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[Vert boil]

Being at work, I can't access any of the links you guys are posting about, but last night I went to the Kinect Party page and was presented with 2 links - Trial Game and Full Game. Both listed as free. I followed the "Full Game" link and have Kinect Party queued up to download later.


Ar you saying there's another link (unlock key) that I need to also download, or am I fine with just the "full game" link I originally followed?

Yep, you'll have to grab the unlock key or you'll see the purchase now bits that Noogy did. The thing you saw last night was the unlock key, there is no trial version with this one.


And your second quote,

you are right. Download the game and unlock key before Dec 31st and you'll own a copy of the game. If you miss it you'll have to buy it (individual buying options can be seen above).

CHROME,
HAT isn't included. The stages will just unlock in Kinect Party if you own a copy of HAT. It does include a copy of HAT

 

[CHROMExSKULL]

If you only download the game, the full set of channels is not unlocked. You have to download the key file which is free only untill 31st.

I predict that a lot of people will only download the main game in this period, check later and realize that they do not have the full game even that they download it in the promotion period.

so ur saying its 2 downloads? do the full game download then the other one after? ill Q up the full game download which is 575.51mb and the other just says kinect party and is 108kb. im pretty sure thats what u need to do guys. good to know in case i download the game but dont play it till next month and find out I missed out

thanks "cani" i deleted my question

 

[Monkeylord]

If you only download the game, the full set of channels is not unlocked. You have to download the key file which is free only untill 31st.

I predict that a lot of people will only download the main game in this period, check later and realize that they do not have the full game even that they download it in the promotion period.

Sooooo... when I get home from work I have to go sniffing for an extra file to download. Jeez.

And I assume that by "full set of channels" what it really means is "full set of Kinect Party channels", as half of the channels come from Happy Action Theatre.


Sorry, but I'm just trying to get idiot-proof levels of clear on this as I know I'll have to explain it to friends and family later too.

 

[SAB CA]

Official Site Link: Phantom Breaker Battlegrounds EN Site!

New Vid: Opening Movie (Warning: This video is abnormally LOUD)

Wow, there's a lot of info from that page. Of special note, all Main and Sub Character have Youtube Demonsration of their special moves. This obviously shows lots of gameplay, lets you hear the voices, etc.

Here's 2 direct Links:

-- Waka Kumon's Move Video
-- M's Move Video

There's a total of 6 of those videos, with English and Japanese versions available (Game has JP voicework, but the english vids have english text.)

You can learn a lot by looking around the site. Some things of note:

• Confirms 800msp.
• The game has 4 main playable story characters, and 2 additional sub characters that can be played exclusively in the CO OP or Battleground Modes.
• The control scheme and Layout are listed there.
• Backstory of game
• Character profiles and special move list
• Rots of Engrish!

Considering this is a game we've only seen 1 trailer before in the past, this is a large infodump.

 

[Noogy]

If you only download the game, the full set of channels is not unlocked. You have to download the key file which is free only untill 31st.

I predict that a lot of people will only download the main game in this period, check later and realize that they do not have the full game even that they download it in the promotion period.

I think they will poke around as I did. Even though I downloaded the 'full free game', I couldn't actually play anything for more than a few seconds, since I was presented with a "buy the full version!" prompt. Unfortunately there seemed to be no way to download the free unlock key through my 360 (or even to buy the game with money, which I would have gladly done).

Oh well, first day of launch, hope these details are tidied up asap. Now that I've got it unlocked, some of the new games are rad.

 

[CHROMExSKULL]

Sooooo... when I get home from work I have to go sniffing for an extra file to download. Jeez.

And I assume that by "full set of channels" what it really means is "full set of Kinect Party channels", as half of the channels come from Happy Action Theatre.


Sorry, but I'm just trying to get idiot-proof levels of clear on this as I know I'll have to explain it to friends and family later too.

