Oath

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  2. Posted

    No it's just EA being moneygrubbing assholes as always.

    I mean, it shouldn't work. People should notice that what they're buying is stuff that, as you said, should have been released earlier, without an additional charge. But obviously a couple of dudes aren't that observant and keep giving their money away without question, so that's what keeps EA's method afloat.

    It's not like the expansions cost a lot to develop, when you look at the feature-list it seems like most of them are equivalent of patches for other games, so EA must be making some mean profit and are thus unlikely to stop. I don't really see that many downsides to it actually, other than the annoyance factor for those not interested at all. The people who pay seem to be satisfied, since they get each and every expansion, so it's not like anybody is getting hurt or scammed.

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    After I bought Psychonauts it seems the guy who handled the purchase got interested and has been promoting it to suitable customers. Last time I was there he said they'd sold quite a few actually.

    A few more anecdotes like this and we'll have proven that it was a massive success! But yeah, I really think it'll get an above average performance as it ages.

  5. Posted

    Besides a lot of games that have already been mentioned (Spore, Metronome, Zelda), I'm quite interested in the new Warhammer Online (just because it might be a good Warhammer game) and The Witcher. I'm not a big fantasy buff, but there's just something that makes me want to play those games.

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    Listen man, I've looked and there just aren't any. This was pretty much the last chance I gave the internet, and once again I was let down.

    I'll start pushing nipples in real life instead, maybe then there'll be breasts abound.

  13. Posted

    Interestingly enough, I read a little about this in the forum I linked to on the "Penn & Teller Smoke and Mirrors" Sega CD game. TheRedEye guy who acted as the middle man for this sale is the same guy who got the copy of P&TS&M and set up the torrent for it.

    He's a big collector and has a few other "only copy left"-games too. Really cool, but it seems like an expensive hobby.

  14. Posted

    Yeah, one of my sites used to have a forum, and the most common viral marketing was for Russian brides, so the style is fairly close to accurate. And yes, I snuck in some hidden viral marketing of my own to trick unsuspecting Russian bride lovers like Miffy.

    I'm pretty sure you're doing some kind of marketing here too. Subtle, but you can't escape my ever watchful eyes! :shifty:

  16. Posted

    I know that it's developed by Grasshopper, but I don't know if Suda 51 is involved.

    According to Eurogamer, yes, he's the producer.

    I've been looking forward to a suitably original RPG for the DS, this might be it.

  17. Posted

    The only one I can think of off hand is Torrin's Passage.

    I would, however, like to point out that Universal Hint Systems, though not an internal program, is good for poking you in the right direction if all you're doing is looking to avoid spoilers. (A good, not lazy, person would probably give you a link... but I chose not to. :erm: )

    No man, that's the way to go. You're giving him a nudge in the right direction, but not spoiling the solution.

  19. Posted

    Bah, viral marketing is all about packing links in there, but not being to obvious about it. The more links you can cram into one post the better, people are more likely to at least click one. Here, let me show you:

    Oh hey, have you heard about that IDLE THUMBS site, I hear it's pretty great (which is a staple of IDLE THUMBS by the way, being great that is). The best part might be the FORUMS they have though. Having FORUMS is one of many great things about IDLE THUMBS, which is a pretty good site don't you think?

    Readability and coherence are afterthoughts.

  20. Posted

    Should they use the same renderer for the next GTA... well, it'll be sweaty at least. Table tennis isn't really the sport that translates the best to games, as it's all about precision so I don't really know what to think.

  22. Posted

    I'd like a highlight reel or something too.

    By the way, is there something I can do to switch off the automatic inclusion of my own sig? I really don't want it near my posts :shifty: