Late Night Computing: August 24, 2012
Happy Friday, fellow Shackers! To celebrate the end of the week and revival of Late Night Computing, I've decided to give away a few games.
Happy Friday, fellow Shackers! To celebrate the end of the week and revival of Late Night Computing, I've decided to give away a few games.
There is a catch, though. So what is it I want? Easy. Take a good, solid look at the fall release schedule. Gaze into your crystal ball (or shake the Magic 8-ball). Now tell me, which game do you think will be a surprise hit? And for the other side of the equation, which game do you think will flop? Tell me what you think in the comments below, and I'll select three winners.
Oh, you need to know what I'm giving away. Right. Well, I have two Steam copies of Thirty Flights of Loving for PC, and a Steam copy of The Walking Dead for PC (two episodes available now, three to come later). So let me know your answers, and I'll reveal the winners come Monday's LNC!
News bits.
- Apple wins most of the decisions in its patent case versus Samsung, being awarded $1.051 billion in damages. Samsung gets whiplash from firing off an appeal. [via The Verge]
- Star Wars Detours premieres the first teaser trailer for its upcoming comedic series, filled with one gossipy Emperor. If Palpatine had a Youtube channel, what would it look like? [via Star Wars]
- Speaking of dark lords, did you know Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II is now available via Steam? If you picked it up, use this guide to mod and restore cut content originally cut due to lack of polish. [via PC Gaming Wiki]
- The Federal Bureau of Investigation switches gears and begins to target sites offering pirated Android apps, taking down three domains. [via Ars Technica]
- Uni Watch ranks the top sports uniforms across four professional leagues, including the NBA, MLB, NBA, and NFL. Who comes out on top? More importantly: who comes out ranked dead last. Seattle Seahawks, clean up on aisle four. [via ESPN]
Chatty posts of the moment.
Make sure you log-in and check your filters if you can't see the following:
- "MLG Summer Championships starting now. Lots of Starcraft 2, LoL, Mortal Kombat, and Soul Calibur this weekend: streaming here. Major vs. Fitzy game 1 from a few hours ago is one of the craziest I've seen in a while." [by Serpico74]
- "Borderlands PC options screenshots via Maarten on Twitter." [by marmite]
- "Guild Wars 2 questions and answers thread! We're in the final stretch before headstart access so lets use this time to answer any questions the Shack has (and just discuss the game).
Pertinant information: Headstart official begins Midnight PST but servers could go live as much as 3 hours in advance. Shack Guild will be on Maguuma, started by Frozen Pixel (note: if you roll elsewhere you can still join the guild)." [by InfoBiter]
Nightly file.
Moustache King Adventure free game: "There once was a small boy who was robbed of his favorite ice-cream flavor by the Moustache King. Being just a boy, he had a new goal in life: to become the Moustache King himself! Embark on an adventure worthy of legend as you seek to grow a 'stache worthy of the position." Download version 1.0 for Windows.
Media.
Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition Broken Mast trailer:
Take up your broken sword hilt and escape the dungeons of the Undead Asylum in a vast pilgrimmage across the lands of Lordran.
Nordic Games and The Farm 51 release the first teaser of Painkiller Hell & Damnation, Primal Carnage gets a second character showcase, go behind the scenes of ZombiU, get dirty with the fifth Walking Dead Playing Dead episode, and get dead with some new Dead Space 3 screenshots.
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replyTyler J. Smith posted a new article, Late Night Computing: August 24, 2012.
Happy Friday, fellow Shackers! To celebrate the end of the week and revival of Late Night Computing, I've decided to give away a few games.-
I am going to say PS All Stars is going to be a hit even though I have no interest in it. And I have a bad feeling RE6 is going to be a flop critically even though I want it to be good so bad.
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Holy crap, they're still making Painkiller games?
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It's a remake of the first game? What the hell, who is still buying these?
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I think that Playstation All-Stars will be a sleeper hit, and that Hitman: Absolution will be the one to tank.
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I think torchlight 2 will be a suprise hit, selling many more than forecast through word of mouth once its released. I actually think D3 will help it because players who play both will spread the message to those who only play D3 and Torchlight 2 will sell 2 million plus copies.
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As far as surprise hits, on I think Tokyo Jungle has a chance of exploding, if the hype from my friends is any indication. The game is ridiculous (and looks very funny), and the rumblings I'm hearing suggest a surprising amount of hype for what would otherwise be a niche title.
As far as flopping, I really would not be surprised to see Far Cry 3 go down in flames. It's had some very weak coverage and will be going up against Halo 4, Borderlands 2, and Black Ops 2 for the holiday season. It's a weak franchise overall, as well. Not expecting a lot of sales. -
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Black Ops 2 for both. I kind of expect it flop and break the cycle of the same MP game every single year from a big publisher. But what I see as overkill and overexposure, the die-hard fans who aren't burnt out and don't care that the last 4 games were almost exactly the same will probably still buy the shit out of it and make it the best selling Call of Duty yet.
At the same time they are actually doing something different with a near future setting rather than modern warfare or the past and that could also help or hurt them.
So I guess I don't care. Plus I already have Walking Dead & Thirty Flights of Loving, I'm just excited you found a cheap way to get more people to read LNC or at least learn of its new existence / rebirth. -
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Yes I am there with you Dave. There was a day Eon's ago when we could out twitch,out think, and out game most gamer's. Now I need to make sure I have good chair support, can see through my hazy aged eyes well enough, of course plenty of fluids (coffee the beverage of champions), many bathroom breaks, and to top it off, 12 year old kids now own me in FPS games. That's all okay though because in retrospect I am happy and the best years are yet to come :)
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Yeah I was wondering the same thing.
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Surprise hit: Resident Evil 6. Somehow they'll turn it around and it won't suck like the previews say!
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Borderlands 2 for the hit, though I don't really care for it, and sadly, Dishonoured for the flop. Not the type of game I see appealing to the masses. Though it looks really great.
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boarderland 2 for hit medal of honor for flop
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