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Weekend Rant: Why Durango’s exclusion of used games would be good

"Hello readers, my name is Andy Tran and I’m a new staff writer here at Xbox Kinect Fans. I – just like you –like to save money. I turn to places like GameStop, Craigslist, friends and family for a used games so I don’t have to fork over fifty or sixty hard-earned dollars for each game I play. I get to save money and someone else gets to make money on a game we won’t be playing again. Right? Wrong. The result is the death of the well-polished single-player game."

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cain1414398d ago

I feel like we'd be trading one evil for another though personally...

NYC_Gamer4398d ago

I'm against the idea because that would also mean the end of being able to borrow games from friends/family members

cain1414398d ago

They'd have to do something like Kindle sharing / trading. Heck even iTunes lets you authorize like 5 machines...

thegamereviews4397d ago

Being that I have books on Kindle as a publisher, the sharing and borrowing program would work exceeding well imo, publisher still get a cut and the distribution network can charge a monthly fee for those who only want to borrow a title.

Clumzyagent4398d ago

It's a fine line they'll have to tread. I'd still want the option to lend games to friends though.

randomlyrossy4398d ago

Can't say I agree, I think Microsoft or Sony would be alienating a huge part of their audience if they implemented this sort of thing.

DanCrabtree4398d ago

"Used games... uh uh uh... find a way."

-Ian Malcolm

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7 Deserving Games That Never Got Backward Compatibility

Backward compatibility works for many games on newer consoles, but titles such as The Simpsons: Hit and Run have been left out.

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20 Best Survival Games of All Time

From base building to swinging willies, here are the best survival games around, which include a couple of less than obvious picks.

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Vader821d 5h ago

No 7 days to die is criminal

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Interview on Fallout 4 with the Actor for Nick Valentine, Codsworth & Mr Handy (Stephen Russell)

Interview with Stephen Russell, Actor for (Nick Valentine, Codsworth, My Handy) in Fallout 4 which is a vast open world role playing game set in the apocalyptic wastes of Boston, the Commonwealth. The career goes further with other Bethesda games from Starfield to Prey to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

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