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[Eila]

Well, all the games so far in that yogcast bundle but GG have been bundled. And I already own GG. Not like I was spending $30 in some bundle anyway.

 

[Tizoc]

Yeah, I feel like they should give a discount to early (blind) buyers.

I mean I get that this is for charity but, perhaps a smaller cheaper bundle would've been more attractive.

 

[Vlad]

Best to wait until all games get revealed @_@

Yeah, it's not like this is a BTA thing where the price might start inching up as the month goes on. Much better to just wait it out.

 

[Uzzy]

Christmas comes early for SFV.

The tree has been decorated, presents are wrapped, and stockings are stuffed. Six new Premium Holiday costumes and a special Holiday-themed version of the New York stage are coming for Street Fighter V! Alongside the freshly fallen snow, Alex’s hometown is now decorated for the holidays with festive lights, ornaments only his mighty shoulders could lift, and presents scattered throughout.

Each Premium Holiday costume is priced at $3.99 / €3.99 / £3.29 and includes colors 1-10. The Holiday stage is priced at $1.99 / €1.99 / £1.29 or 40K Fight Money. Additionally, there is a Holiday bundle that will include all of this content for the discounted price of $19.99 / €19.99 / £15.99. This special Holiday content will only be available for a limited time ending January 17th so be sure to grab them on the PlayStation and Steam Stores to celebrate. The release date will be announced during PSX!

Are you ready to throw down? Also coming to Street Fighter V are B-Boy and B-Girl costumes for Ryu and Chun-Li. These premium costumes are $3.99 / €3.99 / £3.29 each and also include colors 1-10.

PlayStation Experience attendees will have a chance to try out all of this content at the Capcom booth before it is officially released. Also, if you tuned in to Red Bull Battlegrounds, the very first Season 2 character will also be unlocked for play. The release date for the Holiday content, B-Boy/B-Girl costumes and the first Season 2 character, will be announced during PSX.

And now the costumes.

 

[Tizoc]

Eeeeeh Rapper Ryu and Santa Gief for me

BTW Dragon Quests Heroes 2 is slated for release on PS4 by April 2017, KOEI has lately been releasing their titles day and date with consoles and the same will apply to Berserk Musou, so I'm hoping the same here.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Really looking forward to Season 2

 

[Rhaknar]

LOL at mystery games for $30

 

[Stumpokapow]

Licencing might be difficult given the troubles they seem to be having with the X-Men brand being spread out.

WRT X-Men, the issue is likely not licensing, but Marvel's expressed preference to starve the beast. If you didn't know, when Marvel was having a tough time they issued a variety of infinite-length exclusive licenses to creative partners. This famously includes Spider-man and Ghost Rider with Sony; and X-Men and Fantastic Four with FOX, and Hulk with Universal, and Iron Man with Artisan, and... These licenses go on forward unless the companies with them stop making movies, at which point the rights revert. So Marvel/Disney's strategy has been to a) aggressively negotiate to end or curb those licenses and get the characters back, b) in the mean time deliberately undersupply those characters in mediums they do have rights to (for example, Marvel has the comic rights to all its brands) in order to lower their value and make it more likely the licensees while stop producing films so they can get the characters back.

So my understanding is that the lack of X-Men characters in games up until now, especially in Disney's cash cow mobile stuff, is not stemming from lack of rights, but a deliberate plan to neglect X-Men until FOX is forced to give the rights back.

 

[Stumpokapow]

I think gamepump takes it.

Game Pump!

 

[Parsnip]

PUMP IT.

What Remains of Edith Finch is coming to PS4/PC. SIE no longer in production

Interesting.

Sounds good to me.

Though, from that news story I'm more excited that Gorogoa now has a date.
Fucking yes.

 

[Teggy]

What is Xenus 2? Pictures make it look like Far Cry. Was there a Xenus 1?

 

[chronomac]

So...there seems to be no harm in waiting to be that Yogscast bundle until more games are revealed, right? Why would you buy now, unless you really wanted those already revealed games?