I just put all 3 of the available downloads including the Star Gazer(it says its a channel, not sure if this is something extra or if its already included in the full game?) in my download Q just to be safe. Im sure ill check the game out soon but there is always a chance i wont get to it till next month or something.

 

[Chiaroscuro]

My point is that there are a lot o people that may only "buy" the full game and not the key using xbox.com and only check the game in 360 after the holidays (out of town, busy, etc). They may discover that they do not own the game a little bit too late. Poor communication is ro blame.

Buy the way there is a second key free on the marketplace, what is that?

 

[Jesus Carbomb]

Deals updating atm, double check prices before buying. I'll update throughout the day.

DOTW

Serious Sam: The First Encounter - 600msp (was 1200)
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter - 600msp (was 1200)
Serious Sam 3: BFE - 600msp (was 1200)
--Jewel of the Nile - 600msp (was 1200)

-----

Countdown to 2013

18th - 31st December

A World of Keflings - 400msp (was 800)
--It Came From Outer Space - 160msp (was 320)
--Sugar, Spice and Not So Nice - 160msp (was 320)
Fire Pro Wrestling - 400msp (was 800)
Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition - 400msp (was 800)
Jet Set Radio - 400msp (was 800)
Joe Danger 2: The Movie - 400msp (was 1200)
Kinect Party - free
--The Star Gazer - free
Peggle - 400msp (was 800)
--Peggle Nights - 200msp (was 400)
Plants vs. Zombies - 600msp (was 1200)
Realms of Ancient War - 400msp (was 1200)
Simpsons Arcade Game - 600msp (was 800)
Sonic 4: Episode II - 600msp (was 1200)
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 - 160msp (was 400)
Super Meat Boy - 600msp (was 1200)
Wreckateer - 200msp (was 800)
Zuma's Revenge! - 400msp (was 800)


Bully - 800msp/10$ (was 1200/15$) US price, check your region

Rock Band 3 - 800msp/10$ (was 1600/20$) US price, check your region

Some tat as well

-----
Sales & Specials+ App

Catan - 400msp (was 800)
--General Expansion Pack 1 - 80msp (was 200)
--Mayfair Skin Pack - 80msp (was 150)

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♫ On the fourteenth day before 2013 our Masters offer us,
♫ some Lego games and some CoD stuff too.

18th Dec, Daily Deal

CoD:MW3 - 2400msp/30$ (was 4800/60$) US price, check your region
--Collection 1 - 600msp (was 1200)
--Collection 2 - 600msp (was 1200)
--Collection 3: Chaos Pack - 600msp (was 1200)
--Collection 4: Final Assault - 600msp (was 1200)

(The lego games might be pulled due to them being listed a day early)

Lego Batman - 800msp/10$ (was 1600/20$) US price, check your region

Lego Harry Potter - 800msp/10$ (was 1600/20$) US price, check your region

Lego Indiana Jones - 800msp/10$ (was 1600/20$) US price, check your region

Lego Indiana Jones 2 - 800msp/10$ (was 1600/20$) US price, check your region

Lego Pirates of the Caribbean - 800msp/10$ (was 1600/20$) US price, check your region

Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga - 1600msp/10$ (was 2400/30$) US price, check your region

Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars - 800msp/10$ (was 1600/20$) US price, check your region

♫ To make up for that crappy choice a magical fairy brings to us,
♫ A reminder of a game coming in 2013.
♫
♫ Brother: A Tale of Two Sons is a game from Starbreeze,
♫ Those guys that brought us The Darkness and Riddick.
♫ In this fairy tale you control two brothers,
♫ Both at the same time.
♫ Go on an adventure to help your sick father,
♫ That is penned by Josef Fares (interview here) and due Spring 2013.

Trailer

Nice post. Thanks

Bought Frogger, Jet Set, and Joe Danger. Wasn't planning on picking up Joe Danger but at 400 I couldn't resist.

