellishment and the action that is nearly impossible in game .

Here we have a trailer that tried to sell some emotional rollercoaster for a game that ended up being just a mere zombie open world shooter .

It's why i can get people getting dissapointed at the reveal of the true game . However yeah buying a game for cgi is very silly

hano4069d ago (Edited 4069d ago )

People who get duped by a CG trailer are stupid and deserve to be duped.

talisker4069d ago

That's why they release beta code with source to Steam as a full game?

sway_z4069d ago (Edited 4069d ago )

Deep Silver are not prolific at anything. Say what you like about EA, Ubisoft and Activision, but they all produce far better quality and more interesting games.

I regrettably purchased Dead Island. Sometimes it pays not to get hyped over a game, and read the reviews instead of pre-ordering. Dead Island is a sham of a game. I expected more from the trailer, but instead we get a farcical romp in a Zombie invested generic (Far Cry, Crysis etc) location with so-so graphics.

Deep Silver are lucky they got away with it. Deceptively naming the re-release as 'GOTY' edition. I understand they're a fairly new company. So, when Deep Silver make something universally amazing, then maybe I can take this statement seriously.

*Summary

Deep Silver mislead with that Trailer.
Deep Silver mislead with GOTY lies to get unsuspecting buyers to increase sales.

I DON'T TRUST THIS DIRTY TRICKS PUBLISHER!

Baka-akaB4069d ago

Seriously , kudos to those that enjoyed the game , but for me the experience was a mediocre and ultra buggy left for dead clone wrapped in a Farcry island experience .

Not even a fan of Zombie U , but i'd still play it and advise it over Dead Island

LAWSON724069d ago

Well you are for saying that. Go come up with a good idea and have a crap dev make it. Why compare yourself to someone who probably publish more games in a year then you have made since you started.

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Cheat Provider To Pay Call Of Duty Creator Activision Nearly $15M In Damages

Cheat software provider EngineOwning will pay Call of Duty creator Activision nearly $15 million in damages and legal fees.

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Jin_Sakai23h ago

Cheat providers for competitive games should be illegal.

Rynxie20h ago(Edited 20h ago)

This is what developers and manufacturers should do. I know going after cheat devices/makers is a cat and mouse game, and cost money. However, they can get that money back by sueing these manufacturers of cheat devices. Take a page from Nintendo's playbook.

Garethvk1d 3h ago

We can hope. Especially if the rumors of Cillian Murphy and Alaska are true.

RaidenBlack1d ago

That'd be too good if true.
But Henderson also leaked that next Far Cry setting was targeting some asian island.

Relientk771d 3h ago

Assassin's Creed Hexe is what I wanna hear about most. Yes I wanna play as a witch with magic during the 16 century witch trials in Germany (as per rumors). Sign me up

Huey_My_D_Long1d 3h ago

Yeah, Hex sounds amazing to me as well, and I've been playing since AC 1. I'm real curious how are they gonna fit the magic into the game, maybe in similar way the dlc introduced gods and god abilities. but I love that I've heard its gonna have a horror vibe.

Garethvk1d 3h ago

Hopefully it is full of good stuff.

Garethvk1d 3h ago

I would love The Division 3.

RaidenBlack1d ago

The studio just completed Avatar and busy with Outlaws and also got their F2P Heartland cancelled ... IMO, Division 3 will surely come but it'll take more time.
I'd be most thrilled if Ubisoft greenlits a sequel or at least a remake of the studio's first game i.e World in Conflict

anast23h ago(Edited 23h ago)

I would get hyped about Hexe. If the rumors are true, UBI might get a gold edition purchase out of me.

Demetrius1d 3h ago

Hopefully gameplay of ac shadows or star wars outlaws, if they finally announce the new far cry I'm definitely getting that, far cry still fun af and gorgeous games, yeah ubisoft has their faults but atleast they're not copying souls like games their titles still have identity

neutralgamer19921d 1h ago

We will definitely see gameplay for star wars and AC. Farcry let's see

OtterX1d 2h ago (Edited 1d 2h ago )

I'm going to be an outlier amongst the rest of these comments.... give us something NEW! I'm pretty burnt out on Ubisoft franchises, unless you're giving us a new Rayman game!

*Edit - imagine what they could do with a Rayman 3D game in this day and age. I say now is the time to revisit the series.

