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Gamespot's Site MashupWarframe Dev Set to Be Acquired by MMO Company Perfect World and a Chicken Meat SupplierMicrosoft Store Lists Kinect for Windows v2 for $200, July 15 Release DateClassic Arcade Game Q*bert Reboot Headed to SteamEA Announces Battlefield 4's Dragon's Teeth DLC Release Date, Then Pulls TweetProject Cars Signs Worldwide Distribution Deal With Bandai NamcoWatch Dogs Opens Strong in Japan, Sells More Than 94,000 CopiesOculus Rift Sales Suspended in China Due to "Extreme Reseller Purchases"Mighty No. 9 Launches Another Crowdfunding Campaign, Announces Animated SeriesMinecraft: Pocket Edition Gets Biggest Update Yet July 10Valve Will Explain Dota 2 to Newcomers in a Dedicated Broadcast of Its $10 Million ChampionshipCole Train Actor Says He'll Reprise His Role in Next Gears of WarBlizzard Still Debating Post-Launch Support for Diablo 3 Ultimate Evil EditionUbisoft Says Players More Open to DLC Now -- Are You?A Huge Proportion of PS4 Owners Never Played The Last of Us, Sony SaysWatch Halo: The Master Chief Collection Developer Panel

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You bet. en-us Sun, 06 Jul 2014 22:43:36 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/warframe-dev-set-to-be-acquired-by-mmo-company-per/1100-6420936/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2587325-8166997411-23770.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2587325" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2587325-8166997411-23770.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2587325"><img src="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1535/15354745/2587325-8166997411-23770.jpg"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style="">Warframe developer Digital Extremes is set to be acquired by massively multiplayer online games company Perfect World and Sumpo, a chicken meat products supplier.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">According to a <a href="http://www.sumpofood.com/UploadFile/201463016302032745.pdf" rel="nofollow">document from Sumpo</a>, the companies entered a "non-binding term sheet" on June 30, 2014, and are now "conducting due diligence investigations over the affairs of Digital Extremes." Basically, Sumpo and Perfect World are finalizing the deal and Digital Extremes agreed not to solicit other offers in the meantime.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Some Warframe players are already objecting to the acquisition, fearing that Perfect World's involvement will have a negative impact on how the game is monetized. Users on the <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Warframe/comments/29tewj/sending_a_signal_to_both_de_and_pwe_dont_play_on/" rel="nofollow">/r/Warframe subreddit</a> are trying to organize a temporary boycott of the game, and at the time of writing<a href="https://www.change.org/petitions/save-warframe" rel="nofollow"> a Change.org petition</a> had already gathered 4,700 signatures urging Digital Extremes not to sell to Perfect World.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"You may have read something about the business development side of Digital Extremes and it may have you concerned," Digital Extremes Video Game Director<a href="https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/256374-re-warframe-shares-late-response-is-late/" rel="nofollow"> Steve Sinclair said on the game's forums</a>. "For legal reasons, we can't disclose specifics but if you know the history of Warframe you'd know that we are intent on having Warframe's design remain in the hands of Digital Extremes. Yes, opportunities will arise for us but the game itself is and will remain a labor of love."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Currently free-to-play on PC and PlayStation 4, Warframe is set to launch on Xbox One later this year.</p><p style="">For more on Warframe, check out <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/warframe/">GameSpot's previous coverage</a>.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sun, 06 Jul 2014 15:48:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/warframe-dev-set-to-be-acquired-by-mmo-company-per/1100-6420936/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-store-lists-kinect-for-windows-v2-for-20/1100-6420935/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2587319-5513328760-en-IN.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2587319" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2587319-5513328760-en-IN.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2587319"><img src="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1535/15354745/2587319-5513328760-en-IN.jpg"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style=""><a href="http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/Kinect-for-Windows-v2-Sensor/productID.298810500" rel="nofollow">The Microsoft Store</a> is accepting pre-orders of Kinect for Windows v2 sensors for $200, and is listing a July 15 release date.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">That's the same day as Microsoft's upcoming <a href="http://www.microsoftvirtualacademy.com/liveevents/programming-the-kinect-for-windows-jump-start" rel="nofollow">virtual training event</a>, which aims to show developers how Kinect v2 enables speech, gesture, and human understanding in applications and experiences.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Microsoft has previously said the device will launch before summer 2014.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"The Kinect for Windows v2 sensor gives developers more of the precision, responsiveness, and intuitive capabilities they need to develop interactive voice and gesture-based applications for the Windows desktop and Windows Store," reads the product's overview on the site.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">The Xbox One without Kinect unit which <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/399-xbox-one-without-kinect-launching-in-june/1100-6419601/">Microsoft announced in May</a> costs $399, $100 less than the $499 standard Xbox One with Kinect. It's interesting to note that Kinect for Windows' price is twice as much as the difference between the two, but it's also not aimed at the average consumer.</p><p style="">The Kinect for Windows v2 sensor doesn't ship with any software, and is intended for use with the separately licensed Kinect for Windows SDK 2.0, which developers can use to build applications.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style=""> </p> Sun, 06 Jul 2014 14:56:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-store-lists-kinect-for-windows-v2-for-20/1100-6420935/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/classic-arcade-game-q-bert-reboot-headed-to-steam/1100-6420934/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2587279-qq.png" data-ref-id="1300-2587279" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2587279-qq.png" data-ref-id="1300-2587279"><img src="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1535/15354745/2587279-qq.png"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style="">A piece of video game history is going to be easier to revisit when Q*bert, the classic arcade game, will release on Steam July 8.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">The PC version of the game will include Q*bert Classic and Q*bert Rebooted. Q*bert Classic will look like the original, pixelated game, only optimized for mouse and gamepad controls, while Q*bert Rebooted will use 3D graphics and feature new levels, enemies, and playable characters.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">First published in 1982 by Gottlieb, an arcade game and pinball company, Q*bert is an isometric puzzle platformer in which you're asked to change every cube in a pyramid to the same color by jumping on them with the titular character.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"With renewed interest in Q*bert, in part due to the cameo in the recent Wreck It Ralph animated feature film, we are delighted to re-introduce the game and characters to current fans as well as a new generation of gamers who are experiencing Q*bert for the first time," Vice President, Consumer Products, Worldwide Marketing &amp; Distribution at Sony Pictures Entertainment Mark Caplan said in a statement.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">The game is being co-developed by Gonzo Games and Sideline Amusements, a subsidiary of social and mobile game developer Galaxy Pest Control, in collaboration with Sony Pictures Entertainment, which owns the rights for Q*bert.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Q*bert will cost $5 on PC, with tablet and mobile versions to follow.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sun, 06 Jul 2014 13:02:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/classic-arcade-game-q-bert-reboot-headed-to-steam/1100-6420934/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-announces-battlefield-4-s-dragon-s-teeth-dlc-re/1100-6420933/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2587271-bf4.png" data-ref-id="1300-2587271" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2587271-bf4.png" data-ref-id="1300-2587271"><img src="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1535/15354745/2587271-bf4.png"></a><figcaption> </figcaption></figure><p style=""> </p><p dir="ltr" style="">Electronic Arts may have let slip Battlefield 4's Dragon's Teeth DLC release date by mistake. The publisher's official <a href="https://twitter.com/OriginInsider" rel="nofollow">Origin Twitter account</a> promoted a 20 percent discount on Battlefield 4 Premium and said that Dragon's Teeth will release on July 15. It then quickly removed the tweet and reposted it without the specific date.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Since Premium members get Battlefield 4 DLC two weeks before regular players, if the original tweet is correct that means Dragon's Teeth will launch for everyone on July 29.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Dragon's Teeth will add four new maps set in Asian cities: Lumphini Garden, Pearl Market, Propaganda, and Sunken Dragon, and five new weapons, though at the moment we can't confirm that these are the same five weapons that were <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/report-battlefield-4-dragon-s-teeth-dlc-details-leaked/1100-6419560/">leaked back in May</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">The remotely-operated armored ground vehicle, R.A.W.R, and the ballistic shield that <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/first-image-of-battlefield-4-s-dragon-s-teeth-dlc-revealed-what-do-you-think/1100-6419624/">EA previously teased</a>, are also included in the Dragon's Teeth DLC. There will also be 10 new assignments with unlocks for each, and a new game mode, Chain Link, where you win the battle by linking capture points together.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">You can find more details about each of the maps on <a href="http://www.battlefield.com/au/battlefield-4/expansion-packs/dragons-teeth" rel="nofollow">Battlefield's official site</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">EA previously said that the Dragon's Teeth DLC is set to launch this summer. For more on Battlefield 4, check out <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/battlefield-4/">GameSpot's previous coverage</a>.</p><p style="">EA and Visceral Games are currently working on the next installment in the Battlefield series, the cops and robbers-themed <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/battlefield-hardline/">Battlefield Hardline</a>. It is set to release on <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/PS3/">PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/ps4/">PlayStation 4</a>, <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/xbox-360/">Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/xbox-one/">Xbox One</a>, and <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/pc/">PC</a> on October 21.