 

[wetflame]

I might grab Bully as the retail price is ridiculous and my BC PS3 gave up the ghost recently. Is it £7.99 in the UK? The Xbox site keeps giving me the US price.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

I might grab Bully as the retail price is ridiculous and my BC PS3 gave up the ghost recently. Is it £7.99 in the UK? The Xbox site keeps giving me the US price.

£8.99 and 1080MSP, I think.

 

[Monkeylord]

I might grab Bully as the retail price is ridiculous and my BC PS3 gave up the ghost recently. Is it £7.99 in the UK? The Xbox site keeps giving me the US price.

In the address bar change "/EN-US/" to "/EN-GB/", and then reload. You'll get the UK prices then.

Always happens with me. I'll be on the UK site but as soon as I click on "Deal of the Week" or anything that takes me to the marketplace, it switches to the US site.

Annoys the crap out of me.

 

[Balzac]

Phantom Breaker Beatemup

The team that worked on Scott Pilgrim must be pretty flattered right about now : )

 

[randomlyrossy]

£8.99 and 1080MSP, I think.

Actually £9.99 but 1080 is the right point amount. Not a bad deal, I mean 800 would be better but whatevs.

Think I'll definitely grab Fire Pro Wrestling for 400, really enjoyed the demo when it came out.

 

[Lighting Gels]

My daughter is having a blast with Kinect Party.
I'll try it later, if I can lol
Nice present, MS.

 

[Syriel]

I just put all 3 of the available downloads including the Star Gazer(it says its a channel, not sure if this is something extra or if its already included in the full game?) in my download Q just to be safe. Im sure ill check the game out soon but there is always a chance i wont get to it till next month or something.

My point is that there are a lot o people that may only "buy" the full game and not the key using xbox.com and only check the game in 360 after the holidays (out of town, busy, etc). They may discover that they do not own the game a little bit too late. Poor communication is ro blame.

Buy the way there is a second key free on the marketplace, what is that?

Star Gazer is an individual channel.

If you download the main key, you get EVERYTHING (inc Star Gazer)!

If you download the Star Gazer key (but not the main key), you get the demo games plus Star Gazer.

Basically, Kinect Party works like the Hasbro games. The "shell" is free. You pay for the individual bits.

 

[SAB CA]

The team that worked on Scott Pilgrim must be pretty flattered right about now : )

Especially with the coins flying everywhere (though that's pretty River City Randsom, really)

Also take note of:

• CLUB SEGA in the background
• A 4DS sign?
• Bullet Soul Poster
• Guardian Heroes Line shifting
• Teching out of hitstun
• Easy Special Moves (Phantom Breaker style, actually!)
• All the top button commands can be done with button binds, so it really plays like a 4 button olschool arcade game.

It's got a solid list of inspirations behind it, and it all seems to be coming together legitimately well. Gameplay, presentation, and sound wise, it's hitting all the proper buttons for me, so I'm actually pretty impressed. (It looks much more well-rounded than the base game it's an offshoot of, really... which is kinda odd!)

 

[jgkspsx]

So is Frogger worth it at $5? The demo was ugly as sin.

 

[Syriel]

Yep, you'll have to grab the unlock key or you'll see the purchase now bits that Noogy did. The thing you saw last night was the unlock key, there is no trial version with this one.


And your second quote,

you are right. Download the game and unlock key before Dec 31st and you'll own a copy of the game. If you miss it you'll have to buy it (individual buying options can be seen above).

CHROME,
HAT isn't included. The stages will just unlock in Kinect Party if you own a copy of HAT.

This is incorrect.

The free version of Kinect Party includes all of the KP games as well as all of the DFHAT games.

Even if you don't own DFHAT, you will still unlock all of the stuff in KP. The free version of KP makes DFHAT completely pointless (save for the achievements).

 

[Vert boil]

This is incorrect.

The free version of Kinect Party includes all of the KP games as well as all of the DFHAT games.

Even if you don't own DFHAT, you will still unlock all of the stuff in KP. The free version of KP makes DFHAT completely pointless (save for the achievements).

You are right about that, apologies if anyone was misinformed.

