ImaJAN Media Network
MeltedJoystick Home
   Games  Members
Search +
Searching... Close  
Are you sure you want to delete this comment?
  
 
  Login Using Facebook
Twitter
 
     

Backlog: The Embiggening - January, 2014

View Nelson Schneider's Profile

By Nelson Schneider - 01/05/14 at 03:09 PM CT

Welcome to another look into the near future. The holiday rush has come and gone once again, leaving us with the leftovers that didn’t make it out in time to be purchased as Christmas gifts. With the spectacularly low number of pre-determined January releases reaching a mere 5 titles (Steam, of course, has already had some Indie releases, with more coming throughout the month, but these releases are nearly impossible to predict in advance), it looks like there won’t be very many reasons for gamers to open their wallets again so soon after Christmas.

The five non-Indie games coming in January consist of the following:

One licensed piece of shovelware based on that lowest common denominator of anime series, “Dragon Ball Z.”

One single-game ‘compilation,’ which is essentially a rehash of the “Tomb Raider” reboot, given the game-of-the-year treatment with regard to DLC, and packaged with a couple of e-comics to give the story a bit of a boost. I’m not convinced this release deserves a separate entry in the MJ database, to be perfectly honest.

Two PC ports, one of the already-multi-platform “Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance,” the other of the formerly Vita exclusive, “Assassin’s Creed: Liberation.”

One PC exclusive, in an annual sports franchise: “Basketball Pro Management 2014.” It’s amazing that the 2014 edition is out in the wild THIS early in the year! Too bad all annual titles aren’t as punctual.

In the land of Indie games, we already have “Unearthed: Trail of Ibn Battuta,” “Gunman Clive,” the oddly-named “continue?9876543210,” and “Captain Morgane and the Golden Turtle.” None of these Indie releases look particularly interesting, but with the entire month left, who knows what might come out of the woodwork?

Once again, I get another month of reprieve from embiggening in January. And the continued reprieve is quite necessary, considering that the Steam Winter Sale moved about 12 games from my wish list to my backlog proper.

Looking outside of my own perspective, however, it seems that both the PlayStation 4 and XBONE are still mysteriously suffering from the same plague of zero new launch window releases that stifled the WiiU last year. Of course, abysmal console launches are nothing new… they are more the norm than the exception. But in our modern marketing climate where everything is hyped to Hell and back, then expected to sell “Call of Duty,” “Grand Theft Auto,” or iPad quantities, few things live up to overinflated expectations. Fortunately, the 8th Generation is just beginning – there’s still plenty of time for all three of the major players to pull out of their collective downward spiral.

Backlog Embiggened: +0

Share:    
MeltedJoystick Gaming Blog RSS Feed
Comments
3 comments
Name: 

Avoid spam Captcha: Sign Up + or Log In +   



 
View dbarry_22's Profile

dbarry_22

Wrote on01/23/14 at 11:13 PM CT

Is there? I don't see it on the banners up top and since the search feature only includes games and members, I'm not even sure how to look for it. And, if it takes more the 15 seconds, I, like most people, will complain about it instead of trying to solve the problem.

But I see they're in the database now so that's good.

Write on Profile +

View Nelson Schneider's Profile

Nelson Schneider

Wrote on01/19/14 at 04:33 PM CT

There is a game request form, you know.

Write on Profile +

View dbarry_22's Profile

dbarry_22

Wrote on01/09/14 at 04:24 PM CT

I know you're WiiU is deceased and buried, but with that said you've failed to mention a couple of Nintendo E-Shop games that are worthwhile and came out in the latter half of December.

NES Remix and Dr. Luigi

I've been playing and enjoying both of these downloadable games the past couple weeks.

I can't even find either of these games on Melted Joystick. Perhaps you should resurrect your WiiU just so you can keep the database on this website updated!

Write on Profile +

Bloggers

Previous Blog Posts

Archive

All Posts

March 2024

February 2024

January 2024

December 2023

November 2023

October 2023

September 2023

August 2023

July 2023

June 2023

May 2023

April 2023

March 2023

February 2023

January 2023

December 2022

November 2022

October 2022

September 2022

August 2022

July 2022

June 2022

May 2022

April 2022

March 2022

February 2022

January 2022

December 2021

November 2021

October 2021

September 2021

August 2021

July 2021

June 2021

May 2021

April 2021

March 2021

February 2021

January 2021

December 2020

November 2020

October 2020

September 2020

August 2020

July 2020

June 2020

May 2020

April 2020

March 2020

February 2020

January 2020

December 2019

November 2019

October 2019

September 2019

August 2019

July 2019

June 2019

May 2019

April 2019

March 2019

February 2019

January 2019

December 2018

November 2018

October 2018

September 2018

August 2018

July 2018

June 2018

May 2018

April 2018

March 2018

February 2018

January 2018

December 2017

November 2017

October 2017

September 2017

August 2017

July 2017

June 2017

May 2017

April 2017

March 2017

February 2017

January 2017

December 2016

November 2016

October 2016

September 2016

August 2016

July 2016

June 2016

May 2016

April 2016

March 2016

February 2016

January 2016

December 2015

November 2015

October 2015

September 2015

August 2015

July 2015

June 2015

May 2015

April 2015

March 2015

February 2015

January 2015

December 2014

November 2014

October 2014

September 2014

August 2014

July 2014

June 2014

May 2014

April 2014

March 2014

February 2014

January 2014

December 2013

November 2013

October 2013

September 2013

August 2013

July 2013

June 2013

May 2013

April 2013

March 2013

February 2013

January 2013

December 2012

November 2012

October 2012

September 2012

August 2012

July 2012

June 2012

May 2012

April 2012

March 2012

February 2012

January 2012

December 2011

November 2011

October 2011

September 2011

August 2011

July 2011

June 2011

May 2011

April 2011

March 2011

February 2011

 
Log In
 
For members wanting to use FB to login, click here
remember me
 
 

What Members Are Doing

Comments about...

New Game Reviews

NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams game review by Megadrive
Sunset Overdrive game review by Chris Kavan
The Vagrant game review by Chris Kavan
Honkai: Star Rail game review by Chris Kavan
Assassin's Creed IV: Black... game review by Nelson Schneider
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands game review by Nelson Schneider
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart game review by Nelson Schneider
Cthulhu Saves Christmas game review by Nick

New Game Lists

Backlog by Nelson Schneider
Top Wii Games by Megadrive
My Backlog by Chris Kavan
Games I Own: Switch Digital by dbarry_22
Top Nintendo (NES) Games by Nick
Backlog by Matt
Top Game List by SIngli6
Top Game List by Jonzor

 

 

 

Contact Us Public Relations MeltedJoystick Friends    

Advertise and Business

Contacts Us

Jobs

About us

SiteMap

 

Support Us

FAQ and Help

News and Press

Terms of Use

Privacy

Hitfix.com

Amazon.com

OVGuide.com

   
Are you sure you want to delete this comment?
  
Are you sure you want to delete this blog?