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God of War Studio Gives Red Dead Redemption 2 Major Props in the Best Way | COGconnected

God of War developer Santa Monica Studio isn't shy about showing their support for Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption 2 success. In fact, they've given them major props. Read on to find out how!

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sammarshall1022017d ago

I love the respect studios show each other

Fishy Fingers2017d ago

Why wouldn’t they, professionals working in the same field have both knowledge and understanding of their fellows craft.

It’s only the kids from different camps that make this mutual appreciation seem refreshing.

monkey6022017d ago

They must be slightly disgusted too though. Up until today they had Game of the Year in the bag.

Yeah they're grown adults and aren't acting like children but you'd have to understand some disappointment from them too

MrVux0002016d ago

@monkey602
You say it like God Of War has lost the possibility of winning a GOTY overall, even tho both games have universal acclaim.

If anything it is quite possible we are looking at another TLOU vs GTAV situatio here.

rainslacker2016d ago

Likely that many from SSM were at some point involved with the RDR2 game, as they are part of the ICE team, and no doubt, they would have spent some time working with R* on how to make things work well. They probably knew well this game was going to give them a run for their money. I also think that SSM isn't going to be as fussed about winning or losing GOTY as the fan boys are. They had a massive success, and should be proud, and no other big game release can take that away from them. Sure, it's nice to get the awards, and recognition, but they aren't going to let it phase them.

DarkVoyager2017d ago

YESSSSSS

Love when studios praise each other for their hard work.

MoshA2017d ago

Yeah good studios deserve respect :)

AK912017d ago

One great developer giving pros to another, love seeing this kind of stuff.

thatguyhayat2017d ago

When i saw that baldur gif on twitter that was just hilarious

Cmv382017d ago

2 amazing developers, 1 amazing console.

I need to work for the playstation advertising department.

ClayRules20122017d ago

I’d work for Sony cleaning toilets at the different studio offices. Just to see how things run & to see those amazingly talented developers at work everyday, totally worth it.

rainslacker2016d ago

Moving over from Nintendo? Your nephew will be upset.

Old joke....many may not get the reference.:)

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ClayRules20122017d ago

The respect that these game studios show to one another is awesome. I love it.

Now, hopefully many within the gaming community can do the same for their fellow gamers (regardless of their platform of choice) and let them know they’re hoping their fellow gamers have a great time playing the games there excited for.

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Sony And Bend Studio Need To Bring Back Syphon Filter, Not Some Vain Live Service

The iconic stealth-action Syphon Filter series is nowhere to be seen, while Sony's busy planning more ridiculous live services.

Skuletor10h ago

Sometimes bringing back an old IP is like digging up a corpse and peeing on it, just look at Duke Nukem Forever, be careful what you wish for.

Jingsing1h ago

You are essentially asking Sony to make a better game than MGSV. That is risky given were stealth action games are right now.

Eonjay1h ago

If Sony can make a multiplayer component to go with a story mode like the great PSP games I think people would like this alot.

ApocalypseShadow42m ago

I've always wanted a reboot of Syphon Filter 1 at the quality level of Uncharted 2 or better. But the game has been abandoned like many previous Sony games that made other generations memorable.

The music, the voices, the story, the weapons and the amazing Taser were awesome for the time. The boss battles cool. But Bend and Sony don't care about bringing it back. About as bad as many other properties from Sega, Capcom, Namco, Konami, etc that we'd love but won't be getting.

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The Name "Embracer Group" Is No More, But Don't Say You Didn't See It Coming

A reckless buying spree only to jeopardize it all, Embracer Group's heinous practices have done a lot of damage; it had the downfall coming.

mastershredder2d ago

THEY. It's a collective of investors that give no f-s unless the monkey dances for money and delivers. downfall? Urm.. dude... do you understand this is a rinse and repeat process? They won and bailed before plane crashed, the working industry did not. People saw investment money and sold themselves and the industry out like hot real estate, and now look at it. Honestly, you should be more upset with the studios that jumped on board for the carrots rather than those that were handing them out.

Knightofelemia2d ago

Seen it coming. When a fool spends money with out a plan and purchases every thing they see. Those they have purchased feel the ramifications. Now Embracer has to sell off studios to make up for their stupidity. I am just glad Gearbox went to Take Two and not to someone like say Tencent. What Embracer did was stupid and because of their stupidity bottom feeders like Tencent will be circling around picking at the scraps. Next time if there is a next time fully plan something out before whipping out the cheque book. Figure out how you can utilize the company, figure out how they can fit in, figure out how you can work with them and how their games can fit in nicely with the purchase. Being a dumbass with out a plan and a big cheque book does bite you and those around you in the ass.

TheColbertinator6h ago

Disgraceful publisher. I had some hope in them when they saved the THQ properties but now they are a stain on the industry.

Inverno5h ago

It's splitting up, the people who caused this shite show will still be around. Who knows how much more damage they will cause. Or where most will move onto in the future. Industry gotta be careful, you sign yourselves away thinking you'll have funding and security only to be bought up to be fed into a grinder.

anast5h ago

A lot of people lost their job while others made a ton of money.

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How Many More Victims, Like Garry's Mod, Will Nintendo's Hurtful Crusade Create?

Hanzala from eXputer: "As Nintendo takes out 20 years' worth of stuff from Garry's Mod, I watch in shock, thinking why it continues to hurt and discourage its fans."

RiseNShine21h ago(Edited 21h ago)

The irony that some of the most disgusting business practices come from companies like Disney or Nintendo, i can't even begin to understand what terrible damage was Garrys Mod making to Nintendo bottom line, imho they're getting pretty nervous about where they're heading in the future, handhelds are no longer something exclusive to Nintendo, from Steam Deck to many others, now you can play the latest games and pay a fraction of the price on Steam sales, so it's up to their exclusives, which just on their own would make hard to justify purchasing a closed overpriced hardware with outrageous price policies (Super Mario Odyssey is still 60 euro 6 years later!), and as a home console they're always underperforming compared to Sony or Xbox.

gold_drake15h ago(Edited 15h ago)

i cam guarantee you, that their exclusives alone is what drives switch sales. they sell in the 10s of millions of copies.

nintendo created their franchises to be sort of nostalgia driven, exclusive only on nintendo.

people will always buy the pkmn games as they always bring in new younger fans amd is family friendly

mario kart, the same thing, mario games in general.

zelda games are system sellers. animal crossing for the casual gamers.

nintendo doesnt need third vame devs essentially. they made sure with the switch and the limitations that they looked more to pc ps and xbox.

its sad, but nintendo is more than fine with what they're doing. they positioned themselves to appeal to the more casual gamers.

but to your point, im not sure why they're doing this rly.

Inverno13h ago

Look at how they handled Nintendo games being streamed or uploaded on YouTube in the past. They killed Yuzu and Citra even when they had nothing to do with ToTK being leaked, not to mention it was basically unplayable on emulation the week it was leaked. Smash Bros tournament, that was fairly recent. They shut down their online services without any care for purchases made. I bought a switch after skipping their last 2 consoles and handhelds but I don't plan on buying anything Nintendo in the future. They take things to the extremes, they legitimately hate their fans. They're honestly right up there with the likes of Acti, EA, and Ubi, only difference is that they disguise themselves as being family friendly all the while being shady.