Drive club sees nothing but trouble lately - Mod Update

@iloveatlus so you think sales = quality?

so i guess wii sports was the best game of last gen huh?

oh wait!

@iloveatlusyou said gt sold more sothat makes other racing games irrelevant.

you obviously equate sales with quality.

so i guess that means you really enjoyed wii sports seeing as its the best game last gen according to sales lol.

Yeah, Gran Turismo made other racing games irrelevant due to it's popularity and sales. That doesn't mean it's the better racing game.

Why do you feel the need to put your own words down my throat?

PS4 has more games and has released an actual retail exclusive since launch, Xbone? Nope.

As far as development goes:

The PlayStation®4 system opens the door to an incredible journey through immersive new gaming worlds and a deeply connected gaming community. PS4™ puts gamers first with an astounding launch lineup and over 180 games in development. Play amazing top-tier blockbusters and innovative indie hits on PS4™. Developer Inspired, Gamer Focus.

We are ALL humbled SONY.

PlayStation®4: The Best Place to Play™

@iloveatlus i didnt put words down your throat lol.

you said it yourself lol

This game is going to be amazing. It's Sony's response to Flopza since Flopza didn't come close to GT in simulation so Sony did this arcade racer which is still more Sim than anything found on the bone. They are just making sure the game will put the final nail on Flopza's coffin.

@kinectthedots: agree 100%. To bad lems don't understand that no gamer takes them seriously anymore.

I cant believe people expected the PS4 to launch with a top quality racer and yet are waiting 4+ months for said racer to arrive. Its not a failure to make a great game its a failure to deliver. Which I think its pretty despicable, more-so at the launch of a new product

It's disappointing yes, but games get delayed (like Watch dogs for example). As a PS4 owner and a gamer, I hope that the delay is for a better final product as I might hope any normal gamer would feel.

Unfortunately all of this drama has been for naught...

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=106121033&postcount=1393

Hello, all.

This is my first post on NeoGAF, and whilst I'm not generally one to deal in internet speculation, I have to put the record straight with regard to Pete Dodd's comments above.

Everything he has said with regard to myself and Driveclub is incorrect. It's also libellous.

As Putty (who is a personal friend of mine, and has been for about 25 years) suggests, I left Evo in February for personal reasons. The personal reasons being that my son, who is 4 years old, has been diagnosed with Nephrotic Syndrome, which is a potentially life threatening condition. I live 220 miles (4 hours drive) away from Evolution Studios, and was away from home 5.5 days a week. Given the circumstances, I could not continue to work there.

Driveclub is a great game, and the direction hasn't changed since my departure. This has been confirmed by SONY in various press releases over recent days.

I have no problem in dealing with very large projects, as I've been working in the games industry for the last 19 years, and have worked on some very prestigious titles, so there is genuinely no truth to anything posted by Mr Dodds at all. My departure (and indeed the setup of my 'indie' operation, BigRedSwitch) is 100% driven by family necessity, not some professional failing on my part.

I left SONY on very good terms. There is no animosity there, and I was absolutely nothing to do with the recent redundancies - in fact, the news of those redundancies was probably linked on here before I knew about them.

The games industry is a tough place at the moment. My circumstances with my son mean that I've had to leave secure work in order to try to make my own way in the world. This may entail getting another job. With people who obviously know nothing about the situation blackening my reputation for the sake of internet 'fame', this could be made much more difficult. It's nothing less than trolling.

I've contacted Mr. Dodd on his email address on his site. Due to the factual inaccuracy of his statements, I've informed him that he needs to remove the statements and apologise for the damage they have caused, as posting incorrect information and claiming it's true is quite simply libel.

I'm sure you can all appreciate just how difficult things are for myself and my family at the moment. I'd genuinely appreciate it if you can take my statements as word from the origin, and realise that there has been no big cover-up when it comes to my departure from SONY/Evo.

Thanks, all.

Col.

So yeah, don't you all feel a bit worse now?

Well, that backfired.

Report: DriveClub Director Has Left Evolution Studios

News by Joe Juba on Mar 25, 2014 at 04:52 PM

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DriveClub's development has been troubled lately, with delays, layoffs at developer Evolution Studios, and reworked design. Apparently, the list of the game's difficulties doesn't stop there. More

DriveClub's development has been troubled lately, but the problems don't stop with delays and layoffs

Man, this game is getting pelted. At this point, just drop it.

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Wasdie here hijacking the OP to post this.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=106121033&postcount=1393

Hello, all.

This is my first post on NeoGAF, and whilst I'm not generally one to deal in internet speculation, I have to put the record straight with regard to Pete Dodd's comments above.

Everything he has said with regard to myself and Driveclub is incorrect. It's also libellous.

As Putty (who is a personal friend of mine, and has been for about 25 years) suggests, I left Evo in February for personal reasons. The personal reasons being that my son, who is 4 years old, has been diagnosed with Nephrotic Syndrome, which is a potentially life threatening condition. I live 220 miles (4 hours drive) away from Evolution Studios, and was away from home 5.5 days a week. Given the circumstances, I could not continue to work there.

