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Jiraiya

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Oct 27, 2017
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Just seems like he's having the same looking from the outside conversation had in this thread all day.
 

Det

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Jul 30, 2020
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Kojima game is very early and would be surprised it showing. Maybe just a "we made a deal with HK" type thing at best.

Me: What the hell is that overdosed game then?
 

Gavalanche

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Grubb is just predicting stuff. He's been reading ERA lol

Well, he knows a bit more then us. These are educated guesses really. He hears internal stories and whatnot from developers and people in the know. So while he might not be 1oo% sure, I am willing to bet those games won't be there.
 

JINX

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Oct 25, 2017
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I wonder what they've done differently to avoid leaks this time...usually everything leaks by now.
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UraMallas

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I could be wrong, but I don't think it was ever specified what unannounced game they were impressed with. I really doubt Avowed had anything to show in early 2018, anything substantial enough to impress. It's more likely that they saw The Outer Worlds's alpha, which was an unannounced project at the time.
Jez specifically said it wasn't Outer Worlds, from what I remember. It could have been something like Pentiment, I suppose, but all signs point to it being Avowed.
 

Zebesian-X

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Dec 3, 2018
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Noticed Xbox Series was listed before everything else here in a purposefully obtuse way. Still feel like this is going to be a day one game pass title. If not at launch then surely soon after.

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Genuine megaton if it hits game pass and I think Xbox is willing to put down the 💰💰💰 for it. Just gotta hope Atlus is willing to play ball
 

gabegabe

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Ok so basically the "I'll say what won't be there" from Grubb isn't based on any real info and is just speculation from him?
 

Zebesian-X

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Oh we're doing wolf 3 profile pics?? Maybe I can whip something together after work, gotta keep the clown in-tact tho
Kojima game is very early and would be surprised it showing. Maybe just a "we made a deal with HK" type thing at best.

Me: What the hell is that overdosed game then?
okay yeah see this is what I thought. Xbox/Kojima deal only started up a year ago, Overdose seems way too soon for that. Does this deconfirm that Xbox insider's "phone streaming" report then?
 

InfinityDOK

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He also talked about how Xbox was going to try and avoid CGI trailers this year. Which could mean no Midnight, no Dragon, and etc IMO.
 
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Ok, sounding like Grubb doesn't really know shit. Amirite? If so, there's one massive, potential spoiler hazard avoided. 😰

This is actually quite fun, this challenge of remaining on Era, while deftly dancing in an effort to not be overly spoiled.

Unfortunately, it only takes one mishap to undo all of my efforts. One hope I have is that anything egregious will be removed before I log in and see it.
 

GING-SAMA

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Jul 10, 2019
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South Korea is the first country with a cybercafe with PC Gamepass. So far it looks like an experiment and only for 15 days, but it could be a good way to reach more people:



I miss those simple times with the cybercafe, back in the 2000s I always went to one of them, in the mall.

All about CS source & WoW
 

Gavalanche

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I am not sure if it is a spoiler because it is not announced? Anyway he doesn't think the new Kojima game that has been leaked is with xbox. He is not 100% sure though.
 

Psi-Duck

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Oct 22, 2018
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Well, he knows a bit more then us. These are educated guesses really. He hears internal stories and whatnot from developers and people in the know. So while he might not be 1oo% sure, I am willing to bet those games won't be there.

I mean, I don't need to be an insider to surmise that those two games won't be there.
 

Vico

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Jan 3, 2018
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He also talked about how Xbox was going to try and avoid CGI trailers this year. Which could mean no Midnight, no Dragon, and etc IMO.

I mean, Midnight has been in development for a while now, I could see it have an in-engine reveal with 3-4 shots of gameplay like what happened with Gears 5's reveal.

Ok, sounding like Grubb doesn't really know shit. Amirite? If so, there's one massive, potential spoiler hazard avoided. 😰

This is actually quite fun, this challenge of remaining on Era, while deftly dancing in an effort to not be overly spoiled.

Unfortunately, it only takes one mishap to undo all of my efforts. One hope I have is that anything egregious will be removed before I log in and see it.

Sounds like you describe an Elden Ring bossfight lmao
 

gabegabe

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Ok, sounding like Grubb doesn't really know shit. Amirite? If so, there's one massive, potential spoiler hazard avoided. 😰

This is actually quite fun, this challenge of remaining on Era, while deftly dancing in an effort to not be overly spoiled.

Unfortunately, it only takes one mishap to undo all of my efforts. One hope I have is that anything egregious will be removed before I log in and see it.

Yeah, the only two things he confirmed are things that anyone that follows closely Xbox news already knew that, so you definitely already know without knowing what he said lol
 

Brot

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Oct 25, 2017
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the edge
Microsoft's Age of Empire developer just got bought by someone else for some cool $32.5M.

KEYWORDS STUDIOS CONTINUES TO EXPAND ITS GAME DEVELOPMENT SERVICE LINE THROUGH ACQUISITION OF FORGOTTEN EMPIRES

Keywords Studios, the international technical and creative services provider to the global video games industry, today announced it has acquired Forgotten Empires, a full-service game development studio headquartered in Ohio, USA. The acquisition furthers Keywords' strategy as the 'go to' technical and creative services platform for the global video games industry.

