Paid Members Arch Stanton Posted November 6, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted November 6, 2018 Never has that Buscemi meme been more appropriate! Holy shit, that was tragic. Fans of the 90s gaming scene should also be aware that Digitiser The Show officially launches on YouTube this weekend. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted November 6, 2018 Moderators Share Posted November 6, 2018 Thanks for that, @Astro Hollywood now I'm going to bed with that stupid 'bikini girls' song looping around in my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted November 7, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted November 7, 2018 Looks like it could be a free play days. Still, it cold be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BomberPat Posted November 7, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted November 7, 2018 Love finding out what mad indie games are free with PS+ each month. Never really have time to invest in the big flagship titles they give away, but love getting free stuff to kill ten minutes here and there. Burly Men of The Sea is bloody lovely, love the art style. Very simplistic, and not much of a "game", but relaxing and fun. Roundabout is bonkers and I love it. Like a bastard spiritual successor to both Crazy Taxi and Katamari, only with cheesy live action FMV cut scenes and a romance subplot. I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Alex Wright Mark Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 (edited) As much as like the bloke (Probably one of the only people on earth that do) , that video was like something straight out of a Granada Men & Motors cutting room floor. Really came across as out of touch there. I still want to see him tackle Mario 64 though. Fuck all the memorabilia bollocks in his attic. Edited November 7, 2018 by Alex Wright Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Fatty Facesitter Posted November 7, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted November 7, 2018 "Look at them!" It's like how Alan Partridge would present an online gaming show. I love the way he's in the middle of a passionate promo about Mario 64 then just tosses the cartridge behind him midway through. Imagine the scenes if people select that now, only for him to boot up the cartridge and it's now broken.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted November 7, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted November 7, 2018 2 hours ago, BomberPat said: Love finding out what mad indie games are free with PS+ each month. Never really have time to invest in the big flagship titles they give away, but love getting free stuff to kill ten minutes here and there. Burly Men of The Sea is bloody lovely, love the art style. Very simplistic, and not much of a "game", but relaxing and fun. Roundabout is bonkers and I love it. Like a bastard spiritual successor to both Crazy Taxi and Katamari, only with cheesy live action FMV cut scenes and a romance subplot. I love it. Roundabout looks ace, like Kuru Kuru Kururin meets Mad Dog McCree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAREBEAR LUVVA Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 6 hours ago, Fatty Facesitter said: "Look at them!" It's like how Alan Partridge would present an online gaming show. I love the way he's in the middle of a passionate promo about Mario 64 then just tosses the cartridge behind him midway through. Imagine the scenes if people select that now, only for him to boot up the cartridge and it's now broken.  Alan Cartridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Chest Rockwell Posted November 7, 2018 Moderators Share Posted November 7, 2018 He's a little bit how I imagine Loki, except with more tattoos, and the girls were older. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awards Moderator Onyx2 Posted November 8, 2018 Awards Moderator Share Posted November 8, 2018 Brilliant chart by Statista this morning: The bloody money for Rockstar on that chart. And they still treat their employees like dirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Jazzy G Posted November 8, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted November 8, 2018 There's such a massive difference between a game launch and a movie launch, plus normally a "Triple A" game at launch costs at least 4 times as much as a cinema ticket. It'd be interesting to see these figures in terms of number of actual units/tickets sold. The Pro Evo/PUBG thing somebody mentioned earlier is just for one of those Free Play weekend events they do on XBox Live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members PunkStep Posted November 8, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted November 8, 2018 (edited) I always find it strange when you see stats comparing $ sales between movies and video games. It seems pointless comparing the two media platforms given the massive variance in pricing, amongst other things. A video game will surely cost around 4 x the amount of a cinema ticket, so it shouldn't be a surprise that Red Dead has made more money within the first 3 days of launch than a major movie. Simply comparing it to previous video games should suffice as a testament to it's popularity. $725m is pretty extraordinary. The above also goes to show just how much of a phenomenon GTAV was/is, because surely the average unit price was lower than RDR2 is today. edit: I hadn't seen Jazzygeofferz reply- the 4 x estimate was a pretty good guess then! Edited November 8, 2018 by PunkStep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members chokeout Posted November 8, 2018 Paid Members Share Posted November 8, 2018 3 hours ago, PunkStep said: I always find it strange when you see stats comparing $ sales between movies and video games. It seems pointless comparing the two media platforms given the massive variance in pricing, amongst other things. A video game will surely cost around 4 x the amount of a cinema ticket, so it shouldn't be a surprise that Red Dead has made more money within the first 3 days of launch than a major movie. Simply comparing it to previous video games should suffice as a testament to it's popularity. $725m is pretty extraordinary. The above also goes to show just how much of a phenomenon GTAV was/is, because surely the average unit price was lower than RDR2 is today. The comparison comes from cinema historically being the most popular and profitable form of media for the last century, so the most popular film is, or has, by default been the pinnacle of media (from a profit perspective). It's probably the biggest shift in entertainment since cinema began that games are 'out-selling' them or that an industry that has been around for 30 years is earning those numbers. Obviously, like you say, they aren't directly comparable and there's things to consider like the cost of creating it and the turnaround time (It cost the same as Infinity War to make but Marvel have made almost the entire MCU in that time) and how many games are actually reaching those heights. There's still a very real argument that film is still a far biggest industry and always will be imagine saying a game would make that much money, even during the height of 80s arcade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Danger Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 It also comes at a time when games and movies are so comparible in viewer/gamer experience. Both forms are constantly influencing the other. Look at how action films are so much like vide games now and how cinematic and fmv driven games are now. It's not a straight up comparison but it's close. Like the difference between  UFC and WWE. Same ball park different margins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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