Stallion Dan
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Usually against companies doing it but hope they come down hard on youtube account that post spoilers pre-release and get them all deleted.
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Uncharted 4 street date broken as thieves steal copies
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And we pretend reviewers aren't bought.
potatohead
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Yup, it's sad.
Sad that ND does it too. Just send them a regular game ffs. Treating "gaming journalizts" like they are royalty, fuck that. They have enough egomaniacs as it is.
Kenzodielocke
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If you're bought by that your opinion is worth jackshit anyway.
Apples and Oranges.
Devilinthiscity
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Pics of Press Kit :
https://twitter.com/frederic_luu/status/725282008046424064
didn't post last one, it's from a gameplay sequence from E3 but maybe people will say spoiler or whatever
Damn that's nice. Wish this was the collectors edition. I'd love to have that coin lol
DeepEnigma
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That coin is a pre-order bonus at Best Buy right now (not sure if you are in the States or not).
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/unchart...on-4/2943094.p?id=1219083662463&skuId=2943094
Devilinthiscity
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Had no idea. I'm in the states and ordered the edition that comes with the art book on Amazon to take advantage of the prime discount.
Uno Venova
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Whaat?!? All the cool unlocks from UC2 are back? Awesome, I missed them in 3.
No co-op online mode though right?
nycgamer4ever
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The thing is when people buy stolen goods, knowing they are stolen, it doesn't matter if they are paying the criminals directly. They are indirectly perpetuating the criminal act. As long as people continue to buy the criminals will continue to do what they do. Supply and demand. One extreme example is the diamond industry. Now I know that most people think shit criminals will always steal because there will always be a demand for stolen goods, and that is true. So the real question is do we want to be a part of the cycle just so we can overpay for video game that we can get legally in two weeks for a fraction of the price.
Coop stuff was confirmed months ago. It's one of the pre-order bonuses.
DeepEnigma
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I am sure they will be flooded on eBay, lol.
RamaTheVoice
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From what I've seen on the PS store the Desert Drake skin is exclusive to the deluxe edition 
You do get UDF Drake and Thief Drake (from Uncharted 2's Turkish museum level) in the regular edition though.
You do get UDF Drake and Thief Drake (from Uncharted 2's Turkish museum level) in the regular edition though.
lukeskymac
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I don't know where you've got that impression from.
Stallion Dan
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From what I've seen on the PS store the Desert Drake skin is exclusive to the deluxe edition
You do get UDF Drake and Thief Drake (from Uncharted 2's Turkish museum level) in the regular edition though.
Based on UC2/3, nothing will stay exclusive and anyone will be able to get it sooner or later.
DeepEnigma
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From what I've seen on the PS store the Desert Drake skin is exclusive to the deluxe edition
You do get UDF Drake and Thief Drake (from Uncharted 2's Turkish museum level) in the regular edition though.
Considering that cosmetics will be DLC micros transactions, maybe it will be available via that?
And this.
They call themselves 'The Phil Spencer Crew'. Their ringleader is as of yet unknown.
jediyoshi
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And then complain when there aren't early reviews. The cycle continues.
DeepEnigma
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Are you fucking serious?
this isn't clever, not one bit.
Greenberg Boyz
Primethius
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Do we have a confirmed date for the review embargo?
Stallion Dan
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lol at this
Pics of Press Kit :
https://twitter.com/frederic_luu/status/725282008046424064
didn't post last one, it's from a gameplay sequence from E3 but maybe people will say spoiler or whatever
One day someone's got to explain to me why the fuck do those people get what SHOULD BE the actual limited edition and not the garbage tin cans that are usually sold.
DeepEnigma
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Hahaha, I know, lol.
Hahaha
On a serious note, anyone else have mental images of The Italian Job when this news broke, lol?
They influence the sales of the game, and you don't.
shortsFortallPeople
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You know why
What are you talking about, people are pissed at Sony (it's not ND's decision) for the past 30 pages, and they keep begging for early release, who do you see is fine with it?
zkorejo
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Ikr.. should have been Phil Spencer Four-men Krew.
Chris Metal
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Hmm was hoping to get a press copy to do a review for my site, will have to wait until the 10th though for my SE. Certainly looks nice.
I've really had enough of that bullshit. You want to influence/subtly bribe the worthless opinions of some people? Fine. Well, not fine. This really shouldn't be happening, and if those people had any scruples they would reject such gifts. But at least offer these packages to the consumers.
Are they as fucking stupid as the previous games lists?
APZonerunner
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Cos when you're making about 500 of them you work on a budget that isn't really mass production, and making something less shitty for the masses would probably mean a big price increase or eat into the profit margin, I guess.
It's less about all that and more about mass production and cost for the consumer.
press need games to review, games need press for sales.
It's funny as the press that got these kits have been within the adventure writing and collaborating with ND since it was announced
a token gesture which essentially apart from the name on the front is available to buy is not in anyway buying reviews.
It's a just a small message and a thank you for helping them get their dream out into the greater wild, it isn't a disrespect to fans or some undercover inside job, its just the above.
It's funny as the press that got these kits have been within the adventure writing and collaborating with ND since it was announced
a token gesture which essentially apart from the name on the front is available to buy is not in anyway buying reviews.
It's a just a small message and a thank you for helping them get their dream out into the greater wild, it isn't a disrespect to fans or some undercover inside job, its just the above.
TimeEffect
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I am too weak. I am going to try and find Drake's Theme 4.0 because I want to listen to it
cool, well to your buddy who's probably a small indie writer, good luck getting blacklisted by absolutely everyone in the industry. DO IT FOR THE VIEWS MANNNN!
Also fairly sure in every game we'll have to accept some T&C which would bind you into a form of contract with ND about releasing news before a certain date, like any software.
The one guy in the world unrestricted to NDA Embargo, LOL.
The people "close to the adventure" shouldn't be reviewing shit in the first place, for reasons that are beyond obvious.
I look forward to seeing it.
TheKingOfPain
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Handling stolen goods is a crime in some countries, including the one I live in.
Fine, a 5 gigs patch mostly for a MP I'm not interested in. Couldn't they make an add-on of it?
Fine, a 5 gigs patch mostly for a MP I'm not interested in. Couldn't they make an add-on of it?
you're just going down that route, if you have real issues with ethics in reviewing I'm not gonna start that fight. I'm just saying how I feel from my experiences.
It's not all a massive trap out to get us as consumers.
Kralamoonard
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Wow, why so bitter?
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