Kane99

I didn't have much time with Mario Kart 64, but I played the hell out of it for a weekend one time. I feel like it doesn't get as much praise as other Mario Kart games, especially some of the newer ones compared to the original SNES one. I just feel like it's a bit forgotten compared to the slew of other MK games out there. How do you think it ranks among the list of Mario Kart games?

Back when Minecraft first came out, I got a crappy knock-off game called Fortress Craft on the Xbox 360. To be honest, I still had fun playing it, but it was mostly creative only and didn't have enemies/monsters until later updates. It was fun for a while, but once I got into MC later, I forgot about that game. I wonder if my world is still accessible on my 360. I should check one of these days. 😄

They haven't, they just closed down their internal game studio. They are still supporting 3rd party games, and there is still going to be exclusive games coming out, just from 3rd party teams. It's a big blow, but they're not done yet. There's been no news of Stadia ending just yet. There is a chance they could rebound somewhat, but they need to bring in lots more games. Supposedly there are 100 games coming to Stadia yet, so they're not done yet. As well, you're not forced to pay a subscription to use Stadia. Right now you can play any game you have purchased on the service, but only up to 1080p resolution. If you want higher graphics/visuals etc, that's where the Stadia pro subscription comes in. This allows you to play up to 4K I believe and also gets you some free games a month. So you just need to have the game owned, and a stable internet connection to play it in 1080p. No subscription required.

I wouldn't say "giveaway", it's more like licenced or they're paid to produce content for that publisher/company. But you are correct, many companies licence their properties for other things. For example, Funko toys license properties from pretty much every company out there. They do DC, Marvel, Disney, Fox, and pretty much every other property out there at the moment.

Yeah I heard that too. I especially believe it after Bandersnatch. And who knows, it could have been a pitch for a game, or maybe even a hint that one could be coming. And I could see him providing a lot to a video game world.

Thanks for sharing your reviews. I played the first game and loved it. I recommend a second playthrough, and just mess around and do fun creative kills. There are some fun things you can do in this game when you upgrade your skills enough. One thing I also liked about it, was that you could finish both games without killing anyone. There were other options you could do to complete the mission. I remember one mission you could set your target up to be taken away or arrested or whatever. I forget how it goes, but that was the only mission from the first game where I didn't kill the target. I think I killed everyone after that (targets I mean). I tried to not kill everyone though. But you could get pretty creative with the kills, especially when you unlock more skills.

This is an interesting bit of news. Rainbow Six Siege is going to get a new elite skin, this one being for the character Zofia, who will be getting a Jill Valentine costume. But, that's not all, as they teased a possible Rick & Morty collab, but they don't go into much details on it. You can read more about this here - Shack News

Here we go again. Looks like Soulja Boy is producing another console. I shouldn't say produce, as he's probably going to find a cheap Chinese console and will brand it with his name like he did the last time. But according to the article from IGN, he is: And this is supposed what the console looks like: https://www.instagram.com/p/CLNWeaKh6i4/?utm_source=ig_embed Which means that it's exactly what I said above. As you can see, a PS2 dual-shock and what looks like an Xbox One S console. I don't understand how this guy thinks he can get away with producing crap like this.

Ugh, more politicians who believe violent video games are the reason for bad things happening. In this case, it's about carjacking being on the rise, and Republican Marcus Evans wants to prohibit the sale of violent games that promote criminal activity. And yet no mention of the other violent media we see on tv and in movies. The law he wants to change was established in 2012, and that law prohibited the sale of violent games to children, but now he wants to ban all violent games that promote this type of stuff. Source - Chicago Sun Times

I would love to see a video game based around Black Mirror created. And before anyone says there already is one, that is not based on the Black Mirror show. There is a video game called The Black Mirror, but it's not about the show. Anyway, I'm sure some of you saw Black Mirror Bandersnatch, which was kind of like a video game itself, but not in the traditional sense. I feel a video game in this world would work really well, especially with how crazy the show could get. What do you guys think?

The recent Nintendo Direct announced that The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is getting an HD version for the Nintendo Switch. Fans were hoping for a sequel to Breath of the Wild, but instead got teased this. I know fans have kind of considered this the worst Zelda game, or just not as good as the others in the franchise. What do you guys think of this game? I never played it myself, so I can't judge on it, but I know there are fans who like it, while others who would rather ignore it. I think the main reason people didn't like it, was because of the motion controls back then. So, are you going to pick it up?

