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Boycotters: More Left 4 Dead 1 DLC to Follow 'Crash Course'

Fresh off their visit to Valve, the guys responsible for the Left 4 Dead 2 boycott committee are now saying the developer has even more DLC lined up for the original game.

"There is more DLC for Left 4 Dead coming after Crash Coursh," said boycott organizer Walking_Target on the group's Steam blog.

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Pandamobile5348d ago

Valve listens to your complaints, and fixes them, but they still get a bad rep for not developing for the PS3.

Sad, sad world.

It's a hit or miss with PS3 guys. One one hand, there's the normal people that know and respect the PS3's limitations and can understand Valve's point of view - but on the other hand, you get the people that think the PS3 is the most powerful piece of hardware ever created and anyone who doesn't develop for their system is lazy and/or untalented.

ReservoirDog3165348d ago

The latter can't be reasoned with. Anyone who says they can't enjoy Valve games is beyond redemption. People can argue personal taste I suppose but HL2 is video game perfection. How can you not like it?

TheBand1t5348d ago (Edited 5348d ago )

Part of why PS3 fans don't much care for Valve isn't so much the company as much as Gabe Newell saying verbatim 'PS3 is a total disaster" and that Sony should scrap it and do a do over.

I don't care much for Gabe but like the company as a whole. CS and TF1 was what got me into online gaming.

Obama5348d ago (Edited 5348d ago )

"One one hand, there's the normal people that know and respect the PS3's limitations and can understand Valve's point of view"

What? You meant Valve's limitations since they don't have enough talent to develop for the ps3, and I don't blame them since they are primarily a pc developer. If they have the talent, I am sure they can get l4d 1 and 2 to run on the ps3 perfectly since the two games are not that good looking to begin with.

I really don't understand how you can say it's ps3 limitation when l4d1 and 2 use a dated engine and don't wow you with their graphics. Mind you I own l4d 1 on pc.

Pandamobile5348d ago (Edited 5348d ago )

PS3 fanboys are just being babies about the whole thing.

"Wahhh, Gabe Newell called my favourite console a failure. Wahhh"

It's not that big of a deal. He pretty much apologized in that GTTV interview and said that he didn't want people to have to play the step-child version of his games.
@Obama:

They don't WANT to develop for the PS3. The Source engine isn't DESIGNED to work on the PS3. Do you guys want another half-assed EA port of L4D? Do you?

YonasJonas5348d ago (Edited 5348d ago )

It's not the hardware limitations, it's the developers. As they say, "the proof is in the pudding." There are studio's developing for the PS3 that have released some of the top tier games of this gen. Might I add games much more complex than L4D or anything in the Orange Box. Personally I don't care for Valve, but I'm not saying they're bad by any means. They just don't want to take the time to learn the Ps3 architecture, and that's their loss in part of the market. I own both systems so either way it doesn't effect me in the slightest.

Even though dlc for L4D was a no brainer to begin with, it's good that they're trying to make amends for their fans.

evrfighter5348d ago (Edited 5348d ago )

wooooohoooooo

Now that I don't have anymore complaints from how they handled L4D other then the split community which they said would be handled also. It's safe to say the boycott was a success.

Good Job Valve!

you guys just earned yourself another purchase. I'll admit I was a little worried they had gone the way of your average milk the consumer for everything their worth console dev. But they just showed why they are considered the best in the business.

Chalk another one up for the pc gamer.

y0haN5348d ago

Computing is all about K-I-S-S, and Sony didn't Keep It Simple at all. Gabe's said in the past he believes that Sony used their overly-complex architecture in order to grab most of the development time for games and therefore become the "better" version of the game from which ports are made, leaving little time for ports (X360). Ironically the opposite happened in most cases..

ReservoirDog3165348d ago

"If you look at the customers that I feel we've done the worst job taking care of, it's the people who bought [The Orange Box ] on the PS3," Newell said, "and that's a source of frustration. Those are people I have trouble saying anything other than, 'yeah, I'm sorry, you have a legitimate beef with us.'"

