Troutsizzes?

by | Mar 5, 2013 | Baseball

Ok, so, this is just getting stupid. I put in all the codes I had sitting around from S1. Take a look at my player lineup.

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THREE Mike Trout??? Troutsi? Troutsizzes? What the hell Topps? I certainly don’t mind him as a player, he’s probably going to get, oh, I dunno, a bazillion hits this year, but having some options might be nice. I put in 11 cards, got 8 players. I suppose it could be worse. I could have unlocked 6 Carlos Lee, or 11 pitchers, or something else insane.  Does no one check these things for Topps? Where’s the programmer and where is the insanely easy to implement code check to see if you already have player X. Whatever. This “Million Dollar Chase” is such a ridiculous idea that I only put in the codes out of mild curiosity. So, here’s to hoping Mike Trout beats Joe DiMaggio’s record of 56, because I’m picking Trout, and never logging into this site again.

You couldn’t actually be any more wrong

by | Mar 1, 2013 | Aggravation, Games

I was browsing over my normal lunch-hour gaming news and blog posts when I came across two that are both so perfectly timed that it can’t be a coincidence AND so completely and totally wrong. There is an article, which originated from a stockholders conference call by Electronic Arts CFO Blake Jorgensen, and an article from outspoken former Epic Games designer CliffyB, both of which are dealing with the subject of “microtransactions”. That term, when referring to video games, are fees that gamers pay for content. I’ll start with the relevant quotes before I tear them a new one…

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