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E3 2017: Microsoft Won’t Make Money From The XBox One X

E3 2017: Microsoft Won’t Make Money From The XBox One X

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The XBox One X will be both the most powerful and the most ridiculously expensive console in the world. But despite that large price towering over everything else on the market, Microsoft won’t be making a dime off it. This is according to XBox boss Phil Spencer, who responded to a question from Business Infomer. The website asked if Microsoft would be making any kind of a profit on each XOX sold. Spencer’s one-word answer was “No.” “So, you’re taking a loss?” the reporter followed up with. “I didn’t answer it that way,” stated Spencer. The only interpretation we can take from this is that MS is breaking even. It is what you think — the old razors-and-blades strategy that the company has tried before. “I don’t want to get into all the numbers, but in aggregate you should think about the hardware part of the console business is not the money-making part of the business. The money-making part is in selling games.” But, ah, hold on there. The XBox

E3 2017: Why Coco Is In Crash Bandicoot Trilogy

E3 2017: Why Coco Is In Crash Bandicoot Trilogy

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So Crash Bandicoot is making a return to games via a compilation/remaster of his first three titles in Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy. But the twist is that Crash’s sister Coco will be a playable character in all three games. Which is a bit weird for some, as she wasn’t in/created until later in the trilogy. So, why is she in? Answer? Time Travel. “Time travel solves everything,” Massie joked to IGN. “So, [we have] the save/load screen. She’s hacking in with her pink laptop and you see shots of the first two games [appear]. There is a similar interaction point in all three hubs of all three games.” Basically, in Crash Bandicoot: Warped, time travel was introduced, and so the team used that to bring in Coco for the trilogy. More than that though, the team really wanted her to be a fully-fledged character in the game. “The team wanted to [include Coco] right from early stages of production,” Massie said. “Animators, character designers came to me and said

E3 2017: Microsoft Blasts Sony For Cross-Play Remarks

E3 2017: Microsoft Blasts Sony For Cross-Play Remarks

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At E3 2017, several games were revealed to be cross-play compatible. Mainly Minecraft and Rocket League, both of which are on, or will be on, Nintendo Switch, and thus players can play with others on that console too. However, Sony declined to take part in this Cross-Play opportunity, citing that they wanted to keep their players safe from others who may be on other servers on those consoles and handhelds. Well, that didn’t sit well with Microsoft’s Phil Spencer, who is the head of Xbox, who notes to Giant Bomb that saying that players wouldn’t be safe because of Cross-Play is wrong: “The fact that somebody would make an assertion that somehow we’re not keeping Minecraft players safe, I found, not only from a Microsoft perspective, but from a game industry perspective…. I don’t know why that has to become the dialogue. We would never put Minecraft in a place where we felt like we weren’t keeping our players safe,” It seems shots are being fired, but to what end will this lead? Guess

E3 2017: Ubisoft Open To Fresh Ideas For Old Franchises

E3 2017: Ubisoft Open To Fresh Ideas For Old Franchises

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One of the hardest things to do in the video game industry is keep franchises fresh. Especially when they’re so successful in the early runs and thus have loyal fanbases. Cause when you fail to live up to their expectations, they call you out on it. Ubisoft has had a lot of experience with this. Yet, fans still want titles from franchises like Splinter Cell, Prince of Persia, and more from their lineup. At E3 2017, IGN spoke with  Ubisoft Montreal CEO Yannis Mallat, and asked about whether these franchises could ever truly return. His answer was simple, they could, if the ideas were right and fresh: “I like to think of the studio as a huge…creative collective. So, if some of the creative comes to us and says ‘Hey, by the way, I have this crazy idea’ about a brand that we haven’t done anything with for many years, we will listen.” But, as in all things, ideas aren’t enough, the market also has to be right for the

E3 2017: Nintendo Is Considering More Wii U Ports To Switch

E3 2017: Nintendo Is Considering More Wii U Ports To Switch

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When the Nintendo Switch was announced, a surprise reveal was that Mario Kart 8 was going to be coming out to the console as Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. Then, a few weeks ago, Nintendo revealed Pokken Tournament DX for the Switch. Both of these games were made for the Wii U, but then ported to the Switch with extra content, new modes, more characters, etc. Though welcome (and in the case of Mario Kart 8, very successful) players wondered just how many more Wii U ports were coming to Switch. Well, at E3, IGN asked this very question to Nintendo Of America President Reggie Fils-Aime. Who noted that there’s always the option for that, because the Wii U wasn’t as successful as the Switch is inevitably going to be: “The internal conversations we have is that on one hand, the development teams would love to showcase their content to a wider base, and certainly in short order the install base on Nintendo Switch will be larger than the install base

E3 2017: Super Mario Odyssey Has Co-Op

E3 2017: Super Mario Odyssey Has Co-Op

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Super Mario Odyssey was by far one of Nintendo’s most shown titles at E3 this year. Not only getting a new trailer, but multiple showings at the Nintendo Treehouse Live events, and even being the theme for the Nintendo area on the show floor. But as the team said multiple times, the game has much more to show than we have been led to believe. Case and point, during the last session of Super Mario Odyssey on the Treehouse, the team revealed that Co-Op was going to be in the game. For this game’s version, one player will be Mario, while the other will play Cappy, the spirit that’s possessing Mario’s hat in the game. While Mario plays like you’d expect him to, Cappy will be able to fly around the level, attacks enemies, get certain items, and more. Oh, and Cappy is invincible. So no fear of death! While Mario games have had Co-Op in the past, this may be one of the most unique takes on it so