Founded in 2013 by studio head Ryan Shepherd, who will continue to lead the talented team of 53 game developers, Forgotten Empires specialises in the development of real time strategy games ("RTS") including Microsoft's classic franchise, Age of Empires. Forgotten Empires has worked on multiple games including all of the Age of Empires Definitive Editions, Age of Mythology: Extended Edition and Age of Empires IV. Forgotten Empires has also worked alongside Keywords' other game development studios Tantalus, Wicked Witch and Climax Studios on a number of these projects.
www.keywordsstudios.com

News - Keywords Studios Plc

Follow the latest news from Keywords Studios, including thought leadership from across our three service divisions.

I'm absolutely baffled that they're still letting this shit happen because it's starting to look like a real clown show over there.

Sorry for the overreaction, I need to calm down first, but it's really ridiculous.
 

Azerth

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Oct 27, 2017
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He also talked about how Xbox was going to try and avoid CGI trailers this year. Which could mean no Midnight, no Dragon, and etc IMO.
i think as long as most the games are noncg then having those show up as cg will be ok. They are probably wanting to avoid having a show where most of the stuff is cg and not gameplay
 

Det

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Jul 30, 2020
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Oh we're doing wolf 3 profile pics?? Maybe I can whip something together after work, gotta keep the clown in-tact tho

okay yeah see this is what I thought. Xbox/Kojima deal only started up a year ago, Overdose seems way too soon for that. Does this deconfirm that Xbox insider's "phone streaming" report then?

It's hard to parse, I'd assume this is not the Xbox game given timing. HK also has more than one project so who knows what it's tied to, along with NR mentioning DS2 and Overdose clearly isn't that. Maybe confusion based on actors involved? We'll just have to wait!
 

gabegabe

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I'm glad that in general no insider really knows what will be there. I hope this continues until sunday, only 4 days left for the showcase!
 
Oct 25, 2017
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Microsoft's Age of Empire developer just got bought by someone else for some cool $32.5M.

www.keywordsstudios.com

News - Keywords Studios Plc

Follow the latest news from Keywords Studios, including thought leadership from across our three service divisions.

I'm absolutely baffled that they're still letting this shit happen because it's starting to look like a real clown show over there.

Sorry for the overreaction, I need to calm down first, but it's really ridiculous.

Keywords is a studio that mostly does support stuff for other studios. They are still gonna work on AoE.
 

vixolus

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Sep 22, 2020
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Microsoft's Age of Empire developer just got bought by someone else for some cool $32.5M.

www.keywordsstudios.com

News - Keywords Studios Plc

Follow the latest news from Keywords Studios, including thought leadership from across our three service divisions.

I'm absolutely baffled that they're still letting this shit happen because it's starting to look like a real clown show over there.

Sorry for the overreaction, I need to calm down first, but it's really ridiculous.
I don't think it's that serious. Keywords worked on these games too with Forgotten Empires, and they are positioning themselves to be an expansive outsourcing company it seems based on the CEOs statements, so... it makes sense for them. I expect MS to still contract with them. Keywords is gonna want work for them, too, after all.
 

Brot

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Oct 25, 2017
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the edge
Keywords is a studio that mostly does support stuff for other studios. They are still gonna work on AoE.
But that's kind of the issue right now, isn't it? Support studios are starting to become key factors to a first-party operation.

Granted, they'll get a lot of people once the ABK acquisition goes through, but most of them are kinda already accounted for and tied to other franchises and projects.
 
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But that's kind of the issue right now, isn't it? Support studios are starting to become key factors to a first-party operation.

Granted, they'll get a lot of people once the ABK acquisition goes through, but most of them are kinda already accounted for.

They just bought one of the biggest publishers in the entire industry. Their deal with Forgotten Empires didn't fall through because of this.

Microsoft won't get every partner as a first party studio, even close ones like Forgotten Empires.
 

Brot

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Oct 25, 2017
6,147
the edge
You're right, that's an overreaction.
I know, it's just the franchise expertise that I'd find hard to let go for that price, seeing how it's going to be harder and harder to retain talent.

e: Part of my reaction is based on the fact that traditional RTS games like AoE feel pretty much dead right now and it would suck if AoE would start to slow down again.
 

Zebesian-X

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Dec 3, 2018
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It's hard to parse, I'd assume this is not the Xbox game given timing. HK also has more than one project so who knows what it's tied to, along with NR mentioning DS2 and Overdose clearly isn't that. Maybe confusion based on actors involved? We'll just have to wait!
Keighley's show can't come soon enough 🙏
 

vixolus

Prophet of Truth
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Sep 22, 2020
56,093
But that's kind of the issue right now, isn't it? Support studios are starting to become key factors to a first-party operation.

Granted, they'll get a lot of people once the ABK acquisition goes through, but most of them are kinda already accounted for and tied to other franchises and projects.
I think they make sense to acquire, especially for things like Nixxes for Sony who really want to push their PC output. But contracting support studios will still look for projects to work on whether they're owned as a subsidiary or not. I think all that would change is they scale up and their rates go up. But rates are going up regardless because they're so in demand.
 

Anno

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Oct 25, 2017
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Without knowing the deals MS has in place it doesn't seem worth getting worked up about. Maybe they have them contracted for years to come? Who knows.
 
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