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nomadsoul - 26 April 2015 07:25 PM
Tad - 26 April 2015 06:50 PM

I never really thought there was a need for a case against it. Gaming is more accessible now then ever before on whatever device you prefer and I think that’s great.

Accessible as in free mods of yesteryears now behind paywall. Wink
Thats a con and one in many.
I rest my case Grin

No one’s forcing anyone to put mods behind paywall. There are still plenty free mods out there, there will be plenty free mods made, and I doubt almost anyone is going to make their old mods now suddenly cost money.

There is only one real problem that I can see in this thing (which is a big one) and that is the percentage split which is totally unfair to those people who made the mods.

And if the problem with how Valve divides the money that mods make makes PC gaming in general inferior to other platforms then that’s one weird argument in my books…

     
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Norman Reedus also tweeted Silent Hills is dead:

“Super bummed about this was really looking forward to it. Hopefully it’ll come back around. Sorry everyone,”

How can Konami destroy the one time there was finally some interest in one of their franchises not called Meta Gear… (Unless they are close to bankrupcy now and couldn’t even finance the game)

     
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New Morpheus Oculus Porject , looks cool

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/06/11/announcing-the-assembly-for-ps4-and-project-morpheus/#sf3264783


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wilco - 27 April 2015 04:45 AM

Norman Reedus also tweeted Silent Hills is dead:

“Super bummed about this was really looking forward to it. Hopefully it’ll come back around. Sorry everyone,”

How can Konami destroy the one time there was finally some interest in one of their franchises not called Meta Gear… (Unless they are close to bankrupcy now and couldn’t even finance the game)


They could finance but they know Kojima is gonna bleed money with his Dev cycles and Big names.
7 years for MGS5 and SHs would have started after MGS5 , like in in Fall, meaning 2017 date at earliest.

I mean 2k/Take2 pulled the plug for same reason on Irrational.
And even Ueda team was on contract for TLG.

I still hope that some Jap team would make it in Konami, President was interested it in the first place, and FoxEngine cannot be just for MGS5 and yearly ProEvoSoccer.

Make SH with remaining staff.
Make Castlevania with Fromsoftware.
Make Contra with Platinum.
Make ZoE with Platinum.
And Repent thy sins, Konami.


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Wait, Konami replied to some query,

Why has the image of Norman Reedus disappeared from the official website?
This is because our contract period with him has expired.
Why is “P.T.” no longer available on Playstation Network?
Because the distribution period has expired.
What will happen with regard to “SILENT HILL”?
Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. will continue to develop the “SILENT HILL” series.
What will happen with regard to “P.T.”?
P.T. was purely created to be a playable teaser for “SILENT HILL.”
What do you mean by “playable teaser”?
The playable teaser was a trial edition of “SILENT HILLS” intended to give players an idea of the game concept.


Yeah looks like it will probably live without Kojima.

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Sounds like it will continue, but perhaps in a different direction then what Kojima wanted?

     

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nomadsoul - 27 April 2015 05:49 AM

Yeah looks like it will probably live without Kojima.

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But it will probably be another cheap game outsourced to Double Helix or something… Kojima/Del Toro/Norman Reedus gone, I have no faith the original vision will survive Frown (I hope I’m wrong).

Capcom outsourced a ton of their franchises previous gen and almost killed all of them.

That said a From Software Castlevania and a Platinum Contra would be hot stuff!

     
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SoccerDude28 - 27 April 2015 02:01 AM

I think my biggest problem is that Valve is going to take 30% and the developer of the game is going to take somewhere up to 40%. So the actual modder will end up with a measly 30% although they have done all the work.

I personally don’t really have a problem with that. Sure the modders make all the hard work, but they can only do it because others first make a game they can mod. As long as they are giving the mods away for free, then it is perfectly fine, but if they make money out of it, then I only think that it is fair that the game developers get their share. As for the percentages, well that does seem a bit lopsided, but if enough copies are sold, then it might still be profitable for the modders.

