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Details revealed for Kingdoms of Amalur Re-Reckoning Collector's Edition

A few details have been revealed for the Kingdoms of Amalur Re-Reckoning Collector’s Edition.

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TheRacingX1432d ago

at least its not $400 like some of the others THQ puts out

RazzerRedux1432d ago

So will this be on Steam for PC?

-Foxtrot1432d ago

Looks pretty poor for a CE

No steelbook, not artbook, the little trinket looks average, no replicas

Lore1432d ago

Agreed 100%. THQ dropping the ball on their recent collector’s editions. Both on content and price point.

-Foxtrot1432d ago

Even the pricey ones again...no steelbook

It's such a small thing but they are a nice thing to have if you collect them.

Lore1432d ago

A steelbook should be a mandatory given, but it’s the “real world” items that matter the most (to me), to make it an original and unique attachment to the lore of the world. CD Project Red comes to mind for where the bar should be set

MatrixxGT1432d ago

I collect steelbooks this is a bummer as I really liked this game. Missed opportunity seeing as a lot of companies provide a steelbook edition for $10 over base price.

Dirtnapstor1432d ago

An underrated game, this is cool. But shouldn't they have waited for the PS5/Series X?

JBryant06191432d ago

at least you can play it on the PS5/XSX.

Skate-AK1432d ago

Nope. They need to recoup the money they gave EA for the IP. PS4 and Xbone are much better consoles for it to launch on. More money.

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Sony Has Added More Titles To The List of Games Leaving PS Plus In May 2024

Sony Interactive Entertainment has added a few more titles to the list of games that will be leaving PS Plus in May, 2024.

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darthv722d ago

curious... if a game leaves PS+, does it make it unplayable if you have already claimed it before it leaves? I know on the XB side, games leaving Gamepass are no longer playable. You need to pay for them to be able to continue playing after you installed them from GP.

CrimsonWing692d ago

The 3 monthly “free” games you keep as long as you have PS+ subscription. The PS+ library is like Netflix. They rotate stuff out and replace them with other titles.

MrNinosan2d ago

Yes, PS+ Extra/Premium games are unplayable after the leave the service, just like GamePass and Netflix.
PS+ Essentials games are available as long as you have an active PS+ account.

Profchaos2d ago

Monthly games, special promos like the free games during COVID or PS plus bundle on ps5 are forever yours. Premium and above are time limited

If you claim a game on the premium tier (not yours to keep) and it comes out as a monthly games later e.g. fallout 76 it appears you do not retain ownership on that one.

Notsofast2d ago

The 3-4 monthly games that are free that are part of every service are yours forever I canceled my service over a year and you never lose access. I dont know what these other comments are talking about maybe they are in a different country but in the USA I could play any game I claimed of the free monthly games

MrNinosan1d 17h ago

Then one of the accounts on your PS5 probably has a PS+ Essential subscription.
Because the 3-4 PS+ games you get every month, is not available to be played if you don't have an active sunscription.
It's the same in US, Europe, Japan and everywhere else.

Petebloodyonion1d 18h ago

Essential stays in your library
Extra and premium become locked when titles leave the service.

It's actually one of my gripes with Extra, you can't remove the title from your own library, so basically it countss as one your title but it's locked so you own library become a cluster F... unless you filter your titles.

MrNinosan1d 17h ago

Well you can just chose to hide them.

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-Foxtrot2d ago

Wonder if Horizon ZD leaving gives credit to those remake rumours

Sigh. If true…another remake that’s not Bloodborne.

SimpleDad2d ago

Probably yes cause of a remake.

Skuletor2d ago

I still remember them giving that one away for free, regardless of if you were subscribed to Plus or not

ApocalypseShadow2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

They did. It was during the pandemic and the "play at home" initiative.

Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition. Sony gave away a lot of games just to push gamers to stay home and not get infected by COVID.

Eonjay2d ago

I think you're right.
There is a separate Bloodborne rumor by the remake is allegedly scheduled for next gen.

Kingrizzy902d ago

Yes cause of the remake good thing I got the plat
And is bloodborn really that good? I never played it due to being Incarcerated 8½ years but I read the comics. It's pretty dark

Profchaos2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Highly likely I also bet the remaster will be over priced and under whelming.

I'd also bet most people will simply stick with the PS4 pro and ps5 60fps patch over paying to upgrade when it offers the bare minimum.

