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Where to start? Well 2 weeks ago I actually had my whole week in review typed up and ready to go... and then never posted it! It has been a crazy couple of weeks where I was bogged down by tons of work so I was unable to do much of anything (except when I did have time, I FINALLY got around to beating Mass Effect 2 which was a masterpiece in storytelling). Anyway, I have the time now and I even recorded some Starbound footage last night that I will be posting shortly so be on the lookout for that and lets get right into the week that was:
Dungeon Keeper mobile embodies everything wrong with EA and F2P
Way to ruin another piece of my childhood EA! Dungeon Keeper was an amazing game when it came out in 1997. I had tons of fun and spent many hours building up my dungeon and destroying anyone who dared enter and try to steal from me! Fast forward to present day and this abomination has been unleashed on us. At first reports, I was intrigued of a port of an old classic, but the more and more information I read about Dungeon Keeper Mobile, the more and more I get angry. EA has put up pay-wall after pay-wall into the game which really sours the experience. Look, I get micro-transactions to an extent. The company is releasing the game for free so there should be some way for them to make a few bucks here and there. I understand micro-transactions that give a little boost to the experience or make the game a little bit easier (I probably won't play your game though, but I see why companies do it). The way EA has weaved micro-transactions into this game are truly despicable. The game is unplayable without paying more and more. Reviewers everywhere are wrecking EA and gamers are furious. If you want, give it a quick try but be warned, you will be basically forced to have to pay to actually get anything of substance out of the game. I feel after this I should make a video about my feelings towards the F2P model and what games get it right and what games, such as Dungeon Keeper Mobile, get it horribly, horribly wrong.
Titanfall requires Origin on PC. Beta details coming soon
No surprise here. Titanfall will be exclusive to Origin on PC. No Steam release which makes sense for EA considering they have done the same with Battlefield 3/4, Dead Space 3 and Mass Effect 3. EA wants to bolster Origin's lineup and get Origin on as many computers it can. I have my gripes about Origin but that won't keep me from getting Titanfall. The game is very high on my list of releases this year and I cannot wait to play. That being said, Respawn has announced that the details to get into the Beta will be coming soon, so I will patiently await that info and try to get in to get a head start.
Outlast releases on PS4 (Free for PS+ members)
Not a totally new release but it is another title to launch on the PS4. I already picked it up and installed the game so tonight or tomorrow night I will be live streaming it in my pitch black apartment with my girlfriend. Should be fun, and from what I have heard it is immensely scary so I can't wait to get into it.
Steam unveils Steam Music
Interesting addition to the Steam family. It was noted as coming late last year when Valve unveiled SteamOS and their concept for Steam Machines. Steam Music seems like just another app that gives more versatility to the SteamOS as a whole. A desktop and controller based app that can stream your own music while playing games or while just sitting around or throwing a party. Steam is moving into the living room and I hope it pays off in the end.
That's all for this week. Like I said, I will be trying to stream some Outlast either tonight or tomorrow so catch me on Twitch (twitch.tv/im_gonna_die) and watch me cry out with terror! I also will be uploading my Starbound video soon and I have a couple of videos I want to make concerning topics in the industry.
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