How do you explain George Mason University's unlikely Cinderella story during the 2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament? Was it raw talent that got them to the Final Four, toppling traditional powerhouses like Michigan State, North Carolina, and Connecticut? Was it pure luck? If you ask the folks at 2K Sports that same question, they might have a different answer for you: unity. The concept of team unity plays a big role in the gameplay of the publisher's upcoming college basketball game, College Hoops 2K7, and we got a hands-on look at how the concept is being worked into the game.
Selecting a player to be on the front of a video game has been anything other than an exact science. There has been a stigma attached to players on the front of the Madden Football boxes known as the "Madden Curse".
The college games have to deal with a different process because current college student athletes are not allowed to be on the covers due to NCAA rules. Selecting a player that was hot the year before has been the common practice for the most part. Sadly the players they select often times do not amount to much after their years with their college teams.
With four simple questions, the author searches for answers to several questions that are on the minds of many gamers these days. From the Xbox Live meltdown to Payola in Gaming, this exhaustive query uncovers many more questions than answers. A big helping of food for thought.
From the article: "These mega-publishers continue to sail their yachts further and further into uncharted waters, testing just how far gamers will let them go. I just hope they've piled a lot of supplies on their little SS Minnow, because I have a feeling it won't be long before they find themselves swallowed up by a hate-hurricane. When you piss of a gamer, they don't just stop buying your games. They also tell a hundred friends, who also tell a hundred friends."
I don't agree with all of it, but dang, he hit it on the head on 3 out of the 4. Definitely worth a read.
Wait a tick. So what is its case against Sony? It's a long rant that Sony doesn't listen to bloggers. I've remembered posting questions on the official PS3 blog before along with a bunch of people and actually had it answered indirectly. It wasn't much but it feels nice to have developers and managers at Sony and its affiliates actually making posts and checking back, but that's not really my point.
Sony does listen to PS3 owners, though maybe not to bloggers, who are nothing more than end users with big mouths. They understand the lack of achievements, the cumbersome of the current PS store, and the desire for in-game XMB and custom soundtracks. They've already delivered on the desire for more PSP/PS3 cooperative features, Divx, and more.
Of all the things to rant against Sony, this is just ridiculous. If you are going to pick a fight, at least pick a good one.
Funny they think sony is going to respond if they rant on some random blog. Try posting your question on Sony's blog ...where there are employee's there to answer your "?".
he is wrong about the PR department at least at my time in Killzoneunit.com I had a few discussions with Dave Karraker and landed an exclusive q&A user submitted question which he agreed to for killzoneunit.com
The only thing you need to contact sony is a a password.
Presscenter.playstation.com
(before i forget you need a unique email to reach sony. yahoo,google e-mails wont do you anygood. I guess they have filters?)
the part about XBL problems is sincerely stupid. Just blaming sony fans wont do anything to improve their case. That's like blaming the jews for the extinction of the dinosaurs.
When the dufus got to the part about Xbox Live and then talked about PS3 fanboys I stopped reading. He's just an Xbot I guess. And thinks it's fine if he pays for a service he can't use. That's okay with me if he wants to waste his money. I didn't waste my time reading any further though.
i agree destroyah. the only reason MS is in a rush to help bloggers is because 99% of the sh*t sony get comes from bloggers. the bloggers do the dirty work for MS. this guy also talks out of his arse. he is a big fanboy and trys to hide it with the insult-compliment approach. first he slags off the PS3 with childish remarks that im not sure he knows to much about and then goes "but they got good games coming". why would sony want to help bloggers like him if the turn out sh*t like this. i think the reason why he doesnt like sony are more of a personal thing and stuff the gamers dont care about.
Sony does respond to bloggers on the Playstation blog. They appear in red comment boxes so you can distinguish between the Sony reps and regular gamers. They have given relevant responses and even heard some good ideas from gamers that they may take into consideration.
Actually, Sarcasticgamer.com is part of a conglomerate of websites and for Sony to ignore the entire Gamercast Network, speaks volumes about their crappy community relations.
Every single person that doesn't like this article is from a Sony related site....
Go figure.
There should be a mandatory intelligence test required to get a blog, or at least some sort of monthly fee to keep the loud-mouthed teenage "journalists" out.
(Quote From Review) With March Madness in full swing, 2K Sports has made a smart move by releasing their perennial college basketball franchise for the PlayStation 3. Built on the same engine as 2K Sports' award-winning NBA 2K series, College Hoops may seem like the same game with a different coat of paint to most gamers, however, there are more than a few differences between these two b-ball titles. College Basketball is all about the tournament; having your school fight its way into the final bracket and of course hearing your fans screaming behind you the entire way. Hoops 2K7 does this and does it extremely well, making this a must-own title for fans of college basketball.
