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[MerrickG]

Originally Posted by SpaceDog

Why waste a perfectly good repromote when they will sell buckets of the original edition without any effort?

Well the Ultimate editions were always tied to a new movie.

Now that there isnt a new movie coming after part 7.

I do have a feeling that Warner will find some way to make another Harry Potter film.

[Jeff Kleist]

Oh WB wants to keep making HP films for a long time

Last i heard they want to do a prequel trilogy about the original rise and fall of Voldemort that Rowling will at least plot. By the time they finish that, I'm sure Daniel Radcliffe will be up for a Harry Potter: Auror movie

[SpaceDog]

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

Oh WB wants to keep making HP films for a long time

Last i heard they want to do a prequel trilogy about the original rise and fall of Voldemort that Rowling will at least plot. By the time they finish that, I'm sure Daniel Radcliffe will be up for a Harry Potter: Auror movie

They will have to be very careful about further HP Universe adventures. It'd be smarter to get JK to write something - but I don't think she cares if she ever writes another book, much less another HP based book.

[Jeff Kleist]

She's writing books under a pseudonym now

[PeterTHX]

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

She's writing books under a pseudonym now

Richelle Bachman?

[MerrickG]

Originally Posted by PeterTHX

Richelle Bachman?

AWESOME!!!! Joke of the day right here.

[MerrickG]

Btw Jeff,

Since we are both big Assassins Creed fans it appears that Ubisoft is putting out ANOTHER Ezio based game that is not ACIII!!

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/05/as...emb/#continued

Is Ubisoft trying to turn AC into a Call of Duty sequel every year type franchise?

[wallendo]

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

Oh WB wants to keep making HP films for a long time

Last i heard they want to do a prequel trilogy about the original rise and fall of Voldemort that Rowling will at least plot. By the time they finish that, I'm sure Daniel Radcliffe will be up for a Harry Potter: Auror movie

It won't be long before James Severus starts Hogwarts : "Harry Potter - the next generation"

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[captveg]

Originally Posted by merrick97

Btw Jeff,

Since we are both big Assassins Creed fans it appears that Ubisoft is putting out ANOTHER Ezio based game that is not ACIII!!

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/05/as...emb/#continued

Is Ubisoft trying to turn AC into a Call of Duty sequel every year type franchise?

Honestly, in the case of AC, I don't mind. Brotherhood was so polished that I can do another round of Ezio, and add to it that you can play as Altair (especially considering how imperfect AC1 was), and I'm in.

Now, when they do AC3 in 2012 I only hope it's a descendent of Desmond in Colonial/Revolutionary 18th Century Americas/UK. Lots and lots of "secret society" stuff to hang a story on from that era. Think National Treasure, only AC quality.

[Jeff Kleist]

Colonial America wouldn't work. Cities were TINY. French Revolution for sure.

At this point I don't think they'll leave Ezio until next console gen.

[MerrickG]

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

Colonial America wouldn't work. Cities were TINY. French Revolution for sure.

At this point I don't think they'll leave Ezio until next console gen.

It seemed like Ezio's story was pretty well wrapped up at the end of Brotherhood. Somehow he manages to lose the apple AGAIN?

[Jeff Kleist]

Who knows what the story is, guess we'll see at E3

[MerrickG]

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

Who knows what the story is, guess we'll see at E3

Either way Assassins Creed has become one of the best series for this generation of consoles. I see no reason why this wont be a Day One purchase for me. I CAN however see Ubisoft pushing this game back since November is pretty darn crowed. Although September is the biggest month of gaming this year in probably forever with Rage, Resistance 3 and Gears of War 3

It ranks right up there with the Mass Effects and Uncharteds as being top gaming products with a great story and great gameplay to back it up.

[captveg]

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

Colonial America wouldn't work. Cities were TINY. French Revolution for sure.

If you place some of the action in the UK, and then some of the action in Philadelphia, NY and Boston it could work, IMO. You don't have to stay in one city. AC2 covers a couple decades, after all.

[Jeff Kleist]

Yeah, but that increases your budget. Those cities have very different looks and architecture. Colonial architecture is also boring I'm VERY familiar with Colonial Philly, and even the landmark buildings simply aren't that interesting as assassin obstacles. NY and Boston aren't much better

[MerrickG]

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

Yeah, but that increases your budget. Those cities have very different looks and architecture. Colonial architecture is also boring I'm VERY familiar with Colonial Philly, and even the landmark buildings simply aren't that interesting as assassin obstacles. NY and Boston aren't much better

I am still shocked that Ubisoft is going to squeeze this game into the holiday release schedule. If they did release it they may want to try and get it out in october.

Look at this current schedule:
Sep. - Rage, Resistance 3, Gears of War 3
Oct. - Batman Arkham City, Battlefield 3?
Nov. - Uncharted 3, Skyrim, New Call of Duty (not announced, but you KNOW its inevitable)

I probably left something off that list, too!

Looking at that schedule, October is really the only month that leaves some breathing room.

Tragically Mass Effect 3 was the game that ended up being pushed back to 2012. I just hope the Mass Effect 3 delay isn't to dumb it down. But when comments are made like this:
“One of the things that Ray Muzyuka and the team up in Edmonton have done is essentially step-by-step adjust the gameplay mechanics and some of the features that you’ll see at E3 to put this in a genre equivalent to shooter-meets-RPG and essentially address a much larger market opportunity than Mass Effect 1 and Mass Effect 2 began to approach. We’re huge believers in the IP and are purposefully shifting it to address a larger market opportunity.”
I also hope they don't shoehorn multiplayer into the game.

We'll see what happens.

[SpaceDog]

Originally Posted by Jeff Kleist

Yeah, but that increases your budget. Those cities have very different looks and architecture. Colonial architecture is also boring I'm VERY familiar with Colonial Philly, and even the landmark buildings simply aren't that interesting as assassin obstacles. NY and Boston aren't much better

Speak for your own city
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_North_Church
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faneuil_hall
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Chapel
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_South_Meeting_House
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_State_House_(Boston)

Post revolutionary/Early US
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S.S._Constitution
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_State_House

[HeavyHitter]

Jeff,

Maybe I missed this, but will the upcoming Star Wars BDs stem from the 2004 source material used for the DVD and HD broadcasts, or are these from a newer source?

[Jeff Kleist]

They're not talking any details. You can assume that there will be changes

[Jeff Kleist]

The problem with those Boston locations is that while those are great and important buildings, they AREN'T great for an Assassin's Creed game. Think about all the epic locations and architecture in the last 3, and compare it to those. Not that great.

Plus Ubisoft is French. French Revolution for sure. I could potentially see an AC game set in NYC in the 1920s, but nothing really in America before at least the late 1800s