 

[BADNED]

Trials Evolution Riders Of Doom DLC will be out today. Points are ready, can't wait.

Some say the Mayans predicted that the world would end in December, 2012. What they did not predict was the coming of the four motorcyclists of the apocalypse – the RIDERS OF DOOM! Packed with content and new ways to play, Riders of Doom blows open the doors of the Trials with more content than ever seen before! Click Read More to get the details and check out the trailer to this Trials Evolution DLC!

Coming to the Xbox LIVE Marketplace Wednesday, December 19th for only 400 MSP!
40 More Tracks and Tournaments!

RedLynx’s team of crack level designers has been hard at work, crafting 20 new Trials tracks, 10 all-new Skill Games, 5 more Supercross tracks for your multiplayer madness, and 5 brand-new Tournaments to challenge even the most enduring riders.

Enter the Banshee

For the first time since the launch of Trials Evolution, a new motorcycle appears in the garage. The Banshee combines the speed of the Scorpion with the handling of the Phoenix, forging the perfect blend of speed and agility.

SKILL GAME Spectacular!

Adding to the original Trials’ 10 Skill Games, Riders of Doom brings 10 more fearsome tests that will challenge you to do everything from riding a hoverbike to climbing an endless series of randomly generated extreme obstacles in some of the wildest, most ambitious, and most challenging Skill Games in the history of Trials!

Explore the land of “BIG SANDS”!

This new DLC unveils a vast new desert for riders and track builders to explore – sixteen square kilometers of rocky wilderness – plus hundreds of new editor objects, the perfect sandbox for new user track creation

http://playxbla.com/trials-evolution-dlc-riders-of-doom-coming-tomorrow-to-the-xbox-live-arcade/

 

[Vert boil]

Released today,

WWE Wrestlefest should be available today but it hasn't popped up yet. That probably isn't a good sign.


Also,

Full House Poker
--Texas Heat Winter 2012 - free

Guardians of Middle earth
--Great Goblin Pack - 160msp
--Thorin Oakenshield -160msp

Trials Evolution
--Riders of Doom - 400msp

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♫ On the thirteenth day before 2013 our Masters offer us (again),
♫ some lego games on demand.

19th Dec, Daily Deal

Lego Batman - 800msp/10$ (was 1600/20$) US price, check your region

Lego Harry Potter - 800msp/10$ (was 1600/20$) US price, check your region

Lego Indiana Jones - 800msp/10$ (was 1600/20$) US price, check your region

Lego Indiana Jones 2 - 800msp/10$ (was 1600/20$) US price, check your region

Lego Pirates of the Caribbean - 800msp/10$ (was 1600/20$) US price, check your region

Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga - 1200msp/15$ (was 2400/30$) US price, check your region

Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars - 800msp/10$ (was 1600/20$) US price, check your region

Rayman Origins - 800msp/10$ (was 1600/20$) US price, check your region


♫ To make up for that blocky choice a magical fairy brings to us,
♫ A reminder of a game coming in 2013.
♫
♫ State of Decay is a game from Undead Labs.
♫ And it is a more arcadey version,
♫ of the zombie game Day Z.
♫ In a living open world you must survive,
♫ and fight off those pesky Zombie hordes.
♫ Fortify a safe house and have survivors maintain it,
♫ Because time ticks by when you don't play.
♫ Something something no firm timeframe.

Trailer || Alpha garden building || Alpha gameplay || Beta Tactics

 

[Monkeylord]

19th Dec, Daily Deal

Lego Batman - 800msp/10$ (was 1600/20$) US price, check your region

Lego Harry Potter - 800msp/10$ (was 1600/20$) US price, check your region

Lego Indiana Jones - 800msp/10$ (was 1600/20$) US price, check your region

Lego Indiana Jones 2 - 800msp/10$ (was 1600/20$) US price, check your region

Lego Pirates of the Caribbean - 800msp/10$ (was 1600/20$) US price, check your region

Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga - 1200msp/15$ (was 2400/30$) US price, check your region

Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars - 800msp/10$ (was 1600/20$) US price, check your region

All of these were £8.99 on the UK store yesterday. They're usually around £14.99-£19.99.

