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Orange Lounge Radio Episode 223 -- March 11th, 2007
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Orange Lounge Radio Episode 223 -- March 11th, 2007Sony shows us Playstation Home... Little Big Planet... Fable 2 will have dogs, pregnancy and STDs?... Every Extend Extra Extreme... Bigger XBLA games and Memory Cards... Peter Jackson and Episodic Halo Content... Castle Crashers? Not until 2008... XBOX Live hits 6 million users 4 months early... Blue Dragon in Europe... Release Dates... EA signs a deal with Harmonix... EA Kicks off an online music competition... Singstar to become a karaoke Youtube?... Warhawk is online only... Commodore now a high end gaming PC?... Lego: The MMO... and more!
No Comments?Wow, no comments so far. Wil Wheaton had a rant about how arcades are disappearing and becoming dull about a month ago. As much as I'd love to return to the classic-style of the old arcades, it won't happen, I'm afraid. Here are some of the factors I believe contribute:
We are jaded. The "Wow" factor of seeing a new game is gone. Because videogames were relatively new 20 years ago, anything that wasn't a clone of an existing game gave you a bit of awe. I personally get more of a "Wow" factor from a great console game. Ticket/token games make tons of money. Frankly, they're the only reason some arcades are still around. You can fix the payout rate on them, too. AND I REALLY HATE STACKER!!! (calming down now) It's much cheaper to release a game to a console than an arcade-to-console. Arcade games were, at one time, advertisement for licensed versions on home consoles. We're becoming antisocial. Cell phones, email, text messaging, internet boards, etc. are keeping us in touch--from a distance. Arcades used to be a social experience. Decline of the "staple" game. In the 80's, pinball actually kept the arcade afloat, especially when the home systems disappeared after Atari. *age alert* before videogames, the arcades were primarily pinball and air hockey. That's about all I can think of. I personally question the morality of the ticket redemption games. As Skie said, "gambling for children."
Yeah, slow on comments this week
New Super Mario Galaxy Trailer & Mii Channel... Virtual Console releases & speculation... Chocobo Tales... DS Opera Browser coming in June... No Wii online for 3rd parties? Yet Sega has one?... E3 details slowly coming out... The video games did not make you do it... Online poll foresees the return of NiGHTS?... Australia gets a free Xbox Live weekend... People really do not like Bullet Witch... Ubisoft confirms the TMNT game for Xbox Live Arcade... LISTLESS: What is the next ol school arcade game that should be ported to Xbox Live Arcade... New Earthworm Jim in planning... How to get your girlfriend to play video games... Website of the Week... Resistance updates detailed... and more!
*doesn't have that problem.... * (what few fans Guys on a Show have most likely heard...)
Speaking of which I still want 'Drunk Drunk Revolution' ... easily my favorite DMN remix of all time. ASSPIPER ASSPIPER ASSPIPER :X DT EDIT: woo, 600th post Last edited by DarkTetsuya on Thu Mar 15, 2007 3:34 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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