Yeah, nothing good has ever come out of mods... *facepalm*

Havent he said weird shit before? Or maybe he was sarcastic then as well...

Indies self publishing is obviously good. I do not think everyone will spam the store with their version of tetris. It also need to be approved by Microsoft and other terms, condition so that is mostly irrelevant like the unlimited space in cloud. Mods in terms of graphics like HDR or high texture mod is not possible on consoles. In E3 there was some demo of creating tracks or drawing stuff something like that I remember. Giving tools to create something like an editor. Some games can do it I guess.

Mods will be up to the publishers, so I don't think anyone should get excited about that just yet. For those that allow mods, we'll get some good things.......SOME.

But when it comes to self publishing the vast majority of it will be garbage, fuckin GARBAGE. Now excuse me if I offend, I know everyone is happily riding every independent dev's **** these days, but it doesn't hurt to remind gamers that you still have to sift through miles of trash just to find one good gem. Good indie games are the exception, not the rule. Ever take a look at the shit on Android? Now multiply that times whatever Microsoft's install base is going to be. And I used to be a person who was pretty excited about indie games, now I just feel that we need a smart review system that will appropriately apply the kinds of criticism that the majority of these developers (if you want to call them that) actually deserve.

Maybe there also needs to be a distinction between them, hobbyist, genuine or professional. Something that helps us separate the wheat from the chaff. We can't look to the community to critique them, we won't get honest reviews. Too many people are attracted by art and nostalgic bits to be able to render an unbiased opinion. Others are just too much in awe of independents right now to be trusted. And look at the kinds of egotistic monsters this has produced. Guys like Johnathan Blow and Phil Fish are out of their fucking depth when dealing with the press, and their lack of professionalism is most apparent when they try to communicate any kind of message. Did anyone catch J Blow's latest act? "Internet fanboy's heads are going to explode?" THIS is how he's going to get gamers excited about Witness? By trolling them? Attacking other developer's games?

So forgive me if I don't share everyone excitement at the idea of having millions of new indie developers. I know what's coming.

I posted one sentence about mods. ONE. Just ONE. You know, that one little line that was at the top of my post?

Everything below that was directed at self-publishing and indie devs. How you managed to turn that into Blow and Fish producing mods is a complete mystery to me.

No, no, no. lol If Blow found greener pastures at Sony then he made the best business decision for himself, I have no problems with that. But he could show a little more professionalism, there's no reason to troll gamers with the kinds of statements that he makes.

And since you mentioned it, I think devs at ModDB have exhibited more professionalism than Blow or Fish. Just sayin.

No he wasn't!

I don't see what any of you are so upset about. I didn't kill any puppies.............unless some of you are actually considering self-publishing games of your own? If that's the case, then more power to you. And here's hoping that we'll get more than just clones and piles of hot garbage to sift through this time. I'm actually more hopeful about apps than I am for games Phaethon. THAT is the real shame if you're looking for one.

Grift said something interesting yesterday about greatness rising, but any great game can get lost in the trash heap. Seriously, indie devs need to guild themselves and group up. Hold themselves to some kind of rating or standard. Submit their games to larger test groups and review, be willing to accept some criticism. BE PROFESSIONAL. Stop the tantrums, learn to communicate without insulting entire nations at a time! Recognize that when you tweet whatever thought that comes to mind you have to be prepared for what happens when someone actually disagrees with you. If you weren't prepared to defend your statements then you shouldn't be making them in a public forum.

And above all........please consider the gamers that are going to play their titles. I don't think I'm being unfair in my judgments or my concerns about millions of new X1 devs being unleashed on XBLIG.

Oh yes, and all the bunnies too. lol

Here's some new footage of RYSE for those that care...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MvsV1kgPog

Are they making a game or a movie?

Watch the blood of the second guy he kills. OOOH.

However your interest level, you gotta admit- that's some nice tech...

Interactive movie, so both :P

Yeah I guess, but so was Crysis 3. Gamescom needs to come so Cry can show some real gameplay of this. And some other x1 games must be shown so its not only Ryse and Killer Instinct fapping in this thread.Now thats sound revolutionary and truly next gen!

Kramer: you better believe it.

Looks stunning as always! :)