</p><p style=""><em>(Image credit: <a href="http://mp1st.com/2014/07/03/battlefield-4-premium-now-20-origin-get-5-expansions-40/#.U7mUMfldV8H" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">MP1st</a>)</em></p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sun, 06 Jul 2014 11:47:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-announces-battlefield-4-s-dragon-s-teeth-dlc-re/1100-6420933/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/project-cars-signs-worldwide-distribution-deal-wit/1100-6420932/ <div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6419377" data-width="854" data-height="480"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6419377/" width="100%" height="100%" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p dir="ltr" style="">Bandai Namco Games Europe S.A.S. has announced it will distribute Slightly Mad Studios' racing game Project Cars globally.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Slightly Mad Studios, which previously worked on racing games like <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/need-for-speed-shift/">Need for Speed: Shift</a>, and <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/world-of-speed/">World of Speed</a>, describes Project Cars as "the most authentic, beautiful, intense, and technically-advanced racing game on the planet."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">It is due to launch this November for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Steam OS, and Wii U, but didn't have a distribution deal in place until now.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"We are tremendously happy to be collaborating with Slightly Mad Studios on this promising title, in which community expectations are fusing with racers' expertise to craft the next generation of simulation!" Bandai Namco Games Europe's VP Third Parties Alberto González Lorca said in a statement.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Project Cars, which started as a crowdfunded project on Slightly Mad Studios' World of Mass Development platform, will support the Oculus Rift as well as <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/one-of-the-first-vr-games-coming-to-ps4-s-project-morpheus-will-be-a-racer/1100-6418558/">Sony's virtual reality headset for PS4, Project Morpheus</a>.</p><p style="">For more on Project Cars, check out <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/project-cars/">GameSpot's previous coverage</a>.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sun, 06 Jul 2014 10:57:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/project-cars-signs-worldwide-distribution-deal-wit/1100-6420932/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/watch-dogs-opens-strong-in-japan-sells-more-than-9/1100-6420931/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2587198-6292336466-25598.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2587198" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2587198-6292336466-25598.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2587198"><img src="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1535/15354745/2587198-6292336466-25598.jpg"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style="">When <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/watch-dogs/">Watch Dogs</a> became <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/watch-dogs-is-most-preordered-next-gen-game-in-gamestop-s-history/1100-6419836/">the most pre-ordered game in GameStop's history</a>, it was clear it would perform well for Ubisoft in the United States, but it's also enjoying some success in Japan.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">According to the Media Create sales charts (via <a href="http://gematsu.com/2014/07/media-create-sales-62314-62914" rel="nofollow">Gematsu</a>), Watch Dogs sold 94,623 copies in Japan in its first week since launch. 63,595 of those copies were of the PlayStation 4 version, which was the second best selling game in Japan that week. The PlayStation 3 version came in at the No. 6 spot with 31,028 copies sold.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">As you can see, the rest of the chart is dominated by Japanese games:</p><p dir="ltr" style=""><strong>Software Sales</strong> (followed by lifetime sales)</p><ol><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="">[PSV] Freedom Wars (SCEJ, 06/26/14) – 188,888 (New)</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="">[PS4] Watch Dogs (Ubisoft, 06/26/14) – 63,595 (New)</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="">[PS3] Kamen Rider: Battride War II (Bandai Namco, 06/26/14) – 62,649 (New)</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="">[3DS] Taiko Drum Master: Don and Katsu's Space-Time Great Adventure (Bandai Namco, 06/26/14) – 53,095 (New)</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="">[PSV] Girls und Panzer: Master the Tankery (Bandai Namco, 06/26/14) – 31,526 (New)</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="">[PS3] Watch Dogs (Ubisoft, 06/26/14) – 31,028 (New)</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="">[3DS] Yokai Watch (Level-5, 07/11/13) – 29,590 (1,147,202)</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="">[Wii U] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo, 05/29/14) – 23,520 (492,837)</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="">[3DS] Pokemon Art Academy (Nintendo, 06/19/14) – 15,373 (46,454)</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="">[PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2014: Aoki Samurai no Chousen (Konami, 05/22/14) – 13,026 (136,893)</p></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="">Watch Dogs has also done extremely well in the United States. According to the last report from the NPD, it was the <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/top-10-game-sales-according-to-npd-may-2014-watch-dogs-on-top/1100-6420523/">best selling game in retail for the month of May 2014</a>. In early June, Ubisoft confirmed it already sold 4 million copies since it launched on May 27, making it the "<a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/watch-dogs-sells-4-million-copies-in-first-week-needs-2-million-more-to-match-assassin-s-creed-s-lifetime-tally/1100-6420059/">best-selling new IP at launch across the video game industry</a>." Ubisoft expects it will sell <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/watch-dogs-to-sell-around-6-million-units/1100-6411643/">more than 6 million units</a> throughout its lifetime.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Watch Dogs is out on Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PC. While <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/watch-dogs-has-power-to-become-longstanding-brand/1100-6419680/">there has been talk of a sequel</a>, if it ever happens it won't take nearly as long to develop, Ubisoft <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ubisoft-right-now-there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-watch-dogs-2/1100-6419175/">said in April</a>.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sun, 06 Jul 2014 08:58:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/watch-dogs-opens-strong-in-japan-sells-more-than-9/1100-6420931/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/oculus-rift-sales-suspended-in-china-due-to-extrem/1100-6420930/ <figure data-align="right" data-size="small" data-img-src="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2587140-3162988873-25239.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2587140" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2587140-3162988873-25239.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2587140"><img src="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_small/1535/15354745/2587140-3162988873-25239.jpg"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style="">Oculus VR has suspended sales of its Oculus Rift virtual reality headset developer kits in China because many customers bought them for the sole purpose of reselling them at a higher price.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">An Oculus representative explained the situation on <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/29pyl3/preorder_has_been_cancelled_in_china/" rel="nofollow">the /r/Oculus subreddit</a>, where a Chinese customer complained that his order of and Oculus Rift DK2 was canceled without reason.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"Yes, it is a bummer that we've had to suspend sales in China due to extreme reseller purchases," the Oculus representative said. "We need to make sure that we are doing what we can to make sure that resellers that are looking to flip our product for a profit are not taking stock away from legitimate developer purchases globally. Our product, in its current form, is a developer kit, meant for developers that develop VR content."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">He added that Oculus is looking into alternative ways to make sure that its development kits are getting into legitimate developer hands in China, and that if you're just an enthusiast eager to try the device, you should wait for the consumer version. He also said that Oculus doesn't have a timeline for when it will be able to solve the problem, but that it had made it a top priority.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">When asked how common the practice of buying an Oculus Rift just to resell it was in China, the Oculus representative simply said: "We were forced to suspend an entire country from purchasing. I'll let you put 2 and 2 together."</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sun, 06 Jul 2014 07:59:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/oculus-rift-sales-suspended-in-china-due-to-extrem/1100-6420930/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/mighty-no-9-launches-another-crowdfunding-campaign/1100-6420929/ <div data-embed-type="video" data-src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-6u8_G_J7I" data-width="854" data-height="480"><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2Fh-6u8_G_J7I%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dh-6u8_G_J7I&amp;image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fh-6u8_G_J7I%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=6efca6e5ad9640f180f14146a0bc1392&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="100%" height="100%" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p dir="ltr" style="">Comcept founder and former Mega Man producer Keiji Inafune has announced another crowdfunding campaign for <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/mighty-no-9/">Might No. 9</a>, the action platformer <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/mega-man-creators-mighty-no-9-coming-to-consoles/1100-6414555/">successfully Kickstrarted</a> last year with $3,845,170.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Inafune and a post to Comcept's website explains that the additional funding will be used for additional, bonus content and features, not the main game. The first and only stretch goal listed on Comcept's website is full English voice acting, which the developer will add if it raises $100,000.