Νέα από την βιομηχανία των videogames!

[Valkyre]

^^ Eνταξει μιλαμε ομως για καψιμο! Εγω το εβαλα πιο πολυ ως εντυπωσιακο skill level. Δεν παιζει τωρα να κατσεις να το κανεις αυτο αν θες απλα να ευχαριστηθεις το παιχνιδι.

Η αγγαρεια παντως ειναι μλκια. Κι εγω συμφωνω. Αλλα νομιζω οτι τα περισσοτερα games πλεον το προσεχουν αυτο να μην το επιβαλλουν στον παικτη. Απο εκει και περα πιστευω το θεμα ειναι να σε κερδισει το υφος και ο κοσμος του παιχνιδιου. Ολα τα υπολοιπα ερχονται φυσικα. Αν δεν το καταφερει αυτο ενα παιχνιδι παει. Και φυσικα το εχω παθει κι εγω ουκ ολιγες φορες.

[Leon_DiZ]

BioWare Update (Casey Hudson): Anthem polishing phase, Mass Effect plans, DA stuff next month

As busy as we are with Anthem, there’s a lot more going on at BioWare. A couple of weeks ago it was once again N7 Day. It’s one of my favorite times of the year – a day when people around the world share their experiences with Mass Effect. It’s so inspiring to know that there are so many fans of the series out there that are enjoying the games we’ve made, and hoping that we’ll make more. We announced one of the things we’ve done recently (a 4k enhancement to Mass Effect: Andromeda on Xbox One) but as we alluded to in our N7 Day video, that was just a small part of the plans we’re making for Mass Effect going forward.

If you’ve been following these blogs, or myself and Mark Darrah on Twitter, you know we’re also working on some secret Dragon Age stuff. Dragon Age is an incredibly important franchise in our studio, and we’re excited to continue its legacy. Look for more on this in the coming month (though I won’t tell you where to look…)

MEGATON για τους fans του DA. Λογικά μιλάμε για κάποιο side game και δεν την εμπιστεύομαι την Bioware, but still.

[Sir_Teraflop]

Φήμη μεν αλλά ενδιαφέρουσα none the less:

Spoiler!

Για την Ready at Dawn εικάζουν οι περισσότεροι.

[hakoo]

Πολυ πιθανη μαντεψια, σκεφτηκα Quantic Dreams αλλα λεει a bit οποτε δεν παιζει.

[WolfRathmA]

Άντε να δούμε και τίποτα όμως! LOL

Το resetera έκανε και αυτό upgrade το site και το έκανε ίδιο με το Neogaf.

THQ Nordic acquires Carmageddon

[BillyFlo81]

From Brad Sams: The Next Gen Xbox Strategy
(Brad Sams of Thurrott who leaked the Scarlett codename and info, Xcloud etc)



Summary

• Reiterates that Scarlett is 2020
• Project Roma digital attach
• Scarlett is using Zen 2 and AMD's next-gen GPU technology
• "4K 60FPS is on the agenda"
• Reiterates that next-gen will take a multi pronged approach (XCloud, Cheap cloud box, traditional hardware)
• BC
• Also heard that MS considered buying EA at one point
• Heard MS is looking at Discord for acquisition
• Heard their will be changes coming to the Windows store and Xbox app, a unified system.

source: Resetera

[Leon_DiZ]

BioWare veteran Mike Laidlaw joins Ubisoft

Mike Laidlaw, the longtime BioWare creative director who left the studio about a year ago, has joined Ubisoft’s Quebec City studio in the same role.

Laidlaw announced the new gig this morning on LinkedIn, and said he will be working on β€œa not-yet-announced project” for Ubisoft. This follows a year in which Laidlaw had been working as a consultant for other developers.

Δεν θα έλεγα όχι σε ένα medieval ARPG στο στυλ του DA από την Ubisoft.

[DJTaurus]

https://www.vg247.com/2018/12/10/met...ilm-cancelled/

[Leon_DiZ]

Epic 2019 Cross-Platform Online Services Roadmap

At Epic, our goal is to help game developers succeed. Throughout 2019, we’ll be launching a large set of cross-platform game services originally built for Fortnite, and battle-tested with 200,000,000 players across 7 platforms. These services will be free for all developers, and will be open to all engines, all platforms, and all stores. As a developer, you’re free to choose mix-and-match solutions from Epic and others as you wish.

• Cross-Platform Login, Friends, Presence, Profile, and Entitlements (coming Q2-Q3 2019 to PC, other platforms throughout 2019): Provides the core functionality for persistently recognizing players across multiple sessions and devices; identifying friends; and managing free and paid item entitlements. This will support all 7 major platforms (PC, Mac, iOS, Android, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch) to the full extent each platform allows per-title.
• PC/Mac Overlay API (coming Q3 2019): Provides a user interface for login, friends, and other features in a game-agnostic, engine-agnostic way.
• Cross-Platform Voice Comms (coming Q3 2019 to all platforms): Epic is building a new in-game voice communications service supporting all platforms, all stores, and all engines, which will be available for free. (For developers needing an immediately-available voice solution, check out Discord, Vivox, TeamSpeak, Ventrilo, and Mumble.)
• Cross-Platform Parties and Matchmaking (coming Q3-4 2019 to all platforms)
• Cross-Platform Data Storage, Cloud-Saved Games (coming Q2 2019)
• Cross-Platform Achievements and Trophies (coming Q3 2019)

