<![CDATA[Comments from El-Suave]]> <![CDATA[Comments from El-Suave]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on EA Sports Very Sorry For Irish Anthem Screw-Up]]> Anybody remeber this:
[kotaku.com] ?
When will EA ever learn ;-)

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented]]> No Japanese or German figures? Who are these guys supposed to be fighting against? My pets?

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on 2K Confirms Borderlands for E3]]> I loved the trailer for Borderlands that was released on PSN. Looked really great. If they're not launching against Fallout, which they hopefully won't, I'm very interested.

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on Even With MGS4, PS3 Sales Flattened By The Wii]]> PS3 sales are still way above the 10000 unit mark where they were before MGS4. If they can be kept at 15000 units from now on I'd call it a pretty big step.

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on Former CEO Of Struggling Atari Got One Hell Of A Golden Parachute]]> Of course I don't know any internals but I've known the name Bruno Bonnell as the head of Infogrames for as long as I play games.
He has founded Infogrames 25 years ago according to Wikipedia. So if you want a person like that gone it's going to cost you....

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on Wait, No, Europe May Not Be Getting Rock Band 2 In September]]> @El-Suave: of=over

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on Wait, No, Europe May Not Be Getting Rock Band 2 In September]]> I imported my PS3 version of RB1 when it launched in the US.

If I were an average European PS3 user this franchise could go to hell, no matter how good it is. I couldn't get of the delays, sold exclusivity, inflated cost and incompatibility.

If Activision is playing their cards right, Europe may be wide open for GH IV - I doubt they manage to get it out there in a a timely fashion and for a reasonable price.

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on Fallout 3 Producer Disappointed With Diablo III And Starcraft II]]> As for Starcraft 2 being conservative - you don't really want a war with South Korea due to messing that one up, don't you? ;-)

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on Top Gun Theme Free on Guitar Hero III]]> Will we lowly foreigners get to share the patriotism?

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on Metal Gear Solid 4 on the]]> MGS4 needs an automatic self destruct mechanism that evaporates it if it is put between the likes of "George of the Jungle" and "Kung Fu Panda".
A quality game can't be seen in that company - make it so, Kojima.

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on <em>Variety</em> Troubled By Sid Meier's Next Game]]> The ultimate endgame of Colonization was to win the war against the European nations who sent the settlers and to declare freedom for your colonies. Quite noble actually.
Guess Fritz doesn't know the game much.

Also - excellent point by Starsky...

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on Introducing "Life with PlayStation"]]> Aww, and I was hoping "Life with Playstation" would be a weekly reality PSN soap based on the antics of Kaz and Sir Howard. :-(

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on EA: UK Game Ratings Changes Spell Delays]]> EA's claim seems to be totally nonsense to me. The German USK for example needs to be able to play the game from start to finish as well before they rate it.
And in most cases that doesn't cause inner European delays. This new british system seems to be the same procedure, so unless the game needs to be dramatically changed for the UK market there won't be any delays that haven't already been there to begin with.

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on Sorry Europe, No Metal Gear Database For You]]> Luke, the database (on the jap. store) IS already translated into most European languages. It's just the usual case of SCEE not getting off their butts in time.

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on Sony Europe Notes Fast PS3 Install Rate, Looks To Download Future]]> Digital downloads are destined to divide the world into strictly separated regions.
If I lived in the US, I'd have no problem with it because you guys are bound to get everything first. But as a European, who as of right now has the crappier versions of every online marketplace on every console, both Sony and Microsoft and on PC (hello iTunes) - I'm scared of being locked out with no legal alternatives of importing stuff.

One would think Mr. Ashcraft would understand that mindset as somebody who's living in two entirely different regions.

Regional protection must go - not be more strictly enforced which it could be at the switch of a button if everything is digital.

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on Sony Europe Notes Fast PS3 Install Rate, Looks To Download Future]]> If I had to download 50GB of MGS4, I still would be downloading instead of playing.

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on Zero Punctuation Does Not Enjoy Haze, Either]]> I wouldn't say he didn't enjoy it. The ZP review was more favorable than some of the bigger reviews out there.
Haze>Turok is not the conclusion every reviewer reached...

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on Michael Ironside (And His Ego) No Longer Sam Fisher?]]> I bet there is enough voice talent in the US, so that one can find somebody who can imitate Ironside, so that one may hardly notice he's gone.
I still remember the first "Buffy" game on Xbox where the voice actress sounded exactly like Sarah Michelle Gellar but it was somebody else.

That being said - I don't care for the Splinter Cell franchise at all.

