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Fallout 3: Broken Steel DLC Review

May 21st, 2009

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The eagerly anticipated Broken Steel DLC for Fallout 3,  raises the level cap to 30, adds new perks, new weapons and 3 main storyline quests.  Does it live up to expectations?

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Console Sales - The Report Card Part 2 (Xbox360 vs Playstation3)

May 19th, 2009

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A number of people raised comments about my previous article (Console Sales - The Report Card) by saying that the Wii was skewing the results. There was also some doubt as to my final conclusion that growth in the industry was being driven primarily by Wii sales. This article is a short follow-up. I will attempt to reproduce a few of the graphs, but removing the Wii from the analysis so we can get a clearer picture of the “hardcore” consoles. The results were quite surprising…

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Console Sales - The Report Card

May 6th, 2009

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Now that we are relatively deep into the current console generation, we thought it would be a good idea to take a look at the NPD sales data till now to see how they all stack up. We will go through a brief analysis of all the quarterly data and provide a report card for each console. Just to emphasize, this is NOT a report card on the relative merits of each console. This analysis is of pure, hard data. Sales of 100,000 are more than sales of 80,000 regardless of how you feel about each product. Basic mathematics. Now lets get down to business…

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Street Fighter 4 Power Up Pack DLC: A small step forward

April 29th, 2009

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Capcom released the power pack update for SF4 last week, adding new features.  These include a replay viewer and a new ‘Championship mode’, which is supposed to be the replacement for the very broken Ranked match system.  Does it offer anything substantial or is it just another lazy update?

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Why it’s Good for Sony to Lose this Console Generation

April 22nd, 2009

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From HipHopGamerShow:
The console war is brewing up to be one of the worst in terms of the raw fight itself. It’s no secret that Sony likes to win, but then again who doesn’t? There are currently three consoles in the market as of now, each with their own uniqueness which makes the consoles what they are. The profit a console makes isn’t really what matters, but the ones who are leading the sales chart since it’s each others ego the competitors are trying to hurt, that and the winner gets bragging rights. Sony is the least fit to win this generation in my opinion. There are currently only two consoles I can think of that are best competitors to the number one spot, but one more than the other and I will explain in a bit.

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PSN vs XBLA - The digital console war

April 19th, 2009

In the last few years, much digital ink has been devoted to the endless debate over whether the Xbox 360 or Playstation 3 is the superior console. The debate has centered around areas such as graphics, price, online gaming, attach rates and game libraries. However, one of the least discussed areas is also (in my opinion), one of the most exciting. It is an area that serves as a testing ground for publishers trying out new and inventive business models. It is a microcosm of the industry where blockbuster AAA titles with multi-million dollar budgets live alongside independent developers. This area is the digital marketplace. Both the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3 have served up Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA) and Playstation Network (PSN) respectively as contenders for the king of online game distribution. But which one deserves the crown?

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