 

[Deadbeat]

Fox should starve for what they did to almost human.

 

[Tizoc]

So...there seems to be no harm in waiting to be that Yogscast bundle until more games are revealed, right? Why would you buy now, unless you really wanted those already revealed games?

They've revealed what 5 games? That'd be $6 each for them if you bought it now.
Not sure why you're all in a hurry to buy this bundle when you can just wait a whole month to get it if it interests you >_>

 

[GhostTrick]

They've revealed what 5 games? That'd be $6 each for them if you bought it now.
Not sure why you're all in a hurry to buy this bundle when you can just wait a whole month to get it if it interests you >_>

That's because it's available in limited quantity. They claim to stop selling it once it reaches 50 000 bundles sold.

 

[pantsattack]

What is Xenus 2? Pictures make it look like Far Cry. Was there a Xenus 1?

Something like Far Cry meets Eurojank. Check the GAF OT for it, hilarious.

 

[GAMEPROFF]

What a shame that every Fox Interactive game is in the licencing vault

 

[Eila]

https://www.bundlestars.com/en/bundle/dollar-mega-bundle

28 games for -C$1.34 / $1.00 / £0.95 / 1,13 €

-- ABC Coloring Town
-- Balloon Blowout
-- Barnyard Mahjong 3
-- Bayla Bunny
-- Block Blowout
-- Chess Knight 2
-- Dessert Storm
-- Fabulous Food Truck
-- Fantastic 4 In A Row 2
-- Fantastic Checkers 2
-- Kitty Cat: Jigsaw Puzzles
-- Ludo Supremo
-- Mahjong Deluxe 2: Astral Planes
-- Mahjong Deluxe 3
-- Mahjong Destiny
-- Mahsung Deluxe
-- Mini Golf Mundo
-- Murder Mystery Adventure
-- Mystery Of Rivenhallows
-- Pepe Porcupine
-- Puppy Dog: Jigsaw Puzzles
-- Puzzles At Mystery Manor
-- Puzzles Under The Hill
-- Sweet Candy Mahjong
-- The Hidden Dragon
-- Ultimate Word Search 2: Letter Boxed
-- Where's My What?
-- Bubble Blowout

So many +1s here for me. Gimme all the shovelware.

 

[Hektor]

WRT X-Men, the issue is likely not licensing, but Marvel's expressed preference to starve the beast. If you didn't know, when Marvel was having a tough time they issued a variety of infinite-length exclusive licenses to creative partners. This famously includes Spider-man and Ghost Rider with Sony; and X-Men and Fantastic Four with FOX, and Hulk with Universal, and Iron Man with Artisan, and... These licenses go on forward unless the companies with them stop making movies, at which point the rights revert. So Marvel/Disney's strategy has been to a) aggressively negotiate to end or curb those licenses and get the characters back, b) in the mean time deliberately undersupply those characters in mediums they do have rights to (for example, Marvel has the comic rights to all its brands) in order to lower their value and make it more likely the licensees while stop producing films so they can get the characters back.

So my understanding is that the lack of X-Men characters in games up until now, especially in Disney's cash cow mobile stuff, is not stemming from lack of rights, but a deliberate plan to neglect X-Men until FOX is forced to give the rights back.

Schemes like this are so evil yet smart that i'm never quite sure if i should be disgusted or impressed.

 

[Wok]

https://www.bundlestars.com/en/bundle/dollar-mega-bundle

Kitty Cat and Puppy Dog are decent jigsaw games.

Best to wait until all games get revealed @_@

héhéhé

 

[TetraxShards]

https://www.bundlestars.com/en/bundle/dollar-mega-bundle

28 games for -C$1.34 / $1.00 / £0.95 / 1,13 €

What an astonishing amount of muck. It is only €1.13 though.

....

I kind of want it.

 

[Lomax]

I mean I get that this is for charity but, perhaps a smaller cheaper bundle would've been more attractive.

