Intellivision® Entertainment is proud to announce that it will bring the concept of SIMPLE, AFFORDABLE, FAMILY & FUN back into homes across the world with the introduction of a brand new home video game console. Furthermore, Industry Veteran Tommy Tallarico Named President of Intellivision Entertainment and Joins Forces with Original Intellivision Team Members.
Shaz from GL writes: “In an interview, Cliff Bleszinski says that he’d be interested in helping develop a Gears of War reboot akin to God of War. Unnecessary? I think so.”
I completely disagree. Outdated in what way? There is literally no other cover based TPS multiplayer game like it and the core gameplay is so good that people still play Gears 1 today. I can't think of any games that has shotgun battles like Gears. The real issue is that there is simply no new audience for it, because the learning curve is so steep. It just needs to market itself better and the work needs to be done on the campaign side. Better to just split up the single player and multiplayer as two different projects and releases.
Also, this who "reboot" discussion isn't considering the fact that God of war doesn't have multiplayer as a significant portion of the game. Single player only games have a lot more freedom to change. With Gears you have to consider that there's an entire community still playing every day, so you can't just change the core gameplay balance. On top of that they can't dedicate as many resources to single player as God of war, because the budget has to be split with multiplayer.
A reimagining that continues the lore, and story of established characters is absolutely a great way to continue a series that needs a refresh. I agree that any long standing franchise that has run it's course definitely needs a "God of War" style reboot, because GOW did it right. I might have my issues with the last two games but they did right by the series regardless.
There's no helping Gears of Woke. Microsoft killed this franchise when they forced the woke culture into the story.
God of War did the same, just in a more subtle sly way.... They could of probably made a few cuts and bam, PG rated movie right there. God of Rainbows and Daisies.
Dang, so many dislikes lol, willing to elaborate, just didnt want to throw out a bunch of spoilers. If anyone wants to discuss as to why, im always open to discussions. Just shoot me a DM.
How is it woke? Because the lead is a female?
Is Horizon woke also?
There's no helping you. Anti-woke culture killed your brain when they force fed you the idea that diversity is the worst thing ever.
Lol....good to see that you agree as do I with the fact Microsoft went woke as Disney with the Gear franchise. Microsoft tried to save the franchise by taking the formula that was working with the strong Bro leads and going to the woke weakass female formula that no one cared about.
I thought they were doing a soft reboot with gears4 but then it turned out to be the exact same as all the others.
A more horror oriented and tight corridor renewal would work for that franchise....also...why they got guns? They're alien like...they should have other types of weapons entirely.
During BlizzCon 2023, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer delivered a promising message to Blizzard Entertainment fans.
I´m not expecting a miracle.
But I´m 100% sure that Blizzard and its games will get a far better treatment under Xbox than they had under Kotick in more than a decade.
By what basis since MS is of the habit of turning over established IPs to studios other than ones that made them?
And what is Activision at this point other than COD, Diablo and Overwatch?
"By what basis since MS is of the habit of turning over established IPs to studios other than ones that made them?"
Who cares? If the ones who made it don´t want or can´t make it, what´s the problem?
"And what is Activision at this point other than COD, Diablo and Overwatch?"
That´s exactly the point I´m talking about, dude. I´m expecting for legacy IPs to make a comeback now that ABK is under Xbox, since Kotick couldn´t give a sh!t about those games.
When you look back through the last decade, it's hard to argue with this.
The only studio that has truly flourished were Playground Games and I'd even suggest that since MS acquired them, FH4 & 5 were the worst in the series due to huge issues not being fixed now for 5+ years due to the focus on live service style weekly/monthly updates.
Way too many studios have been gutted by Microsoft to the point of closing or made into a joke as far as I know only bungie was able to break their chains and ran away as fast and far as they could unlike rare and lionheart.
Phil can say whatever he wants but as usual expect half truths, full lies or Ignorance of the situation.
I don't know if that is possible. Most of the folks that made the Blizzard that we loved aren't in the company anymore.
Yeah its weird to think but the "Blizzard" we all know and love is from 15+ years ago
Came in to say that. You are completely right. If we go by recent talents, even Jeff Kaplan jumped ship. I know some people NEVER liked Overwatch, but it was in a MUCH better state when he was at the helm. You could see he cared about the project a lot. But care can only lead you to one place only in greedy companies like this... out the door.
You mean like you did with Bungie/343i, Rare, Arkane and Bethesda? Plus like a lot of these legacy studios, almost if not all the vets who made it special are gone
He's been trying to retire for sometime now. Hes helped the next creative director John Johanas. High FI was his creation from scratch not Shinji Mikami.
No MS had nothing to do with HIFI before you start.
For once in your life I have to give you your flowers. Take a lap, dance in the streets you finally got something right. It took you a million years but you finally did it.
He spoke candidly about Retiring but decided not but left Bethesda. 👏 👏. I'm happy for you for getting something right It won't happen ever again buy hey I give props this time.
It's 20 and 1 you finally got one over me.