PS3 fanboy's response (I think it was the first response on the n4g article): everything's food to him

Really, that's just immature and sad.

HDgamer5348d ago

PandaMobile it's sad that you think the only boycotters are ps3 users, calling them fanboys well just makes you look not only sad but very contradictory. Very little ps3 gamers actually care about L4D, Valve or even half life besides that there are too many exclusives to play. The pissed off L4D fans are mad because Valve is releasing another game shortly after the first one, they didn't live up to their promise of supporting the first game. Now there's a hit and miss situation with those relevant boycotters. They do have the right to be pissed that there is a new game coming out after shelling 50-60 bones for this. Then you have the legitimate boycotters, the ps3 users. No matter which you horribly try to spin it the main fact is that Gabe Newell fat ass pretty much pissed on his fans and then talked about the hardware and development for a console he doesn't have the knowledge nor the mentality to handle. Valve is owned by EA, it's been 3 years and EA is really good with the ps3's hardware by now. When Valve boldly claim to not have enough money for ps3 development which is a lie they do have EA to get help and funding from. People would've accepted the fact they didn't want to develop the game if only Gabe kept his fat princess like mouth shut. Talking trash as if he actually made a decent game for that console, he couldn't make one even if he tried. When you basically look at L4D it's a generic FPS game not worth the full price, hell even when I didn't buy it and played it with friends on pc it was just an mediocre game that gets old really fast. If he wants to create another "Stellar" game let it be Half life episode 3 and half life 3. Not some average FPS game that isn't much better than the mods that have came out over the years.

Pandamobile5348d ago (Edited 5348d ago )

There is SO much wrong with your comment. Give me a minute to edit this in:

"PandaMobile it's sad that you think the only boycotters are ps3 users, calling them fanboys well just makes you look not only sad but very contradictory. "

I never said anything of the sort. The boycott was a friggin STEAM Community group. 40,000 PC L4D fans were amidst that boycott.

"Very little ps3 gamers actually care about L4D, Valve or even half life besides that there are too many exclusives to play. "

Okay?

"The pissed off L4D fans are mad because Valve is releasing another game shortly after the first one, they didn't live up to their promise of supporting the first game. Now there's a hit and miss situation with those relevant boycotters. They do have the right to be pissed that there is a new game coming out after shelling 50-60 bones for this."

It's a sequel. People pay for the same Madden, FIFA, Call of Duty, etc every year. This was also a pinnacle in development strategies for Valve. They're known for taking years to pump out a single game. Any real Valve fan can appreciate a delicious sequel to an awesome game.

"Then you have the legitimate boycotters, the ps3 users. No matter which you horribly try to spin it the main fact is that Gabe Newell fat ass pretty much pissed on his fans and then talked about the hardware and development for a console he doesn't have the knowledge nor the mentality to handle."

He explained Sony's strategy behind the PS3. Make it complex so that developers have to put more time and effort into it.

"Valve is owned by EA, "

LOL. Valve? Owned by EA? In my god damned nightmares. Valve's an independent company, and always will be. Valve's a publisher too. They publish some of EA's games for christ's sake. The only thing EA does for Valve is publish the 360 version, and market the game.

"it's been 3 years and EA is really good with the ps3's hardware by now. When Valve boldly claim to not have enough money for ps3 development which is a lie they do have EA to get help and funding from. "

Valve is self funded. Valve said they don't have a PS3 team in place. Valve makes millions of dollars selling other company's games on Steam, not to mention their own sales.

"People would've accepted the fact they didn't want to develop the game if only Gabe kept his fat princess like mouth shut. Talking trash as if he actually made a decent game for that console, he couldn't make one even if he tried."

He made the statement in like 2006 or 2007.

"When you basically look at L4D it's a generic FPS game not worth the full price, hell even when I didn't buy it and played it with friends on pc it was just an mediocre game that gets old really fast. If he wants to create another "Stellar" game let it be Half life episode 3 and half life 3. Not some average FPS game that isn't much better than the mods that have came out over the years."

Genre defining co-op gameplay is generic? Okay bud.

