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July 16, 2011
3:26 PM
xenon commented on:
Shadows of the Damned (PS3): Shadows of the Damned and Child of Eden flop in US (and you wonder why we can't have nice things)
You know, when something is niche (videogames, ikebana, tentacle porn... anything), the fan base can be represented by its visible portion. When that something reaches the mass market, that portion becomes a vocal minority, while the silent, less informed, less critical mass becomes the bulk of the customer base. They're hardly related and the former is not representative of the latter. There's not much you can do about that. Statistically speaking, the people who buy Black Ops are the people who watch American Football and Nascar; the people who buy Child Of Eden are the people who despise those two sports. We got to get over it.
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July 14, 2011
5:01 PM
xenon commented on:
The classic game appreciation section: F.E.A.R.
I must admit I never completed it, but I agree it's a great game. I especially love the enemy AI, it's truly brilliant and it's such an underdeveloped field. The focus on multiplayer and other factors seem to be making AI in games a dying art.
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July 06, 2011
4:13 PM
xenon commented on:
Red Faction: Armageddon (PS3): Prepare your incredulity: Red Faction PSN download costs more than it would to buy the actual planet of Mars
The problem is MS and Sony do not want to piss off retailers. They MUST know those prices are crazy and out the market. Microsoft is pushing the envelope with XBLA, expanding it from a small retro and casual games platform to an almost full alternative to the retail channel. But I guess "alternative" is the key word here: directly competing for sales with GameStop and the like is a different business. Until they feel ready to take the hit from retailers' retaliation (sorry about the pun), MS and Sony will not turn XBLA and PSN into Steam.
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4:09 PM
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May 30, 2011
5:33 PM
xenon commented on:
Shadows of the Damned (Xbox 360): Shadows of the Damned hands-on preview: 5 reasons video games now have their Evil Dead
@MancisFrorkYorgan: Thanks for bringing ED:Regeneration to my attention, playing it right now!
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4:07 PM
xenon commented on:
The Top 7... Games we want announced at E3 2011
Honestly, I want GTA5. The formula never gets old for me. Just fix the silly running animations! :D
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March 30, 2011
1:25 PM
xenon commented on:
SHIFT 2 Unleashed (PS3): Shift 2 Unleashed review
@Rubberducky: it's a touchy subject, but the mere fact that an option is there, even when you have the choice not to use it, changes the nature of a game. Think infinite continues in a shmup: some players will never press that Start button, but for many others the game experience is deeply modified by that option.
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February 18, 2011
8:02 PM
xenon commented on:
Dead Island (Xbox 360): So the Dead Island trailer made you jizz in your pants, but will the game be anywhere near as good?
techland are good. My guess is I'm gonna like this game.
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February 10, 2011
3:26 PM
xenon commented on:
Have you ever had difficulty enjoying a great game and had no idea why?
Bioshock, like Tomsta666. Mostly because of the RPG elements, then the plasmids thing and the shooting.
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February 01, 2011
2:31 PM
xenon commented on:
Top Spin 4 (Xbox 360): Top Spin 4 preview – a fighting game that thinks it's a tennis match
What about boobs physics?
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7 months ago Shadows of the Damned and Child of Eden flop in US (and you wonder why we can't have nice things)
You know, when something is niche (videogames, ikebana, tentacle porn... anything), the fan base can be represented by its visible portion. When that something reaches the mass market, that portion becomes a vocal minority, while the silent, less informed, less critical mass becomes the bulk of the customer base. They're hardly related and the former is not representative of the latter. There's not much you can do about that.

Statistically speaking, the people who buy Black Ops are the people who watch American Football and Nascar; the people who buy Child Of Eden are the people who despise those two sports. We got to get over it.
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7 months ago The classic game appreciation section: F.E.A.R.
I must admit I never completed it, but I agree it's a great game. I especially love the enemy AI, it's truly brilliant and it's such an underdeveloped field. The focus on multiplayer and other factors seem to be making AI in games a dying art.
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7 months, 1 week ago Prepare your incredulity: Red Faction PSN download costs more than it would to buy the actual planet of Mars
The problem is MS and Sony do not want to piss off retailers. They MUST know those prices are crazy and out the market. Microsoft is pushing the envelope with XBLA, expanding it from a small retro and casual games platform to an almost full alternative to the retail channel. But I guess "alternative" is the key word here: directly competing for sales with GameStop and the like is a different business. Until they feel ready to take the hit from retailers' retaliation (sorry about the pun), MS and Sony will not turn XBLA and PSN into Steam.
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8 months, 2 weeks ago Shadows of the Damned hands-on preview: 5 reasons video games now have their Evil Dead
@MancisFrorkYorgan:

Thanks for bringing ED:Regeneration to my attention, playing it right now!
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8 months, 2 weeks ago The Top 7... Games we want announced at E3 2011
Honestly, I want GTA5. The formula never gets old for me. Just fix the silly running animations! :D
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10 months, 3 weeks ago Shift 2 Unleashed review
@Rubberducky: it's a touchy subject, but the mere fact that an option is there, even when you have the choice not to use it, changes the nature of a game. Think infinite continues in a shmup: some players will never press that Start button, but for many others the game experience is deeply modified by that option.
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12 months ago So the Dead Island trailer made you jizz in your pants, but will the game be anywhere near as good?
techland are good. My guess is I'm gonna like this game.
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12 months ago Exclusive OXM UK reveal teased as the rebirth of 'one of the best games ever' has been delayed
I thought System Shock, too.
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1 year ago Have you ever had difficulty enjoying a great game and had no idea why?
Bioshock, like Tomsta666. Mostly because of the RPG elements, then the plasmids thing and the shooting.
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1 year ago Top Spin 4 preview – a fighting game that thinks it's a tennis match
What about boobs physics?
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