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New Crackdown 3 Trailer Encourages You to "Step Up Your Boom" with Terry Crews

During the ceremony of The Game Awards hosted today in Los Angeles, Microsoft showcased a new trailer of its upcoming game Crackdown 3.

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Potnoodle9991960d ago

Love Terry Crews. But this game looks dreadful😂😂

jagermaster6191960d ago (Edited 1960d ago )

Don't worry it's not on PlayStation so you should be ok!

salmonade1960d ago

This game looks so so bad lmao

jagermaster6191960d ago

Like I said for the other guy you don't have to worry it's not on PlayStation! Now you should be ok right?

mark_parch1960d ago

looks fun to me and on gamepass so i'll certainly give it a try

Thundercat771960d ago

I have a feeling this game is going to flop. Maybe putting it on game pass for free could help get people to try it.

Obscure_Observer1960d ago

We heard the same thing about SoT. Lol.

Obscure_Observer1960d ago

@Brave_Losers_Unite

"Which came out to be true"

Maybe in some fanboy bs made up fantasy world.

https://wccftech.com/sea-of...
https://press-start.com.au/...
https://venturebeat.com/201...

Brave_Losers_Unite1960d ago

By flop I meant the game sucked. Im not talking about sales as any crappy game can sell alot and any great game can sell little too

Obscure_Observer1960d ago

@Brave_Losers_Unite

"By flop I meant the game sucked."

That´s also false! Most of the negative comments that you´ll find regarding SoT is not related to graphics, gameplay, framerate issues or fun factor. Most of complaints is regarding the initial lack of content. That´s all!

Have you tried the game yourself? Somehow i doubt it. I think you´re just one of those people which like to join the hate bandwagon instead of experience games yourself and form a solid opinion of your own.

Happy gaming.

Brave_Losers_Unite1960d ago

@Obscure

Yes, the lack of content was extreme. It had the most repetitive quests and no enemy variety it was the same boring skeleton monsters on every island. Why even bring up graphics?

BLow1960d ago

https://www.microsoft.com/e...

Number 33 in the top 50 most played xbox games and it's an online only title. This is from MSs own website. What do you actually think the numbers are at number 33? Outside this site the Xbox community clearly like many other games ahead of SoT. We can mention State of Decay too but what's the point. It's not even on the list....

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EazyC1960d ago

It's like they'll do anything to NOT show the actual game. Not good for a game that is apparently not too far from release.

BLow1960d ago (Edited 1960d ago )

Yes, I do find it strange that we still are seeing sizzle reels and trailers and it's coming out in February. I mean I didn't expect a long live gameplay demo at this show but my point still stands.

Remember when this game was compared against Days Gone when they were releasing the same month? Now Days got pushed back a couple of months to April. My point is, which game have we seen more of? Which game has had multiple and long gameplay demos of it and not just trailers and sizzle reels?

For a game that is coming out in February, it seems like there's not that much hype or buzz for it. This is just my opinion but it does seem a little off and strange especially since MS likes to think this is one of their biggest Exclusives. But at least it's on Gamepass right??? We shall see...

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Tencent to buy Crackdown and Sackboy developer Sumo in $1.3bn deal

Tencent is set to buy Sumo Group in a deal worth $1.27bn (£919m), the companies have announced.

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Darkborn1005d ago

Tencent is really buying up everything. I'm surprised everyone is selling to them like this.

Rebel_Scum1005d ago

They want/need capital I guess.

darthv721005d ago

No way they are worth that much. They are a support studio. I guess tencent decided to throw them an insane price that Sumo would be crazy to turn down.

Its like the godfather. "Im going to make you an offer you cant refuse"

UltraNova1005d ago

Always the case.

Who owns the rights to Crackdown and Sackboy IPs though?

boing11005d ago

I've heard some time ago, that they created a special unit that has a mission to search for acquirable devs all around the globe.

-Foxtrot1005d ago

Going off their business practices they seem like a cancer in this industry

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blacktiger1005d ago

chinese currency, no limit in printing, but they are selling in USD

PrinceAli1005d ago

Maybe because they're a publisher of games with a history of success loool..?

barom1005d ago

Even Microsoft can’t compete with that kind of money.

Zeref1005d ago (Edited 1005d ago )

Uhm yes they can.. What do you mean?

Zeref1005d ago

Money talks, Besides, those developers don't need to worry about income anymore.

enkiduxiv1005d ago

I doubt anyone that matters to the actual production of the games is getting a raise. The only thing that has changed is that now they can't buy any Winnie the Poo products for their kids.

senorfartcushion1005d ago

Well they’re allowed. America and China are leading the world in toxic capitalism.

n1kki61005d ago

As publicly traded companies it's either they sell and potentially get more, or tencent initiates a hostile takeover and buys at least 51% of the shares. These companies might not even be amicable to the buy out but opt to take it because hostile takeovers are terrible.

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frostypants1005d ago (Edited 1005d ago )

Yep. A company that built itself by ripping off IP of small, innovative developers and out-marketing them. Tencent is everything wrong not just with gaming but corporate ethics in general, and the assymetric regulatory playing field we for some reason permit from the Chinese government. Egregiously corrupt companies like Tencent should be banned from the US market.

senorfartcushion1005d ago

The US market would take Tencent to dinner and have it naked on the bed by midnight if it could. America and China are as bad as each other

Lightning771005d ago

They can take Sumo those devs really aren't that great. Sack boys big adventure scored good however but Crackdown 3 wasn't great. They're 50/50 Sony will find a suitable replacement for Sack boy. MS desperately needs a suitable replacement for crackdown, if it's not already too late in terms of fanfare at this point.

