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[ArkhamFantasy]

Ok episode, loved the bonus bit at the end.

 

[DMiz]

Episode felt a little bit weak, to me. I think Kyle's still reeling from the move and is just taking his time to get the funk back. He seemed to meander around the topic and didn't really seem to draw conclusions on anything or 'pull' the theme of the episode together.

Looking forward to next week, though.

 

[TetraGenesis]

I love that Kyle reads this thread ) He gave us lore junkies exactly what we wanted. That's why he's the best!

Did anyone else notice that Kyle seemed a little blue in this ep? Like others have said, I'm sure the loss of a ton of coworkers and the stress of the move still is weighing heavily on the GT staff, but he doesn't seem so down all the time (in recent GT Times and last week's Bosman) so maybe it's just a personal thing.

Either way, it was still a great episode. My favorite show on the internet, without even trying.

 

[kingdoug87]

It simply amazes me that the bonus bits about the desk and such are not jokes or running gags, but lore.

Bosman Lore.

 

[Kansoku]

Did anyone else notice that Kyle seemed a little blue in this ep? Like others have said, I'm sure the loss of a ton of coworkers and the stress of the move still is weighing heavily on the GT staff, but he doesn't seem so down all the time (in recent GT Times and last week's Bosman) so maybe it's just a personal thing.

It's the desk.

 

[ElectricKaibutsu]

I love that Kyle reads this thread ) He gave us lore junkies exactly what we wanted. That's why he's the best!

Yeah, it really does seem like he addresses a lot of what we talk about in this thread. Like when a lot of people were saying he was being too negative, he did that episode about only positive things, and I absolutely think this week's bonus bit was thanks to you pointing out how he got a bigger desk with no fanfare. Either that or the people commenting on the video directly on the GT site are saying the same things we are. I guess I could simply read the comments there to check, but there's that possibility that I'll discover a doppelganger for each one of us, saying the same things we say here. I think I'd rather just sit here and think we affect the show .

 

[The Lamonster]

This week's theme would have had a little more oomph if one of the leaked characters in SSB was a megaton but I was kind of underwhelmed when I saw the roster the other day.

Either way, good stuff, and I'm still grateful that this show survived Defy. Still not digging the music. Kinda distracting.

My wife enjoys this show too. She's slowly getting into the GT crew. We watch the editorials together and some of the streams. Bosman and Huber are the most entertaining, and Moore and Jones provide great insight too. Great team over there right now.

 

[FlashbladeGAF]

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[UrbanRats]

I love that Kyle reads this thread ) He gave us lore junkies exactly what we wanted. That's why he's the best!

Don't be self absorbed now.
The lore was always there, more or less, could it be that he just wanted to continue it on his own?

 

[Emarv]

Don't be self absorbed now.
The lore was always there, more or less, could it be that he just wanted to continue it on his own?

Totally possible and likely.

But let's be real. He reads the thread and loves us. We <3 you, too, Kyle.

 

[mus6677]

Final Bets Results : gamescom 2014 is out now:
http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/hiddm3/gamescom-2014-final-bets-results--gamescom-2014

 

[atr0cious]

Why even make a Last Guardian bet? Kyle why do you want that game? We haven't seen any gameplay concepts, and you're taking a dive on your bets because of your love for it.

Will EA show any Star Wars games? NoWrong
Euro price cut for XBO? No
New games by Nintendo? YesWrong
PS4 Journey? NoWrong

SHOWDOWN - How many times will MS say Halo? 1144 times are you fucking serious?
SHOWDOWN - All conferences, how many remakes/remasters announced? 1

Double jump at Sony? Yes, Destiny.
GTA5 gameplay at a conference? Yes, PS4 B-RollWrong
Game announced and released within a month? Yes, Nintendo
On Konami's stream, will Volgin be mentioned? No

SHOWDOWN - How many times will Sony say 'content'? 20Wrong, forgot Shu watches Kyle
SHOWDOWN - When will MGS5 be released? March 17th

Will SE show FFXV or KH3? Not unless they're turning them into mobile games.
Will QB take more than 5mins at MS' conference? I don't know if I can hold my breath that long.
Will any demos break at a conference? No
Will the Bloodborne demo be in the same area as the E3 demo? Yes

FINAL BETS - TLG? Lol.
FINAL BETS - RE7 will be announced for PS4. No

Around 16 points total. I didn't do that bad. That Bloodborne bet was some murky shit.

