Joel Taveras of DualShockers writes, "This weeks episode is a must listen, as the DualShockers crew with the help of GamingAngels.com’s own Stephanie Summers discus a major problem plaguing gaming journalism. It’s something you see on bigger sites like IGN with their “babes” section and even on sites like Kotaku (until someone finally had the nerve to speak up about it). Even on N4G, there are sites submitting their “Hot Cosplay Girl of the Week” posts. But where did it all start and what does it say about those sites, or better yet, what does it say about the readers that promote and endorse it? We also touch base on the week in news with topics such as: Kingdom Hearts – Birth By Sleep release date announced (September 7) along with a PSP bundle, no more celebrity models in Guitar Hero, StarCraft II beta ends at the end of the month just to name a few. Make sure to tune in as this week’s show just might make you rethink those NSFW cosplay pics you see everywhere these days."
Jason Hall, currently an indie developer and former Blizzard employee, has been sharing some really interesting stories from his long career in the industry for a while now. Some of them are truly insightful, while others may seem depressing.
I’m a little shocked that StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty sold only around 6 million copies. The original StarCraft did over 11 million. Maybe Blizzard was too leisurely in releasing StarCraft 2? Starcraft 2 came out 12 years after it’s predecessor.
Im surprised too. Starcraft was still a huge name in 2010. It was kinda the only new RTS around and other genres like MOBAs hadn't really kicked off yet. I do remember at the time sentiment around the game was
pretty angry the game was being split into 3 but I doubt that would have impacted sales to that degree
For a long time I believed StarCraft II sold on par or better than its predecessor. There was so much hype for the game. Plus it had a pretty strong E-Sports scene for a few years.
Myself and half a dozen friends all bought StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty and played it religiously for a full year. While I bought the expansions, most of my friends did not. RPGs seem to be a generally low selling genre.
I'm not shocked at all. This was an early example of Blizzard being greedy. Instead of releasing a complete experience, splitting Starcraft 2 in 3 parts so it could make us purchase it 3 times if we wanted to know the whole story and play story mode with the other races.
I originally had that stance. However, Wings of Liberty, was just as long, if not longer than StarCraft 1. The expansions were of decent length too and added a good amount of additional content.
and people wonder why we are having mtx in everything. i blame the people who actual buy them.
It's interesting he used Brazil as an example of the importance of regional pricing. Nowadays many companies on Steam are setting their prices in Brazil as high as, if not more than, their price in USA. I simply refused to buy a few games when I noticed that's the case.
The best sci-fi games ever made range from diving into the depths of humanity to finding hope among the stars.
Don't really agree on Dead Space being number one. But usually come down to preference. Alot of good games on the list. I was hoping to see Aliens vs Predator by Sierra on the list, as it was a great game. Anyways for me the number one is still Halo but Mass Effect was really good up to the infamous ending of the third game.
I would put Flashback on my list. Its got such a great tone and background design. The cutscenes were pretty good too.
DEAD SPACE 2 as number 1? Really? I've only ever played DEAD SPACE 1 (without finishing it) and, sure enough I liked it a lot, and have been yearning for getting to grips with an hd remastered trilogy for the PS4/XBox One/PS5/XBox Series X/S, but what about Deus Ex Human Revolution & Mankind Divided? Alienation (to quench our thirst for twitching fingers' top-down dual-stick shooters)? Or even Cyberpunk 2077 (once the game has been re-released and all the kinks have been ironed out)?
If not at the #1 spot, it seems to me these games deserved to be on the list somewhere.
But what really strikes me as unfair is, if you're going back to the PS3/XBox 360 era with DS2, how could you forget to mention Killzone 2 & 3? The Resistance games? When it comes to Sci-Fi FPS, it's inadequate not to pay your respects to those stellar franchises! Heck, even the Crysis trilogy should've been there IMHO.
A team of modders is working on a Starcraft Remake in Starcraft 2, and has released a brand new version of it.
In before the Dualshockers crew starts spamming their own podcast.
And oh look, they complain about N4G AGAIN.
God, are they obsessed? Do they stalk Columbo, Cat and Odion 24/7? -__-
@Hitman: That's right. It's called credibility.
It's a measure I use to judge you guys off of. Your past actions and practices all go towards this measure, and decide whether or not people take your word for something, give you the benefit of doubt or distrust you altogether.
I, for one, distrust you guys completely. The original pic you posted was in contrast to the content of the podcast itself. You guys were literally denouncing the practice of provocative photos for stories while posting one for your own. That smells like hypocrisy to me.
Above all, rememeber that word 'credibility'. It's what you guys don't have, and it's something I as a contributor seek to warn people about. So get off your condescending, high horse and put out some real news and interesting opinions rather than the same reactionary, controversial material you're notorious for.
@JoelT:
You should build your own credibility before telling me what I should and should not listen to. It's also an old topic that I've seen better handled by more seasoned and intelligent writers than yourselves. You guys simply use it as another stick to beat on and whine about N4G with.
@Nike This fool doesn't even read the articles or hear the podcast he just comments on the headline people. Beware of people like this.
you should give it a listen before casting judgment.
yayyyyyyy podcast, good show, great listen
Nice podcast. You do see this a lot.