"Yeah trying to prove my opinion wrong.

That's not opinion. You've misstated facts.

Oh, and Left 4 Dead IS based on a mod. Originally dubbed Terror Strike, it was a zombie mod for CSS, played and reworked internally until it became Left 4 Dead. And you say 'mod' like it's a bad thing. Mods have shaped the gaming industry, fool.

HDgamer5348d ago

Yeah trying to prove my opinion wrong. Anyway for short Gabe Newell sucks, L4D wasn't worth my money but I got a legit copy and well L4D2 will be the same. Sorry but I have to play these generic games once 24 hours then it's done.

HolyOrangeCows5348d ago (Edited 5348d ago )

Don't you think you'd be more happy in the open zone?
PS3 gamers have nothing to do with this, so why cry about them?

Anyway, can't wait for this free DLC on PC.

butterfinger5348d ago

the N4G users that claim they don't care about L4D on the PS3 or the few PS3 friends you have, don't count as majority of PS3 owners. Majority of PS3 owners don't talk to you.

HDgamer5348d ago

Same goes for you and pandamobile. How in the hell would you know what ps3 owners want? I'm sure a few people want L4D just like I want crysis on consoles.

ReservoirDog3165348d ago (Edited 5348d ago )

There's a great deal wrong with that comment but this is the one that stuck with me:

"Very little ps3 gamers actually care about L4D, Valve or even half life besides that there are too many exclusives to play."

And that's not an "opinion" it's just wrong. Valve changed everything. They deserve the respect they get and the don't deserve the disrespect they get.

edit: Oh and (to ease the tension) L4D is so good that even Yahtzee likes it. That's got to be worth something right?
http://www.escapistmagazine...

HDgamer5348d ago

Deserve, I like that word since you used it wrong. It's very subjective to say who deserves respect or money. I don't see any real reason why Valve deserves my money. Hell in the last gen I didn't see any reason for EA to deserve my money, but last year they really changed themselves. I got some great games that gave me a unique experience unlike army of two. It lasted a great deal of time, I had fun so they deserve my money. Valve, I can't say the same. Half life 2 is a different story but re-releasing it on consoles and with the orange box was just milking. Already had Episode 1 which was good, the only thing I liked was episode 2 and portal. TF2 seemed really generic, then L4D, now L4D2 is coming out and well I feel it's going to be the same experience I had with the first game. Not that fun but interesting enough to beat within a couple of hours on the hardest difficulty then I uninstall the game. So no in short they don't deserve my respect or some from their former fans.

And Pandamobile, provide actual facts instead of hearsay that I can't even help but to laugh about. If I provide facts well your whole arguments just shuts down like Michael Jacksons pill popping death.

Pandamobile5348d ago

According to you, facts are heresy? Cool.

HDgamer5348d ago

Facts are proven therefore you haven't proven anything. Oh and nice of you to be such an illiterate fanboy. I just provided this fact.

Pandamobile5348d ago (Edited 5348d ago )

This makes me illiterate how?

Oh, and I don't think I've ever seen someone call Team Fortress 2 'generic', but I guess there's a first time for everything.

Honestly, do you even know what illiterate means? You act like I'm typing like a 12 year old with spelling mistakes and horrible grammar errors.

@1.22

I offered, you declined.

evrfighter5348d ago (Edited 5348d ago )

WoW HDGamer where the hell where you spoonfed this giant bag of misinformation. Nice try at playing spin the wheel but you landed on bankrupt.

There's nothing further that needs to be said that wasn't already covered by Panda.

Edit @ HDgamer.
Doug gave his opinion on developing for the ps3. OPINION. If you got butthurt because of his remarks. Then it's on you for having serious fanboy issues.

ReservoirDog3165348d ago (Edited 5348d ago )

I think this might well be futile arguing with you. Everything Pandamobile said was a fact. How can you even argue that they're not.

And I don't think Michael Jackson was a pill popper, was he? Didn't his doctor shoot him up with stuff? I don't know, I don't follow his death very much.

edit: below

I don't think you understand what the word illiterate means. And why does he need to cite his sources. Everything he said is a fact. Anyone can see that.

