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Polytron angry at Minecraft’s Preferential Treatment

Polytron, developers of Fez, are angry at Minecraft's preferential treatment on the XBLA Marketplace.

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Snealiv4361d ago

The developers had quite the kerfuffle over Twitter. Someone seems a little jealous, but he has some valid points.

acidbrn4361d ago

I saw some of the back and fourth between them, I found it rather humorous. Hopefully this leads to a change in policy.

Sharodan4361d ago

Good lord it looks like a train wreck in that feed. Someone ground that person and put him in time-out until he knows how to act like an adult again! Or give him a personal Twitter account to sound butt-hurt in...

kungfuian4361d ago

Hopefully it leads both of them to release their games on PSN :-)

Snealiv4361d ago

That would be nice to see. I wonder if PSN would allow more creative freedom on the game.

Fingers crossed for mod support?

Getowned4360d ago (Edited 4360d ago )

Would be awesome but you'll never see that(mods) because people would abuse the system

WeskerChildReborned4360d ago

Nah but i bet PSN would allow cross platforming though.

WeskerChildReborned4361d ago (Edited 4361d ago )

If Minecraft were to release on PS3, that would be sweet. And i think we would be able to do cross platform for PC and PS3 cause PS3 is open to that kinda stuff.

Sharodan4361d ago

Now something like that would be fantastic! I long for the day when we can see cross-platform play with ALL systems. Maybe in twenty years...

Welshy4360d ago (Edited 4360d ago )

@Sharodan

if all platforms in the future cross played each either, wouldn't that defeat the purpose of even having separate platforms in the first place?

Each system needs its own identity to sell, if they were all the same what can they do to tempt you to the platform?

Edit: i was going to add "we will have one universal system", but that would be dumb too, because there would lack competition, and competition pushes each other to raise the bar.

Sharodan4360d ago

@TheFaceless

I actually hadn't considered that side of things and you make a really good point. I'd still like to see something like that, but I also think I'd prefer to continue seeing that competition that drives the quality.

Snealiv4361d ago

The story just keeps getting better too, check the article again to see Polytron's increasingly angry tweets and responses.

TekoIie4360d ago

I don't get how he says leaderboards don't represent accurate sales : /. It sounds like an accurate way of predicting your games sales. Not like you can buy minecraft preowned lol (but you can share content I think).

DeadIIIRed4360d ago

Someone on the marketing team is getting fired

Series_IIa4360d ago

Way to ruin your company. Minecraft has millions of rampant fanboys who get pissed just for putting the word Minecraft in a bad sentence.

RandyL844360d ago

While Polytron does have a point in the special treatment, they are going about it all wrong. You definitely shouldn't use your companies twitter account to vent like that.

Christopher4360d ago (Edited 4360d ago )

It depends. If other Indie developers get behind them on the same issue in a similar fashion, it can turn into something that Microsoft has to respond to.

These type of things rarely get taken care of if you go through the usual channels of filing a complain with Microsoft. I mean, seriously, do you think Microsoft doesn't prioritize CoD over other games and their DLC?

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Minecraft Meets Bloodborne With The Help Of A Stunning Mod

YouTuber Potomy has revealed new details about the new Bloodborne mod and that it is now in a playable state for Minecraft.

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All the Essential Video Games Everyone Needs To Play At Least Once

Given the medium's wild diversity, this primer of the essential video games everyone should try is a good place to start.

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thorstein37d ago

.... from the 2000s (mostly).

shinoff218337d ago

I can't fk with this list. They missed on alot of games probably before the writers times. Also I know people loved some portal but I was never a fan.

Cacabunga37d ago

Tomb Raider 1
Driver 1
Abe’s Odyssey
FF6
King of Fighters 94
Mortal Kombat OG
LINK 2 the past
Street Fighter 2
Resident Evil 1

Inverno37d ago

Infinite but not the first two games? Witcher 3 but not the first two games?? GTA V but not literally any of the games before it??? Portal 2 but not the first? Also if you're going to play Shadow of The Colossus play the remaster and not the remake. Can't say I disagree with the list but my man it's all over the place.

Name Last Name37d ago

I mean some sequels are objectively better and you don’t need to play the whole series.

Inverno37d ago

But most of these games have a story to follow, sure you can catch up with a YouTube vid but where's the fun in that?

LucasRuinedChildhood37d ago (Edited 37d ago )

A list like this isn't telling you not to play the previous games if you want to. It's just giving you legendary games to play.

But tbh, you don't always have to force yourself to play every entry in a franchise to get to the better ones.

- The vast majority of Witcher 3 players never played the first 2 and had a great time. The first 2 games aren't in the same league.
- The GTA games are self-contained with the odd fun reference. You can easily jump into any of them.
- The Shadow Of The Colossus remake looks and controls better than the original (plus it has a 60fps option while the remaster is just 30fps). New players will enjoy it more.
- Portal 2 is a lot better than Portal 1 and takes the concept much further gameplay-wise. Storywise, Portal 1 is fairly light too. Not that you shouldn't play it but realistically ... you'd love Portal 2 whether you play it or not (at lot of Portal 2 players have never played 1).

Bioshock 1 is the only one I agree with you on simply because it's one the best games of all time and arguably better than Infinite. No other setting like Rapture.

Looking at the list, I'd recommend playing Uncharted 1 before 2 but no doubt, 2 is the legendary one you have to play.

Inverno37d ago

I get it, but that's just my opinion on his opinion. I just think that before you play a sequel you should still play what came before it. Maybe it's just me but i find it fascinating playing through the first game in a series and seeing how it has evolved through its sequels. Like I said I don't disagree with the list, other than SoTC which I strongly believe the remaster of the original should be played above the remake.

AuraAbjure37d ago

Awesome list! Hot take on Fear (and it's hard af expansion Persaus Mandate!) Bioshock Infinite is stellar, so is the Witcher 3 and you nailed it by having Ocarina of Time. So many fantastic games! Gotta play 'em all! Next one on my list is Prey after I beat Dead Space 2 and Splinter Cell Conviction.

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Minecraft Bedrock Introduces Official Add-Ons To Marketplace

Minecraft Bedrock is introducing add-ons to the marketplace. The add-ons can now be added to many existing and new worlds.

Jin_Sakai58d ago (Edited 58d ago )

Nice! Next up, shaders on consoles.

“A new update is improving how mods work for Minecraft Bedrock. Mojang has introduced add-ons to the marketplace.”

“These add-ons can now easily be added to new and existing worlds instead of being tied to a single world.
There are plenty of free and paid add-ons that will let you customize just about anything in your world.”

OtterX56d ago

So RayTracing is no longer locked to the NVIDIA maps? I know there was a workaround, but it will be nice to have easier access to all worlds.