News Thread XII: Xbox Humiliation Ritual - Part 12 the 12th

Weirdly distinct memory of Daniel Craig announcing that his watch is an “Omeega” in one of his movies.

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Worst kept secret in video games finally revealed.

they fuckin crowbarred the black flag aiming and combat into the ac3 remaster and it completely fucked up the game. im sure ubisoft has a list of “improvements” they will have made to this too

They also made it so that failing an eavesdropping no longer fails the mission, you just get into a fight instead. But what do you after you kill the people you were eavesdropping on? How do you get the information to complete the objective?

I wonder if they’re going to keep the eavesdropping missions you did from the boat lol. Kind of looking forward to seeing how much of a train wreck this turns out to be.

fixed

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https://www.eccothedolphin.com/

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i sussed this website for ai vibes and idk if its a remnant or something but if u look at the source theres nonvisible text that says “Sign up for early access to the initial alpha, exclusive updates, special drops, and Glyphs NFTs inspired by the universe of Ecco.” i mean u can ctrl-f that on the page and it’ll highlight.

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that must be some kind of leftover. surely, no-one’s stupid enough to still be doing nfts in 2026

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all the dumbass tailing and eavesdropping is why I’ve thought black flag was overrated for years

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Odd that their music player page includes the soundtrack of every game except the Dreamcast one.

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Oh, apparently they’re doing an Ecco collection (that doesn’t include the Dreamcast one) and new game:

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supposedly, the main guy really hates the dreamcast game

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oooo half moon bay, i hope theres a level about how the sand there is so fucking coarse it makes your feet hurt so bad unless you wear shoes to the beach. maybe all the sand will just act as videogame spikes because they’re influenced by the local SHITTY SAND. HOW IS THE SAND SO SHITTY SANTA CRUZ HAS SUCH SOFT SAND

anyway
game news
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We reached out to Annunziata to inquire whether GenAI would be utilised in Ecco’s development. He replied that “not a single pixel” will be generated by AI, although he added that he intends to be “all in on DLSS on Switch 2”.

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It was definitely the worst part of it and the quantity of it really is tempering any enthusiasm I’m having for the remake. They might come out and say they cut back on it but it looks like much of the original game is still intact, just some new bits have been added in here and there.

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They’re also being very mum on whether or not Adewale’s DLC will be in the remake. They’ve said they aren’t doing DLC so people are taking that to mean the Adewale campaign won’t be playable but I’m hoping they will work it into the game alongside the new crew members since they’re giving those people quests and backstory missions. Just include the Adewale stuff in the same fashion Ubisoft or everyone will know you’re truly chickenshit.

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Just lol if they don’t include the adewale story. it’s uhhh fine, he’s only like the best fucking character in the game

Continuing the discussion from News at XI: Pro Evolution Gossip:

:police_car_light: Cool 3d World alert :police_car_light:

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Did you know? ECCO stands for Earth Coincidence Control Office, a conspiracy theory that aliens are controlling events on Earth, conjured up by dolphin researcher John Lilley after he took a shitload of acid and laid in a sensory deprivation tank for 12 hours.

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jesus i forgot about this one. i’m so torn cos on the one hand oh my god the graphics but on the other i just know this is a style that’ll be subsumed by gacha games and i will come to loathe looking at it. :frowning: no nice things.

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if the fear is that a segment of entertainment fueled by capitalism and raw male id will subsume a nostalgic throwback 80s anime look

I can just post screencaps of Cream Lemon

(I won’t because I don’t want to go to jail)

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