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How Electronic Arts Can Win Back Support of Gamers
Well, they’ve done it. Electronic Arts has once again won The Consumer’s Worst Company in America, thanks to angry gamers on the internet banding together...

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by Dave Walsh 12 years ago12 years ago

Well, they’ve done it. Electronic Arts has once again won The Consumer’s Worst Company in America, thanks to angry gamers on the internet banding together to ensure that Electronic Arts gets publicly shamed for their business practices. To understand the gravity of some of the companies that they beat, they beat the entire banking industry...

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Poor Wii U Sales Serve as an Ominous Omen for Sony and Microsoft
Recently, I posted an article about how the Wii U was initially met with lots of fanfare and strong sales, but after that initial push,...

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by Dave Walsh 12 years ago12 years ago

Recently, I posted an article about how the Wii U was initially met with lots of fanfare and strong sales, but after that initial push, things began to go way downhill for the console. Nintendo has done a lot to help support the Wii U, from having a solid lineup at launch, keeping the cost...

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Still Waiting on the Xbox
With the next generation of consoles impending, the future of Sony has been spelled out in the groundwork the company has laid over the last...

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by Josh Hinke 12 years ago12 years ago

With the next generation of consoles impending, the future of Sony has been spelled out in the groundwork the company has laid over the last two months. After announcing the Playstation 4 to a hungry media/fan base on February 20th, Sony has aggressively sought developers and pundits out to endorse their future console. Taking these...

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Can The Wii U Compete with the PS4 and Xbox 720?
If there ever was a console which could be considered ubiquitous in the mainstream it would have to be the Nintendo Wii. The runaway success...

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by Dave Walsh 12 years ago12 years ago

If there ever was a console which could be considered ubiquitous in the mainstream it would have to be the Nintendo Wii. The runaway success of Nintendo’s Wii cannot be stressed enough — it was a complete monster of the last generation, surpassing everyone else in the industry and even transcending the realm of gaming...

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Can BioShock: Infinite Hold Onto Game of the Year Title?
As of right now we are early into April, which means that we’ve only passed the quarter mark for the year-to-date and without a doubt...

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by Dave Walsh 12 years ago12 years ago

As of right now we are early into April, which means that we’ve only passed the quarter mark for the year-to-date and without a doubt the Game of the Year so far is BioShock: Infinite. Outside of a few minor complaints about some of the tiresome waves of enemies in the mid-section of the game...

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Aliens: Colonial Marines: 5 Reasons The Wii U Is Better Off Without It
Aliens: Colonial Marines is a bad game. There really is no way around it. It failed to live up to its hype. By staggering the...

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by Damon 12 years ago12 years ago

Aliens: Colonial Marines is a bad game. There really is no way around it. It failed to live up to its hype. By staggering the launch of the game though, Aliens: Colonial Marines could have gotten more polish to go with its Wii U release. Perhaps there was some hope for the game. The past...

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Bioshock Infinite: 5 Points That Prove It’s Another Sexist Game
Recent rants by Anita Sarkeesian regarding the promotion of male adolescent power fantasies within video games has reignited the concern of sexism in video games....

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by Damon 12 years ago12 years ago

Recent rants by Anita Sarkeesian regarding the promotion of male adolescent power fantasies within video games has reignited the concern of sexism in video games. While I whole-heartedly disagree with her slanted views, it was hard not to take notice of the complaints and how they come about. You can twist many things in life...

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Five Winners and Loser of March
March has become one of the biggest months of the year in the games industry. Between two major trade shows, the biggest spring releases, and...

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by Josh Hinke 12 years ago12 years ago

March has become one of the biggest months of the year in the games industry. Between two major trade shows, the biggest spring releases, and huge announcements March has become thirty days worth circling on your calendar. This past March had all the regular ingredients and provided numerous topics to talk about. So what were...

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Xbox 720: Why Microsoft Can’t Afford Bad Publicity
Recently, rather infamously, a Microsoft employee took to twitter to vent his frustration at fans who did not like the idea of an ‘always-online’ Xbox...

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by Damon 12 years ago12 years ago

Recently, rather infamously, a Microsoft employee took to twitter to vent his frustration at fans who did not like the idea of an ‘always-online’ Xbox 720 console. It was a pretty embarrassing tirade from someone at Microsoft, especially when directed at fans and gamers that are obviously tech-savvy. Gamers nowadays are at the forefront when...

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Electronic Arts May Be Terrible, But Not the Worst
The buzz is abound yet again, as for the second year in a row, Electronic Arts is continuing on strong in The Consumerist’s “Worst Company...

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by Dave Walsh 12 years ago12 years ago

The buzz is abound yet again, as for the second year in a row, Electronic Arts is continuing on strong in The Consumerist’s “Worst Company in America” poll. Last year’s win is attributed to some of their poor decisions, such as their always-on DRM for PC games, the fact that their Origin network exists, shutting...

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