Re: Prototype/inFamous sales numbers (Lund)



"The alMIGHTY N" <natlee75@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:62d80196-c667-4a13-973a-e537f44a4f2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
On Jul 21, 1:12 pm, "ks...@xxxxxxxxx" <ks...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Jul 21, 12:12 pm, The alMIGHTY N <natle...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:



> On Jul 21, 10:36 am, BoodyBandit <allaboutga...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > On Jul 20, 10:00 am, The alMIGHTY N <natle...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > > On Jul 18, 1:14 pm, BoodyBandit <allaboutga...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > > > On Jul 18, 11:08 am, "Tom" <no...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > > > > "BoodyBandit" <allaboutga...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

> > > > >news:e6915f9a-8423-498c-af31-3590a97921e3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

> > > > > > On Jul 18, 1:32 am, "Tom" <no...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > > >> "Jonah Falcon" <jonahny...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

> > > > > >>news:R_ydnaLx7sjo2_zXnZ2dnUVZ_h2dnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

> > > > > >> > In the last month, Prototype received 6,586 tweets, while > > > > > >> > inFamous
> > > > > >> > received 2,305 tweets.

> > > > > >> > Prototype is more popular than inFamous, period.

> > > > > >> > You just got pwned.

> > > > > >> >http://www.gamestooge.com/2009/07/17/the-gaming-buzz-on-twitter-july-17/

> > > > > >> What exactly does posting stats on Twitter have anything to > > > > > >> do with game
> > > > > >> sales. The actual sales to install base is far more relevant > > > > > >> and tweeting
> > > > > >> is
> > > > > >> not anything remotely meaningful to the popularity of these > > > > > >> games in the
> > > > > >> context of this thread.

> > > > > > Hey how goes it Tom?
> > > > > > Have you been doing any gaming lately?

> > > > > Hey Boody, everything is going pretty well; job is fairly safe > > > > > for now, so
> > > > > that is a good thing. And no, I haven't really been doing much > > > > > gaming except
> > > > > for maybe revisiting some older game here and there. You know > > > > > me, I am very
> > > > > picky. I wish MW2 were already here! How have you been anything > > > > > new in
> > > > > gaming that you like? How are you liking your Sammy850?

> > > > Love my Sammy. Wouldn't trade it for any other flat panel at the
> > > > moment. I was playing SFIV (actually I still am) and some > > > > Killzone 2
> > > > most of 09. Recently I have made the switch back to the 360 when > > > > I
> > > > picked up Battlefield 1943 a few days ago. I absolutely love it. > > > > Best
> > > > $15 bucks I have ever spent in gaming. Now I am gearing up for > > > > the
> > > > release of Forza 3 and all the other racers coming out this Fall. > > > > I
> > > > preordered the Fanatec Turbo 911 S w/ Clubsport Pedals
> > > > (www.fanatec.com) and I am putting together mock drawings to > > > > build a
> > > > cockpit. The next thing I have to order is a comfortable racing > > > > chair.
> > > > I was going to pick up a Sparco but to say a few bucks (actually > > > > a lot
> > > > of bucks) I most likely will go for a Bomz chair.

> > > > Job security right now is scary. My wife had her company taking > > > > over a
> > > > few months ago. Thankfully they told her she is absolutely safe > > > > and
> > > > the company would go under before letting her go and they gave > > > > her a
> > > > pay increase to prove it. That is only because no one else knows > > > > how
> > > > or is qualified to do her job. Lucky for her. The only thing that
> > > > sucks is when she takes a vacation her work piles up.

> > > > What upcoming games are you looking forward to?

> > > "I am putting together mock drawings to build a cockpit."

> > > "Job security right now is scary."

> > > I found those two statements being in such close proximity kind of
> > > funny for some reason.

> > I didn't really go any where Almighty. I do visit a lot less then I
> > use to but I still skim through the cesspool that is A.G.V.X.

> I suppose not everyone enjoys watching car wrecks like I do. :-)

> > I love
> > reading your post man. For as much as you dig writing it's a shame > > you
> > don't have webspace to voice your opinion on gaming.

> I've actually contemplated starting up a website of some sort many
> times. As you may know, I'm a web designer/developer by trade.
> However, I've never really had "my own" website, mainly because I've
> always been too damn lazy to think of any content that may be of any
> worth to *someone* out there.

> There's actually a domain I was going to register that was shorthand
> for a phrase that describes the way I look at life (and works
> especially well with gaming) but when I finally was ready to get off
> my ass and get it started, I discovered that there's a long-standing
> gaming website whose name is my philosophical phrase minus one word. I
> expect that if I started the website now, many people would accuse me
> of leeching off them, which is not the case at all since I thought
> about this name a good 6-7 years ago when I really wasn't browing
> gaming-related forums and sites all the time.

> In any case, I was thinking of either putting together a general blog
> in which I would sometimes post my opinions and thoughts on gaming or
> starting up that website and inviting some of the people on this
> newsgroup (and some of my "real life" gamer friends) to contribute op
> eds. I thought Tom had a great concept with the moderated forum but
> the only issue was that it still looked like a forum (and a forum with
> no activity) whereas this would just be a collection of opinions and
> not, say, reports on when this game is coming out or transcripts of
> interviews.

> > I hear you about the building cockpit / job security. There are 2
> > reasons I am building one vs buying one.
> > 1. I have expensive taste.
> > 2. I am very handy with tools. I come from a family of building
> > contractors. So I can build one with much more flexibility and
> > adjustments for a hell of a lot cheaper than purchasing one.

> Nice. I'm on the polar opposite end of the spectrum. I can't do squat
> with any tools. I probably *could* if I really put my mind to it but
> it's just not my thing. My wife's friend's husband built himself a new
> deck all by himself this summer. I can't even be bothered to change
> the loose boards by myself. :-\

> > The cockpit I was looking to purchase was over 2k and that isn't
> > including the monitor or wheel.
> > Now I will most likely be able to do it all for 2k.

> I guess what took me more by surprise was the cockpit itself. I've
> never known anyone who went that deep into a particular type of gaming
> experience. I've never known anyone who had, say, arcade cabinets in
> their basement or a racing cockpit or even that complex full-blown
> arcade controller for that Xbox Capcom mech game.

> > BTW you are one of the only reasons I still visit. I love watching > > you
> > go to work on the..... well you know.

> LOL

> I'm glad *someone's* enjoying my posts. :-)- Hide quoted text -

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You could always write for Gamestooge, but I think they would reject
you on the merits that you have a functional working brain.

I was thinking about making some sort of loose comparison to
GameStooge but that site, for better or worse, isn't exactly what I
want to do.

A lot of the GameStooge articles seem to be reporting on news. It
doesn't seem to be pure op ed. I'm not someone who's going to go to a
trade show and report on the things I see there. I'd rather talk about
what I like about this particular game or what I hate about this other
game. I'd rather talk about the merits and faults of something like
Project Natal rather than regurgitate demonstrations given at E3.

I'm not particularly pointing out GameStooge here - all of the video
game websites are like this. I'd rather be a voice and an opinion than
a "journalist" per se.

But Gamestooge hardly produces any real journalism, when we know that an ultra-biased pseudo-journalist writes there.

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