If the agreement Axl's talking about was a real thing, then I see no reason why he shouldn't sue. Activision's been well known to pull crap like that all the time.
However, 3 years later? Geez.
Yeah. As petty as it sounds, if that was a part of the contract, it was a part of the contract.
And not every lawsuit is filed the moment after the offending source is spotted. I wouldn't be surprised if W. Axl and his group attempted to negotiate a settlement beforehand. Either way, waiting this long to file is about getting their ducks in a row.
It's very weird that there's talk of replacing Stringer at Sony already. I mean, the guy's barely been there a year and a half! And while Sony hasn't had any slam-dunks, they haven't done horribly during the recession either.
Then again, it could be that the 3D gambit hasn't paid off as well as it has (in a recent Wired interview, Stringer said that his entire strategy for Sony is based on 3D), and many at the Japanese company are still wary that there's a foreigner at the helm.
He's been there a lot longer than that, 5 years according to Wiki (remember, he's the one that pretty much sacked Kutaragi). But yeah, he seems to have turned the company around. Even before the PS3 launched they were losing money and now they make a decent profit. I see no reason why Hirai of all people would do better than him.
As for the Kinect launch, it sounds like most of those sales were at the launch event.
In other news from this weeks Media Create Sales, the PSP has seen a pretty large bump (up from ~40k to ~100k) seemingly off MHP3 anticipation alone (it comes out next week). Oh and surprisingly, Black Ops did pretty well there, 160k between both versions (~130k on PS3 and ~30k on 360).
HenroidMexican kicked from Immigration ThreadCentrism is Racism :3Registered Userregular
edited November 2010
Even if it's part of the contract, Axl Rose is such a petty, spiteful, and grudge-holding jerkoff for having that condition. "Those guys I use to be in a band with? Fuck them!"
If the agreement Axl's talking about was a real thing, then I see no reason why he shouldn't sue. Activision's been well known to pull crap like that all the time.
However, 3 years later? Geez.
Yeah. As petty as it sounds, if that was a part of the contract, it was a part of the contract.
And not every lawsuit is filed the moment after the offending source is spotted. I wouldn't be surprised if W. Axl and his group attempted to negotiate a settlement beforehand. Either way, waiting this long to file is about getting their ducks in a row.
OR he spotted it 3 years ago, said "shit gotta go snort some coke I'll be right back", finally remembered 2 years later, was all like "the atmosphere's not right" and has only now decided to actually do something.
Axl Rose is a toss and I'm not much of a fan of his songs (they're so easy to get sick of), but eh, sounds like he has a case. Suck it Activision.
Axl Rose is a toss and I'm not much of a fan of his songs (they're so easy to get sick of), but eh, sounds like he has a case. Suck it Activision.
That about sums it up.
Though if the problem really was as cut-and-dried as having a contract stating no Slash or Velvet Revolver, it shouldn't take a skilled lawyer more than two months at the absolute most to come up with an airtight case. Hell, even Courtney Love managed to announce her suit in the zombie Cobain case in a month or so, and she can barely form coherent sentences anymore.
Every time I see a silly lawsuit like this, it always reminds me of that one Simpsons bit, where someone calls Homer slow, and it takes him 5 hours to process and respond to it, all the while thinking "Something said. Not good! They called you slow!".
The Wolfman on
"The sausage of Green Earth explodes with flavor like the cannon of culinary delight."
Surely I haven't been the only one digging Doonesbury's CODBLOPS storyline this week.
We've had a couple women here pass selection for the SAS, then turned down on account of being born women. One was even of Pakistani extraction. As they say, derp.
Edit: Actually I'm kinda curious how many shooters lt you play as women, and what the gender ratio for those vs ones you can't is. Off the top of my head I can only think of Halo. A few more if you branch out to RPG heavy elements (Mass Effect, Boderlands etc)
Developers claiming historical accuracy when there is an elite Nazi arctic base that is well equipped near the end of the war, weapons being used years before they were even designed, and shotgun rounds that light the person getting shot on fire (because a shotgun shot to the body wouldn't incapacitate someone). Also, I have a feeling that there wouldn't be a black guy fairly high up in the special forces in 1961. Isn't there a handheld minigun? I guess that is super useful for black ops.
