170°

Driver: San Francisco Three Gameplay Videos (HD 1080p)

@Ve3tro: "Not had a chance to download the Driver: San Francisco demo? Don't worry we've got you covered.

We took a look at the 3 available missions and recorded them in the process."

360 man4636d ago

oh my. this game looks awful

Blaze9294636d ago

Plays even worse. Leave it to Ubisoft to release this crap. Played the demo for about 2 minutes and quit right after.

Cheboury4636d ago

The Demo didn't show a hint of promise... The whole idea of taking over somebody's body or mind while their driving seems so idiotic. The Demo didn't proof otherwise, perhaps a cool idea saved for another game but just not this game!

I often wonder if a lot of these games are made without ever being thrown into a think-tank group for some proper feedback.

Neoninja4636d ago

To me the game looks like its fun, but that freaking shift just kills it for me. I know they're trying to be different and all, but in this case I don't think it was worth it.

bruddahmanmatt4636d ago

A few things.

First off, the dialogue and voice acting is WHACK. There is no other way to describe it except to say that it's awfully cringe inducing. Yeesh.

Second, the story mode looks like garbage. Much of that is probably due in part to the lame voice acting but the missions just don't look that exciting to be honest. The original "Driver" and "Driver 2" were all about that retro 70s feel and this game has none of that whatsoever. Weak. What sucks is that the game is set in a great location which is perfect for car chases and yet it just comes across as "yet another driving game".

Finally, while the single player looks like crap, I must admit that the multiplayer looks great. The shift feature looks like absolute garbage when it's being used in story mode, and whereas it comes off as a HUGE FAIL in SP, if you search around on Youtube for vids of folks using it in MP, that's where it really shines. It's a prime example of a feature that works in one area of a game but not the other.

Skynetone4636d ago

what a pointless demo, zero skill, zero handling, zero fun, what is the point making crap like this

Show all comments (13)
350°

Ubisoft Is Shutting Down Servers For Older Titles And Blocking Access To DLC Content You Paid For

Immersed Gamer writes: "Ubisoft came out with the announcement that some of their classic titles are shutting down their servers. While this is not entirely surprising, the next bit is quite shocking. As Ubisoft states in regard to many of said classic games, “additionally, the installation and access to DLC will be unavailable”.

The wording is a little vague, so the actual paid DLC could be safe. But it doesn’t change the fact that multiplayer modes of Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, Rayman Legends, and Driver San Francisco will surely be missed. Especially since no alternative exists in many of those cases. This happens to unveil right next to our story where I essentially beg Atlus to port SMT to modern consoles alongside Persona.

Seems like videogame preservation is on the down-low…"

Read Full Story >>
immersedgamer.com
MadLad661d ago

This just in.
Ubisoft woke up and pulled an Ubisoft.

Mazgamer661d ago

Reports say that they might continue to do an Ubisoft in the near future. Dreadful.

VenomUK661d ago

Why would DLC stop working, because it requires a server for authentication?

Publishers need to find technical and legal solutions so that any digital product a user owns always works.

Mazgamer661d ago

@VenomUK From what I remember replaying the Assassin's Creed II and Brotherhood, there were plenty of mission DLCs you had to download via UPlay. I think they are completely disconnecting UPlay from those games, thus you won't be able to download the DLCs.

I'm guessing obviously. And even that explanation just doesn't make much sense to me. Why would they just remove UPlay support for these games? Why will those single-player DLCs become unavailable? Which DLCs in particular? I truly can't wrap my head around what Ubisoft means by this mess. We will either have to wait and see, or someone will pressure Ubi via social media to make some statement explaining.

1Victor660d ago

All hail the future of all digital games.
I would like to hear the excuses from the all digital future defenders about this

Rebel_Scum660d ago (Edited 660d ago )

Who’s playing any of these old garbage DLC’s/online modes in 2022?

NotoriousWhiz660d ago

This literally has zero to do with digital games and is really just an Ubisoft issue. Either way, most people will tell you that "all digital" is not the future. Digital and physical should always be options.

1Victor660d ago

@ notorious
🤦🏿 "Ubisoft came out with the announcement that some of their classic titles are shutting down their servers. While this is not entirely surprising, the next bit is quite shocking. As Ubisoft states in regard to many of said classic games, “additionally, the installation and access to DLC will be unavailable”.

