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Every PlayStation fan needs to know who Shahid Ahmad is

PSU writes:

"Shahid Kamal Ahmad is the most important man in PlayStation gaming right now. And you don't even know who he is.

Well, you probably don't, but if that's the case, you most certainly will. Think about how big the last few months have been for Sony and indie development. Shahid Ahmad is responsible for most of it."

yesmynameissumo3997d ago

I'm really impressed by Sony's push to embrace indies. It doesn't feel like a gimmick or afterthought. The people seem to actually give a damn. Support the indie devs!

Slapshot823996d ago

Shahid Kamal Ahmad is also a really great guy. I've spoken with him many times on Twitter and not only is he fantastic at his job, but he's a very compassionate personal as well.

No FanS Land3996d ago

I just actually tweeted with him about design ideas. and he answered back. I thought I could ask him on how to get a gamer's idea in SCE's hands.

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Tultras3996d ago

I'm from Pakistan and I find that statement slightly insulting.

irepbtown3996d ago

Reminds me of Dice and their @Battlefield Twitter account. They answer any question you have, they act on any problems and they are just awesome to talk to.

To read about this is great, more people need to embrace this and understand the power of Twitter.

I think it's time for me to follow Shahid Ahmad.

zeee3996d ago

OMG! You guys are crazy! I was IMPRESSED and was NOT sarcastic! Seriously? What the heck is wrong with you people? Why do you think everyone's sarcastic or racist? What the world's full of only crazy racist as**les? What did I even say? SHEESHH!!!

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showtimefolks3996d ago

Oh what a shock a gamer like us understands what we want because he wants the same thing

Games

Major Nelson learn something, next time you over hype ordering pizza on kinect instead give us news on a game instead

2 companies who have their priorities very different

One looking to be all in one more cable box than game system
Other trying to be only a gaming console

Waiving fees of indie such a smart moves

Shepherd 2143996d ago

Did you know that MS has embraced indie games for years now? There are hundreds upon hundreds of indie arcade games and an actual section on the XBL marketplace dedicated to amatuer created indie games.

Sony and Steam Greenlight are pretty late to the party compared to MS.

showtimefolks3996d ago

shepherd 214

i know and thats great but did you know ms makes it pretty hard for indie developers, also they still charge a fee to indie developers

so sony with ps4 wont be doing that and i hope ms do the same thing with next xbox

DigitalRaptor3996d ago (Edited 3996d ago )

@ Shepherd 214

MS has allowed and made it very accessible for indies to bring games to Xbox 360 through XNA and self-publishing.

MS has NOT embraced what it is that indies want after they can get their self-financed games on the system. Look at the issues that indie devs talk about when it comes to MS and you'll see that embracing something is more than simply opening the door.

Sony have become very humbling in their approach to developers and their games in recent years. Especially when it comes to developer relations and their openness to ideas. PS4 is going to blow this wide open, but Vita is the first in line.

wolokowoh3996d ago (Edited 3996d ago )

@DigitalRaptor XNA does not equal supporting indies. It's not nearly the same thing Sony is doing now and has been doing with the Pub fund. Also "Steam is pretty late to the game" Really? Steam and PC is where most of the great indie games are. PC is the easiest platform to develop for and Steam is the easiest to put games on. There's great stuff on XBLA but there's just as much on PSN and way more on Steam.

StraightPath3996d ago

Indie games have been on xbox live for years now. Sony is catching up and copying Microsoft. You can twll by the comments who are sony fan boys and do not own a xbox thinking it is new loool

DigitalRaptor3996d ago

@ wolokowoh

Well done for not reading my whole comment. Would've served you better.

@ StraightPath

No one is doubting that indie games have been on Xbox Live for years, but that's no reason to brush off factual information as "fanboy" nonsense.

Read my comment above and realize that opening a door to allow indie games to be on your network as Microsoft have done, is not the same as "embracing" indies and truly supporting them, which is what Microsoft HAVEN'T done.

And if Sony is catching up and "copying" Microsoft, they're doing a heck of a better job at embracing the people behind the games. We'll see come May 21st and beyond how deep Microsoft's relationship with indie developers goes.

arronax-13996d ago

Oh man, even Adult Swim called them out on that.

Legion3996d ago

@DigitalRaptor

Go ahead as a regular person and try and even research how YOU can put an Indie game onto Vita or PS3.

Then go ahead and check out how you can put an Indie game on MSN platform.

MS gives you FREE XNA tools to develop your indie title. You can do EVERYTHING you need with an XNA community that will back you up at every turn.

And a simple small fee when you choose to put it on XBL.

Try the same with Sony... and you won't even get your foot in the door.