UPtimist - 27 April 2015 03:47 AM

No one’s forcing anyone to put mods behind paywall. There are still plenty free mods out there, there will be plenty free mods made, and I doubt almost anyone is going to make their old mods now suddenly cost money.

I agree.

@nomadsoul: Steam/Valve and PC Gaming are hardly synonyms, they are just one of the largest distributes. I fail to see how this should make console gaming superior to pc gaming.

     

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Iznogood - 27 April 2015 11:31 AM
SoccerDude28 - 27 April 2015 02:01 AM

I think my biggest problem is that Valve is going to take 30% and the developer of the game is going to take somewhere up to 40%. So the actual modder will end up with a measly 30% although they have done all the work.

I personally don’t really have a problem with that. Sure the modders make all the hard work, but they can only do it because others first make a game they can mod. As long as they are giving the mods away for free, then it is perfectly fine, but if they make money out of it, then I only think that it is fair that the game developers get their share. As for the percentages, well that does seem a bit lopsided, but if enough copies are sold, then it might still be profitable for the modders.

 

I think that’s the greedy part about it. Some modders were making some money out of donations, I have no idea if it was a lot, and Valve and Bethesda decided that they should have a piece of the pie.

Fortunately I think a lot of the mods will continue to be free.  I just hope stuff like the Enhanced Morrowind, Enhanced Oblivion or the Kotor 2 restoration project continues to be made.
Legendary mods like TFC or Counter-Strike will be spawn their own games and be profitable in the future. I don’t get why there is a need to monetize this all this stuff…

Edit: Jim Sterling take on it is interesting (starts around 2:00)

     
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wilco - 27 April 2015 07:38 AM
nomadsoul - 27 April 2015 05:49 AM

Yeah looks like it will probably live without Kojima.

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But it will probably be another cheap game outsourced to Double Helix or something… Kojima/Del Toro/Norman Reedus gone, I have no faith the original vision will survive Frown (I hope I’m wrong).

Capcom outsourced a ton of their franchises previous gen and almost killed all of them.

That said a From Software Castlevania and a Platinum Contra would be hot stuff!

Confirmed cancelled, but Konami looking to continue series.

Final nail in the coffin,

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1036621

Well, the best thing was Foxengine, i dont know if new engine can match the same level of awesomness, felt like perfect fit for SH, which makes me want SH
made by some Japanese team within konami (best case scenario), YES you are right another
outsourced version not gonna bring old feeling back.
We had enough outsourced SHs already anyway.

Kojima is just marketing beast who concentrates on meticulous details, he wasnt known for horror nor for SH invention.

Deterro at this point is pretty much CURSED confirmed. Guy always had tough luck with projects since he entered Hollywood, forgot the number of projects he got involved in and got cancelled later.

Reedus attracted TWD fans but his stoned face and bad acting is hardly any value addition imo. He was just marketing hook.


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And we dont know how much of P.T constitutes Detoro cancelled InSane.
Kojima should get back with detoro and get the horror game done under different name.

     
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wilco - 27 April 2015 11:58 AM
Iznogood - 27 April 2015 11:31 AM
SoccerDude28 - 27 April 2015 02:01 AM

I think my biggest problem is that Valve is going to take 30% and the developer of the game is going to take somewhere up to 40%. So the actual modder will end up with a measly 30% although they have done all the work.

I personally don’t really have a problem with that. Sure the modders make all the hard work, but they can only do it because others first make a game they can mod. As long as they are giving the mods away for free, then it is perfectly fine, but if they make money out of it, then I only think that it is fair that the game developers get their share. As for the percentages, well that does seem a bit lopsided, but if enough copies are sold, then it might still be profitable for the modders.

 

I think that’s the greedy part about it. Some modders were making some money out of donations, I have no idea if it was a lot, and Valve and Bethesda decided that they should have a piece of the pie.