[Leon_DiZ]

Ubisoft to acquire i3D.net to strengthen online service and bring best in class experiences to player

Today, UbisoftΒ� announced it is acquiring i3D.net, a leader in hosting solutions for the gaming industry. With 50 million gamers using their servers daily, they are one of the world's top-10 most connected hosting provider networks, delivering outstanding flexibility and scalable reach to 3,000 global customers through 33 data centers around the world. The acquisition adds state-of-the-art online infrastructure and greatly strengthens Ubisoft’s ability to deliver high-quality online experiences to its communities.

β€œWe are continuing to build our online operations in order to deliver games and services that strongly enhance our players’ experience. By adding i3D.net’s expertise and technologies to ours, we are leaping years’ ahead in our journey to deliver best in class service connectivity and performance to our players. i3D.net will continue to deliver state-of-the-art services to its clients and will benefit from our long-term support” said Yves Guillemot, Co-Founder and CEO, Ubisoft.

i3D.net was founded in 2002 and has rapidly grown into one of the leading online infrastructure services and managed hosting solution providers in the world. Connected to 29 Internet Exchanges and with a team of highly specialized technical engineers, i3D.net’s network offers global audiences low latency access to the i3D.net ONE Platform. The company notably excels in the gaming market, hosting tens of millions of players for game publishers on consoles, PC and mobile.

β€œWith Ubisoft’s backing, we greatly enhance our global reach while continuing to function as an independent managed hosting provider for gaming companies and for a broad range of organizations,” said Stijn Koster, CEO, i3D.net. β€œWe’re looking forward to this next step in our partnership with Ubisoft and to continue providing our customers with the high quality service and dedication they expect from us.”

This acquisition of i3D.net is expected to close before the end of the fiscal year. Additional terms of the deal are not being disclosed.

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[Valkyre]

Kαι μονο που υπαρχει αυτο το βιντεο, ειναι ακρως εντυπωσιακο απο engineering standpoint κατα την γνωμη μου...



λολ για την συγκριση με το Switch...

[Leon_DiZ]

Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite, banked a $3 billion profit in 2018

Epic Games had as good a year in 2018 as any company in tech. Fortnite became the world’s most popular game, growing the company’s valuation to $15 billion, but it has helped the company pile up cash, too. Epic grossed a $3 billion profit for this year fueled by the continued success of Fortnite, a source with knowledge of the business told TechCrunch.

[Leon_DiZ]

[Leon_DiZ]

EA Cancels Open-World Star Wars Game

[Leon_DiZ]

The Real Story Behind Pioneer, The Troubled Sci-Fi Game Teased In Watch Dogs 2

[Sir_Teraflop]

Η



πάει multiplatform από ότι φαίνεται:

και η Netease απέκτησε μετοχικό ποσοστό σε αυτή:

[Valkyre]

Δεν νομιζω οτι με το στυλ παιχνιδιων που κανει η συγκεκριμενη εταιρεια οτι εχει αλλη επιλογη. Και μαλιστα θα παω ενα βημα παραπερα και θα πω οτι πρεπει να κανουν σημαντικες αλλαγες (ειτε στα production values ειτε στο gameplay) ωστε να μην εχουν την τυχη της Telltale.

Μακαρι να τους βγει σε καλο στο μελλον.

[mihalis13]

Η netease δεν ασχολείται κυρίως με mobile games στην Κίνα;
Νομίζω και με το mobile diablo εκείνη εμπλέκεται.
Αν κάνε σε mobile gaming οκ pass από μένα, τώρα δεν ξέρω κατά ποσό θα ωφελήσει τη QD αυτή η ενδεχόμενη στροφή.
Πάντως εμένα το Detroit μου άρεσε παρά πολύ και είναι το καλύτερο παιχνίδι του είδους που έχω παίξει by far.


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[chronohill]

Εγώ χάρηκα που δεν την αγόρασε τελικά η Σόνυ.προτιμω να δώσει πόρους σε άλλα στουντιοζ η να αγοράσει κανένα άλλο όχημα κοτζιμα...καλή τους τυχη

Στάλθηκε από το Redmi Note 5 μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk

[Lefteris_X]

Η Net-ease είναι ο μεγαλύτερος publisher στον πλανήτη. Άσχετα αν εμείς στον δυτικό κόσμο την ανακαλύψαμε τελευταίως (ως όνομα).

Έχει μετοχές παντού, σε όλους τους δυτικούς publishers και devs.

Μάλιστα, η Bioware έδωσε μετοχές της (αρκετές) στη Netease για να βρει χρήματα να φτιάξει το νέο της παιχνίδι.

Επίσης, Netease υπάρχει και στη Nintendo, και την ΕΑ και και και και...

Δεν ξέρω αν/και κατά πόσο αυτό θα επηρεάσει και "πως" θα επηρεάσει την πορεία της βιομηχανίας.