Game Explorer: The secret weapon of the gaming industry!

The way I purchase games have changed radically in the last couple of years. Before e-shopping I went to the local gaming store and spent some of my hard earned money on the game of my desire. Normally I could only afford one game so I was completely dedicated to a single game.

The web made game shopping a lot cheaper and therefore it altered my gaming slightly. Instead of one game I could now buy two or three games each month. But the time I had to play a game didn’t increase the same way as my game collection. The consequence is a shelf full of games wanting to be played. My goal is to play every single game to the end, but that’s pretty hard when so many good games are released every single month.

Therefore I’ve decided that in order to get a decent return of investment of my game shopping the solution is to rent them. A Danish website GameScribe has just opened business where it’s possible to rent games for as long as you want for a small amount of money.

Phew… problem solved I thought.

But somehow the gaming industry has found out my little secret of renting instead of buying. And I think they are a bit pissed off because they lose some of my hard earned cash. The solution for their problem is that they have invented a weapon they plan on using on me! A weapon that will strike right in my heart and make me want to go back to buying games that can collect dust on my shelf.

And what kind of weapon could that be you might wonder?
You probably already know the answer….I’m talking about Special Edition!

I just love Special Edition…even games I wouldn’t normally consider buying…end up on my shelf if they come in a special package with books, soundtracks or avatar items.

Last addition to my Special Edition collection is Bioshock 2 Special Edition and I think it ranks as one of the best Special Edition I own.

Why? See for yourself: