Small Tidbit Gaming News

[Yama]

Lots of new Psycho Break interviews and screens.

http://evilwithin.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=149

[Bluecast]

http://www.destructoid.com/here-s-the-l ... 4746.phtml

Nintendo E3 Demo locations for Best Buy

[Axm]

Fyi Dark Souls only $10 on XBL right now.

[Who Really Cares?]

Arkane Studios rebooting Prey 2?

http://www.computerandvideogames.com/40 ... e-studios/

[Giorgio]

Xbox One vs. PS4 - The Results - IGN Versus
http://www.ign.com/videos/2013/05/31/xb ... ign-versus

We asked and over 310,000 of you voted. Who received our People's Choice Award? Watch to find out.

PS4 owned Xbox One in that vote poll

[Who Really Cares?]

To ''counter'' that...

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/xbox-one ... ke/0116289

XBox 1 pre-orders already ahead of PS4's despite shops taking them since February. Which again makes me ask, Are internet forum posters the minority but unwilling to accept it?

[Bluecast]

^ Wii U,PS3,Dreamcast had great pre-orders but struggled soon after. All 3 like XBO had concerns before hand.


Anyway Oculus Rift co-founder is dead

http://n4g.com/news/1268891/oculus-rift ... ape-police

[Who Really Cares?]

For something that supposedly struggled the PS3's sales in the first year were only a little bit behind the 360's.

Wii U sold out in some areas but i don't remember its pre-orders being great?

And DC suffered as soon as DVD was announced. DC would have done better if it had DVD in it because it also had great games while the PS2 took a while to get any.

But that doesn't change that X1 has already over taken PS4 pre-orders in less than 2 weeks despite all the internet backlash so again are we forum posters the minority when it comes to gaming?

Look at the Mass Effect 3 endings. According to the stats Bioware released the internet was in the minority.

[Bluecast]

PS3 had great pre orders but afterwards struggled then we had JT saying crap if you see 10 PS3 in the wild 10 Grand. Well I still want my 10 grand

Wii U had over a million and even outdid Wii in preorders in the US

The Dreamcast was flying off store shelves the first 2 weeks in the US.

Just saying XBO has many concerns like the 3 mention so as a precaution don't get excited by Pre-orders now. Could fizzle out soon after.

[ShenmueTree]

To ''counter'' that...

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/xbox-one ... ke/0116289

XBox 1 pre-orders already ahead of PS4's despite shops taking them since February. Which again makes me ask, Are internet forum posters the minority but unwilling to accept it?

PS4 is #1 in EU, including the UK. http://www.amazon.de/gp/bestsellers/vid ... ef=sr_bs_1

[Who Really Cares?]

Amazon.co.UK

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/bestsellers/ ... d_i=468294

Edit its now switched. The original article i posted still stands.

[Giorgio]

Virtual reality omnidirectional treadmill funded on Kickstarter in a matter of hours
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013- ... r-of-hours

Virtuix's Omni, a treadmill device that converts your footsteps into in-game movement, has been funded on Kickstarter in a matter of hours.

The omnidirectional treadmill has already been in development for two years and, when teamed with an Oculus Rift headset, is able to give one of the most convincing VR experiences outside of an Animus.

The Omni project went live on Kickstarter earlier today. Virtuix asked for $150,000 (£98,000) to create an initial shipment of the device. At the time of writing $178,000 had been pledged, with the current total rising at around $1000 a minute.

"The Omni is the result of two years of researching, experimenting, prototyping and designing," Virtuix founder Jan Goetgeluk explained. "We've done a lot of work, and now we're turning to the community to get the Omni through the manufacturing phase.

"With the help of the community we can start tooling, and get as many Omnis as possible in the hands of VR gaming enthusiasts. Our Kickstarter rewards also come with a significant discount on the Omni's future retail price."

The cheapest price for the Omni is the product's $249 (£162) DIY version, which comes without an upper support stand (instructions are included for you to construct your own instead).

