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April 7th, 2009 | 
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PS3 exclusives have a way of getting pissed on by the general public and media before they are given a chance.
The more superstitious fanboy might even call it a PS3 curse. Let’s run down the list: Lair became an industry whipping boy filling up Youtube with spastics that flailed SIXAXIS controllers with reckless abandon.
Ninja Theory’s gorgeous Heavenly Sword wasn’t measured on its own merits, but was held up against the standard that should be reserved for God of War. Sega’s stellar Valkyria Chronicles is seemingly invisible to the majority of mainstream gamers. Read the rest of this entry »
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Microsoft has a plan.
I know that this statement might conjure up images of Steve Ballmer and Robbie Bach sitting in a darkened office plotting new ways to steal more PS3 exclusives, but if you look at Microsoft as a game company, they’ve come a long way in just two short generations of consoles.
The original Xbox cautiously tested the market; it built a fan base and turned Halo into an industry buzzword. Microsoft learned the ropes from the old king of the hill — the PlayStation Brand.
Those lessons for success were simple: Get to the market first; aid developers and programmers; and finally, the most important of all — give gamers games. With the Xbox 360, Microsoft did this in a big way, promoting new franchises like Gears of War and Left 4 Dead.
I am lucky enough to be a platform connoisseur; while my credit card might cry otherwise, I am quite content to have all three current generation beasts sitting peaceably under one high definition television. My last shreds of fanboyism were shed back in the glory days of Sega. After all, the Saturn and Dreamcast were so misunderstood, they needed my undying support. But it wasn’t so long ago that my favorite hobby had a very short and tight budget. I had to continually choose between consoles and take deep breaths every time the competitor got to host an exclusive title. Read the rest of this entry »
Amidst all of the media clamour and in between a shockingly strong February line up of triple A titles, you might have completely missed a short news bit that circulated out of Japan that From Software, makers of the critical darlings Otogi and Otogti 2, have quietly released Ninja Blade overseas, a suspiciously non-copyright infringing Ninja Gaiden clone; a ninja action game with designs by Capcom’s Keiji Nakoka — all region-free on Xbox 360 and presented in English, no less. Read the rest of this entry »
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Remember that time in your life when candy was the only currency that mattered? Life was all about sour keys and pixie sticks. I miss that carefree time. There was one man who ruined candy for me and his name was David Suzuki. Read the rest of this entry »