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Capcom's Downfall This Generation. Part 2

2011-09-25T00:32:00.001-07:00

The turning of Capcom's love into hate continues on in thebiggest display of reverse xenophobia ever, abandoning the homefront to embrace the west (with disastrous results).

Part of the reason why Keiji Inafune left was because of the company's recent losing of original Japanese sensibilities and passion for games with said sensibilities. With the hiring of western devs for reworking existing IP's like DMC and RE with obscene results, Capcom is now under the constant scrutiny of raging fans, garnering the newname of "Crapcom".

Now, the company has announced that they will only have partnerships with western devs, while keeping away from Japanese companies, this can only spell doom for Capcom, as they need more than ever to remember where they came from.

Capcom's Downfall This Generation. Part 1

2011-07-27T09:58:00.001-07:00

Oh, how the magic has turned into mire. Capcom, once known as the
biggest Japanese company in the video game industry, has come into
forefront... of mediocrity.

First off, it's reusing ancient tactics that aren't necessary in this
generation due to the luxuries of technology's advancements.
Releasing expanded versions of the same game was cute when I was 10
years old, it isn't now.

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 has become the last straw for a lot of
gamers, especially when you consider using the the Japan tragedy as
justification to make it disc only, and then still announce more DLC
to come for UMvC3, post-launch.

This is a unfortunately, just one factor of faults that long time fans
are raging over, as there more taboos the company is causing as of
late...

Team Bondi's Constant Mishap. (Rant)

2011-07-07T18:09:00.001-07:00

Brendan McNamara has sure left a messy legacy, it all started when he
and others were working at Sony's Team SOHO, originally working on LA
Noire when it was PS3 exclusive, plus Eight Days and The Getaway 3.
According to this twitter accout:

http://twitter.com/veracious_shit

McNamara was constantly a sore ego and everyone suffered for it, to
the point where Sony got upset at $20 Million being flushed down the
toilet with no results and dropped LA Noire and them along with it.
(they also cancelled Eight Days and The Getaway 3 in the process)
McNamara took the rest of his other company, Team Bondi, and went to
Rockstar to finish LA Noire, bringing with him a lack of care for his
coworkers.

Now it's been revealed how ruined the final product turned out to
be,as well as the emplyees themselves at the hands of McNamara, to the
point where Rockstar are now washing their hands of them, announcing
they won't publish their next title.

Moral: Depending on the situation, karma can be real...

Vlog: Vegas Sucks, Believing Whomever You Can't.

2011-07-05T14:54:00.000-07:00

Vlog: Vegas Sucks, No Salvation for Us.

2011-06-15T13:30:00.000-07:00

Ports TO PS3 Stink.

2011-06-12T07:45:00.001-07:00

Once again, my previous suspicion was proven correct, as after a
friend had discovered a specific trailer for Dice's Battlefield 3
showed supposed PS3 was debunked, it was announced that the port was
actually sub-HD resolution, proving that 3rd party need to stop
bragging or lying about their PS3 coding skills.

In one of my earliest posts, I warned of this happening, and thanks to
a colleague debunking my latest vid on it, which in I was a little too
optimistic, reality struck me AND everyone else poised to get this
game on a PS3, and that is it's only really worth getting on PC
instead if you have the rig for it.

Utter fail, Dice, and utter fail, I, for even falling into your hype
for even a second.

Vlog: Vegas Sucks, Strip HotELL!

2011-05-31T11:35:00.000-07:00

Vlog: Vegas Sucks. Naked City and Huge Loss.

2011-05-17T09:14:00.000-07:00

Thanks to vegashelo for the blast to my past.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM_uulKxyHs

Why PS3 Exclusive 'DLC'???

2011-05-14T12:09:00.001-07:00

Take Two and other publishers have been doing something weird as of
late... neglecting the file space of Blu-ray Disc.

This started happening last year with Red Dead Redemption have
exclusive DLC on the PS3 version... when they could've put it all
on-disc.

Other companies started doing similar schlock, and more PS3 owners
over time felt like they had their intelligence insulted.

When you have access to 50GB of disc space, it shouldn't cost THAT
MUCH MORE to actually TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT!!! THAT'S WHAT IT'S THERE
FOR!!!

Bigger disc space should allow for bigger experience that ALL should
enjoy. You know it's embarrassing when EA of all companies is doing
it right...

Guys, the least you could do is actually make these games WORTH the
$60 we pay... please?

Platform Exclusives = Platform Identity!

2011-05-11T13:04:00.000-07:00

For a while, there has been a lot of talk about certain games going to
other platforms that were previously exclusive, and that gamers are
demanding First Party exclusives from another platform to be on the
one of their preference as well. What they don't understand is why
this shouldn't be possible, and it has a LOT to do with two things:
History and Nature.

In business, one strives to make the best product possible, not just
to bring out the best in one's self (read: steel tempering one's
hubris), but to out-perform the competition (read: eternal conflict).
It's always been competition that's brought out the most in people
(read: best AND worst).

If a gaming company didn't put out a title that was exclusive to it's
platform, then why buy the platform? Simple as that.

Nothing more I have to say, it's all laid out JUST LIKE THAT. Now...
PLAY YOUR GAMES!!!

Vlog: Vegas Sucks, Introduction.

2011-05-10T17:38:00.000-07:00

The main hub for these videos in the future:

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheHomelessGaming

Microsoft Acquires Skype.

2011-05-10T06:22:00.001-07:00

It has been announced today that Microsoft has purchased streaming
chat giant, Skype, for $8.5 Billion.

They have said that Skype will now have XBOX 360 and Kinect functionality.

