A few months ago I warned against the holiday video game buying spree. Since then I ran across this article from BGR.com and this one from Rockpapershotgun.com which gave similar warnings against blindly purchasing games. The writers of these pieces advise their readers to never pre-order games because it is leading to an unhealthy consumer environment. I found their perspective to be mostly accurate, but I think that the situation requires a little more clarification, which is why I am addressing it here. Continue reading