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[hongcouver604]

Welp, looks like I'm returning Unity. Ubisoft needs to be put under.

 

[Ricky D]

Campaign is actually pretty good. Maybe try and get through that before you trade it in.

Best CoD campaign in awhile.

 

[sole vintage]

GTAV stream PS4 http://www.twitch.tv/kacfire93

 

[iheartboost]

Y

my boys copy of cod:aw came with a blank dvd-r from the target deal it was brand new and sealed. we'll see if he can exchange it tomorrow. anyone have that happen?

My cousin use to do that ALL THE TIME. He had a resealer machine, finally Target caught on and he almost went to jail

Did he go to the same one all the time?

yup lol, he had no car, target was across the street lol

 

[jbpkickz]

Might try far cry , I just can't get into open world games

 

[ciscokid]

Y
yup lol, he had no car, target was across the street lol

I think I found the fact that he had a resealr machine vs a car funnier that I should

 

[knappps]

Anyone that's returning unity should take a look at shadows of mordor if they haven't already.

Very similar game thats actually solid.

 

[ciscokid]

Black Friday, SoM will be mine

 

[iYen]

Black Friday, SoM will be mine

We'll be waiting.

Anyone that's returning unity should take a look at shadows of mordor if they haven't already.

Very similar game thats actually solid.

x2

 

[Bend_The_Knee]

Anyone that's returning unity should take a look at shadows of mordor if they haven't already.

Very similar game thats actually solid.

I'll wait to find SOM cheap. Does the story follow any LOTR films?

 

[knappps]

The game actually contrasts the movies in terms of story at some parts but it's still very much LOTR.

I'm a fan of the movies and books and I really enjoyed playing it.

 

[offwhitewhite]

My Nintendo DNA makes me want to get LBP 3 but I played LBP 2 when it was a plus title and the controls really turned me off. Way too floaty. The creation in this game seems incredible though. Being  able to make SMB 3D World type levels and ALBW levels is kind of amazing. 

 

[Bend_The_Knee]

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/11/12/chris-pratt-reportedly-passes-on-uncharted-movie


Still think Bradley Cooper would be the best choice.

 

[Bend_The_Knee]

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/featu.../exclusive-just-cause-3-screens-and-info.aspx

 

[jbpkickz]

Rented black flag a few weeks ago and finally got around to paying it tonight, it's really good why couldn't have unity been like this

 

[iYen]

Rented black flag a few weeks ago and finally got around to paying it tonight, it's really good why couldn't have unity been like this

Ubi wants to crank out as many AC games as possible. They'd crank out an AC game every 3 months if they could.

 

[jbpkickz]

Rented black flag a few weeks ago and finally got around to paying it tonight, it's really good why couldn't have unity been like this

Ubi wants to crank out as many AC games as possible. They'd crank out an AC game every 3 months if they could.

Sounds like activision lol

 

[hongcouver604]

Anyone playing the new COD?

 

[iheartboost]

Ill prob pick it up this weekend.

 

[iYen]

Anyone playing the new COD?

It's worth a cop, if you're a COD fan.

The cutscenes look ridiculously good.

The new gameplay aspects are gimmicky to me.

As much as the game tries to sell you the exo-suit ablilities, I didn't find it game enhancing.

I liked the classic modes without the exo-suit ablilites more than the modes that grant those perks to you.

 

[iYen]

 

[D Double]

Sony previews upcoming PlayStation Vue cloud TV service

Sony plans to begin testing its new subscription cloud TV service PlayStation Vue in New York City later this month.


After that initial test of the service, which is delivered via the Net to PlayStation 4 and PS3 game systems, Sony expects to launch the service in four cities – New York, Philadelphia, Chicago and L.A. – during the first three months of 2015. More cities will go online after that, says Sony Computer Entertainment president and group CEO Andrew House.


PlayStation Vue blends live local broadcast and cable TV network programming with on-demand content and programs that viewers have saved in a cloud-based DVR. Six major content partners are on board: CBS, Discovery Communications, Fox, NBCUniversal, Scripps Networks Interactive and Viacom.


That adds up to about 75 channels including Comedy Central, Animal Planet, Food Network, Syfy and Nickelodeon. Sony continues talking to other major providers with the biggest holdout being Disney, parent company to ABC and ESPN. "It's a pretty robust lineup, by no means do I think we are done," House said.


A "competitive" subscription fee will be announced at a later date, he says. Subscribers will not be charged any setup fee – your game system, TV and broadband connection are all you need – and will not have to agree to a certain length of contract.


With its current content partners, PlayStation Vue could be an alternative for viewers who complain about paying for ESPN when they don't like sports, says Todd Juenger, senior research analyst with investment firm Sanford C. Bernstein. Some sports are included on broadcast networks and on Fox regional sports networks. And there's reality in the mix with network series such as Survivor, The Blacklist, Sons of Anarchy and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
Still, Sony's target market of PlayStation gamers, which skews young adult male, are core ESPN viewers, Juenger says. "Not having ESPN would probably disqualify a big percentage of their target audience," he says.