What part of that makes it zero to do with digital today is Ubisoft tomorrow can be any game that’s digital only or have DLC from any publisher but hey whatever helps you sleep, remember kid the older your favorite digital games get the closer they’re to the big shutdown 🤷🏿

DOMination-660d ago

They are shutting down multiplayer for PS3 games that nobody is playing. If you owned a physical copy, you'd also be affected? It has nothing to do with digital.

Presumably for the DLC, you'll still have access to it if you've previously purchased it. And if you're upset that you haven't already got the DLC for ACII, then I don't know what to say.. you've had 15 years to buy it.

Of course, we'd all love for everything to always be available and despite what you may think, I'm not really defending this - but maintaining multiplayer serves for games from two generations ago that literally nobody is playing takes up resources. And energy. And right now, that is very expensive. I guess the solution should be allowing console gamers to run their own servers.

NotoriousWhiz660d ago

Please tell me which part of this: "additionally, the installation and access to DLC will be unavailable” doesn't affect their physical games. None. It affects all of their games equally.

NotoriousWhiz660d ago

"the older your favorite digital games get the closer they’re to the big shutdown"

Funny, because I haven't lost a single digital title yet. I guess the big shutdown only actually shut down one digital game.

+ Show (3) more repliesLast reply 660d ago
Wintersun616661d ago

They're doing a Ubisoft. Because that's what Ubisoft does.

CrimsonWing69661d ago

And you want us to go all digital? This is the bull sh*t that makes me apprehensive to an all digital future. You corpo guys don’t understand game preservation or it’s importance.

Majors661d ago

Its all about the £££££ and if they can sell you the same item multiple times over... Also physical or digital makes no difference these days sadly because if you buy physical you only get 1/2 the data needed to actually start the game nevermind play it

XxINFERNUSxX661d ago

Just torrent for PC and smile 😁

Majors661d ago

Companies who withdraw support should be legally made to patch games to enable the 'owner' to create and host their own MP lobbies. This is theft

Inverno661d ago (Edited 661d ago )

Unfortunately we've allowed corporations to hold too much power and we don't own half of what we buy. The correct thing to do when shutting down servers, or better yet include it from the beginning, is to make it possible to access what we originally bought. This won't change until they're forced to cause greedy people don't like doing the right thing unless they have some incentive.

CantThinkOfAUsername661d ago

We don't own anything. The company makes a product and asks for a one-time fee to give you a licence to access it. You agree to the terms that they can revoke that licence at any time for any reason. This is 'digital ownership.'

Maybe people should read some of what they blindly click to agree to.

Father__Merrin661d ago

When this happens they should give ddlc free to download

Show all comments (41)
290°

Inside the Driver game that died so that Watch Dogs could live

From VG247: "When cars slide, they leave tyre marks. In a game like Driver, they’re an aesthetic touch, part of the inherent cool of a handbrake turn. But those dark shadows in the road also tell a story. From tyre marks, you can determine the speed of a vehicle, when it started to skid, and its ultimate direction of travel – long after the car itself has vanished into the distance."

vallencer1064d ago

Different spellings in different parts of the world friend. Tyre is a correct way to spell it.

Pridefall1064d ago

Dunno why you got downvpted when tyre is correct in Australia.

mikefizzled11064d ago

The mystery that is En Fore Gee

neutralgamer19921064d ago

Give us driver San Francisco remastered

IGiveHugs2NakedWomen1064d ago

Why did they stop making some of the best games ever? Driver was one of them.

Gameseeker_Frampt1064d ago

Assassins Creed 2 showed Ubisoft how to make money and Far Cry 2 showed them that gamers don't like complex ideas. Now Ubisoft just turns out games that are just variations of the same thing.

WeAreLegion1064d ago

Best driving mechanics ever made. Nothing has come close.

Gardenia1064d ago

A story driven game with pure driving gameplay. I'd love to see a new Driver game or a remake of the first one.

ApocalypseShadow1064d ago

Yes. This one. A definite remake of the first without adding any ridiculous fluff. The first game had great physics and sound for its time. The start of the car in the beginning cinema I watched constantly. My father and uncles were big muscle and classic car freaks. Only thing crazy about the game was the relentless cops in the last level. Insane the way those police cars were and launched at you.

Bleemcast made it look better just like PC emulators. But would definitely take a remake.

Show all comments (15)
70°

Lazy Writing – Five Forgotten Gems

Player 2's Matt Hewson looks at five games from his past that seem to have been forgotten by the masses and perhaps deserve a second look.

Read Full Story >>
player2.net.au