Day-One DLC, multiple packaging SKUs, In-App Purchases, Store Specific Pre-order items, and so much more are just many of the dubious perks of modern day gaming, brought to you by excess the likes of which makes anyone of sound mind sick.
Mel has a sudden change of heart about almost everything in the games industry and he takes the time this week to explore some of his new positions. Are they good positions or great ones? Only one way to decide.
Crytek throws men overboard to stay afloat, Sony dismisses EA Access, and Nintendo has another shock quarter in the news of the week!
Imitanis is in the mood for a rant, so he directs his anger at the scores of companies who try and ‘fix’ their products, but ultimately make them worse.
Mel reexamines the world of Early Access games this week with a much more critical, and so a much more cynical, eye. This industry, like any other, is plagued by opportunists willing to drown a good idea and Early Access is only the latest victim.
Crytek ist sehr kaput, Nintendo has had a break with reality, and EA have started charging for demos in the news of the week!
Phil Spencer tells consumers that they love the Kinect, EA has been wrongfully banning players from Battlefield, and Satoru Iwata goes bananas in the news of the week!
Gaming moves forward into the future. However, the digital revolution leaves an unsettling picture. Eventually, the technology used to provide gaming as it is will become obsolete and little is being done to preserve the games that are played today.
Double Fine disapproves of Steam sales, EA apologises for mocking the Wii U, and the sales of Final Fantasy X/X-2 surpass Lightning Returns in the news of the week!
EA cancels the launch of Titanfall in South Africa, Kojima says there is too much content in The Phantom Pain, and Retro Studios declares that Wii U is a technological “powerhouse” in the news of the week!