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XBONE LEAKS EVERYWHERE: Halo2 HD Nov2014; Halo5/Fable 2015; Crack3 2016, new SKUs...

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Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew

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Gordon0Freeman said:
WHAT?
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GalacticaN7 said:
No kidding? What happened?
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http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=760088

Obviously not serious about the "hiding" thing, but here's an awesome speculation from that thread:

Chobel said:
Here's what I like to believe:

cboat was fed false information to get him out, probably MS told their guys different number of maps to get the the leaker. cboat needed time to verify this shit. ntkrnl leaks shit on purpose, cboat feels jelly, so he post without verifying. And boom, MS knows who's cboat because they give the number 16 to only one guy.
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REDRZA said:
Sony is like the Atlanta Braves with pitching prospects. If they dump you, odds are you are DONE. Since the launch of PS3 Insomniac tanked. They did nothing with the promising Resistance franchise, and even going third party FUSE was total garbage.

SO looks like anither waste of time. Cartoon over the top shooter? Reaks of a bust. By March/April alone if Sony get Driveclub, MLB 14, and Infamous SS out their lineup is infinity better than MSs which right now, to me, only Titanfall stands out as a "system seller", and thats IF it pans out.

Their lineup thus far, and whats coming out in 2014 is in terrible shape. By holidays 2014, they should have Halo 5 ready. Halo 2 remake? Cmoooooooon man.
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Damn this post is tasty bait. Not hungry though.
 
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J-Rzez

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Well I hope MS has some real big news at e3, this stuff just won't cut it. If this is true it can certainly damage their e3 as well as I'd assume these would be a chunk of their show. MS has been getting crushed by these leaks. Usually Sony is the leak machine, we'll see if they keep theirs under wraps.

This e3 is going to be huge. Either ms stays in the game or Sony wins this console gen.
 
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Yeah these leaks are suspiciously boring/safe...... Im thinking they were sanctioned by MS.... while we've had many boring leaks in the past, there has never been a blanket like this where every rumor is either obvious or wouldnt matter if they get leaked...no new IP info...Black Tusk debate settled....one actual tidbit (Halo 2)....reads more like a bullet pointed press release than a leak
 
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msdstc

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Silky said:
Because the Ratchet and Clank series and Resistance 1-3 don't exist, right? Insomniac has no shooter experience, right? Let's crucify a developer because they made three bad games in contrast to their other well received titles.

l m a o
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Resistance 2? Lol whut. Insomniac has dropped off quite a bit in the past few years with their games. They're not awful don't get me wrong... although R2 was ridiculously bad.
 
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simplythebest

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chubigans said:
If you're joining the thread then this Bish-verified insider ntkrnl has been UNLEASING THE BOMBS.

Here's all the stuff so far he's said in this thread:


  • Forza Horizon: "Fall 2014, probably September. Super sexy weather system and... shit tons of co-op/social stuff. 1080P and open-world, so you can road trip with your bros."
  • White Xbone incoming.
  • Why all the leaks? Scared you might get caught? "I am incapable of fear. Plus, this is such exciting stuff, and me talking about it ahead of time isn't going to hurt anything, truthfully. We're all chomping at the bit for it to come out. This is not bad. "
  • Halo Anniversary 2 will be 1080p, iffy on the 60fps, maybe not.
  • Quantum Break is Holiday 2014
  • Multiplayer confirmed for HA2, same devs as Halo Anniversary.
  • Sunset Overdrive is Fall 2014
  • Is not Phil Spencer
  • Black Tusk cancelled project was called "Shangheist." May have involved stealing stuff from the Chinese (though I think that may have been a reference to the name and maybe not the gameplay? Not sure...)
  • Fable Legends is Summer 2015
  • Halo 2 Anniversary includes beta for Halo 5
  • Gears of War will probably need a 2.5 year dev time.
  • First Titanfall DLC is 45 days from release, then another one 120 days from release.
  • No Crackdown 3 news this year most likely, since it's a 2016 title.
  • A list w/dates of the rest of the Tier 2 and Tier 3 countries that Xbone will release in this year.
  • No info/idea on what Rare's up to, sadly.
  • $399 XB1 this year? "Maybe one without an Optical Disc Drive."

