@Chances: The Microsoft guy that comes into my store said that the reason the company is getting ready to discontinuel the Pro models is that they're getting ready for a cut by the end of the summer. It makes me wonder if the price of the elite is going to get cut. If that happens, though, Sony is going to be balls…

@N●Gage Croal: He certainly does, but from your above comment, it seemed that your point was that the value in Zeschuk's statement was diminished simply because he hadn't been published on the system before.

@N●Gage Croal: That's not an entirely fair statement to make against BioWare. The first game they made that even fell within the PS3's lifespan was Mass Effect, which was originally published just for the 360 by Microsoft itself. To boot, BioWare became a part of EA just a month before Mass Effect's release.

It was such a bad bluff on Kotick's part that it can hardly be taken seriously. Activision certainly has a lot of IPs floating around out there, but even if only half of PS3 users were cut out of any given game's coverage area, the company would still be looking at millions of dollars lost per title. As much sway as…

@AnalysisDialysis (and a MudkipNDS):

For anyone who looks through the free version and enjoys it, seriously consider purchasing the book. I ordered it within days of being able to do so, and I was completely amazed at the quality of the book. Even if you don't get the preorder goodies, it's worth the money simply to support these guys and all their…

@Frequen-Z: It's equivalent pricing across all systems. $1.99 per song, typically, with a three pack usually costing $5.49. Convert that to whatever currency you may like.

@tylerstyle: Part of Rye Hill's philosophy is one of rehabilitation. While it may seem that providing video games could act as a part of that, I would think that, as a guard there, you wouldn't want to put the temptation out there for your inmates.

Am I the only person not at all worried about the fact that the movie doesn't follow the games? Because, you know, as far as I can tell, it doesn't claim to follow any one of the three storylines that each generation of the game has had so, y'know, damning it for not following the games seems a little bit silly.

It's a used game store. You'd have to be a total idiot to think any otherwise.

I will never understand the internet horde's negative reaction to these guys. I actually liked their last album because of the stylistic diversity it showed (which also makes me wonder about comments like 'prefabricated.' I can't remember the last time I heard swing beats, cabaret, and Queen-inspired music all on…

The only actual question this raises in my mind is, if crosswords and sudoku puzzles are supposed to be healthy for older people, and Brain Age contains sudoku, then why is Brain Age useless and sudoku isn't?

@Zolbrod: Yeah, I'm going to have to second what joeloliol said. I've spent a great deal of time amongst people of differing European backgrounds, and I began to be able to distinguish certain traits amongst them. Even then, it's difficult, and I doubt most white people could do that. They just recognize others as…

Morality typically requires some sort of impacting cause-effect relationship within the character. The problem with doing this is that you're left with two options: create a shell of a character upon which the player can imprint himself in order to make the decisions matter, or write a whole bunch of arcs so that…

@MarthaMaddox: Ever consider that, seeing as the game industry blew its holiday load in October, that news is going to be slow for awhile? Other news sites are moving a bit slow as well. In case you weren't aware, one of the big things involved in reporting is that things happen that can be reported.

@Bokusatsu_Tenshi: If MM is to be believed, only 200 or so levels were moderated and removed. The fact that drew so much attention was that some of the levels were exceedingly high profile and popular ones. Sure, they deserve reprimand for their lack of coherent (or definable, for that matter) moderation policies,…

There are a lot of other things that play into this.

This trailer has shown me the future of DS playing teens everywhere:

@denki: BS cheap shot. If they made a game where people play a real guitar, the game wouldn't have much point. The reality is that playing an actual instrument requires far more coordination and effort, just like running, jumping, and fighting require far more athleticism and coordination than pushing buttons.

@gahazakul: Sure, there are better ways to do it, but something in Guitar Hero or Rock Band would give your average hobbyist a creation method that works in a language he understands. Someone versed in a music game who just wants to toy around and see what they can make could go out and find a music editor that they…