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This Year's Worst Gaming 'Updates'

Ever feel like sitting down and enjoying a game or two right this very second? Nothing else matters, just you and whatever game it is you're looking forward to. It could be a newly released title, or a recent AAA game that simply got tossed aside because something else came up that was simply more pressing. Either way the game is in, it's loaded, and your controller/keyboard is ready to rock and roll. Only something goes horridly wrong. Instead of being able to access a new game, or an old save file, you're forced to endure a few painful moments of downloading.

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fozzness5011d ago

yea... i don't like this updating things... gives people the reason to release unfinished copies

iamnsuperman5011d ago

Its just one of those things tht is wrong with this generation. Ita good it is easier to patch things but i am not sure there has been a game that didn't require a post launch patch

ShadowArchangel5011d ago

People don't understand that insomniac got very affected with all the PSN down. Their beta was supposed to be during that time, and then they had to push it all the way to a few weeks before the game was released. The patches were fixes of bugs that belonged to the beta. I for one do not mind this fixes. Games are complex and complicated, much more than before. It's still an excellent game.

taylork375011d ago

"The patches were fixes of bugs that belonged to the beta. I for one do not mind this fixes. Games are complex and complicated, much more than before. It's still an excellent game."

678 MB worth of fixes....laugh

ShadowArchangel5010d ago

The same way I don't know what's in that 678 MB worth of fixes. You don't know. Only They know, and I'm pretty sure they can explain why it's 678 MB.

Playing it down just because it's large, it's dumb. If I'm gonna judge something, at least I'll do it while informed.

Those who want to play Single Player only, can skip the whole patch anyways.

coolbeans5011d ago

I didn't find R3's updates/patches to be nearly that jarring (20-40 mins). It was the framerate problems online that I noticed the most.

Szarky5011d ago (Edited 5011d ago )

Well framerate and horrible textures. One level I can't remember the name of it I just couldn't help but notice how ugly everything was on the ground. I usually don't notice/care but when it's this bad...

I've been curious, is it the split-screen and 3D capabilities that made Insomniac have to dial everything down a bit?

Pacman3215010d ago

Talk about exaggerating, i really hate all the trash talk that some gamers are giving R3. The campaign is by far the best in the series, and the multiplayer is great. The framerate drop has been pretty much fixed, and even before it was, it was just a little problem.

Blink_445011d ago

R3 is still messed up. Sometimes I join games and it doesn't record stats.

colonel1795011d ago

The only problem I've had is that it didn't give me the trophy for finishing the game :(

HeavenlySnipes5011d ago

5 disagrees. It doesn't happen often, but sometimes a match will end then just go to the multiplayer menu without giving you any stats.

Blink_445011d ago

Yesterday I was playing with a friend and it was happening almost every game. Hopefully next patch will fix it.

cedaridge5011d ago

R3 is like that old Clint Eastwood movie, the Good the Bad and the Ugly. graphics and gameplay is o.k and multiplayer is just plan BAD & UGLY. my 1st time EVER been let down from a ps3 exclusive. psn: cedaridge / xbl: cedaridge

Szarky5011d ago

I laugh at the disagrees you got because I got 10 times more than you did when I critized R3 as well in another article. You are NOT allowed to say bad things!!! It's really good, almost perfect. No flaws! haha

MrDead5011d ago

Yes I hate installing these free updates that improve the game I've paid for. I've lost a total of 1 hours and 13 minutes of my year because of them, thats just unacceptable.

Or you could all stop being whiny litte children, I would do this on purpose to try and teach you how to be patient

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10 Classic Games That Are Desperate for Remasters

Licensing issues often leave many games forgotten. But all that aside, here are 10 classic games desperate for remasters.

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Iceball2000123d ago

The getaway
Smugglers run
Dead to rights
Worlds scariest police chases
Sure I’m missing a few.

FPS_D3TH123d ago

Mannn… worlds scaries police chases… that took me back lol

Knushwood Butt123d ago

Ape Escape.
Fun game but, wow, you need a college degree to understand the controls.
A remaster would also save you from having to constantly fight the camera.
Keep the music though. Those drum and bass tracks fit really well and haven't aged. Made me think that more games could work well with drum and bass tracks, but unfortunately it's a somewhat niche genre now.

