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Hmm, I might just do that. Thanks.
Anyone?
jakonovski
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Also Binary Domain, I wonder if they've been able to find a copy.
Who the hell knows? It wouldn't be the first time something mentioned on ILM doesn't show up.
randomlyrossy
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Yeah they've been super busy this week with stuff (who knows what exactly, I'm sure we'll find out) and Ryan's not there so I guess some stuff just fell through. They weren't intending to do TNT this week but we got that, so I guess maybe they were trying to make up for it there.
QFT digital has to be 60-70% of the cheapest retail sale for me to even consider giving away the right of reselling my game.
shadyspace
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Jeff said on Formspring they're probably not gonna do anything on BD. He hasn't been able to find a copy in stores.
Riposte
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no bueno
Which is crap. A quick check of the two Best Buys closest to Petaluma both have them available for in-store pickup today, same with the two closest Targets. Jeff always seems to get ridiculously butt hurt when a publisher promises a review copy and one doesn't arrive, even thought it happens constantly.
Couldn't they just order a copy online?
Maybe they're not that interested in the game. Like if they see a copy in a store they'll try it out but they're not going to go out of their way to buy a copy.
XiaNaphryz
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Prepping for GDC next week?
I think the line 'i just want to talk about the games next week' says everything we need to know, sadly.
binary domain will be like dragon age. won't even get a fair shake
Both Dragon Age games got mutiple quick looks of DLC/expansions, so I don't see how that isn't a fair shake.
None of them played it before the site GOTY except for Dave and he wasn't involved in that.
Not to sound bitter because I don't really care about the thing, but it reminds me of the uDraw quick look. Where they mentioned how it didn't sell well and then Brad said something about how he had one sitting around but never showed it off until now. You think that kind of mentality among press is partially responsible for why it didn't sell well?
The press write their own self-fulfilling prophecies all the time, no doubt.
Felix Lighter
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I'm not sure what you're talking about. They actually did 2 separate DA quick looks, a console QL and a PC QL and more for the DLC and expansion pack. I'm almost positive Vinny played it right around launch. There are certain games they neglect for one reason or another but Dragon Age was not one of those games.
Hot Coldman
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There's 5 dudes, GDC takes priority, etc etc. They should look at it at some point but yeah.
Huh? What games were coming out? They handled out tasks well enough for reviews and quick looks. Also they were at the Xbox Showcase I'd assume
Amount of games coming out = amount of content on GB
Also, I hope they seperate out hte weekly podcast from the GDC ones if they are planning on rounding guests.
Yeah, Vinny definitely played both DA games when they came out, and there was plenty of discussion of them. There were also multiple QLs, including two for DA:O and another for DA: Awakening.
They did a console and a pc quick look. Vinny did the console quick look but didn't go back. He went back and played it on pc, but this was after the GOTY discussions.
I don't know why you're talking about Dragon Age Origins. GB got the game weeks before it came out, Dave had plenty of time to review it, and Vinny played it a lot before goty that year he just finished it after. They did 3 Quick Looks of it including an expansion.
Dragon Age 2 is a different story entirely and even then they did multiple Quick Looks and Vinny played through it entirely which he talked about on the podcast a lot.
Dragon Age 2 is a different story entirely and even then they did multiple Quick Looks and Vinny played through it entirely which he talked about on the podcast a lot.
There's multiple places you can find Jeff saying one of the things they wanted GB to be about was covering stuff that personally interested them. So yeah, it's no surprise they don't get to everything.
There's some stuff that they're gonna miss, whether intentionally or "welp they didn't send a review copy and none of us are really interested to go spend personal money driving around to get a copy."
e: this is also why their sports game coverage is pretty much Madden games since they sell so much in the US.
There's some stuff that they're gonna miss, whether intentionally or "welp they didn't send a review copy and none of us are really interested to go spend personal money driving around to get a copy."
e: this is also why their sports game coverage is pretty much Madden games since they sell so much in the US.
TemplaerDude
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And there are some things that are just shitty products not worth covering in the middle of, you know, release season.
I Love Mondays said there'd be content of Binary Domain, Nexuiz and Max Payne. There was no content of any of them. They could have also done a QL or something for Vessel, a really really good Steam indie, or a QL of Microsoft Flight which just launched and is appropriate considering Vinny's recent indulgences.
And they didn't cover Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2 GODDAMMIT FUCK THEM I'M SO MAD.
Oh, I rarely take ILM for anything its worth now. Which sucks but they are inconsistent about what they say and what happens in the week.
while I would have thought that maybe you'd see some DS2 coverage because it was a SMT game... no way in hell would I expect anything NISA does to be covered
Typographenia
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Watching the TNT today... Vinny's changed ever since he got that flight stick. He seems crazier than usual.
