In the Central New York district - they let you return games within 7 days new or pre-owned as long as you have the receipt. It's not posted anywhere, but the District Manager told all the stores to just do the return for the customers.
And yes, GameStop does have that right. It's their store, they can sell the product how they want to. It's the consumers' choice whether they want to purchase it or not, and on every purchase made in GameStop there is a free 3...
I think this is a big outcry over literally nothing. If people were going to play it OnLive, I doubt they'd be buying from someplace other than.. OnLive.
I get what you're saying, and I do agree. With games like Red Dead Redemption and Halo 3 or Reach I feel like I am getting my money's worth of playtime.
There are games that are priced at $60 that you don't get that value from, though. Those are the games that fall in price within a month, so you shouldn't pay full price for those games, since all it takes is a couple months worth of patience.
I think it really depends on the game and the am...
I disagree. I've bought games day 1 at $60, and a week or two later they're down to $39.99 for a sale, and within 2 months they're officially price dropped. Only the AAA games maintain the high price for any amount of time anymore, and I'm finding it silly to not just be a little patient. I like saving $$, and I don't think I should have to find a new hobby because of that.
I think this is a good business plan. M$'s XBLA is very popular and the interface makes it very easy to use / shop from. I think any developer would think twice before favoring the PS3 in content or release date if it meant they would completely miss out on being part of the XBLA library. This may be bullying, and M$ undoubtedly profits from it, but it equally helps out 360 owners in regards to arcade games - so I really can not flaw them for it.
I don't think Gears will disappoint. I think it looks like it will be the best of the bunch, and the horde mode looks absolutely amaaazing. I'm buying this one ASAP.
Nintendo is a hard company to love this generation.
I would agree with you, ATi_elite, but I feel that if you give them your money, you're effectively saying that you approve of the DRM they put in place.
They are willing to punish all of their paying customers in order to maybe, possibly prevent piracy for how long? A few days at most, until the crack is out. They know this won't actually do anything against piracy - they saw that when they first tried with Assassin's Creed 2. But, I bet this helps whoever's pocket they're lining feel better.
Maybe that's not greed by the normal definition, but it definitely is evil, and I lump the two together.
My internet isn't guaranteed to work forever, and when I purchase a game, I plan to play it off and on for the rest of .. the foreseeable future. I could move someplace rural, where it's impossible to get a good internet connection without paying an arm and a leg. Also, my internet has gone down for hours / a couple days before. It is rare, but I should be able to play the single player portion of any game I have purchased in that situation. If anything goes wrong with my internet con...
I'm sure it's cracked by now. I don't usually encourage pirating, but online only DRM forces my hand.
.. Did they really expect to get away with this lie? Or did they just forget they implemented evil DRM?
I honestly hate online only DRM, especially since it only punishes their legitimate, paying customers. What a stupid plan.
Well, it wasn't really necessary to get it day 1. It's kind of been around for .. years at this point. =P I'm sure the old version will be around for a while more, the Wii isn't exactly flying off the shelves lately.
How silly. I generally don't care that much for backwards compatibility, but the only system I've ever felt it was truly necessary was the Wii ..
Oh, LA Noire is moderately awesome. I think most of the issue is that it was so hyped that there really wasn't a way for the game to live up to it. The motion capture is awesome, but character development is pretty lacking - if you're like me you won't care about any of characters, including Cole. The detecting clues definitely leaves something to be desired, but I personally can't think of a better way for them to have implemented it - you just wander around and wait for your...
I think Brutal Legend was my most disappointing game this generation. I had high hopes, bought it day 1.. then got to the shitty RTS controls and ugh. If it had stayed a hack & slash, I'm sure everything would have been fine :( The story really was funny.
Also, Alan Wake. Waited 5 years, and it was a decently made game, but it was too repetitive and Alan Wake as a person was wholly unbelievable because he was beyond stupid. I bought it day 1, beat it within a week, a...
It's a common mistake, they sound alike, and a lot of people mix it up, apparently. I just thought it should be brought to someone's attention.
I really did like the review, even though for me personally Catherine ranks a 9.5 or 10 in my heart, it can't be denied that Catherine definitely won't be everyone's cup of tea. :)
Really well written review, and I agree with every point made.
I would at least rent it before you dismiss it.
I absolutely adore this game. It's amazing how easy it is to relate to this story, and even though it dabbles in crazy town, it never lost me. The puzzles are difficult, but so addicting. I hated them at first, and then found myself wanting to do even more after I beat the game.
So far, this is my definitive GOTY. It'll be hard for another game to beat it, imo. It's just so special.
Lololol because Best Buy is super ethical.