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The Gaming Industry is Taking our Money &Laughing at Us

'What’s the worst thing about the video game industry? Could it be the fact that the same companies bring out the same game year in, year out? (I’m looking at you, Activision and EA)'

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Subzero2004352d ago

so am i lol im laughing at all the idiots the continue to fund these stupid ass developers by making the same damn game year after year.

NewMonday4352d ago

and some gamers take money by piracy :p

so it evens up in the end

joab7774352d ago

It's a great point. We only have ourselves to blame because we r the ones that steal from them (no, I actually do not), we continue to buy them year after year, and we support the giants like activation and EA which puts pressure on others to compete. Also, in a bad economy, we are complaining that games better be cheaper next Gen as well as console. Thus, companies look for alternate revenue streams. We clamored for and raved about dlc when it was first introduced and it's really not much different than how f2p games make money...micro transactions. I actually believe that many games may go this route. We will be playing Cod in installments with ads and every little item costing money. Why? Because it's how they will keep making money to produce games, and because we don't want to pay more at retail and on and on. It's a vicious cycle that has just begun. To me, it is simple. I buy, play and have no problem supporting the companies that make the games I love. But, ultimately, we still have a choice to purchase or not to purchase.

Kurt Russell4352d ago

I am fairly sure that their greed is more to blame than our piracy. If there was no piracy they would still be looking to squeeze out every penny they can from you.

NewMonday4352d ago

And developers get caught in the middle, it's publishers that decide DLC and pricing and pirates don't care if a game fails.

DJ4352d ago

Developers only make what sells. Laugh at yourself.

Neko_Mega4352d ago

Microsoft does this, but yeah the same game over and over is pretty mess up. SF4, Super SF4, Super SF4 A.E. and so on.

It gets pretty old, plus when they pull the cr@p of saying "this character won't be dlc and only come with the new game called Super Ult. MvsC3". (Just made up the name to make a point).

joab7774352d ago

But, if u r a company and every new game year in and year out sells really well for a minimal risk, why would they do it any differently? It's a model that has worked for them for so long. And if u r a diehard fighter fan who plays nothing but fighters, u r loving it. At least they must, because they keep buying them.

BXbomber4352d ago (Edited 4352d ago )

Luv how someone puts an article out and one person says 1 negative thing u see all these followers with the dick riding comments " oh the idiots who continue to buy the same game and so on" "yea fuck those pplz" seriously no one is making ya buy the call of duty and battlefield or street fighter (?) year after year don't wanna buy it good for u take a stand on not buy ther products and for everyone else buy whatever u want it's ur money.

h311rais3r4352d ago

The problem is every dev now is trying to cash in on their popularity

BXbomber4352d ago

that i do agree with u but nonetheless if its wat the pplz like its wat the pplz will buy u kno i for one dont like seeing the same game rereleasin 3x but u do have those pplz who will go out and not give it a second thought to purchase an enchanced version of the game they bought months or years ago.

ginsunuva4352d ago

It's now overrun by businessmen, not programmers.

Subzero2004351d ago

whoever disagrees with this topic is a freaking moron unless you people like throwing your money away on trash that even the makers of these games realize.

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EA Hiring Ex-Military Personnel to Help Build Next Battlefield Game via "Hiring Our Heroes" Program

EA has hired ex-military personnel in order to help shape the next Battlefield game as part of the Hiring Our Heroes (HOH) program.

OtterX2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Why don't you Hire Your Old Dev Team who brought us the brilliance of Battlefield Bad Company 2 while you're at it. It was more exciting than anything recent in the Battlefield series. It just needs to be updated to reach modern times, but it was so great at its core.

just_looken2d ago

This would be nice but that team has tossed out the finals and has arc raiders on the back burner
https://www.pcgamer.com/ex-...

20 thousand still play the final's
https://steamcharts.com/app...

Why get slapped around by ea when you already have something going on.

What the next battlefield needs is a step back simple functional not a live service and smaller player servers than 2042. Just make it like battlefiled 3 with bad company destruction just something simple

But they already killed off ridgeline games that had ex halo/cod devs so no singleplayer unless they make another dev team for it.
https://gamerant.com/ea-bat...

Rynxie2d ago

It's what made zipper and slant six awesome. They had military vets working for them, no just as consultants, but as developers as well. I wish Sony never closed them, MAG 2 or an update to MAG and a new socom is much needed.

just_looken1d 13h ago

Older ps3 battlefield titles did the same even went to the range to get sound files.

But all these titles we are talking about were on the ps3 a console so powerful it offered free mp and games did not need 4 levels of payment plans even more crazy was the player size of mag's games.

TheColbertinator1d 8h ago

A return to the golden age of Battlefield seems so far away now

Str8Chaos741d 8h ago

Sadly I think you are correct. They just don’t get it. They will do their live service game with its Battle Royale and fail at both.I hate being so negative, but I have little faith in EA at this point.

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Xbox Games Summer Showcase 2024 start date, time, exciting leaks and how to watch

Here is the start date and time for the Xbox Games Summer Showcase 2024 with bundles of exciting leaks and how to watch.

