EA is looking to make Dead Space bigger and better, but their ideas show they aren't trying to make it bigger or better for fans. Recent 3DS sales serve doom casting analyists a large cup of STFU, Sonys looking to make a Smash Bros.-esk game, EA wants you to spend $30 a year on Tetris, and it turns out that online passes have an expiration date. We discuss all this plus more on this Mashcast.
Hosts: Jarret Redding, Robert Hill-Williams, Nick Santangelo
Theme: "Insert Coin" - Chris Geehan of Hyperduck Soundworks
We Didn't Start The Flaming - http://4mash.com/1ql
3DS Sales Have Exceeded DS First Year Sales:
http://mashthosebuttons.com/2011/12/reggie-3ds-sales-have-exceeded-ds-first-year-sales/
Smash Bros. Style Game for PS3:
http://mashthosebuttons.com/2011/11/smash-bros-style-game-may-be-headed-to-ps3/
Online Passes Can Expire:
http://www.destructoid.com/online-passes-can-expire-too--217133.phtml
EA wants to expand Dead Space franchise:
http://mashthosebuttons.com/2011/11/ea-is-possibly-trying-to-crappify-dead-space/
iOS Tetris Now has $30/year subscription:
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/02/ea-relaunches-tetris-on-ios-with-a-30-year-subscription-really/
EB Games abolishes used games section:
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-11-23-eb-games-abolishes-used-games-section-report
12 Game Studios That Died in 2011:
http://games.ign.com/articles/121/1213678p1.html
Broken Gaming Retail Mode:
http://mashthosebuttons.com/2011/11/is-the-gaming-retail-model-broken/
