Gigantic game announcement coming on August 14th. Speculate!

Bungies new shit or GTA V

@Dad_Is_A_Zombie said:

[...] gaming's most important franchises?

Like I said, don't flatter yourselves. Grand Theft Auto IV may have impressed you, but it only takes a bit of peeking underneath the obvious to know it's a mess of a game that doesn't really do anything right, doesn't push anything forward in terms of mechanics or story, and am willing to bet that it's the most underwhelming game that has been looked back on by game critics, (most critics have gone back and said, "yeah, it wasn't as good as we originally thought."). Sure, their story ambitions are there, but there are other open world crime games which have satiated me far beyond what Grand Theft Auto has ever accomplished, both in the past and present. [Grand Theft Auto] could drop off the face of the earth for I have fuck-all interest in that series anymore, after the disturbingly poor showing of the previous [IV] entry. My only interest doesn't go beyond some curiosity about the story beats, but knowing Rockstar's penchant, he's probably, "just another crime lord trying to escape the ways of murder and petty theft for an honest life! For which then, I will turn around and murder the entire city looking for redemption, just to find out there is no redemption! And I'll probably die at the end! Or somebody close to me will! Nooo!"

Here is to hoping that whatever the announcement is, it's nothing we've seen before and turns out to be hugely awesome, whatever it may be. I'm just excited something this possibly huge exists. We need a good shake up in the industry right now.

It's going to be the announcement that Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo have joined forces for the next console generation and have created a self-updating, 50TB (and growing) machine capable of living your life for you so you can play more video games.

or maybe it's just a Black Ops 2 related announcement... that would almost be funny, ALMOST

@Napalm said:

@Dad_Is_A_Zombie said:

[...] gaming's most important franchises?

Like I said, don't flatter yourselves. Grand Theft Auto IV may have impressed you, but it only takes a bit of peeking underneath the obvious to know it's a mess of a game that doesn't really do anything right, doesn't push anything forward in terms of mechanics or story, and am willing to bet that it's the most underwhelming game that has been looked back on by game critics, (most critics have gone back and said, "yeah, it wasn't as good as we originally thought."). Sure, their story ambitions are there, but there are other open world crime games which have satiated me far beyond what Grand Theft Auto has ever accomplished, both in the past and present. [Grand Theft Auto] could drop off the face of the earth for I have fuck-all interest in that series anymore, after the disturbingly poor showing of the previous [IV] entry. My only interest doesn't go beyond some curiosity about the story beats, but knowing Rockstar's penchant, he's probably, "just another crime lord trying to escape the ways of murder and petty theft for an honest life! For which then, I will turn around and murder the entire city looking for redemption, just to find out there is no redemption! And I'll probably die at the end! Or somebody close to me will! Nooo!"

Here is to hoping that whatever the announcement is, it's nothing we've seen before and turns out to be hugely awesome, whatever it may be. I'm just excited something this possibly huge exists. We need a good shake up in the industry right now.

Name an open world crime game that satisfied you more.

I say its Half Life 3

@Trilogy said:

@Napalm said:

@Dad_Is_A_Zombie said:

[...] gaming's most important franchises?

Like I said, don't flatter yourselves. Grand Theft Auto IV may have impressed you, but it only takes a bit of peeking underneath the obvious to know it's a mess of a game that doesn't really do anything right, doesn't push anything forward in terms of mechanics or story, and am willing to bet that it's the most underwhelming game that has been looked back on by game critics, (most critics have gone back and said, "yeah, it wasn't as good as we originally thought."). Sure, their story ambitions are there, but there are other open world crime games which have satiated me far beyond what Grand Theft Auto has ever accomplished, both in the past and present. [Grand Theft Auto] could drop off the face of the earth for I have fuck-all interest in that series anymore, after the disturbingly poor showing of the previous [IV] entry. My only interest doesn't go beyond some curiosity about the story beats, but knowing Rockstar's penchant, he's probably, "just another crime lord trying to escape the ways of murder and petty theft for an honest life! For which then, I will turn around and murder the entire city looking for redemption, just to find out there is no redemption! And I'll probably die at the end! Or somebody close to me will! Nooo!"

Here is to hoping that whatever the announcement is, it's nothing we've seen before and turns out to be hugely awesome, whatever it may be. I'm just excited something this possibly huge exists. We need a good shake up in the industry right now.

Name an open world crime game that satisfied you more.

Saints Row 2 or 3?

EDIT: I'm not holding my breath, but I hope it's Half-Life 3.

I wonder how long it'll take for these "gigantic" announcements to finally leave the realm of paper magazines...

Anyway, my money's on Half Life 3, Bungie's new thing, or just some more GTA V stuff.

@Rafaelfc said:

or maybe it's just a Black Ops 2 related announcement... that would almost be funny, ALMOST

no, that would be really funny.

