Your favourite current publisher.

[Jaeke]

Either Take-Two (2k) or Bethesda at this point.

CD Projekt is a close runner up.

 

[unindexedsearchengine]

This is a tough one. When thinking about the question, I thought of which publisher put out most of my games or favorite games. The unfortunate conclusion was EA. "But wait!" I said "That's just it! They publish the games, it's the devs who deserve the credit! I fucking hate EA!YAY!"
From this conclusion I proceeded to think that and publisher that has ever published a game developed by a (formerly) separate group/company/etc. forfeits it's right to be judged based on the games it publishes, and, therefore, must be judged strictly from a business standpoint.
So, which publisher has the best business practices in my opinion? CD Projekt, of course. "But wait!" I say again "They actually did develop their games, but those alone aren't enough to make it my favorite!". So, should I judge by taking both factors into consideration? But then that cuts out a bunch of publishers altogether.
Ha-HA! not easy, is it now?
"I'm overthinking this, aren't I? Should I just go with what my (blaaaaaaaarg) heart tells me?"
Bullshit. Naming your one "favorite" of something is a flawed concept in it self
"But I do indeed have one "favorite" game, don't I? Stop being a Hypocrite."
Very well. Should I just choose the publisher that published that?
"Hell no, I hate that publisher due to it's own shady business practices!"
Well,fuck. Back to square one.
...

Can I just, you know, not have one?

 

[FFP2]

CD Projekt. They actually understand and care about their consumers. And their anti-DRM. It's nice to just install and play a game without having to do a billion steps to start a game (looking at you Ubisoft) or crack it (it's legal!). GOG is pretty much the greatest digital distribution platform ever made. Steam is too iffy for me.

And to think, I don't even like their games very much

 

[Doom972]

Before they announced Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut for the WiiU, Square Enix was my favorite publisher. Some of my favorite games are from Eidos, and for the most part I think they did a good job reviving Eidos franchises.

OMG, they are going to make a special edition of a loved classic AND make it exclusive to the most powerful console in the market? What a crime.

They fixed almost everything that was bad about that game (not that much bad about it, but it's there), improved on it, and then made it exclusive to a console that 90% of the fans won't buy. It's not a crime (since it's legal), but it's a dick move. The most powerful console? Yes, a bit more powerful than the other two is technically the most powerful. Talk to me in a few months when the PS4 comes out, and we'll see how that excuse hold.

http://www.ragetrolling.com/var/resizes/Cool%20Story%20Bro.jpg?m=1320018084

There is nothing in that post that made any sense. You claim that only 10% of fans will buy the WiiU, based on absolutely nothing. You're also assuming the absurd notion that people won't buy the WiiU because of this game. Sure has me interested. Have you asked fans of the game if this drew their attention to the WiiU? Or are you assuming that they all share your irrational hatred for Nintendo?

Also, if you have problems with Nintendo, I wonder how you feel about Microsoft and Sony. Neither of them seemed to think getting this game was crucial. Only Nintendo was interested, it seems. So you're angry about Nintendo wanting YOU to get the chance to play an upgraded version of a game you loved.

Is it cold down there in the curb?

Again, not 9GAG.

90% is a rough estimate. Being a long-time Deus Ex fans, I think know the fanbase well enough to make an estimate. Could be somewhere between 84%-96%, but I think that the message is clear.

I didn't say that people wouldn't buy the WiiU because of the game, I said that people won't get a WiiU just so that they can play the game. People buy Nintendo consoles to play Mario, Zelda, Metroid, and other Nintendo-exclusive franchises - in addition to third-party games of course, but especially for the Nintendo-exclusive titles.

I like Nintendo. I still play games on my old NES, Gameboy Color and Gameboy advance. They still make good games, but not for my taste, which has changed over the years. You assume that this is about the WiiU, but I would be just as upset if it was exclusive to any other console (I use a PC myself).

I didn't get the part of "Neither of them seemed to think getting this game was crucial". The original game is available for the PC, X-box 360 and PS3 as well.
The relevant additions in that version is something that could be added in a patch, but the publisher/developer chose to give this update to one version that the majority of fans won't play - because the fans already have the game on other platforms, and aren't likely to get a WiiU for reasons that I already stated.

 

[mbarker]

Bethesda has Fallout and I play it so out of the big publishers Bethesda.

However, I`ve payed over $100 each for two games that haven`t been published yet by InXile so they might be my favorite even though I haven`t ever played any of thier games yet.

 

[King of Asgaard]

I'll go with Namco Bandai, because they published a couple of good games recently, such as Dark Souls.
Other than that though, I don't really have a loyalty to any publisher because they all balls up eventually.

 

[KingsGambit_v1legacy]

Before they announced Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut for the WiiU, Square Enix was my favorite publisher. Some of my favorite games are from Eidos, and for the most part I think they did a good job reviving Eidos franchises.

So right now it would either be 2K or Bethesda Softworks. Can't decide which.

Holy crap, I just looked that up after your post. I am actually conflicted. I'm glad they're tweaking the game to make it the best version for the platform, rather than a lazy port.

OTOH, I played it on PC and got a lazy port. I want that version of the game FFS. But I want to play it on PC. :-\

On-topic, who the hell has a favourite "publisher"? Seriously? That's like asking if I prefer Universal Music or Sony BMG? Or New Line films over MGM? Tor books or Orbit? Who the hell judges games based on the publisher (they're just money making corporations who don't actually produce a thing) and not the developer? (EA is obviously an exception here, but not a good exception.).

I'll say CD Project or Bethesda as being the best developers. I won't answer the original question because it's f*****g stupid. Who's my favourite venture capitalist, faceless corporation of shareholders?