It reminds me of all the WWII movies that show an integrated military.
I think Yahtzee pointed out that blowing the fucking shit out of everything in a several-mile radius with explosions that can be seen from space isn't exactly stealthy.
And at the risk of sending XoB back into a frothing rage for daring to acknowledge the man:
Double Fine’s Tim Schafer has said that, while the studio "cares" about PC gamers and continues to push for PC versions of its games, a lack of "financial rewards" keeps publishers away from the platform.
Writing on the company's website, Schafer says: “As a developer we do not have final say in the SKU plan for our games. That is the decision of the person investing the money, i.e. the publisher,” said Schafer.
“We have much of the technology in place to produce PC versions of all these games," he continues, "but there is still some more work required to make them shippable and that costs money. So far, our publishers have not elected to fund that work. Not because they hate PC gamers, but because they don’t see enough financial reward."
Schafer goes on to say that the company is eager to put its money where its mouth is: “Double Fine does care about PC gamers, and we always push for a PC version, and will continue to do so in the future. If we ever get super stinking rich here, with enough money to fund PC versions of our games, then we will go back and make them ourselves! Oh man, wouldn’t that be cool?”
However, PC gamers who repeatedly clamor for PC versions of Double Fine's games on social media sites won't be help cause. "Every time that happens it make my eye twitch and I take a dollar out of the 'PC Port Fund' jar," he jokes.
The company's forthcoming downloadable title, Stacking, is scheduled for release for XBLA and PSN in Spring 2011.
See, if the game is so inaccurate that a historian can MST3K it, it is, like, just a game, man. Despite this, the developer will still bring up historical inaccuracy when anybody calls it on the lack of women.
I figured it was a little implausible but at a glance it seemed possible that it was true.
I just looked at that shitty site. Sod all genuine wit, lots of shock factor.
The Onion has sod all genuine wit?
Having looked through several dozen articles it seems to me that it's mostly incredibly unsubtle satire (Males vote for naked woman), ridiculous jokes that are taken to extremes (Turkey pardon) and tasteless fake shock stories (72 bodies found). Sometimes all three! None of which I found remotely funny. Subjectivity eh!
On topic: Left 4 Dead and Unreal Tournament had women playable (the latter's were pretty butch though).
And there was a big discussion on RPS in part about PC Games sales and the numbers in some cases aren't significantly less than consoles games, even despite the poor support/marketing.
And there was a big discussion on RPS in part about PC Games sales and the numbers in some cases aren't significantly less than consoles games, even despite the poor support/marketing.
Oh good, ye olde saw about how the consoles are holding PCs back, with Crytek whining about how their creative vision is hampered as a result. Guess they'll have to shoehorn the word "cry" into something with slightly less than 47 bazillion triangles or voxels or physics or whatever.
And there was a big discussion on RPS in part about PC Games sales and the numbers in some cases aren't significantly less than consoles games, even despite the poor support/marketing.
Oh good, ye olde saw about how the consoles are holding PCs back, with Crytek whining about how their creative vision is hampered as a result. Guess they'll have to shoehorn the word "cry" into something with slightly less than 47 bazillion triangles or voxels or physics or whatever.
Ah yes, Crytek's vision of having every game involve aliens/mutants that are pretty much just aliens despite being the worst part of all their games and end up going on rails despite everybody loving the openish environment.
Warlock82Never pet a burning dogRegistered Userregular
edited November 2010
Let's please never, ever speak of that "game" again :P The demo was enough for me to really, really hate it. I remember how it was hyped up like crazy too.
Edit: But at least that video captures the essense of the game - that is, gratuitous boob POV shots.
Let's please never, ever speak of that "game" again :P The demo was enough for me to really, really hate it. I remember how it was hyped up like crazy too.
Actually this Let's Play is really entertaining and interesting, and everyone should probably watch it at least once, but that's more about the host and not the game.
Let's please never, ever speak of that "game" again :P The demo was enough for me to really, really hate it. I remember how it was hyped up like crazy too.