I don't think Blizzard is going to reveal "Titan" before the panda game drops. I'm not too sure what's actually going on at Respawn, but I read that Bungie mentioned as a possible showing this past E3, so my money is on them.

Bungie's new project. That or the Alpha Centauri sequel I've been waiting for since 1999.

Uncharted 4:Drake Needs to Make Sony More Money

I'm not really joking.

THEY ARE BRINING BACK COMMANDER KEEN!

Either MGS5 or FFXIII-3. I'm calling it.

@AhmadMetallic: Couldn't disagree more. Bungie still (rightfully so) has big name clout even though their next game isn't Halo. When you make a big game, the next game you make will be big and highly anticipated, even if it's a new IP.

"From the dudes who brought you Call of Duty" is enough to make people take a look in my opinion. I'm not sure why it has to be an "either/or" proposition. The name "Call of Duty" has clout, I'm not sure why "These are the guys who made that game" wouldn't bring out the same interest in people.

Dino Crisis reboot.

@DFSVegas said:

"From the dudes who brought you Call of Duty" is enough to make people take a look in my opinion.

Do you really think EA would release a COD competitor FPS with "From the guys who brought you Call of Duty" for a tagline?

Gotta keep the dream alive....so HL3

Swamp Thing as a character in Injustice. You know that if that isn't it you might as well kill yourself.

Fuck yes, they're bringing back Xenosaga. I want me some further adventures of Allen.

Oh my god guys you are gonna be so disappointed when its literally nothing you've mentioned

@AhmadMetallic said:

@DFSVegas said:

"From the dudes who brought you Call of Duty" is enough to make people take a look in my opinion.

Do you really think EA would release a COD competitor FPS with "From the guys who brought you Call of Duty" for a tagline?

They should and they will.

@VierasTalo said:

Maybe it's that new Prince of Persia-game.

I think that's a pretty smart guess.

Fuck me.

@Trilogy said:

@Napalm said:

@Dad_Is_A_Zombie said:

[...] gaming's most important franchises?

Like I said, don't flatter yourselves. Grand Theft Auto IV may have impressed you, but it only takes a bit of peeking underneath the obvious to know it's a mess of a game that doesn't really do anything right, doesn't push anything forward in terms of mechanics or story, and am willing to bet that it's the most underwhelming game that has been looked back on by game critics, (most critics have gone back and said, "yeah, it wasn't as good as we originally thought."). Sure, their story ambitions are there, but there are other open world crime games which have satiated me far beyond what Grand Theft Auto has ever accomplished, both in the past and present. [Grand Theft Auto] could drop off the face of the earth for I have fuck-all interest in that series anymore, after the disturbingly poor showing of the previous [IV] entry. My only interest doesn't go beyond some curiosity about the story beats, but knowing Rockstar's penchant, he's probably, "just another crime lord trying to escape the ways of murder and petty theft for an honest life! For which then, I will turn around and murder the entire city looking for redemption, just to find out there is no redemption! And I'll probably die at the end! Or somebody close to me will! Nooo!"

Here is to hoping that whatever the announcement is, it's nothing we've seen before and turns out to be hugely awesome, whatever it may be. I'm just excited something this possibly huge exists. We need a good shake up in the industry right now.

Name an open world crime game that satisfied you more.

Virtually anything other than Grand Theft Auto IV did. Then again, I personally disliked Vice City and San Andreas as well. Grand Theft Auto III was the last great game in that franchise. I turned my eye over to Saints Row and haven't looked back. Even when that franchise is janky, it's far more enjoyable than what they've done to GTA in the last eight years.

@DFSVegas said:

"From the dudes who brought you Call of Duty" is enough to make people take a look in my opinion.

Do you really think EA would release a COD competitor FPS with "From the guys who brought you Call of Duty" for a tagline?

MGS 5?

The Last Guardian?

Half Life 3?

SHENMUE III

It could be a brand new IP? Or perhaps some news pertaining to Star Wars 1313?

@jakob187 said:

Virtually anything other than Grand Theft Auto IV did. Then again, I personally disliked Vice City and San Andreas as well. Grand Theft Auto III was the last great game in that franchise. I turned my eye over to Saints Row and haven't looked back. Even when that franchise is janky, it's far more enjoyable than what they've done to GTA in the last eight years.

I respectfully disagree. San Andreas and GTA4 are some of my favorite games. I loved 3 and Vice City as well but they don't hold up as well as the other two games do. As far as Saints Row goes, I've been a fan since 2 and I can't wait for the next game in the series but they just don't hold a candle to the magic that Rockstar employs in their games in my eyes. There's just a certain flavor of tone that is so specific to Rockstar games that I just love. Maybe it lies in the excellent writing, the over the top yet somewhat grounded characters that populates the world, or maybe its their brilliant lampooning of popular culture. It just all hits the right notes for me. Saints Row is just dumb fun and to a lot of people, that's all it ever needs to be. That's kind of all I want it to be as well but that kind of game just doesn't resonate with me over the course of a generation like GTA has.