And he doesn't like consoles in general. But he apologised to the PS3 owners of the orange box. That's something no developer does. That has to warrant some kinda respect right?

I'll provide a source for that in case you want it.

http://www.1up.com/do/newsS...

HDgamer5348d ago (Edited 5348d ago )

I never said not to cite your sources. Thats how you're illiterate also just because other people say he's correct well without actual facts only morons would truly accept that persons words without any justification. I mean I can prove that Gabe talked BS. Everything else was just my opinion. That co-op was generic, that whole game was generic as it comes. The only reason people liked it because it was made by Valve just as Madden fans like Madden because it was made by EA Sports. And I also never said that mods were a bad thing, you subjectively did. Please cite your sources, should I cite mine where Gabe repeatedly attacked a console he has never ever developed for in his entire life? This is a fact.

Before he apologized. Also it's contradictory stating he hates consoles but yet develops for the xbox 360. I know your spin will be because the 360 is just like the pc coding wise. Yeah not buying it.

http://www.youtube.com/watc...
Gabe Newell talks trash Playstation 3 part1

ReservoirDog3165348d ago (Edited 5348d ago )

It's true. Pandamobile offered to give sources, you declined. You even provided the source to show that that happened.

edit: Are you saying you don't believe that the 360 and the pc are similar? Even though that's a fact. Really? It's not a spin, it's the truth.

We all know he's said a lot of bad things about the PS3. No need for sources. But he apologised. You ever heard of the philosophy that once a man admits he was wrong, he's immediately forgiven of all wrongdoings?

edit: It's similar, so why not port it. Makes sense to me.

And I don't know, I'm a forgive and forget christian. So it makes sense. And that was from Pulp Fiction. Same director as... Reservoir Dogs.

Bye

Tehdaza5348d ago

Gabe Newell doesn't like the PS3, Xbox 360, or Windows Vista. You think anyone else is complaining besides the PS3 folks?

HDgamer5348d ago (Edited 5348d ago )

Wow you can't read either since I never said that. If he doesn't like consoles thats fine but don't even dare to insult my intelligence and say that he develops for the 360 because it's the same as the pc. He develops for the 360 because it's easier for him, hell he even uses the same engine that really needs a graphical upgrade. Talking BS about another console is just contradicting himself.

I develop for the pc but I really hate consoles which is why the orange box is coming to the 360. Hmm that doesn't sound like someone who hates consoles, it sounds like a hypocrite who fumbles over each word. If I tell you I hate porn but star in my own porn and produce it what does that make me? A hypocrite. Valve doesn't complain, Gabe newell himself is the only person within that group that probably has a fit over another console.

"You ever heard of the philosophy that once a man admits he was wrong, he's immediately forgiven of all wrongdoings?"

Yeah but thats actually not true. How many murderer's have admitted their wrongs and were forgiven of all their wrong doings? That philosophical nonsense doesn't apply. What about Enron? What about men and women who have cheated on their spouses? What about gamers who have cheated online and have gotten caught? What about game developers who purposely trash talk consoles they never developed for? What about gaming websites and fanboys that do exactly the same? Doesn't work, we don't live in a perfect world.

Fact is he gloated, he hasn't changed, I truly believe that if he stepped down and left that Valve would begin a new day and return to it's grace. Also he said the same crap about sony's console with the ps2. Half life game is proof enough.

Panda I never declined. I know you like to imagine words appearing on the screen magically but this already proves how delusional you really are. Show me the words where I said not to cite your sources. Wait for it, oh it's not there. When you assume you make an ass out of yourself and a ass out of me.

Tehdaza5348d ago

Maybe because he's the CEO of the company, and he's entitled to his opinion?

Gabe himself doesn't do much if any programming at Valve.

Developing for the 360 isn't the same as PC, but it's a hell of a lot easier to port code to the 360, than to re-write the entire program in order to get it to function on the PS3.

Captain Planet5348d ago

I'M HERE TO STOP THE VIOLENCE!

zag5348d ago

Valve's so called hardcore fans? would only be 360 owners.

