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E3 2011 was an embarrassment. And Apple's laughing loudest.

"The graveyard of any industry is filled with the headstones of companies who decided to keep doing things the same old way; playing only on the margin, making things just a little bit better. That strategy works for a while - but ultimately it's fatal."

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8bit_Nes_Rambo4697d ago

Sony fans,360 fans, Nintendo fans. I think we can all agree that Apple schills are the worst out there.

thewhoopimen4697d ago

I hardly seeing them (Apple fanboys) shill on here... what are you guys talking about?

The article speaks truth. Beyond certain game titles and exclusives, there weren't anything to say "wow!" about.

BISHOP-BRASIL4697d ago

Like if Apple had ever showed something to wow gamers.

Apple talks too much for company who make overpriced and over-marketed electronics that are limited as hell.

thewhoopimen4697d ago (Edited 4697d ago )

@Bishop-br: I don't exactly recall seeing an Apple keynote at E3?

Let me ask you this... if Apple's iPad products are so overpriced, why is it no one on the market, Xoom, Playbook, Touchpad, Slate, and everyone else unable to undercut Apple's pricing? Shouldn't be easy? After all, Apple copies everyone, has no ounce of innovation, and its all just marketing.

GTFO

BISHOP-BRASIL4696d ago

Exactly, they don't participate on E3. They don't participate on the gaming industry. So what would they be laughing at? They know nothing about it.

And don't give me the "oh but iPhone games" crap. It's mobile games. No more, no less. Unless you want to call Nokia, Motorola, Samsung and every cellphone maker out there part of the gaming industry.

I'll play the dumb and answer your question with another question. Was iPod the first MP3 player? Or you thing that having a dial interface and a square clean design is "da inovationz"?

Was iPhone the first smartphone? The first portable touchscreen? Yeah, I don't think so either...

And iPad also wasn't the first tablet either, although this time I give it to them, they are between the first ones and risked a bit more, instead of just releasing what is already proved ground.

And that's what Apple do. They take stuff that everyone already have and redesign it to look cool, market it so it becomes the pop thing on the moment and only losers don't have it, them offer you to buy another of the same for twice as much as you paid on the one you already have.

But the worst joke Apple have is their Macintosh line. Once Macintosh was a show of Apples innovative ideas, progressive design and top quality... Now they are overpriced PCs limited to what Apple feels like giving you.

And don't fool yourself, they had always been personal computers, but once there was sense in releasing them as a different product because of the great integration and exclusive PowerPC hardware. But that's not the case anymore is it? When PCs were about to reach Macs, Apple just gave up and gone Intel chipset, just to sell more units. Where was the INNOVATIONS to keep them ahead?

The only arguable advantages left to a Mac would be performance of some native software and more security, but if you are tech savy enough to demand it chances are you also know how to take that power from a PC (again, it's the same crap hardware wise).

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nix4697d ago

he sounds like nintendo-hater-apple-fanboi.

move along. nothing to see here.

KeiserSosay47884697d ago

"The graveyard of any industry is filled with the headstones of companies who decided to keep doing things the same old way; playing only on the margin, making things just a little bit better. That strategy works for a while - but ultimately it's fatal." Exactly right....is it ironic that Apple does EXACTLY this?

Urrakia344697d ago

Apple does exactly that with the iPod, iPhone, and now the iPad so I'm not sure what the author was thinking when he used that line. Must be an Apple fanboy.

thewhoopimen4697d ago

It's fatal for the gaming industry because it is 'supposedly' the forefront of untested entertainment technology.

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Rolling the Dice: Do Modern RPGs Miss the Point of Team-Based Play?

It seems it was long time ago. A bunch of friends spending hours on end playing RPG games, sitting around the table with the box of cold pizza. Excited about the story, listening to the Game Master, they were completely engaged in the worlds only visible to them and their imaginations.

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Takwin2623d ago

The GM is the programmer, and in MMOs and co-ops, you can play with others. If you want to ONLY use your imagination for the visuals, read a book.

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Record of Agarest War 2 announced for PS3

Scrawl: "Looks like we know how that new Compile Heart countdown is going to end. The latest issue of Famitsu has confirmed that Agarest Senki 2, known as Record of Agarest War 2 in the US, is Compile Heart’s newest title."

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Godmars2905068d ago

1) Hope they put it on disc this time.
2) Hope this is a positive for Neptune coming over as well.

Demons Souls5068d ago

If so, that's being developed & published by Idea Factory. Compile Heart has nothing to do with it (Thank God for that).

Godmars2905068d ago (Edited 5068d ago )

Thought Compile Heart was one of the companies lending characters.

Was also speaking in general as in regards to a US of Neptune. If these guys are offing a second game, NIS or Atlus, both of whom offer quirkier titles, will put that one out.

@kagon01:
My issue isn't - wholly - with the DL-only option, but the price. The first game should be $30. Maybe $40, and by that I mean $39.99. The only reason its $45 is the 360 disc version which has extras. Nevermind that by all rights its a PS2 game. Something that proabbly could have been done if the devs had the GOW2 engine or tools.

ClownBelt5068d ago

I approve of this god damn message.

Could have gotten my 60 bucks if they just put it on a disc.

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Tripl3seis5068d ago

Another exclusive damnn the ps3 keeps on rollin wit games awesome ;)

Jack-Pyro5068d ago

Is this a half decent SRPG, porn aside, cause if it is, i might just decide to go and buy it for the 360.

Anon73495068d ago

There's no porn just some sexual innuendos but that's it.

Also it is a great game by itself, maybe not graphically but everything else is top tier.

RedDevils5068d ago

so it had some kind of "top tier" porn story jk

ThanatosDMC5068d ago

Yup, it's a decent game. I just hate that a move has to go first before any attack options.

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Bless Online Korean MMORPG Gets Server Merge

This is not the first time that Bless Online receives a server merge in Korea. An announcement was made on the official Korean site.

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Bismarn2658d ago

Bless must be an amazing game to be on all these platforms (according to the tags): iPad iPhone Nintendo DS PC PS Vita PS2 PS3 PS4 PSP Wii Wii U Xbox Xbox 360 Xbox One