130°

A Dreamcast Retrospective: Still Thinking

Eric Ashley from Bit Cultures writes:

"Some would say that Sega’s downfall from being a leader in the Console Wars to being a footnote in history began with the Sega CD/32X, but I actually felt it started with the rushed surprise E3 1995 launch of the Saturn that alienated retailers and developers alike.

But this article isn’t about the Saturn and it’s time that was cut too short. This is about the Dreamcast, Sega’s 128-bit superpower that attempted to go toe-to-toe with the behemoth PlayStation 2, and didn’t live to tell the tale."

Read Full Story >>
bitcultures.com
Create Report !X

Add Report

Reports

+ Updates (1)- Updates (1)

Updates

Changed from Pending to Approved
Community2897d ago
Eonjay2897d ago

Dreamcast was a great system.

Abash2897d ago

It honestly makes me smile every time I see a Dreamcast article, such a great console with a fantastic library accumulated in it's short life. SEGA was also at their prime in terms of creating new IPs and making new games during the Dreamcast era.

2897d ago
link2Dpast2897d ago

Most underrated console in gaming. I could remember countless hours of marvel vs Capcom , sonic adventure , so many more but I definitely have to mention phantasy star online hours n hours of my life so worth it. In the end sega may not be in the hardware business but they left a hell of impression and one last hooray with the dream cast.

P.s the boot up intro easily best one ever, ps1 close behind

Phunkydiabetic12897d ago

"Not only was Sonic Adventure the true 3D Sonic title we all wanted"

Settle down.

Show all comments (13)
210°

Microsoft Seemingly Closes Bethesda France

As part of its plans to cut 1,900 jobs, Microsoft has reportedly shut down operations at Bethesda France, letting go roughly 15 people

Read Full Story >>
insider-gaming.com
Create Report !X

Add Report

Reports

✔ Fixed
Add/remove tag
Remove all tags other than Bethesda and Microsoft.
Christopher7h agoWhoDisagree(0)Agree(0)
+ Updates (1)- Updates (1)

Updates

Changed from Pending to Approved
Community6h ago
Hereandthere5h ago

Microsoft should have left them stay 3rd party

GamerRN3h ago

If they are let go, they can be whatever they want. They ARE 3rd party now... 🤦

Barlos38m ago

Yeah, they're also jobless.

PassNextquestion5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

Bethesda France was made up of roughly 15 people... they couldn't of being doing much

Bethesda France mainly did publishing and marketing within the region

blacktiger3h ago

that's a shame for you to say that, i'm sure Elite loves hearing what you just said.

Profchaos5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

Bethesda France focused on publishing and marketing in the region. And 15 people lost their jobs as part of the closure.

I wonder if this is part of Microsoft's strategy to abandoned physical media or possibly gamepass advertising makes their roles redundant you don't need to market a game as hard when the majority of players get the game as part of a sub which already promoted upcoming games

Tacoboto5h ago

It's France too, there's a high likelihood only 1-2 people on the team even had an Xbox.

Profchaos4h ago

Possibly guven all the leaks we know the Xbox brand is really struggling in the region.

Yi-Long1h ago

Well, if your consoles and games are barely found in any stores any more, of course you're gonna struggle finding consumers ...

XiNatsuDragnel4h ago

Tbh Microsoft I think Bethesda being 3rd party same with Activision would probably more competitive than thus scenario imo

Profchaos2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

I think it would have been better for all parties really especially gamers

TheColbertinator3h ago

The recently purchased Activision French offices might take over all the licensing and marketing for Microsoft in France from now on.

Show all comments (15)
110°

Sony Could Increase Your Game's Difficulty If It Sees You Complain About It

Sony has recently published a new patent that wants to dynamically handle the games' difficulty and gameplay based on the player's emotions.

Create Report !X

Add Report

Reports

+ Updates (1)- Updates (1)

Updates

Changed from Pending to Approved
Community8h ago
jznrpg6h ago

This is something I might use. Sometimes I play some good games but they don’t have difficulty option and are a little too easy.

Profchaos6h ago

Souls games will be like that players struggling make it harder

PassNextquestion5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

I think if used correctly it could work well

jambola1h ago

cool idea
cool idea for horror games especially
the way it's explained here sounds like it could never be forced hopefully, so that's ok with me

Show all comments (6)
70°

A New Era for Mixed Reality

Meta writes: "Xbox and Meta teamed up last year to bring Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) to Meta Quest, letting people play Xbox games on a large 2D virtual screen in mixed reality. Now, we’re working together again to create a limited-edition Meta Quest, inspired by Xbox."

Create Report !X

Add Report

Reports

+ Updates (1)- Updates (1)

Updates

Changed from Pending to Approved
Community1d 11h ago