Lumines Live has turned into a marketing disaster for Microsoft. We knew the game was a testing ground for the microtransactions movement, but when the company's own employees are admitting they weren't clear about what "full version" meant when purchasing Lumines Live, the response should be: !
Has Microsoft essentially admitted to pulling the wool over gamers' eyes?
A brutal reset, a smarter story, and a return to what made it great—Mortal Kombat (2011) revived the series.
Underrated comment. I used to hate that game so much that any time my siblings asked me to play it, I just picked Hom and shut myself down mid-match.
15 years went by so fast. I remember playing through the story mode at launch.
The name "Hewson" carries a special weight for anyone who grew up during the golden age of British computing. As the son of Andrew Hewson—the man behind legendary publisher Hewson Consultants—Rob Hewson didn't just grow up playing video games; he learned to spell his name from their title screens. However, Rob didn't just rest on his family's 8-bit laurels. From leading major LEGO franchises at TT Games to tackling the high-stakes world of technical porting at Huey Games, Rob has carved out a unique path in an ever-evolving industry. In this candid interview Rob to discussed the burden and beauty of a family legacy, the technical "scar tissue" left by the ambitious Hydrophobia, and why porting a masterpiece like Inscryption to consoles is far more than a simple copy-paste job.
To celebrate Tomb Raider: Legend's 20th anniversary, the official channels have shared an early in-development gameplay demo.
I agree with the article and I am glad I didn`t buy this crap!
I selected "Buy full version" and paid my money, so why haven't I got the full version?
I was looking forward to this game and I do really enjoy it (apart from that damned annoying music which there appears to be no way to turn off), but the number of times I have tried to do something only for it to tell me to "Purchase the 'X' pack" is really frustrating.
Get it together on this one, Microsoft!!
Weird.. I don't feel like this game is missing anything... I guess people feel they are missing something because they were told they are missing something. I reached level 11+ and I don't see any messages that says, "Click here" to buy level 12. I think microsoft learned their lesson. DO NOT RELEASE 2 PIECES OF CONTENT FOR A SINGLE GAME ON THE SAME DAY. If the advance piece would have been released 2 months from now, people wouldnt even notice.
Good 'ole 1-up.com. Still eating away at the 360.
Anyway, I'm glad. I didn't buy the game, but if anything discourages video games from turning into nothing but "micro-transactions" then I'm happy. Let's hope the gamers kick up big stink about it.
They better learn their lesson from this one and not try the nickle-and-dime crap. I for one won't be buying any games that are crippled as far as levels, etc. The consumers can only be burned so many times regarding that crap before the economic "efficient market" takes over and then no one buys new titles.. Sony will be taking it on the chin with their driving game where you have to buy EVERYTHIGN. gCM