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Who are the Real Losers?

Taking a look at who lost this generation of consoles.

DialgaMarine4212d ago

The real losers are the core gamers who chose to support a console, whos' manufacturer basically just sh*t on them to go after a casual cash cow audience, while in the mean time, they have to stick the same 2-3 IPs that they've been playing for 2 console gens. We all know who I'm talking about.

betrayed gamer4211d ago

have you ever thought that maybe just maybe they have developers working on their next system and let the 360 live on off of casual games? it's just an idea but it's a possibility. stop being negative be positive.

Gridloc4211d ago

So what's to stop them from be more casual next gen?

betrayed gamer4211d ago

the fact they need the core to make systems move. show new kickass ips to bring the core back in do that for 2-3 years of the life cycle then bring in the casuals near the end. i mean i could be completely wrong and the next xbox could become the sesame street central gaming system for all i know im just making a guess that ms is doing the start strong in a full speed dash and coat to the end so to speak.

ChunkyLover534211d ago (Edited 4211d ago )

So the Xbox 360 owners are the losers, even though they are the only ones who are getting anything close to a hardcore title this year?

Persistantthug4211d ago

Or did you just make a mistake and just forget?

Catoplepas4211d ago (Edited 4211d ago )

Does not compute. Does not compute. Does not compute. Does not compute. Does not compute.

@persitantthug

That appears to be what he's saying.

*stifles fit of giggles*

ChunkyLover534211d ago

@Persistantthug

So those games that released earlier in the year, that went largely UNBOUGHT by PS3 owners are core games? Starhawk was fun, but Twisted Metal was a wreck and should have been a PSN download title for $15.

Sly Cooper isn't coming out this year at all. Basically what I'm saying is that Microsoft, especially in the latter half of 2012 has the more core lineup. Does Sony even have a core title since March? I realize there was Twisted Metal and Starhawk and Sorcery, all of which sold very poorly, but I'm not sure what else has been released by them.

Sony taking an obvious page from Nintendo and releasing casual and family games and a lot of "collections" that most PS3 owners already own.....

TheFirstClassic4211d ago

PS All stars isn't casual imo. Most shooters are casual imo. Depends on your point of view I suppose. Don't think I would call Halo casual, but I don't think I would call it casual either.

TheFirstClassic4211d ago

*hardcore for one of those casuals...

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ShaunCameron4211d ago

Well, the console-manufacturers have to recoup the costs of R&D and manufacturing the console. And there are not nearly enough "core" gamers around to help pay the billions of dollars invested in it. There never really has been. Considering that consoles are "casual" by nature, it's only natural and logical for them to try and win that crowd. Not just to expand the existing client-base, but also to replenish it because eventually the core crowd won't be playing games forever.

<The real losers are the core gamers who chose to support a console, whos' manufacturer basically just sh*t on them to go after a casual cash cow audience, while in the mean time, they have to stick the same 2-3 IPs that they've been playing for 2 console gens. We all know who I'm talking about.>

That's because those core gamers didn't bother buying those other IP's besides the 2-3 IP's the manufacturer is supposedly milking. So why should the manufacturer waste its time and money on IP's that its userbase have clearly shown they're not interested in buying? It's just good ol' supply on demand. No demand, no supply.

SonyNGP4211d ago

Who the hell approved this fanboy trash?

Emilio_Estevez4211d ago

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Krew_924211d ago

The real losers are the kind of people that approve this, and write this kind of garbage.

ItsTrue4211d ago

You could not be any more correct. May the bubbles be with you.

Godmars2904211d ago

Anyone looking for any kind of real advancement in JRPGs.

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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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Marvel: Ultimate Alliance Has Appeared On The Xbox Store

Activision and Raven Software's 2006 action role-playing game, Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, has found its way to the Xbox Store.

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LG_Fox_Brazil10h ago

Used to love this one, but X-Men Legends 1 and 2 will always be my favorites, especially Rise of Apocalypse. Would pay some good money to play it today with online multiplayer, back then I had no way to get a modem

RavenWolfx2h ago

Yeah, I loved the Legends games so much.

ZeekQuattro9h ago

I remember buying them dirt cheap on the PS4 and then a few days later I read they were delisted. I was wondering why the bundle was price so low and got my answer when that happened.

Knightofelemia7h ago(Edited 7h ago)

Sad to say this is one game franchise next to the Xmen that needs a sequel. I use to play the hell out of Xmen Legends and Marvel Ultimate Alliance. Was great when my cousin had the OG Xbox play with four other people and then playing online. Great games glad to see it reappear even though I own the discs love the mechanics of this game.

Terry_B7h ago

It got a sequel..but for dumbass #reasons as a switch exclusive.

shinoff21837h ago

It looked so horrible to. They should've kept it similar to the first two.

Asplundh7h ago

Because Nintendo funded it, they did the same for Bayonetta.

Knightofelemia6h ago

I totally forgot about the Switch sequel.

jukins7h ago

Misleading. This page is whats available for people who owned the game prior to delisting.

Abnor_Mal6h ago

The first game was the best imo.

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Comedy Central New Animated Series Based on Golden Axe

Get the scoop on Comedy Central's exciting new cartoon show inspired by the iconic Golden Axe video game

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Knightofelemia1d 5h ago (Edited 1d 5h ago )

Golden Axe is a great game I enjoyed it on the SMS, Genesis and in the arcade. Great game but it truly was a quarter eater back in the day. I wish Sega could get the rights to the arcade port of Moonwalker another great arcade game I enjoyed. Collect so many monkeys and become Robo Michael lol.