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Did Take-Two CEO Take A Jab At Reviewers And Game Critics?
During a recent earnings call, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick discussed Mafia III’s review scores, among other things. He admitted that the scores were lower than the company had hoped for, but also pointed out that the game is selling well, considering that it had sold more than 4.5 million copies in its first week, setting a new record for 2K Games. “In terms of the reviews and scores, it was sort of an odd anomaly,” He said. “The scores were lower than we would have liked. But there are a lot of stellar reviews. I think the most prominent reviewers really loved it and recognized that what we’re doing here, from the story, art, character, and excitement perspective is really unmatched in the marketplace. So I think we and our competitors are seeing some anomal...
Former Employee Blames 2K For Mismanaging Studios And Games
A former developer at Irrational Games and 2K claims that 2K mismanaged several studios, resulting in unnecessary job losses. The developer took to hacker noon to fulminate against publisher 2K games. Here’s the full post: I am a life long video game developer. I worked for Irrational Games before they were a part of 2K. I also worked for them during their time with 2K, and I even worked with them as they shut down the final reminiscence of what used to be Irrational Games. This is my story: Before 2K Games’s involvement with Irrational Games, Irrational made titles such as Freedom Force, Tribes Vengeance, SWAT 4 and System Shock 2. These games were published through Sierra/EA/Vivendi on a standard independent studio milestone-based contract. The two studios (Boston and Canberra) wer...
Mafia III Midnight Launch Held in 6 Stores Across Mumbai And Delhi
e-xpress Interactive Software Pvt. Ltd. concluded with the Midnight launch for this year’s most anticipated game – Mafia III, developed by Hangar 13 and published by 2K Games. The Midnight launch inevitably kicked off at sharp 12.00 am today, which was also simultaneously held at 6 retail stores across Mumbai and Delhi. The participating retailers such as Jai Ganesh Games & Music centre located at Thane, Games The Shop located at Oberoi Mall, Infinity Mall and Hamleys High Street Phoenix in Mumbai witnessed a horde of gamers queuing up at the store just to pick up their game copies. Games The Shop’s shop-in-shop store situated at Hamleys High Street Phoenix had few enthusiastic gamers who were dressed like members of the mafia. On seeing their immense love for the game, the store repr...
Mafia III Capped At 30 FPS, Patch Might Be Released On The Weekend
Mafia III, on of the most anticipate games of the year launched at midnight, and what followed was not only a little surprising but also a cause of dismay to a lot of users. The game is currently capped at 30 FPS, meaning no matter how powerful your hardware configuration is, you that highest framerate that you’ll achieve in the game is limited to 30. Naturally, the community who had been waiting for the game so expectantly is enraged by the situation, resulting in a lot of negative reviews for the game on Steam. As these reviews are mostly first impressions, it would be a little too early to say the game is bad just because of this issue. However, the devs do plan to deal with the FPS cap, indicated by the official Mafia III website: “We know how important having options that ...
Midnight Launch For Mafia III To Happen Tonight in Mumbai And New Delhi
e-xpress Interactive Software Pvt. Ltd, has announced the midnight launch for Mafia III, developed by Hangar 13 and published by 2K Games. Players can collect their Mafia III copy on 6th October, 11.30 pm onwards from the following locations – Games The Shop, Level 1, Hamleys, High Street Phoenix, Lower Parel, Mumbai Games The Shop, LG-012, Lower Ground, Infiniti Mall, Malad, Mumbai Games The Shop, F-04, 1st Floor, Oberoi Mall, Goregaon, Mumbai Jai Ganesh, Games & Music Centre, Opp. Talao Pali, Thane – West Music Festival, MGF Metropolitan Mall, Gurgaon, Delhi Samurai Corner, Shop – 146, Gaffar Market, Karol Bagh, Delhi Players who attend the midnight launch will get official Mafia III merchandise. Mafia III is releasing on October 7 th 2016 for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One...
Watch The New Mob’s Rise To Power In Latest Mafia III Trailer
Just a a few days before it’s highly anticipated release, Mafia III has received yet another violent trailer, this time focusing on Lincoln Clay’s plans to get rid of the mob for good, by organizing his own empire from scratch. With a grenade here, a shotgun blowing up your face to smithereens somewhere in another corner, the game has plenty to satisfy the psychopathic crime lord inside you. Maybe you can compare you kill count with your friends, see who’s more…..killer (alright, alright, that was a bad one. Moving on). Mafia III is releasing on 7th October for the Windows PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4. For more news and reviews, keep checking back a Gaming Central.