They are shall I say new to Valve where as PC owners are old and have known Valve for around 15 years.

So 360 owners don't really know all that much about the history of Valve and always use orange box as Valve's first release where as it's more like the 10th or later release and on top of that the orange box's games are old old games that got released on the pc back in 1998 so it's not exactly a whole new never before seen game.

Also the HL Eps are only scorce engine updates nothing you'd go stupid about and ep2 only went for 15 20 mins worth of game play, why do you thing there's never been an EP3 because to do anything majorly different you'd need a whole new engine.

HL3 will probably come out in 2010 for PC.

Alas though why people even claim PS3 owners are fussed about Valve or their games is beyond me as they haven't released anything for the PS3 so its a bit silly for PC and 360 owners to be whinging about what PS3 owners in terms of Valve games or even L4D which I havn't bothered with as it looks really mediocre at best.

On teh PC Valve has to compete against the Cry engine which it can't and that engine does quite a bit more than what the source engine could ever do right now but what can you expect from an engine that was made back in 1998.

So 360 owner should really get their history up to date before talking about Valve which is only using them as a cash cow much like MS using Windows as a Cash cow.

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Pandamobile5348d ago

Because a game like L4D would never work on a PSP. One analog nub, not to mention the hardware limitations.

The Source engine is scalable, but not THAT scalable. You should be looking for a Half-Life 1 PSP, because that's a little more realistic.

Pandamobile5348d ago (Edited 5348d ago )

I hope so :I

@Bandit

Yeah, that'd actually be pretty cool.

@BYAAHH

Yeah, that's the only thing that really kept me from buying a PSP.

TheBand1t5348d ago

Actually, I like the sound of Half-Life 1 on PSP. Provided we would get Opposing Force too....

butterfinger5348d ago

I WAS kidding, Pandamobile, so worry no more! However, the single analog nub wouldn't prevent them being able to bring it to the PSP. They could use basically the same button mapping as Resistance Retribution which works pretty well. The hardware limitations are there of course, but they could just build it from the ground up or have some other devs do it (also like Resistance Retribution). It will most likely never ever happen, but I would love to have a portable version of L4D. :D

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corywebb935348d ago

jelous ps3 fans that cant play gabe newell latest masterpice

Pandamobile5348d ago

Get out. I don't even like you when you're trolling for my side.

y0haN5348d ago

Haha you're in the Open Zone panda. It's like visiting the sewers in Futurama, just don't do it. Baaack we go.

corywebb935348d ago

all you want ps3 owners but gabe newell one off the greatest minds in gaming wont lose his reputation and put his games on the ps3

He has to much self respect to do that

Pandamobile5348d ago

$5 says you don't even play Valve games, you just use them as leverage against the PS3 guys.

TheBand1t5348d ago

Logic and reasoning is best left in the Gamer Zone, chucklenuts.

BYAAHHH5348d ago

Why can't Sony implement another damn analog stick to the PSP? Looks like there is enough space to put one. Imagine how much more fun gaming would be if they just put one more analog stick.

Oh, and good news for the players.

butterfinger5348d ago

have something to entice you with the PSP2 besides a graphics update. ;)

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Looking Back At 2008, An Unbelievably Incredible Year Of Video Game Releases

Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."

ChasterMies7d ago

Some of these low paid video game “news” writers weren’t born before 2007.

just_looken7d ago

Here here

Those that were around before 2000's i am sure are like me that think we entered a world of non readers or those that follow without question.

I can not wait to see fallout 3 a goty game even though it was about water with non content until you add the dlc/updates then you got the performance/crashing

CrimsonWing697d ago

I don’t think anything can compare to 2023

lucasnooker7d ago

1998 - the best year in gaming! Metal gear solid, crash bandicoot 3, medievil, half life, ocarina of time, thief, tenchu, resident evil 2, Spyro, tomb raider 3, oddworld abes exodus, banjo kazooie.

It was a different breed of a gaming era. You’ll never understand what it was like back then. The aura of gaming, it was different!

