May 232012
 

With the release of Dragon’s Dogma yesterday (which Kirk Thornton did the voice direction for), it got me thinking about a topic I’ve had on my mind for a while: should moar developers package demos of highly anticipated games with lesser known titles? As you may well know (or not know), Dragon’s Dogma comes with a demo of Resident Evil 6. The RE franchise is well-known and popular franchise; many gamers will undoubtedly buy the next installment of an established franchise. Some players have purchased Dragon’s Dogma solely for the demo of RE6. This is a great strategy to sell copies of a game, but as I stated, should moar developers do this? Let’s take a look at the pros and cons. Continue reading »

Apr 172012
 

Xenoblade Chronicles is perhaps the biggest example of very vocal fans influencing a localization decision, as Nintendo of America had no plans to bring this game over, even when it got released in Europe. Fortunately, it did eventually come over, and boy, was it worth the wait. Continue reading »