70°

Like Mastiff on Facebook to help Japan relief

Mastiff
March 15, 2011
An open letter from Bill Swartz, President, CEO and Head Woof of Mastiff

Mastiff’s thoughts are with the millions affected by the immense disaster suffered by Japan this weekend. I am relieved to report that Mastiff’s staff and friends in Tokyo are all safe and accounted for.

The United States and Japan have accomplished great things together. The videogame industry in particular owes much of its success to the partnership of our two countries. Our work at Mastiff would not be the same without our Japanese employees, partners, and supporters.

Read Full Story >>
southernfriedgamer.com
digitaledge4819d ago

I find it encouraging that companies from all over the world are pulling together in the wake of this disaster, and also how they are trying to find different ways of spreading the message and raising money.

This, however, is no different to the now famous Tweet that Bing followers received on Twitter, and there was enormous backlash to that.

I genuinely hope that there is no backlash on companies doing this from now on, as despite its roots being advertising a company or product, the end result should be to show support for the people of Japan, and social networking is a valuable way to do this.

Elven64819d ago

I can see how people can interpret such actions as negative but it's also a way for the community to get together and help. Those who might not be able to donate money directly either for financial reasons or something else have the opportunity to help by clicking links, liking, tweeting, etc.

Further, such programs can encourage others to donate money on their own through awareness.

It's a double edged sword in a sense, there are valid arguments for both sides.

30°

The Alters Q&A - Creating a Game About the Roads Not Taken

Wccftech interviewed The Alters Lead Designer Rafał Włosek to learn more about the making of The Alters and its feature set.

Read Full Story >>
wccftech.com
50°

Black Ops 6 Calling Card Being Given Out; Marketing Begins as Content Creators Receive Beeper

Gamers can now get a Black Ops 6 Calling Card that'll be in-game at launch. Activision sending old school pagers to content creators.

250°

5 PlayStation Exclusive Games That Look Better Than Hellblade 2

The Nerd Stash: "Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 has some of the best graphics on Xbox, but there are PlayStation games that look even better."

Read Full Story >>
thenerdstash.com
PrinceOfAnger1d 5h ago

Lol some sony fans now disagreeing with DF !?
They said :
Hellblade 2 is a defining moment in the evolution of real-time graphics".

(The Next Level in Real-Time Visuals)

Game
Takes advantage of everything UE5 offers
- Final game 'lives up to the lofty expectations' of the 2019 reveal
- Character rendering sets new standards and nearly resembles movie sequences with actual actors
- Leverages Unreal's Meta Human 5 to bypass the uncanny valley feel
- DF were left guessing whether some cut-scenes were in-game or real life footage (photo mode shows they're all real time)

Also
https://i.ibb.co/m4zMw3M/20...
,
https://i.ibb.co/2YtX6Tv/20...

Right now nothing on PS looks better than HB2.

PrinceOfAnger1d 4h ago

5 PlayStation Exclusive Games" also on PC..
so what Exclusive? No one here confesses and accepted the word "Console exclusive". they were making jokes about it!
😂

FTLmaster1d 4h ago

Isn't Hellblade 2 on PC?

PrinceOfAnger1d 4h ago

@FTLmaster

Sony fans were making jokes first about the word " Console exclusive" here and on other sites.
Now they use the word by themselves.
Lol

P_Bomb1d 3h ago

I write console exclusive all the time. I use it in Xbox’s favor too. Those are the games I generally go after over there.

MrDead10h ago

Now I understand who these articles are written for.

Just buy and support the game so MS doesn't shut down Ninja Theory.

S2Killinit2h ago(Edited 2h ago)

You cant really talk when xbox has all its games released elsewhere. Not a good look.

+ Show (2) more repliesLast reply 2h ago
PrinceOfAnger10h ago

This article says Bloodborne and Ghost of Tsushima has better graphics than Hellblade 2 i'm done! 🤣

S2Killinit2h ago

DF can talk from its arse all it wants. I’m sure they are spending their advertising money wisely.

Nacho_Z1h ago

People are free to disagree with DF, it's debatable how impartial they are.

The article is a bit of a stretch though. Hellblade has an open goal graphically because it's using the latest tech on small areas with crap framerate so the fidelity is through the roof. It's not impressive to me personally but it's an achievement that shouldn't be denied.

S2Killinit58m ago

Yes. But then a picture can be extremely beautiful but you cant really play it. Hellblade must be beautiful but it has low frames, and its pretty much on rails so it does not really impress me personally.

neutralgamer199212m ago(Edited 11m ago)

what good are graphics when rest of the game is a walking sim (coming from a pc fan) if it's only about graphics than any game can push the boundary but that's without much gameplay

to me gears of war 5 is more impressive because it had the graphics and gameplay to back it up, just like uncharted 2 back in the day. Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart is also up there.

+ Show (2) more repliesLast reply 12m ago
darthv721d 3h ago

Okay, I've played all of those, and they looked good for their time. This game just takes realism to a whole other level. some would even say uncanny valley-esq at times.

Maybe that's why people are having a hard time with this game... its almost too real and makes them uneasy about it.

Bathyj1h ago

I doubt that's it. The game has woorde problems than that.

rlow123h ago

lol, really???? The title sounds so desperate. Those games are excellent but not in the same league.

ravens521h ago

..."not in the same league graphics wise*" Fixed it so you don't sound too crazy. Also not sure its in "another league" but I haven't seen it in person so 🤷🏽 idk.

S2Killinit56m ago

I would say those games are on a much higher level because Hellblade is a game made to look great but its not on par when it comes to how it is linear with small playing areas and low frames. Anyone can do that, but is it a good game? No.

MrDead11h ago(Edited 11h ago)

...now I remember why I hate gaming media, it's because 99.9% are like this article.

purple1017h ago

yeh, probably gonna have to wait for 'Death Stranding 2: On the beach', to get better environments and facial animation than this.

Show all comments (29)