Comments for Can't Win For Losing http://cantwinforlosing.com sometimes life ain't fair Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:05:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Let the games begin. by Zander http://cantwinforlosing.com/2010/09/06/let-the-games-begin/#comment-219 Zander Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:05:06 +0000 http://cantwinforlosing.com/?p=469#comment-219 I actually don't have an issue with what THQ is doing. I think they should start selling the base games at a much lower price and then sell the extra features, like online play, for an additional cost. Look at how many people play Farmville and other Zynga games on Facebook. Some people spend $20 to $30 a month buying the "extras" for the game because they feel the extras are worth the money. Personally, I haven't spent a dime on these games. The gaming industry needs to get out of the path that they are going on. The music, movie and ebook industries saw massive sales drops because they kept raising their prices without offering more content. The gaming industry is in a unique position to capitalize on everyone, while making more off of the ones that are willing to pay a little extra. I would buy several games a month for $5 each, but I'm not spending $40 to $80 on a game that I may hate. I actually don’t have an issue with what THQ is doing. I think they should start selling the base games at a much lower price and then sell the extra features, like online play, for an additional cost. Look at how many people play Farmville and other Zynga games on Facebook. Some people spend $20 to $30 a month buying the “extras” for the game because they feel the extras are worth the money. Personally, I haven’t spent a dime on these games.

The gaming industry needs to get out of the path that they are going on. The music, movie and ebook industries saw massive sales drops because they kept raising their prices without offering more content. The gaming industry is in a unique position to capitalize on everyone, while making more off of the ones that are willing to pay a little extra. I would buy several games a month for $5 each, but I’m not spending $40 to $80 on a game that I may hate.

]]> Comment on If a tree falls in a forest by Zander http://cantwinforlosing.com/2010/09/09/if-a-tree-falls-in-a-forest/#comment-218 Zander Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:59:24 +0000 http://cantwinforlosing.com/?p=474#comment-218 I agree. If the media whores had left this guy alone to do his protest, none of this would have happened. No one would have known about all of this and we would not be worrying about the aftermath. I won't even get into how "Christian" this pastor is not. I agree. If the media whores had left this guy alone to do his protest, none of this would have happened. No one would have known about all of this and we would not be worrying about the aftermath.

I won’t even get into how “Christian” this pastor is not.

]]> Comment on Now there’s a Bad Romance I can get into by Mike Martinez http://cantwinforlosing.com/2010/09/09/now-theres-a-bad-romance-i-can-get-into/#comment-216 Mike Martinez Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:07:01 +0000 http://cantwinforlosing.com/?p=476#comment-216 He's dreamy... He’s dreamy…

]]> Comment on If a tree falls in a forest by jonolan http://cantwinforlosing.com/2010/09/09/if-a-tree-falls-in-a-forest/#comment-215 jonolan Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:09:58 +0000 http://cantwinforlosing.com/?p=474#comment-215 More accurately we’ve had a lot of prominent politicians and media figures saying a lot of incendiary things about Americans protesting the mosque all summer, something like this is bound to happen. More accurately we’ve had a lot of prominent politicians and media figures saying a lot of incendiary things about Americans protesting the mosque all summer, something like this is bound to happen.

]]> Comment on Today in Scary Pictures by Today in Scary Pictures (via Can’t Win For Losing) « Mike's Daily Blog http://cantwinforlosing.com/2010/09/03/today-in-scary-pictures/#comment-214 Today in Scary Pictures (via Can’t Win For Losing) « Mike's Daily Blog Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:18:38 +0000 http://cantwinforlosing.com/?p=463#comment-214 [...] Basically this is comparing the relative drops and recoveries in employment of pretty much every recession since World War 2. When people say 'worst economic downturn since the Great Depression' this is what they mean. Via Calculated Risk. … Read More [...] [...] Basically this is comparing the relative drops and recoveries in employment of pretty much every recession since World War 2. When people say 'worst economic downturn since the Great Depression' this is what they mean. Via Calculated Risk. … Read More [...]

]]> Comment on Today in Scary Pictures by Mike Martinez http://cantwinforlosing.com/2010/09/03/today-in-scary-pictures/#comment-212 Mike Martinez Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:31:08 +0000 http://cantwinforlosing.com/?p=463#comment-212 The worst part is there is more tough times ahead... The worst part is there is more tough times ahead…

]]> Comment on What? No blue shell? by Nathan Simpson http://cantwinforlosing.com/2010/08/24/what-no-blue-shell/#comment-210 Nathan Simpson Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:27:07 +0000 http://cantwinforlosing.com/?p=454#comment-210 We need more lanes like this! We need more lanes like this!

]]> Comment on We should deport them all! by We should deport them all! (via Can’t Win For Losing) « JimmieJoe.com http://cantwinforlosing.com/2010/08/31/we-should-deport-them-all/#comment-209 We should deport them all! (via Can’t Win For Losing) « JimmieJoe.com Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:59:36 +0000 http://cantwinforlosing.com/?p=460#comment-209 [...] As per historical trends, the recent economic stupor has led to an increase in anti-immigrant sentiments and xenophobia generally. However via Kevin Drum comes a study from the San Francisco Fed about how immigration has next to no negative effects on employment and actually raises average incomes of native-born workers: The analysis begins with the well-documented phenomenon that U.S.-born workers and immigrants tend to take different occupation … Read More [...] [...] As per historical trends, the recent economic stupor has led to an increase in anti-immigrant sentiments and xenophobia generally. However via Kevin Drum comes a study from the San Francisco Fed about how immigration has next to no negative effects on employment and actually raises average incomes of native-born workers: The analysis begins with the well-documented phenomenon that U.S.-born workers and immigrants tend to take different occupation … Read More [...]

]]> Comment on Inevitability by Zander http://cantwinforlosing.com/2010/08/29/inevitability/#comment-208 Zander Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:58:20 +0000 http://cantwinforlosing.com/?p=457#comment-208 I am really not surprised. Some people don't want to do the work of anything any more. If it's not fun, don't do it. The internet is just making this easier. I am really not surprised. Some people don’t want to do the work of anything any more. If it’s not fun, don’t do it. The internet is just making this easier.

]]> Comment on Do no evil by Do no evil (via Can’t Win For Losing) « Mike's Daily Blog http://cantwinforlosing.com/2010/08/23/do-no-evil/#comment-207 Do no evil (via Can’t Win For Losing) « Mike's Daily Blog Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:31:31 +0000 http://cantwinforlosing.com/?p=451#comment-207 [...] Mike Martinez Uncategorized commentary, google, internet, news, seattle-times, t.v., Technology, web Leave a comment Another fine blog from Mr. David Bishop. Google’s inevitable dominance of anything that can be digitized continues as Google TV nears release: Google revolutionized the way people access information. Now it wants to transform how people get entertainment. The search giant is touting an ambitious new technology, called Google TV, that would marry the Internet with traditional television, enabling viewers to watch TV shows and movies unshackled from the broadcast networks or cable channel … Read More [...] [...] Mike Martinez Uncategorized commentary, google, internet, news, seattle-times, t.v., Technology, web Leave a comment Another fine blog from Mr. David Bishop. Google’s inevitable dominance of anything that can be digitized continues as Google TV nears release: Google revolutionized the way people access information. Now it wants to transform how people get entertainment. The search giant is touting an ambitious new technology, called Google TV, that would marry the Internet with traditional television, enabling viewers to watch TV shows and movies unshackled from the broadcast networks or cable channel … Read More [...]

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