Shadow Complex sets week-one sales record

No one but Chair & Orson Scott Card know the details of his compensation, but it's entirely possible that he doesn't even see a dime from XBLA sales. The intellectual property was created by Chair, and OSC is the guy that somehow got picked to write the novels based off of it. If you're boycotting the game to specifically punish Card then you're very possibly completely missing your target. If however you're doing it to punish Chair for deciding to do business with him in the first place then that's another thing.

The sad fact is, there are a lot of bigots out there, and it's pretty much a given that everyday your money funnels to those people in ways you aren't even aware of. Shadow Complex is an excellent game. It might be the best downloadable game to hit the home consoles to date. It would be a shame if all that effort went unrewarded. However, if a rational discussion results in a number of gamers learning about what a dickhead Card is, or how that type of mindset is completely unacceptable in this day and age, then we are all the better for it.

Ender's Game is still awesome.

Altairio,

I enjoyed Ender's Game as much as the next guy, but am not a big follower of OSC, so pardon my ignorance (other that what I just read on Wiki) on his views. But regardless if I agree or disagree with his views on any given topic (homosexuality or other), to say that views such as his should not be allowed in this day and age is both hypocritical and ignorant.

If you are allowed to have your views, he has to be allowed to have his, and trust me, we don't live in some "special" or "enlightened" age where certain views have been shed and "better" views have been birthed. There's nothing new under the sun.

Spartacus,

Those are some mental backflips you’re doing there.

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The notion that we must be tolerant of intolerance is asinine. Making allowances for discrimination is being an accomplice to it. True, every person can think whatever they want, but the views of OSC & his ilk are becoming increasingly irrelevant, outdated and socially unacceptable. In many ways, homosexuals are the last group it is okay to be outwardly hateful and bigoted against. But these times they are a changin’.

"In many ways, homosexuals are the last group it is okay to be outwardly hateful and bigoted against."
Atheists.

The story was generic and boring, the main character was a dick. Who cares, the game is awesome.

Don't give in...the pie is a lie.

Hold on now, let's not say anything we can't take back. More excited for shadow complex than Uncharted 2? That's crazy talk!

Don't get me wrong I loved the hell out of shadow complex but come on... it's Uncharted 2.

Now with even more Nolan North than Shadow Complex.

I'm guessing Battlefield 1943. It sold a metric ton.

@Frag And deservedly so. Shadow Complex is great, but for $15 you can't go wrong with BF1943.

I think i worded that wrong >.

and lost an eye lolz!!!!!!!!

I see what you're saying. In any case Shadow Complex IS fantastic and you should definitely check it out.

FYI Super Metroid really is one of the best games of all time!

o_0 I had a reply fail... I feel like such a blog noob :/

agreed that is annoying.. but dude, you buy the game so they can make more PIFF games like this. That'd be great for the 49803th iteration of Tetris but for brand spankin new IP? You gotta drop the greenbacks!

Well, it is entirely possibly it's not working for you because you are using this so called trial glitch.

When you first get to a place where you absolutely need missiles, you're very near the missiles. The flashlight is your friend. Explore more.

Yup. Im beating that drum myself. Hope the 250gb hd they keep talking about is real. That way the 120gb might drop in price to something remotely non-vomit inducing.