I hope Sony has learnt from the last of us 2 and stop remastering games that just came out they have nearly 30 years of content to work with but always remaster games that are like 5 years old and don't need it. I assume this was In development alongside tlou2 so fingers crossed this is the last time we get this because what's next god of war on PS4 to ps5 for 70 dollars probably anything outside of bloodborne

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Friendlygamer2d ago

Glad I played sundered and the messenger, both great 2d games

gold_drake2d ago

ahh the messenger is such a good game.

u should play sea of starts. same people, its a sort of prequel to the messenger tok

Friendlygamer1d 17h ago

Oh I will definitely play it eventually, chained echoes too

Jingsing1d 21h ago

Can N4G adopt a policy of games leaving subscription services as not being a new story, it is just spam at this point.

Petebloodyonion1d 18h ago

Is it me or have there been a lot of great games leaving the extra tier but barely anything in terms of wow factor joining the service in return?
When was the last time that Sony added a PlayStation studio game?
Now I don't expect Sony to have day 1 like Gamepass but I would expect to at least care to make the offering interesting especially when they raised the price by 30% last year.

MrNinosan1d 17h ago

PS Studio Games:
May - Destiny 2: Lightfall
April - MediEvil, Jak&Daxter: The Lost Frontier,
March - CoolBoarders

What Playstation Studio games is it you're missing?

Petebloodyonion1d 16h ago

Sight...
let me check my comment again
" Is it me or have there been a lot of great games leaving the extra tier but barely anything in terms of wow factor joining the service in return? "
Yeah pretty sure I mentioned the EXTRA tier and not the PREMIUM tier
but glad that you consider a DLC to a free-to-play game a great offering

MrNinosan1d 12h ago

I repeat my question, what PS Studio games is it you're missing?

And regarding the first part of your comment, lots of great games leaving and nothing added?

What great games iyo has left the service?
For me, "wow-factor games added would be".
Dave the Diver, Tales of Kenzera, Raji, Miasma, The Outer Worlds, Resident Evil 3, Ace Attorney, Rainbow Six Siege, AC: Valhalla, Far Cry 6, Watch Dogs Legion, Both Southpark jrpgs, Fenyx Rising, Tales of Arise, Session, Lego Worlds, Vampire the Masquerade Swansong, Legends of Mana....

And many more.

Compared to what has been removed, the adds are better than the 'offs'.

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Games to play while waiting for Dragon's Dogma 2

Here are some great action role-playing video games to play while waiting for the highly anticipated Dragon’s Dogma 2.

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jznrpg171d ago

Any game you want to play.

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6 Worst Video Game Remasters

GF365: "Occasionally, developers try to revamp classic games and sometimes they mess it up. Here are our picks for the six worst video game remasters."

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SinisterMister368d ago

They did the OG GTA Trilogy dirty.

badz149367d ago

yup, with the amount of money they are making with GTAV, and the amount of time they've had with both the games and the hardware, what they chose to do with the Remasters was criminal!

just_looken367d ago

So true but the worst is the borderline death of the mod community thanks to the remaster and take 2 in general.

They are remastering gtaiv so now any mod for that game is under fire and soon a worse version of that game will get tossed out.

If you head to youtube there is a year later videos on the gta trilogy they now removed stuff like physics to get the game to work but its still trying to be as good as those mobile ports.

Here is one good video to watch
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Chard367d ago

I recall the remaster of IV got cancelled in order to prioritise VI and fixing the trilogy. But I'm assuming this is as good as the 'definitive' trilogy will get through official support - I wonder how much more could be done by the mod community. The original III and VC have reverse engineered ports which are probably the best current way to play them.

just_looken367d ago

@chard

Groove street is working on a unannounced project still they are going to do something for gtaiv anniversary based on a rumor.

Do not forget gta trilogy was the 3rd best selling game under the take 2 umbrella that year.

Demetrius367d ago

Ain it tho smh and they still won’t overhaul them smh I just purchased the original trilogy for my ps2 slim the cds were even still new posters in the case with the manuals lol I still play them for hours I won’t even look at gameplay of the defective edition bullsh**

Chard367d ago

are they still patching it?

just_looken367d ago

grove street stopped patching few months in and is now working on a unannounced title while a inhouse team in rockstar made the game playable so all missions can be finished and got that team got it back on steam store.

As my comment uptop states there are videos showing documentation and though it on steam the game is not near the quality of the mobile ports it came from. The ps2 era copies just destroy it overall.