E3 2017: Nintendo Reveals Why They Unveiled Metroid Prime 4

E3 2017: Nintendo Reveals Why They Unveiled Metroid Prime 4

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Easily one of the biggest surprises of E3 2017 was Metroid Prime 4. The next game in a franchise that fans have been begging Nintendo to bring back for quite some time. However, the reveal of the game was just a look at the logo, with a note that the game was in development. Nothing else was given about the game itself. Though it was noted that Retro Studios was not making the game. So, this begs the question, why did Nintendo unveil it if the game didn’t have anything to show? Well, in an interview IGN, Nintendo of America Reggie Fils-Aime stated this: “For certain games, games that will be in development for, let’s call it a decent amount of time, like Metroid Prime 4 — also, given that it’s a franchise that we know people have been very eager to get some news — that’s when, fine, we’ll share it. We’ll share it early, Others, we want to hold closer in and reveal it when the gameplay is

E3 2017: Nintendo Trying Hard To Fulfill Switch Demand

E3 2017: Nintendo Trying Hard To Fulfill Switch Demand

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Ever since the Nintendo Switch has come out, the system has been very hard to find after initial stock was quickly bought up. In fact, very few who didn’t pre-order the system got it. Despite that, the system has been selling record amounts, but there’s not doubt it’d be doing even better if the system was in stock more often. At E3 2017, Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime talked with IGN and noted that getting the Switch production up was a top priority: “What we are doing, as quickly as we can, is scaling up the production to make more available into the marketplace, to get to the point where every consumer who wants a Nintendo Switch can find a Nintendo Switch, that’s what we’re trying to get to. I’m not going to tell you when we’ll get there, but our goal is to improve our supply chain so that more product is available to more consumers. And that is a key focus.” Nintendo has a big lineup of

E3 2017: Metroid: Samus Returns Gets Special Developer Diary

E3 2017: Metroid: Samus Returns Gets Special Developer Diary

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One of the biggest surprises of E3 yesterday was when Nintendo unveiled Metroid: Samus Returns, a remake of Metroid II from the original Game Boy, but being rebuilt for the Nintendo 3DS. Now, Nintendo has released a dev diary detailing even more about the game. This comes from producer Yoshio Sakamoto, who goes deep into what makes Metroid: Samus Returns so special. First up, though this is a remake of Metroid II, this game is only using that title as a base to make sure that certain elements (as in story and gameplay) are kept, but the rest is actually brand new. From new parts of the world, to weapons and abilities, and even new gameplay features, there’s a lot of new mixed in with what was found in the original. For example, for the first time in Metroid history, you’ll have complete 360 degree aim for Samus. That’s right, you can now shoot in literally any direction you want, no restriction. Also, there’s going to be new Aeion powers

E3 2017: Switch Yoshi Title Made With Unreal Engine 4

E3 2017: Switch Yoshi Title Made With Unreal Engine 4

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We’ve been hearing for a while that there were a lot of titles being made for the Nintendo Switch that were using the Unreal Engine 4. As one of the most powerful gaming engines out there, it gave a lot of credibility to the system. But of the rumored 20 games being made with the engine, we didn’t know a lot of them, but now, we at least know one more. The Yoshi title that was revealed at yesterday Nintendo E3 Spotlight is indeed being made with Unreal Engine 4. The twist here is that it wasn’t Nintendo that revealed this, but rather, Dana Cowley of Epic Games, who posted on Twitter that this was very real.   Nintendo is making the new Yoshi game with Unreal! https://t.co/cogN5zSvVa — Dana @ #E32017 (@danacowley) June 13, 2017 While you may think it odd that Nintendo would use Unreal Engine 4 for a Yoshi title, you really have to see just how good this game looks. Below is a video from Day

E3 2017: Pokken Tournament DX To Run In 60FPS

E3 2017: Pokken Tournament DX To Run In 60FPS

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One of the things that people have wondered about the Nintendo Switch is how fast the games are playing in both modes. Sometimes the game is at 60FPS, but then when it’s in tablet mode its in 30FPS. Also, the graphical quality gets lower when in tablet mode. Well, it seems that Pokken Tournament DX won’t have that problem at all. During Day 2 of the Nintendo Live Treehouse, the team played Pokken Tournament DX, and revealed that the game both in docked and tablet mode will be 60FPS. Noting that this was a big deal for them, and they wanted the game to be truly seamless and fast no matter what game you played in. Also, the game will have 3v3 battles because of fans. They asked for battles that would allow for more Pokemon to be used, and thus the 3v3 battle mode will be in Pokken Tournament DX. Another twist here though is that you can select any Pokemon in your party to use and your opponent

E3 2017: Sony Talks Blocking Cross-Play

E3 2017: Sony Talks Blocking Cross-Play

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There were some major surprises in terms of cross-platform play at E3 2017. Minecraft was revealed to be getting a free “unified edition” that would allow players on PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and all mobile platforms to play together. Then, Rocket League was announced for Nintendo Switch, and would also support Cross-play between Xbox One and PC. What you might have noticed is that PS4 is not listed on either of those titles. Turns out, Sony blocked cross-play between those games. Turns out, Sony didn’t want to hurt their current fan base, as SIE global sales and marketing head Jim Ryan said to Eurogamer, “We’ve got to be mindful of our responsibility to our install base.” He went on to specifically talk about Minecraft: “We have a contract with the people who go online with us, that we look after them and they are within the PlayStation curated universe,” he said. “Exposing what in many cases are children to external influences we have no ability to manage or look

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