I'm heading out so people update this list accordingly...
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Sony had a nice run, but it's all over for 'em now!

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REDRZA

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Silky said:
Instead of dregrading the topic at hand as yet another pointless list war, are you seriously going to say that the R&C: Future series, along with Into the Nexus and Quest for Booty, and Insomniac 1-3 were poorly received titles? Sure the resistance series isn't a seller. Saying it's an outright bomb for the developer is outright loony.

And please; stop spreading this 'you are DONE' nonsense, because the relationship between Insomniac and Sony hasn't shifted at all if the Ratchet film, and what we have of Into the Nexus shows for the future of their relationship. If you think a Ratchet game made by insomniac isn't going to make it to PS4, it's a silly thing to think. Outside of Insomniac, there have been other teams that have been dropped by Sony; like Studio Liverpool. They've disbanded since their closure sure but there are still members working on PS4 titles. Firesprite with The Playroom, and the SotB devs working on the SoTB remake.
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Insomniac lost their touch this past generation. Sony is well known to keep world class studios. And they know when the magic is gone (Zipper, i am cry, miss PS2 socom days).

FUSE was HORRIBLE. Believe what tou want, but even the E3 trailer of SO was meh worthy. Like i said, cartoonish graphics and over the top shooter gunplay, nust looked like nothing special, or noteworthy. And this is a title MS is "touting"?
 
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Steverulez

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djblackice said:
WTF is this? Pretty sure Resistance has it's own identity since it had two sequels after launch. The player base was there and I don't think insomniac ever said it was an "unsuccessful" franchise. Do you have quotes of them saying they were chasing "Halo money" or is that your own general opinion?
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You only have to look at the box arts to see how inconsistent it was. I liked resistance 1 and 2, played a bit of 3 but not finished it yet.

Sony have been chasing halos success for years in fps (and why wouldn't they?). Also this article backs up somewhat of what I'm saying, also stating that the third one didn't sell well.

If it had, look at uncharted, they would definitely be looking at bringing it back.
 
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Amir0x

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this is some serious drama stuff going on right now, I have no idea what's going on here with cboat, this guy, Gopher's implication, or anything else

weirdest night on GAF in ages
 
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Silky

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msdstc said:
Resistance 2? Lol whut. Insomniac has dropped off quite a bit in the past few years with their games. They're not awful don't get me wrong... although R2 was ridiculously bad.
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2 is YMMV sure, but 1 and 3 are arguably the stronger titles. (I enjoyed R2's co-op.)

REDRZA said:
Insomniac lost their touch this past generation. Sony is well known to keep world class studios. And they know when the magic is gone (Zipper, i am cry, miss PS2 socom days).

FUSE was HORRIBLE. Believe what tou want, but even the E3 trailer of SO was meh worthy. Like i said, cartoonish graphics and over the top shooter gunplay, nust looked like nothing special, or noteworthy. And this is a title MS is "touting"?
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You do realize that Sony has never owned Insomniac and that Insomniac has always been an independent developer right.

If SO is a title with over the top shootbang and different graphical style that MS wants to tout? Good on 'em. They funded something I'm interested in buying.
 
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Anyone else surprised GAF hasn't gone down yet? I mean, this is E3 level shit.

Hell, what is it with this week. Everything seems to happening this week.
 
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Verendus

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Nightengale said:
Never trust the V. /joke

He's snarky when he is.
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That kind of hurts. I'm a pleasant person.

I mean, I'm not saying there is no snark in this hellacious body of mine, but I can be serious without being snarky. I'm serious right now. This post. It's serious. I'm serious. No snark.
 
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Amir0x said:
this is some serious drama stuff going on right now, I have no idea what's going on here with cboat, this guy, Gopher's implication, or anything else

weirdest night on GAF in ages
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My take on Gophers "leaks" is that these were sanctioned to be let loose, hence leaks doesn't actually fit the bill
 
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Bsigg12

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REDRZA said:
Insomniac lost their touch this past generation. Sony is well known to keep world class studios. And they know when the magic is gone (Zipper, i am cry, miss PS2 socom days).