Actually this Let's Play is really entertaining and interesting, and everyone should probably watch it at least once, but that's more about the host and not the game.
That guy should be doing voice overs or radio. He's incredible.
Oh, right. OnLive just recently released their console or whatever you want to call it. They really need more than 35 games for it.
Actually, according to their site, it doesn't ship until December 2nd.
I'm not sure what to think of it, to be honest. On the one hand $100 w/a free game of your choice is a lot cheaper than buying a current gen console or a PC that can play modern games. Game prices, for the most part, seem decent and most games have free trials. But on the other hand, the selection of games is pretty small at the moment and there's the whole lag issue.
I just tried it again with Assassin's Creed II. It gave me a connection problems warning once or twice but was fine as far as the connection went. Any textures any distance away were really muddied, and it was noticeably worse looking than when I play the copy I bought from Ubisoft on the low settings.
My internet connection is stable and gets good speeds on the speed test website.
Onlive is a pretty good idea, if you ask me. But it's also ultimately doomed to fail since it will probably never compare to the quality you get on an actual PC. I know it's for people who can't afford a system that will run the games well, but most people in that boat aren't going to go out of their way for the small selection and will just pick up titles for their consoles instead (many of which overlap these days).
I figured it was a little implausible but at a glance it seemed possible that it was true.
I just looked at that shitty site. Sod all genuine wit, lots of shock factor.
The Onion has sod all genuine wit?
Having looked through several dozen articles it seems to me that it's mostly incredibly unsubtle satire (Males vote for naked woman), ridiculous jokes that are taken to extremes (Turkey pardon) and tasteless fake shock stories (72 bodies found). Sometimes all three! None of which I found remotely funny. Subjectivity eh!
Ubisoft game developer Jade Raymond is working on Splinter Cell 6 at the publisher's Toronto studio.
Confirmation comes from Raymond herself in a new promotional video quietly released yesterday.
"We're working on Splinter Cell 6, the next iteration of the blockbuster franchise, and we're doing it entirely here in Toronto."
In May Raymond said she was working on a new Splinter Cell project with the core Conviction team, but this is the first time we've heard it described as Splinter Cell 6.
In the new video Raymond reveals 83 people have been hired. Gameplay production is "going on already". There are concept artists, animators and audio directors hard at work as we speak.
"Within the next 10 years we plan to ramp up this studio to at least 800 people, and we're ahead of schedule on that," she said.
In August Raymond, who used to produce the Assassin's Creed franchise, revealed her intention to build five triple-A games at Ubisoft Toronto. Splinter Cell 6 is one of two games currently in production.
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And not every lawsuit is filed the moment after the offending source is spotted. I wouldn't be surprised if W. Axl and his group attempted to negotiate a settlement beforehand. Either way, waiting this long to file is about getting their ducks in a row.
He's been there a lot longer than that, 5 years according to Wiki (remember, he's the one that pretty much sacked Kutaragi). But yeah, he seems to have turned the company around. Even before the PS3 launched they were losing money and now they make a decent profit. I see no reason why Hirai of all people would do better than him.
As for the Kinect launch, it sounds like most of those sales were at the launch event.
In other news from this weeks Media Create Sales, the PSP has seen a pretty large bump (up from ~40k to ~100k) seemingly off MHP3 anticipation alone (it comes out next week). Oh and surprisingly, Black Ops did pretty well there, 160k between both versions (~130k on PS3 and ~30k on 360).
OR he spotted it 3 years ago, said "shit gotta go snort some coke I'll be right back", finally remembered 2 years later, was all like "the atmosphere's not right" and has only now decided to actually do something.
Axl Rose is a toss and I'm not much of a fan of his songs (they're so easy to get sick of), but eh, sounds like he has a case. Suck it Activision.
That about sums it up.
Though if the problem really was as cut-and-dried as having a contract stating no Slash or Velvet Revolver, it shouldn't take a skilled lawyer more than two months at the absolute most to come up with an airtight case. Hell, even Courtney Love managed to announce her suit in the zombie Cobain case in a month or so, and she can barely form coherent sentences anymore.
