Atari released this trailer of Marc Ecko's Getting Up, which I think looks really good for an Xbox 1-game. Too bad they couldn't get the game out before the release of the 360.
I think the key point of this game is that it is not a "shoot the police" type game. It is suppose to be an intelligent, honest view of urban America. I am definitely going to pick it up.
Ditto. I have been keeping a sharp eye out for this title for over a year now, and everything points to a game attempting to truly set itself apart from all the GTA-wannabes out there like 50Cent Bulletproof, True Crime, 187 Ride or Die and all the other jokes that attempt to sucker urban youth into purchasing trash games in a bid to capitalize on the ease of getting the urban youth to purchase just about anything that looks hip.
Having an intelligent take on any life much less urban life, in games is always a breath of fresh air on the few occasions which a developer decides to grace us with such goodness. I have very high hopes for Marc Ecko's Getting Up and really hope that the game can live up to the truly lofty goals that the developers have set for it. It's not often that we get a game with innovative gameplay, and even less often a game with a social conscience attempting to make an honest social commentary and give voice to a sub-culture that is often villified or overlooked. Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure is attempting to do both and for that I wish them the best of luck. And I will be checking out this little gem when it releases early next year.
The real tragedy would be if this game turns out to be awesome and no one buys it - especially with all the other games that were designed specifically for the purpose of capitalizing on the urban culture trend and that only serve to reinforce all the negative images and stereotypes surrounding urban life and the people who live it (the new millenia version of the 1970's Blacksploitation films) are all selling like hotcakes.
Loakum
Ugh….scratch that previous comment. The upcoming Game of Thrones video game is a F’in mobile phone game. Why can’t they came an open world GoT game, like Witcher 3 or God of War? (3 Weeks ago)
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By FAR, the upcoming Game of Thrones King’s Road was the Game of the Show! It plays like God of War Ragnarok! :) (5 Weeks ago)
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@Driftwood Awesome! I’m loving it! It does show a much crisper picture and the frame rate looks good! I was playing Stella Blade and Dragonball Soarkling Blast! :) (10 Weeks ago)
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@Loakum: enjoy, the one Sony sent us will be there on launch day. Coverage will follow asap. (10 Weeks ago)
Loakum
*takes a large sip of victorious grape juice* ok….my PS5 pro arrived early! So much winning! :) (10 Weeks ago)
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@reneyvane: non ils l'ont publié le 1er octobre et je crois que tu l'avais déjà linkée. ;) (> 3 Months ago)
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Factornews à joué à KingdomComeDeliverance2 au Gamescom 2024 mais ne publie sa preview que maintenant ? [url] (> 3 Months ago)
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Download is now functional again on Gamersyde. Sorry for the past 53 days or so when it wasn't. (> 3 Months ago)
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Another (French) livestream today at 2:30 CEST but you're welcome to drop by and speak English. I will gladly answer in English when I get a chance to catch a breath. :) (> 3 Months ago)
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GSY is getting some nice content at 3 pm CEST with our July podcast and some videos of the Deus Ex Mankind Divided preview build. :) (> 3 Months ago)
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For once we'll be live at 4:30 pm CEST. Blim should not even be tired! (> 3 Months ago)
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More Quantum Break coverage coming in a few hours, 9:00 a.m CEST. (> 3 Months ago)
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We'll have a full review up for Firewatch at 7 pm CET. Videos will only be tomorrow though. (> 3 Months ago)
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Tonight's livestream will be at 9:15 GMT+1, not GMT+2 as first stated. (> 3 Months ago)
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Commented on 2005-11-30 08:38:35Having an intelligent take on any life much less urban life, in games is always a breath of fresh air on the few occasions which a developer decides to grace us with such goodness. I have very high hopes for Marc Ecko's Getting Up and really hope that the game can live up to the truly lofty goals that the developers have set for it. It's not often that we get a game with innovative gameplay, and even less often a game with a social conscience attempting to make an honest social commentary and give voice to a sub-culture that is often villified or overlooked. Marc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure is attempting to do both and for that I wish them the best of luck. And I will be checking out this little gem when it releases early next year.
The real tragedy would be if this game turns out to be awesome and no one buys it - especially with all the other games that were designed specifically for the purpose of capitalizing on the urban culture trend and that only serve to reinforce all the negative images and stereotypes surrounding urban life and the people who live it (the new millenia version of the 1970's Blacksploitation films) are all selling like hotcakes.
Commented on 2005-11-30 13:19:36