Gamesylvania

It’s a question I’ve been thinking about a lot, lately. How do I turn my visitors into customers? The more I think about it, the more it drives me insane. I need more visitors, but I need more customers, but I can’t have customers unless I first have visitors, so how do I convert those visitors into customers if I don’t have visitors in the first place? It’s like I’m unraveling a big, cable-knit sweater that someone keeps knitting, and knitting, and knitting, and knitting…

When Gamesylvania was very young — way, way back in December 2009 — I decided … Continue Reading

After reading the excellently written piece by Jason Trent on why shutting down Xbox Live support for original Xbox titles will benefit users, I had to come up with a rebuttal piece. Trent makes some very good points, and I can certainly get behind Microsoft’s decision to improve the service. Unfortunately, I just really like to argue with people. Here are 5 good reasons why shutting down Xbox Live classic is a bad idea.

5. People still play Halo 2
Perhaps not many, but there are people who still prefer it over Halo 3. According to Bungie.net, as of this … Continue Reading

Image via WikipediaIt’s been said that all good things must come to an end. As such, Microsoft has announced that come April 15, 2010 they will be pulling the plug on the Xbox Live service for original Xbox games. That means no more Halo or Halo 2 multiplayer online. Note that the games will still work, you just won’t be able to play them online.

As for why this is happening, Xbox Live general manager, Marc Whitten, provides an … Continue Reading