CyberKnight

@Doomedlion Mine said available when I first signed on, but I played Googly Eyes with my kids (my 1-year-old actually asks for it by name), and when I was done, it went back to "coming soon".

"Charla said that XBLA's pricing trends are 'a little bit of the opposite' of what one might normally see in an app-store ecosystem..."

That's because XBLA is the opposite of what one might normally consider a "free market". Prices are dictated by Microsoft (just ask Valve), prices don't decay with time (XBLA launch titles are still at original prices; disc-based launch titles can sometimes be found for less than those prices; also, note that things like the $30 DLC for Samurai Warriors hasn't changed even when you can get the game itself for $5), and they only go on sale when Microsoft decides they go on sale, and for how long.

@(Unverified) Taking pictures in the store is cause for termination? Really? I don't understand that at all.

Granted, if the policy is there and known, they're stupid for violating it; but I still don't understand why the policy is there in the first place.

It would be interesting if they could include gamers' demographics. I'm curious how many players play a gender opposite their own. I know I'm not as comfortable playing as the opposite sex, personally.

@kgoo867 Again, I did not "blame" Sony Computer Entertainment specifically. Your strawman is invalid.

@Solais I didn't say SCEA, I (and the article) said "Sony", the company as a whole, which most certainly DID have a hand in it. My comment stands, despite your quibbling about what division may or may not have been involved.

Actually, since Sony was a major player in shoving blu-ray down our throats, it kind of *is* Sony's fault.

If my component-only HDTV hadn't crapped out on me a year ago (or, if I owned a PS3), I might care more. But unlike the commenters who believe "it doesn't affect me, so this news is useless," it's worth publicizing so people can double-check their connections before they freak out and figure Sony dropped blu-ray movie playback altogether.

The DRM evil is a whole separate discussion...

@jmc0b Since when is GameStop an authority on release dates?

Thomas the Tank Engine is behind the hacks?

Oh wait, that's "confusion and delay", not "inconvenience and concern".

@This Little Man Says His Name Is :
And it would *still* be overpriced.

I bought the game *two years ago* for $6. The DLC is $30. Half-off would still be more than I paid for the actual game.

This is the difference between a free market and a corporate-controlled marketplace.