A few weeks ago I described why I’d be boycotting Assassin’s Creed 2, even though I had (until then) been eagerly waiting for the time I could give Ubisoft my money. To recap, the reason is that AC2 requires an always-on internet connection to play — and this for a single-player game. People often respond… Read More »
I loved Assassin’s Creed. It was entertaining in its own way, the graphics were stunning, and though the storyline was slightly bland it was not boring. I bought it on sale on Steam early last year. I have been quite excited about the sequel. It’s supposed to come out on the PC next month (it… Read More »
I preordered Left 4 Dead 2 the other day. Just throwing that out there. Also, Tim Buckley (author of the popular Ctrl+Alt+Del webcomic) has articulated quite perfectly my own opinion on the L4D2 boycott. Two posts of interest, both found here.
A recent Bruce Schneier blog post got me thinking about boycotts. Specifically, the user “AwesomeRobot” made the following comment in response to another user who said they plan to forever boycott Sony due to the rootkits they put on music CDs in 2005: Boycotts don’t work unless you say you’ll buy from them again when… Read More »
So I just realized something sad. A few weeks ago, I downloaded and played the demo of Batman: Arkham Asylum. It was released on one console or other a few days ago, and it comes out for Windows in a few weeks, so I was all excited for its release, and I planned to buy… Read More »