KyRo7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

I second this. Gaming was a lot more varied and fun than it is today. I'm 35 so getting on compared to some here but I got to see all the changes from NES up to now but I've never felt so disappointed in any generation than I have this current gen. I was expecting more from this generation rather than prettier versions of games that came before it. Game mechanics have become so refined that alot of games feel the same and has done for a while now.

Maybe it's time to have a break for a while. I love gaming but I don't feel I get much fun in the traditional sense out of it anymore.

CrimsonWing697d ago (Edited 7d ago )

Metal Gear Solid, Resident Evil 2, Abe’s Exodus, and Ocarina of Time are the only things from that list that I liked.

Here’s the 2023 game releases that I personally liked… and big releases that I didn’t care for:

- Dead Space Remake
- Wo Long Dynatsy
- Resident Evil 4 Remake
- Diablo 4
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Hogwarts Legcay
- Street Fighter 6
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Like a Dragon: Ishin
- Octopath Traveler 2
- Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters
- Final Fanatsy XVI (actually ended up not liking this, but it was still a big deal release)
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Lies of P
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Starfield (Ended up hating this one, but big release)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (I’m an old-school Zelda fan, but didn’t really enjoy this game)
- Alan Wake 2

I mean, honestly I’ve never seen a year of major IP releases like that, ever.

Profchaos7d ago (Edited 7d ago )

Isn't it just a generational thing realistically.

I've been gaming since way back and I some of my favourite games go as far back as the late 80s for me each generation has a year or two of game changing releases one after another before an inevitable dry spell.

I kind of agree gaming had a different feel games hit different because we didn't have the internet nothing got spoiled and you really had to put in the effort to beat a puzzle which could set entire groups of people looking for a solution. But most importantly games were experimental and not as cookie cutter as today even basics like controls were not universal today r2 is shoot l2 is ads garunteed you can't deviate from that in a shooter back then it could of been square, R1 or R1 and circle nothing was standard.

But as time moves on a new generation picks up their controller they are going to be interested in different things that PS1 demo disc with the t Rex blew our primitive 16 bit brains back on launch but to kids today it's laughable.
The new gen of kids coming into to hobby seem to value different things to us there seems to be a huge focus on online play, streamers, gaming personalities, and social experiences, convience of digital downloads. To me I value none of that but that's ok like my parents not liking the band's I would listen to its just the natural cycle.

Gameseeker_Frampt7d ago

Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.

2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.

just_looken7d ago

It still amazes me we got over 7 rockstar games ps2/ps3 but 3 for the ps3/ps4/ps5

Dragon age 1-3 and mass effect 1-3 in 7ish years what a generation.

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Most Offensive Video Games That Would Never Cut It Today

Times are changing, and these games would have never been made in today's climate.

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thorstein45d ago (Edited 45d ago )

Every single time someone uses this phrase whether it's music, movies, books, comics, video games, etc it's always the same claim.

The ubiquitous "they" won't allow it to be made. And every decade these claims are made the claimant completely ignores all the "offensive" material that is published when the claim is made.

In ten years, you can write a new article about how you can't make games like Helldivers 2, Resident Evil VIII, Mortal Kombat I, Dragon's Dogma 2, Alan Wake 2 etc etc etc any more.

MrBaskerville44d ago

Yeah, people wouldn't be constantly outraged if there weren't games that people found enraging. The whole SBI discourse shit wouldn't be a thing if all games were inoffensive. A game like Starfield can make a guy froth at his mouth, so there will always be room for a list like this.

0hMyGandhi44d ago

Normally, I'd be inclined to agree with you, but there are massive caveats.
TV shows like Venture Bros, Ren and Stimpy, and Aqua Team wouldn't/couldn't be made today. Hell, Ren and Stimpy was a *children's* show, same thing with Rocko's Modern Life.

It's not for some arbitrary reason, either. It's branding and IP alignment. Companies are far more risk-averse than they were when I was kid in the 90's. Of course, you have companies coming out of the woodwork to hell spur on similar content, but remember: Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon and some incredibly provocative material.

