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Gears of War 4 multiplayer studio bought by Chinese chicken meat supplier

Splash Damage, the studio behind Brink and a contributor to Gears of War 4's multiplayer mode, has been purchased by Leyou, a Chinese supplier of chicken meat (and presumably — barring some heavy,...

MasterCornholio2839d ago

It's chickity China the Chinese chicken.

spicelicka2839d ago

Have a drumstick and your brain starts clickin!

giovonni2839d ago

Lol!!!!!!!!! Great use of a classic song!!!

UltimateMaster2838d ago

KFC, it's finger linking good.

shuvam092839d ago (Edited 2839d ago )

Imagine the promotion campaign for this:

Prepare for the mighty Chinese Chicken invasion campaign for the first time in the history of gaming...

BEHOLD!!!!

THE CHICKENS OF WAR!!!

Wait...
Didn't that sound pretty cool???

Idiedgoodbye2838d ago

And they change their name to The CluckShot Studio's.

jb2272839d ago

Correction, Should read: Studio bought by Chinese "Chicken"* Supplier

*may contain trace amounts of cat

Idiedgoodbye2838d ago

Some guy heard dog whimpers comming from the back of a Chinese restaurant in Roswell NM, so he called the cops.. When they searched the place they found dead dogs being cleaned and prepared for cooking.

jb2272838d ago

@gru

That is awful! Here in Kentucky there was a Chinese restaurant that got shut down because they had brought a deer carcass in their kitchen that they had picked up off the road after it had been ran over...they claimed that they weren't going to serve it, but the damage is done as soon as you bring road kill into your kitchen really...same with dogs & cats. If some Asian cultures want to eat them that's their prerogative, but don't attempt it in the States and surely don't try to serve it to us unknowingly, that's just shameful...

TRS_Gear2838d ago

Lol, good one.

It seems Gears as an IP is kinda cursed like this. Back around when Judgement was being developed, Epic sold half their company to Tencent... also a Chinese company.

Fortunately to my understanding, splash damage was responsible mostly for polishing textures and improving animations. So beyond the fact that they are probably close to done anyway, this whole chicken distraction is not likely to effect the outcome of the product.

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ScorpiusX2841d ago (Edited 2841d ago )

Time for MS end ties with them Quickly , don't need another tencent scenario .

christocolus2841d ago (Edited 2839d ago )

Nah..I don't think they should. Leyou also acquired digital extremes a while back and the studio still has some independence regarding the projects they work on. I think it will be same with Splash damage. They already have a good relationship with MS and I can see them continuing to work with MS.It would be similar to what MS is currently doing with Creative Assembly even though CA is owned by Sega.

@Eonjay

Splash Damage is working with The Coalition on the mp side of Gears 4, both studios obviously have guys working on it and it could be due to the short dev time for Gears 4 and going forward I'm sure MS/Coalition plan to keep the entire dev process inhouse similar to 343i with Halo 5..

ScorpiusX2841d ago

As long that's all then its all good .

Eonjay2839d ago

But why wouldn't Microsoft not want to keep the multiplayer developer of Gears 4 closer to their chest.
I wasn't expecting them to outsource the multiplayer but it has to be a cost effective model.

krypt19832839d ago

It's more then likely splash is working on maps and refining controls believe me that are not changing code or making vital decisions ...

rainslacker2838d ago

They're a contracted studio anyhow. There's no reason to break off relations so long as they can deliver on what MS needs. Seems Scorpius was pretty quick to assume that a chinese parent company would somehow not be on the up and up, and would automatically lead to some sort of negative repercussion for MS, despite MS having absolutely no control over the company, and as it stands, can't just go back on whatever contract they have with said developer if they've been living up to their end of the contract.

Just another example of why Scorpius shouldn't be taken seriously on matters of business I suppose.

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Fullmetalevolust2839d ago

Seems like there's a gradual change happening within the company and the business they'd like to invest into, if 70% of their revenue was based on video games, that'd explain the acquirement of a gaming studio

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5 Video Games That Should Have Been Shorter, and 5 That Should Have Been Longer

GB: "Nailing an experience's length is easier said and done, and one way or another, these games left a little to be desired on that front."

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Petebloodyonion452d ago

I always have a problem with games that should have been longer when lasting 8-10 hours.
Here's a question I ask all the time when ppl say that.
How many times have you replayed the story of a great game like Tlou2, GOW, Final Fantasy remake, GTA, Zelda, or any other 20 hours plus game? and usually, the answer varies between 0 and rarely 1.

So what's the point of having great 30 hours plus games if you will never replay them because of level, section, grinding dragging too long?

Lifexline452d ago (Edited 452d ago )

I agree I’m not sure how people find the time to play all these games. 20 plus hour games are great but for me 8 to 10 is the sweet spot. Those games take to long to finish specially when you have a backlog of games waiting to be played. Plus 20 plus hour games always have downtime and unnecessary side quests that can be boring too much fodder imo.

Being on your phone is one thing you can access websites like this everywhere on your phone or mobile gaming. But games you have to find the time to play them. Which is why I don’t understand why so many people want like ten games it seems In a month.

LucasRuinedChildhood452d ago (Edited 452d ago )

I think you're missing the point a bit.

A game can be 8-10 hours long and use that time really well, but it can also only start to get good far into the playthrough and leave the player feeling short-changed.

Hotline Miami is only 4-5 hours long but it's extremely well paced and time well spent. But if only got really good towards the end, I'd want it to be longer.

Stanjara452d ago

You just look at trophies and se that around 20% or less actually finish their games.