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"We formed this plan as a result of all of the slacker backers that contacted us after the Kickstarter campaign looking to contribute," Comcept said on <a href="http://mightyno9.com/en/140706" rel="nofollow">the game's website</a>. "But let's make this crystal clear: this <strong>new funding campaign</strong> is for <strong>bonus content</strong> in the Mighty No. 9 video game... <strong>Any new funding will NOT go towards existing content in the current state of the game, but bonus content to be implemented into the title</strong>."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">You can fund the project by pre-ordering the "Funding" tier copies of the game via PayPal on <a href="http://mightyno9.com/en/support" rel="nofollow">its website</a>. $50 will get you the final game and some "digital rewards" like a retro manual, art book, and more, and $80 will get you Steam Early Access as well. You can also just pre-order the game now for as low as $23 without contributing to the new crowdfunding effort.</p><p style="">Unrelated to the new funding campaign, Comcept also announced at the 2014 Anime Expo in Los Angeles yesterday that it's partnering with Japanese animation company Digital Frontier to produce the <em>Mighty No. 9: The Animated TV Series</em>.</p><div data-embed-type="video" data-src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmY3jd0z8ho" data-width="854" data-height="480"><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FUmY3jd0z8ho%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DUmY3jd0z8ho&amp;image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FUmY3jd0z8ho%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=6efca6e5ad9640f180f14146a0bc1392&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="100%" height="100%" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p dir="ltr" style="">Much like the game, the series will focus on protagonist Beck, a transforming robot made to fight in a combat robot league as part of the "mighty numbers." Comcept said the target audience for the show are kids 6-11, but that it hopes older fans will enjoy it as well.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Digital Frontier has worked on movies based on games like <em>Resident Evil: Damnatio</em>n, as well as motion capture for games like <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/metal-gear-rising-revengeance/">Metal Gear Rising: Revengence</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">None of the money Comcept is raising will be used for the animated series.</p><p style="">"I want to give all of you more and more of the project that is Mighty No. 9," Inafune said. "In order to do that, I'd like to ask for more of your strength to borrow your power to make more and more fantastic content. Needless to say this includes work on the game itself; we want to expand outside the game medium in a way that connects back to the game itself, ultimately enhancing all of the content."</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sun, 06 Jul 2014 07:21:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/mighty-no-9-launches-another-crowdfunding-campaign/1100-6420929/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/minecraft-pocket-edition-gets-biggest-update-yet-j/1100-6420928/ <div data-embed-type="video" data-src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNXtyRNQH-Y" data-width="854" data-height="480"><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FvNXtyRNQH-Y%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DvNXtyRNQH-Y&amp;image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FvNXtyRNQH-Y%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=6efca6e5ad9640f180f14146a0bc1392&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="100%" height="100%" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p dir="ltr" style=""><a href="http://www.gamespot.com/minecraft-pocket-edition/">Minecraft: Pocket Edition</a>, the mobile version of the game available through the iTunes App Store and Google Play, will get its biggest update to date on Thursday, July 10.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Version 0.9.0 will bring the mobile version closer to its PC counterpart by adding infinite worlds, caves, many new blocks and items including Monster Eggs and huge mushroom blocks, wolf pets, new mobs, new biomes including mesas, jungles, swamps and extreme hills, and much more. You can find a detailed list of the new addition on <a href="https://mojang.com/2014/07/minecraft-pocket-edition-0-9-0-coming-july-10th/" rel="nofollow">Mojang's website</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">In late April, we learned that Minecraft PC sold 15 million, but the mobile version is significantly more popular. Earlier in April, Jens Bergensten of the Mojang's mobile team revealed that Pocket Edition sold over 21 million copies.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">On Xbox 360, Minecraft<a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/minecraft-xbox-360-sells-12-million-copies-dev-says-it-would-have-been-happy-to-sell-1-million/1100-6418779/"> sold more than 12 million copies</a> and on <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/minecraft-sold-1-million-copies-on-ps3/1100-6417335/">PlayStation 3 it sold a million copies in just a little over a month after its release</a>. Xbox One and Playstation 4 versions of the game are coming in August.</p><p style="">Mojang's Patrick Geuder Saga, who heads up data analysis at Mojang, recently revealed that the company sold almost <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/minecraft-console-sales-pass-pc-series-nears-54-million-copies-sold/1100-6420724/">54 million copies of Minecraft across all platforms</a>, but did not share details regarding how the 54 million figure breaks down between platforms.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sat, 05 Jul 2014 17:19:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/minecraft-pocket-edition-gets-biggest-update-yet-j/1100-6420928/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/valve-will-explain-dota-2-to-newcomers-in-a-dedica/1100-6420927/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2586898-dot2a2.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2586898" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2586898-dot2a2.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2586898"><img src="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1535/15354745/2586898-dot2a2.jpg"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style="">The prize pool for the <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/dota-2/">Dota 2</a> world championship tournament The International is now <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/10-million-dota-2-international-exceeds-super-bowl-masters-and-tour-de-france-prizes/1100-6420785/">greater than $10 million</a> thanks to sales of its digital program, <a href="http://www.dota2.com/international/compendium/" rel="nofollow">The Compendium</a>. With that much money on the line, you might be curious about the eSports event, but no sporting event is fun to watch if you don't understand what's going on.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">That's exactly why Valve will have a "Dota Newcomers Broadcast," dedicated to introducing new players and viewers to the basic rules. <a href="http://www.dota2.com/international/overview/" rel="nofollow">Valve says</a> the Dota Newcomers Broadcast is "an English stream happening alongside the main stream, and will feature commentary aimed at easing people into understanding the exciting world of BKBs, tri-lanes, and counter-picks."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Dedicated Dota 2 fans will probably want to stick to the International Multicast, which will consolidate all the simultaneous matches into one stream, or the Spoiler-Free DVR Broadcast, which allows you to catch up with matches or moments you missed with pause and rewind features.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">You can find out more about how, when, and where to watch the event on <a href="http://www.dota2.com/international/overview/" rel="nofollow">Dota 2's website</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">The International's $10 million in prizes marks the world record for biggest reward in history for an eSports tournament. <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/dota-2s-the-international-prize-pool-hits-26-million/1100-6411851/">It crushes last year's mark of $2.8 million</a>, which was the biggest eSports prize to date. <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/valve-releases-compendium-for-2014-dota-2-championships-increases-prize-pool-to-2-2-million-overnight/1100-6419547/">When the Compendium launched in May</a>, its proceeds raised the prize from its initial $1.6 million to $2.2 million in its first night. In case you're wondering, the first place will win more than $4.7 million.</p><p style="">The International 2014 <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/valve-announces-dates-for-dota-2-tournament-the-international-2014/1100-6418682/">takes place between July 18-21 in Seattle</a>. It will be held in Seattle's Key Arena, with a seating capacity of 17,000.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sat, 05 Jul 2014 16:08:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/valve-will-explain-dota-2-to-newcomers-in-a-dedica/1100-6420927/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/cole-train-actor-says-he-ll-reprise-his-role-in-ne/1100-6420926/ <figure data-align="right" data-size="small" data-img-src="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2586886-2858415372-22728.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2586886" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2586886-2858415372-22728.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2586886"><img src="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_small/1535/15354745/2586886-2858415372-22728.jpg"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style="">Lester Speight, the actor who voiced Augustus "Cole Train" Cole in the previous <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/gears-of-war/">Gears of War</a> games, has said that he's been approached to reprise his role.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Speight made the announcement in response to a question from a fan on <a href="https://twitter.com/lesterspeight/status/484942538483052545" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">He didn't share any additional details about the game, but the only Gears of War in development that we know of is the one being made by the Microsoft-owned Black Tusk Studios.</p><p dir="ltr" style=""><a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/gears-of-war-can-do-a-lot-more-now-that-microsoft-owns-it/1100-6419678/">Last we heard</a>, the next Gears of War project was still in "the concept/prototype" phase. Black Tusk producer Rod Fergusson, who worked on previous Gears of War titles, is leading development on the project. He previously said that now that <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-buys-gears-of-war-from-epic/1100-6417361/">Microsoft owns the IP</a>, it can do a lot more with it. He also said that Black Tusk will try stay true to Gears of War canon for its new game, but he made it clear that the studio won't have any reservations about deviating if it's in the interest of fun.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Unless Speight has misspoken, now we know it will feature at least one returning character.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">He's impossible to forget if you've played the game, but in case you didn't, Cole Train is a former Thrashball player, a football-like sport in the Gears of War fiction. After Emergence Day, when the human species is attacked by the Locust, he becomes a Gear soldier and joins the war effort.