Can anyone confirm if they've gone down further as I find it hard top believe the Lego Games are up at £8.99 as a standard price. When othe GoD stuff was on sale recently (GTAIV, for example), they were listed at £8.99 for their sale price, so I'm inclined to think that we somehow got them reduced a day early.

Also, there is no links at all to indicate any kind of sale on the UK marketplace/xbox.com at all... wtf, MS!?!!

 

[Vert boil]

All of these were £8.99 on the UK store yesterday. They're usually around £14.99-£19.99.

Can anyone cinfirm if they've gone down further as I find it hard top believe the Lego Games are up at £8.99 as a standard price.

Also, if £8.99 is the sale price it makes me wonder why we got them cheaper a day in advance.


Also also, there is no links at all to indicate any kind of sale on the UK marketplace/xbox.com at all... wtf, MS!?!!

For some reason MS have been reducing the daily deals a day early (Rayman is part of tomorrows deal. 8.99 squids is the sale price.
There's a panel on the frontpage of the UK dash but yeah, they are pretty shitty about advertising stuff outside of NA.

 

[CHROMExSKULL]

This is incorrect.

The free version of Kinect Party includes all of the KP games as well as all of the DFHAT games.

Even if you don't own DFHAT, you will still unlock all of the stuff in KP. The free version of KP makes DFHAT completely pointless (save for the achievements).

HAT is free with the download? that is great news! thanks, hopefully i can check the game out today

 

[Vert boil]

♫ On the twelfth day before 2013 our Masters offer us,
♫ Fez and some other things.

20th Dec, Daily Deal

Fez - 400msp (was 800)
HELL YEAH! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit - 600msp (was 1200)
Mark of the Ninja - 600msp (was 1200)
Rayman 3 HD - 400msp (was 800)
Sonic Adventure 2 - 400msp (was 800)
Trine 2 - 400msp (was 1200)

Rayman Origins - 800msp/10$ (was 1600/20$) US price, check your region

-----

L.A. Noire - 1600msp/20$ (was 2400/30$) US price, check your region

Max Payne 3 - 3200msp/40$ (was 4800/60$) US price, check your region

Midnight Club: LA - 800msp/10$ (was 1200/15$) US price, check your region

Red Dead Redemption - 1600msp/20$ (was 2400/30$) US price, check your region


♫ To make up for buy Fez buy Fez buy Fez buy Fez,
♫ A reminder of a game coming in 2013 (buy Fez).
♫
♫ Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine is a game from Pocketwatch Games,
♫ That won the IGF grand prize in 2010.
♫ Monaco is a heist game where you choose one of eight,
♫ classes to Get in, Get out and Get rich.
♫ Evade the guards and security to reach the goal,
♫ Then escape to your getaway vehicle.
♫ Join your friends in a four player co-op heist,
♫ To change the game into more of a party mode.
♫ Monaco is due around March 2013.

Casino heist gameplay || XBLA announcement trailer || Let's play || Gamespot preview (secret code)

 

[Neuromancer]

Awesome! Thanks for the links, that makes it easy. Bought Hell Yeah and Mark the Ninja.

(Sorry Phil Fish.)

 

[JDdelphin]

Released today,

WWE Wrestlefest should be available today but it hasn't popped up yet. That probably isn't a good sign.

Everything shown about that game hasn't been a good sign, sadly...

 

[Zia]

Hey. You people. Buy Fez.

 

[V_Ben]

Nice, picked up Mark of the Ninja. Already have it on PC, but playing it on a proper TV and not a laptop sounds like a good idea

Edit: I bought Fez day 1, so bwah.

 

[Vert boil]

Everything shown about that game hasn't been a good sign, sadly...

Yep, if it doesn't show up tomorrow it might have been a temporary victim of THQ filing for bankruptcy.


