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Publisher has no plans to tweak design.
Capcom has admitted to deliberately courting controversy with Dante’s much-maligned new look in its recently announced Devil May Cry prequel.
VP of strategic planning and business development Christian Svensson told IGN, “I will argue that any changes will bring about a knee-jerk reaction from fans.
“We know that; we knew that going into it. To be fair, I think some of the strategy here was to create that discussion and dialogue, and I think it drastically raises the visibility of the title versus if we had just done another Dante.”
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EA CEO John Riccitiello reveals solid sales-dollar total for shooter series reboot, which has already sold 1.5 million units.
Yesterday, Electronic Arts tried to dispel negative press perceptions about Medal of Honor by announcing the game had sold 1.5 million units. Last week, concern over mixed reviews of the game–which is supposed to be EA’s answer to the Call of Duty series–was blamed for a one-day, 6 percent slide in EA’s stock price.
Today, EA CEO John Riccitiello explained how well the game is doing in terms of sales dollars. When asked on the Fox Business Network if publishers could gauge consumers’ appetite for games leading up to this holiday season, Riccitiello said the following:
“I think we can. For instance, a title we released a couple of weeks ago–Medal of Honor? It’s already done, in its first five days, $100 million at retail. Compare that to box office for a major movie. For instance, Social Network is out right now, and three weeks in, it has yet to get to $100 million. So when you have a single game trumping Hollywood box office in five days, it doesn’t look so bad.”
He rebuffed the host’s suggestions that reviewers had been “smacking down” Medal of Honor by calling it a “spectacular game.” “It’s a little like movie reviews–there’s an opinion for everyone,” he said. “There are some that absolutely love it; it’s gotten more 90 reviews than almost any other game we’ve seen this year, and it’s also gotten some 60 reviews.”
Riccitiello believes the review divide derives from the game’s subject matter, not its gameplay. He explained, “I think what’s happened in this case is that the battle takes place in Afghanistan. That’s a tough subject for a lot of people, and I think that’s caused some polarizing reviews.”
When the host suggested you could play as the Taliban in an early version of the game–a side now called simply “opposing force”–Riccitiello explained that the single-player portion of the game was a story of “good versus evil,” which cast players as a US serviceman. In the multiplayer, he explained, one side has to be the opponent by default. “When you played cowboys and Indians as a kid, somebody had to…be the Indians. It’s not really fun if everyone’s a cowboy,” he summarized.
Medal of Honor shipped for the PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 on October 12. For more information on the game, check out GameSpot’s full review
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Microsoft Europe confirms Xbox 360’s no-cost option for online content given name change, all features remain intact; Gold subscription unchanged.
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We’re presenting our take on each studio on the shortlist until the voting deadline on October 25.
See the rest of the nominees and put your vote in right here >>
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Two more games headed to PSN and XBLA as part of “ongoing effort” to resurrect Dreamcast catalogue.Sega has announced ‘digitally re-mastered’ versions of Dreamcast games Space Channel 5 Part 2 and Sega Bass Fishing for the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live services.
The games follow Sega’s release of downloadable HD versions of Sonic Adventure and Crazy Taxi this year.
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VP of Microsoft Game Studios believes 3D glasses cause a “weird disconnect” for users.In an interview with CNN, Phil Spencer, corporate vice president of Microsoft Game Studios, says 3D gaming currently isn’t accessible for a wide audience.
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Final Fantasy XIV has not been met with critical acclaim. A glance at its Metacritic ranking reveals a rather painful 51/100 for the critics’ rating on the PC version and 3.8/10 for the user score. It’s fair to say the game has some issues. But Square-Enix has a solution to appease existing players, and entice new ones, all the while giving the developer time to make some much-needed changes. Yes, the trial period is being extended to 60 days. Woot?
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Civilization V DLC announced, Firaxis keeping your free time firmly under its control (Sid Meier’s Civilization V)
2K announced two downloadable Civilization V expansions today, because clearly the game wasn’t expansive enough already.
The first is the free Mongols Civilization and Scenario Pack, which puts players in the shoes of Genghis Khan. If he wore shoes. Not really sure… …
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Bethesda Softworks has recently announced that the first piece of downloadable content for Fallout: New Vegas will be available exclusively for Xbox LIVE users this holiday season… …
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Assassin’s Creed was dumbed down and lacked variety, say Assassin’s Creed devs (Assassin’s Creed)
It’s always interesting to hear what developers have to say about their games once the hype machine has rolled out of town and they feel they can speak a little more candidly. During a recent visit to Ubisoft Montreal to see Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, Patrick Plourde and Vincent Pontbriand, two members of the AC development team, both spoke without a hint of PR bullshit about the original Assassin’s Creed. …
