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Xbox is one of the biggest marketplaces for games? I thought it was an underdog to the mighty PlayStation?

Well, at least there's still hope for Abandoned 🤣

I get that Christopher Judge works in the video game industry, but he's an actor, not a developer. So not really a peer. And besides, he wasn't wrong. Activision had the gall to charge $70 for what is basically MW2 dlc. We know it is because the trophy listing proves it

Man I was really hoping for a 2024 release. Trailer looks amazing though

Didn't the devs initially say they were going to put certain players/users into the story? Maybe that explains the random NPC? It did say the character was played by someone called CrimsonRain722

Not terrible - I was actually thinking of buying Sable at some point

Still no release date for Pragmata though, a game revealed at the PS5's initial reveal

In my opinion, the side quest where you had to lead the pigeons to a new home in Queens was the best - easily a tearjerker

As far as the developer being Chinese, I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure the CCP mostly discourages male characters that appear efeminine, not overly feminine female characters. Again, I could be way off here

I really like mine so far, just wish the touch pad wasn't accessed by double tapping the screen, though I suppose there wasn't any other option

I really wish Activision hadn't ditched the MW3 remaster

As long as it runs properly, I couldn't care less what it looks like

I would've preferred if they just remastered the original MW3 campaign to complete the trilogy

I tried the Equalizer 3 on this app, and the image was significantly darker than it was in the theater. I normally use Vudu/Movies Anywhere and I never have this issue

The last few times I tried to jump into Aliens Fireteam Elite, I couldn't matchmake with anyone. And because it has a gear score system, it's hard to progress further into the story

What about the Max Payne remakes?

I hope they address the weapon upgrade system at some point. It can be a slog to constantly dismantle gun after gun to acquire the green, blue, purple, then orange components. And when you make the upgrade, the improvement is fairly minimal. For instance, upgraded an iconic smart assault rifle for 75 orange components and all it did was increase the damage from 29 to 33

The only real bug I've encountered is when I was breaking open one of the Sandman rocks - the camera snapped from first to third person, and I was frozen in place as the dialogue played. A quick checkpoint reload solved the problem, but unfortunately I had to fight the sand guys all over again

Eww no thanks. Hopefully this is just a spin-off like FC Primal was

So is this game unrelated to the Poirot already on PS4/PS5? The ABC Murders, The First Cases, and The London Cases?

I'm super excited - I've waited so long for the map to be expanded from just Manhattan

It's unfortunate to hear about even more layoffs, especially at Telltale, who've had a rough few years. Is there any word on the bonus episode of The Expanse that came with the deluxe edition? I don't believe a release date was ever announced.

@MaikonCSGarcia Because it was Ninja Theory's IP, and again, it sold well during it's initial PS console exclusivity. One could argue that had it tanked on PS4, Microsoft may have been reluctant to even acquire Ninja Theory.

My point is, going along with the topic of this article, why not thank initial adaptors - or those who purchased the game on PS/Switch in the case of Cuphead - with the same updates across the board? I'd be saying the same thing if only a PS5 upgrade was released and not a Series X/S one. Microsoft could've even charged a small upgrade fee if they wanted to, for the Hellblade update.

Plus, Elder Scrolls Online and Fallout 76 continue to receive the same expansions as the other platforms, even though Microsoft owns them

Idk why but this reminds me of how Ninja Theory released the next gen update for Hellblade exclusively for Xbox and PC, even though the bulk of their initial sales and support came from the PlayStation community. I realize they'd been bought by Microsoft by that point, but still

People will probably disagree, but I wish Sony had made an attempt to purchase the Tomb Raider IP when it was available, as apparently Square Enix was selling it's western IP for a relatively low price

I would, but with a stronger story. And what happened to Heartlands? Isn't that supposed to be coming out this year?

@rjejr I'll never forget when Cyberpunk went gold...and was then delayed a month, then launched in a terrible state. Since then, that phrase doesn't hold the same weight in my opinion

To be honest, the only addition that would truly wow me is a third person mode, or at least third person conversations - similar to the Deus Ex games

@Splat Usually I prefer third person to first if you're playing as a noteworthy character, but I'm not sure if it would work for RoboCop. He doesn't move super quick or use cover, so you'd just be walking/sprinting forward with your arm outstretched, shooting guys. Plus with first person you get the RoboCop hud as well with the targeting system

I blame EA for much of this. From mandating the unsuitable Frostbite engine to shoehorning microtransactions and monetizable multiplayer modes into what should be a single player RPG, it's clear that their constant meddling has had quite the negative effect on the once great Bioware

@Al3 Most games on Series S run at a lower resolution in performance modes than on Series X

Retrieval...kind of reminds me of Routine. That game was announced way back when, disappeared, reappeared, and then disappeared again

I still remember when Broken Sword 5 came out on Vita and was around $20 with only touch screen controls

I rather like objective markers, honestly. Keeps me from wandering around aimlessly and having to resort to guides

It's also an excuse to introduce disruptive and predatory monetization systems

@get2sammyb It's just that, to my knowledge, you don't really use XP in My Career - so I was curious how the two modes would be unified. But yeah, it does seem far-fetched that take two would do away with it

I'm not familiar with the multiplayer component of NBA 2k - does this mean that VC will no longer be used to increase your player's abilities in my career?

They should dial down the microtransactions as well. Progression should be strictly XP based, and not draw from the same VC pool used for cosmetics

@Nem These new Modern Warfare games are reimaginings of the originals on PS3/360. They mostly use the same main characters, but the plots are largely different and, ahem modernized.

@Rob_230 Same here. I was honestly surprised when it ended after you snipe the bad guy, thought for sure there would be more to the story

Roughly four hours of gameplay... Wonder how much the price will be

Still waiting for the proper Aliens shooter that Colonial Marines was supposed to be. Fireteam Elite was multiplayer and kinda meh, and Dark Descent isn't bad but it's not a shooter

The biweekly format is a little odd, considering Deck Nine, who I believe is the developer, released Life is Strange True Colors as a full game, broken up into individual episodes

Where there's a will, there's a way 🤦‍♂️

@get2sammyb I connect a dual sense to my galaxy tab S7 tablet, mostly to play persona 5 royal when I can, and it works pretty good but the tablet has to be stationary of course, and I don't seem to get much vibration from the controller. This could be a useful device if the price is reasonable

Like how they're bringing Starfield to more players

@Th3solution I was wondering the same thing, who's buying BF 2042 en masse at this point

I would love if they just remastered the original MW3 like they did the first two

@NEStalgia Oh ok. I've heard of Tesco, but I assumed it was strictly a grocery store, like stop & shop or Publix. Makes sense when you put it that way

Wow that's interesting that a supermarket chain was selling video games. Don't usually see that, at least in my corner of the US