And for movies? it's pretty obvious. American Pie/Wedding Crashers/Eurotrip among many other "raunch coms" have fallen out of style, and are absolutely outside what the modern day film industry is willing to stand by.
Ace Ventura 1 and 2, Dumb and Dumber, Freddy Got Fingered, Rat Race, Harold and Kumar, and Van Wilder follow suit.

Remember: I am not explicitly talking about films put onto streamers. I am talking wide-releases in actual theaters. Same thing goes for games: Carmageddon, Duke Nukem, Manhunt, Six Days In Fallujah (with their original concept), Hatred, and so on and so forth. Of course, I'd be inclined to mention most tactical shooters like Rainbow Six and Joint Ops as well, due to cultural sensitivity regarding *who* you are shooting and why.

And not all of it is bad (obviously). Tastes change, and perspectives change to fit the demographic.
I should add that I'm a lefty, living in L.A. Working in film.

thorstein44d ago

The Boys, Invincible, Jojo Rabbit, Deadpool, Gen V, Last of Us, Banshee... There are plenty of media being made today that people will claim "can't be made today".

Profchaos44d ago

Yeah but if you consider manhunt which was basically a snuff film could you seriously make that game with high than PS2 era graphics.

thorstein43d ago

The Outlast Trials just came out.

But the storyline of Manhunt was that you were executed. But then lived. And if you didn't do as you were told, you'd die. And the people you killed were not innocents.

It was all filmed by a psychopath.

As we speak GTA VI is being finished up for a release. You get to play a Bonnie and Clyde type of protagonist who run up against the law.

Bodycam looks so real.

People are making those games. Articles like this will always exist no matter how incorrect they are, no matter how many times they blame "them" for whatever it is "they" do to prevent "those" games from being made.

Number1TailzFan44d ago

The UK is the biggest junk country pandering to that nonsense as well, with laws against free speech and expression to match. It got so bad even Rowan Atkinson made a video on free speech about it.

Now the UK raises the age rating on harmless films like Mary Poppins, it's just a load of pansy weak ass nonsense.

MrDead44d ago (Edited 44d ago )

The right wing Tories have been in power in the UK for the 14 years you know the ones that are "anti-woke", blame them for your perceptions.

Killer2020UK44d ago (Edited 44d ago )

Are these snowflakes in the room with us now?

This is more faux outrage designed to get hits. The consequences are unfortunately creating hysteria amongst those willing to buy into it and blame "them" or "the left" or "liberals" meanwhile the left are kicking off about genocide, actual real world abhorrent acts. Nobody is campaigning to censor this shit.

Huey_My_D_Long44d ago

Not too mention the fact that some of these game are controversial for you know, underage porn and encouraging rape.

So either the guy just came in to comment snowflakes without reading anything, or he is calling people snowflakes for having a problem with said titles. Crazy how much brain rot someone can have.

banger8845d ago

Dead Island: "The early PC version of the zombie game swapped the playable character Purna’s Gender Wars skill with a prototype name, which shouldn’t be mentioned directly. The skill name made fun of both Purna as a character and feminists."

"Feminist Whore" lmao

gold_drake44d ago

ill add one more to the list.
drakengard 1.

its ridiculous tho, especially since they'd still be able to find their place in alot of places in the world. except america of course ha. and maybe Australia.

ppl are so sensitive these days. ha. but it is what it is.

Barlos44d ago (Edited 44d ago )

They're not offensive.

And we need another Fat Princess. Fantastic little game!

Some people just have no sense of humour if this sort of thing offends them. They need to lighten up and stop taking themselves so seriously.

Deeeeznuuuts44d ago

Would love a new fat princess game 🤟

CantThinkOfAUsername44d ago

Games literally about sexual assault, mass genocide, bombing civilians, and school shooting. None of which is satirical.

isarai44d ago

Actually it's about fat princesses

Huey_My_D_Long44d ago (Edited 44d ago )

Its crazy that people are fixated on Fat princess when clearly the list is going over controversies, and not all of them are equal. Like way worse examples but pretend the entire list is like that.

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