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XavierHarkonnen
11/23/09

In reply to ESA: Today Is A "Very, Very Good Day" For The Gaming Industry
haha i love Americans who say Obama is a socialist, or has marxist ideals when their left-wing party is FAR more conservative than Canada's conservative party :P. Seriously i don't get why you guys are all up in arms over social services
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Bouchart
11/23/09

@XavierHarkonnen: Because they are unconstitutional. We do things differently here.
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Seiven
11/24/09

@Bouchart: QFT
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Z Naught
11/23/09

In reply to ESA: Today Is A "Very, Very Good Day" For The Gaming Industry
Despite my love for video games, just wait until they put cash towards making video games to push marxist ideals.
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RedRaptor
11/23/09

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Hmph. I'm not impressed - if anything, I hate Obama more now. He's just like every other politician - he'll bash something when it's beneficial, but if praising it means a few approval points and some positive press, he'll be more than happy to do an about-face.

Screw 'em all.
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Z Naught
11/23/09

@RedRaptor: Except for the fact of him having this "secret" marxist agenda that is quite obvious but everyone seems to deny. Im sure that is not something to gain approval points.
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deanbmmv
11/23/09

In reply to ESA: Today Is A "Very, Very Good Day" For The Gaming Industry
You know when I see a headline like that I expected news that Kotick had resigned :P (please don't kill me, its a joke)

There was an ad in the cinema the other day for some math and science scheme,(which I can't find the website for, effective ad eh..., woot found it) and that had a a bit on the whole games development thing. Seems to be something that they've figured they can leverage to get kids interested in particular subjects. And kinda cool they got LBP as its mascot, is one of the more accessible and creative games out there. Not sure if the UK initiative will go as far as that, but we are lagging in the 'games can be good' gov't mindset, so I don't think it will. Which is a shame as LBP is a British game, it'd help explore the whole creativity aspects, and show support for local developers (which is the main bit UK Gov't is lagging in)

Obama however seems to have a very forward thinking administration. Or at least a more tech/geeky minded one. Sure he may say about leaving your xboxes behind, but he's not going to actively encourage all kids to play on consoles is he?, just a bit of moderation :P
I shall keep an eye on him, even if I can't actively influence the votes (beyond my subliminal message in this comment)
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Bouzi...not a graphics whore!
11/23/09

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Good thing it's not laundry day. As a wise little wallaby once said: "laundry day is a very dangerous day."
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mms9304
11/23/09

@Bouzi...not a graphics whore!: Bless you, sir.
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Chewbenator
11/23/09

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And all you people thought Obama was anti-gaming when he made some light remarks about how you should take video games in moderation. The sensationalism of anti-gaming riles you folks up way too easy.
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mangs
11/23/09

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Bush: See Cheney, I TOLD you we should have put Galaga machines in all the high schools...
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Shinta
11/23/09

@mangs: I think Cheney is more into First Person Shooters.
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Marios_shadow
11/23/09

@Shinta: He keeps losing in COD because friendlies walk in front of his line of fire. =(
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Thut
11/23/09

@mangs: He always shoots the dog in Duck Hunt.
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crabperson
11/23/09

@Marios_shadow: Nice.
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nrXic
11/23/09

@Marios_shadow: Fortunately he makes up for it by calling in airstrikes...on civilians.
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AnthonyHasGame
11/23/09

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When it came to teaching my younger brother to read I used games like Pokemon and Paper Mario as trainers for him. A lot of fun games like this are similar to a good book, and as long as the child is reading and interested they can pick up on things that will seem natural to them when they are writing, or in this case, learning to read.

I think games serve as a great medium for students. When used correctly we have games that exercise both body and mind and it's nice to see it finally accepted and integrated into some sort of educational faculty.
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Vecha: One more Month
11/23/09

In reply to ESA: Today Is A "Very, Very Good Day" For The Gaming Industry
This is great!

I don't see how people can be afraid of games when there is so much potential.

My little brother, who is in 9th grade, is doing great in math and science. Why?

Well...I think it is because of his curiosity with modding games such as Half-Life/Half-life 2/other valve games as well as games such as morrowind and oblivion.

