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Delays Hurt Video Game Business
George Bailey writes "Wired.com has an article (No Room for Slacking in Game Biz) dicussing the damage game developers cause themselves via delays in releasing games to market. To quote from the article: 'As the games become more complex and sophisticated, less of them seem to meet release dates that companies initially tout. A few years ago, the fallout was usually just disappointment among fans. But as the video-game industry matures and surpasses Hollywood in size, more is at stake -- like marketing campaigns delayed and intricate positioning against competitors disrupted. What's more, missing a promised release date can bleed buzz, precious in an industry where many young buyers have to take the time to squirrel away $50 for a typical purchase.'"
XBox rules!! Du lamer..
When our youth are storing away $50 to purchase video games, something is wrong here. As a parent, I am genuinely disturbed by the violence of the games that are being produced today and that our youth are so addicted to these games. No child wants to do homework when there's video games to play. It's troubling that our youth are willing to store away money for video games which promote questionable ideas instead of spending the money for more appropriate uses.
I'd like to know how parents here can accept their children storing away money from weeks of allowance to purchase a video game, especially a game that has promotes so many things that we feel out children ought to not be exposed to in the glorified way video games promote them.
Help me. I've been modbombed by a few people with entirely too much time on their hands.
I wonder how much DNF will cost after it has been out for a month.
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One is born into aristocracy, but mediocrity can only be achieved through hard work.
Or one of the Sims games/expansions. I have been waiting since its release for it to drop below $30. Nope, just when it hits 30 they come out with the delux edition and back up to $50 it goes. Everything else I wait till it drops. I think the last time I payed full price for a pc game was for Diablo 2 (a week after it came out.) With everything else its better to wait. I payed full price for Devil May Cry 2 as well and that's why I don't pay the full price when thee game comes out.
There's a growing sense that even if The Future comes,
most of us won't be able to afford it.
-- Lemmy