CrimsonWing69452d ago

I've replayed all those games except GTA and Breath of Wild because I can never finish them.

The Last of Us 2 i've replayed 4 times. God of War (2018) 2 times, Final Fantasy Remake 3 time (technically Intergrade twice since went on Steam and I wanted 100% achievements), and if we do want to bring in Zelda I've played Ocarina of Time probably 4 to 6 times a few times on N64, another time on 3DS, and twice on virtual console Wii and Wii U.

I am sure I'm not alone in replaying long games and honestly it's like I'm finished within a week or two and that with balancing responsibilities and a social life. Shorter games take even less time.

BrainSyphoned451d ago

Without mentioning Skyrim.. I've got two platinum trophies for Persona 5 and am playing it on game pass right now. Beat FF7R on normal twice and hard once and will play it again before the next one. Non story games- MHW I've made characters on PC/Xbox/PS with at least 600 hours on each platform. I don't care to play a mediocre games that are 8 hours long. The reason my backlog is so long isn't because that many good games are released each year it is because I replay the best ones over and over. Same deal with audio books. I've gone through book series multiple times every time a new one is coming out.

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Soy451d ago

Disagree with Days Gone - yeah it took a while to really get going, but I appreciated it when I was done. Jumping right in at 4-5 hrs or whatever would've made the rest feel less impactful. RDR2 and Mankind Divided felt just right too, I wouldn't change them at all.

What needed less time was AC Valhalla. I was more than ready to be done with that by the time it was 2/3 over. Just too much useless stuff, and I hated the Asgard sections.

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Ranking The Gears Of War Games From Worst To Best

The Gears of War series has been a consistent deliverer of quality for Xbox, but which games are the best?

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KicksnSnares677d ago

Gears of War is my favorite video game franchise, and the Locust is my all-time favorite faction.

My rank list:
1. Gears of War 2
2. Gears of War 3
3. Gears of War 1
4. Gears of War 4
5. Gears of War 5
6. Gears of War Judgment (No Locust in multiplayer was a disgrace)

ChasterMies676d ago

Agree 100% with this ranking. The campaign in Gears of War 2 is among the most fun campaigns ever made. It’s been downhill from there.

Zombieburger638676d ago

I’d say gears 2 and 3 are pretty even. I absolutely loved both of them.

darthv72677d ago

2 is still my favorite but 5 is also up there (for me). Then I'd say 1, 3, 4 and Judgement. Tactics isnt the same type of game, so it seems odd to rank it among TPS when its a strategy game. So I make that one all its own. Pretty fun game too.

Jericho1337676d ago

The first is and has always been the best one imo - the story, the levels, the set pieces, the soundtrack - as close to perfect as a campaign can get.

I’d say the series had been on a continual downhill slide until 5.

Om4ever676d ago

Naaaan ... 2 is the best by far

MadLad676d ago

3
5
2
1
4
Judgement

I love the series as a whole, but 4 was pretty by the numbers, and Judgement was just ok.

LoveSpuds676d ago

I played them all since picking up a Series X about 7 months ago. Personally, I don't think time has been kind to the earlier games and they feel very slow and repetitive to play. Whilst the newer games may be prettier, they stick with the original gameplay mechanics too much in my view so as a whole series of titles, I think they are pretty average games.

Not to say they weren't fun and I have a lot of nostalgia for 1 and 2, I just think there are far better action games out there.

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Gears Of War: The Franchise For You

What's the best Gears of War game for players? Where to start? This guide should easily lend a hand.

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Old McGroin810d ago (Edited 810d ago )

It's brilliant but personally liked part one more. It's the only one that had a near horror movie vibe to it in parts, the atmosphere was amazing.

Also, the commercial for it was 🔥🔥🔥

https://youtu.be/wy8LRlS1SC...

Neonridr810d ago

Mad World was such a perfect song for that trailer. I loved part 1 too just because it was so fresh at the time. The series has been solid, but experiencing everything for the first time was pretty awesome.

ChasterMies810d ago

Gears of War 2 has one of the greatest campaigns of all time. Carmine, all that juice, fighting inside a giant worm, and riding monsters.

Knightofelemia811d ago

Gears 1 and 2 will always be my favorite Gears titles. The scene where Dom find his wife and then has to shoot her was an epic scene.

monkey602810d ago

I always found that scene laughably bad myself. Fantastic game though.

1 will always be my favourite. Most were great with the exception of 4 being okay and judgement being terrible.

They still have the most satisfying headshots from any multiplayer game around.

lucian229810d ago

Nah I laughed, the acting was soooooooooo bad

KicksnSnares811d ago

My favorite Gears game list
1. Gears 2
2. Gears 3
3. Gears 1
4. Gears 4
5. Gears 5
6. Gears Judgement

Gears Of War is my favorite video game franchise. I can’t imagine how Gears 6 will look in UE5 after watching Hellblade 2 gameplay trailer

RetroCaptainSteve810d ago

Or if they remake 2 and 3 with that engine.

KicksnSnares810d ago

There is a rumored Marcus Fenix collection (Gears 2 & 3 remake) in the works at the Coalition. Hopefully, it’s true, but I doubt it.

Profchaos810d ago

For me you can't beat gears 1 the original was so fresh and revolutionary at the time.
Then basically I'd rank it 2,3,5,4 and judgement

Viljong810d ago (Edited 810d ago )

One of the reasons why i got the series x. Been fan since the first game.

myfathersbastard810d ago

Played them all recently on gamepass. Great games. But my favorites gotta be gears tactics. Don’t know why. I just had a blast with it lol

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