This week, Diablo III's launch happened, and so we've cordoned off a special area to hold the howls of outrage and the humble apologies for that particular moment of historic unfortunateness.
Meanwhile, it's been a good week for games news with our old friend the Infinity Ward-Activision row exploding onto the scene, always a busy corner for those who enjoy vehemence and back-biting among industry types.
And then there's just a bunch of cool and crazy, including Tera's sexual censorship, first looks at Unreal Engine 4, The Last of Us just being great, how Batman breaks legs, the greatest living-room console-set-up ever and, of course Peter Molyneux.
You can look back at recent Quotes features by Googling 'Best Quotes IGN' but a good place to start is last week's column. I am, as always, at your service. Join me on Twitter to discuss the games business, or just weigh in on Comments. Best one gets posted in next week's column.
I’m Pedobear
Credit: Eurogamer
“If you look at the forums and how users usually react to this race [the Elin], it's either people offended by the way they look, or it's people trolling, saying, hey, I'm "pedobear". This is the kind of behaviour we want to avoid at all costs.”
Frogster's Lucile Le Merle on how the Elin were censored for the West, in Tera.
Sculpt the Lighting
“[Previously] you would have to manually sculpt the lighting in every section of every level. The number of man-years that required was astounding.”
Cliff Bleszinski talks about Unreal Engine 4
Show me the Cables
“If you're going to impress me show me the cables and switch box!”
Top Reddit comment on a photo of an awesome historic console set-up, doing the rounds this week.
Game Physically
“It’s a very demanding game physically. Some of the top players are playing at 300, 400 actions per minute.”
Kevin Knocke, e-sports broadcaster on IPL on StarCraft 2’s superstars.
The Last of Us
"It’s a game about the human condition. 20 years after a plague has decimated our society, how does man survive? When all moral and ethical codes have been stripped, who do you trust? After watching your friends and loved ones pass, do you think you could still love? What is life without hope? We’re trying to make you feel these dilemmas while you’re playing The Last of Us."
The Last of Us game director Bruce Straley.
Fake Fumigation
“[Thomas] Fenady testified that he expressed concern about the project but was told, "Don't worry about the repercussions." Fenady found an outside company, InGuardians, who also balked at the task because of "legal hurdles." Stymied, Fenady approached the company's Facilities Department and talked about staging a "fake fumigation" and a "mock fire drill" in order to get West and Zampella away from their computers long enough to copy files on their computers.”
Inside scoop on Activision’s clandestine attempts to fire Infinity Ward heads Jason West and Vincent Zampella.
A Small Portion
"Although it is a meaningful payment, it is only a small portion of what we are seeking in litigation. It is outrageous that they made us wait, they obviously knew they owed the money and this just shows that they breached the contract."
Bruce Isaacs, attorney for the Infinity Ward Employee Group on Activision’s decision to stump up some back-payments on royalties.
Rivals Resident Evil
"We got to that million-dollar figure by cutting as much as we could, because we're small. We would love to be able to make this game for $250,000, but that's not a reality. If you're making a puzzle platformer with two or three guys in a room, that's a different story. We're trying to make a game that rivals Resident Evil or the original Metal Gear Solid. We're trying to do that in half the time, with a small team, and a fraction of those budgets."
Former Halo producer Ryan Payton on iOS stealth game Republique's Kickstarter success.
Opposed to Blocked Used Games
“For the record, I'm totally opposed to blocking used games. I think it's great for the consumer that they can buy those. We have a customer that buys our console late in the cycle, pays less, is looking for value priced games, and I think it would be anti-consumer for us to do that.”
Sony’s Jack Tretton, quoted by analyst Michael Pachter.
Here and Elsewhere
“We've been getting several questions, here and elsewhere about the future of on-disc DLC. We would like to assure you that we have been listening to your comments and as such have begun the process of re-evaluating how such additional game content is delivered in the future.”
Capcom’s Christian Svensson is looking at new places to stick his DLC.
New Consoles
Analyst Colin Sebastian is ready for console free-to-play.
Source : http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/05/19/best-games-quotes-of-the-week-may-19
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