Recently we were asked if we would like to enter the Blogger's Choice Awards for 2008. So placed the site in 4 categories which you will find below.
However, to give you an idea of how we got here, we'd like to take a few minutes of your time to just tell you a little about us, and how we got to being asked to enter. Remembering, that without your support and constant readership, we would not be getting the excellent views we now enjoy.
Games Asylum: "Every console generation has seen a fad or two, be it gratuitously violent beat’em ups, dancing ‘n singing party games, casual titles with motion controls, or predominantly beige first-person shooters. In the early ‘90s, the biggest craze was mascot platformers, fuelled by the astonishing popularity of Super Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog. This seven-game strong cartridge not only gives a taster of that era, but also takes us beyond that to sample Sunsoft’s 32-bit debut."
Companies, particularly public companies like Microsoft, need to grow.
i mean its pretty simple, they spent close to 30 billion in acquiring activision, they thought they'd make it bk no problem, and that didnt happen.
its just shit that because of MS's miscalculation alot of people lost their jobs.
They are going to use AI for a large portion of the game development process. Upper management need bonuses and the shareholders need more money. So, people will lose their jobs.
They shouldn't have bought any studios. Some is okay...but they went on a shopping spree...stupid
The better question is why did Microsoft buy publishers for a service they were subsidizing they knew couldn't support.
And why are so many websites trying to make people feel sorry for Microsoft instead of truly criticizing the fact they are closing studios and killing jobs that would have been fine if Microsoft themselves hadn't gotten involved.
Quit feeling sorry for Microsoft and start feeling sorry for the industry and the all the gamers who are actually losing out.
THIS IS MICROSOFTS FAULT.
The first thing that happens after any major acquisition or merger is a consolidation of the whole new portfolio, which includes cutting any excess, bloat or portfolios that don't fit the larger MO of the big boy. So far, it's been par for the course with Microsoft and that's why gamers have been so against this acquisition. Tango Gameworks is the beginning. You think Microsoft wants to pay to keep small timers like Ninja Theory in business?
There is absolutely zero evidence to suggest that Microsoft will improve any of these studios, but plenty to suggest that they will get rid of what they don't need and hold onto the IP. The real agenda of the acquisition was always to acquire The Elder Scrolls, Diablo, Fallout, Call of Duty, Candy Crush etc. that will create millions in passive revenue stream for Microsoft regardless of where the games release. Microsoft simply wants their cut.
Because of Games Pass Microsoft has no interest in investing in new IP which is risky and requires creative talent they can neither nurture nor manage. Game Pass has also not grown in the way Microsoft expected it to, even post acquisitions. Therefore the logical thing to do, without serious money makers to release, is to cut as much cost as possible.
Backward compatibility works for many games on newer consoles, but titles such as The Simpsons: Hit and Run have been left out.
Any Xbox site that gives a fair review of a big PS3 title (MGS4) and has more than the run of the mill news rehash is worth voting for imo.
I voted for em in the hobby catagory.
cool, i voted for you in the best design category, although it could be a little less 'cramped'. Perhaps if you could make the site a little wider? like what gamespot have recently done. But i dont know if this is possible for you.
Enjoy the vote.
You guys are my favourite Aussie blog, you get my vote
Thanks guys, we are changing the theme slightly, with a wider right hand column and "slightly wider middle and less padding from the edges which will give us more room for content, adverts, comp and game announcements.
All we try to do is the best we can, given that we all volunteer and no one is paid - yet!.We might be looking at getting readers to contribute reviews later on, depending on responses and have a few dedicated game sites (ie Forza, Gears, Fable etc) in the pipline.
So thanks for the feedback, we always listen to what readers have to say.