I like these bundles existing, because they make the people who say sites like humble bundle are popular because of charity shut up. These high priced charity bundles rarely do a fraction of what the good deals do. Though having 60 games in the end might make this one interesting, we'll see.

 

[bbd23]

hopefully dark souls 3 is in this game awards sale

i need to buy gift copies!

 

[Stumpokapow]

What is Xenus 2? Pictures make it look like Far Cry. Was there a Xenus 1?

It's a bit like Far Cry and a bit like Stalker and very very very very much buggy eastern European junk. EviLore made an OT for it in 2010 (back when it was only available in the west on GamersGate):

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416756

Side note: this is actually a Double OT which also includes The Precursors, a similar FPS-Open World-RPG that is built around a sci-fi planetary exploration concept rather than a jungle exploration concept.

 

[Ascheroth]

That's because it's available in limited quantity. They claim to stop selling it once it reaches 50 000 bundles sold.

How devious.

 

[Tizoc]

Kitty Cat and Puppy Dog are decent jigsaw games.



héhéhé

By the way:

Ooops gotta go and update the thread then >_>
BTW what did you want to BTW about gamepump? Did they tease anything new?

 

[Teggy]

Something like Far Cry meets Eurojank. Check the GAF OT for it, hilarious.

It's a bit like Far Cry and a bit like Stalker and very very very very much buggy eastern European junk. EviLore made an OT for it in 2010 (back when it was only available in the west on GamersGate):

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=416756

Side note: this is actually a Double OT which also includes The Precursors, a similar FPS-Open World-RPG that is built around a sci-fi planetary exploration concept rather than a jungle exploration concept.

This made me laugh:

STOP RIGHT THERE. Answer these questions before proceeding.


1) When someone mentions Fallout: New Vegas, do you respond by complaining about the bugs?

2) Do you think Crysis and Metro 2033 have bad art and animation?

3) Were you baffled by S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and unable to figure out what you were supposed to do?

4) Is Uncharted 2 your favorite video game of all time?

...because my last few posts in this thread are literally complaining about New Vegas bugs, and the answer to 4 is pretty much "yes".

 

[Wok]

Game Pump!

By the way:

Ooops gotta go and update the thread then >_>
BTW what did you want to BTW about gamepump? Did they tease anything new?

I was looking for the tweet that I saw earlier today. Basically, if people have requests for games, they say they are eager to listen.

 

[Grief.exe]

WRT X-Men, the issue is likely not licensing, but Marvel's expressed preference to starve the beast. If you didn't know, when Marvel was having a tough time they issued a variety of infinite-length exclusive licenses to creative partners. This famously includes Spider-man and Ghost Rider with Sony; and X-Men and Fantastic Four with FOX, and Hulk with Universal, and Iron Man with Artisan, and... These licenses go on forward unless the companies with them stop making movies, at which point the rights revert. So Marvel/Disney's strategy has been to a) aggressively negotiate to end or curb those licenses and get the characters back, b) in the mean time deliberately undersupply those characters in mediums they do have rights to (for example, Marvel has the comic rights to all its brands) in order to lower their value and make it more likely the licensees while stop producing films so they can get the characters back.

So my understanding is that the lack of X-Men characters in games up until now, especially in Disney's cash cow mobile stuff, is not stemming from lack of rights, but a deliberate plan to neglect X-Men until FOX is forced to give the rights back.

Which would explain why they were fine with an older property seeing a rerelease with X-Men characters in Marvel Ultimate Alliance, but don't play nicely with a new product like UMVC4.

 

[Tizoc]

By the way:

Somebody spam them with Windjammers requests.

 

[QFNS]

Which would explain why they were fine with an older property seeing a rerelease with X-Men characters in Marvel Ultimate Alliance, but don't play nicely with a new product like UMVC4.

So we gotta hope for a UMVC3 HD PC Release then. Got it.

 

[jshackles]

By the way:

I was looking for the tweet that I saw earlier today. Basically, if people have requests for games, they say they are eager to listen.

Now to see if any of that pays off when they announce which games they'll be releasing.