Profchaos367d ago (Edited 367d ago )

Yet it still sold over 10 million. I'm guilty of buying it twice ps5 and switch. And it still crashes at the end of specific missions like the casino heist in GTA SA when playing at 30 fps or the mission in vc where you and Lance race the boat to the dealer.

Despite that it's still better than it was but could be better.

They knew these games had huge demand they should of done each game properly seven if that meant developing each title individually over a year or two rather than all three at once and or a full remake rather than a remaster with generic ue4 assets and effects slotted in

Yet despite all of this I'm extremely hopeful that after 6 drops we get a HD trilogy on modern system whatever that may be ps6 switch 3 and Xbox series next

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chicken_in_the_corn367d ago

I thought the GTA trilogy was great. The changes to the controls and combat made it big improvement over the originals.

just_looken367d ago

If you had a pc you would know silent patch along with a few other mods to make said controller your using and mods to make said pc to work would give you a far better experience and for way less money.

There were gta san andreas mods that blew away what grove street did.

The weapon wheel by the way was from a mod.

This video alone is a middle finger to grove street
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Number1TailzFan367d ago

Yea San Andreas had a good multiplayer mod just a short bit after it came out which was really popular.

just_looken367d ago (Edited 367d ago )

That mp mod then after there what we all battle royal now was great same with the just cause mp.

isarai367d ago

I think some improvements were cool, but overall it's a MUCH lesser experience than playing the originals. The aiming is garbage in the trilogy, and even the "classic" mode isn't done right, especially how it locks into NPCs in cars, crap has gotten me killed so many times in the remasters. And un the original GTASA you could click R3 to switch between locked in and free aim in the fly, in the remasters you have to change it in the options menu to go from locked in to free aim

autobotdan367d ago

Tales or Symphonia Remastered

gold_drake367d ago

the silent hill collection was pretty ... odd.
not because they fucked it up, but damn. some choices were made ha.

just_looken367d ago

A classic were the publisher made a billion that year but could not afford to produce another patch do too hosting fees.

cammers1995366d ago

PS3 got the final patch. 360 did not. Some say the final patch worked, some say it didn't. I honestly think it depends on console model of the PS3 and other factors. Something was really weird with how those games played. Sh2 ran fine for most, sh3 depended on PS3 model.

just_looken366d ago

@cam

Over time sony tweaked the hardware and removed some stuff off the board like the psp.

Pre 2008 games need og ps3 systems with old firmware for flawless play for instance.

IamTylerDurden1367d ago (Edited 367d ago )

AC3 but not the Prototype bundle? List immediately invalidated. And Mafia 2 and 3 deserve to be there, basically ports, but Mafia 1 was a technical remake.

The list sucks. It's why ppl with websites or media clout are not necessarily the most qualified. To put AC3 and not the Ezio Collection is dumb af. AC3 was a better upgrade than the Ezio Collection which essentially an up rez. I looked merely at the hashtags so if he clarifies in the article i apologize but read Digital Foundry. The improvement went up from Ezio to Rogue Remastered to AC3 Re. Rogue is arguably a worse remaster, there were multiple remasters of the IP that were worse but AC3 hate gets clicks.

Arkham remasters were worse no question on a technical aspect. No improvement, were they 30 frames? I enjoyed Darksiders 2 remaster but i would understand it being on a list. Weak list, i could do better off the top let alone if payed for an article, with time to think.

IamTylerDurden1367d ago

Ezio also 60, ik, basically just PC version. AC3 had real lighting tech improvements and minor gameplay tweaks as well. Not a great remaster but better than the likes of Prototype, Arkham, Darksiders 2 etc even though i love Darksiders 2. How great was Dark Souls 2 remaster? Looked like a basic 60/rez. I didn't play it though.

ZeekQuattro367d ago

Funny you mentioned the Arkham remasters. A friend of mine just a few days ago played the remasters for the first time. He asked me how it was possible for the games to look worse than they did on the PS3. What you said got a chuckle out of me because of it.

IamTylerDurden1367d ago

I take em to church. I should write articles. Arkham is on Mt Rushmore for worst remasters. I played it bc i play everything. These writers go by clicks. I spit truth. Arkham was bad bc they tried to import the newer Unreal Engine and it was a flop. Arguably a downgrade. AC3 was an upgrade. Prototype was a port. Cmon man...

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