RaidenBlack1d ago

Would love a AAA PoP too or a back to roots Ghost Recon (none of the open world stuff)

MeatyUrologist1d ago

Hell yes! Ghost recon in the style of the originals with real consequences, permanent and all!

Garethvk1d 2h ago

Beyond Good and Evil 2: It is coming really; we promise.

OtterX1d 2h ago

Their microtransaction monetization scheme on it will lie somewhere between good and evil!

Haha JK.... it'll be completely evil. 🙃

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Ubisoft say AC Shadows protagonists will be "romantically attracted to different types of people"

Ubisoft recently shared more details about Assassin's Creed Shadows protagonists, confirming that both of them will romantically attract and be attracted to different types of people.

Hugodastrevas8d ago

That should please everyone I'm sure...

RpgSama8d ago (Edited 8d ago )

Feudal Japan DEI LGBTQ+ Samurai, sounds very accurate for the time period. Surely a decision made only with historical accuracy in mind.

Crows908d ago

Or even modern day accuracy.....

Lexreborn28d ago

You have no idea what you are talking about, bet you didn’t know nobunaga was bi-sexual. Or ran maru his is often depicted as androgynous was a “beautiful boy”.

So yeah, feudal Japan had tons of lgbtq and kawaii enough… A BLACK SAMURAI! All without the need of offending a Caucasian because the world is diverse.

VenomUK7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

This story has cracked me up so much! Bravo Ubisoft, bravo! 🤣. So last week everyone was upset that in the long-awaited first Assassin’s Creed: Japan game the protagonist is black. But NOW he is also LGBTQ+ ! It’s like the Ubisoft creative team sat around a table and said “How can we best impress our Kotaku/IGN/Polygon friends and antagonise gamers? Let’s make it woke x 100!’ And then they all silent clapped!

Just you wait until the Star Wars: Outlaws details come out, there better not be anybody complaining about Kay Vess’ dating preferences and the gay droid armies.

Christopher7d ago

It actually is.

Japanese were very Greek in their sexual experiences.

lodossrage7d ago

Lexreborn2 is right

Go read up on Japan's feudal era homosexuality and bisexuality was a very common thing in that time.

I just have to laugh because the same people complaining about this are the same ones crying about wanting "historical accuracy". When it's clear most of the whiners don't even know history themselves.

Christopher7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

Facts don't care about downvotes, btw. You either claim to understand historical accuracy or you just admit you don't like the stuff people did throughout history.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...

thorstein7d ago

Japan had no Christian stupidity about sexuality.

That's where your nonsensical puritanical view comes from: the Abraham's faiths.

It's feudal Japan, they don't believe in your religion's made up nonsense.

I mean, if you're going to embrace a particular viewpoint, you should at least be aware of where it comes from. Most of the world doesn't care about your ideals.

In those days, they certainly didn't care about your religion.

Get over yourself.

RpgSama7d ago

All of you guys missed the point, I even said I'm very sure they did it ONLY because they wanted to be historically accurate. Stop defending this, we all know why they did it and who they want to pander, it's not out newfound respect for history.

lodossrage7d ago

@RpgSama

Nobody is defending anything.

People are just pointing out the fact that after they just cried about the game not being historically accurate, when they SHOW they're accurate, they cry about it because they don't like certain parts of history

Not to mention you contradicted yourself RPGSama. You just pointed out you said they "ONLY because they wanted to be historically accurate". Then turn around and accuse them of pandering and/or having an agenda. Those two things are opposing statements

Cacabunga7d ago

Dumbest decision ever.. always online was a pass for me but now not even for free I’ll try it..

LordoftheCritics7d ago

It's made by Ubisoft Montreal.

Obviously we'll be allowed to bang anything that moves.

RiseNShine7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

Yeha pretty sure.

H97d ago

People actually telling you that Japan had sexual deviancy which is correct however what's hilarious is that they will act as if it holds the same moral value that the LGBT community holds today, oh the things men used to say about themselves when they are attracted to other men, it's not empowering in the least bit

senorfartcushion7d ago

It was more common to be attracted to the same sex before the crusades.

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Tapani7d ago

You are completely lost on Japanese history. Japan was one of the most liberal places in the world, and in many ways still is. You can slice and dice it from your western hubris and whatever point of view, but the reality is that history tells great stories about freedom of choice and people not being judgemental on this island. Also one of the reasons I want to raise my family here, no need to have those whatever Western woke bullshit here, because everyone just respects each other without using all that nonsense.

