Crash_Happy

Well it was less a thesis and more of a musing.
I probably should have given an example but I didn't want to limit myself. After all the Persona stuff wasn't a Quick Look either, and I'm sure some people have bought based on reviews etc despite the fact that the site remains largely unbranded.
I don't think there's even a link to whether the team liked something or not. Speaking for myself I don't always agree with them, I tend to agree with Yahtzee more if anything. Still, when they say something I know where I stand in relation to that. But is that a factor is why so many (at least so they claim) go on to buy after being shown on GB?
I like the idea that it's their passion, that we as game players recognise and resonate with that and subsequently that sometimes effects our purchasing decisions.

I've been reviewing the last year, as is almost compulsory around this time, and how could I not look back on my years worth of game purchases when trying to select my top ten games? 
All this retrospect has made me wonder something about Giant Bomb itself. Or rather the effect it has on me. So I fully confess that I have bought a game purely because of something posted by one of the GB crew. Not only that but I know that it's not just me effected in this way. Usually with gaming sites I'll read the odd preview of a game I'm interested in and maybe look at review scores and skim the text itself (I find that some sites reveal key moments in games). Yes this can influence my gaming purchases but I can't remember reading about a game I'd not heard of, and then buying it as a result.
So I have to wonder what it is about Giant Bomb that does this? And what percentage of it's readers are afflicted?

The original was such a massive disappointment that I can't see the sequel being any good. I'm keeping an eye but frankly, meh.

I suppose the use of a disk allows them to roll out the service without waiting for the next system update, but you could achieve that by having it downloadable from the PSN too. It escapes me. Unless MS had some contract with Netflix where they couldn't offer their service as part of another console, in that case using a disk could be seen as adequate seperation allowing them to start up before the 'exclusive' period lapsed?
Oh, I don't know.

Disk required? Odd.

Played the first two, found then to be over rated. I don't think that makes me 'kewl' at all, I can see why players from a console background would like it and what with all the Xbox 1 fanboys needing something to trumpet at the time the first came out I can see why it gained so much hyperbole. If you like it, good for you.

" C&C3, ODST, and now SC2.  Looks like Helfer has developed an interest in games money recently. "

Surely that already is Ryan?