Ah, but the real question is, how many of those millions of people who buy and play Angry Birds actually branch off and become gamers? I mean, how many of them actually invest money in a console or a gaming PC, and make video games their hobby?
You know, gaming is becoming, or already is, like the movie business. In Hollywood, they won't even make a movie unless they can get a big star, since fans of that star will see that movie to see more of that star. In video games, pubs are making more sequels, because they know fans of that franchise will buy more games in that franchise. So, instead of say, Tom Cruise or George Clooney, it's Uncharted or Gears of War. Also, both in the movie biz and the game biz, innovation really only seems to come from the indies. Big businesses are always about making money, while indies seem to be more about the art, and are more willing to take risks. Which is ironic, since many indie projects in both gaming and movies are funded either in part or entirely by their creators, their "Life savings", and they are actually bigger risks for them then it would be for a company that is already big. Of course, indies also don't have to worry about a board of directors that would get upset if their already large wallets weren't getting larger.
It's such a huge and epic game, so of course there'll be bugs, like all of Bethesda's games. I'll probably still get it as soon as I can when it comes out, but it probably won't be at it's best until after a few patches. I'm definitely getting the PC version, because Bethesda's usually been good about supporting mods and modders, and I can't wait to see what the modders will come up with for Skyrim.
SPOILER I really wish R* would stop killing off the main character's of their games. It's really annoying having a character I put a lot of time into get killed off, and not being able to do anything about it. However, if Phelps is a jerk, it's not so bad.
Wow, the changes to Geralt alone are a huge improvement. A lot of the other changes are very subtle, you have to look close to notice them. Such extraordinary detail is wasted if people don't take the time to actually look at it, though. A lot of the time I'm too busy trying not to get killed to look around.
Hmm, y'know, the other day I was reading Hamlet, and, y'know, that's a really violent book! However, you don't get people trying to make laws about banning sales of Shakespeare to minors, in fact it's required reading in some schools!
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