DyslexicAlucard
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Unfortunately, I kind of agree. I know that it's a pretty small team, but even then I constantly wonder how they can have such an anemic output sometimes. With 5 guys creating content, IMO there should be a major video each day (QL, Video Review, LOLS, Random PC Game etc.) with the possible exception for the Bombcast recording on Monday--and even then, one a day is being very generous.... Also, at least 3-4 new stories a day by Patrick. And no, posting a trailer with a quick blurb doesn't count. Sometimes, yes, Patrick does longer pieces, but they are almost always opinion pieces or e-mail threads, which don't require thaaat much overhead.
I'm completely open to being shown why I'm such an idiot for thinking that--I'd actually really love any insight into the WM content process!--but how can 5 guys put out so little content? I'm a gold sub, because when they do put out content, it's amazing. But I don't see how, short of rendering time, making things like QLs take all that much time. I know that stuff like Random PC Game and LOLS are rare because Vinny and Dave are so overworked, though. But "no games came out!" is a goddamned terrible excuse. There's always more content you could create. Do a QL Throwback, call for more interviews, do a new mailbag etc. etc. etc.. And there's a new game on Steam pretty much every week, and it's almost always something interesting. If not a whole new game, some DLC will have come out in that week too. There's never "nothing to cover" in this industry.
funkystudent
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Pretty sure the big bottle neck in the whiskey office is video producers and recording equipment.
Didnt they say they only have enough room/equipment to record 2 videos at the same time.
so 2 videos at a time with tested, screened, GB and comic vine.
Then I am sure there is a bottle neck when it comes to compressing/posting new videos like they only have one main video editing pc or something dumb.
Then again I am sure straight up laziness or disinterest plays a part. Last summer was a good example. The site was DEAD for most of the summer and the happy hour was limping along. They where apparently working on new TANG but that fell through I guess.
I do hope they are planning a new Endurance run or similar video series for this summer.
Also Tested has been pretty dead the last 2 weeks because will was out sick. sucks Norm didnt come up with some decent ideas within that time to fill the void.
Would be interesting to get more info on the Whiskey working process from a editors POV (so Will, Norm, Jeff, etc..) and a video producers POV.
Didnt they say they only have enough room/equipment to record 2 videos at the same time.
so 2 videos at a time with tested, screened, GB and comic vine.
Then I am sure there is a bottle neck when it comes to compressing/posting new videos like they only have one main video editing pc or something dumb.
Then again I am sure straight up laziness or disinterest plays a part. Last summer was a good example. The site was DEAD for most of the summer and the happy hour was limping along. They where apparently working on new TANG but that fell through I guess.
I do hope they are planning a new Endurance run or similar video series for this summer.
Also Tested has been pretty dead the last 2 weeks because will was out sick. sucks Norm didnt come up with some decent ideas within that time to fill the void.
Would be interesting to get more info on the Whiskey working process from a editors POV (so Will, Norm, Jeff, etc..) and a video producers POV.
I'm confused, don't they usually put about about 1-2 quick looks a day on average?
It's THQ's job to market Udraw not Giant bombs. The only reason most people had any interest in a Udraw quicklook is because it was such a financial bomb.
Yeah they typically make 1-2 videos a day I think, except for weekends, but they often release a video over the weekend.
Sending the thing to journalists is not marketing it? If not, why send them anything?
shadyspace
Banned
:lol Screened missed like two podcasts and Rorie promised a Ramblin' Rorie video (His Jar Time) to make up for it. Now he's saying his webcam is broken. Jesus.
The Oscar podcast was the worst. I don't know why Rorie continues to host.
I thought part of the review deal with publishers was that you got literally every single thing they released. I'm sure they have gotten tons of games that they haven't reviewed too.
Is he a bad host? I don't pay attention to Screened, but Rorie is certainly likable and charismatic and well-spoken...
He whines a lot, makes excuses constantly on the podcast but for the oscar one he was either drunk, high or hungover. He was just jumping off the walls with tangents, bad jokes and not knowing when he was going to far.
I couldn't get past the first 20 min.
cuevas. PhD.
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Yeah I watched the m night video with Dave and I enjoyed it. I'm not a big enough movie buff to download their podcast though.
... Sounds great? Like, crazy-Rorie is the best Rorie.
I actually like Rorie a lot but the Oscar podcast was terrible. He was acting like a child and constantly derailing it and being annoying in general. I had to stop listening halfway through. The most annoying part is he was constantly screaming, I don't mind adjusting my iPod's volume but I hate doing it every 15 seconds or so.
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