Phoenix Down Under: The Games Industry
Are second-hand games the bane of the industry? Is the system itself broken?
Companies like EA have been crusading against the sale of second-hand games for awhile now, because in theory second-hand games hurt their bottom line. Indeed, if consumers buy games used from places like EB Games (with all their trade-in deals and whatnot), the developers aren't getting your dirty, dirty money.
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Phoenix Down Under: Linear is not a dirty word
Linearity in games is one of those topics that brings with it mixed views. Some people love completely straightforward games and can't stand having a world that's too lax in telling you where to go and what to do, and some enjoy the freedom. This is why many people didn't enjoy Oblivion... among other reasons. That's all fine and dandy though. You know what they say: different strokes for
Phoenix Down Under: Adults Only
Welcome to what will hopefully become a weekly occurrence - me writing a series of articles entitled Phoenix Down Under, and you reading them... though I'm not much of a Final Fantasy fan... Let's look past that. I am however Australian, and hope to provide the site with some kind of international perspective on the video game world - probably not a Cambodian or Madagascan one... yet. I'll stick