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@KelticDevil Actually they shut down eight studios today.
https://twitter.com/VG_Dave/status/706959248190775296

Kalimba was an excellent game and Hoebear was one of my favorite new 1st party characters this gen. Press Play you will be missed.

2016 has not started off well for Microsoft Studios PR wise and I have to say this news is a little unsettling to me. I guess we now wait to hear what news comes out of GDC 16 next week and Microsoft Build conference at the end of the month.

Yeah, I’m with you on a unified Windows ecosystem Phil, but I will not support a console sold on a yearly/bi-yearly smartphone/tablet model and I will not support a console that has upgradable components. If I wanted a gaming rig I would build one, I choose not too because I like the plug and play nature of consoles.

Well I'm not a developer, so I'll pass. I do agree with Baby Red Yoshi, Conker does look like he is strung out on something.

@shonenjump86 There is no demo of FS15 on Xbox One, but the PS Vita does have demo of the first FS game and the FS homepage offers a demo for the Windows version of FS13. If you're interested I give it a go. It a fun game if you're into simulator games.

@Warruz When EXP announced the Xbox One remaster during a livestream on their official UStream channel last September, they said the Xbox One remaster will feature new artwork by Oxijiyen. They also announced they where working on second DRPG for worldwide release on Xbox One for release in 2017.

http://www.dualshockers.com/2015/09/14/experience-inc-preparing-two-xbox-one-exclusive-jrpgs-for-launch/

The official NISA page only mentions the original artist and not Oxijiyen. The PS Vita port released in Japan on 01/22/15, which was way before the Xbox One livestream event, which is when they announced that Oxijiyen was coming on board to redraw all the art assets for the Xbox One remaster.

The game is also not being re-released in Japan on PS Vita, so I find it hard to see why EXP would go to the effort of including the redrawn art by Oxijiyen just for western gamers.

PSV NISA Homepage
"Artistically drawn by Yoko Tsukamoto and Raita Kazama with a dramatic soundtrack by Naoaki Jinbo"
http://nisamerica.com/games/stranger-sword-city/about/

Xbox One EXP Homepage
"Players will be able to switch between the beautiful and fantastical art style of Yoko Tsukamoto, or the art style of Oxijiyen, an artist renowned for their cute character graphics, for the NPC illustrations in game."
http://drpg-sosc.com/about/

The Japanese homepage for the original Xbox 360 game and Windows and PS Vita ports
http://ihoujin.jp/about/

"Farming Simulator 17 will - confusingly - be the follow up to last year's Farming Simulator 15,"

I can see how that would be confusing to outsiders of the franchise, but Giants splits years between console/PC and mobile. FS15 was console/PC, FS16 was mobile, FS17 is console/PC and FS18 will be mobile and so forth.

Personally I like to see more regions to farm, more diverse and region specific crops, more diverse and region specific livestock and non-European tractors and equipment like John Deere and Mahindra. Hopefully FS17 on Xbox One is more like the mobile versions, I tend to like them a little bit more than the console/PC versions. Also, if Madcatz does a Xbox version of the Farming Sim controller I would be a happy camper.

@flameboy84 @Warruz EXP is self-publishing the Xbox One version which is a enhanced remaster of the 2014 Xbox 360 RPG. The Xbox One version is the only version that has the option of playing the game with the original "classic style" artwork or the new "new style" artwork.

The Vita and Windows versions are just straight ports of the original Xbox 360 game and where released in 2014(PC) and 2015(PSV) in Japan. Both are being published by NISA in the west, which is why their is a physical Vita version. Both will only have the original "classic style" artwork.

I hope that helps.

@Gamer83 I live in California. It's been nice and breezy all weekend.

@Utena-mobile Games I want to see localized for the Western market are C-Wars from OniPunks and Mercury from Yingpei Games (formerly Epic Games China).

But most games on Xbox One in China tend to be smartphone to console ports. Stuff like AE Lucky Fishing and Naughty Kitties.

Couldn't they have two different modes in one game? Have one dev team work on the King of the Kill mode and the other dev team work on the Just Survive mode? That just makes more sense to me.

22 Cans just did the same thing with Godus and broke it into two different titles. When Godus Wars should have been just a mode in the base game.

I went on a fishing trip yesterday, so I have not had the time to play anything. Hopefully and can play some more Cobalt later tonight.

I've been waiting for a Monster Hunter type game on Xbox One, so I'll keep an eye on this.

I love twin-stick shooters, but the dubstep killed any chance of me buying this game.

I own all those games, which is cool because I still have a backlog to clear out. Hand of Fate and Sacred Citadel are fantastic games and I would recommend picking them up.

Wow, that was quick! Did not expect this to happen till around Madden 17's release.

Amazing Princess Sarah (Xbox One)
Shadows of Mordor GOTY Edition (Xbox One)

Has Amplitude set a release date? It says Jan 2016, but there are only three days left in the month.

I'm also still hoping that Amplitude makes an Xbox One port of Endless Legends too.

Looks really nice. I'll keep this on my radar.

No, MS should not have refunded the charges. Also, did the kid get to keep the FUT Packs? The article did not specify this detail.

"He thought it was a one-time fee for the game," said Perkins. "He's just as sick as I am."

Yeah, Mr. Perkins your son mostly likely lied to you to avoid getting in trouble. Not the brightest bulb I take it.

I'll be spending more time with Rebel Galaxy, Shadows of Mordor GOTY Edition and Zheros this weekend. Zheros is a good arcade beat'em up, but needs a patch though. The wired visual screen tearing screws with my eyes.

I'll also spend a good chunk of my weekend watching shows on the CarbonTV app. Hands down my favorite app on Xbox One.

@SuperKMx I miss 18 Wheeler it was such a fun game. Would love to see a new one but I doubt it would be profitable enough for Sega to develop it.

I'm surprised ReCore is releasing in 2016. All we have seen is a CGI trailer. We don't even know if it 2D/2.5D or 3D.

@darkswabber The IP was owned by Sony Online Entertainment (SOE), which is a separate subsidiary from Sony Computer Entertainment. Sony Corporation sold SOE to an investment firm called Columbus Nova. They then change their name from SOE to Daybreak Games.

Daybreak Games owns the rights to DCU Online, Planetside, Everquest, FreeRealms, H1Z1 IPs.

Mostly Tembo The Badass Elephant and maybe some Gears of War Ultimate Edition.

I was already planning on buying Zheros, so getting free is just a very nice bonus.