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    Jimquisition: Guns Blazing

    I purchased Dark Souls a few months after it came out, not knowing anything about it except that it was getting good reviews. I was hooked. Best game of 2009, by far. Dark Souls took that formula, refined it (though some would argue the point) and made another excellent game. I have high...
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    Update: Rumor: Poor Sales May Have Killed Dead Space

    Do you think any studio heads or publishers will learn the lesson? As we watched Dead Space become a legitimate hit, the watched Dead Space 2 follow on it's heels with some changes and stray a bit from what made Dead Space such a good game but still perform well and be considered a good game...
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    Jimquisition: Dead Space - The Best New IP This Generation?

    Dead Space is a pretty good IP, but my opinion differs. For me, Demon's/Dark Souls is the best IP of this generation. The funny thing is, is that both franchises are steeped in mystery, tension and thrills, with Demon's/Dark leaning more towards dark fantasy lore and Dead Space horror. The...
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    Jimquisition: Breaking the Bones of Business

    Can't say I don't agree with pretty much everything here. I like Dead Space too, and was pretty saddened to hear about the in game DLC (IGP = In Game Purchases?). Even if this scheme doesn't change how I play the game, doesn't force me to seriously consider spending extra money, I'm still...
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    Escape to the Movies: Gangster Squad

    With a name like "Gangster Squad" I never expected anything good, even with the cast. Seriously, Gangster Squad? What a terrible title.
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    Bethesda Admits Missing Skyrim DLC Isn't Sony's Problem

    Well it got Shivering Isles, which was a pretty huge add on. Probably bigger than Dawnguard. Is there other DLC for Oblivion I'm unaware of?
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    Drop The High Scores

    Yeah, the high score thing has got to be bogus. My wife and I like to compete to see who can get the highest score on Bejeweled's Butterflies mode. I finally had a pretty zen moment and hit almost 4 million. Then I decided to check out the high scores table and I'm to believe that four people...
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    Jimquisition: The Best Looking Game of This Generation

    First of all, why hasn't this vid hit the front page yet? I was waiting this morning and finally just check the video section and there it was. It's now 11:36 PST, by the way. Anyway, on to the video. I usually agree with you, Jim, but this week I found your title was most likely worded...
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    Always-online Mythbuster

    This paragraph stands out for me mainly because it seems to excuse stupid and lazy consumers. It looks like you're saying customers should receive the benefit of the doubt simply because they're used to certain ways of doing things. Personally, I have no sympathy for consumers who don't take...
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    Jimquisition: Videogames Are A Luxury

    I agree that relatively speaking, game prices are down. However, when current economies and the expenses most people have in their lives are taken into consideration, video games look too expensive, especially if we compare the value we receive from other entertainment options. I'm not going to...
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    Jimquisition: Videogames Are A Luxury

    Not a lot to say in response, but a couple things: used sales. Books, automobiles and many other products have been dealing with this issue forever, basically, and regardless of what the industry or some consumers think, we all have a legal right to buy and sell items that we own, including...
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    Jimquisition: Videogames Are A Luxury

    Do you know what other things people keep buying that are too expensive for them? Cars and houses. There was a huge subprime mortgage crisis in the USA during the 00s (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subprime_mortgage_crisis) where lots of homeowners purchased outrageously expensive homes and then...
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    Jimquisition: Videogames Are A Luxury

    Gold is a resource and a commodity, not a product. There is also a finite amount of gold in the world, while for all intents and purposes there are an infinite number of games to be made. Your analogy doesn't work because you're comparing two things that are in no way similar. Gold has value...
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    Jimquisition: Videogames Are A Luxury

    Even with the first line of your original post, your comments are still colossally ignorant and insensitive. I'm surprised you even cared to respond, after your trollish comments that had more than a few people call you out.
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    Jimquisition: Videogames Are A Luxury

    Ugh, that's a terrible idea. All it would do is make shitty games that no one wants cheap and the good games out of reach for even more consumers. I can't envision any scenario where pricing a game based on how "good" it is wouldn't be misused, abused or just plain fucked up. What an...