@Trilogy: I honestly thought San Andreas was one of the lesser GTA titles. I actually preferred the more realistic approach that GTA IV took.

If it's half life 3 i'll be disappointed, I've never really liked those games. Here hoping for Persona 5!!! (Like THAT'S gonna be it :/)

Honestly it'll be awesome if it's something completely new from Bioware. A lot of people seem to dislike them now but I have faith they can still create fucking amazing games.

Edit: Thinking about it the two things that would really make me jizz in my pants would be a new Kojima directed Snatcher or Shenmue III. If it's neither of those I'll be disappointed.

GTA 5

To everyone saying Half Life 3/Episode 3, I would say prepare to be dissapointed. Do you really think a company like Valve known for crazy marketing techniques like ARGs would reveal their biggest game to date via a magazine cover or Gamescom Press Conference? If it ever comes out I expect Valve to use some strange reveal techniques that get the fans involved like usual.

@MooseyMcMan said:

SHENMUE III

why did you say this

why did you do this to me

My money is on GTAV. GamesCom opens to the media on the 14th, I believe - and GTAV is rumored to be the star of the show.

My money is on something underwhelming.

@PixelPrinny said:

My money is on something underwhelming.

why?

Big Rigs HD remake for iOS.

@BaneFireLord said:

@WalkerTR77 said:

Maybe MGS5?

This man speaks the truth.

@Jack268 said:

I would guess an early reveal for MGS5?

As does this man.

Kojima is already doing a reveal for his FOX engine and the game he's building on it on the 30th. I would think that if they wanted to reveal MGS5, they'd do it there.

GTA V wouldn't really be a reveal, so I don't think it would be that. Valve has steam to announce their games, but he did say it was "part" of a world wide reveal, so maybe. Respawn's game is possible, EA would love the good press as we exit the summer dead zone. Blizzard is unlikely to announce anything before the Starcraft and WOW expansion are out, but it could be the games release dates, or a Diablo expansion. On the other hand, this is too close to GamesCom for this not to be related, and I doubt Blizzard would announce anything major outside of BlizzCon. Bungie's game is possible, unless Activision doesn't want to overshadow Black Ops II. Come to think of it, the reveal is probably just the "reveal" of the Black Ops II multiplayer, they haven't showed anything on it yet to my knowledge and they always use the term "reveal" even though it's they same thing each year with minor changes here and there. My bet is it's just a "Multiplayer Reveal" trailer that hits that day, though I would love to see Gordon Freeman on the cover, crowbar in hand, proving me wrong.

@Trilogy: Although I bet you wanted an answer from the guy you replied to, I think it's fair to say that games like Arkham City, Red Dead Redemption and I would personally say SR3 and Just Cause 2 all blew GTA4 out of the water as far as being open-world games (that's not to include RPGs as they are somewhat of a different beast). They all embrace the strength of open-world in way better ways than GTA4 did. I would even go as far as saying GTA4 didn't even need to be open-world. With what they were trying to do with it it would've probably been better if they just went straight up shooter, both for gameplay and story.

@doobie said:

@PixelPrinny said:

My money is on something underwhelming.

why?

Because betting on black is more likely to win than betting on a single number.

Haha. All the people saying Grand Theft Auto V - don't fucking flatter yourselves.

A new game console!

edit: or something from someone at gamescom, that starts on the 15th, I bet they're gonna announce it there too. I hope it's blizzard's titan project, but I think it's going to be something underwhelming like hey so and so is making a new game that comes out in 2014.

@Itwastuesday said:

@MooseyMcMan said:

SHENMUE III

why did you say this

why did you do this to me

Because the Dream(cast) will never die!

Be cool if it was GTAV. Probably something stupid like DA3 though.

Half life 3?

Actraiser 3? (or 2 if they want to ignore the actual 2)

A dinosaur hunting game made by the guys who made Dark Souls?

A post apocalyptic Harvest Moon?

Axe Cop the video game?

SMT4?

Persona 5?

...that's about it, that's all I want to hear about anyway...

I have a gut feeling that the game will be something a little disappointing. I don't know why. 
 
I hope it's something cool, though. Maybe the new Xbox? That'd be ballin'.

It's going to be something that will probably turn out to be awesome, only everyone will immediately dismiss it because it will either be a sequel to something or a game featuring guns. 

I don't think they would have used the word "publisher" if it was anything to do with new consoles. You don't publish a console and Sony and Microsoft are more than just publishers.