Even with thorough market research, it’s difficult to conclude how new-games buyers – a consumer set that occasionally acts irrationally – would be affected in absence of the resale subsidy. What it does show us is that there are more market forces at play here than common sense would imply.

If developers want to use framed narrative, at least give me something akin to Witcher 2’s prologue. If they want to be daring, tell me a story like ODST. Games aren’t cinema and they shouldn’t use framed narrative the way movies do.

We have yet to see real gaming-fruits-of-labor funded by Kickstarter money and until then, we don’t know exactly what kind will come of the high-risk investment backers have made. Some of these game may never even come out, or take forever to do so, but there’s no recourse if that happens. Your money, after a successful Kickstarter, is gone much earlier than a simple pre-order.

Whether you approach this as a gamer or an average moviegoer, Indie Game: The Movie is an awesome film. The documentary does a tremendous job of sharing human interest stories within the context of video game creation.

It’s the year 3587, conflict spans the stars. Huge robot armies are locked in an enduring stalemate. In their bid for galactic conquest they call upon the most powerfull group of mercenaries in the universe: the Awesomenauts!

Awesomenauts brings team-based competetive arena play to a platforming perspective. Play and customize several Awesomenauts as you storm the online battlegrounds and unlock loads of new abilities and characters for your arsenal. Coming May 2nd 2012 to Xbox LIVE Arcade and Playstation Network!

In adapting the game to the 360, CD Projekt RED put special emphasis on character model resolutions, so Geralt and his companions look rather nice even compared to the PC. I was shocked that the 360 version keeps the insanely detailed environments of the original game. Though the resolution and texture quality take a major hit, the forest surrounding Flotsam (the hub of Act 1) puts even Skyrim’s flora and fauna to shame.

You could commend the game for the volume of content, but the majority that I played was filler rather than killer. For returning players there might be some curiosity regarding the series’ hero, and the new Titan, but for any newcomer tempted by the promise of pirates the disappointment will quickly set in. This will be a game that people will end up picking up as part of a Steam sale, and lay unplayed in their library.

You are Sgt. James Heller, a soldier left to die, distraught husband to a deceased wife and father to a dead son. You are infected. There is one thing left to do — hunt down and kill Alex Mercer. Wield the unbelievable Tendril power that allows you to lift and tear apart cars and military vehicles, ensnare powerful infected beasts and shred groups of enemies to pieces. Track down your enemies by emitting sonar pulses from your body. Choose from a wide variety of new Mutation perks, including better locomotion abilities, sharper claws and enhanced disguise abilities, to build and customize the ultimate Prototype. The virus has left the city in ruins, but it’s not going to stop you from achieving your goal. Unleash the true power of infection raging within you and kill Alex Mercer.

The Witcher 2: Assassins Of Kings is a single player Role Playing Game (RPG), and sequel to the critically acclaimed 2007 PC game, The Witcher. Based on the short stories and novels of Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski, Assassins Of Kings continues the adventures of the Medieval monster hunter for hire, Geralt of Rivia.

Today, Warner Bros. announced a Game of the Year edition of Rocksteady’s heralded Batman: Arkham City. This version, unlike many GOTY packages, includes a bit of new content called “Harley Quinn’s Revenge”. Like other GOTY packages though, it includes everything you could have purchased up until now as well. This version of the game is set to release on May 29th, a mere 7 months after the original game came out.

What I took out of it, besides the fact that I need more practice at SFXT, was a reminder that the face-to-face social gaming experience is still superior to any online interactions available today.

A perfect skillshot in Ascend is one-hit kill, but it’s far likelier to spend upwards of thirty seconds dueling with another player before a lethal shot actually connects. It’s an incredible ballet created via the interplay of movement, speed, and precision.

Adam and Pete grace your earholes with organic carnivorous vehicles, problem solving the Bash way, robo-envy, Fatal Frame 2′s fatal flaws, I Am Alive, FEZ, and the best solution for humanity’s impending collapse: the ArkCar.