 

[Auron]

Before they announced Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut for the WiiU, Square Enix was my favorite publisher. Some of my favorite games are from Eidos, and for the most part I think they did a good job reviving Eidos franchises.

OMG, they are going to make a special edition of a loved classic AND make it exclusive to the most powerful console in the market? What a crime.

My PC is stronger and I want to know why the hell the new game + and the boss fights are not being patched in.


Still Square has revitalized a bunch of IP's I thought were gone for ever and I love them for it, I also liked Final Fantasy 4 through 9. Paradox is probably the best though. Must never forget how Valve actually brought us into the future of digital downloads and joy however, not to mention it invests in modders and growing developers quite a lot.

Have you asked fans of the game if this drew their attention to the WiiU?

I'm not going to buy that because of one game, much less to play without a mouse. Deus Ex was born in the PC by the way, most fans I know have actually played the prequel in it as well.

However, I`ve payed over $100 each for two games that haven`t been published yet by InXile so they might be my favorite even though I haven`t ever played any of thier games yet.

Technically you've played some of their games(I'm guessing of course.) many many of those people were involved in old CRPG development.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

Rockstar. I've played their games the most and I?m kind of endeared towards them. Capcom, Konami and Squeenix would've been valid answers as well for the PS2 gen.

 

[Doom972]

90% is a rough estimate. Being a long-time Deus Ex fans, I think know the fanbase well enough to make an estimate. Could be somewhere between 84%-96%, but I think that the message is clear.

I didn't say that people wouldn't buy the WiiU because of the game, I said that people won't get a WiiU just so that they can play the game. People buy Nintendo consoles to play Mario, Zelda, Metroid, and other Nintendo-exclusive franchises - in addition to third-party games of course, but especially for the Nintendo-exclusive titles.

I like Nintendo. I still play games on my old NES, Gameboy Color and Gameboy advance. They still make good games, but not for my taste, which has changed over the years. You assume that this is about the WiiU, but I would be just as upset if it was exclusive to any other console (I use a PC myself).

I didn't get the part of "Neither of them seemed to think getting this game was crucial". The original game is available for the PC, X-box 360 and PS3 as well.
The relevant additions in that version is something that could be added in a patch, but the publisher/developer chose to give this update to one version that the majority of fans won't play - because the fans already have the game on other platforms, and aren't likely to get a WiiU for reasons that I already stated.

Once again, cool story. Based on nothing but conjecture. Will any fans of Deus Ex examine the WiiU library to see if any other games are worth it? Why would they do that? Will they find that ZombiU, Wind Waker, and Pikmin are games they might actually enjoy? Well, that's just silly.

Nintendo got this title to try to gain fans that often ignore them. Fans that might actually enjoy the games Nintendo makes. Its exclusive because Sony and Microsoft apparently don't care. That should clear things up for you.

It's very clear. And it's also clear that it's a dick move against the fanbase of DXHR. If you think that this will get Many Deus Ex fans to buy the WiiU and the game that they already bought before, you are clearly very new to gaming culture.

 

[Mr.Mattress]

Nintendo. Because this year, they're releasing their next Mario Platformer! Plus, Luigi's Mansion 2 is awesome, and I'm looking forward to Pikmin 3, Mario Kart U, Yarn Yoshi, and the Wonderful 101.

 

[bafrali]

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I don't think you understand their stance. This new addition screws over the fans who was "dumb enough" to buy the game early and makes what is inherently a patch to fix the crappy boss fights exclusive to one console. A dumb move if I have ever seen one. Even EA wouldn't do that.

Oh BTW your comparison of Orange Box sales is moot since this being a Valve game, it was already preordered by PC gamers through steam which doesn't show up in the retail count. Now where is my "schooled" gif.

 

[Pink Gregory]

2K seem to be the AAA publisher that's publishing the actually interesting titles in western development; they're like a slightly-more-competent Ubisoft.

They still encourage things that are annoying about the higher-budget AAA market (i.e. crummy DLC, looking at you XCOM); but it's nice to see the stuff getting out there. Or maybe I'm giving them a free pass because they publish Firaxis games and Bioshock. Hmm.

 

[FloodOne]

Almost every publisher pays for the development of games that I love. EA, SquareEnix, Warner Bros. Interactive, Bethesda, Take-Two, Ubisoft, Atlus... Too many to name really.

Gun to my head though, I would have to say Warner Bros. Absolutely loved Bastion, Mortal Kombat and both Batman games. Some of the best experiences from this generation had their bills footed by WB.

 

[Andy Shandy]

If I had to pick one - and for the purposes of this thread I do - it would probably be Nintendo. Mainly for the steady stream of mostly excellent games in the first-party franchises (Pokemon, Mario, Zelda, Metroid etc) throughout the years.

But also because they are helping to make a sequel to one of my favourite games ever get made in Bayonetta 2, when SEGA, or anyone else for that matter, would. And then some people, rather unbelievably considering the circumstances, whined like all hell when they made it exclusive to the Wii U.

 

[Lygus]

SEGA / 2K / CD Projekt.

Worst: EA (extremely arrogant), Cockvision (activision).

 

[Korica]

Right now I cannot name one, honestly.

Valve is a strong contender but I honestly cannot say that I love all Valve games, I just like the Steam program.

In the past I would have said Blizzard without hesitation, but basically everything after WC3:TFT and vanilla WoW has been shite.

THQ should get a mention as well, but they are gone now.

EA devoured, and subsequently ruined, many great oldies like Westwood.

I am waiting to be impressed.

 

[Rob Robson]

1. Funcom (most original and artistic these days)
2. Bethesda/ Zenimax (best overall intellectual property)
3. CD Projekt Red/ GOG.com (best attitude and publishing policy)