While I wouldn't say he is anywhere near as good as other modders, the fact that he enjoyed messing around and tinkering with games, I believe, has resulted in his curiosity and enjoyment for math and science.
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Kcm117
11/23/09

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i thought Obama wanted all the kids to get off their Xboxes and go outside?
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Vecha: One more Month
11/23/09

@Kcm117:

He was most likely trying to appeal to non-gamers of course!
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kingmanic
11/23/09

@Kcm117: Apparently Obama wanted all the kids to get off their Xboxes and onto their PS3s?
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snuter
11/23/09

@Kcm117: LBP is a PS3 exclusive...Perhaps the president is a fanboy.
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OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
11/23/09

@snuter: With the President supporting LBP and the Airforce buying up PS3s this can mean only one thing---its the Sony Defense Force-Manchurian Candidate!
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Zinger314
11/23/09

In reply to ESA: Today Is A "Very, Very Good Day" For The Gaming Industry
Good Day or Good PR?
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Bouchart
11/23/09

@Zinger314: It's only good PR if you like Obama- and since half the country hates him...
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NoBullet
11/23/09

@Bouchart: which country?
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emag
11/23/09

@NoBullet: Palin country. The rest of us aren't Real Americans.
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Bouchart
11/23/09

@emag: For the past year or so I've been predicting serious violence and possible civil war. Maybe it will happen.

By the way, I don't care for Palin either. America doesn't need a smiling face for president, it needs a butcher.
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Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.
11/19/09

In reply to Sony Outlines Gaming Turnaround, Sees PS3 Profitability in 2011
So Howard has unleashed his "We will make money yet, please don't gut me like a fish and toss my dead body off of the top of the Tokyo Stock Exchange" plan.

We'll see what comes of it, but at this point if Microsoft wasn't currently in the middle of forging it's new battle plans, they could drop the Pro to 100, drop 20 billion or so and buy EA and end this right now. And Nintendo's expanding marketshare means they are going to remain 1st till the end of this gen.
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Wally P. Kockenhymer III
11/19/09

In reply to Sony Outlines Gaming Turnaround, Sees PS3 Profitability in 2011
My how the all mighty have fallen. Let's go back five years and make the suggestion that by the time the PS3 turns 3 it will have the least amount of marketshare compared to Nintendo and Microsoft. What kind of response would that prediction have gotten during a time when the PS2 obliterated the competition?

The bottom line is Sony is currently fighting a battle they cannot win, but they can survive if they continue to turn this thing around. Look at it this way, Sony could make a miraculous comeback and catch Microsoft and even Nintendo, but for what? No matter what Sony does they will end this generation having lost a significant amount of marketshare to both Microsoft and Nintendo.

It will leave a few fanboys butthurt, but overall the current distribution of marketshare tremendously benefits all gamers. As they say when March Madness comes around "survive and advance". That is exactly what Sony is thinking right now.
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Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.
11/19/09

@Bii Nii Wii Nii:I never thought after two gens so far ahead in #1 that hubris would bring Sony down..but then it's always brought down people in the past. Sega, Nintendo, Atari.
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Mike Newlad
11/22/09

@Bii Nii Wii Nii: Dude, you make out like Sony haven't sold more than Microsoft in the last 5 years - that's a crazy statement when you consider that they have sold more PS2's in them 5 years than Microsoft's have sold 360's and xbox's combined. Then ontop of that they still have a console that's selling faster than the 360 in the PS3.

I mean, if Sony just said fuck it and launched the PS4 tomorrow, would you be saying Sony are winning the wars? Or would you be comparing the monthly sales to the wii, PS3 and 360?

When Microsoft threw in the towel on the xbox, they didn't suddenly jump into first place with the 360.

The same goes for the wii and game cube. Sony are still selling the worlds most dominant console and they have their successor infiltrating the market at the same time.

Nintendo dominate the hand held market, Sony the home console market.
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TSFMfest - not funny
11/19/09

In reply to Sony Outlines Gaming Turnaround, Sees PS3 Profitability in 2011
It never ceases to amaze me that people get paid quite well to put together information packets like this that are so incredibly vague and devoid of actual content...
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11/19/09

In reply to Sony Outlines Gaming Turnaround, Sees PS3 Profitability in 2011
its unfortunate for sony that nintendo and microsoft has been making profit since launch
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FP_slomo788
11/19/09

@란: Microsoft hasn't since launch.
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ithyphallus, bonks morrigan
11/19/09

@FP_slomo788: they did around a year or so. they've been in the green more than you like
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FP_slomo788
11/19/09

@ithyphallus, bonks morrigan: Lol you think I care or "I like" that Microsoft makes or doesn't make money?

He was inaccurate in his post, so I corrected him. My statement was a negation of what he said, not that they haven't made a dime from launch up to now.
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Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.
11/19/09

@란:Nintendo has never failed to make profit from launch. Even the Virtual Boy did.
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