Recent content by mechabrae

It's interesting that the games you pick that don't use sex in their advertising are all quite graphic in their depiction of violence, which would be the other thing that marketing departments use to get boys to buy games.

Ok, this is going to sound pretty harsh, but you could really use an editor. I can see where you're going with this, but your sentences are really clumsy and way too wordy; also, your first two paragraphs are just you talking about yourself. I like a review that has a distinct voice, but it's...

What confuses me is that anyone can look at this and think that it's a genuine effort on Sega's part to make gaming more inclusive. It's just a little bit too coincidental that the first game to have bi-lingual marketing is one that just happens to be one featuring a Hispanic woman. This...

Might I suggest uninstalling and reinstalling Steam? It's inconvient I know, but it might solve your problem.

No, none whatsoever.

I'm with all you guys. How dare your friend have personal boundaries! It's good that you showed no respect for him whatsoever, you totally did the right thing!

What makes us unique? The fact that you're asking this question should be your answer.

Yes, they probably were, but as it was announced in 2006, it is also reasonable to assume that Microsoft paid a significant portion of the development cost for the Lost and the Damned, which was only released a couple of months ago. If the GTA IV DLC was announced for both systems, and then...

This says otherwise [http://www.ps2fantasy.com/news/200605/1147255500.php]. The 360 was always going to get exclusive DLC, it was announced before the game was ever released, like, two years before it was released.# EDIT: I see what the problem is now, you have unrealistic expectations.

Ooh, caps lock! I feel all special. Your example is ridiculous by the way, and has nothing to to with the actual issue. We're not talking about games that are incomplete or somehow worse on certain systems, we're talking about complete games that one company has paid cash money to secure...

Maybe because saying that you're supporting indie developers is a great PR boost? I'm not saying that funding small developers isn't a good thing, and I whole-heartedly support it, but I'm not going to pretend that Sony are doing it out of the goodness of their heart. Besides, to a big...

Wow, they really got their hooks into you, didn't they? Despite the fact that you have started swearing at me, I shall answer with nought but sweetness and light. Not once, and I have gone back and checked, did I comment on the quality of the sequels that Sony makes, so your objection is a...

Immoral? How is it immoral? Seriously people, paying for DLC exclusivity is about as immoral, and as much of a 'dick move', as paying for exclusivity on a third party title. In fact, there's barely any difference at all. It's like the Pub Fund that Sony has set up. It's not based on...

What about God of War, or Gran Turismo, or Wipeout or Singstar? Don't get me wrong, Sony have made some awesome games and the Pub fund is a great idea - although part of me wonders how much of it is about supporting indie developers and how much it is about combatting Xbox Live Arcade - but...

Urrrm, you do know that that source actually proves exactly nothing, don't you? On-topic though, I kinda get what you're saying about it being detrimental to gaming, but I think you're overstating it just a tad. Sony have released some great first party games, like ICO incidentally, but...