Yes, this. Nintendo has no one to blame but themselves for not getting third-party support. The third parties are phasing out their last-gen engines and transitioning to current-gen tech for new titles. The only way they could port modern games to Wii U would be to massively downgrade them. This is actually quite hard…

Bayonetta 1 seems like it would have played well in Japan, but the PS3 version was a crappy port, and 360 was very unpopular in Japan. I imagine that must have hurt its sales figures. Of course, now Bayonetta 2 has "unpopular platform" issues of its own :(

I'll level with you: I've never heard of this brand, but it has good reviews (from a limited number of reviewers). It also has a Made For iPhone certification, so it should work, at the very least. Worst case scenario, you can return it, but it might be worth taking a chance on it at this price. [iPhone 6 Battery…

If I had no knowledge of anything, which would I rather buy? An Xbox One with AC Black Flag and AC Unity for $350.00 or a plain PS4 for $400.00? I would choose the Xbox One bundle every single time assuming I knew nothing else.

According to the screwdriver set that I purchased yesterday, I acquired a #0 screwdriver. But for whatever reason, it didn't work. So I ordered another screwdriver set from Amazon, in the hopes that maybe it'll have whatever size it is that I need to unscrew the top off, so I can put in my SD card, so I can play my…

Quit buying cheap phones :P

Honey badgers. Oh god, the honey badgers. Nasty, vicious little creatures. At one point late in the game, I carefully ascended a craggy cliff-face in search of a secret cave that contained a magical artifact I needed. When I finally made it all the way to the top of the mountain and found the entrance, there was a…

Putting trades into the game can have huge consequences.
1 - Trading completely changes the world economy. Things like "the loot cave" now affect every player, not just those who participate. Suddenly things like inflation and gold sinks are hugely important and must be closely watched.
2 - Trading provides a very…

I suppose if you're not itching to play it immediately, I agree that it will probably make it to PS4 eventually. It'd be leaving money on the table not to port it. It's the best AC game of 2014, after all ;)

I just finished Black Flag on PS4, then rolled onto Rogue on PS3. You are missing out on a great game for nothing. The visual improvements on the PS4 with Black Flag, versus Rogue on PS3, were honestly very small; the one that will stand out the most is shadow quality. The PS3 also uses lower quality textures if…

I can almost guarantee this will be free in a few months. Right now they are just cashing in on the early adopters.

The AC: Unity glitch was caused by a PC graphics driver issue. They talked about it in their patch notes. I've seen a few streaming issues throughout the AC series but it's rare; you're generally moving slow enough through the world that the engine has plenty of time to react. (For instance, in AC3, some fast travel…

If you normally pay say $100 a month and expect to have it paid off in 3 years, but then all of a sudden you come into some cash and pay it all off at once, the interest saved can be considered income and the credit card company can send you a tax form.

Well, plugging your phone into the TV with a special cable, and then getting a special wireless controller would work—but at that point you lose the spontaneity of it and the impulse buy factor goes out the window. Heck, if you're buying all this gear, might as well have got an Ouya, and we know how well that turned…

I've tried wi-fi streaming games to a TV (e.g. AirPlay mirroring with Sonic 2). For action games, it's just no fun. There is just enough lag to throw off your timing for platforming, plus your fingers keep falling off the controls because you can't feel them (it's just glass) or see where the screen ends. The only way…

Basic local networking support is almost entirely different from proper Internet play. They don't need any sort of lag compensation or error handling. It's not trivial but it's in a whole different league.

Metal Gear Rising gave you that reaction too?

Best Buy had 15% off eShop credit in November; it was advertised here and I bought $50 worth. I don't think I've ever seen it for much lower. GCU members may be able to beat that price though.

The other thing I want to know is how do they manage to release a game that won't work on future releases, and reliably breaks with each new OS?

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