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Comment I hate to throw out an "I told you so" but... (Score 1) 191

The moment that they started getting better organized is when they actually formed a small, internal group. I am sure that people will be pissed and tell me I am wrong, but think about it. They have spokespeople saying they did not do the PSN attack and they even posted something on their FaceBook page that was a video that stated it while they showed their logo. Think about that sentence for a little bit. Really, seriously think about it. The PSN attack is a perfect example of what Anon truly is, compared to what people think they are. According to the rules and way Anon works, if even one single person does something in the name of Anon, Anon did it. The other people who do stuff with this every once in awhile will just simply not partake, like how Anon works, but that does not mean that since many people did not participate, that it was not the hand of Anon doing it. It is impossible to say that Anon did not do something when there is even a slight bit of proof that they did. Who is to say they did not do it? According to what Anon is, you can't say Anon was not involved. If Anon was not involved even though there is proof, even if minimal, that Anon was involved and they were "framed", that means that Anon can decide who is working for Anon. If you know who is working for Anon, then it turns into less of a collective, and more of a group of people who will bring in a bunch of people to do stuff. Also, who are the ops in the IRC channel of AnonOps (one of the meeting points for Anon)? Who decides who is an op there? Why are there even ops in AnonOps? According to what Anon is, there are no ops. There are no leaders. Groups are formed per scenario. That would mean no spokesperson, no catchphrases, no logos, no way of knowing if Anon is behind something or not. What I can see happening is that the base group of Anon is starting to feel heat under them, so they are trying to get away. A place like AnonOps, which is supposed to be a huge meeting place for Anon is just a small subsection of Anon. A smaller group of people that go there, even if alot of people go there. The people that started this idea probably forgot about the fact that if you get thousands of people together in a crowded area, a few of them are not going to go along with the "collective" and do what they want even if everybody else does not approve. They still do it though. Hop onto the web and see some of the attacks Anon has done to see that not every attack has been "for justice and good" or something like that

Comment Troubled Times for Square-Enix (Score 1) 210

After their latest RPG game did not do very well, then they have one last shot to make it up. If they made an RPG, a really good, innovative one, as their one final shot at making it again. It will be make or break, their final chance. Maybe make it an RPG set in a fantasy world. They could call it Final Fantasy since it could very possibly be there Final Fantasy.

Comment Re:That'd be the day (Score 2) 101

As a Tony Hawk fan, and a fan of Tony Hawk Ride, I do see what they were going for with the ultimately failed Tony Hawk Shred. It is just one of those a little too late type of deals with that game (and Tony Hawk Shred is a much better improvement over Ride). It is just too bad that they did not make Tony Hawk Shred the first game and just take that extra time with it instead of pushing out Ride.

The problem with execs running a game company is that I am willing to put money down saying that these execs are not big gamers. That is a huge issue. They are in it for the money and as long as their games continue to sell even if they are milking a franchise, they assume they are making good games. A really good game, like the case with Tony Hawk Shred, if it sells poorly, the company assumes it is a bad game and completely wipe away that entire development studio (yes, RoboModo is no more and a huge factor was the sales of Tony Hawk Shred).

I could throw out countless examples, but the truth of the matter is that as long as there are execs in these companies that are more about the "bottom line" and less about the games themselves, this type of trend will continue. These execs do not play these games. They only go based off of numbers. Justin Bieber sells albums like crazy, but that does not mean his music is good. Bieber sucks balls.

With Guitar Hero, that is just too bad. They just milked it too much. Had they stepped back and not pushed out so many, it would still be around. Think of the anticipation for Guitar Hero 2. Even Guitar Hero 3 had this anticipation for release (not as big as 2, but it was there). Then they tried to compete with Rock Band with Guitar Hero World Tour and then eventually Band Hero. They should have just stuck to what worked as they were making good sales.

One of the issues is not all just the execs though, it is the way these games get purchased. Good franchises are now based on sales, so that means that even if it is a bad franchise that still sells, somebody is still buying it. The solution to this is very simple, but most people will not do it. What people do is during the next iteration of the game, purposefully don't buy it. If the game gets horrible sales, it will be seen that it was a bad game. Knowing Activision, they will try to release a "redemption" game for the franchise after that which will be significantly better (i.e. Tony Hawk Shred). So then we buy that one because it will be much better than the milked thing they pushed to us before.

That will never work because people are dumb enough to purchase Madden every single year and buy every single CoD game that comes out. As long as people continue to purchase milked franchises, they will make them.

Comment Re:The Alliance Government (Score 1) 99

And then they send some crazy ninja black dude with a British accent to help get rid of traces. So I guess we need an internet cowboy who will go to a distant server based the ramblings of some crazy psychic early 20's girl and get the information that it truly was SkyNet, and then go to Mr. Universe's server and broadcast the information while you run from some crazy ninja black dude with a British accent.

Comment No Way this will fly (Score 2) 617

M$ has been under scrutiny themselves for using other people's software without their permission. If I pirate something, I am using a chunk of code without the consent or sending money to that company. Microsoft has been under lawsuits and LOST multiple times for them using pirated software. Who the hell are they to up and try to stop everybody else when they do it themselves. Law is not a "Do as I say, not as I do" type thing.

Comment Re:Windows "was" a competitor? (Score 1) 342

I thought iOS was much better for Apple. I am not an Apple guy, but an observer and see that the Apple "gadgets" are what shot Apple way up. Correct me if I am wrong, but the Apple "gadgets" don't use OSX, but iOS. Now that Apple is doing better, maybe they should compare iOS to Windows instead of OSX to Windows.

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