Major developers have hit the sweet spot, reusing massive amounts of assets to keep pumping out new titles for popular series while making huge stacks of cash. Is this the future of gaming or just a phase?
Disgaea D2 is out, and the brilliance behind its deceptive depth makes Gyme ponder why other developers still hold a player’s hand during the early stages of a game.
This week Tim writes from a closet, expressing deep secrets and desires that he has kept hidden during his short duration with Lusipurr.com. How could he possibly believe mass-market games are good and, more importantly, will he ever leave the closet?
Southington launches a game burning initiative, Lusipurr.com’s Swasdickas take the Call of Duty community by storm, and free games can be downloaded from used Wii U consoles in the news of the week.
EA performs damage control over their dismemberment of the Dead Space franchise, Nintendo do their best to talk down the Wii U, and Zynga cops a drubbing in this week’s feel good news articles.
Level-5′s promising JRPG Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch falls flat on debut as Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 romps it home in Japan.
This week, Enrei overcomes his fear of clowns and goes on a crime spree with Overkill Software’s Payday: The Heist. Does Payday manage a clean getaway, or will the cops shut the heist down before it begins?
Biggs gives us a Tokyo preview, Deimosion is DRM-free, Reetin leaves a galaxy far, far away, Enrei talks about talking, Blitzmage is puzzled by subscription DLC, Sabin prepares for Persona, and Lusipurr is no longer banned in Germany! Also: acrimony!
The site welcomes the newest member to the staff in Nathan ‘Reetin’ Spruth.
China exploits your internal organs and your government-required labor, Bobby Kotick enslaves Call of Duty players, and Batman Arkham City gets the addition of a sexy anti-heroine.