Video Game Thread 2.0

[Eiki-mun]

Why the fuck would Microsoft pay $2 billion for a five year old game that everyone already owns? That's just pants-on-head retarded.

Or, you know, they could know something you don't.

Given the recent things Microsoft has done lately (XBox One being the biggest), I wouldn't qualify them as "knowing things".

[Witchyjoshy]

Why the fuck would Microsoft pay $2 billion for a five year old game that everyone already owns? That's just pants-on-head retarded.

Or, you know, they could know something you don't.

Given the recent things Microsoft has done lately (XBox One being the biggest), I wouldn't qualify them as "knowing things".

Isn't the XBox One team a different team from the one that handles the "buying and selling of other people's resources"?

Which is a moot point because it's apparently just a rumor.

[Cloud3514]

It also means that it prevents Nintendo from making a Wii U version of the game (which Mojang was never opposed to, they just weren't going to do it without someone else ponying up the cash) and means that Apple will likely not get an iPhone 6 version. Still, it seems like the ship has sailed on Minecraft and this is something that would have made sense before the Playstation versions of the game were out.

[Danarth]

I have been thinking....there needs to be more games with female characters along the lines of Urdnot Bakara, the female krogan from ME3 and Aria from the same.

Those are both good characters who unfortunately never get enough time in Mass Effect.

[Witchyjoshy]

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-09-09/microsoft-said-near-2-billion-deal-for-minecraft-maker.html

Apparently it's not quite a rumor after all.

[Sleepy]

I honestly can't blame Mojang for selling. They had a good time furthering the development of the game and can now relieve themselves of the game's stress while gaining a crapload of money in the process. I just hope Microsoft will continue patching bugs and generally maintaining the game.

[Ultimate Paragon]

I have been thinking....there needs to be more games with female characters along the lines of Urdnot Bakara, the female krogan from ME3 and Aria from the same.

Those are both good characters who unfortunately never get enough time in Mass Effect.

I wouldn't mind more characters like them.

[RavynousHunter]

So, its not a rumour anymore, eh?  It seems as though Microsoft is, at least, being intelligent with it.  Like I effing predicted.  But, the whiny FOSStards will inevitably go all Fox News on this shit, because Microsoft is the devil or some shit.

[Mechtaur]

If this gets Minecraft some serious souping up, I guess I'm all for it. Just hope it doesn't shit all over the modding community.

[RavynousHunter]

If this gets Minecraft some serious souping up, I guess I'm all for it. Just hope it doesn't shit all over the modding community.

They won't.  Unlike what some morons believe, Microsoft doesn't waste their time hiring retards.

[Katsuro]

If this gets Minecraft some serious souping up, I guess I'm all for it. Just hope it doesn't shit all over the modding community.

They won't.  Unlike what some morons believe, Microsoft doesn't waste their time hiring retards.

Hmmm considering some of the things that happened recently I'm not sure that's quite true.  However, those retards seem to be gone now so I guess when/if MS do hire retards they at least realise it and have the wit to replace them.

[RavynousHunter]

If this gets Minecraft some serious souping up, I guess I'm all for it. Just hope it doesn't shit all over the modding community.

They won't.  Unlike what some morons believe, Microsoft doesn't waste their time hiring retards.

Hmmm considering some of the things that happened recently I'm not sure that's quite true.  However, those retards seem to be gone now so I guess when/if MS do hire retards they at least realise it and have the wit to replace them.

Bingo.  Also, it amuses me when people point to Vista/Win8 as Microsoft's "mistakes."  Poor fools haven't even caught on, yet.  If nothing else, Gates and Ballmer hired some god damned marketing geniuses.

[Cerim Treascair]

speaking as someone that has Win 8... I rather like it.

[I am lizard]

Off topic: is it just the TF2 fan base, or is it a thing for gamers to complain about everything being overpowered?

[Witchyjoshy]

Off topic: is it just the TF2 fan base, or is it a thing for gamers to complain about everything being overpowered?

It's the entire gamer community.