Sumo to me isn't that big of a deal there are better devs out there.

senorfartcushion1005d ago

Crackdown 3 was cancelled and remade a few times. Hardly their fault.

darthv721005d ago

This is the same Sumo who made Outrun 2, 2006 Coast to Coast, Sonic Racing Transformed as well as Forza Horizon 2 on the 360. I think they are better than you give them credit for.

Wulfer1005d ago

You might want to walk this statement back. Why else do you think this game goes for over $200 now?

https://www.ebay.com/p/5144...

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ScootaKuH1005d ago

I'm surprised Sumo are valued so high

solideagle1005d ago

yeah, thats what I thought. $1.3 billion is very high, Insomniac sounds like a bargain deal for Sony!

chadwarden1005d ago

And they likely bought Housmarque and Bluepoint for even less than Insomniac.

phoenixwing1005d ago

at the two above me,
it's easy to sell for less when you know you're in good hands business and culture wise. I mean sure you could scratch out some extra money elsewhere but are all the people you know going to be taken care of when you get bought out? Sony takes care of them. Basically you can tell who's a scheming money scumbag by what ceo's/execs choose to be bought by. In the end money talks but there's extras to consider sometimes.

roadkillers1005d ago

I am as well. They do not own any IPs from my understanding...

DOMination-1005d ago

Me too! After looking them up, it seems like they were the parent of other game studios: Lab42, Red Kite, Sumo India, The Chinese Room and PixelAnt Games and also have some cryptocurrency technology.

They may also still hold the IP for back when they were Gremlin Interactive.. back in the Amiga days they were really a dev of some repute.

ScootaKuH1005d ago

Gremlin. Now there's a name that takes me back. Ocean as well.

Teflon021005d ago

They're not, it's likely them just throwing money around to make sure they have no opposition. Sumo is a valuable developer as they've assisted in alot of great games. They did LBP3, Sackboy, Sonic Transformed, I believe Assisted in both ModNation Racers and LBPK, Team Sonic racing, just to name the few off the top of my head that I own.

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IRetrouk1005d ago

I honestly thought ms or Sony would have nabbed them, seeing as they have worked for both on their respective ips, colour me surprised.

Bennibop1005d ago

It's a lot of money for a group with no ips, what would they have worked on to keep so many studios and staff employed. For now at least they continue working on ips for the likes of Sony and Microsoft.

IRetrouk1005d ago

Sony and ms have more than enough ips to keep em busy, the price would have been an issue though, that I agree with, just surprised is all🤷‍♂️

frostypants1005d ago (Edited 1005d ago )

Tencent doesn't exactly pride themselves on original IP anyway. They just steal someone else's. They only need developer drones.

Sephiroushin1005d ago

They have enough to make them busy but there is no point in buying the studio that high, they could just make the developers some offers and thats it... heck every single developer could just quit the studio and with what is tensen left? no point in buying a studio with no IP you dont own the developers

IRetrouk1005d ago

I already agreed that the price was high, still don't take away that they could have been used, and be useful to either ms or sony

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Xbox Cloud Gaming PC Preview/Hands on Impressions (BETA) - CG

Microsoft recently released their Xbox Cloud Gaming PC Beta which allows users the opportunity to stream Xbox games to their Windows 10 PCs or laptops. This follows on from being able to use the cloud gaming on mobile devices which works very well but is limited to the size of your screen. Having the option to play Xbox games with a larger display has its obvious benefits.

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Crackdown 3 8K 60 FPS - Possible at Low-Medium Settings with an RTX 3090

CG writes: Nvidia’s claims that the RTX 3090 can render games in 8K at 60 FPS, ring true for us in this video. We put the game Crackdown 3 through its paces with some interesting results.

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bunt-custardly1282d ago

If you've ever super-sampled anything you would know why it can make things look better.

bouzebbal1282d ago

Let's talk about powahhhh of da clawwdd for a second 🤣did they give up with this thing?

bunt-custardly1282d ago

Oh right, I didn't get the joke sorry, it just clicked. Hmm, is Crackdown 3 really that bad/universally hated especially as it's on gamepass?

SullysCigar1282d ago

My attempt at humour could have been clearer, in hindsight..!

Yeah, sadly Crackdown 3 had been hyped so hard and so long by Microsoft, that when it launched as a mediocre game, it got panned. It was mainly the broken promises about the power of the cloud I think that did it. This was the 'cloud power' poster child for years and it all amounted to nothing, which is a real shame, because if they'd realised their initial vision it could have been special.

bunt-custardly1282d ago

I do remember the original vision where entire buildings could be demolished but wasn't that feature relegated to the multiplayer mode? For me, Crackdown 3 comes across quite generic. I suppose if it had the full destruction in the story mode that would have been bad-ass. If Red Faction Guerrilla can do it why not CD?

FanboySpotter1282d ago

Crackdown 3 was made for crackdown fans. Hated by non crackdown fans. Enjoyed by crackdown fans.

MadLad1282d ago

I played it on PC for a little while via gamepass. It's not nearly as terrible as people would try to make it out to be, but it's the definition of a "meh" game.
There's fun to be had if you're bored.

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andy851282d ago

It's good it's possible but who would pick this over 4K60 on ultra? It would look far better

IanTH1282d ago

100%. This is obviously just showing what can be done with the current highest end hardware, rather than what should be. And if you're splashing out for an RTX 3090 over a 3080 for gaming (small performance delta if not using that huge buffer for productivity), then I guess you'll also consider splashing out for an 8k screen. And, I mean, you'll want to be able to do *something* with it lol.

outsider16241282d ago

Let's be honest here, even with extra high settings at 8k 120fps... it'll still look like crap. Sorry.

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