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| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=11095 |  B.A.Frayd (354) Jul 12, 2006 - 01:40 pm
| I agree with him 100%. Episodic content is nothing but a cash cow concept buy the game industry.
Do the math. "HL2 episode 1" is a 4 to 6 hour game play proposition for $20. So we can expect about 8 to 12 hours for $40. I paid $40 for HL2, and I got, and continue to get, WAY more than 12 hours out of that game.
$20 is too expensive for 4 to 6 hours of play. If it was half that much then I could see it as reasonable.
Speaking of reasonable, does anyone else have a problem with the fact that the direct-to-consumer download service method of delivery (IE Steam) is actually costing consumers more, after cutting out all the CD manufacturing, packaging and retail price bumps of the traditional retail sales model?
Direct-download was supposed to be a big benefit to the consumer and the developer. Cutting out the middle man was going to result in cheaper games for the consumer, and more profit for the developer. So far, it's all adding up to a big rip-off in my opinion. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=10945 | B.A.Frayd (354) Jul 01, 2006 - 01:46 pm » Edited on Jul 01, 2006 - 01:47 pm
| | Yes, with graphics that look dated two years. The pc's graphics are already as good or better than the 360. In a few years the PC will blow the doors off any of the next-gen console. Then add the physics capabilities that will soon be appearing for the PC... Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=10886 | B.A.Frayd (354) Jun 27, 2006 - 01:32 pm
| The amount of attention that hot coffee has gotten is just ridiculous - Ignorant so called "adults" trying to use a game as a scapegoat for their own inattentive parenting skills and out-of-touch perceptions about video games, and pompous would-be politicians pandering to those same ignorant people for votes.
Anyway, this would be a great time to buy stock. When the next iteration of GTA comes out it will be a monstrous hit, of course, and you should be able to cash in on this very succesfull company's present low stock price. Flag this | Edit this post |
| Siteseeing Link » /news/siteseeingarticle.asp?searchid=2954 | B.A.Frayd (354) Jun 16, 2006 - 10:47 pm
| North Korea is ruled with an iron fist by a ruthless dictator. The reason you don't see anyone rioting is because all who have tried in the past have been slaughtered - they don't have the freedom to speak their minds or protest in any way, shape, or form, unlike in the U.S. where the people's right to express themselves is given extreme toleration, often to the point of excess, where violence breaks out.
The reason that ten percent of the NK population is in the military is because it takes that many soldiers/thugs to suppress the masses and guard the borders.
Ignorance is not bliss. Educate yourself. Flag this | Edit this post |
| Siteseeing Link » /news/siteseeingarticle.asp?searchid=2916 | B.A.Frayd (354) Jun 10, 2006 - 08:07 pm
| "The little girl deserved to live longer. Obviously that is not the case."
Obviously it is not the case, she is dead. So why state the she deserved to live longer?
One could easily make the argument that if her parents weren't drug addicts, she probably would never have been born. Hence, one could easily conclude that she actually lived LONGER than she deserved.
At any rate, the irresponsible parties involved should be sterilized, or simply executed. Flag this | Edit this post |
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