A few new games popped up today,

GodMode,

Trailer

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2012/12/19/god-mode-announced-for-xbla-psn-and-pc

Saber Interactive (makers of Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Inversion, and TimeShift, among others) and subsidiary Old School Games have announced God Mode, a tongue-in-cheek fast-action third-person shooter due out in early 2013 for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, and PC.

Playing as the descendant of an ancient-God-turned-mere-mortal by Hades, you and up to three co-op mode friends (online or offline) must blast your way through the Maze of Hades and its denizens in order to avoid eternal damnation. All the while, you'll be egged on by a goofy narrator, similar to a wackier version of the "Double Kill" announcer from Halo.

"It doesn't take itself too seriously," Saber Interactive and Old School Games head Matthew Karch told IGN. "It is lighthearted fun and focuses on arcade style action over a deep story. I think this makes sense for downloadable games, where players are looking for some quick, thoughtless action."

Character customization, environmental destruction, weapon upgrades and more are the key tenets of the game, which appears to be almost a cross between Serious Sam and Gears of War's Horde mode.

"The first thing we do is tell you how you died," Karch said. "We have come up with some pretty fun ideas for that and they definitely add some lightheartedness to the game."

Old School Games, Karch clarified to IGN, is "a studio that Saber started that focuses on high quality, low-cost downloadable titles. The studio uses Saber's technology and development platform to create games that look like retail products, but we have kept it as a separate and isolated studio to allow the team to focus exclusively on these types of games."

WRC Powerslide,

http://www.wrcpowerslide.com/

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/...werslide-Announced-By-Milestone-For-XBLA.html

Milestone has today announced WRC Powerslide, the latest title in the officially licensed FIA World Rally Championship series. It'll be coming to the Xbox Live Arcade as the studio's first game developed for digital distribution, with three modes of play, cars from several rally classes and 8 different rallies.

WRC Powerslide throws in a twist to the usual WRC fare, with an isometric top-down viewpoint and power ups dotted around the course to speed up your car or slow down your opponents. Featuring Quick Race, WRC Tournaments and Multiplayer Quick Race, WRC Powerslide aims to provide something where "the action will be frenetic as never before".

You'll be able to race against opponents on the rally Special Stage, as well as being able to choose cars from WRC Class, Class 2 and Class 3 categories. Check out the first screenshots for WRC Powerslide below, all 25 of which can be viewed in the gallery.

WRC Powerslide is out on XBLA in early 2013.

 

[Neuromancer]

Hmmm interesting on both counts. I don't mind an arcadey WRC game but I can't say I care for that camera angle.

 

[Last Baron]

I highly recommend Mark of the Ninja if you don't have a decent PC to play it on.

 

[Socreges]

Hey. You people. Buy Fez.

The way people champion Fez is really weird.

 

[toythatkills]

The way people champion Fez is really weird.

No it's not, it's a great game, there's nothing weird about people wanting other people to try it at all.

 

[Socreges]

No it's not, it's a great game, there's nothing weird about people wanting other people to try it at all.

Yes, it's weird. Mark of the Ninja is an excellent game, but it doesn't have the same fandom surrounding it. I think it's the cutesiness charm of Fez that gets people worked up. And maybe the fact that it has detractors makes fans mobilize.

 

[show me your skeleton]

so rayman origins was £19.99/$32 here in the uk on sale, ha.

 

[daevv]

The link to Wrestlefest still shows March 3, 2012 as the release date.
I was hoping this would come out, also hoping it wouldn't suck.

 

[wetflame]

Yes, it's weird. Mark of the Ninja is an excellent game, but it doesn't have the same fandom surrounding it. I think it's the cutesiness charm of Fez that gets people worked up. And maybe the fact that it has detractors makes fans mobilize.

It sounds like you think people not championing Mark of the Ninja is weird, not that people championing Fez is weird. That's like saying it's weird for people to like chocolate because no one talks about how good fruit cake is.

