$60 Games an "Exploitative" Business Model
The traditional way gamers are used to buying their games — dropping $60 and then determining if it’s something they like — isn’t a fair method in the mind of Easy Studios general manager Ben Cousins. In fact, he says it’s a “really harsh business model” and is “exploitative.” Easy Studios is the developer behind EA free-to-play games Battlefield Heroes , Battlefield Play4Free , Lord of Ultima , and Battleforge . So naturally Cousins is a proponent of that particular model, which allows gamers to try out games with no risk before determining if it’s something they want to invest money in.
Today in Gaming – 3/21/11: Play For Japan and Fiv5
If you haven’t already seen them, 1UP has posted several eBay auctions today as a part of the Play For Japan initiative.
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Today in Gaming – 3/21/11: Play For Japan and Fiv5
Aiding Japan: 1UP Auctioning Rare Videogame Items
We’ve highlighted a number of ways for gamers to support Japan since the devastating earthquake and tsunami hit the country just over a week ago. 1UP and many others in the industry are now supporting Play For Japan , a videogame industry initiative to raise money for the ongoing relief efforts. Auctions are being conducted through eBay for a variety of rare videogame items, with all proceeds going to charity
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Today in Gaming – 3/18/11: River City Ransom 2 and MotorStorm Delayed
All NGP games are expected to be available in both digital and physical formats following the system’s release, but an important detail is whether or not those two options will be out on the same day. Sony said it’s aiming for games to be released on PlayStation Network at the same time as they come out in stores.
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Today in Gaming – 3/18/11: River City Ransom 2 and MotorStorm Delayed
Weekend Deals: Oddworld and Darksiders
A number of retailers have just added The Oddboxx , a collection of four Oddworld games. Coinciding with its release, both the Oddboxx and its individual contents have been discounted by 50% for a week on Steam, Direct2Drive, Good Old Games, and GamersGate, making it an ideal time to catch up with the series if you’ve never played it before.
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Survival Requires an Expansion of Core Audience, Says Insomniac
Ratchet & Clank and Resistance developer Insomniac Games announced earlier this week that it was opening a new division , Insomniac Click, dedicated to web and mobile games. The company is clearly intent on expanding — it entered a publishing partnership with EA Partners last year, breaking a 16-year run of PlayStation exclusive. CEO Brian Hastings has now explained that its move into the social/mobile space is due in part to the core gaming audience not growing as it needs to.
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River City Ransom 2 is Finally Happening
A sequel to the classic beat-em-up River City Ransom is in the works at developer Miracle Kidz. The new game will be out on unspecified consoles in Japan, where it’s known as Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari 2 , this summer. That will be followed by an online-enabled PC version in 2012.
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Today in Gaming – 3/17/11: Kinect Helps the Blind, Madden Lockout Concerns
It’s strange to think that there might not be an NFL season later this year due to the lockout. Of course, Madden NFL 12 will be there to fill the hole to some extent. But if you had thought the game could benefit from a lack of football (making Madden the only place for fans to get their fix), you’re terribly wrong as far as Michael Pachter is concerned
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Today in Gaming – 3/17/11: Kinect Helps the Blind, Madden Lockout Concerns
Today in Gaming – 3/16/11: NGP Price, Hitman 5
It seems crazy to me that review scores could have a major effect on a videogame company, and yet that appears to be what we’re seeing with Homefront and THQ. Apparently in reaction to lower review scores than had been anticipated, the company’s stock value dropped significantly overnight, prompting THQ to publicly announce the game’s day one sales figures. It would seem the damage has already been done, as THQ stock closed out the day $1.29 less than it ended on Monday, prior to the game’s release and before the full slate of reviews were published.
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Assassin’s Creed Movie Interest Gauged
Given some of the ridiculous proposals for videogame-based movies we’ve seen in the past — Asteroids and Missile Command , anyone?
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Assassin’s Creed Movie Interest Gauged