</p><p style="">There's no release date or even a title for the new Gears of War game for Xbox One, and Microsoft did not showcase the game at E3 last month.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sat, 05 Jul 2014 15:21:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/cole-train-actor-says-he-ll-reprise-his-role-in-ne/1100-6420926/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/blizzard-still-debating-post-launch-support-for-di/1100-6420925/ <div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6419599" data-width="854" data-height="480"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6419599/" width="100%" height="100%" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p dir="ltr" style=""><a href="http://www.gamespot.com/diablo-iii/">Diablo III</a> players on PC are used to getting regular updates that address bugs and balancing issues, as well as new content. The console version of the game hasn't received the same treatment, and Blizzard is currently debating how it will support the Xbox One and PlayStation 4-bound <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/diablo-3-ultimate-evil-edition-confirmed-for-both-xbox-one-and-ps4-coming-this-august/1100-6419572/">Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition</a> after launch.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"We're still working out all the details regarding if and how Ultimate Evil Edition will be supported post-launch," a Blizzard community manager said on <a href="http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/13272817274?page=6" rel="nofollow">the game's official forums</a>. "(e.g. will we patch the game after it ships? if yes, should we only patch to fix bugs and address critical game issues, or should we patch in new content as well? at what frequency should we patch?), so we don't have an answer for you right now."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Blizzard did confirm that Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition will ship on all platforms with all updates included up to patch 2.0.5, and that there will "likely" be a "Day 1" patch to add in fixes and content from patch 2.0.6 as well. That would bring it up to date with the current PC version, but Blizzard is already testing patch 2.1.0, which adds leaderboards, more challenging rifts, new environments, and much more content.</p><p style="">Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition launches August 19 for PlayStation 3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. The game contains the main Diablo III game and the Reaper of Souls expansion. As we learned at E3, the PS4 version of the game includes<a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2014-last-of-us-infected-coming-to-diablo-iii-ultimate-evil-edition/1100-6420279/"> infected from The Last of Us</a>, as well as a <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2014-diablo-3-gets-shadow-of-the-colossus-dlc-new-update/1100-6420386/">special Shadow of the Colossus transmog set</a>.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sat, 05 Jul 2014 13:32:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/blizzard-still-debating-post-launch-support-for-di/1100-6420925/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ubisoft-says-players-more-open-to-dlc-now-are-you/1100-6420924/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2586840-5469591619-20475.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2586840" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2586840-5469591619-20475.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2586840"><img src="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1535/15354745/2586840-5469591619-20475.jpg"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style="">Ubisoft VP of digital publishing Chris Early has said that players don't resist DLC and other digital content for games as much as they used to.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Speaking with <a href="http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2014-07-03-gamer-resistance-to-digital-decreasing-ubisoft" rel="nofollow">GamesIndustry International</a>, Early noted that barely any players complained about <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/assassins-creed-iv-black-flag/">Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag</a>'s "Time saver" DLC packs, which unlock resources and hidden locations in the game you can also earn through normal play.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"There was no resistance," Early said. "Maybe there were 12 guys somewhere who said something, but whatever. As a whole, there wasn't a problem."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Whereas in the past players would complain that such features should be added to the game as cheat codes, Early believes that Ubisoft is seeing less of a negative reaction these days because the publisher does a better job of communicating with the player community. He said that Ubisoft also tries to make DLC that adds to the overall experience instead of asking players to pay for content that should be in the game to begin with, so they don't feel forced to pay for anything.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"I think there are some models that are accepted now," Early said. "DLC is pretty much accepted. Season pass is pretty much accepted. Now it's interesting when you start to think of Season Pass as a Service Pass. For our Season Pass holders, I know we hold events for them specifically, so it's little bit more than just DLC content. So there's an evolution going on there."</p><p dir="ltr" style=""><em>Are you less skeptical of DLC than you used to be? Let us know in the comments below. </em></p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sat, 05 Jul 2014 12:01:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ubisoft-says-players-more-open-to-dlc-now-are-you/1100-6420924/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/a-huge-proportion-of-ps4-owners-never-played-the-l/1100-6420923/ <div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6419609" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6419609/" width="100%" height="100%" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p dir="ltr" style="">If you've already played The Last of Us on the PlayStation 3, you might be less inclined to buy <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/the-last-of-us/">The Last of Us Remastered</a> on the PlayStation 4 for $50, but according to Sony there are many PlayStation 4 owners who haven't played Naughty Dog's award winning game before.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"The Last of Us is considered one of the most significant titles of the last console generation, winning countless awards," Sony Computer Entertainment Europe product manager Josh Walker told <a href="http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/huge-proportion-of-ps4-owners-are-yet-to-play-the-last-of-us-says-sony/0134967" rel="nofollow">MCV</a> in an interview. "It would be almost unfair for all our new fans to never play a game like this."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Walker didn't share exact numbers, but said that Sony can see how many PS4 owners have played The Last of Us by looking at its PlayStation Network data.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"This is quite indicative of the shift in the market and the many players who have migrated from competitive platforms that we're glad to welcome to PlayStation," he said.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">The Last of Us Remastered runs at 1080p and <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-last-of-us-ps4-at-60fps-is-a-transformative-experience-dev-says/1100-6420815/">Naughty Dog has suggested it will run at 60fps</a>. It features higher resolution character models, as well as improved shadows and lighting. The bundle includes DLC, director's commentary, and special interviews with voice actors Troy Baker (Joel) and Ashley Johnson (Ellie).</p><p style="">The Last of Us Remastered releases on July 29 for $50.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sat, 05 Jul 2014 10:15:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/a-huge-proportion-of-ps4-owners-never-played-the-l/1100-6420923/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/watch-halo-the-master-chief-collection-developer-p/1100-6420922/ <div data-embed-type="video" data-src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-PtjomjQ-Y" data-width="854" data-height="480"><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FQ-PtjomjQ-Y%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DQ-PtjomjQ-Y&amp;image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FQ-PtjomjQ-Y%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=6efca6e5ad9640f180f14146a0bc1392&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="100%" height="100%" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p dir="ltr" style=""><strong>Update:</strong></p><p dir="ltr" style="">343 and Certain Affinity have finished their panel at RTX. If you're a Halo fanatic but weren't able to catch the broadcast, these are the highlights:</p><ul><li dir="ltr">The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7NCg0venpKJg3kuJojKlbQ" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Halo YouTube channel</a> uploaded a new trailer (above) for the game featuring The Arbiter, voiced by actor Keith David.</li><li dir="ltr">343 announced that Coagulation will be one of the six remastered maps.</li><li dir="ltr">In addition to returning multiplayer game types, Halo 2: Anniversary will add new modes like Ricochet (from Halo 4), Race (with "a huge number of game mode options"), SWAT, Infection, and others.</li><li dir="ltr">The Mongoose vehicle is being upgraded with mounted guns to become the "Gungoose," which should be a nice addition to the Mongoose capture the flag mode, especially on the remastered Coagulation map.</li><li dir="ltr">Responding to a question from a fan, 343 said it has no plans to give Halo 3 the anniversary treatment at the moment.</li></ul><p dir="ltr" style=""><strong>Original story:</strong></p><div data-embed-type="video" data-src="http://www.twitch.tv/rtxlive2" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitch.tv%2Fwidgets%2Flive_embed_player.swf%3Fchannel%3Drtxlive2&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;fv=hostname%3Dwww.twitch.tv%26start_volume%3D25%26channel%3Drtxlive2%26auto_play%3Dfalse&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitch.tv%2Frtxlive2&amp;image=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic-cdn.jtvnw.net%2Fjtv_user_pictures%2Frtxlive2-profile_image-013fc4f9cf307783-300x300.png&amp;key=6efca6e5ad9640f180f14146a0bc1392&amp;type=application%2Fx-shockwave-flash&amp;schema=twitch" width="100%" height="100%" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p style="">Check out the Twitch broadcast above at 10:00 a.m. PDT to watch a live panel of 343 Industries and Certain Affinity developers discussing the upcoming <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/the-master-chief-collection/">Halo: The Master Chief Collection</a>, a remastered collection of the main Halo games for Xbox One.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">The panel is part of the <a href="http://rtxevent.com/home.php" rel="nofollow">RTX</a> gaming event hosted by <a href="http://roosterteeth.com/home.php" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Rooster Teeth</a> at the Austin Convention Center this weekend. The developers will discuss the design and vision of the project, with original Halo 2 development stories from lead Halo 2 multiplayer designer and Certain Affinity president Max Hoberman. According to Halo's official site, 343 should also be showing some new stuff during the panel.