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• Man on fire: an afternoon with Borderlands 2's new psycho class

• enfilade 14/05/2013

  But it was never marketed as 'all DLC content' so that doesn't work. They have provided exactly what they told consumers they were purchasing. Arguably you could say that they've added more to the overall package by including UVH mode (though with that one, charging for a cap increase is arguably a bit tight, if nothing else).
  
  To me, there is a difference between misleading people, and people misunderstanding something. Gearbox did the former with Aliens: Colonial Marines (which was contemptible), but the latter held true with the Season Pass.
  
  If the campaigns were shite, then that'd be another discussion altogether. But they've been anything but so far, and there's little to suggest that pack 4 won't also be excellent. Reply +4

• enfilade 14/05/2013

  http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-08-30-borderlands-2-dlc-add-ons-season-pass-pre-orders
  
  "2K will also offer the option of buying the four DLC add-ons in bulk with a Season Pass. This costs $29.99 on PC and PS3, and 2400 Microsoft Points (£20.40) on Xbox 360." Reply 0

• enfilade 14/05/2013

  @kangarootoo "The Borderlands 2 Seasons Pass will grant you access to all four add-on content campaigns that will be coming to Borderlands 2 between now and June 2013. Each campaign will feature several hours of gameplay and introduce new adventures, allies, enemies and environments.
  
  Thanks to the Season Pass, all these campaigns can be yours, and you can save 25% off the cost of buying them individually!"
  
  Note, at no point does it say 'all DLC content'. It says FOUR CAMPAIGNS. And guess what people got with the pass? Four campaigns.
  
  I really do not understand why people are moaning about this. It's like ordering a coffee in a restaurant and being pissed off that if you want petits fours you have to pay extra. Reply +7

• BioShock Infinite sells "significantly" more than series predecessors

• enfilade 14/05/2013

  @Dynasty2021 In fairness FIFA supports 30 domestic leagues, each with ~12-20 teams, and again each with squads of up to 30 or so players.
  
  Organic commentary that incorporates every player in the game realistically is big ask, I reckon. The NBA is a lot smaller, and the playing squads themselves are a lot smaller too.
  
  Certainly you could argue that FIFA could benefit from being more focused, but fans of Macclesfield town or the Newcastle Jets might disagree. Reply +1

• Sony: "Unlike PS3, we are not planning a major loss to be incurred with the launch of PS4"

• enfilade 09/05/2013

  @thalesnunesm Unlikely. It's more likely they will just incur a smaller loss with each console, which is possible due to design choices they made putting the console together (to paraphrase the article).
  
  I think we'll see much more price competition between XBox and PlayStation this current gen. Sony have learnt their lesson. Reply +14

• Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut review

• enfilade 07/05/2013

  Francis York Morgan is probably my single favourite lead character in a video game. The game is worth it just for him (though the whole cast is fantastic).
  
  To anyone who hasn't played it though, I would strongly advise seeking out a walkthrough on how to obtain quick-travel. Even if it breaks all your rules of gaming, you'll be glad you did - for all the reasons mentioned above. The engine noise on the standard police car is awful. Reply +5

• EA announces FIFA 14 for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360

• enfilade 17/04/2013

  Aw man, straight to 14?
  
  I was looking forward to FIFA 13-2 and FIFA 13: Lightning Returns... Still holding out hope for FIFA versus 13 though - you never know! Reply +16

• Code Britannia: The Pickford Brothers

• enfilade 17/04/2013

  Anyone and everyone should try Magnetic Billiards on mobile devices. It's a great little game and good-humoured too.
  
  Try out the new game-mode "Poposity" - revolutionary gameplay that may well change the world... Reply +4

• Hilco cutting three staff roles across most HMV stores - report

• enfilade 15/04/2013

  @von_Doll Pfft, you think you're qualified to comment with your la-de-da experience of HMV at retail? I'd rather stick with the guys making snide comments about how these roles are integral and how can they possibly be shed! Reply +2

• enfilade 15/04/2013

  @SonicUk Er, an absolutely huge proportion of the management team at head office has already been shipped out, with more likely to leave as part of the "restructuring".
  
  Some of them will have worked for HMV for 20-25+ years and aren't entitled to a dime of redundancy. Speaking frankly, there are plenty of jobs out there for security guys and the like - less so for the guys running the machine from upstairs. Reply +4

• "No competitive multiplayer" in next-gen Thief

• enfilade 04/04/2013

  That's a relief, multiplayer in Tomb Raider was absolute toilet. Having a quick go after completing the campaign actually diminished my immense enjoyment of the game up to that point. Reply +5

• Draw Something studio boss quits Zynga

• enfilade 03/04/2013

  The $210 million Zynga paid for OMGPOP is really quite incredible.
  