Been there done it... Sony is still lagging behind in TRUE Indie support.

showtimefolks3995d ago

Legion

Well that's why they are changing with ps4, no one denying the fact PSN service could have been a lot better

But what you are missing is MS makes it hell for indie developers too just search and google and see all the complains

And Sony is doing away with all fees and stuff so total freedom from the which platform to launch on,date,price etc,

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NobleTeam3603996d ago

So you only support Indie development because Sony is making a push for Indie development?

yesmynameissumo3996d ago

No. I support Sony's push for indies so that the indie community can flourish. Don't be mad your console of choice dropped the ball and Sony picked it up.

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NobleTeam3603995d ago

I support both Sony and Microsoft. I'm not biased towards any single console like yourself.

yesmynameissumo3995d ago

I freely admit I think the 360 is trash. I went through 8 of those damn things, so my bias is warranted. I don't force others to think like me. Like what you want to like. I do.

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majiebeast3997d ago (Edited 3997d ago )

I know who he is, he is doing a killer job at SCEE. I think the entire 10 man team deserves alot of praise, for what they are doing. Sony as a company is just embracing indie gaming, with the new indie store(can still find them on the normal store pages) and all these delicious indie games like Hotline Miami and Guacamelee.

ltachiUchiha3997d ago

I definitely can see indie games being very successful for the ps4 & if u have a ps vita, u can take your game on the go. PSN will definitely improve drastically with the ps4.

morgenpimm3996d ago

I can definitely see you seeing that, er itachi.
Uchiha Itachi!!!!!

ltachiUchiha3996d ago

I see that u have fallen under my Genjutsu. 1000 years of torcher all in a glance of seconds. Ask kakashi. =]

sherimae24133997d ago

keep up the good work shahid... ^_^
and can you tease us with more upcoming vita games, pwease.. ^_^

NastyLeftHook03997d ago

nice name. it flows well, very exotic no hmo.

GamersRulz3997d ago

his name is Arabic, means Witness :)

AliTheSnake13997d ago (Edited 3997d ago )

his name is شهيد or شاهد
martyr or witness

bigfish3996d ago

wow, thats freaky,, he actually is a witness for indie development, can anyone else see this connection

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Ranking the Devil May Cry Series

VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "Upon finally finishing Devil May Cry 5 recently - after it spent several years on my “I’ll play that soon” list - I considered giving it a fittingly-named Late Look article. However, considering that this was indeed the final piece I was missing in the DMC puzzle, I decided to instead take this opportunity to take a look back at the entirety of this genre-defining series and rank the entries. What also made this a particularly tempting notion was that while most high-profile series have developed fairly evenly over time, with a few bumps on the road, the history of Devil May Cry has, at least in my eyes, been an absolute roller coaster, with everything from total disasters to action game gold."

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VersusDMC5h ago

First to last for me...3,4,5,1,2.

VersusDMC3h ago

Me leaving it out should be telling of my thoughts on it. Better than 2 as a DMC game.

Still a good game though.

Friendlygamer4h ago

3,1,4,5 to me, never played 2. 5 gameplay is amazing but level design was really disappointing to me, just a bunch of plain arenas, the story felt like a worse written rehash of the 3rd and the charater models looked weird ( specially the ladies ). Another problem with 5 was that there was not enough content for 3 charaters so I could never really familiarize with any of them

monkey6024h ago(Edited 4h ago)

2.
Dmc.
4.
5.
1.
3.

God DMC2 was an awful game.
And in case this isn't obvious it goes worst to best

Yui_Suzumiya2h ago

1 and DmC. The rest are unimportant.

DarXyde2h ago

Order changes depending on your focus. I tend to focus on gameplay/fun factor, so...

5, 3, 1, 4, 2.

I really didn't like 4 but commend Dante's weapon diversity. The retreading of old ground was pretty unacceptable to me.

But even then... Still more enjoyable than 2 for me

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Unicorn Overlord is a tactical RPG masterpiece

Vanillaware's tactical role-playing game Unicorn Overlord is a beautiful mix of old mechanics and new-age graphics, with over 65 unique recruitable characters and a rich storyline.

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jznrpg4h ago

I have the game and downloaded it going to start it tonight and play it on the Portal.

NotoriousWhiz2h ago

Enjoy. This game is so much fun and so addictive.

jznrpg55m ago

I heard great things and I am a fan of most Vanillaware games so I’m looking forward to it. Waiting for my kids to fall asleep and I’m good to go

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Kingdom Come Deliverance is just $4 on PS5 following reveal of KCD2

If you’re hyped for Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, then you can play the first entry of the RPG series on PS4 and PS5 now for a very low price.

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FPSRUSSIA9h ago

Just Bought it Thank you after checking reviews alot people enjoyed it Worth Picking up for that Price.

Spenok6h ago

I already own the physical copy on PS4, and even bought it on Steam for my Steamdeck... but I went ahead and bought this as well. Because, why not?

thesoftware7305h ago

Yeah, good price, saw this yesterday on SX as well