FUSE was HORRIBLE. Believe what tou want, but even the E3 trailer of SO was meh worthy. Like i said, cartoonish graphics and over the top shooter gunplay, nust looked like nothing special, or noteworthy. And this is a title MS is "touting"?
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Fuse was bad because EA didn't think the original vision of the game was gritty enough to sell causing the team at Insomniac to reskin it. Development was an issue because of the publisher. Insomniac is doing there thing and Microsoft is kicking back and letting them. SO has potential.
 
Chobel

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Insomniac are working with MS, not because Sony ditched them, but because Insomniac are not happy with their relationship with Sony and they're liking MS support and MS $$$.
 
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Amir0x

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SwiftDeath said:
My take on Gophers "leaks" is that these were sanctioned to be let loose, hence leaks doesn't actually fit the bill
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no i mean is it Gopher's guess,or does he actually have information that tells him this? Why is Microsoft choosing some leaks on GAF then to reveal this information, why do they think this is necessary? What are they seeing? If it is them, in what ways are they being selective about what they're leaking? What parts of the picture are we missing?

Some weird shit going on right now. Feels like manipulation.
 
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Silky said:
Because the Ratchet and Clank series and Resistance 1-3 don't exist, right? Insomniac has no shooter experience, right? Let's crucify a developer because they made three bad games in contrast to their other well received titles.

l m a o
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Well, they seem to have lost their touch with their recent games. I just meant I can understand why people would be so skeptical about this game given their last offerings. I'm not crucifying them as I don't see the point, but in a way, they have to prove with this game that they can redeem themselves. No need to get aggressive, sheesh.
 
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Silky

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Bsigg12 said:
Fuse was bad because EA didn't think the original vision of the game was gritty enough to sell causing the team at Insomniac to reskin it. Development was an issue because of the publisher. Insomniac is doing there thing and Microsoft is kicking back and letting them. SO has potential.
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Ted said FUSE was the direction they wanted to go. I hold nothing against that. I blame EA for little advertisement or post game support (as FUSE is a really solid shooter, but it has SO many flaws that it's uncanny.)

Zephyx said:
Well, they seem to have lost their touch with their recent games. I just meant I can understand why people would be so skeptical about this game given their last offerings. I'm not crucifying them as I don't see the point, but in a way, they have to prove with this game that they can redeem themselves.
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They need to make no more "FFA Vita"'s happen. That's the only thing that really pisses me off about their input.
 
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Sandfox said:
This is probably going to end up being Halo 2 with Halo 4 multiplayer.
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If this were to happen, H2A would have to be for Xbox 360, I don't see that happening. It's an all or nothing deal on 343/Microsoft's end. It would make much more sense to launch it on XB1.

Set up the new Halo game on the new console, get a beta for H5 next spring and go from there. This year is a big transition year to get everyone on the new consoles.
 
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msdstc

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Silky said:
2 is YMMV sure, but 1 and 3 are arguably the stronger titles. (I enjoyed R2's co-op.)
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Not really arguably, 2 and 3 are leagues better. I personally thought 3 was OK, but the MP was weak compared to the other options, and the whole game was just stuck in the past. R1 at the time though was amazing and still a top game for last generation for me.

And really I'm not trying to diminish the cool announcements, because there is some nice stuff in there, but the majority of the stuff is either stuff we already knew or could've assumed. Halo got delayed, although the stop gap, I guess is good? The forza thing is GREAT cannot believe they're getting it out that early, really looking forward to that. QB and SO are not a surprise to me though, and as exciting as it is, are nothing big yet, and expected. The crackdown 3 will be exciting for the fanbase, but it's a long way off and to be expected, and the fable game was already announced last year.
 
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Amir0x said:
no i mean is it Gopher's guess,or does he actually have information that tells him this? Why is Microsoft choosing some leaks on GAF then to reveal this information, why do they think this is necessary? What are they seeing? If it is them, in what ways are they being selective about what they're leaking? What parts of the picture are we missing?

Some weird shit going on right now. Feels like manipulation.
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I have to say...something is starting to smell a little off. It is all so...serendipitous.
 
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