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">343 is leading development on the project with help from Austin-based developer Certain Affinity.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Announced during E3, Halo: The Master Chief Collection includes <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/halo-combat-evolved-anniversary/">Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary</a>, Halo 2: Anniversary, Halo 3, and Halo 4. All multiplayer maps and all Halo 4 Spartan Ops missions will be included. Each game will run at 1080p and 60 frames per second.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">The game is scheduled to be released on November 11 for $60. <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-skulls-forge-returns-and-more-coming-in-halo-the-master-chief-collection/1100-6420366/">You can read more about the collection and what's included here</a>.</p><p style="">343 also stated that it will announce more about the game at Gamescom this August.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? 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You bet. en-us Sun, 06 Jul 2014 22:43:36 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/warframe-dev-set-to-be-acquired-by-mmo-company-per/1100-6420936/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2587325-8166997411-23770.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2587325" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2587325-8166997411-23770.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2587325"><img src="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1535/15354745/2587325-8166997411-23770.jpg"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style="">Warframe developer Digital Extremes is set to be acquired by massively multiplayer online games company Perfect World and Sumpo, a chicken meat products supplier.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">According to a <a href="http://www.sumpofood.com/UploadFile/201463016302032745.pdf" rel="nofollow">document from Sumpo</a>, the companies entered a "non-binding term sheet" on June 30, 2014, and are now "conducting due diligence investigations over the affairs of Digital Extremes." Basically, Sumpo and Perfect World are finalizing the deal and Digital Extremes agreed not to solicit other offers in the meantime.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Some Warframe players are already objecting to the acquisition, fearing that Perfect World's involvement will have a negative impact on how the game is monetized. Users on the <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/Warframe/comments/29tewj/sending_a_signal_to_both_de_and_pwe_dont_play_on/" rel="nofollow">/r/Warframe subreddit</a> are trying to organize a temporary boycott of the game, and at the time of writing<a href="https://www.change.org/petitions/save-warframe" rel="nofollow"> a Change.org petition</a> had already gathered 4,700 signatures urging Digital Extremes not to sell to Perfect World.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"You may have read something about the business development side of Digital Extremes and it may have you concerned," Digital Extremes Video Game Director<a href="https://forums.warframe.com/index.php?/topic/256374-re-warframe-shares-late-response-is-late/" rel="nofollow"> Steve Sinclair said on the game's forums</a>. "For legal reasons, we can't disclose specifics but if you know the history of Warframe you'd know that we are intent on having Warframe's design remain in the hands of Digital Extremes. Yes, opportunities will arise for us but the game itself is and will remain a labor of love."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Currently free-to-play on PC and PlayStation 4, Warframe is set to launch on Xbox One later this year.</p><p style="">For more on Warframe, check out <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/warframe/">GameSpot's previous coverage</a>.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? 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It's interesting to note that Kinect for Windows' price is twice as much as the difference between the two, but it's also not aimed at the average consumer.</p><p style="">The Kinect for Windows v2 sensor doesn't ship with any software, and is intended for use with the separately licensed Kinect for Windows SDK 2.0, which developers can use to build applications.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p style=""> </p> Sun, 06 Jul 2014 14:56:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-store-lists-kinect-for-windows-v2-for-20/1100-6420935/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/classic-arcade-game-q-bert-reboot-headed-to-steam/1100-6420934/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2587279-qq.png" data-ref-id="1300-2587279" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2587279-qq.png" data-ref-id="1300-2587279"><img src="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1535/15354745/2587279-qq.png"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style="">A piece of video game history is going to be easier to revisit when Q*bert, the classic arcade game, will release on Steam July 8.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">The PC version of the game will include Q*bert Classic and Q*bert Rebooted. Q*bert Classic will look like the original, pixelated game, only optimized for mouse and gamepad controls, while Q*bert Rebooted will use 3D graphics and feature new levels, enemies, and playable characters.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">First published in 1982 by Gottlieb, an arcade game and pinball company, Q*bert is an isometric puzzle platformer in which you're asked to change every cube in a pyramid to the same color by jumping on them with the titular character.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"With renewed interest in Q*bert, in part due to the cameo in the recent Wreck It Ralph animated feature film, we are delighted to re-introduce the game and characters to current fans as well as a new generation of gamers who are experiencing Q*bert for the first time," Vice President, Consumer Products, Worldwide Marketing &amp; Distribution at Sony Pictures Entertainment Mark Caplan said in a statement.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">The game is being co-developed by Gonzo Games and Sideline Amusements, a subsidiary of social and mobile game developer Galaxy Pest Control, in collaboration with Sony Pictures Entertainment, which owns the rights for Q*bert.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Q*bert will cost $5 on PC, with tablet and mobile versions to follow.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sun, 06 Jul 2014 13:02:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/classic-arcade-game-q-bert-reboot-headed-to-steam/1100-6420934/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-announces-battlefield-4-s-dragon-s-teeth-dlc-re/1100-6420933/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2587271-bf4.png" data-ref-id="1300-2587271" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2587271-bf4.png" data-ref-id="1300-2587271"><img src="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1535/15354745/2587271-bf4.png"></a><figcaption> </figcaption></figure><p style=""> </p><p dir="ltr" style="">Electronic Arts may have let slip Battlefield 4's Dragon's Teeth DLC release date by mistake. The publisher's official <a href="https://twitter.com/OriginInsider" rel="nofollow">Origin Twitter account</a> promoted a 20 percent discount on Battlefield 4 Premium and said that Dragon's Teeth will release on July 15. It then quickly removed the tweet and reposted it without the specific date.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Since Premium members get Battlefield 4 DLC two weeks before regular players, if the original tweet is correct that means Dragon's Teeth will launch for everyone on July 29.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Dragon's Teeth will add four new maps set in Asian cities: Lumphini Garden, Pearl Market, Propaganda, and Sunken Dragon, and five new weapons, though at the moment we can't confirm that these are the same five weapons that were <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/report-battlefield-4-dragon-s-teeth-dlc-details-leaked/1100-6419560/">leaked back in May</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">The remotely-operated armored ground vehicle, R.A.W.R, and the ballistic shield that <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/first-image-of-battlefield-4-s-dragon-s-teeth-dlc-revealed-what-do-you-think/1100-6419624/">EA previously teased</a>, are also included in the Dragon's Teeth DLC. There will also be 10 new assignments with unlocks for each, and a new game mode, Chain Link, where you win the battle by linking capture points together.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">You can find more details about each of the maps on <a href="http://www.battlefield.com/au/battlefield-4/expansion-packs/dragons-teeth" rel="nofollow">Battlefield's official site</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">EA previously said that the Dragon's Teeth DLC is set to launch this summer. For more on Battlefield 4, check out <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/battlefield-4/">GameSpot's previous coverage</a>.</p><p style="">EA and Visceral Games are currently working on the next installment in the Battlefield series, the cops and robbers-themed <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/battlefield-hardline/">Battlefield Hardline</a>. It is set to release on <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/PS3/">PlayStation 3</a>, <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/ps4/">PlayStation 4</a>, <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/xbox-360/">Xbox 360</a>, <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/xbox-one/">Xbox One</a>, and <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/pc/">PC</a> on October 21.</p><p style=""><em>(Image credit: <a href="http://mp1st.com/2014/07/03/battlefield-4-premium-now-20-origin-get-5-expansions-40/#.U7mUMfldV8H" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">MP1st</a>)</em></p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sun, 06 Jul 2014 11:47:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ea-announces-battlefield-4-s-dragon-s-teeth-dlc-re/1100-6420933/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/project-cars-signs-worldwide-distribution-deal-wit/1100-6420932/ <div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6419377" data-width="854" data-height="480"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6419377/" width="100%" height="100%" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p dir="ltr" style="">Bandai Namco Games Europe S.A.S. has announced it will distribute Slightly Mad Studios' racing game Project Cars globally.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Slightly Mad Studios, which previously worked on racing games like <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/need-for-speed-shift/">Need for Speed: Shift</a>, and <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/world-of-speed/">World of Speed</a>, describes Project Cars as "the most authentic, beautiful, intense, and technically-advanced racing game on the planet."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">It is due to launch this November for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, Steam OS, and Wii U, but didn't have a distribution deal in place until now.