I would like to know what you guys think about EA sticking to their guns over the SecuROM in the new C&C game. Have they not learned anything from the Spore backlash?

Sure they upped the install limit to a whopping 5, but I feel that it is still infringing on consumer rights and the First Sale doctrine (by giving it no resale value).

How are each of you guys going to handle the deluge of high profile titles coming out within the next couple of months?

How are YOU dealing with the economic crisis all over the world in terms of gaming?
Are you cutting back on newer titles?
renting?
or going back in time and getting older games you never got around to playing?

or anything else?

Ok, I'm gonna go find my question from last week...
Gonna need you to remember how you felt about "gamer grub" last week:

"Yes, I'm talking about the term gamer AGAIN:

Doesn't shit like "Gamer Grub" support my (admittedly a little tiresome by this point) opinion that the term "gamer" is both unnecessary and lame? That its more of a marketing term than anything else? "Gamer Grub"? "Gamer Vitamins"? Are you fucking kidding me?

Remember that retarded study that told us "gamers" are not fat, but they are stoners? Why do think people even thought of doing that study? Because people think "gamers" are an identifiable mass entity, not individual fans of a medium.

Look to the future, think about how all the lameness with the term "gamer" attached to it is only going to grow exponentially. You will most likely agree with me eventually, even if you think it's stupid now.

(this is the last time I'll mention this, promise)

"Concerns about littlebigplanet's focus"

I realise i may be in a minority, but every time i see or hear about new user-designed content in littlebigplanet, i get a twinge of concern. It seems that the thrust of the game will be based around these user-contributions with little discussion around the content provided by the developers. As someone who feels that part of the reason i'm willing to pay 50 pounds (around 80-100 dollars depending on the exchange rate's latest gyrations) is that i'm paying for a professional game designer to show me their abilities.

How does the podtoid crew feel about LBP? Does the potential lack of a coherent individual vision concern you or are those concerns outweighed by the creative scope of the game? Am i misunderstanding the entire point of LBP and it is in fact an entirely user-created 'sandbox' game?



Thought i'd give this question a title as it's long and rambling so on the off chance it gets asked on air, theres at least some kind of shorthand for it's content.

Siegelpun:

"DSi will have consumers screaming 'DSidon'tcare'!"

Also, i wanted to ask a question about Halo Wars. I'm a huge fan of real-time strategy but my PC has fallen behind technologically and the thought of an RTS built from the ground up for a console is quite tantalising.

Does anyone else have hope that this game will prove the viability of console RTS games and show that we're in the same situation as when no-one thought a console FPS would work, or is the gamepad and analog sticks just too limited and too imprecise to ever truly match a mouse and keyboard for RTS games?


By the way, i've seen a few gameplay videos and i'm still not convinced it's going to work....but hope springs eternal so i've still got my fingers crossed.

"This week's wiiWare title is definitely in a world of GOOd"

Now that I have that out of the way, it's question time.
How do you guys feel about how much the games industry tends to create sequels, ports and remakes of existing game franchises?

I'm not complaining about developers making these games as long as they are good, and I understand that sequels of successful franchises are a financially safe bet, but I can't help but feel that if developers spent less of their energy making sequels and ports that they might instead focus their time developing and marketing new and creative IP's.

What are your thoughts on this?

"You won't be SILENT during this horror-fest"

Also can we have cookie monster on rev plz plz plz plz

I'm determined to one day make a game entitled "Pew Pew Brothers in Combat of Honor: Road to Hitlerville", a completely historicly inacurate depiction of WWII with Nazi vampires, Machine-gun-legs-FDR and the battle of Normandy fought entire by you, Daft Punk, and a time traveling dog. Would Linde Games™ publish it?

Siegel pun:
"If you're looking for where the fun is, don't look to Armored Core for the answer."

Question for Samit:

I haven't played a good sports game since the old 8/16 bit eras (NHL 94, John Madden 93, Tecmo Super Bowl, RBI Baseball) and I was wondering what you would recommend to someone who enjoys sports games but doesn't like the complexity of the controls in most modern current-gen sports games. I've tried Madden 09 and that was an exercise in frustration just trying to pick a play, though I do enjoy NHL 09's dual stick configuration.

Anyone at destructoid forced to perform any favours (Of a sexual kind or otherwise) in desprerate need of getting a game comming out this winter early? Or would do given the chance?

i.e. Wash bethesdas building, for Fallout 3 early or really chain cliffy b's saw for, say a few weeks early for Gears?

NO MORE HEROES 2. THAT IS ALL.

It seems that Japanese developers are in one way or another talking about how Western developers have overtaken them. What do you guys think Japanese developers can do to improve their standing and remain competitive?

Bring your sister on the show so it wont be a total sausage fest.

Any Halloween plans this year? Are we too old for such shenanigans?

I have a Shalit/Seigal pun:

"You'll be in Heaven when you play Saint's Row 2!"

Alternatively "You will CUM marching in to play Saint's Row 2!"