I realize that the percentage of our readers that are legitimately in the market for a $300 set of headphones is fairly small, and honestly if you don’t think dropping that much cheddar is ever worth it, then I probably can’t convince you here and now.
If, however, you are crazy enough to want to spend a, quite frankly, irresponsibly large amount of money on such an accessory, then I genuinely believe it should be the M-100 for one reason -- they’re actually somewhat practical.
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The fan-made, freely distributed, Capcom-backed mashup Street Fighter X Mega Man has crossed one million downloads, according to the game's creator, Seow Zong Hui. If it were to be counted as a full retail release, it would be only the fifth entry in the Mega Man franchise to achieve platinum status.
You can view this news two different ways depending on your level of optimism. On one hand, it could prove that there is still a sizable fanbase jonesing for more Mega Man goodness. On the other hand, it took a free game nearly three months to hit a target that certain paid games hit in much less time.
Back when SF X MM was first revealed, Capcom Senior VP Christian Svenesson said, "[I]f we get a million downloads of [Street Fighter X Mega Man], and certainly I think that's the floor I hope to see -- it's free, it should hopefully do more than that! -- that just helps raise awareness for the brand across the board and creates fertile ground for things to happen regardless of which direction that it kind of comes in." He seems to consider a million as the lowest acceptable performance, but I suppose there's still room for growth as long as the downloads remain active.
Might as well give the experiment a thumbs up, regardless. Let's see if this translates into a renewed effort on Capcom's behalf.
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[For his Bloggers Wanted essay response, Destructoid community blogger TriplZer0 explains why the vast emptiness of space scares him more than jump scares ever could. Want to see your own words appear on the front page? Go write something! --Mr Andy Dixon]
Resident Evil and Dead Space aren't horror.
Now that I've got your attention, let me clarify that statement. Sure, those games are often classified as "survival horror," but they don't represent horror to me, and it has nothing to do with the more action-oriented flavor those series have adopted recently.
So what games do I consider truly scary? Oh, I dunno... How about ones that send you hurtling through the endless void of deep space? I'm talking about space sims. That's right, games like Freelancer and Tachyon: The Fringe terrify me more than any zombie ever could.
[Every month or so we post a new art assignment for the Dtoid community. Fun! Here's a recap of the latest. You have until Friday, March 15th to finish your next project, which is detailed at the end of the post! ]
Welcome back! Last time around, I asked you to draw something inspired by WINTER . I expected some random drawings depicting the snow levels in games or maybe something Ski Free-related; turns out, I had no idea what I was in for!
Hit the jump to see all the wonderful entries!
