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Obsidian's Chris Avellone: 'I hope digital distribution stabs the used game market in the heart'

Obsidian Chief Creative Officer Chris Avellone believes digital distribution is good for game developers and good for the games industry, especially if it can help stop second hand game sales.

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rizzo-rizzo4529d ago

I like that there are second hand games for people to pick up cheaper. I don't like video game retailers making dirty profits. there's no compromise besides steam deals.

Hicken4529d ago

What he's hoping for won't come to pass until AAA titles are more effectively acquired digitally than physically.

And with it being no different from PC games, people will not want to pay that same price. I know I don't wanna shell out $60 for what's essentially an intangible copy of a game.

I wish the devs saying this would get a clue. Used game sales have never "hurt" new game sales. What hurts new game sales is the inability to return a new copy- at least here in the States- if it sucks, and prices that are too high for too long.

If I had the choice between buying 8 month old Call of Duty new for $65 and being SOL if it sucks, or used for $55 with the knowledge that I can return it if I don't like it, I'm gonna buy it used. Even better if I can buy it off one of my friends for $25. And even more better if I can borrow it to play every now and then. And the most bestest if I can get it for free because they no longer play.

The day that games become digital-only is the day I stop playing current-gen games. I will have no control over my gaming for the first time in my life (except when I was a kid and couldn't play violent games, but I wasn't interested, anyway), and the LAST people that need to be capable of this are the ones MAKING the games.

GTFO, Chris Avellone.

will_c_754529d ago

The digital age has caused me to go to used games. I have 4 PS3s in my house for my family, so I used to buy a lot of PSN games, but Sony changed that with the limit of 2 consoles. Now instead of spending my $10-$15 on a niche indie title that sits in my hard drive, I go to Gamefly and get a basically brand new disk, with working codes and online passes.

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Games That Were Bad on Release, But Are Now Great

BLG writes, "Some of the most popular games have had a rough start, with some of them being downright unplayable.

Despite that, developers have managed to turn it around for them and make their game worth playing. Here are some games that had a rough start but were pretty great."

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Terry_B4d ago

Good list..hoped to see Street Fighter 5 there..and it is.

Vits4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Sea of Thieves... I'm not disagreeing that the game has improved in terms of content. But I feel that the most significant change between now and its release is actually the public perception. Nowadays, most people are aware that the game is a multiplayer PvP-focused experience first and foremost, and not "Black Flag made by Rare". Consequently, people dismissing the whole experience because the single-player aspect is lacking or the story is plain are much less common.

darthv724d ago

Several years ago, i submitted an idea to Rare that would change up the mechanics of battling opponents in the game. whereby if you died in battle, you turned into a skeleton warrior and had to fight your way back to the land of the living. It was an interesting twist on respawning and would allow the player to experience both sides of a battle.

I keep hoping to see something like that get added to the game.

Kaii4d ago

They consider FO 76 & ME Andromeda to be great now 🤭

anast4d ago

Every game in the last 2 decades...

INMATEofARKHAM3d ago

It's sad that this quick retort is more often than not true... The industry's acceptance of release and patch has gone too far.

gunnerforlife3d ago

Days gone! By the end of the game I couldn't drop it down! I went around so many hours killing zombies! It was addictive by the end.

S2Killinit3d ago

That game was just plain good game. It didnt improve, it was just good.

gunnerforlife3d ago

I don't know, I got it abit late, and struggled for a few days, and then all of a sudden it just got good!!

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Fallout Anthology Edition Looks Pretty S.P.E.C.I.A.L.

The Fallout Anthology Edition is coming to PC very soon, and is packaged with some very S.P.E.C.I.A.L. bonuses.

-Foxtrot25d ago

It’s an awful downgrade to the last one they did

They included physical disc back then

ocelot0724d ago

Forgot I ordered this until I got the dispatch email.

FPS_D3TH24d ago

I want the first two games to come to iPhone/android

Friendlygamer24d ago (Edited 24d ago )

I would love the classic fallout games on console. Closest I could find was atom rpg, I liked that one a lot

saint_seya23d ago

I though it was a new Killzone when i saw the image, looks like a hellghast..

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Fallout 3 And Fallout New Vegas Come Free On Amazon Luna

Getting free games is never a bad thing and Amazon Luna has new offerings for Fallout fans looking for free adventures in the Wasteland.