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Mafia 3 once had an opening so controversial all trace of it had to be erased

"It has been burned from our servers. It literally does not exist."

Mafia 3 opens with a documentary-style montage and potted history of the game's main character, Lincoln Clay, whose body and life you jump into shortly after he returns from the war in Vietnam. But the game didn't always open this way.

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shinoff21832546d ago

I plated this for about 5 hours I enjoyed it but got sidetracked with kingdom hearts 1.5

Iltapalanyymi2546d ago

shame the game sucked. still played it through hough. i wish the team that made M2 did it

deckardreplicant2546d ago

Mafia 2 was awesome! That's an open world game that nailed the atmosphere and I still get the goosebumps whenever I hear the soundtrack.

SarcasticDuck2546d ago

Mafia 2 wasn't open-world though, it was a linear game with a sandbox map

Minute Man 7212546d ago

The sales rep @ Gamestop talked me outta buying M2

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xRacer74x2546d ago

Great Game beat it on PC and XBox and did all DLC as well.

ReelBigMike2546d ago

Seems like the explanation was logical. It was cut more b/c it didn't fit with the rest of the story than b/c of it's content. I loved Mafia III. It was absolutely repetitive, I can't argue that, but despite that I still had a ton of fun playing through it and the story was outstanding.

OB1Biker2546d ago (Edited 2546d ago )

I loved the style. Such a pleasure to chill out in that game after a days work.

Hardiman2546d ago

It did get repetitive but damnit I still enjoyed it! I really liked the world, music and characters! It looked really good too!

GrimReaperGamer2546d ago (Edited 2546d ago )

"An opening so controversial all trace of it had to be erased"

That must have been missions with some actually variety to them because I sure know when I played Mafia 3 it was the same BS missions over and over again.

Mafia 1 & 2 > Mafia 3

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Former Blizzard Boss Says Xbox Should Ditch Consoles To Focus on Becoming Leading Publisher

Former Blizzard CEO says that Xbox should ditch the console strategy and strive to be the world's largest entertainment publisher.

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XiNatsuDragnel1d 2h ago

Atp yeah imo that's what is happening

lukasmain1d 2h ago

Their console business and GamePass go hand in hand. If they were to stop consoles, they would be, in effect, killing GamePass. The vast majoirty of GP subs are console gamers. If you remove the console, you no longer have 30 million gamers embedded in your ecosystem. The majority will never move to PC gaming and buy a $2000 PC. They will go to Playstation where there is no GamePass.

got_dam1h ago

Could work... if they were publishing anything worth having. Bethesda is just making the same tired stuff over and over. Obsidian is a good studio, but they have been slipping hard. nXile isgreat,bit the last thing they even talked about was wasteland 3. Activision/blizzard is either the devil, or his closest friend.

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It Has My Face — Game Overview • VGMM

In the future clones walk amongst us, and you need to kill them before they kill you.

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Former PlayStation Boss Says $80 Games Are Amazingly Affordable

PlayStation boss believes that $80 games are affordable due to the value they provide. Using Mario Kart as an example, he noted that it offers numerous hours of gameplay with just one purchase.

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jambola2d ago

value inside the product does not have any impact on how afforable they are

Eonjay1d 13h ago

He never said anything about affordability at all. He only commented about the perceived value that a game can have to a player that gets many hours out of it.

Again, as with many other forms of we are disrespected and lied to.

Title says Yoshida said $80 games are amazingly affordable. This is a lie.

CrimsonWing691d 12h ago

Perceived value is subjective, so how do you even argue for it? If one person says $500 was worth it because they played a game for six months, what does that mean to someone who didn’t share that experience or see that value?

This is exactly where corporate thinking falls apart. The value is defined by them, and then they twist the logic to defend it from a purely internal, out-of-touch perspective.

I’ve never based the price of a game on how long I’ve played it. There’s a standard price range that consumers feel is fair. If it were truly based on time or value, Resident Evil 2 Remake would cost $20, and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth would be $1,000.

Eonjay1d 10h ago

@Crimson

"Perceived value is subjective, so how do you even argue for it?Perceived value is subjective, so how do you even argue for it?"

I think his point is that it is subjective.

thorstein1d 8h ago

Why is tech4gamers allowed to publish here. The lying is constant with them.

FACTUAL evidence17h ago

Honestly, expedition 33 is a prime example of quality for the low. Expedition 33 launched at 50$, and that game gave me more fun than most 60-70$ games I’ve purchased within the last decade.

88315h ago(Edited 15h ago)

Clearly, they want to increase prices. They need to convince people that it’s not so bad. As long as they can do that, they can do whatever they want. You gave an outstanding example of the direction things could go if creators were focused primarily on The community and quality. If that example or a few others like it didn’t exist, it might be hard to convey to many how it is even possible.

pwnmaster30002d ago

I get the concept.
People buy movies for $20-$30 dollars that offers only a couple of hours of enjoyment.
While games offers 3-10+ times the amount of hours and content.
So in theory yeah I get it.

But I will never accept it and would rather keep the price now or even better PS360 price lol

isarai2d ago

On the surface ye that makes sense, but when you realize the budgets are very comparable, you realize it's kinda stupid and overpriced especially when it common for it to be released unfinished

Extermin8or3_1d 8h ago

Not really, movies that have similar budgets have the box office where if they arent a flop- they typically make all their money back or a profit. Movies have a much wider audience. Games however just have that release and have a smaller market.

PapaBop1d 6h ago

Are many people buying movies for $20-$30? Outside of the more dedicated movie goers who have a physical collection, I imagine most rather scoff at that and stick to things like Netflix instead.

DivineHand1251d 6h ago

You also have to take into consideration that most games are enjoyed by one or two people, while movies can be enjoyed by a group of people who are either friends or family.

Another thing is that the value of an entertainment product cannot be judged based on its length, but how it makes the user feel when it is all done.
An example of this is Ubisoft games. They can last close to or exceed 100 hours, yet many people hate on them for doing things to pad the length of the game, while Uncharted 4 and other Naughty Dog games average about 15 hours in length and are hailed as some of the best games of all time.

gold_drake1d 18h ago

said by the guy who probably had a high 6 figure income

Eonjay1d 3h ago

He never made the comment. Welcome to the internet.

gold_drake1d 3h ago

..have u watched the video at all?

welcome to the internet indeed.

Petebloodyonion1d 13h ago

The value of an $80 all-you-can-eat buffet is undeniable, making it curious why some people choose a $20 restaurant for a single, standard meal.

In a similar vein, movies, despite their higher production costs for a two-hour experience, outperform video games in revenue while also being priced around $20. Suggesting that video games need 100 hours of diluted gameplay to compete seems like a misdirection. The real solution might lie in re-evaluating how their core offering is valued.

Extermin8or3_1d 8h ago

Individual movies yes, the movie industry as a whole? No, the movie industry is dwarfed by the behemoth in terms of revenue that gaming is.

DoubleYourDose1d ago

The $80 buffet and the $20 meal both come out the same end.

FACTUAL evidence1d 13h ago

Lol so rich people want to speak for my wallet now? I still haven’t adapted to 70$ yet, and not planing on to. I don’t mind waiting on sales.

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