Yeah, but I'm too lazy when it comes to having to unplug stuff lol. So that's why I prefer to have one without a light. And thanks for sharing, I will for sure check that out.

A couple times the power has gone out while I was gaming. Thankfully I haven't had to deal with any corrupted saves or anything else. Probably just had to restart a few missions, but that was about it.

Yeah, they have no plans of selling their properties at the moment, at least not yet. I think theyir main intention is to just find studios that can outsource their work to. Konami could easily be a publisher if they want to, and get a few studios under their belt to produce something. And who knows, they could work with Sony for all we know and make exclusives there. I doubt they'd work with any Xbox properties or Nintendo. But I can see them working with Sony.

Hmm, not sure. I know of The Sims and their language, but I'm unsure of any others. Many shows, movies and books have their own languages based on the stories of course. I know game of thrones has many different languages. Didn't Fable have made up language as well?

Yup, I'm aware of the Street Fighter movie game. I've seen a few videos of it. Surprisingly it's not a bad game from what I hear, as like you said, it's just Street fighter 2 with the movie characters instead. 😄

My brother mostly plays GTA online. Last time I played online, was probably a year or two ago by now. Most of my friends don't play GTA anymore either.

I have tried my hand at it, but haven't done it in a while. I'm thinking of starting to stream soon, because I have all the equipment to get started. I just need to push myself to do it. Most streamings try to get 2-5 hours a day in. Some streamers don't have other jobs, so they can devote more time to streaming.

What are some of the gaming studios you wish to come back? Maybe it was a studio that was sold off and changed to a different name, or a studio that had to close down due to financial issues. The biggest loss imo, was when THQ died out and sold off their IPs. The THQ we know now isn't the same as the original crew. Oh and lets not forget Atari, which has gone through so many new owners, it's essentially not even Atari anymore. Just in name. What are some studios you loved, that sadly closed shop?

We haven't seen a boxing game in recent years, at least I haven't. The last game I remember was one of the Fight Night games by EA, and they haven't made a game in that series in years. It seems as if their focus is on the UFC games now, which is sad, because they made some really great Boxing games. Do you think we'll ever see a new boxing game? I would even count a new Punch Out, as we haven't had a game in the series for a while now.

Does anyone remember this game? It came out in 1997 and I remember thinking this game would be awesome. But, when I finally played it, I realized this game was not good lol. This game is notorious as being one of the worst games ever, and most likely the worst MK game ever. It's not a traditional MK game though, as it's more a side-scrolling beat-em-up that is not good at doing anything. I remember renting an N64 and this game, and I can say, I went back to that rental store and rented another game lol. The game has some of the worst gameplay, and some bad voice acting. But, it had some fun cutscenes from what I hear. Here's a good video about the game:

Yeah I heard about that. I'm glad someone is stepping up to take action. I hear the sites selling the consoles are working on ways of stopping it, and I think the US is starting to take notice as well. But, who knows how long the US will take to do something. Oh I believe it. When you get into a business like that, you're bound to get some death threats. Especially now when they're getting so ballsy as to come out and complain about how 'they're' treated. I don't think they deserve death threats, but they should realize this is going to happen when you take away so many peoples chances of getting that hot new toy. That's the thing though, they know exactly what they're doing and they don't care. It's just now that they're starting to hurt because business aint booming like it used to, they have to come out and complain that they do nothing wrong. Yet, they don't realize doing this makes them look like complete buffoons, because they know their business is done for soon enough.

I've never played Diablo, but I hear the second one is a fan favorite. As with this remake/remaster, I think it's supposed to be faithful to the original game, just has updated graphics and some fixes I think. I might check it out, but I'll wait for a sale first. 😄

What are you talking about? I don't understand how this fits the subject at all. 😕 Oh yeah, lunch time for me I would sometimes go to the computer lab and play a game real quick. We didn't get that much time though, but it was enough. I mostly played in the gym during my lunch time though. I doubt you would even be able to use a VPN on a school computer anyway. For my school, those types of sites would have been blocked.

I joined during the Inception movie night they did this past summer I think it was. Wasn't anything spectacular, but it gives people more options I suppose. Also, I forgot to mention, but this movie fest is expected to get possibly around 350 million in the audience. That is according to the Indie Wire link I posted in my first post.