Who gives a shit news oct-nov

Nintendo + Capcom team up for a Mario Party arcade game: http://arcadeheroes.com/2017/11/14/iaapa-2017-mario-party-world-challenge-prototype/
It looks like it's just some roulette wheel bullshit

Detective pikachu still happening, The Rock considered for role of Pikachu's voice: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-11-17-live-action-pokemon-movie-casts-human-star

Homebrew on Nintendo Switch is possible through a Pokémon DX exploit: http://wololo.net/2017/11/15/can-now-run-homebrews-nintendo-switch-3-0-0/

> Rampage movie starring the rock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sV0Cr0jX7HI
Warner Bros. acquired the film adaptation rights to the 1980s video game Rampage in 2009, as part of their acquisition of Midway Games for $33 million.[10]The project was announced in November 2011, with John Rickard set to as the producer. [10] In June 2015, Deadline reported that Dwayne Johnson was set to star and re-team with New Line and producer Beau Flynn, while studio was looking for a director to start production in the mid-2016.[2] Flynn would produce through FlynnPictureCo. along with already attached Rickard through Rickard Pictures, while Johnson and Dany Garcia of Seven Bucks Productions were also attached in producing capacity.[2] In July, it was reported that New Line was in talks with director Brad Peyton to direct and produce, [11] In November 2016, two petitions were made to allow the bands Amon Amarth and Judas Priest to guest star in the film.[12] Also in November 2016, Peyton spoke about the film that it would "be a lot more emotional, a lot scarier and a lot more real than you'd expect."[13]

Nintendo files multiple trademarks including smash bros.
It's just pictures/logos really.
https://gonintendo.com/stories/295347-nintendo-grabs-another-set-of-logo-trademarks

PS3 firmware update 4.82, likely due to recent hacks to the current firmware, which are planned for Christmas release.
http://www.psx-place.com/threads/official-firmware-4-81-exploit-software-downgrader-more-incoming-could-superslim-be-hacked.15389/

Russia claims ISIS and USA working together using images from a gunship sim as proof: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-11-14-russia-includes-game-screenshot-in-proof-us-working-with-isis

Nintendo and Universal teaming up for a new Mario Bros movie: https://www.wsj.com/articles/mario-bros-set-to-jump-to-big-screen-in-movie-deal-with-universals-illumination-1510675881

Fox and Hulu are making a hitman TV series written by John Wick's writer:
http://deadline.com/2017/11/hitman-television-series-derek-kolstad-john-wick-creator-hulu-fox-21-pilot-script-1202206934/

Pikachu speaks in new pokémon ash+pikachu origins story movie. It's weird: https://twitter.com/broderick/status/930126330615730182/video/1

New planescape game? : http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-11-14-beamdog-new-planescape-torment-unravel
Folders called planescape:unraveled and assets referring to the fated.

Activision servers fucked for cod ww2 https://www.reddit.com/r/WWII/comments/7csjmx/call_of_duty_wwii_status_update_monday_1113/
https://www.reddit.com/r/WWII/comments/7cjnrm/call_of_duty_wwii_update_on_issues/
Game updates stopped servers from working so they had to change to peer2peer for a few days after launch. The multiplayer hub is also still not working, as far as I can tell.

EA fucked up battlefield 2 most disliked Reddit comments of all time. Also credits are capped in single player so you can't play for more than an hour or so before you stop getting unlocks. Takes 14 hours to reset. No problems with online. then they turned off all microtransactions and stopped the p2win for now. What?
http://www.pcgamer.com/star-wars-battlefront-2-microtransactions-have-been-temporarily-removed/
http://www.pcgamer.com/ea-responds-to-community-criticism-of-battlefront-2-unlock-system/
https://www.reddit.com/r/StarWarsBattlefront/comments/7c6bjm/it_takes_40_hours_to_unlock_a_hero_spreadsheet/dppv3bo/

Noctis in Tekken 7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmWbiMwxmOU
TMNT to appear as playable characters in injustice 2, linking the DC universe and mortal kombat to the expanded tmntverse (which includes the raving rabbids): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMKu9tIkYz0

Miiverse is fucking dead

Harry Potter: Wiazards Unite from poketmon go company: https://nianticlabs.com/blog/wizardsunite/

Blizzcon news:
Starcraft 2 is now free to play. So is starcraft 1 but that's old news
World of Warcraft Classic announced at blizzcon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcZyiYOzsSw

Osama bin laden was a weaboo and a gaymer: https://www.pcgamesn.com/osama-bin-laden-anime-gamer

Hitler banned in Germany: wolfenstein removes Nazi references and Hitler's moustache for Deutsch release.
People angry because Nazis are the bad guys in wolfenstein: https://www.vg247.com/2017/10/07/wolfenstein-2-the-new-colossus-tweet-causes-some-to-cry-foul-despite-the-series-being-decidedly-anti-nazi-for-20-years/amp/
http://www.pcgamer.com/amp/bethesda-embraces-anti-nazi-stance-thats-what-wolfenstein-represents/