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"We are tremendously happy to be collaborating with Slightly Mad Studios on this promising title, in which community expectations are fusing with racers' expertise to craft the next generation of simulation!" Bandai Namco Games Europe's VP Third Parties Alberto González Lorca said in a statement.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Project Cars, which started as a crowdfunded project on Slightly Mad Studios' World of Mass Development platform, will support the Oculus Rift as well as <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/one-of-the-first-vr-games-coming-to-ps4-s-project-morpheus-will-be-a-racer/1100-6418558/">Sony's virtual reality headset for PS4, Project Morpheus</a>.</p><p style="">For more on Project Cars, check out <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/project-cars/">GameSpot's previous coverage</a>.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sun, 06 Jul 2014 10:57:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/project-cars-signs-worldwide-distribution-deal-wit/1100-6420932/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/watch-dogs-opens-strong-in-japan-sells-more-than-9/1100-6420931/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2587198-6292336466-25598.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2587198" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2587198-6292336466-25598.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2587198"><img src="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1535/15354745/2587198-6292336466-25598.jpg"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style="">When <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/watch-dogs/">Watch Dogs</a> became <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/watch-dogs-is-most-preordered-next-gen-game-in-gamestop-s-history/1100-6419836/">the most pre-ordered game in GameStop's history</a>, it was clear it would perform well for Ubisoft in the United States, but it's also enjoying some success in Japan.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">According to the Media Create sales charts (via <a href="http://gematsu.com/2014/07/media-create-sales-62314-62914" rel="nofollow">Gematsu</a>), Watch Dogs sold 94,623 copies in Japan in its first week since launch. 63,595 of those copies were of the PlayStation 4 version, which was the second best selling game in Japan that week. The PlayStation 3 version came in at the No. 6 spot with 31,028 copies sold.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">As you can see, the rest of the chart is dominated by Japanese games:</p><p dir="ltr" style=""><strong>Software Sales</strong> (followed by lifetime sales)</p><ol><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="">[PSV] Freedom Wars (SCEJ, 06/26/14) – 188,888 (New)</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="">[PS4] Watch Dogs (Ubisoft, 06/26/14) – 63,595 (New)</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="">[PS3] Kamen Rider: Battride War II (Bandai Namco, 06/26/14) – 62,649 (New)</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="">[3DS] Taiko Drum Master: Don and Katsu's Space-Time Great Adventure (Bandai Namco, 06/26/14) – 53,095 (New)</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="">[PSV] Girls und Panzer: Master the Tankery (Bandai Namco, 06/26/14) – 31,526 (New)</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="">[PS3] Watch Dogs (Ubisoft, 06/26/14) – 31,028 (New)</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="">[3DS] Yokai Watch (Level-5, 07/11/13) – 29,590 (1,147,202)</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="">[Wii U] Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo, 05/29/14) – 23,520 (492,837)</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="">[3DS] Pokemon Art Academy (Nintendo, 06/19/14) – 15,373 (46,454)</p></li><li dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="">[PS3] Pro Evolution Soccer 2014: Aoki Samurai no Chousen (Konami, 05/22/14) – 13,026 (136,893)</p></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="">Watch Dogs has also done extremely well in the United States. According to the last report from the NPD, it was the <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/top-10-game-sales-according-to-npd-may-2014-watch-dogs-on-top/1100-6420523/">best selling game in retail for the month of May 2014</a>. In early June, Ubisoft confirmed it already sold 4 million copies since it launched on May 27, making it the "<a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/watch-dogs-sells-4-million-copies-in-first-week-needs-2-million-more-to-match-assassin-s-creed-s-lifetime-tally/1100-6420059/">best-selling new IP at launch across the video game industry</a>." Ubisoft expects it will sell <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/watch-dogs-to-sell-around-6-million-units/1100-6411643/">more than 6 million units</a> throughout its lifetime.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Watch Dogs is out on Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PC. While <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/watch-dogs-has-power-to-become-longstanding-brand/1100-6419680/">there has been talk of a sequel</a>, if it ever happens it won't take nearly as long to develop, Ubisoft <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ubisoft-right-now-there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-watch-dogs-2/1100-6419175/">said in April</a>.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sun, 06 Jul 2014 08:58:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/watch-dogs-opens-strong-in-japan-sells-more-than-9/1100-6420931/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/oculus-rift-sales-suspended-in-china-due-to-extrem/1100-6420930/ <figure data-align="right" data-size="small" data-img-src="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2587140-3162988873-25239.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2587140" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2587140-3162988873-25239.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2587140"><img src="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_small/1535/15354745/2587140-3162988873-25239.jpg"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style="">Oculus VR has suspended sales of its Oculus Rift virtual reality headset developer kits in China because many customers bought them for the sole purpose of reselling them at a higher price.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">An Oculus representative explained the situation on <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/29pyl3/preorder_has_been_cancelled_in_china/" rel="nofollow">the /r/Oculus subreddit</a>, where a Chinese customer complained that his order of and Oculus Rift DK2 was canceled without reason.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"Yes, it is a bummer that we've had to suspend sales in China due to extreme reseller purchases," the Oculus representative said. "We need to make sure that we are doing what we can to make sure that resellers that are looking to flip our product for a profit are not taking stock away from legitimate developer purchases globally. Our product, in its current form, is a developer kit, meant for developers that develop VR content."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">He added that Oculus is looking into alternative ways to make sure that its development kits are getting into legitimate developer hands in China, and that if you're just an enthusiast eager to try the device, you should wait for the consumer version. He also said that Oculus doesn't have a timeline for when it will be able to solve the problem, but that it had made it a top priority.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">When asked how common the practice of buying an Oculus Rift just to resell it was in China, the Oculus representative simply said: "We were forced to suspend an entire country from purchasing. I'll let you put 2 and 2 together."</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sun, 06 Jul 2014 07:59:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/oculus-rift-sales-suspended-in-china-due-to-extrem/1100-6420930/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/mighty-no-9-launches-another-crowdfunding-campaign/1100-6420929/ <div data-embed-type="video" data-src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-6u8_G_J7I" data-width="854" data-height="480"><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2Fh-6u8_G_J7I%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dh-6u8_G_J7I&amp;image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2Fh-6u8_G_J7I%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=6efca6e5ad9640f180f14146a0bc1392&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="100%" height="100%" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p dir="ltr" style="">Comcept founder and former Mega Man producer Keiji Inafune has announced another crowdfunding campaign for <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/mighty-no-9/">Might No. 9</a>, the action platformer <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/mega-man-creators-mighty-no-9-coming-to-consoles/1100-6414555/">successfully Kickstrarted</a> last year with $3,845,170.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Inafune and a post to Comcept's website explains that the additional funding will be used for additional, bonus content and features, not the main game. The first and only stretch goal listed on Comcept's website is full English voice acting, which the developer will add if it raises $100,000.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"We formed this plan as a result of all of the slacker backers that contacted us after the Kickstarter campaign looking to contribute," Comcept said on <a href="http://mightyno9.com/en/140706" rel="nofollow">the game's website</a>. "But let's make this crystal clear: this <strong>new funding campaign</strong> is for <strong>bonus content</strong> in the Mighty No. 9 video game... <strong>Any new funding will NOT go towards existing content in the current state of the game, but bonus content to be implemented into the title</strong>."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">You can fund the project by pre-ordering the "Funding" tier copies of the game via PayPal on <a href="http://mightyno9.com/en/support" rel="nofollow">its website</a>. $50 will get you the final game and some "digital rewards" like a retro manual, art book, and more, and $80 will get you Steam Early Access as well. You can also just pre-order the game now for as low as $23 without contributing to the new crowdfunding effort.</p><p style="">Unrelated to the new funding campaign, Comcept also announced at the 2014 Anime Expo in Los Angeles yesterday that it's partnering with Japanese animation company Digital Frontier to produce the <em>Mighty No. 9: The Animated TV Series</em>.</p><div data-embed-type="video" data-src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmY3jd0z8ho" data-width="854" data-height="480"><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FUmY3jd0z8ho%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DUmY3jd0z8ho&amp;image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FUmY3jd0z8ho%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=6efca6e5ad9640f180f14146a0bc1392&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="100%" height="100%" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p dir="ltr" style="">Much like the game, the series will focus on protagonist Beck, a transforming robot made to fight in a combat robot league as part of the "mighty numbers." Comcept said the target audience for the show are kids 6-11, but that it hopes older fans will enjoy it as well.