 

[Kafel]

State of Decay is class3/4 ?

 

[Socreges]

It sounds like you think people not championing Mark of the Ninja is weird, not that people championing Fez is weird. That's like saying it's weird for people to like chocolate because no one talks about how good fruit cake is.

Nope. I said "the way" people champion Fez. Has sort of a desperate quality.

 

[Slygmous]

Yes, it's weird. Mark of the Ninja is an excellent game, but it doesn't have the same fandom surrounding it. I think it's the cutesiness charm of Fez that gets people worked up. And maybe the fact that it has detractors makes fans mobilize.

Mark of the Ninja and Fez are very different kinds of platformers though, and I wouldn't say the artstyle has anything to do with people championing either of them. I have yet to play Ninja past the demo though.

Despite the negativity behind the creator, Fez is a unique game with interesting mechanics and it requires some thinking outside the box, this is why people fuss over it.

 

[bigtroyjon]

Yes, it's weird. Mark of the Ninja is an excellent game, but it doesn't have the same fandom surrounding it. I think it's the cutesiness charm of Fez that gets people worked up. And maybe the fact that it has detractors makes fans mobilize.

There are plenty of people that push mark of the ninja around here, go take a look at the thread about these sales.

 

[wetflame]

Nope. I said "the way" people champion Fez. Has sort of a desperate quality.

Ah, I took it in a "the fact that this happens is weird" sort of way. Misread. I guess it's better to talk lots than not at all though, even if people do see it as desperate.

 

[Kusagari]

Fez was also endlessly hyped, which probably adds to its fan base. Mark of Ninja came out of nowhere for most people.

 

[Socreges]

There are plenty of people that push mark of the ninja around here, go take a look at the thread about these sales.

I'm not saying otherwise. Just has a different nature. I do think it's just what happens with fanbases when there's an opposition, like with Fez. They become a bit more fervent. Anyway this is getting silly.

Fez was also endlessly hyped, which probably adds to its fan base. Mark of Ninja came out of nowhere for most people.

This also makes sense.

 

[jgkspsx]

Fez is very different to anything else that has come out for a while, in a way that makes people mad for it. A whole layer of secrets on top of secrets makes that happen a lot.

Mark of the Ninja is ALSO very different to anything else.

I think they're both essential, even if Phil Fish is a dick. EDIT: and it sounds like Fez's programmer who did the actual work was badly abused. Hopefully he parlays it into a massively successful career, though.

 

[op_ivy]

that wrc game looks slick!

 

[spanks]

State of Decay is class3/4 ?

Yes it's Class3, the MMO version will be Class4.

 

[Vert boil]

♫ On the eleventh day before 2013 our Masters offer us,
♫ Some Rockstar games on demand.

21st Dec, Daily Deal

L.A. Noire - 1600msp/20$ (was 2400/30$) US price, check your region

Max Payne 3 - 3200msp/40$ (was 4800/60$) US price, check your region

Midnight Club: LA - 800msp/10$ (was 1200/15$) US price, check your region

Red Dead Redemption - 1600msp/20$ (was 2400/30$) US price, check your region


♫ To make up for that gritty choice a magical fairy brings to us,
♫ A reminder of a game coming in 2013.
♫
♫ Sacred Citadel is a game from Southend,
♫ The team that made ilomilo.
♫ Sacred Citadel is a side-scrolling brawler with RPG elements,
♫ And it is a prelude for Sacred 3.
♫ There are four classes to choose from,
♫ In single player or in three player co-op.
♫ Something something due in 2013.

Reveal trailer || Safiri warrior trailer || Khukuri shaman trailer

 

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Didn't know there were Character Trailers for Sacred Citadel. Thanks for posting them!

I'm glad that it, and Phantom B. Battlegrounds already offer some Beat-em-up / hack-and-slash options for the new year... It's rare to be able to expect anything new in those genre's (especially if you don't count Koei's "Warriors" games in the same genre) in the first place, so 2 promising ones coming soon-ish is great!