Driveclub is a great game, and the direction hasn't changed since my departure. This has been confirmed by SONY in various press releases over recent days.

I have no problem in dealing with very large projects, as I've been working in the games industry for the last 19 years, and have worked on some very prestigious titles, so there is genuinely no truth to anything posted by Mr Dodds at all. My departure (and indeed the setup of my 'indie' operation, BigRedSwitch) is 100% driven by family necessity, not some professional failing on my part.

I left SONY on very good terms. There is no animosity there, and I was absolutely nothing to do with the recent redundancies - in fact, the news of those redundancies was probably linked on here before I knew about them.

The games industry is a tough place at the moment. My circumstances with my son mean that I've had to leave secure work in order to try to make my own way in the world. This may entail getting another job. With people who obviously know nothing about the situation blackening my reputation for the sake of internet 'fame', this could be made much more difficult. It's nothing less than trolling.

I've contacted Mr. Dodd on his email address on his site. Due to the factual inaccuracy of his statements, I've informed him that he needs to remove the statements and apologise for the damage they have caused, as posting incorrect information and claiming it's true is quite simply libel.

I'm sure you can all appreciate just how difficult things are for myself and my family at the moment. I'd genuinely appreciate it if you can take my statements as word from the origin, and realise that there has been no big cover-up when it comes to my departure from SONY/Evo.

Thanks, all.

Col.

Col_Rodgers

Driveclub's director stepped down for personal reasons.

Makes a lot of what's been said on here pretty pathetic. I'm actually a bit angry how some refused to consider that some of these departures could have been lifestyle choices or in this case a lifestyle necessity.

Anyway hope his son gets better.

Some people are funny that way, believing things with no evidence. Really sad story.

Sounds like a Fox News viewer.

Sony Worldwide Studios' Scott Rohde explains that the company, which owns Evolution, doesn't want to release the game before it's ready.

By gamers, FOR gamers, the SONY mantra for gen 8. We are ALL humbled SONY. Keep up the great work and showing us how to Live, Learn and Love.

Report: DriveClub Director Has Left Evolution Studios

News by Joe Juba on Mar 25, 2014 at 04:52 PM

2,018 Views 10

DriveClub's development has been troubled lately, with delays, layoffs at developer Evolution Studios, and reworked design. Apparently, the list of the game's difficulties doesn't stop there. More

DriveClub's development has been troubled lately, but the problems don't stop with delays and layoffs

Man, this game is getting pelted. At this point, just drop it.

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Wasdie here hijacking the OP to post this.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=106121033&postcount=1393

Hello, all.

This is my first post on NeoGAF, and whilst I'm not generally one to deal in internet speculation, I have to put the record straight with regard to Pete Dodd's comments above.

Everything he has said with regard to myself and Driveclub is incorrect. It's also libellous.

As Putty (who is a personal friend of mine, and has been for about 25 years) suggests, I left Evo in February for personal reasons. The personal reasons being that my son, who is 4 years old, has been diagnosed with Nephrotic Syndrome, which is a potentially life threatening condition. I live 220 miles (4 hours drive) away from Evolution Studios, and was away from home 5.5 days a week. Given the circumstances, I could not continue to work there.

Driveclub is a great game, and the direction hasn't changed since my departure. This has been confirmed by SONY in various press releases over recent days.

I have no problem in dealing with very large projects, as I've been working in the games industry for the last 19 years, and have worked on some very prestigious titles, so there is genuinely no truth to anything posted by Mr Dodds at all. My departure (and indeed the setup of my 'indie' operation, BigRedSwitch) is 100% driven by family necessity, not some professional failing on my part.

I left SONY on very good terms. There is no animosity there, and I was absolutely nothing to do with the recent redundancies - in fact, the news of those redundancies was probably linked on here before I knew about them.

The games industry is a tough place at the moment. My circumstances with my son mean that I've had to leave secure work in order to try to make my own way in the world. This may entail getting another job. With people who obviously know nothing about the situation blackening my reputation for the sake of internet 'fame', this could be made much more difficult. It's nothing less than trolling.

I've contacted Mr. Dodd on his email address on his site. Due to the factual inaccuracy of his statements, I've informed him that he needs to remove the statements and apologise for the damage they have caused, as posting incorrect information and claiming it's true is quite simply libel.

I'm sure you can all appreciate just how difficult things are for myself and my family at the moment. I'd genuinely appreciate it if you can take my statements as word from the origin, and realise that there has been no big cover-up when it comes to my departure from SONY/Evo.

Thanks, all.

Col.

Col_Rodgers

Driveclub's director stepped down for personal reasons.

@ilove atlus you just proved my point lol.

you say forza is irrelevant because gt sold more.

and then in this same thread you went on to say all fps games are irrelevant because call of duty sold more.<<< lmao

im sorry but SW is not for you.

you should find a new hobby because you suck at this.

Please LOL more DC

Rough for the guy. Hope all ends up well for him.

You see where your bullshit conjecture because you're butthurt about a year of bad news gets us, lemmings? I hope you feel suitably ashamed.