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Digital Frontier has worked on movies based on games like <em>Resident Evil: Damnatio</em>n, as well as motion capture for games like <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/metal-gear-rising-revengeance/">Metal Gear Rising: Revengence</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">None of the money Comcept is raising will be used for the animated series.</p><p style="">"I want to give all of you more and more of the project that is Mighty No. 9," Inafune said. "In order to do that, I'd like to ask for more of your strength to borrow your power to make more and more fantastic content. Needless to say this includes work on the game itself; we want to expand outside the game medium in a way that connects back to the game itself, ultimately enhancing all of the content."</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sun, 06 Jul 2014 07:21:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/mighty-no-9-launches-another-crowdfunding-campaign/1100-6420929/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/minecraft-pocket-edition-gets-biggest-update-yet-j/1100-6420928/ <div data-embed-type="video" data-src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNXtyRNQH-Y" data-width="854" data-height="480"><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FvNXtyRNQH-Y%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DvNXtyRNQH-Y&amp;image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FvNXtyRNQH-Y%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=6efca6e5ad9640f180f14146a0bc1392&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="100%" height="100%" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p dir="ltr" style=""><a href="http://www.gamespot.com/minecraft-pocket-edition/">Minecraft: Pocket Edition</a>, the mobile version of the game available through the iTunes App Store and Google Play, will get its biggest update to date on Thursday, July 10.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Version 0.9.0 will bring the mobile version closer to its PC counterpart by adding infinite worlds, caves, many new blocks and items including Monster Eggs and huge mushroom blocks, wolf pets, new mobs, new biomes including mesas, jungles, swamps and extreme hills, and much more. You can find a detailed list of the new addition on <a href="https://mojang.com/2014/07/minecraft-pocket-edition-0-9-0-coming-july-10th/" rel="nofollow">Mojang's website</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">In late April, we learned that Minecraft PC sold 15 million, but the mobile version is significantly more popular. Earlier in April, Jens Bergensten of the Mojang's mobile team revealed that Pocket Edition sold over 21 million copies.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">On Xbox 360, Minecraft<a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/minecraft-xbox-360-sells-12-million-copies-dev-says-it-would-have-been-happy-to-sell-1-million/1100-6418779/"> sold more than 12 million copies</a> and on <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/minecraft-sold-1-million-copies-on-ps3/1100-6417335/">PlayStation 3 it sold a million copies in just a little over a month after its release</a>. Xbox One and Playstation 4 versions of the game are coming in August.</p><p style="">Mojang's Patrick Geuder Saga, who heads up data analysis at Mojang, recently revealed that the company sold almost <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/minecraft-console-sales-pass-pc-series-nears-54-million-copies-sold/1100-6420724/">54 million copies of Minecraft across all platforms</a>, but did not share details regarding how the 54 million figure breaks down between platforms.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sat, 05 Jul 2014 17:19:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/minecraft-pocket-edition-gets-biggest-update-yet-j/1100-6420928/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/valve-will-explain-dota-2-to-newcomers-in-a-dedica/1100-6420927/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2586898-dot2a2.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2586898" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2586898-dot2a2.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2586898"><img src="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1535/15354745/2586898-dot2a2.jpg"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style="">The prize pool for the <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/dota-2/">Dota 2</a> world championship tournament The International is now <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/10-million-dota-2-international-exceeds-super-bowl-masters-and-tour-de-france-prizes/1100-6420785/">greater than $10 million</a> thanks to sales of its digital program, <a href="http://www.dota2.com/international/compendium/" rel="nofollow">The Compendium</a>. With that much money on the line, you might be curious about the eSports event, but no sporting event is fun to watch if you don't understand what's going on.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">That's exactly why Valve will have a "Dota Newcomers Broadcast," dedicated to introducing new players and viewers to the basic rules. <a href="http://www.dota2.com/international/overview/" rel="nofollow">Valve says</a> the Dota Newcomers Broadcast is "an English stream happening alongside the main stream, and will feature commentary aimed at easing people into understanding the exciting world of BKBs, tri-lanes, and counter-picks."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Dedicated Dota 2 fans will probably want to stick to the International Multicast, which will consolidate all the simultaneous matches into one stream, or the Spoiler-Free DVR Broadcast, which allows you to catch up with matches or moments you missed with pause and rewind features.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">You can find out more about how, when, and where to watch the event on <a href="http://www.dota2.com/international/overview/" rel="nofollow">Dota 2's website</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">The International's $10 million in prizes marks the world record for biggest reward in history for an eSports tournament. <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/dota-2s-the-international-prize-pool-hits-26-million/1100-6411851/">It crushes last year's mark of $2.8 million</a>, which was the biggest eSports prize to date. <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/valve-releases-compendium-for-2014-dota-2-championships-increases-prize-pool-to-2-2-million-overnight/1100-6419547/">When the Compendium launched in May</a>, its proceeds raised the prize from its initial $1.6 million to $2.2 million in its first night. In case you're wondering, the first place will win more than $4.7 million.</p><p style="">The International 2014 <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/valve-announces-dates-for-dota-2-tournament-the-international-2014/1100-6418682/">takes place between July 18-21 in Seattle</a>. It will be held in Seattle's Key Arena, with a seating capacity of 17,000.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sat, 05 Jul 2014 16:08:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/valve-will-explain-dota-2-to-newcomers-in-a-dedica/1100-6420927/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/cole-train-actor-says-he-ll-reprise-his-role-in-ne/1100-6420926/ <figure data-align="right" data-size="small" data-img-src="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2586886-2858415372-22728.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2586886" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2586886-2858415372-22728.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2586886"><img src="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_small/1535/15354745/2586886-2858415372-22728.jpg"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style="">Lester Speight, the actor who voiced Augustus "Cole Train" Cole in the previous <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/gears-of-war/">Gears of War</a> games, has said that he's been approached to reprise his role.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Speight made the announcement in response to a question from a fan on <a href="https://twitter.com/lesterspeight/status/484942538483052545" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a>.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">He didn't share any additional details about the game, but the only Gears of War in development that we know of is the one being made by the Microsoft-owned Black Tusk Studios.</p><p dir="ltr" style=""><a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/gears-of-war-can-do-a-lot-more-now-that-microsoft-owns-it/1100-6419678/">Last we heard</a>, the next Gears of War project was still in "the concept/prototype" phase. Black Tusk producer Rod Fergusson, who worked on previous Gears of War titles, is leading development on the project. He previously said that now that <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-buys-gears-of-war-from-epic/1100-6417361/">Microsoft owns the IP</a>, it can do a lot more with it. He also said that Black Tusk will try stay true to Gears of War canon for its new game, but he made it clear that the studio won't have any reservations about deviating if it's in the interest of fun.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Unless Speight has misspoken, now we know it will feature at least one returning character.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">He's impossible to forget if you've played the game, but in case you didn't, Cole Train is a former Thrashball player, a football-like sport in the Gears of War fiction. After Emergence Day, when the human species is attacked by the Locust, he becomes a Gear soldier and joins the war effort.</p><p style="">There's no release date or even a title for the new Gears of War game for Xbox One, and Microsoft did not showcase the game at E3 last month.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sat, 05 Jul 2014 15:21:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/cole-train-actor-says-he-ll-reprise-his-role-in-ne/1100-6420926/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/blizzard-still-debating-post-launch-support-for-di/1100-6420925/ <div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6419599" data-width="854" data-height="480"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6419599/" width="100%" height="100%" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p dir="ltr" style=""><a href="http://www.gamespot.com/diablo-iii/">Diablo III</a> players on PC are used to getting regular updates that address bugs and balancing issues, as well as new content. The console version of the game hasn't received the same treatment, and Blizzard is currently debating how it will support the Xbox One and PlayStation 4-bound <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/diablo-3-ultimate-evil-edition-confirmed-for-both-xbox-one-and-ps4-coming-this-august/1100-6419572/">Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition</a> after launch.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"We're still working out all the details regarding if and how Ultimate Evil Edition will be supported post-launch," a Blizzard community manager said on <a href="http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/13272817274?page=6" rel="nofollow">the game's official forums</a>. "(e.g. will we patch the game after it ships? if yes, should we only patch to fix bugs and address critical game issues, or should we patch in new content as well? at what frequency should we patch?), so we don't have an answer for you right now."