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I do believe the system is using USB 3.0 ports which offer a significant boost in speed for external HDDs, but of course are still typically more costly than their 2.0 counterparts.

I would wager a large sum that Microsoft's primary revenue stream through the Xbone is not through AAA gaming, but rather through monetizing all of the user data and metrics the system is continually gathering through spying on you. There is a reason it requires calling home every 24 hours and...

Agree with you Draegan. Rift is an object lesson in gaming mediocrity. You could watch the game digress from something unique and interesting to something stale and tepid. It had awesome ambitions when it was Heroes of Telera. Combat and non-combat class cards, massive dynamic events. Then...

So we were standing around the new watercooler this morning at the office debating whether Microsoft should have named it "Xbone" or just "Call it Uti."

It looks like something you'd put in your living room in the late 80's. I don't really give much of a shit what the thing looks like, and I do like conservative aesthetics, but gd that thing is freaking ugly. It looks like a prototype HTPC build with a plastic molded faceplate over top of it...

Microsoft's XBox One reveal:

I don't want it to be a failure, but I'm also a vindictive asshole. The game will sink or swim on its own merits, and since I'm in the 'burn it all down' camp and not the 'coddle the industry with pity subs' camp, if the game sucks decroted donkey balls then yes IMO there should be...

Yes, like a little girl. No wait- I mean vomit, like a drunken sailor.

At the end of the day, its only the executives at Zenimax to blame. They're in the business of game software development and publishing. Yet they continue to make poor decisions such as hiring Rich Vogel, and letting development continue the way it has on TESO. If the project is being poorly...

Even if it was 4.9 tflops, which it isn't, games would still be developed for the lowest common denominator.

I remember reading a story about some new ager guy in NY who actually did win the Powerball and said he wanted to start a game studio and make an MMO. Anyway, its clear that 38 Studios had a pretty great art and animation team. Even Schilling himself admitted the game looked phenomenal but...

Meh, if its a cash-shop game, I don't care if the totally bad-ass looking weapons and armor are in the shop. Have the dropped gear have the highest stats, and the cosmetically awesome gear in the shop with a transmog option and they're bound to make money hand over fist.

Shit's finally going to auction: http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/05...s-game-assets/ Also, some animation sequences for a peak at what they're buying: http://vimeo.com/42706524

In software development, its not Beta when the software is not yet feature complete. TESO is still early Alpha at best, but that doesn't stop their marketing team from just making shit up as they go along.

Guys, this is Cryptic we're talking about here. I'm honestly surprised everything has gone as well as it has! Massive game-breaking exploits, bugs, and shitty customer service with permanent rollbacks? Sounds like they're moving on up and making some progress in the industry.

Exactly. With WoW, you are paying probably around $2 out of that $15 sub to actual WoW expenditures and development. The rest of your sub simply goes to Activision/Blizzard to fund operations to other projects and shit like stockholder dividends. Its a pretty awesome model for Blizzard; move...

I try not to consider myself a total MMO ludite, but I personally dislike flying mounts. Sad if true.

Hawt.

Not just a lack of creativity; he's out right lazy and unskilled for his profession. Don't forget he also said that housing was impossible to do in any meaningful way in a modern mmo, so why bother?

The only punchline anymore with these new MMOs is being punched in the balls. Again.

Having both 1st and 3rd person perspective is a complete waste of time and money. Either a game is fundamentally designed around 1st person or it isn't. You can't accommodate both in any meaningful manner, IMO.

You guys are funny. However, it will indeed be microtransactions. Loads and loads of them.

I liked the part where it said "There is an ancient prophesy in the Elder Scrolls that says thatTheSoulless One will thwart Molag Bals' plans. And in fact,the playeris The Soulless One." Yeah, along with thousands of other players... How do they think this is even remotely not utter garbage...

The art assets aren't worthless. 38 Studios was using Unreal 3 for its rendering client, and Morphine for its animation. All those assets are also fully supported in 3ds, maya, etc. That's about as industry-standard as you get. Additionally, when BHG was being considered for purchase, 38...

It is worth a good amount. Not the 15-20 million that Rhode Island hopes to get for it. But it will sell for between 5-10 million. Reckoning was still a very successful game; despite everything else and made EA a good deal of money. Much shittier IPs sold for just as much in the recent THQ...

Don't forget the FBI did investigate them (at least on Federal Criminal charges) and cleared the executives at 38 Studios of any criminal wrongdoing. That doesn't stop the state from suing them and claiming the broke State law.

I believe there was also something like selling all his real life gold coins, which seemed appropriate to fund an MMO.

Not trying to white knight Scott, just questioning what his role was into turning the game for the worse. I myself never bought Storm Legion, though I did enjoy launch + 4 or 5 months for what it was. I always thought it was a shame that Trion's very capable dynamic server technology was so...

I wonder if Scott was forced out or left voluntarily? Its easy to assume that he probably resisted or disagreed with these changes, but then again, he was at the helm for the development of Storm Legion.. At any rate, excessive rep/badge/point/honor/etc grind is the easiest way to kill an...

If the Storybricks integration lives up to even halfway of its promise, it'll still provide the most interesting and interactive NPCs in an MMO to date. I think this is good, albeit cautious news.

He doesn't have any legal fees. http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/local_n...-state-lawsuit

All I want is a halfway decent game to properly AFK in. Here's hoping the public areas, spaceports, and bunny brothels make for some good socialization.

Only quickly to us. In actuality it was along slow trainwreck behind the scenes with an inevitable outcome. They were laying down track on a course they knew they couldn't finish even as the train was running.

If Beth doesn't do it, I'd assume Obsidian will once again take it up.

LOL, true.

Mmorpg.com is among the worst of the paid journalists & shills for the industry. Their articles are vapid and thinly veiled advertisements for MMOs. And their community is even worse. Not sure how they have relevance towards anything honestly.

The two hard factions with no communications is a serious misstep.

So that was... disappointing to say the least. Gameplay looked clunky and uninspired, graphics were very mediocre, and the UI looked downright awful. On the upside, um, well... maybe the dead man giving the quest didn't have a gigantic glowing neon exclamation point over its head.. that's...

Ah yes, stabbing skeletons. But using the enormous hammer on the penis-dragon.

Maybe I'm just jaded as fuck, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say if the next XBox does indeed have an always-online requirement, its still going to be the best-selling Microsoft console of all-time. Why? Because the vast majority of people are dumb as shit culture-programmed zombie...