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Physical Media Still Has Its Place

Hardcore Gamer: In 10 years time if I decide I want to pop out Chulip, Drill Dozer, Patapon, Chibi Robo, or whatever else is taking up all this space, it will be there for me. PS2 Rez is forever, but the XBLA version on 360? What I paid for was the gaming experience for as long as Microsoft is willing to keep it alive.

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g-0ff3722d ago

Speaking as someone with a frankly MASSIVE amount of games, yeah, collecting is worth it for collecting's sake alone.

darthv723722d ago

i personally enjoy collecting the physical media. although now i am hearing there is a life expectancy for cart based games. Something to do with the chips and the metal traces.

Even optical media has some sort of shelf life before it no longer works. either that or the lasers that read them. given a choice between digital and physical i prefer physical but i understand if a company is trying to transition from one format to another.

been there...done that with records to tapes to disc to digital.

3-4-53721d ago

I love physical copies of games.

The 3DS & Vita tiny cartridges make me want to collect every single one.

SpiralTear3722d ago

Kind of different, but I like the collector's editions of physical media. A figurine or traditionally drawn promotional poster kind of adds a sort of artsy element to physical media. It feels like you're getting more than just a game.

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EKWB reportedly plagued with financial disarray many gaming pc's left without parts

EK Cooling allegedly has slipped itself into a hot soup of seemingly endless financial woes, where it has not paid its staff, suppliers, and contractors for many months as the company is facing liquidity problems and a surplus of inventory left unsold, stuck in the warehouse for a more extended period. Gamers Nexus investigated these claims made by former and current personnel, where he found trails of unpaid bills lasting as long as three to four months and unpaid raises that accumulated for almost a year.

EK Water Blocks has two entities—a Slovenian-based headquarters and a US-based subsidiary, EK Cooling Solutions. Steve narrated the series of events in detail, stating that the company was reportedly irresponsible and negligent regarding payment. Consequently, partners and employees are forced to share the burden of alleged mismanagement. It all begins with its extensive range of products, leading to a surplus of goods. EK has over 230 water blocks, 40 liquid cooling kits, 85 reservoirs, 40 pumps, 73 radiators, and 212 miscellaneous accessories.

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just_looken2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.

This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.

SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space

Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Giblet_Head13h ago(Edited 13h ago)

As someone that has built a watercooling rig. EK is big, but there's so many numerous watercooling part companies out there. EK's stuff isn't exactly amazing quality for the price compared to others either, it's just ok. Much like Corsair. The impact would be negligible long term. For perspective the majority of my parts are XSPC, at most I use EK for my gpu waterblocks and fittings. Both easily replaceable.

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Indie hit Dredge is getting its own movie adaptation

Rob Webb of KnowTechie writes: We're still waiting on the details, but this video game adaptation promises to be seriously creepy.

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The INDIE Live Expo 2024 event is to feature over 100 game titles

INDIE Live Expo, Japan’s premiere online digital showcase series , will debut never-before-seen games & content updates across more than 100 titles on May 25th.