Spoiler

Kyle's face was priceless.

 

[Drencrom]

Final Bets Results : gamescom 2014 is out now:
http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/hiddm3/gamescom-2014-final-bets-results--gamescom-2014

Wow, that was even more tense than the first final bet results haha

Spoiler

Can't wait for the outlast stream, sorry Kyle

 

[Deadman]

That was great.

Spoiler

Anton needs to enhance his betting skills.

 

[CREMSteve]

That was HIGHLY entertaining. I could watch these betting specials all day long, lol.

Must remember to watch the Outlast stream. Needs a dedicated thread!

 

[Kansoku]

I hope they record it, it will probably be around 3-4a.m. here

 

[SwiftDeath]

Great episode. I love bets episodes. Can't wait until Kyle plays outlast

 

[ElectricKaibutsu]

Quantum Break will definitely take up more than 5 minutes at MS's press conference.

You just lost yourself a point my friend... =P

9.5 minutes! Woo!

 

[TetraGenesis]

Yeah, it really does seem like he addresses a lot of what we talk about in this thread. Like when a lot of people were saying he was being too negative, he did that episode about only positive things, and I absolutely think this week's bonus bit was thanks to you pointing out how he got a bigger desk with no fanfare. Either that or the people commenting on the video directly on the GT site are saying the same things we are. I guess I could simply read the comments there to check, but there's that possibility that I'll discover a doppelganger for each one of us, saying the same things we say here. I think I'd rather just sit here and think we affect the show .

Hahaha, I had the same thought! I'd rather live in blissful ignorance.

It's the desk.

That's gotta be it. Haha

Don't be self absorbed now.
The lore was always there, more or less, could it be that he just wanted to continue it on his own?

Except we know for a fact he reads this thread. And Kyle's show is often influenced by his fans. He's said as much on the program.

If he had thought of doing desk lore originally he would've have done it in last week's episode. But instead Huber echoes to Kyle pretty much what we were saying in the thread and I'm sure people were saying in the comments.

That's why Kyle is the best.

 

[Rats Off To Ya]

Will EA show any Star Wars games? No
Euro price cut for XBO? No
New games by Nintendo? No
PS4 Journey? Yes

SHOWDOWN - How many times will MS say Halo? Twelve
SHOWDOWN - All conferences, how many remakes/remasters announced? Three

Double jump at Sony? Yes
GTA5 gameplay at a conference? No
Game announced and released within a month? Yes. Sony likes surprise announcements.
On Konami's stream, will Volgin be mentioned? By Kojima? No. Maybe by somebody else. I'll stick with no.

SHOWDOWN - How many times will Sony say 'content'? 20
SHOWDOWN - When will MGS5 be released? March 17, if the rumors are to be believed.

Will SE show FFXV or KH3? Yes. Didn't they say they had stuff to show at Gamescom? These two are pretty big deals.
Will QB take more than 5mins at MS' conference? Absolutely yes.
Will any demos break at a conference? No
Will the Bloodborne demo be in the same area as the E3 demo? No? Total shot in the dark. Haven't been following this game at all.

FINAL BETS - TLG? No. But like Kyle, I believe. So yes.
FINAL BETS - lol no

I got 10/14 for the yes or no bets. Way off on all the showdowns. Not terrible.

 

[Mariolee]

I was screaming over that Final Bets. I was rooting the whole time for Huber to win and was ecstatic when he did. BOSMAN STEP UP YOUR GAME.

WE'LL SEE YOU SEPTEMBER 3RD.

 

[dmr87]

Dat rekt, this is going to be good.

 

[jnWake]

Hahaha the tie breaker was awesome. Mario Party 2 memories!

Is the rope jump game really that hard? I'm sure I cleared that mini game mode with my friends as a kid.

 

[Guerrilla]

Aw yeah! Team Huber!

so looking forward to that stream!

 

[so1337]

Aw yeah! Team Huber!

so looking forward to that stream!

Haha. This is gold.

 

[MrCunningham]

^ Click to see results.

1. Yes. 1 point
2. No. 2 points
3. No. 3 points
4. Yes 4 points (it was leaked, so obvious)

Showdown 1: I said 6... way off. I didn't even get to see the MS conference.
Showdown 2: I said 2... It was 1. I was wrong.