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Blizzard did confirm that Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition will ship on all platforms with all updates included up to patch 2.0.5, and that there will "likely" be a "Day 1" patch to add in fixes and content from patch 2.0.6 as well. That would bring it up to date with the current PC version, but Blizzard is already testing patch 2.1.0, which adds leaderboards, more challenging rifts, new environments, and much more content.</p><p style="">Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition launches August 19 for PlayStation 3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. The game contains the main Diablo III game and the Reaper of Souls expansion. As we learned at E3, the PS4 version of the game includes<a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2014-last-of-us-infected-coming-to-diablo-iii-ultimate-evil-edition/1100-6420279/"> infected from The Last of Us</a>, as well as a <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2014-diablo-3-gets-shadow-of-the-colossus-dlc-new-update/1100-6420386/">special Shadow of the Colossus transmog set</a>.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sat, 05 Jul 2014 13:32:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/blizzard-still-debating-post-launch-support-for-di/1100-6420925/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ubisoft-says-players-more-open-to-dlc-now-are-you/1100-6420924/ <figure data-align="center" data-size="large" data-img-src="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2586840-5469591619-20475.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2586840" data-resize-url="" data-resized="" data-embed-type="image"><a href="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/original/1535/15354745/2586840-5469591619-20475.jpg" data-ref-id="1300-2586840"><img src="http://static1.gamespot.com/uploads/ignore_jpg_scale_super/1535/15354745/2586840-5469591619-20475.jpg"></a></figure><p dir="ltr" style="">Ubisoft VP of digital publishing Chris Early has said that players don't resist DLC and other digital content for games as much as they used to.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Speaking with <a href="http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2014-07-03-gamer-resistance-to-digital-decreasing-ubisoft" rel="nofollow">GamesIndustry International</a>, Early noted that barely any players complained about <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/assassins-creed-iv-black-flag/">Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag</a>'s "Time saver" DLC packs, which unlock resources and hidden locations in the game you can also earn through normal play.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"There was no resistance," Early said. "Maybe there were 12 guys somewhere who said something, but whatever. As a whole, there wasn't a problem."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Whereas in the past players would complain that such features should be added to the game as cheat codes, Early believes that Ubisoft is seeing less of a negative reaction these days because the publisher does a better job of communicating with the player community. He said that Ubisoft also tries to make DLC that adds to the overall experience instead of asking players to pay for content that should be in the game to begin with, so they don't feel forced to pay for anything.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"I think there are some models that are accepted now," Early said. "DLC is pretty much accepted. Season pass is pretty much accepted. Now it's interesting when you start to think of Season Pass as a Service Pass. For our Season Pass holders, I know we hold events for them specifically, so it's little bit more than just DLC content. So there's an evolution going on there."</p><p dir="ltr" style=""><em>Are you less skeptical of DLC than you used to be? Let us know in the comments below. </em></p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sat, 05 Jul 2014 12:01:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/ubisoft-says-players-more-open-to-dlc-now-are-you/1100-6420924/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/a-huge-proportion-of-ps4-owners-never-played-the-l/1100-6420923/ <div data-embed-type="video" data-ref-id="2300-6419609" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="/videos/embed/6419609/" width="100%" height="100%" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p dir="ltr" style="">If you've already played The Last of Us on the PlayStation 3, you might be less inclined to buy <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/the-last-of-us/">The Last of Us Remastered</a> on the PlayStation 4 for $50, but according to Sony there are many PlayStation 4 owners who haven't played Naughty Dog's award winning game before.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"The Last of Us is considered one of the most significant titles of the last console generation, winning countless awards," Sony Computer Entertainment Europe product manager Josh Walker told <a href="http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/huge-proportion-of-ps4-owners-are-yet-to-play-the-last-of-us-says-sony/0134967" rel="nofollow">MCV</a> in an interview. "It would be almost unfair for all our new fans to never play a game like this."</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Walker didn't share exact numbers, but said that Sony can see how many PS4 owners have played The Last of Us by looking at its PlayStation Network data.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">"This is quite indicative of the shift in the market and the many players who have migrated from competitive platforms that we're glad to welcome to PlayStation," he said.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">The Last of Us Remastered runs at 1080p and <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-last-of-us-ps4-at-60fps-is-a-transformative-experience-dev-says/1100-6420815/">Naughty Dog has suggested it will run at 60fps</a>. It features higher resolution character models, as well as improved shadows and lighting. The bundle includes DLC, director's commentary, and special interviews with voice actors Troy Baker (Joel) and Ashley Johnson (Ellie).</p><p style="">The Last of Us Remastered releases on July 29 for $50.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? Email <a href="mailto:news@gamespot.com" rel="nofollow">news@gamespot.com</a></em></strong></p><p style=""> </p></td></tr></tbody></table> Sat, 05 Jul 2014 10:15:00 -0700 http://www.gamespot.com/articles/a-huge-proportion-of-ps4-owners-never-played-the-l/1100-6420923/ http://www.gamespot.com/articles/watch-halo-the-master-chief-collection-developer-p/1100-6420922/ <div data-embed-type="video" data-src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-PtjomjQ-Y" data-width="854" data-height="480"><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FQ-PtjomjQ-Y%3Fwmode%3Dopaque%26feature%3Doembed&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DQ-PtjomjQ-Y&amp;image=http%3A%2F%2Fi1.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FQ-PtjomjQ-Y%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;key=6efca6e5ad9640f180f14146a0bc1392&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="100%" height="100%" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p dir="ltr" style=""><strong>Update:</strong></p><p dir="ltr" style="">343 and Certain Affinity have finished their panel at RTX. If you're a Halo fanatic but weren't able to catch the broadcast, these are the highlights:</p><ul><li dir="ltr">The <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7NCg0venpKJg3kuJojKlbQ" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Halo YouTube channel</a> uploaded a new trailer (above) for the game featuring The Arbiter, voiced by actor Keith David.</li><li dir="ltr">343 announced that Coagulation will be one of the six remastered maps.</li><li dir="ltr">In addition to returning multiplayer game types, Halo 2: Anniversary will add new modes like Ricochet (from Halo 4), Race (with "a huge number of game mode options"), SWAT, Infection, and others.</li><li dir="ltr">The Mongoose vehicle is being upgraded with mounted guns to become the "Gungoose," which should be a nice addition to the Mongoose capture the flag mode, especially on the remastered Coagulation map.</li><li dir="ltr">Responding to a question from a fan, 343 said it has no plans to give Halo 3 the anniversary treatment at the moment.</li></ul><p dir="ltr" style=""><strong>Original story:</strong></p><div data-embed-type="video" data-src="http://www.twitch.tv/rtxlive2" data-width="100%" data-height="100%"><iframe src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitch.tv%2Fwidgets%2Flive_embed_player.swf%3Fchannel%3Drtxlive2&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;fv=hostname%3Dwww.twitch.tv%26start_volume%3D25%26channel%3Drtxlive2%26auto_play%3Dfalse&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitch.tv%2Frtxlive2&amp;image=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic-cdn.jtvnw.net%2Fjtv_user_pictures%2Frtxlive2-profile_image-013fc4f9cf307783-300x300.png&amp;key=6efca6e5ad9640f180f14146a0bc1392&amp;type=application%2Fx-shockwave-flash&amp;schema=twitch" width="100%" height="100%" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe></div><p style="">Check out the Twitch broadcast above at 10:00 a.m. PDT to watch a live panel of 343 Industries and Certain Affinity developers discussing the upcoming <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/the-master-chief-collection/">Halo: The Master Chief Collection</a>, a remastered collection of the main Halo games for Xbox One.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">The panel is part of the <a href="http://rtxevent.com/home.php" rel="nofollow">RTX</a> gaming event hosted by <a href="http://roosterteeth.com/home.php" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Rooster Teeth</a> at the Austin Convention Center this weekend. The developers will discuss the design and vision of the project, with original Halo 2 development stories from lead Halo 2 multiplayer designer and Certain Affinity president Max Hoberman. According to Halo's official site, 343 should also be showing some new stuff during the panel.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">343 is leading development on the project with help from Austin-based developer Certain Affinity.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">Announced during E3, Halo: The Master Chief Collection includes <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/halo-combat-evolved-anniversary/">Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary</a>, Halo 2: Anniversary, Halo 3, and Halo 4. All multiplayer maps and all Halo 4 Spartan Ops missions will be included. Each game will run at 1080p and 60 frames per second.</p><p dir="ltr" style="">The game is scheduled to be released on November 11 for $60. <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-skulls-forge-returns-and-more-coming-in-halo-the-master-chief-collection/1100-6420366/">You can read more about the collection and what's included here</a>.</p><p style="">343 also stated that it will announce more about the game at Gamescom this August.</p><table data-max-width="true"><thead><tr><th scope="col"><em>Emanuel Maiberg is a freelance writer. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/emanuelmaiberg" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Twitter @emanuelmaiberg</a> and <a href="https://plus.google.com/116710591398405257934/" rel="nofollow" data-ref-id="false">Google+</a>.<br /></em></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><p style=""><strong><em>Got a news tip or want to contact us directly? 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