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gold_drake9d ago

10AM PT/1PM ET/6PM london time.
on June 9th.

this is so odd. we had ps before the summer fest and now xbox after.

lelo2play8d ago (Edited 8d ago )

Summer Fest and the Sony show were both crap, let's hope Microsoft and Ubisoft shows are decent.

(the way this is going, I'm not asking for good/great shows, simply asking for decent shows...)

I miss E3.

RupeeHoarder8d ago

State of Play is a 30 minute sizzle reel. It is not meant to compete with the yearly Xbox showcase.

gold_drake7d ago

best e3 was when they showcased breath of the wild with the nintendo tree people i watched that quite a few times ha.

Daver7d ago

Diablo 4 expansion? Even if the game is bad.

Crows907d ago

I'm definitely of the mind that d4 was complete crap at release...but the state of it right this moment is not complete crap. They've simplified a lot which actually helped their overtly stupid itemization.

End game content is still kind of stupid but at least progression and itemization is better.

Daver7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

@crows90

Maybe but it is still boring. It might be a little bit better but it is not a good game.

Profchaos7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

Xbox had typically kept the old e3 dates alive it seems to always fall on Queens / Kings birthday holiday in Aus only reason I've noticed as it used to be a day off to engross myself in e3 showcases but nowadays it's nothing

Lightning779d ago

The rumor is 30 games with a nearly 2 hour show. I hope so I, been saying they need to go balls to the wall with their showcase. That's according to Grubb again. Yeah a huge pinch of salt he's only been wrong or half right about some stuff.

There's also suppose to be a Wu Tang Clan game that's a kungfu action RPG featuring the legendary hip hop group New Yorks own Wu Tang Clan. You read right Wu Tang Clan kungfu action RPG.

Sounds weird, random and quirky but hey I'm down to see it.

romulus238d ago

Bet the title has Shaolin in it.

purple1018d ago

State of decay 3 info is leaking on twitter!

Looks good. Personally don’t play horror/ zombie games, but I appreciate it’s a good game so that’s a win for Xbox fans.

Lord knows they need a win at the moment

ThinkThink8d ago

Appreciate the concern, but I think we'll be just fine. Hope you all enjoy tomorrow's show.

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Obscure_Observer8d ago

"The rumor is 30 games with a nearly 2 hour show. I hope so I, been saying they need to go balls to the wall with their showcase."

MS had the best showcases in the last few years.

This year, the bar is so low with those last showcases, that imo, MS and Ubisoft doesn´t even need to make much of an effort to beat them.

"That's according to Grubb again. Yeah a huge pinch of salt he's only been wrong or half right about some stuff."

Grubb was right about the last State of Play. Just a few days for the end of the month, he´d continued and insisted that it was going to happen. And he was right! Sony made a last minute announcement for whatever reason, but the guy was spot on.

Lightning777d ago

Grubb was only half right. He only got the month down, which was late last month for a PS event but wrong on it being a PS showcase.

Half right at best. He's still not that credible these days. He definitely wasn't spot on.

derek7d ago

Grubb has been pretty spot on in his comments regarding showcases. You can tell he's not guessing, he knows in advance.

Sonic18817d ago (Edited 7d ago )

Microsoft has had the best showcases for the last 3-4 years. The problem with Microsoft and the Xbox division is their reputation and trademark around the world. That's what's really affecting them.

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anast8d ago

This show is going to be painful.

Elda8d ago

Hopefully not knowing most games shown will be multiplats & some eventually multiplats.

anast8d ago

The presentation is going to be the painful part. There might be some good games though.

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ArmrdChaos8d ago

You can always make a drinking game out of it for every time they say the words "Made for a modern audience".

Crows907d ago

I'd like to be able to watch it through to the end though...

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GotGame8188d ago

Are you 12 or 13 now? 😂🤣

anast8d ago

This is fun. Some back and forth.

No, but those emojis sure seem like you might be.

Crows907d ago

You'd think that every now and then even these dispassionate fools may do a good job...they've disappointed every single year since before release of Xbox one....that's a really long streak of disappointments...lol

anast7d ago

For sure. they have the money to put on a top tier show, but I'm afraid it will look like an event where super rich people are noticeably trying to be cheap. And they have this strange smile like they know they are trying o get over on people. It just makes for an awkward and tasteless showing.

GotGame8187d ago

My emojis? 😂🤣 Funny kid!

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Elda8d ago

I hope it's a good showing knowing most games that will be shown will be multiplats & XB timed exclusives that'll eventually become multi-plats.

Tacoboto8d ago

It is what it is at this point.

At least the good games will have a chance to be bought, take advantage of the superior DualSense, and *maybe* give those studios a better shot at survival.

They'll also have better shadows, and run with higher dynamic res on the PS5 Pro.

Lightning778d ago (Edited 8d ago )

So if they're multiplat would you suddenly like Xbox games?

You never have before you've made that clear several times over.

Elda8d ago

I have an XBSX. I also own a PS5 & a Switch. What's your point??

Lightning778d ago

My point is what I said. You don't like Xbox games, you've said it repeatedly. So would you suddenly like Xbox games if they were available on PS5.

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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_Sakai17d ago

Cheat providers for competitive games should be illegal.

Rynxie17d ago (Edited 17d 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.