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Animal Crossing: New Leaf review
Thanks much.
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The Last of Us review
Journey's end.
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Shooters: How Video Games Fund Arms Manufacturers
Best cosplay video ever! Arguably
It's almost like some people have never actually spoken to a woman before. I hear they're actually lovely in the flesh, and only eat and devour you once you've had sex with them, so really some of you have nothing to worry about.
Oh, good video by the way, always nice to see people actually enjoying some of their precious time :) Reply +6
State of Decay is one hugely ambitious open-world zombie game
Portal 2's Chell nearly married a turret
Yes, Mario Balotelli's Hulk celebration is in FIFA 13
FIFA 13 trailer shows new Man City home kit
PES 2013 footage demos new modes
Molyneux: $50,000 Curiosity DLC "nothing to be ashamed of"
Mass Effect 3: The Extended Cut: A Happy Ending?
@Daeltaja. Another in the long line of fairly shocking review scores lately from Eurogamer. Such a shame, as I still love the writing style so much more on here. Abandon scores! Reply 0
Quantum Conundrum Review
Gianluca Vialli helping make "football lifestyle simulation" Lords of Football
Flatley my dear, I don't Riverdance... give a damn. Reply +2
App of the Day: Small World
Darksiders 2 pre-orders at THQ store receive bonus season pass
Valve collaborating with Adult Swim on something Team Fortress related
Blizzard clarifies restrictions on new Diablo 3 players
Diablo 3 Asian servers offline after item duplication exploit
FIFA 13 Preview: Your Team-Mates Have Woken Up!
I thought they had because I played it on my PC, but was painfully reminded of how slow it is playing with my little bro on his 360 the other day. Reply +1
Game of the Week: Diablo 3
Always Online: What Diablo 3's Battle.net Does Wrong
I'll assume Demon's Souls was only ever playable with internet connection then? No? Completely specious comparison then? Yes. Even when they turn those servers off for all the copies of Demons Souls (some are still online) I can still play the single player game. This is not the case for Diablo is it? If the companies funding the servers went bust, the entire game would be useless.
In seriousness, my internet is fairly flakey at the best of times, and that's a sale they've lost because of no option to play it offline. I too would view this sort of game as ideal for moments when I actually don't have internet. I don't care, as there's less time in my life than games to play, but as a business decision, whichever benefits they think exist, must be on a very cynical and clinical level to essentially just remove a whatever percentage of potential customers. Reply +9
Microsoft confirms $99 Xbox 360 deal
So you didn't say that anyone middle class would probably already own a console? You pretty much keep referencing a group of people that this now allows entry into the console market for. As though their lives have now been made richer by the addition of yet futher monthly debt options.
I suppose you think consolidating loads of monthly debts into one more manageable debt is a good idea as well? How is tempting people who can't afford to buy a console into buying a console for more than it costs to buy a console at a time when the console is only going to get cheaper anything but money grabbing and scummy? Lowering the cost of entry, but increasing the actual cost... So the person who can't afford it is now paying more than the person who could?!? Enjoy your 6 figure salary and having no idea what you're talking about :p To suggest that it is good for any income bracket is also rubbish. If you can afford it straight out, then why on earth would you pay extra to be able to buy it over 2 years? You didn't mention any of my other points about what happens when someone can't afford payments? Do they go without food and think about how lucky they were to be able to gain entry to such a prestigious club? Consoles are already the low point of entry for gaming, if you want high end you get a PC at 5 times the price. Your comparison to things like internet service providers are poor, am I right in basically thinking this is a locked in subscription for a 2 year period? Even mobile phone contracts normally let you adjust terms after 12 months... Reply -5
This is a terrible idea, and further fits into the cultural absurbity that people should be able to buy everything they can't afford as long as they are tied into futher debt when they buy it. Can't afford a games console, don't buy a games console...
All Microsoft are cleverly doing is selling an old console at the end of its lifespan for more than it costs to just buy it.
I can only assume Tazerfan is incredibly wealthy, as it's only the wealthy who seem to think working class people need as much help as possible to access amenities... instead of accepting that we just save for things we want as we appreciate that a games console isn't perhaps a necessity in the same way as a monthly food shop.
Finally, to ask whether someone buys all their rent up front is retarded. I am renting a flat, not renting an xbox. I am financing a flat or house if I buy it as an investment and a necessary place to live. I pay a service provider for my internet, I pay for a package on a monthly basis, and I can change at any point. They haven't said to me, right, you will own this internet router in 2 years time once you have paid us more than it would have initially cost to buy it. We will of course ignore the fact that in those 2 years the price of all the components will actually drop futher and what you eventually pay for a console we barely support anymore will in fact be even more disparate to the cost of just buying a new one. Of course, you get 2 years of live, which is an awesome investment considering you can buy it on discounts at various places at various times, not to mention that in the next 2 years a new servive may well have actually replaced it making it fairly obsolete...
Anyway, you're a prime example as to why the next generation of consoles and the marketing speak that is beginning to flood the rumour mills are generating such apprehension amongst gamers. Reply -3
Former Bizarre dev: next gen can save the racing genre
About 15 years later and countless "updates to the graphics" it finally happened... Shame the game was a buggy mess though :p Reply 0
Brink has sold "more than 2.5 million worldwide"
Go sit on the naughty step for an hour and think about what you've done. Reply +85
FIFA dev explains lack of gameplay improvements for Euro 2012
F1 2012 Preview: Staying on Track