  Even more so when you compare that to the prices going in the THQ firesale. Volition (Saints Row) went for just $22.3 million. Absolutely bonkers.
  
  As a company, Zynga deserves everything it bloody gets, though I do feel for the employees. Reply +11

• PS3 exclusive Puppeteer out in September for a budget price

• enfilade 03/04/2013

  Ah, for some reason I had believed that this would be a Vita title too. As a cross-buy title I'd be interested, but otherwise... not so much.
  
  Could be a good one for the kids though? Reply -3

• The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct review

• enfilade 03/04/2013

  At least Koch have the decency to recognise that Dead Island isn't a triple-A title and have targeted the price accordingly.
  
  This pile of garbage is £45 on Amazon. Remarkable. Reply +6

• Diablo 3 on consoles: hell or high water?

• enfilade 26/03/2013

  @Haydar Surely it makes sense that Eurogamer did that? Blizzard will be hoping for people without an idea about Diablo to buy it on console. Diablo fans are fairly likely to own the game already on PC. Reply +24

• Final Fantasy 10 HD includes 10-2 HD on PS3

• enfilade 19/03/2013

  As I recall FFX-2 had a really expensive skill upgrade for the spell 'Scan', which allowed you to rotate your target all the way around, in three dimensions.
  
  The only benefit of that skill was that you could look up the girls' skirts when you cast Scan on your team-mates.
  
  FFX-2 was one creepy-ass game.
  
  Edit: Also, for a second I genuinely thought the Japanese dude at the beginning of that demo video was Sir Ian McKellen. Reply +2

• Old people who play video games are happier, concludes study

• enfilade 06/03/2013

  @null I'd say there's no need to be quite so skeptical.
  
  There's a huge raft of studies showing that older people who engage in activities like solving crosswords, playing bridge/chess and so on are more likely to stave off dementia and other related problems.
  
  There is evidence to suggest that people who regularly engage with something that requires more brain-power than just watching TV stay sharper for longer. Thus enabling them to continue doing the things they enjoy.
  
  Edit: I should note that I agree that you are right to be skeptical at some level, though :) Reply 0

• enfilade 06/03/2013

  You smart-arses do realise that there are a few other past-times out there, right? Which may also be considered fun?
  
  This study was comparing people who played video games with those who partook in other activities. I doubt the control group would have just been forced to stare at a wall and think about sad things.
  
  So yes, 'fun thing makes people happy', but there is the suggestion that it makes them happier than other activities do.
  
  It's not quite as 'no shit sherlock hur hur hur' as you guys are making out. Reply +11

• My Little Pony producer teams up with fans to resurrect its copyright-infringing brony fighter

• enfilade 04/03/2013

  @howaboutthis Trust me, the 'ironic' pictures are emphatically not the creepiest My Little Pony images you will find on the internet.
  
  What is seen cannot be unseen :( Reply +2

• Wonderbook: Diggs Nightcrawler slithers onto PS3 this May

• enfilade 04/03/2013

  @DarkSpaceDS I know it's kinda late guy, but there's no need to be quite so cranky. Reply +5

• PlayStation 4 Press Conference Live Report

• enfilade 20/02/2013

  MSTRKRFT! Very 2007, but still badass. Reply 0

• Face-Off: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

• enfilade 19/02/2013

  @Cjail My comment wasn't designed to be disparaging toward the folks at Digital Foundry, as I think they do great work. They put together a case for each title and come to an unbiased conclusion. Fair enough.
  
  What I find rather wearying is the number of people who are keen to treat the comparisons between two console versions as a validation that they own a 'superior' console. There is an implication that any consumer who has made a different choice (and a fairly insignificant one at that) is a blithering idiot because they enjoy games at 5 or 10 fps slower.
  
  I understand that this information is helpful for consumers. I do not, however, believe that this information should be used to bludgeon our peers around the head. Reply +5

• enfilade 19/02/2013

  I wonder if book reviews are littered with boring pedants getting themselves in a twist over whether the book reads better in book format or on Kindle.
  
  Comparing the paper density between the hardback and paperback versions, perhaps? Reply +5

• enfilade 19/02/2013

  Are we playing games here or watching movies?

  We're doing neither, apparently.
  
  We're moaning about FPS differences between two versions of a game to justify our decision to choose one console or another.
  
  We're celebrating minor victories on one format as though we crafted the technology and the software running it ourselves.
  
  We're bashing our heads against the wall for reasons no-one looking in at this conversation from the outside could ever hope to fathom. Reply +12

• Watch Dogs out this Christmas "for all home consoles" - report

• enfilade 15/02/2013

  @-cerberus- Haha, those money-grabbing publishers and their business plans.
  
  How insulting that they plan ahead for the launch and lifespan of a costly & risky new IP!
  
  These video game businesses have to get their houses in order and do everything on the cuff, just like no successful business ever. Reply +6