Fortunately I think a lot of the mods will continue to be free.  I just hope stuff like the Enhanced Morrowind, Enhanced Oblivion or the Kotor 2 restoration project continues to be made.
Legendary mods like TFC or Counter-Strike will be spawn their own games and be profitable in the future. I don’t get why there is a need to monetize this all this stuff…

Edit: Jim Sterling take on it is interesting (starts around 2:00)

Jim Sterling once again telling it like it is. I can’t help but agree with his potential grim outlook on the subject.

     

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This guy put gaming journalists to shame

Enter Kagemasa, plot thickens, this whole Kojima/Konami debacle is best ARG i have experienced lately.

Kagemasa started as repair worker, got into gambling addiction, new laws of gambling,
getting merged with US casinos, cutting costs by making the Corporation HQ based,
more concentration on Mobile and quick money making venues, hence animosity with kojima
and his long Dev cycles with decreasing numbers of MGS franchise sales.

This is some kaiji Anime level stuff here.

Kagemasa going all balls out in making Kojima professional hostage and insulting him with
surveillance.

Must check the video.

(Kojima has delisted itself from NYSE to save 5million$ costs).

 

     
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Some interesting thoughts there. The move to mobile for them would be no surprise as a lot of Japanese companies are in the process of doing that or are already there.

     

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His idea of Finance or how a company works is a bit shite.

I laughed at the bit where he was pointing out that income from all the other segments of the company were more than the video game income so that was a reason to shift to gambling etc.

Or if you look at it the correct way the video game income is about half of the companies overall profits and 3 times the income from slot machines.

Why would they screw with their biggest income generator? That is a good way to go out of business.

Of course it didn’t show the costs involved in making that income so maybe the profit margin is greater on the non video game stuff and expanding that market would equal greater profits in the long run, but you still don’t abandon your biggest market without a good reason.

     

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Lucien21 - 27 April 2015 04:09 PM

His idea of Finance or how a company works is a bit shite.

I laughed at the bit where he was pointing out that income from all the other segments of the company were more than the video game income so that was a reason to shift to gambling etc.

Or if you look at it the correct way the video game income is about half of the companies overall profits and 3 times the income from slot machines.

Why would they screw with their biggest income generator? That is a good way to go out of business.

Of course it didn’t show the costs involved in making that income so maybe the profit margin is greater on the non video game stuff and expanding that market would equal greater profits in the long run, but you still don’t abandon your biggest market without a good reason.

They are restructuring, not killing games , might merge mobile and DDR type stuff, and milk Mgs dry, the cost of AAA is heavy and more quick $ can be made , through mobile + arcade+ pachinko/casinos in bigger picture.

He did great job for linking stuff and not all financial people operate on same logic , news @ 11.

The takeaway is kagemasa sense of logic and his ambitions, put yourself in his shoes, IMO you went wrong there.

     
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nomadsoul - 27 April 2015 03:27 PM

This guy put gaming journalists to shame

Enter Kagemasa, plot thickens, this whole Kojima/Konami debacle is best ARG i have experienced lately.

Kagemasa started as repair worker, got into gambling addiction, new laws of gambling,
getting merged with US casinos, cutting costs by making the Corporation HQ based,
more concentration on Mobile and quick money making venues, hence animosity with kojima
and his long Dev cycles with decreasing numbers of MGS franchise sales.

This is some kaiji Anime level stuff here.

Kagemasa going all balls out in making Kojima professional hostage and insulting him with
surveillance.

Must check the video.

(Kojima has delisted itself from NYSE to save 5million$ costs).

 

Good video and analysis. Doesn’t seem too far-feched. Now we wait to see what happens after MGS5 is relesed. Until then I think anybody will speak much.

     
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nomadsoul - 27 April 2015 05:49 AM

New Arkham Knight Trailer, Catwoman and others revealed

 

Only saw this one now, it’s looking very good but RockSteady needs to start working with DC characters outside the Batverse. Same supporting characters again is getting old.
Justice League next please

     

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