Most popular is the full Omni, although all 250 available through the $349 (£228) tiers are now gone. More expensive packs with the Omni included are still available from $399 (£260) and up. Shipping to the UK however is not cheap - expect to fork out $125-200.

Virtuix has recently been experimenting with the Omni and Oculus Rift combination - for example in this video, which shows Valve's Team Fortress 2 working with the pair in combination.

[Giorgio]

Sega embracing "disruptive" Ouya with Sonic
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2 ... with-sonic

Three Sonic titles kick off Sega's partnership with Ouya

With the Ouya's upcoming launch on June 25, Sega has told GamesIndustry International that it's bringing one of its biggest brands, Sonic the Hedgehog, to the new console. The publisher will be launching three titles on June 27: Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I, Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II, and Sonic CD. All three games are optimized for the Ouya's Tegra 3 processor and free-to-try business model. The first levels of Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I and Sonic CD are available to try, while Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II will offer the first two levels.

GamesIndustry International spoke to Ouya founder and chief executive officer Julie Uhrman and Sega of America director of mobile business David Zemke about the partnership. Both parties were excited about Sonic making his appearance on the Ouya.

"Sega is an example of the types of developers that are coming to Ouya. We've always said that because Ouya is open, we lower the barriers for any type of developer, whether it's AAA or a newcomer. We're going to see all types of developers and games on Ouya. We're excited to have Sega as a partner, they're a great publisher. Sonic is an iconic brand and we think it's just going to add to the fun of playing on Ouya," said Uhrman.

"For us, there were a couple of things that were exciting about Ouya. One is obviously that it's a great gaming platform on a new device. When you get the chance to hook it up to an HDTV and watch it on a big screen, it's actually quite impressive," added Zemke. "It's disruptive technology, right? It's fun to see what these technologies can do and be a part of it from the beginning. For those two reasons alone, we've looked at it as yet another reason to bring some great Sega content to a whole new audience."

Uhrman said she's not worried about the fact that Sega's titles are already available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. She explained that the Ouya team is always looking for exclusive content, but classic titles players expect are great too.

"Gamers like to play all different types of games. They like play games that they have a strong affiliation with on all different types of platforms. I'm not surprised that we're seeing titles come to Ouya that are on other platforms. I think gamers will love to play Sonic on the television through Ouya," said Uhrman. "Obviously, content exclusive to Ouya is incredibly exciting. We have a number of games where we have exclusive windows. Every conversation with a developer is different. We have over 16,000 developers that have signed up with an interest to develop and publish games on Ouya."

According to Zemke, Sega's partnership with Ouya currently only extends to the three announced titles.

"At this time, that's what we have planned," he said. "We're always looking for other titles and there may be some future titles that we'd like to bring over. For us, we're always trying to bring the best gaming experience to the right platforms. It's a delicate mix of how and when to do it."

Though the Ouya is based on Android, it lacks support for the Google Play Store, meaning all games on the platform have to be curated by the Ouya team. According to Uhrman, part of the Ouya experience is a "focus on fun factor," instead of a huge, sprawling library of content.

"We wanted to play an active role in the curation and discovery of content," she explained. "We look at curation very differently than some other players in the market, because we really focus on the fun factor. We look at engagement metrics as the number one indicator of what makes a game fun to play. So, metrics like how often you've played a game in a certain period of time, how many times you told a friend to play it, or how many thumbs up this game has received; these are great indicators that that game is fun to play. We want to help gamers find those titles on our platform."

All three of Sega's Ouya titles will cost owners $6.99 to purchase, putting them above existing versions already on iOS or Android. Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I only costs $3.99 on Google Play and $1.99 on the App Store, while Sonic CD sports a $2.99 price tag on both app markets.

[Bluecast]

Hideki Kamiya tells fans to Fuck off. http://n4g.com/news/1273284/platinum-ga ... to-f-k-off

No fuck you. He is making it hard for me wanting to support PG games.

[Giorgio]

Watch Dogs E3 2013 trailer leaks
http://www.polygon.com/2013/6/9/4412582 ... iler-leaks

moment of amazement about the graphics: Are these game graphics or real...? CG.