The cheaper price is because the media form is now cheaper than ROM carts and enhancement chips. Not only that, video games have a much higher demand than they did back in the 80s and (arguably) have just as much higher supply. Technology advancements are not always about becoming more expensive, especially in the…

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Exactly. Prices varied in expensiveness due to save battery functions or more powerful enhancement chips. That additional cost had to be carried down to the consumer. DVDs and Blu-Rays have a near-negligible manufacturing cost.

I don't really see your logic in there being no big problem in suddenly paying more now just because we used to pay more in the past. $6 is a lot of money to just forego to taxes over a video game being "sinfully" violent.

I mean, the problem is that it isn't just a little though. That additional 10% on the 6.35% that Connecticut already pays brings a $60 game very close to being a $70 game. Consider that if this got adapted by states with considerably more sales tax (like Oklahoma), it could mean a $72+ game. I don't know about you,…

However the general consensus believes this article is sensationalist and trife, if we look at metacritic this article averages up to a 3.4

This article played really well and totally does so much better than the previous two articles. 9.75/10

I'm actually kinda sad that it sounds like he believes this was a fight worth fighting.

I'd honestly be fine if they brought back EA Sports BIG.

Best Pokemon game ever.

As someone who hasn't played all the final fantasy games, I can only make a psuedo list where I account VIII and X as the top games, VII and IX as middle games, Mystic Quest as a bad game, and XII and XIII as boring games.

The fact is that there is no fact linking one way or the other regarding the psychological effect of violent video games on minors, but it is heavily debated. It may not be as apparent as the health hazards that booze or cigarettes have, but it has both been proven and disproved in separate studies enough to realize…

An additional note to make, I do not live in CA so I had to search up the bill.

The legislation dictated required advertising of the ESRB rating system and separated shelving for Mature rated games. This is effectively forcing parents to make a choice in the matter instead of blindly swiping a credit card then handing the game off to their child. You don't see parents suing liquor stores or gas…

The law is more aimed at retailers who would sell Mature rated titles to underage people thus making it more of the parent's choice as to what their child plays. I'm not sure why any sensible adult would be against this sort of legislature.

Wow that's just disheartening.

I also ran into problems getting my steel art case at Gamestop after pre-ordering. I came in and they told me that it was "limited quantities only", giving me an impression that pre-ordering from them Gamestop only gave you a chance to pick up your pre-order bonus. Severely pissed at Gamestop, but it's not like this…

It is a matter of tastes, but the for the most part I agree with you... except I consider Saint's Row 2 as a Grand Theft Auto clone done right. I have no problem with Volition's shameless copying of the game as long as they did it right. I appreciate that they set out to "do their own thing" with Saint's Row 3 by…

The 3D was beautiful but I had to turn it off to actually play the game accurately. Shooting with a sniper rifle or handgun was much more difficult if you accidentally moved the 3DS ever-so-slightly

Hahaha, no I agree that there isn't anything wrong with pandering to fanboys... as long as the quality of the game holds up as well.