Though a public beta of a multi-player game exists to solve development issues, it is also a very good marketing tool - if done right. Two high-profile betas (Crysis 2 and Killzone 3) were just held, but one of them did a better job marketing its game.
In this post I take a look at games with control schemes that fail from an ergonomic perspective - which goes a long way to impacting the game, since the last thing we want our games to feel like is work.
Partly as a reaction to Game Informer's article of a few weeks ago called the "Halo 4 wishlist", I look at where the Halo franchise should go in the hypothetical "Halo 4". Should we get another dose of the Covenant, or is something new in order?
Everyone knows that John Marston is forced on the journey of Red Dead Redemption because he's trying to rescue his family. But that's because of the box--the game itself doesn't tell you until much later. Does that ruin what could have been a great story?
Owning a PS3 and a 360 can often be a very different experience. One console begs you to play it. Another one tells you "come back in an hour". Read on to find the biggest difference between the ownership experience of the two HD consoles.
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Games are meant to be won, or so you thought. Turns out that video games are best 'not-lost'. How does winning differ from 'not-losing'? Read to find out!
Just now got the time to read your post it's been in my active tabs for a while . Having spent a lot of time with Dragon Age 2 recently, I have to add something on the difficulty aspect. IF you are going to provide difficulty levels, there are two ...
This would put total sales figures for Zumba Fitness at 1.1 million by my estimations: http://www.huliq.com/10177/zumba-fitness-sales-figures-stand-11-million-date
I really enjoyed the world of Origins, more so - like you said - because of its Silmarillion-esque background. I also really enjoyed the core characters Morrighan and Alistair and that's allowed me to forgive some of the flaws. I even gave it my GOTY award because it sucked me ...
