EA’s in-game ads: Where’s the line?
I've been playing a couple of EA's latest recently,Madden 10 and Fight Night Round 4. I usually cave and get Madden every year because A) I like sports B) I'm weak. Fight Night Round 4 came courtesy of Gamefly and, upon booting up the game and stepping into the ring, I was bombarded with ads for The Final Destination. I'm not just talking a simple banner ad on the canvas here. The ad was shown during loading screens, it was on every turnbuckle and was shoved in my face during the healing minigame that takes place between rounds (Note: In my disgust, I sent back Fight Night Round 4 before I could capture any evidence of the over-advertising, but, those of you who own the game, I'm sure you can corroborate with me here). [continued]
Am I the only one absolutely pumped for Dead Space?
It kind of seems so, seeing as how the game hasn't been all over the blogosphere. As someone who makes a living working in the gaming blog sector, I understand the push that PR does the week before a game releases, as well as when and after. Why have I not seen all that much on Dead Space yet?
Aside from the buzz of one review, and a write-up here and there, the gaming blogs have been woefully empty of Dead Space stuff. This game is looking like it will revolutionize the survival-horror genre, which is one of my favorites.
Maybe it's all this damn Nintendo news, which I guess I can't be all that mad at, as it's kind of caused a resurgance in hope that Nintendo isn't all about Wii Fit and Wii Music anymore (even in myself, I admit, who severely doubted the company from E3 on). Whatever it is, I'm here to say that it's the only thing on my mind right now and I'm incredibly anxious to play it. If you've got no idea what it is, check out some videos over at GameTrailers by clicking this link.
Skate 2 looks silly good
I still play Skate on a regular basis and am really stoked for the upcoming sequel. I was a Tony Hawk junkie for many years, but I doubt that any future installments in that franchise could provide a more true skating experience than what EA Black Box has done. Moving around things in the environment to create your own lines? Sick.
I'm going to be so broke this holiday, not to mention the gifts I have to buy for people who aren't me.
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