I wasn't talking you I was talking to Israi about his comment kiddo. I heard a rumor awhile ago about him retiring but it was him leaving instead. In my head I thought "retirement" a slight mess up done by my own hand. Like I said, pat yourself on the back. It's a small win leaving vs Retirement but hey it's facts and I don't argue facts. You should be proud.
343 got gutted because of bad management and slow and uninspired season releases (now they're releasing one of the best seasons yet) similar to BUNGIE recently. Redfall had nothing to do with MS. People leave all the time doesn't mean anything. With that logic Connie Booty and Jim Ryan being gone is bad management. Again with your logic Sony layoffs and downsizing recently is bad management also?
You must have a fetish for being wrong bro, that's the only explanation I can think of for how you act around here 🤣
@Lightning
"He's been trying to retire for sometime now."
Oh really?! Just wanted to throw in an idiotic comment as usual. Wrong again as usual too. He's not retiring at all.
https://videogames.si.com/n...
So how do you like your crow to be served?! Studio wasn't allowing him the freedom to do what he wanted to so he left his own studio under Microsoft to do what he wants to. Damn it only took 5 seconds to prove you wrong again.
Here Shinji Mikami in his own words:
“Now that I've broken the spell of non-competition on myself,” he wrote, “I guess I should get to work.”
Yeah definitely sounds like someone retiring right?! He's only making new games.
"Oh really?! Just wanted to throw in an idiotic comment as usual."
As usual!? I'm not you don't ever compare me to you kiddo.
https://www.gamespot.com/ar...
He left earlier this year yes he retired from Tango at Bethesda, BETHESDA Show me where I said he was exiting the game industry? Please show me.
Gee what do you know it only took me 5 minutes to correct you as always. You throughim false things I Never said and made yourself look dumb as always kiddo.
You'll never win anything against me you and I both know that, you're not smart enough, never ever will be so back to bridge you go.
"Damn it only took 5 seconds to prove you wrong again."
I would love to see this where have you ever proved me wrong go ahead and tell me.
@Lightning
"Show me where I said he was exiting "
The part where you deflected and made it seem like he was retiring. Hence you're idiotic and wrong. He's doing no such thing. He didn't 'retire' from Bethesda, he F'n left which isn't the same. Lol.
Leaving a company is NOT retiring stupid. Because by that idiotic logic for example I retired when I left my last job. I did no such thing. I moved onto a better higher paying job. I didn't 'retire'.
So again wrong. You're doing mental gymnastics trying to backtrack right now when you were straight up wrong like usual.
https://www.gematsu.com/202...
"“I am writing today to let you know that studio head Shinji Mikami has decided to leave Tango Gameworks in the coming months,”
But yeah okay. Where anywhere does the word 'retire' show up. Bethesda even wished him well on whatever he planned to do. What happened is there was speculation he was retiring which you assumed to be true without researching (no surprise there of course). So again you're wrong.
https://www.gamesradar.com/...
"Mikami departs Tango at age 57, which naturally leads to questions surrounding his possible retirement. The Evil Within director has spoken pretty candidly in the past about retiring but has maintained over the last few years that he wants to direct one final game before he hangs up his hat. "
Nice way of saying that I'm right since you can't point out how I'm wrong nor have a counter argument but go ahead and entertain me on how I'm "wrong" though.
"he retired from Tango at Bethesda"
I knew were dumb and you might have difficulty with English, but, 'retiring' is NOT the same as just up and leaving. By your stupid logic when you switched jobs you 'retired'.
Here's the Oxford definition to dumb it down for you:
"to leave your job and stop working"
Mikami left Bethesda. He didn't stop working because he's still making games. He paused because of a non-compete which is not the same as retiring. So again you are wrong.
Blizzard has been garbage for a long time now. Same with Activision. Good luck with that.
MIDiA Research analyst Karol Severin talks about games industry layoffs and whether there's an increased risk of aggressive monetization for consumers.
"Profit focused" What did George Carlin say about soft language? Shell shock is now PTSD.
Greed is now "profit focused."
Interesting.
Without profits there are no employees, without employees there are no games.
Does it always have to be about greed with you guy's? Do you understand how companies actually need to make money to run and employ people?
Without employees, there are no profits.
Does it always have to be greed with you guys? Do you understand that in 1949 the tax code and pro worker laws made the USA the biggest, richest middle class in the world? How did those companies pay people living wages? And those companies still exist today.
How do a company like Wegmans or Budweiser pay their employees so well? Oh that's right, those at the top don't earn exponentially more than their average employees.
I'm sorry, but you've been duped by corporations.
Layoffs aren't a new thing. Businesses wanting to profit isn't a new thing.
What is the point of this article?
Agree. Companies in it to make money...
I doubt there's a person on here that isn't profit focused.
"Is there a risk of increased predatory monetization that consumers should be aware of as companies adjust to the new market conditions within the games industry?" - Went in loaded I see.
As long as they only fire the employees that have no choice and not those in power that make all the horrible decisions then they should be good to go.
Lets go!
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That's wild. My first gaming console
That guy looks familiar.
Look out Atari!
My first was the Atari 2600, but I do remember playing the intellivision at a friends house. I was more about the colecovision myself, but god dang were those the days! I miss 80s arcades most of all. Intellivision was pretty cool though!