The exploitation of DLC

Downloadable content is pretty standard fare when it comes to the games of the present. Whether it be the weekly roster update, shiny additional level, or exciting new character added to the mix, it seems as if there's always some kind of DLC in the works for all types of new games. It's great that every gamer gets the wealth of content he or she is due, but to receive that content the industry has been slathered in the pickled scum of DLC. Should this move from expansion packs to DLC worry us? I certainly believe so. Remember the Horse Armour DLC for Oblivion?

Yeah. I just went there.

Castlevania: Harmony of Despair Review

Castlevania has always been one of my gaming soft spots. Not only did it introduce me to insanely asinine enemies and heinous staircases, but it presented an addictive atmosphere riddled with mythological monsters, magic, and absolutely rockin’ music. When I heard Harmony of Despair was going to combine all my favorite Castlevania heroes under a six-player multiplayer banner, I calmly excused myself, promptly stepped through an alternate dimensional portal, levied my hands and channeled a nuclear laser blast at the nearest mountain while screaming in unadulterated joy.