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Barrel Roll Podcast #151 - "I Need Rebooting!"

WingDamage.com writes, "On episode 151 of Barrel Roll, Jonah and Jesse are once again joined by Mike Bachmann of the Fistful of Pixels podcast. This time around the guys discuss Double Fine’s Kickstarter campaign, the Indie Game Music Bundle, and of course, video games.

All the guys have checked out the Resident Evil Game Boy Color prototype and discuss what could have been. They also tried out the Resident Evil Deck Building Game, which isn’t a video game, but is tangentially related to the topic. Other topics of discussion include Gotham City Impostors, the Syndicate reboot and SoulCalibur V.

But they don’t stop there! If MMO’s are your thing, Star Trek Online and Star Wars: The Old Republic are compared. Oh, and Bastion comes up again, because it’s that good.

Oh, and Jesse announces an Indie Games Music Giveaway."

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Steam Uproar as Capcom Slips In Restrictive DRM Software

From Xfire: "Steam users and the larger PC gaming community are lashing out at Capcom over a streak of sneaky DRM updates as the Japanese gaming giant continues to flirt with controversy"

LordoftheCritics125d ago

RIP

Capcom turning into Ubisoft.

Well success can have that effect.

just_looken125d ago

Yep this shows how bad a digital world is now well for the old titles new games disc or not the drm is there but you can get the old games on dvd then try to monkey the last pre drm update onto the game files.

I love GOG for this reason i saw that skyrim bs update so i know not to run that version as gog you can select what patch to download/install with capcom hopefully we get a list of the update numbers that add this horrific drm.

With denuvo as a alder lake pc user it still has issues with E cores and i remember when the servers were taken offline forcing hundreds of games to be paperweights.

https://www.pcgamer.com/a-g...

FinalFantasyFanatic125d ago

It's also really annoying how they can cut or change content later, like the Skull Girls controversy, a decade later after the game came out, they decide to censor it. The game is a decade old, if it's not broken, leave it, adding DRM back into older games is BS.

just_looken125d ago

@final

Good point even major sp games got the cut after the fact be it last of us with maps/art or gta 5 removing stuff in the world.

Cyberpunk ps4 day one disc copy the sept build still has stuff the other versions no longer have.

With the gta 6 controversy right now i think back to the days of saints row creating a character beating up cops with a dildo bat and now we have elon crying over gta 6 guns killing cops i bet you if they made saints row 2 hd they would half to cut half the games content or go to jail lol also sad.

Was watching avatar last airbender 13yr old ang kissing katar again can not have that in a kids show or game now.

PRIMORDUS125d ago (Edited 125d ago )

Do they want more of their games to be torrented? Seems like it, I don't mind 🤣 Just ripped them a new asshole on Twitter, as I do not care what I say or post on there LOL.

banger88125d ago

Let me guess, you have a vpn enabled. For your sake I hope it's not in any 5 Eyes territories.

PRIMORDUS125d ago

I have ExpressVPN but on Twitter I don't use it lol. For other things I use it :D

Barlos125d ago

Nice. I got a lifetime ban on Twitter back in 2020 for speaking my mind. Don't care tbh, I'm not really into social media. I don't even have a Facebook account.

PRIMORDUS124d ago

I'm still trying to get banned to lol I'll keep at it 🤣 I have FB but maybe log in once a month but yeah always speak your mind no matter how bad the words come out, do not hold back online or IRL. Fuck them shit bags lol.

got_dam125d ago

This is classic Capcom. They everything they go on a hot streak and win back some consumer good will they have to turn around and burn it to the ground and have to start the whole process again.

Chocoburger125d ago (Edited 125d ago )

Additional DRM just pushes people to pirate more. These ignorant executives just don't get it. Only the legitimate customer is affected by DRM. 😕

Darkegg124d ago

Drm punishes legit customers and encourage hackers. It’s the wrong way to go about it.

Darkegg124d ago

Drm punishes legit customers and encourages hackers. It’s the wrong approach.

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Psychonauts 3 Isn't In Development Right Now, Double Fine Confirms

It looks like a third entry isn't happening soon.

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badz149332d ago

uh oh...looks like the 2nd game flopped sales-wise. what a shame

MadLad332d ago

Psychonauts 2 has been the studios most profitable release, despite being on Gamepass, and a third title is already open and on the table when the time comes.
They wanted to do a big, new IP release coming into the acquisition being they would have funding they wouldn't have otherwise. That was obviously greenlit.

EvertonFC332d ago

He was always gonna make a new ip once MS bought them.
The correct dicision imo, comebk to P3 at a later date.

Muadiib332d ago

Much preferred the first game tbh, so not a huge loss.

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Soulcalibur 5 will be delisted next week on PS3 and Xbox 360

Soulcalibur official Twitter: "Valiant Warriors - Soul Calibur V is taking its final curtain call on the stage of history and will be sunset on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on June 19, 2023. The base game and all associated DLC will no longer be available for purchase. Thank you for your continued support."

-Mika-353d ago

This is why guest characters shouldn't be on the base roster. Im sure Ezio and the whole Assassin's Creed stuff license expired and that is why it is being removed. The same thing is probably going to happen to Soul Calibur 6 in 10 years.

Terry_B353d ago

I doubt a lot of people still played the worst SC game over 10 years after its release on dead consoles.

blackblades353d ago

Right whoever wanted the game would've had it by now. Also physical is usually the better option

gold_drake353d ago

damn.

alot of games have been delisted recently.

Nyxus353d ago

Meanwhile several big games are going digital only. Good omen for the future...

MadLad353d ago

I've been mainly gaming on PC for 12 years now. I don't think there was ever a game that was actually taken away from me.
Even the multiplayer-focused games, with their servers typically being taken down, you can still host your own.

Not sure why People are so against digital. You still need online infrastructure just to update your games or to patch them. You're stuck to online/digital one way or another.

Nyxus353d ago

Most games play just fine without an internet connection. There are also other reason aside from preservation, digital games are often more expensive (at least the one I'm buying) than what you can find through deals in stores. But most of all I just like to be able to actually own the games as physical objects, being able to lend them out etc. And be assured that I can still play them in the future. Sure you can probably emulate them, but I prefer to play on console and I'd rather play an actual copy than an emulation anyway.

I'm not against digital in itself, I just don't want to be forced to go digital because the physical option is taken away. Just give people the option to either get it physically or digitally, that way everyone is happy and it's also the best way to preserve games for the future.

CrimsonWing69353d ago

Make your peace with it. It’s the direction the industry is going in.

XiNatsuDragnel353d ago

Well industry is pretty much dead in that case.

lucian229353d ago

Can we please get soul cal 7 a year after tekken 8?

darthv72353d ago

Good thing I have both on disc.

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