Abear21123d ago

Max Payne Series
Infamous 1 & 2
NBA Street Vol 2
SSX
Skate

M_Prime123d ago

i could have sworn i read somewhere that Remedy is remaking May Payne 1 but things have been quiet lately

YourMommySpoils123d ago

They are making the first one, as we speak.

jznrpg123d ago (Edited 123d ago )

One of the few Xbox games I own. I have 3 copies of it because of the many discs it has, for just in case reasons

jznrpg123d ago (Edited 123d ago )

Xenogears, Xenosaga trilogy, Vagrant Story, Drakengards, Parasite Eve and many more but I’ll start with those

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Resistance 3 is a Classic, 13 Years On

Insomniac Games' thunderous conclusion to its acclaimed first-person shooter series remains an under-appreciated work of art.

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_SilverHawk_215d ago

Sony needs to remake the trilogy on ps5

CrimsonWing69215d ago

I’d rather them do a new game in the world of Resistance.

Cacabunga215d ago (Edited 215d ago )

I honestly liked the first one most..
killzone 2 and 3 outshined Resistance 2 and 3 for me in every aspect.

Eonjay215d ago

I absolutely adored Resistance 3 but they do not NEED to remake this game. They should do something that they enjoy and if it is Resistance then so be it.

Mr_cheese215d ago

Loved resistance 3, played the whole thing on co op with the move controller and gun, was very different!

Resistance 2 online was the best

gamerz215d ago

Me too, but also on a 3D tv! R3 was one of the few games that got plastic rifle panning motion right.

isarai215d ago

Such a criminally underrated series, id love a remaster collection of the trilogy.

preciousdeath215d ago

Yes! ...and make them PSVR2 compatible.

Pedrof215d ago

Not a classic in my opinion ; a pretty mediocre PS3 shooter as far as I'm concerned, not bad, not the worst of the trilogy, but certainly not great. Killzone 2 was miles ahead of it (and of most FPSs even today as far as I'm concerned).

pwnmaster3000215d ago

Naw man.
Resistance 1 will always be GOATed for me.
I remember playing all night on multiplayer. Such a fun game.

P_Bomb215d ago

Ah yeah, R1! I cut my teeth on the one-shot Walmart map, lol! Miss that.

gamerz215d ago

Played that demo soooooo many damn times since it was the only thing to play for a while at launch. That and motorstorm.

refocusedman215d ago

killzone was amazing but resistance was great as well. althpugh theybwrre both fps, I think that served different purposes.

JEECE215d ago

Thanks for turning Insomniac into a Marvel studio.

ApocalypseShadow215d ago (Edited 215d ago )

Although I agree on original games and creativity over licensed IP, especially something like Ghost of Tsushima. But Sony's looking at that series selling less and less overall with the 3rd estimated to not even sell 2 million. Gamers who say they loved it didn't really buy it.

While Spiderman the series has sold over 50 million not counting PC. And Spider-Man 2 is over 11 million so far. If you had their business and had to make their decisions, what would you do in their shoes?

JEECE215d ago

@ApocalypseShadow

Umm, that's exactly my point lol. Insomniac made great, original IP games and people didn't buy them because they were too busy lapping up yearly CODs and Assassin's Creeds, so naturally Sony/Insomniac had to pivot to something else.

Knushwood Butt215d ago

So you are saying 1 was the worst?
I respect your opinion but strongly disagree.

I'll start with what I didn't like about 3:
- OK, Nathan Hale is gone but new player character totally forgettable. Can't even remember their name.
- Awful forced in 3D. Just look at KZ3 for 3D done well.
- Online multiplayer that paled in comparison to 1 and 2. Put hundreds of hours into the first two. Probably less than 10 hours into 3.
- Campaign was OK but I played the other two more, especially 1.

Pedrof214d ago

1 had my favorite gunplay of the trilogy (no need for COD iron sight) so I guess my worst would be 2. At least 3 wrapped up the storyline, supported the move controller and had prettier graphics. But in my book, none of the three really stood out. From that era, I prefered Singularity for example and obviously Killzone 2.

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lex-1020215d ago

I wish they'd bring back the Resistance 2 multiplayer. God that co-op was so much fun.

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Best Classic Call of Duty Black Ops Maps, Ranked

The Black Ops series has featured some of the best and classic multiplayer maps in the Call of Duty franchise, and here's the top of them.

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