Over the past three years publishers’ sales expectations for their projects have risen dramatically. Games like Dead Space 3, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, and Tomb Raider all carried a heavy burden to sell millions upon millions of copies to be considered a success. By all accounts, these three games have been critically acclaimed and are worthy of a purchase yet some in the industry look upon their sales numbers as failures. It is no secret that the cost to...
With the Xbox One releasing November 22nd and the PlayStation 4 coming just a week before it, you’re now (hopefully) at the point where you’ve decided what Next-Generation console you’ll be getting first. If you’re reading this post, then I’m going to presume that you’ve decided to go with the Xbox One. Welcome aboard! You’re on your way to the next generation of gaming. But, now that you’ve got your console preordered...
I think it has been talked about enough that I don’t have to give you too much exposition on it but there’s been a trend in the console business that has been dubbed “the curse of the third console.” In case you have no idea what I’m talking about, here’s a little back story. When Sega launched their third console, the Saturn, it had a tumultuous time on the market to say the least. Likewise, Nintendo struggled with the N64. Both...
At Gamescom yesterday, Sony officially announced a much needed price drop for their struggling handheld, PS Vita. Dropping from the launch price of $249, the Vita will now be available at all retailers for $199. Fifty dollars is a decent drop in and of itself, but Sony went one further and have also discounted to price of Vita’s proprietary memory cards, which consumers, myself included, have always found too expensive. This price drop couldn’t have come at a...
Whether you like racing games or not, there’s no denying the importance of Gran Turismo to the PlayStation brand. The Gran Turismo intellectual property sells systems and is one of the best selling series in the history of PlayStation. With the impending release of Gran Turismo 6 later this year, GT Academy 2013 gives us a tiny glimpse of what we can expect from the highly anticipated successor to Gran Turismo 5. The first thing I noticed when getting into GT...
Self publishing. We’ve seen what it has done for store fronts like the iOS app store and Steam. There’s been recent announcements that the PS4 is going to allow self publishing. Microsoft has opted to stay with their old strategy of an indie game needing to be published by Microsoft Studios or a third-party. That is the only way a game can make it onto XBLA. I can see the plus and minuses for both sides, really. We’ve all gone to the app store on an iOS...
I come to you, dear readers, as a Sony fanboy. Being as such for most of my life, I have seen my fair share of disappointment. From not originally understanding why Call of Duty 4 maps just were not on the store yet to hearing “this is the year of the Playstation.” at least 3 times. But, I have also been blown away with the amazing new games that can bend or define genres. Why do I mention this? Because as a Playstation fan I have learned how to weather the storm of...
Mark the day folks. June 10, 2013. This is the day that will go down in history as the date in which the epic clash between titans Sony and Microsoft was decided before the first shot was ever fired (Sony took some shots, ooohhhhh). Yes, after day one of E3 with both media giants’ press conferences completed, the victory was, magnanimously, awarded to Sony. My Twitter timeline exploded with “I just pre-ordered a PS4.” ...
Announced at E3 today at Sony’s briefing The PS4 shall: -Support Used Games -No Online DRM, stating that you can “trade games at retail, lend it to a friend or keep it forever” as usual. -Does not need to be connected to internet -No check in online periodically -Won’t stop working if haven’t authenticated in 24 hours -Cross game voice chat and Playstation Plus will carry over to PS4 also, PS+ people will get a new title every month for free...
Today at E3 at Sony’s briefing they announced The Elder Scrolls Online. Sony has partnered with Bethesda Studios to get a beta available first to PS4 coming in 2014 .
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