The Home of Sanner
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
“It is discouraging that one of our highest-rated and best-marketed ‘Madden’ titles in years is facing strong headwinds,” Chief Executive Officer John Riccitiello told employees in an e-mail released today. Industry trends “present a challenge,” he said.
Yet, just yesterday, EA touted 'record setting' sales of FIFA ... Read More
Without a franchise mode, at least in name, Backbreaker is going to have to rely on it's gameplay to pull in sales, and even still sales might just be tough to come by.
However, I see glimmers of hope here. If the game is able to deliver full customization options on a level not yet seen before so players ... Read More
Thursday, November 26, 2009
The most frustrating aspect of reviews for me is scoring the game. The thing is, there are just as many theories on how to properly score a game as there are theories on how not to score games. At OS, we encourage ... Read More
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
1. There were no downright terrible major releases - Remember when Madden and NBA Live 06 stunk up store shelves? This year, the only possible candidate for suckitude comes from NCAA Basketball 10, but a lot of people kind of like the game. Every other release was pretty solid.
2. Developers haven't ran for ... Read More
Monday, November 9, 2009
Posted on November 9, 2009 at 05:46 PM.
Electronic Arts announced earnings for the quarter today which beat analysts estimates. The company also announced 1,500 jobs will be cut as part of a continued restructuring effort. This batch of news, as well as news of the acquisition of Playfish sent EA Shares over 2.5% higher.The big news out of this report seems to be the layoffs, which cover about 16% of the company's employees and it could effect any number of positions, but mainly in the research and development realm. This ... Read More
Friday, November 6, 2009
Taking into account how both OSers and the OS Staff will vote, as well as a number of other factors, these games are the one's I could see winning game of the year next month:
... Read More
Monday, November 2, 2009
There are at least three potential game of the year type of games in the racing genre alone: Forza Motorsport 3, Need for Speed Shift, and Dirt 2.
Not only that, but the sheer depth of the genre is staggering, folks who are addicted to Trials HD and Outrun Online Arcade will attest to the depth in even the download only offerings.
Race Pro is an overlooked ... Read More
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Is it any surprise? There are a ton of customers out there willing to shell out some good money for quality apps. With the iPhone hardware being capable of handling pseudo PSOne level graphics (at least from the naked eye), I've got some high hopes for the future.
One sign of things to ... Read More
Monday, October 26, 2009
Interacting with the consumer base is the new cool. A lot of people seem to not remember when getting a developer to come onto any site to discuss their game was a lot like getting a five star general to divulge secret battle plans. Nowadays, it's weird when a game isn't ... Read More
Friday, October 23, 2009
Gaming companies have a nasty tendency to force feed users with features. I say that is a practice which has to really stop. While the features I have described would add absolutely tons of depth, there are a lot of ... Read More
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Sure, gameplanning and trying to outduel opponents on the field is tough, but even tougher is answering to the media and your fans when you do lose. On that token, why don't you have to deal with what could be the toughest part of your job in games?
Like any of the other options I have raised in the past few days, this could and should ... Read More
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Today I want to talk about something done in several different ways, but never to the point it should be: player personalities ... Read More
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Sports game dynasty modes simply go from the season to the offseason, which consists of a linear set of events which seem just as static as they are often boring. In pro sports, you draft. In college, you recruit. You can go for free agency, or if you are unlucky enough to be playing a college game, you can set your depth chart ... Read More
Monday, October 19, 2009
While some games are doing these things, others aren't. Today's discussion is centered around one key thought: make these modes more personal.
Almost every mode is absolutely terrible at making ... Read More
Thursday, October 15, 2009
- Either MLB '09: The Show, NBA 2K10 or NHL 10 will be huge disappointments this next year. The solid trio we could count on will be no more after this year. It depends what you mean by disappointment, but in all reality all three games were very solid once again. I'm batting .000 right now after
RaychelSnr
57
4,846 Forum Posts
490 Blog Entries
1 News/Blog Comments
10 Reader Score Votes
154 Friends
66 Chalkboard Messages
6 Screenshots
3 Videos
2,520,866 Arena Visits
RaychelSnr's Blog Categories
RaychelSnr's Xbox 360 Gamercard
RaychelSnr's PSN Gamercard
' +
More
RaychelSnr's Friends
Recent Visitors
The last 10 visitor(s) to this Arena were:
RaychelSnr's Arena has had 2,520,866 visits
- Albrillo
- beedubyuh
- Icetime2121
- kon56la
- Lewisf33
- OldHossRadbourn
- Ralnakor
- ryderino
- sl4yer94
- studbucket
RaychelSnr's Arena has had 2,520,866 visits
Working...