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CrimsonWing698d ago

Geezus, just make a good game… holy sh*t this is becoming insufferable.

Crows908d ago

Oh yeah!!!! What about being inclusive???

I'm sorry
..please replace the word inclusive with stupid.

Hofstaderman7d ago

You asking UbiSoft to make a good game? This is not 2002.

thorstein7d ago

I thought you crybabies wanted "historical accuracy." Now that your going to get it, you're going to cry more.

PRIMORDUS7d ago

It's past the point of retarded, everyone seems forced to do this bullshit now in games. 😑

Barlos7d ago

Hell no. A good game or film is secondary now to the agenda and the 'message'.

It's not enough to be simply entertained these days, there has to be an overarching real world narrative. I mean look at Dr Who as a recent example. Disney have completely destroyed it all in the name of 'diversity'.

senorfartcushion7d ago

You sound like you don't have a very active sex life ,😅

CrimsonWing697d ago (Edited 7d ago )

Are you projecting? 😝

senorfartcushion7d ago

It's the only thing that explains the incel crap. They can't simply be angry virgins who don't get any, so then a lack of a sex life i.e. a dad of three or something, is also a good additional explanation. They're either lonely and don't get any or too busy to get any. There's a horrible news for sexual control with incels, and they're angry because they simply aren't the right people to achieve that control. They're weaker animals.

notachance7d ago

dude’s too busy commenting on other people’s sex life to actually stay on topic.

That or he’s angry but didn’t have half the brain needed to refute back so he went for the classic ad hominem fallacy.

senorfartcushion7d ago

Notachance

It's a fact that remains true. The only way it can't be true is if humans were not greedy and heavily reliant on procreation.

Your username is fitting.

CrimsonWing697d ago (Edited 7d ago )

dude, let’s be real, you’re on a video game news site going into the comments section and taking time out of your life to go to war with people you think don’t f*ck. You sound as much of a virgin as any incel does.

Let’s be real, bub you’re just as pathetic as the rest of them. Anyone who would look at this who doesn’t waste their time on a video game news site or video games in general probably thinks the only thing you f*ck is your crusty ass pillow.

C’mon, man. Anyone who f*cks doesn’t immediately go into a comment section claiming others have no sex life. It’s just one of those things if you are getting your d*ck wet. It just comes off like you’re projecting in hopes to god nobody figures out you can’t get any, so you try to flex, even though you’re completely full of sh*t.

I mean, that’s the only thing that makes sense to me 😅.

senorfartcushion6d ago

I'm engaged without children - I'm doing just fine.

This is just nerd sites now. Users are just so angry and for basically the same reasons. Most people go through phases with this type of stuff but it's scary seeing the same attitudes being regurgitated over and over again. From what I've seen it's a strange mix of sexual frustration, lack of proper financing and the need to have 100% control over both so that they aren't taken away from the users.

CrimsonWing696d ago

@fartcushion

Look, man, people are allowed to have opinions and show frustration with stuff. It has no bearing on them not getting sex or not making money.

I have no idea how people commenting on being tired of hearing about SJW sh*t being shown in the spotlight like some carnival sideshow where publishers are wanting some pat on the back for means they’re financially unstable and don’t have a sexual relationship.

What, are you on the spectrum? Like how do you come to that conclusion and make multiple responses to the discourse with “virgin alert” or “you need to have sex?” That right there is kind of sus to me.

I don’t know in what world you lived in where this hasn’t been a nerd site, but people are allowed to comment their thoughts on things and still have relationships. You’re just as much of a nerd as everyone in here.

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darthv728d ago

Is that genuinely a selling point for people?

RpgSama8d ago (Edited 8d ago )

They sure as hell want to see if it is, time and time and time again.

VincentVanBro7d ago

You have to understand they’re incapable of writing a good story so this is the best they could come up with

thorstein7d ago

Well, after last weeks crying about historical accuracy. Now Ubi days, " Oh, okay, historical accuracy: here you go."

Now you're saying you don't want the accuracy? Can you guys just make up your minds?

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notatallsurprisinggg7d ago

It's a genuine click-bait snippet to rile up people like you to push traffic.

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