GAMEINFORMER ZEN BOUND UPDATE
It was a product that faced a bit of an uphill battle to begin with, as it was yet another tweak of the aging DS line.īut the company hoped the update would goose consumer demand and the larger screen would make the handheld device more appealing to a wider audience.
“It's a candidate,” she quickly followed up, “meaning, yes, a reasonable jury could find that Mortal Kombat, which is an iconic game, which I am sure half of the clerks who work for us spend considerable amounts of time in their adolescence playing…”įor months, Nintendo carefully built up the hype for the DSi XL. “I believe it’s a candidate Your Honor, but I haven't played the game and been exposed to it sufficiently to judge for myself,” Morazzini replied after a short pause. “You think Mortal Kombat is prohibited by this statute?,” she asked out of the blue. The scariest part for gamers, though, was that none of the Justices seemed to fit the gamer demographic – and many seemed to think that Postal 2 was representative of the entire industry.īut when Justice Elena Kagan shifted her questioning away from that title and onto the stalwart fighting game Mortal Kombat, it was California’s attorney whose mouth was agape. A ruling in the wrong direction could have significant financial and creative effects on game publishers and developers. Supreme Court hearing centering on whether the sale of violent video games to children should be regulated was serious business. We’ve tried to narrow things down to the five biggest surprises – but we suspect you’ve got a few ideas that didn’t occur to us. The video game industry has weathered its share of good and bad in 2010, but what made things really interesting were the completely unexpected moments – things we could never have predicted, no matter how many clues we were given.įrom THQ’s decision to launch an experimental pricing strategy that could lob $20 off the price of games if it’s successful, to the return of a circus-like E3 environment (topped by Activision’s Lollapalooza-like concert), there were plenty of shocking moments in 2010.
Without further ado, here are the charts: Top 5 Unexpected Gaming Events You can also compare this year's set of charts against 2009's 'Top 5s' compilation, plus 2008's similar compendium and 2007's chart rundown to see what has changed - and what overarching trends have ended up staying the same over the years.
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In one fell swoop, you'll get our full wisdom on a multitude of game sectors and industry events, as written up by editors and contributors including Kris Graft, Leigh Alexander, Chris Morris, Brandon Sheffield, Simon Parkin, Kyle Orland, Danny Cowan, Mike Rose, Eric Caoili, and more.
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