It kind of makes sense that it only accounted for 40% of the units moved when you think about it. It was only on the market for half of the month and all of the other models were discounted when it was released.
I understand how tired people are of all of the sales banter and the flamewars it causes. This story is likely to turn into a huge flamewar as well before all is said and done. But the number of consoles installed in homes is a very important metric. The more the ins...
Shouldn't bee too hard to forget considering I was never thinking of it anyway. Good game on Wii, though.
I guess the video proves that if you do something you're not supposed to do then bad things can happen.
There's no way to make something completely idiot-proof. As soon as you try someone goes and makes a better idiot.
I will! Crackdown 2 multiplayer can be lots of fun!
But I'll have to do it later as I have to go to work right now.
I think the buzz around a new piece of hardware is fun. I remember waiting in the line for the Wii launch and there was so much excitement in the air!
I'm sure it won't be long before the console warriors start waging their silly battles in this thread. But for a moment the nostalgia feels good, man.
I've gotten quite a few chuckles from the news today. Gloating and damage control at every step. It's good to see the 360 get a bit of a boost, but I don't quite think it's the second coming of Microsoft. Time will tell I guess.
Strong month. I'm glad to see everyone doing so well.
There are better ways to handle ramping up for a project than hiring and subsequent layoffs. When I need to staff up for a short-term project I specifically seek out contract engineers and not full time employees. That way we have an explicit agreement on the scope of the work and the timeframe. When the work is done the engineers move on and that's that. Nobody is devastated or blindsided by a layoff. Some people actually prefer to work like that.
Hiring people is expens...
I agree that layoffs are anything but typical. But depending on the type of company (public or private) you might not hear about layoffs. Public companies publicly announce layoffs because they have to provide a certain level of transparency to their shareholders. This move is definitely to shore up the bottom line, not focus on providing the best experiences. That's spin.
Private companies tend to not announce layoffs publicly if they can avoid it. At private companies t...
I hate it when companies refer to people as resources. It means that people are seen as nothing more than numbers on a spreadsheet and it reduces us to something like hand sanitizer or toilet paper in regard to the company's inventory.
Now don't get me wrong, if people don't live up to the expectation that was set when they agreed to work for a company then that's a situation where releasing someone is reasonable. Likewise, if the company doesn't live up ...
It would be awesome to go back to Oddworld!
Considering the source there are going to be a lot of people who won't agree with this score, whether they actually played the game or not.
I'm having a good time with Crackdown 2. I wouldn't give it a 9/10, but I would go 7.5 out of 10. It's a good game and it is a lot of fun for people who really enjoy the genre.
Don't listen to the talking heads on this one. The reviews are all over the place. Just play it for yourself and make up your ...
Going to come? Consoles have been hacked for decades. I know a guy, who isn't a pirate by the way, that was writing his own (pretty crappy) games for the Atari 2600 since right before the NES hit the scene. He had all sorts of breadboard, ROM chips and ROM burning stuff in his garage because he hoped to one day manufacture his own retro homebrew games. He's been trying to reverse engineer pretty much every cartridge-based console he can get his hands on ever since because he wants to ...
I wonder how many people who frequent this site remember Activision back when they were making Atari 2600 games? Activision pretty much made the 2600 worth owning. At the time their software was some of the highest quality you could get on a home system.
Fast forward to today and Activision is the company people love to hate. It saddens me to see it.
Well, the thing about piracy is that the effects are sometimes exaggerated. No doubt there's an impact on the industry, but pirated games do still sell well if they're worth purchasing. Publishers believe that if there were no piracy every illegally obtained copy would translate into a sale. But anyone with common sense knows that's not true.
Is it "PS3 Remains Unhackable"? Or should it be "PS3 Remains Unhacked"?
Either way, as long as it doesn't cost me any more features I use I'm ok with it.
Such an awesome story!
Dude, it's best not to argue. It never works.
I'm reminded of the adage, which is especially true on the internet:
"Never argue with an idiot. They will only drag you down to their level and beat you with experience."
Sony encouraged sharing with friends and family, but people abused the feature and Sony has since revised the terms of use around game sharing. There were entire communities where people who did not know each other were sharing their PSN account information to get free games. Definitely not in the spirit in which Sony intended it.
Sounds like the UK is at risk of losing their talent pool if they don't make changes to compete with Canada. It wouldn't be the first time a country lost industry by failing to make it economically feasible to do business there.
And as far as producing talent, there's a difference between producing it and keeping it.