But Sony can hit three to five million subscribers to be "impactful," says BTIG research analyst Rich Greenfield. "It had a good amount of content. I think the bundles have gotten so large that there's plenty of room to shave out."


When the actual service launches, consumers will be able to activate it by downloading an app on the PlayStation 4 or PS3 for a free trial. An iPad app is planned soon after the service launches, too.

Programming can be found in multiple ways via PlayStation Vue's interactive menu. Personalization of the service is key to its success, House says. Once you start using the service, it will open up with a timeline of options related to what you last watched.
You can favorite up to 500 series; then the Favorites option will let you know whether there are any upcoming episodes, as well those you missed that you can go back and catch up on. That's possible because for any show you favorite, all episodes will be saved in your cloud-based DVR.


Live TV recommendations will be shown based on what the PlayStation audience is watching; programs will be recommended based on your previous viewing selections, too. You can also use a more traditional program guide that puts your favorite channels first before listing the rest alphabetically.


"The ability to move seamlessly between brands and the menu of live content and on demand in a very brand-friendly way was incredibly appealing to us," said Rebecca Glashow, senior vice president, digital distribution & partnerships for Discovery Communications, which has Animal Planet, The Learning Channel and Discovery Channel among its Vue offerings.


Sony's interface will likely drive viewers to watch more of the programs they already watch, said Philippe Dauman, president and CEO of Viacom. In addition to Comedy Central, Viacom's channels on the service will include MTV, MTV 2, Nick Jr. and Spike. "Sony's platform creates an immersive, customized viewing experience for our audiences – empowering them to explore and discover more of the programming across our brands," he said.


Invitees to the initial New York trial will be sent to a subset of current subscribers to Sony's premium PlayStation Plus service ($49.99 annually), which gives members free games, discounts and online multiplayer access.


Sony is entering into an increasingly crowded online video market that has begun to chip away at the traditional pay-TV stranglehold on homes. HBO and Showtime plan new standalone services and CBS recently launched two new online ventures, CBS All Access, a $5.99-monthly service, and an ad-supported CBSN news service.


Dish Network and Verizon are also expected to debut Net TV services soon. "It's a space that is ripe for innovation," Sony's House said. "There is an additional motivation for us in that this is a large step forward to getting the PlayStation from a dedicated powerful games device to being much more of a core entertainment hub."

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/...1/?AID=10709313&PID=6149513&SID=1r5twfbuf6vzh

 

[iYen]

Sony previews upcoming PlayStation Vue cloud TV service

Gonna need to see that "competitive fee."

 

[KingParappa]

Anyone playing the new COD?

It's worth a cop, if you're a COD fan.
The cutscenes look ridiculously good.
The new gameplay aspects are gimmicky to me.
As much as the game tries to sell you the exo-suit ablilities, I didn't find it game enhancing.
I liked the classic modes without the exo-suit ablilites more than the modes that grant those perks to you.

...that's exactly how I feel....

 

[iYen]

 
AC Unity is true next-gen. In fact, it is SO next-gen that it isn't even finished yet! I like to be on the cutting edge and I appreciate that Ubisoft is making games that it is still making, even weeks after you've beaten them.

I also love the forced integration with an app as well as a website. How that works is that you sign in with your uplay account to experience so many error messages that last gen could never display on screen at one time.

The game itself (no spoilers) centers around Arno, an Assasin in search of locked chests that require a cell phone game with micro transactions to open. You level him up by "hacking" into your bank account to drain real money at 60 FPS. The rest of the game runs at a solid 12 FPS which is TWICE as cinematic as a movie... No small feat! Once you've completed "playing" a website on your computer, Arno is finally ready to fall through the ground and enter a white abyss... The core challenge of the game, these moments where you simply fall into the sky that accurately existed under 1700's Paris, are some of the most nail-biting moments in any game ever made... Will the game crash? Will you have to hard reset your console? Results are random, so it will always be a surprise!

Many people just won't "get" this evolution of Assassin's Creed and should spend their time opening up a history book instead. It is there they could read up on Paris' floating people and long battle with pop-in. Even today, many Parisians only exist after you've already walked past them. It is these small details that Ubisoft has nailed and they deserve applause with tons of random audio pops just as you'd hear in the game's cinematics.

After playing this gem, I've decided to fly to Montreal tomorrow to begin playing 2018's Assassin's Creed 9. Unity's only shortcoming was that it was a little TOO finished, so I am hoping the Ubisoft guys will let me plug my controller into a broken vending machine in their studio that simply eats dollars that I put into it without delivering.