Capcom Threatens Used Game Sales With One-Save-Forever Resident Evil Title

Posted by | June 28, 2011

Capcom’s Resident Evil: Mercenaries for the 3DS comes with an interesting feature; a save file that can’t be erased or reset. The game supports only one save file, forever.

This feature seems to be a bullet aimed straight between the eyes of the used game industry, from which Capcom receives zero monies. Already, used stores are offering especially depressing trade-in prices for the game.

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Top Five Video Game Action Figure Toy Lines

Posted by | December 9, 2008

Around this time of the year, thoughts turn away from video games to something just as important — toys. And what better toys to collect than action figures torn straight from the games you’ve spent the better part of your youth and health playing? That’s why Vox Ex Machina has combed the archives of history to come up with five of the coolest video game action figures to hit store shelves.

Starcraft Series 1 and 2
Action figures from the popular Blizzard game Starcraft, these toys are some of the most detailed and interesting on the market. While they’re a little hard to find these days, due to Starcraft being long in the tooth for a video game, it’s worth the effort. Of the figures, only the Hydralisk and the Ghost seem a touch uninspired, but that’s …

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