The Onion has sod all genuine wit?
Clash of the assholes!
We've had a couple women here pass selection for the SAS, then turned down on account of being born women. One was even of Pakistani extraction. As they say, derp.
Edit: Actually I'm kinda curious how many shooters lt you play as women, and what the gender ratio for those vs ones you can't is. Off the top of my head I can only think of Halo. A few more if you branch out to RPG heavy elements (Mass Effect, Boderlands etc)
Perfect Dark Zero.
No One Lives Forever.
Metroid Prime.
Developers claiming historical accuracy when there is an elite Nazi arctic base that is well equipped near the end of the war, weapons being used years before they were even designed, and shotgun rounds that light the person getting shot on fire (because a shotgun shot to the body wouldn't incapacitate someone). Also, I have a feeling that there wouldn't be a black guy fairly high up in the special forces in 1961. Isn't there a handheld minigun? I guess that is super useful for black ops.
It reminds me of all the WWII movies that show an integrated military.
And at the risk of sending XoB back into a frothing rage for daring to acknowledge the man:
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/31732/Schafer_Poor_Returns_Keep_Double_Fine_Games_Away_From_PC.php
Having looked through several dozen articles it seems to me that it's mostly incredibly unsubtle satire (Males vote for naked woman), ridiculous jokes that are taken to extremes (Turkey pardon) and tasteless fake shock stories (72 bodies found). Sometimes all three! None of which I found remotely funny. Subjectivity eh!
On topic: Left 4 Dead and Unreal Tournament had women playable (the latter's were pretty butch though).
And there was a big discussion on RPS in part about PC Games sales and the numbers in some cases aren't significantly less than consoles games, even despite the poor support/marketing.
Oh good, ye olde saw about how the consoles are holding PCs back, with Crytek whining about how their creative vision is hampered as a result. Guess they'll have to shoehorn the word "cry" into something with slightly less than 47 bazillion triangles or voxels or physics or whatever.
Ah yes, Crytek's vision of having every game involve aliens/mutants that are pretty much just aliens despite being the worst part of all their games and end up going on rails despite everybody loving the openish environment.
:!:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiYSmiJQnOg&feature=related
Edit: But at least that video captures the essense of the game - that is, gratuitous boob POV shots.
Actually this Let's Play is really entertaining and interesting, and everyone should probably watch it at least once, but that's more about the host and not the game.
That guy should be doing voice overs or radio. He's incredible.
After all that hooplah, they just have 35 games? Huh.
Actually, according to their site, it doesn't ship until December 2nd.
I'm not sure what to think of it, to be honest. On the one hand $100 w/a free game of your choice is a lot cheaper than buying a current gen console or a PC that can play modern games. Game prices, for the most part, seem decent and most games have free trials. But on the other hand, the selection of games is pretty small at the moment and there's the whole lag issue.
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My internet connection is stable and gets good speeds on the speed test website.
http://www.onlive.com/games/featuredgames
Their selection sucks.
But at least they have AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!! .
No seriously, that's a game name.
ACII, Batman, Borderlands, and the Lego games look like the main ones that people would care about.
Beginner Let's Player. Help a brother out and watch a couple: Let's Play The Lone Ranger (Playlist) (Forum Topic)
I was setting up the new 52 inch TV, it had just gone through the channels and guess what was on, Ellen.
She gave everyone that work out game for the PS3 by Ubisoft I believe it was and then gave them all a PS3.
The crowd of women naturally freaked.
i was expecting "real monsters" to be appended, alas, no.
Because now they can play GT5.
Also, how did Ellen look in HD? Could you see her breath?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0gqxqOSSw0
I would already be playing it if a new AAAAAaAH Real Monsters game were to be released.
Beginner Let's Player. Help a brother out and watch a couple: Let's Play The Lone Ranger (Playlist) (Forum Topic)
Nope, I still hate Family Guy with the fiery passion of a thousand suns.
Some of their skits are amazing though.
Case in point
Thankfully didn't have to see that in HD though it certainly is HD capable.
Looks like Splinter Cell 6 is in the works!
Link is link.