5. Yes. 5 points
6. No. 6 points
7. Yes (technically) 7 points
8. No. 8 points

Showdown 3: I said 12, no points for me here.
Showdown 4: no announcement, no point.

9. I said yes. I was wrong. I broke my streak on the non-showdown questions.
10. yes. 9 points
11. no. 10 points
12. I said no. 11 points

Final Showdown 1: I said no! 13 points.
Final Showdown 2: no. 15 points!

Well, out of the 18 question I was right on 15 of them. Not bad

 

[LiquidSolid]

I kinda regret not doing this for the E3 one but I will this time:

Will EA show any Star Wars games? No. I can't remember EA ever doing something big for GamesCom Wrong! I didn't even think of TOR, damnit. Bringing out something no-one cares about anymore is totally an EA at Gamescom move.
Euro price cut for XBO? No Correct! Of course, they're already dead in Europe, there's no point wasting hundreds of millions desperately trying to turn that tide around.
New games by Nintendo? No Correct! Of course. As I said earlier in the thread, Nintendo never does anything for Gamescom. All the people predicting they would are batshit crazy.
PS4 Journey? Yes Correct! Easy one, since it was leaked.

SHOWDOWN - How many times will MS say Halo? 15 Wrong! It's crazy how much they emphasised that franchise. Kinda sad really.
SHOWDOWN - All conferences, how many remakes/remasters announced? Three. Journey and Unfinished Swan are givens, plus one more (Sleepy Dogs? Beyond?) Wrong! Three were announced prior to Gamescom but weren't shown.

Double jump at Sony? Yes. Between Destiny, indies and Media Molecule's new game, this is an easy bet. Correct! Pretty lucky and it really didn't turn out to be that easy.
GTA5 gameplay at a conference? No Correct! No brainer for me, there was no need to waste time on it when the PS3/360 version is already out.
Game announced and released within a month? No Wrong! Curse you, Kojima!
On Konami's stream, will Volgin be mentioned? No Correct! Easy.

SHOWDOWN - How many times will Sony say 'content'? 25 times Wrong! Waaaaayy off.
SHOWDOWN - When will MGS5 be released? 17th March Wrong!

Will SE show FFXV or KH3? lol no Correct! Easy.
Will QB take more than 5mins at MS' conference? Yes. It's the biggest thing they've got for their show Correct! Another easy one.
Will any demos break at a conference? No Correct!
Will the Bloodborne demo be in the same area as the E3 demo? Yes, though maybe a little longer. It's not like they over-exposed the E3 area, so there's no need to give away other parts of the game already Correct!

FINAL BETS - TLG? No. E3 2015 announcement Correct!
FINAL BETS - RE7 will be announced for PS4. No Correct!

10 questions right and 16 points in total. Showdowns were a bit of a mess but most of those are pretty much impossible unless you're playing against someone else and just going with the closest.

Final Bets is a pretty awesome idea. I guess we're stuck waiting until June 2015 for the next one? That sucks, I wish they'd done one just for Sony's pre-TGS conference. With Nintendo and Microsoft being non-events at TGS and mobile games being so popular there, it's probably the only time we'll get news that's actually relevant to us.

 

[GamerJM]

I just watched the final bets and then the results back to back. That was pretty fantastic. Bosman and Huber can have really great chemistry together in situations like that.

 

[DieH@rd]

They should do bets only for E3 and Gamescom. Those are the only events that matter [game unveils, new trailers for old games, both MS and Sony attending].

 

[UrbanRats]

They NEED to do one for TGS.
Because i need to see Kyle miss once again with The Last Guardian.

 

[Kansoku]

They NEED to do one for TGS.
Because i need to see Kyle miss once again with The Last Guardian.

It would be hilarious if he beted no for TLG and then it finally shows up at TGS.

 

[TimmiT]

They NEED to do one for TGS.
Because i need to see Kyle miss once again with The Last Guardian.

If they'd do one, they'd have to do it before Monday seeing how Sony is holding their TGS press conference then.

Also, while Outlast looks far too gross for me, I'll try to watch Kyle stream the game.

 

[FlashbladeGAF]

If they'd do one, they'd have to do it before Monday seeing how Sony is holding their TGS press conference then.

