Opinion by Matt S. An article recently published over on PC Gamer argues that the standard price for a blockbuster game should be lowered. In the US, that’s $60. In Australia, it’s $100. The writer of the article argues that games should drop to $50, or an equivalent amount for…
Read MoreList by Matt S. If you’ve been a game critic for as long as I have (and, without giving away ages because it’s quite embarrassing; I’d actually be well past my time for long service leave if I had been working for the one place all this time), one of…
Read MoreThe Witness has now been released. We have a review on the way, but it’s a heck of a large game, and has a lot to unpack, so we’re making sure we make good use of our time with it first before committing pen to paper. The purpose of this…
Read MoreNintendo’s first attempt at releasing a game both at retail, and for download over its eShop network, has been met with some real controversy. Nintendo has opted to price the download at the same RRP as the physical copy of the game, and as retailers are doing what retailers do…
Read MoreSo, it’s been revealed that Lollipop Chainsaw is “only” four hours long. And, predictably there’s been Twitter chatter about how much of a “ripoff” it is for a 4-hour long game to cost $60. I’ve already discussed this in a previous post, but $60 for a four hour game is…
Read MoreA source of endless frustration for me is how often I hear or read the words “games are expensive.” It’s frustrating because frankly it’s a statement or phrase that is economically subjective – what is expensive to one person is a bargain to another. But to address my frustrations in an…
Read MoreOne of the things that has always confused me about the games industry is the many of the fans themselves, and their insistence that they’re paying too much for games. When you break things down, that’s not really the case at all. Doing a quick bit of maths turns up…
Read MoreOne of the things that has always confused me about the games industry is the many of the fans themselves, and their insistence that they’re paying too much for games. When you break things down, that’s not really the case at all. Doing a quick bit of maths turns up…
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