Recent content by Adam Greenbrier

The Economics of Meat Economics lessons and meat don't usually get mentioned in the same breath, unless you're in the Kingdom of Loathing and a meat vortex has just made you rich. Read Full Article

I agree. My point was more that the inverse is true as well: Rated E doesn't mean bland, boring games without anything to interest adults. The settings in kids' games are just one of the things they have to offer. I don't know what your situation is like, but I've found that having a child...

Rated E for Everywhere The worlds created in children's games are as rich as those in adult games, but adult players don't always see that richness. Read Full Article

There are bad demos, sure. I can think of a handful of demos off the top of my head that carved out a piece of the game that wasn't representative enough of the whole. The demo for Brutal Legend should have included some of the RTS combat from later in the game. You get bad movie trailers...

You Can't Judge a Game By Its Trailer Learning the truth about how a game plays based solely on its trailer or screen shots often requires mental abilities that border on the psychic. Read Full Article