Also, while Outlast looks far too gross for me, I'll try to watch Kyle stream the game.

When is the stream?
I missed the details.

 

[The Lamonster]

TEAM HUBER!

I have violently cleared my schedule for the evening of September 3rd as if it were a desk I am about to use as a surface to suddenly make love to a beautiful woman on.

 

[Volotaire]

Gametrailers are streaming with the escapist and GameFront here.

http://www.twitch.tv/pax2

Kyle and Brandon

 

[Neuromancer]

Polygon math

They're never going to live that dumb Mario Kart pie chart down, are they.

 

[Nightengale]

Polygon math

They're never going to live that dumb Mario Kart pie chart down, are they.

I don't think Kuchera cares, he's living dat clickbait dream.

 

[Yonafunu]

I don't think Kuchera cares, he's living dat clickbait dream.

That wasn't Kuchera though.

 

[Neuromancer]

That wasn't Kuchera though.

True but he took to Twitter to defend it. Also he wrote his own Polygon math piece where he attempted to prove one of his points using completely hypothetical data.

Let's assume a market of 100 people, because the math is easy. Maybe 25 people will only own the Xbox One. Maybe 25 people will only own the PS4. It's also very possible that 50 of those people own both consoles.

The number of lost sales is only about the customers who only own the PS4, and that number is smaller than you think once you take into account customers who own both systems.

http://www.polygon.com/2014/8/13/5998637/tomb-raider-exclusivity

 

[atr0cious]

True but he took to Twitter to defend it. Also he wrote his own Polygon math piece where he attempted to prove one of his points using completely hypothetical data.

http://www.polygon.com/2014/8/13/5998637/tomb-raider-exclusivityLet's assume a market of 100 people, because the math is easy. Maybe 25 people will only own the Xbox One. Maybe 25 people will only own the PS4. It's also very possible that 50 of those people own both consoles.

The number of lost sales is only about the customers who only own the PS4, and that number is smaller than you think once you take into account customers who own both systems.

I still can't believe that someone allowed this to go public.

 

[Sneaky Gato]

Since the Escapist and Gametrailers are both part of Defy media now I would love to see a talk between Jim Sterling and Kyle.

 

[Yonafunu]

True but he took to Twitter to defend it. Also he wrote his own Polygon math piece where he attempted to prove one of his points using completely hypothetical data.

Sure, but I've seen people push the article on Kuchera pretty much since it appeared and that's not right. I'm sure there are good reasons to dislike the guy's writing, but we can't just spread misinformation like that.

http://www.polygon.com/2014/8/13/5998637/tomb-raider-exclusivity

Holy shit, I hadn't seen that yet. This is absolutely terrible. I mean, I don't want to turn this into a discussion about Polygon, but good god. This entire article is completely baseless, there is literally not a single actual point made in the entire thing. How, I can't, WHAT IS THIS?
How do you write an article titled "Tomb Raider's Xbox exclusivity likely means more sales, higher profits" with every single point being hypothetical or just plain guessing?

 

[iShouldGoPro]

What fun guys!
Had a blast hanging with them both

 

[SweetJohnnyCage]

Who was the guy who gave him the desk?

 

[UrbanRats]

http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/jo6ywy/pax-prime-2014-pax-prime-2014--prime-picks

What's up with those hair? Kyle joining the Marines or what? Did he say anything during the panel? (have yet to watch the video, in case they explain it here)

 

[Hasney]

http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/jo6ywy/pax-prime-2014-pax-prime-2014--prime-picks

What's up with those hair? Kyle joining the Marines or what? Did he say anything during the panel? (have yet to watch the video, in case they explain it here)

Think he does what I do: Just shave it down and then let it grow a bit. He's had the buzz cut before.

 

[Drencrom]

Bosman with the best game pick as expected, Chariot looks like a stellar co-op game.

 

[The Lamonster]

FYI - Kyle is streaming Outlast tonight at 5pm PDT as punishment for losing the gamescom FINAL BET.

 

[UrbanRats]

FYI - Kyle is streaming Outlast tonight at 5pm PDT as punishment for losing the gamescom FINAL BET.

Oh shit, thanks for reminding me!

Need a countdown to calculate the timezone, as i'm terrible with those.

 

[Minamu]

Yes, Sweden time would be appreciated.