There's just more to design in games today and that takes resources.

Shamus Young attempts to make the game industry less dysfunctional by arguing with a rhetorical wall and hoping things change for the better.
Why is Shamus worried about Mass Effect 3? Because of Mass Effect 2, that's why.
Shamus rants about why the videogame website that launched a thousand careers isn't "notable" enough for Wikipedia.
The Old Republic doesn't need to have a punishing death system in order to offer challenge.