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots Review: Kept You Waiting, Huh?]]> Very good review. The second to last paragraph of the post may be interpreted as a MAJOR SPOILER though.

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on John Riccitiello Has A Sulk Over EA's Review Scores]]> Yeah, yeah - ten "professionals", meaning fewer people who pr can have better control over.

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on Sony Announces In-Game XMB, Trophies Coming To PS3 Via 2.40 Firmware]]> Nice "screenshot" - all we need is a date for 2.40. Could still be months away...

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on Elite Beat Agents Team Working on Lips?]]> Damn, now I have to turn from Lips hate (because it's a typical "me, too" effort to catch up with SingStar) to Lips love becaus iNiS is behind it. ;-)

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on Leak Seems to Confirm Xbox Live Avatars On the Way]]> These avatars are too playful for the average 360 customer. Replacing the Gamerpic with them might backfire.

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on Microsoft Quite Proud Of Xbox 360's Abusive Ownership Relationship]]> In honor of this "special" realtionship between Microsoft and 360 customers they should release "Lemmings" to XBLA free of charge.

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on The Peter Moore Challenge]]> Well, Fifa Street has failed and Facebreaker is about to fail - so if EA is just scoring with its traditional franchises one might ask what they needed Peter Moore for.

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on Hideo Kojima At NYC's Metal Gear Solid 4 Midnight Launch]]> Somebody youtubed it:

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on Nintendo Denies Connection to Wii Fit Ass Vid]]> You actually need legitimate reasons to post articles? ;-)

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on British Sales Charts]]> Lego games aren't graphically intensive so one might just as well get them on Wii without losing much. That's how I'd explain Wii>360 for that one. I got it on PS3 (from the UK no less because they price-rape us Germans on the Next Gen versions of this game) so that my nephew and niece won't be able to "steal" the Wii version as they did with a few other games.

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on (RIP Soul Calibur: 1998-2008) Yoda, Vader Make SCIV Cover]]> I love the fact that they felt the need to cover Ivy's breasts despite pumping them up from game to game. Bigotry at its best...

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on Apple Launches Games for iPhone on App Store in July]]> They want to charge you for something that enables you to BUY something from them? Makes no sense at all.

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on Call of Duty 5 To Feature Co-Op, Eye Ball Burning]]> Good bye German version :-(
Thank god PS3 is region free, though my interest in this game is pretty low, to be honest.
Seems like they're deperately reaching to compete with CoD4's opening which was universally acclaimed.

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on Want to buy <i>Metal Gear Solid 4</i>? Head to Kuwait.]]> @Angryrider: Nope, it's the European version - > PEGI Rating.

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on Want to buy <i>Metal Gear Solid 4</i>? Head to Kuwait.]]> @EmeraldCockroach: He bought two copies so he's partially redeemed. Nice idea for a photo pose btw. - good job.

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on What Game Genre Leaves You Cold, Oh So Very Cold?]]> MMO's in general.

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on Rumor: Ex-Lucasarts Staffer Talks KOTOR 3, More Indy, Wii Lightsaber Game]]> Luke, can you explain a bit if and how you fact-check whether the people who e-mail are actually Lucasarts employees?

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on Kojima Productions Says "No MGS4 90 Minute Cutscenes"]]> I am almost glad the next big PS3 third party exclusive (FF XIII) is some (long) time away. The stuff MGS is all of a sudden attacked for is ridiculous.

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on IGA Snags Exclusive Rights To EA's In-Game PS3 Ads]]> They should change their name. I was afraid the next Castlevania would be plastered with ads. ;-)

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on Your PS3 And 360 Are Killing Your Power Bills]]> That's why the 360 has a built in kill-switch and PS3 has few games that make you want to turn it on.
(Sarcasm).

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on Gerstmann Reviewer Regrets? Nah, Man.]]> At this point it might be a good idea for the Multiplayer blog to shift its focus to games and developers and away from worrying about game reviewers.
Seriously - they have great informative pieces like how publishers try to predict demand for games and the logistics involved and their interviews are some of the better ones as well - so they should interview people who matter.

Videogame journalists interviewing video game journalists is OK when it's called for - like when Gamespot imploded. Otherwise it doesn't help the craft to be taken more seriously.

]]> <![CDATA[El-Suave commented on Sony Introducing Pay For Demo, "Exclusive Content" Gaming Program]]> All I'll say is:
[img][sarahmeyers.files.wordpress.com]]
vs.
[img][mtvgames.typepad.com]]

You get what you pay for ;-)

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