Playstation blog writes:
As Qore begins its second year on the PlayStation Network, this episode is all about sequels. When a developer succeeds in creating an acclaimed title, the pressure is on to repeat that success. But making sequels isn't easy. Change too much, and you risk alienating fans of the original title. Change too little, and you'll be criticized by gamers who want something new.
With this April episode, Qore concludes its run on the PlayStation Network.
Today on the PlayStation Blog , it was revealed that April 2012's edition of Qore would be the last issue released.
Good that whole thing was a waste in a poorly put together package.
They should just focus on putting out smaller individual videos rather than a big downloadable thing thats irritating to use. Making ofs, dev diaries, they could even look to some of the good gaming related series on the net for inspiration.
They could put out little featurettes, lets plays, maybe some reviews. As long as they let them go at it unbiased it would be pretty good. If there could be a show of the caliber of all your history or jon tron's shows.
It would be a relatively cheap way to get people looking at their games and content as easy passive and consumer friendly advertising. Though it would rely on quality content.
It probably would have been more effective if they'd streamed it. A poorly-put together show is nothing. Look at the crap clogging the gaming media today. It's just that no one wants to wait an hour to DOWNLOAD a poor put-together gaming show.
Yep that's honestly why I never watched those. Never wanted to take the time to download.
No way, the money should be spent on developing a sit-com. It stars a Sony Executive and a Microsoft Executive, who have to share an apartment in downtown New York for utterly arbitrary reasons. They are frequently visited by Fanboy, a fickle videogame fan who frequently switches sides completely from one exec to the other, depending on whatever wacky scenario is in play for that episode. Antics ensue.
Clearly, this is a gold-mine. Can I have my million dollars NOW, Sony?
That idea is literally the best thing that could happen to tv today. I'm completely serious. Tv is crap these days and I feel like an old man when I saw I miss the 90's and "when I was younger we had better tv shows." It's just the truth though.
ehhh never really cared for qore, i only watched like 13 mins of a episode. honestly i have n4g to get all my gaming news, trailers, etc from.
PlayStation Blog: Episode 40’s lead story provides an in-depth preview of Insomniac’s Ratchet and Clank: All for One. Jump right into this true 4 player experience that features a brand new co-op mode with tons of those crazy weapons we’ve come to expect. Don’t miss the weapons guide gallery to get a peek at all the gear you’ll want to enjoy when the game drops on October 18th.
Qore is a pretty good deal if you get the yearly subscribtion. For 2 bucks an episode you get a really slick video magazine and a lot of free downloads over the year. Veronica Belmont is pretty easy on the eyes as well.
Well, let see what are holding this month for this issue... I can't wait.
best episode yet
qore is a pretty good Digital Magazine, its a nice set up, but it has its flaws, one flaw is lack of content. When I mean lack of content, i dont mean Xmb themes, Betas, wallpapers, demos, full games..... Im talking about more videos, like reviews for games and stuff. i would be in content if they get those US PlayStation magazine editors to port their reviews to Qore as video reviews. Yes I understand that Qore and the US PlayStation Magazine are suppose to differ from each other, but Qore is a Digital Magazine, it should have stuff like this.
Another Flaw about Qore is that to get Qore, you have to go to the PS Store to subscribe, and download the episodes under the "GAME" Icon of the XMB. Qore should have its own XMB icon under the "PSN" icon since its a PSN service. once I select Qore on the XMB as a first Time User, it should automatically tell me weather I want to subscribe or download a stand alone issue. if I select Subscribe for qore, it should automatically take me to the PSN shopping Cart, then pay for the Subcription fee there with my PSN wallet. after this, the episodes should be listed like an RSS feed similar to the RSS feeds on the PSP XMB, but with all the episodes that were made for Qore so far. when you select an episode, it should allow me to download it and install it right there under the Qore icon.
As for it being standalone, If I select the Qore Icon, then select download a standalone issue, it would be similar when it shows me the list of all the qore episodes made so far, but WHen I select one of the episodes, it will tell me weather or not I want to buy the episode. I select yes, then the Shopping Cart screen should appear and allow me to buy the episode and download it.
episodes that you buy as standalone should be highlighted in color, episodes that you dont buy, should be highlighted in Black in White. When you buy a yearly subscription to Qore, from the time you bought the subscription till the last episode of your subsciption should be highlighted in color, while the other episodes that are not part of your subscription will be highlighted in Black in white. The OS should also tell you if you want to buy another yearly subscription for Qore when you hit the final episode that is part subscription. wouldnt it be better like this?