Gilgamesh To Lead Sumeria In Sid Meier’s Civilization VI
2K and Firaxis Games today revealed that Gilgamesh will lead Sumeria in Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, launching on Oct 21 st for Windows PC. Little is known about the real Gilgamesh, the main character in the Epic of Gilgamesh and other Sumerian poems. In the epic, Gilgamesh, king of the city of Uruk, is described as part god and part man, and has several run-ins with various gods as well as a sage who is said to have survived the Great Flood depicted in the Bible. Scholars generally concur that Gilgamesh was in fact a real person, as several individuals referenced in the epic are confirmed to have lived in the region at the time, between 2800 and 2500 BC. Anancient manuscript, called the Sumerian King List, posits that Gilgamesh ruled over the city of Uruk for 126 years. For the lat...
Get Behind The Scenes With WWE 2K17 Creation Suite Trailer
2K today revealed additional details for the WWE 2K17 Creation Suite with a new trailer and blog post. WWE 2K17’s Creation Suite builds upon last year’s foundation by expanding on Create-a-Superstar, Create-a-Championship, Create-an-Arena, Create-an-Entrance and Create-a-Show, as well as deepens the player’s arsenal with new features like Create-a-Victory and Create-a-Move Set. Developed collaboratively by Yuke’s and Visual Concepts, a 2K studio, WWE 2K17 is rated “T” for Teen by the ESRB. WWE 2K17 is currently scheduled for worldwide release on October 11, 2016 for the PlayStation®4 and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment systems, as well as Xbox One and Xbox 360. Consumers who pre-order WWE 2K17 at any participating retailer will receive two playable characters of legendary WCW® ...
System Requirements Revealed For Mafia III
Mafia III system requirements have been revealed, and damn, they sure sound like you’re gonna need some serious ammo. While the minimum specs ask for an Intel i5-2500K/AMD FX-8120 CPU, 6 GB or RAM and a GPU that’s either Radeon HD 7870/GTX 660 or above, the recommended scpes may just blow your rig out of the window. The Intel CPU you would need would be an i7-3770, while for AMD that is an FX-8350. You also need 8 gigs of RAM, and a Radeon R9 290X or a GTX 780/1060 to the run the game. My system barely meets the minimum specs! MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 7 64-bit INTEL CPU: I5-2500K AMD CPU: AMD FX-8120 RAM: 6GB AMD GPU: Radeon HD7870 NVIDIA GPU: GeForce GTX 660 VIDEO MEMORY: 2GB HD: 50GB (free space) RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: OPERATING SYSTEM:...
Harald Hardrada To Lead Norway In Civilization VI
2K and Firaxis Games have revealed that Harald Hardrada will lead Norway in Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, launching on Oct 21 st for Windows PC. New to the Civilization series and leading Norway is the last Great Viking King Harald Hardrada. Norway’s eventual king wasn’t always close to the throne. Exiled from his native land in 1030 after supporting his half-brother Olaf’s failed campaign, Hardrada sought refuge in Kievan Rus and later, Constantinople. Being a highly skilled warrior, he climbed the ranks of the Varangian Guard, earning the nickname “Devastator of the Bulgarians” after quelling an uprising. In 1042 he returned to Norway and skillfully maneuvered his way into joint kingship with Magnus I. After Magnus’ passing, the now sole ruler of Norway warred with Sweyn, King of Denmark,...
Celebrate National Sports Day With The Best Sports Games
Sports day as an event is always fun, especially when you’re in school. The national anthem, and the march past followed by a plethora of physically engaging and challenging activities – always the best to get that adrenaline pumping through your body. And as the nation celebrates the National Sports Day, why should the gamers (especially the ones who who don’t like to go outside) fall behind? You don’t have a physically play a sport in order to enjoy it, amirite? So here is out list of the top 5 sports video games across the platforms, in no particular order. FIFA 16 Publisher: EA Sports Platform: PC, Xbox One, PS 4, Xbox 360, PS 3 It’s hard not to think of FIFA when you talk about sports games. Remaining on the top for a long part of the decade, the series r...
Pre-order Mafia III And Get These Amazing Bonuses
e-xpress Interactive Software Pvt Ltd. the leading games software distributing company have announced the pre-order bonus for the Mafia III – the next installment in the popular organised crime game series. Customers who pre-order the game will receive access to the Family Kick-Back bonus, which includes three exclusive vehicles and weapons available to players at launch. Customers will also receive Mafia III official t-shirt. Additionally players will also get an exclusiveMafia III Steelbook which is exclusive to Games The Shop only. Here are the goodies you’ll receive once you pre-order your copy of Mafia III: Three exclusive cars Lassiter Leopard Smith Moray MX 100 Berkley Stallion Three exclusive guns Gator Shotgun Camo Sniper Trench 1938 Submachine Gun The game is available for ...
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