[kozzm0]

There is one ps3 developer that does it almost completely the opposite of everyone else, Idol Minds which made Pain. Though I dunno if they're the dev or the publisher.

Most games are made for $50 to $60, then they get a few add-ons over the next couple months and then are forgotten.

Pain is the opposite, it was released, what is it, two years ago by now as a $10 download, with only 4 areas and 4 modes. Since then they have regularly released new content, including about 8 new modes, at least 4 add-on sets with 4 areas each, about 20 new characters, added online multiplayer with its own modes, like darts and castle demolition. It is one of the first games to be patched for in-game music in full surround, and also one of the first to add a video-capture mode to the replay, so you can set the camera angles and speeds and edit the video without quitting the game, export it to mp3, and upload it directly to youtube.

Each add-on is a few bucks, all of them together would end up being about probably $50 for the game all told.

Every once in a while they throw a freebie in there, the latest was the Fat Princess, who cusses up a storm, belches and farts. They're actually still creative, because they're still making money from the same game. I wish they'd all follow the Pain model. Idol Minds is great.