Switch support for GC Wii u adapter: https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/10/24/16533008/nintendo-switch-gamecube-controller-support-update
Nintendo didn't know adding usb controller support would let the GC controller thing work. Happy accident.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-10-18-activision-patented-method-of-tuning-matchmaking-to-boost-microtransactions
Activision wants to matchmake you with pay2winners exclusively so you buy microtransactions

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-10-16-atlus-has-released-a-nifty-free-shin-megami-tensei-metroidvania
Jack bros SMT metroidvania, free
English patch: https://www.dropbox.com/s/xq0ear1r0cvq40h/Synchronicity%20Prologue%20English%20V1.zip?dl=0

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-10-17-a-decade-on-team-fortress-2-gets-big-new-update
New TF2 map.

EA acquires respawn entertainment: http://news.ea.com/press-release/company-news/ea-acquire-respawn-entertainment

EA shuts down dead space studio http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-10-17-ea-has-shut-down-visceral-games
Star wars game being made by studio will be rethought and will have a big overhaul

"Sony unties" publishing games on switch. - This is a sony music entertainment label, not a sony playstation label.

Shatten von Mordor 2 denuvo craccked in <24 hours: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-10-12-middle-earth-shadow-of-wars-denuvo-protection-is-cracked-in-less-than-24-hours

Sonic 3d director, creating a director's cut patch for it: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-10-14-sonic-3ds-original-developer-is-creating-an-unofficial-directors-cut

Ign now owns humble bundle https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/307546/Humble_Bundle_has_been_acquired_by_media_giant_IGN.php

Swery's new game "the good life" bombs hard and fails to get funding. Changes to Kickstarter instead.
https://www.fig.co/campaigns/the-good-life it was supposed to be funded through fig, which is doublefine's kickstarter thing
https://twitter.com/Swery65?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcgamer.com%2Fswerys-the-good-life-will-head-to-kickstarter-to-try-again-later-this-year%2F

Nintendo have filed a trademark for Gameboy classic mini.
Same with N64 potentially (that was in July apparently).

Capcom heroes mode in dead rising 4 allows you to dress Frank in multiple costumes, including the guy from ghost trick, each has unique abilities http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-10-09-dead-rising-4-update-will-bring-back-original-proper-frank-west

Tamagotchis are back on sale. https://www.forbes.com/sites/mitchwallace/2017/11/02/tamagotchi-is-returning-to-retail-stores-this-weekend-in-limited-quantities/#1e955b8d221e

Ys 8's translation was shit, so they're fixing it. https://gallery.mailchimp.com/e8fc423eff95099d1ffcc6009/files/492103b2-8156-461a-ae10-506cf603cb0f/ysviii_Localization.pdf?utm_source=NISA+Press&utm_campaign=f8cddfc45d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_10_10&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_19e6c84aa6-f8cddfc45d-128003533

SNES classics can play more games if hacked https://www.engadget.com/amp/2017/10/09/nintendo-snes-classic-edition-cracked/

God eater 3 is announced.

Mario punches Yoshi to make tongue come out: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-09-28-mario-was-punching-yoshi-in-the-head-in-super-mario-world

PlayStation chief steps down: https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/3/16407804/sony-game-chief-andrew-house-steps-down-playstation

Discord now has screenshare and video chat: http://www.pcgamer.com/discord-now-has-video-chat-and-screen-share/
Who gives a shit? Parsec is the best.

Overwatch is adding skins based on its professional league teams: http://www.pcgamer.com/amp/blizzard-is-planning-overwatch-league-specific-in-game-items/

Rumours: Marvel Vs capcom dlc finished months before release, budget smaller than SFV's DLC: http://shoryuken.com/2017/10/05/rumor-monster-hunter-and-black-panther-were-ready-months-before-marvel-vs-capcom-infinites-release/

Ubisoft adds history tour to ac oranges: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/09/27/assassins-creed-origins-tourism-mode/
https://assassinscreed.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/news/152-302602-16/discovery-tour-shows-a-different-side-of-assassins-creed-origins-egypt

Original battlefront 2 has been updated to re-include multiplayer servers, with steam/GOG crossplay http://www.pcgamer.com/star-wars-battlefront-2-multiplayer-restored-now-with-steamgog-crossplay/
Disney have done this before with star wars rts

Needs more research: http://www.dsogaming.com/news/piracy-actually-increases-legitimate-sales-of-video-games-according-to-eu-commisions-report/
Piracy good for vidya sales according to an EU study
“For games, the estimated effect of illegal online transactions on sales is positive – implying that illegal consumption leads to increased legal consumption. This positive effect of illegal downloads and streams on the sales of games may be explained by the industry being successful in converting illegal users to paying users. Tactics used by the industry include, for example, offering gameplay with extra bonuses or extra levels if consumers pay.”

Square enix employee stockpiles 3ds for resale, arrested: https://www.gonintendo.com/stories/291919-former-square-enix-employee-arrested-for-purchasing-3ds-units-und