 

[Wok]

Ooops gotta go and update the thread then >_>

As I mentioned in your OT about Yogcast Humble Bundle, I find it weird that these charities are only for the UK. It could at least be something European. Anyway, this might be a hint that Stephen's Sausage Roll could be part of the bundle: increpare lives in the UK and he is the kind of guy who releases some of his work for free, so I could definitely see him accept this contract.

 

[TheLetdown]

I saw that Blade Runner was in a spotlight for the GOG weekly wishlisted games.

That would be pretty cool.

Obviously, I'd prefer Steam but whatever. There are physical versions on Amazon for around 30 Donald J's.

 

[chronomac]

That's because it's available in limited quantity. They claim to stop selling it once it reaches 50 000 bundles sold.

I didn't see that part. Kinda weird to only sell X amount of copies of something when the proceeds are going to charity.

 

[madjoki]

I didn't see that part. Kinda weird to only sell X amount of copies of something when the proceeds are going to charity.

Probably easier to get publishers to give 50k copies for charity than unlimited copies.

 

[Tellaerin]

So my understanding is that the lack of X-Men characters in games up until now, especially in Disney's cash cow mobile stuff, is not stemming from lack of rights, but a deliberate plan to neglect X-Men until FOX is forced to give the rights back.

Kind of a poor strategy if true, at least in the case of the X-Men. Those movies (inexplicably, IMO) keep making money, and a lack of tie-in merchandise doesn't seem to be hurting Fox any. It's really only the fans who end up suffering. :s

And now the costumes.

♪ ♫ Thickness, thickness time is here~ ♫ ♪

 

[Wok]

I didn't see that part. Kinda weird to only sell X amount of copies of something when the proceeds are going to charity.

Probably easier to get publishers to give 50k copies for charity than unlimited copies.

I am confident more copies will be added. Just look at the counter:

There are enough figures to go to 999,999.

 

[dave is ok]

I am confident more copies will be added. Just look at the counter:

There are enough figures to go to 999,999.

All they have to do is put one really good game in this weekend and then fill the rest of the month with rebundled trash. I fully expect them to do this.

 

[Tizoc]

I didn't see that part. Kinda weird to only sell X amount of copies of something when the proceeds are going to charity.

Im guessing tinhas to do with the game's pub only offering a set limited no. Of copies

 

[fantomena]

Oh shit, Dishonored 2 is 33% off already. Might have to bite.

 

[NeoRaider]

Oh shit, Dishonroed 2 is 33% off already. Might have to bite.

The Witness is also cheaper (-50%) compared to the Autumn sale or was it -50% few days ago too?

 

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Mahjong Deluxe 3 -- MB-4ECD188D29EC0B11 - Taken by Lord Snow
Puzzles Under The Hill -- MB-D5E66ABE1E2ACD67 - Taken by ExoSoul
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[ExoSoul]

Final Fantasy XV ‘Yosuke Matsuda Boss Battle’ planned as downloadable content

Can't wait for a Yves Guillemot DLC in the next Splinter Cell.

We wanted to make a different game but we were forced to make this instead so we're releasing this piece of DLC so that you can join us in venting our frustrations.

 

[Anno]

Oh shit, Dishonored 2 is 33% off already. Might have to bite.

Seems like a TGA thing? Either way its GOTY material so yes buy it!

 

[Wok]

Downloading it.

 

[Monooboe]

Doing a "limited ACT NOW" thing for charity that is a month long doesn't sit right. Ah well, at least all is going to charity either way.

Also that bundlestars mega bundle was indeed great for +1s, got me over 1500 games which was my goal to reach before the end of the year.

 

[Rockin' Ranger]

Kitty Cat and Puppy Dog are decent jigsaw games.

Bought since I just finished all my Pixel Puzzles games. And I like kitty cats and puppy dogs.

 

[Yakkue]

This...Spring?

 

[Bubbavelli]

Im at work and my kid is sleeping so its the perfect time to chime in that rapper ryu looks rad. I might spend some fight money but im reeeaaalllllyyy saving for chaaracters