Microsoft has also made the Microsoft Skype Division, so that they can
keep support on existing non-Microsoft platforms, meaning it might not
be removed from products like Sony's PSP, but it likely won't be on
the new NGP in the future.

PS3: The Cinematic Console.

2011-05-10T00:53:00.001-07:00

After years into the seventh generation of video game consoles, I
finally figured out the niche for Sony's third home console, and I've
only started noticing after looking at the pattern in some of SCE's
latest exclusive titles...

Actually, it started a little further back, with the first Uncharted.
It was the first game to come close to the goal'd premise of this gen,
made in 2004: True Cinematic Gameplay! After that, more and more
Sony-published games started to have that movie-focused feel to them,
especially around 2009.

And it makes sense, the style in current games, plus the
theater-quality DTS or up to 7.1 Channel LPCM makes you wish you had
an extra pair of hands to eat popcorn while playing at the same time.

So far, it's been Sony's PS3 exclusives that have had the most
confessions of casuals looking at gameplay, thinking it's a movie, and
I think it fits fine with this console's reputation. Grab a ticket!

FINALLY!!! Games are now legally art.

2011-05-07T21:29:00.001-07:00

Roger Ebert has ultimately been defeated.

The U.S. National Endowment for the Arts has officially recognized
video games as a form of art to be appreciated.

The Smithsonian has selected 80 games to be displayed in their
inaugural exhibit next year.

This is truly a huge milestone reached for the legacy of the medium.

Source credit goes to MediaBeast:

http://mediabeast.net/2011/05/games-now-legally-considered-an-art-form/

Sony Reimbursement Clarification.

2011-05-06T11:54:00.001-07:00

In the EU PS Blog, Sony has cleared up some things about their
"Welcome Back" Program.

In addition to a free 30 days of PS+ and Qriocity, you also get up to
4 free games.

This means you can pick 2 free PS3 games out of a selection of 5, and
PSP owners can pick 2 free PSP games out of a selection of 4.

Sony has said that they reveal the game selections "soon", so we'll
update as soon as it happens.

Worst VG Journalism Article Ever?

2011-05-05T09:40:00.000-07:00

When listening to Glenn Beck in the background is better...

http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/05/youre-not-the-only-victim-criminal-hackers-may-also-suffer-from-psn-breach/

A Message From GAMERS!!!

2011-05-04T15:54:00.000-07:00

The time has come... lol

My First P.S.A.

2011-05-04T13:02:00.000-07:00

Just a message to everyone in the YouTube gaming community.

Project Café Storage Rumors.

2011-05-03T11:32:00.001-07:00

According to Kotaku and EuroGamer, supposed reports of the storage
media on Nintendo's new console have surfaced.

First off, instead of having an HDD, Project Café will instead launch
with 8GB Flash Memory, which may keep with Nintendo's stance on more
traditional gaming to diversify itself from other platforms.

Second, the disc media is said to be 25GB, which might tie in with
earlier rumors of Nintendo utilizing Blu-ray on the console.

Whether these rumors are true or not remains to be seen until E3,
where we can find out for sure. Stay tuned.

SOE Attack Update.

2011-05-02T16:10:00.001-07:00

SOE has made a statement that 12,700 none-U.S. accounts with possibly
outdated CC info and 10,700 none-U.S. debit card records, all from a
2007 database, might have been taken. Details in their security
update below:

http://www.soe.com/securityupdate/

PSN Conference Points 3.

2011-05-02T14:10:00.001-07:00

As always, more updates from and after the PSN conference detailing the hacking.

Sony had included a diagram on how the hack happened (source credit
goes to Ripten):
http://www.ripten.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Diagram-Hack.jpg

Today, it has been clarified in the PS Blog that usernames were not
encrypted, but passwords were protected utilizing Hash for security. This changes the
assumption and rumors that all information was in plain text.

Sony has taken down SOE's servers because they found similar exploits
to those found in PSN's severs.

Stay tuned as more info details come along.

PSN Conference Points 2.

2011-05-01T01:01:00.001-07:00

There's more updates and details from the Sony conference.

Sony has just confirmed that Anonymous are "not implicated" in the
hacking attack, answering an interviewer's qwestion.

New features addes to PSN as the service retuns are unlikely, according to Sony.

If you intend to get rid of your PS3 after all the events that have
been happening, Sony will soon offer to fully refund whatever is in
your PSN wallet.

Stay tuned for more updates as they arrive.

PSN Conference Points.

2011-04-30T22:54:00.001-07:00

I'm only going bring up the most important points here, just to make it quick.

There were only 10 Million CC accounts linked to PSN, and none of the
security data was comprised afterall.

PSN and Qriocity will be back this week (still expecting Wednesday,
May 4th at the earliest), while the PSN Store will be back later in
the month.

A firmware update is required that will force you to change passwords.

All PSN members get a free month of PS+ and Qriocity and a free game.

Stay tuned for more updates as they arrive.

Aussie Gamers, Rejoice.

2011-04-30T12:04:00.000-07:00

http://the32bit.com/?p=788

Independent R18+ Rating?

2011-04-30T11:09:00.001-07:00

It seems the fight for Austrailian gamers to play whatever they want
has gotten a little messy, as ACT Attorney-General, Simon Corbell has
announced that if the federal government doesn't reach an agreement,
then they will usher in the rating on their own.

The day prior, South Aus' Attorney-General, John Rau had announced
something similar, but with the added action of abolishing the current
MA15+ rating in that territory.

It seems to be getting heated towards the decision making in July as
the six probably feel more presure than ever before.

Original source credit goes to Gamasutra:

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/34400/Australian_Capital_Territory_Considering_Independently_Adopting_R18_Rating.php