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Smash Bros Ultimate leaks 2 weeks early. Massive banwave forthcoming i'd say

iLikeWaffles

This thread is poison!

Kirby

Cake of Tremendous Power wrote: »

Smash Bros Ultimate leaks 2 weeks early. Massive banwave forthcoming i'd say

Won't be any new bans. Anybody stupid enough to go online with their hacked switch has already been caught.

Everybody else left and any new people who have recently hacked theris, will have backup nands and will have the common sense to stay offline to avoid being banned.

That being said while a leak TWO WEEKS before launch is awful from a PR point of view, it won't effect sales. Smash Ultimate will sell excellently. As has been said again and again, pirated copies do not equal lost sales. The people who were going to buy it are still going to buy it and those who werent....wont. A leak wont change that.

Kirby

Kirby wrote: »

Won't be any new bans. Anybody stupid enough to go online with their hacked switch has already been caught.

Everybody else left and any new people who have recently hacked theris, will have backup nands and will have the common sense to stay offline to avoid being banned.

That being said while a leak TWO WEEKS before launch is awful from a PR point of view, it won't effect sales. Smash Ultimate will sell excellently. As has been said again and again, pirated copies do not equal lost sales. The people who were going to buy it are still going to buy it and those who werent....wont. A leak wont change that.

Never underestimate peoples stupidity. Yeah sales won't be affected in the slightest, it's already the most preordered switch game and smash bros game to date

Kirby

Not surprising to be honest. Everyone loves smash.

I already bought my copy weeks ago. It's sitting preloaded on my switch. :P

TitianGerm

Kirby wrote: »

Not surprising to be honest. Everyone loves smash.

I already bought my copy weeks ago. It's sitting preloaded on my switch. :P

I've never played it and doubt I'll buy this version either.

Kirby

Do you own a switch?

TitianGerm

Kirby wrote: »

Do you own a switch?

Me? Yup, working through Octopath Traveller so far. My favourite game on Switch so far.

Smiles35

Battle royal game (please keep reading) Ring of Esylum is now available on Steam. This was a long wait for some, It was for me as I had issues running Battlegrounds. This is completly free to play.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/755790/Ring_of_Elysium/

gizmo

Totally missed this last week but it looks like Underworld Ascendant just got pushed out the door too early released.

Reviews seem thin on the ground but from what's out there, PC Gamer savaged it and John Walker over at RPS seems to have refused to do a proper review deeming it too unfinished. Reviews on Steam from some of the Kickstarter backers have been less than kind also.

Retr0gamer

gizmo wrote: »

Totally missed this last week but it looks like Underworld Ascendant just got pushed out the door too early released.

Reviews seem thin on the ground but from what's out there, PC Gamer savaged it and John Walker over at RPS seems to have refused to do a proper review deeming it too unfinished. Reviews on Steam from some of the Kickstarter backers have been less than kind also.

The release version code in numbered 0.3.xxxxx

In so much of a rush they couldn't even pretend.

Varik

No clue what that was and hadn't heard of it, got a bit hopeful for some Vampires, Werewolfs, and Kate Beckinsale in leather.

Retr0gamer

Varik wrote: »

No clue what that was and hadn't heard of it, got a bit hopeful for some Vampires, Werewolfs, and Kate Beckinsale in leather.

That film is a tough watch when you can't get your lad out.

gizmo

While we're waiting for Doom Immortal...

MagicIRL

Is there anything in the pipeline that plays like Fallout 76 only without being completely ****e?

I would love to play Skyrim or Fallout with my two friends in a co-op. I refuse to give Bethesda any money for that ****heap they've released, though.

Jerichoholic

MagicIRL wrote: »

Is there anything in the pipeline that plays like Fallout 76 only without being completely ****e?

I would love to play Skyrim or Fallout with my two friends in a co-op. I refuse to give Bethesda any money for that ****heap they've released, though.

Elder Scrolls Online is really great if you want online fun.

Temptamperu

Elder Scrolls Online is a great game. I havent played the last 2 expansions though, might go back and play them now ive been let down by Fallout and Darksiders and have nothing to play for the month.

Thargor

gizmo wrote: »

Totally missed this last week but it looks like Underworld Ascendant just got pushed out the door too early released.

Reviews seem thin on the ground but from what's out there, PC Gamer savaged it and John Walker over at RPS seems to have refused to do a proper review deeming it too unfinished. Reviews on Steam from some of the Kickstarter backers have been less than kind also.

Sadly, my arcane ambitions were thwarted by the fact that Ascendant doesn’t tell you what a new spell does. It just labels it “New Spell”, which is fine if the effect is obvious, but less useful when you must also figure out what targets the spell will work on. You can discover spell combinations as you explore, although they’re easy to miss as they’re written on rocks. Everything in Ascendant is written on rocks, another weird decision

Skerries

Zero-Cool

Skerries wrote: »

No way that's a real response, ****ing brilliant if it is!

Also, that should be in gaming humour.

Rob2D

Bethesda are such mean hungry b*****ds.

Skerries

Zero-Cool wrote: »

No way that's a real response, ****ing brilliant if it is!

seems to be real

https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/a0zveb/bethesda_responds_to_bait_and_switch_fallout_76/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=usertext&utm_name=gaming&utm_content=t1_eanr33o

Kiith

Yeah, apparently it is real. Absolutely unbelievable that they actually said that. Surely people would have a real case for false advertisement with that admission?

J Mysterio

I hope that Civ expansion is coming to Twitch on PC release.

While its true that 6 isnt as good as 5 (or 4, probably), its still pretty sweet to play it handheld. Got 1.5 hrs sleep the other night because I could. not. stop. playing it. One more turn.

Kiith

New Dragon Age on the way? I know some people weren't fond of Inquisition, but i loved it and am hopeful for a new game.

Casey Huson - Bioware wrote:

"If you’ve been following these blogs, or myself and Mark Darrah on Twitter, you know we’re also working on some secret Dragon Age stuff,” said Hudson. "Dragon Age is an incredibly important franchise in our studio, and we’re excited to continue its legacy. Look for more on this in the coming month (though I won’t tell you where to look…)."

Though knowing how other announcements have gone, it'll probably be a mobile battle royale game or something :pac:

Gunmonkey

Kiith wrote: »

Though knowing how other announcements have gone, it'll probably be a mobile battle royale game or something :pac:

Nah, prob a Pokemon Go ripoff!

"Theres...like dragon eggs all around the place...and you look for them on your phone...and then you raise them from a hatchling to a fully formed dragon....so.....Dragon: Age!"

Temptamperu

Kiith wrote: »

New Dragon Age on the way? I know some people weren't fond of Inquisition, but i loved it and am hopeful for a new game.



Though knowing how other announcements have gone, it'll probably be a mobile battle royale game or something :pac:

Inquisition had flaws but it was badass. I look forward to more!

Potential-Monke

Temptamperu wrote: »

Inquisition had flaws but it was badass. I look forward to more!

I'm tempted to give it another go. I played about 12 hours of it when it came out and was far from impressed. Saw one of the girls playing it during the week and I was tempted to give it another go. But the last time I played I was bored, it didn't bring me in like the previous DA games. Thinking back, the first DA was the same actually, took a second go at it for it to click.

kunst nugget

How does Inquisition compare to the Witcher 3? I played that and had a blast but Inquisition had been almost completely untouched at this stage.

super_furry

kunst nugget wrote: »

How does Inquisition compare to the Witcher 3? I played that and had a blast but Inquisition had been almost completely untouched at this stage.

They're my two favourite games of the generation. Hard pressed to say which I prefer to be honest.