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That's an exaggeration. You can probably get caught in discussions what game is good or even is it a strategy but you still have attempts at new IPs like endless space or warlock. RTS games were always the more production-values oriented and since they failed to transition to consoles their days are numbered. Unless they can somehow get free-to-play or e-sport craze to work for them. So far CoH online and Age of Empires made no big splash but maybe the upcoming End of Nations or new C&C will fare better.

The obvious problem is that games are not literature. The gameplay within a genre may change far more withing a decade than most form of human writing will in a century. And I would question how much of a strategy game syndicate really was. It's sequel and expansion were mostly about rocket-dodging IIRC.

EA has never been the most willing to resurrect old franchises. Syndicate seem to have failed badly so I doubt we will ever see any more attempts. Gaming journalism is nearing rock bottom if that's considered an interview nowadays.

Valve enters PC hardware market.

Well all of the option had appeal in my opinion, but it came down to whether you trusted the people involved in each of them. But you had no reason to trust any of them. At least not after the On Topic:Finished a quick run through Dark Souls on PC. Didn't make me think any better of the game but now I understand where the 100+ hours playthroughs come from.

Magic candle series.

Actually this is the reason why it should matter, because the company did take the risk and make the game despite the fans being the minority of PC consumers... That I call excellent care for fans and customers... That they are being sold a product not up to the platform standards is excellent care? I suppose it's the 'happy for an empty glass' approach.

But I already have a 360 and a PS3, which I use to play console exclusive titles. When I decided to wait for the rumored pc version of dark souls, I was waiting for a game that would take advantage of very basic and fundamental pc features that make its games superior experiences to consoles, such as higher hd resolutions and frame rate. When this pc game only offers the EXACT same experience of the Xbox game, down to its jaggy resolution, then what a waste it was to wait. Should have just got the Xbox game when it came out instead. That is tbh your problem. You would be right to complain about for example GTA 4, because it was from beginning made for PS3, Xbox360 and PC. That was one of the ****iest PC ports ever made... But the PC version of Dark Souls was made just as a service for fans very long time after original release. I never buy PC version. If these fans who wanted the game will whine and complain a lot, that might be the last time, some console only developer would listen to his fans... What platform was the game originally aimed at should not concern the player. If the basic standard of consoles is HD graphics then a game on the platform should support it. If PC standard is variable resolution framebuffer then the port should handle it as well. That this port was made as a response to the fans doesn't change anything as they will be a minority of the PC consumers. And I seriously doubt they meant to say that software quality is irrelevant to them.

You are wrong and you'll have to live with it

Because he doesn't find the stealth challenges fun. Unlike the combat ones they are actually quite boring.

Sterling Warning: Why Boycotts Fail Where Whining Tantrums Win Interesting perspective and all too close to reality.

NIF fails yet again. Shouldn't really surprise anyone aware of NIF history & accomplishments.

It's her regain-loot post game mini side-quest. You just beat up specified guys around museum. Waste of time IMO.

I see nothing insane about them. Still doesn't answer how he hopes to transition single-player games to F2P and why would server-based multi-player games need to.

Arkham city. Pretty good overall. Open world is a nice improvement over the asylum but I'm still not a fan of the stealth sections or game-over screens.

Onlive reported to have only 1600 users. Not terribly surprising. The future of network distributed content will likely happen thorough ever more restrictive DRM and digital stores not stream-interactive-video-to-home solutions.

AFAIK the game is good but the port is so-so. Few graphics options and keyboard/mouse controls have issues.

Unepic. For something that looks like a portable game it has it's charm.

I'll believe it when the game is out. I doubt they will even dare to realistically handle gender roles in medieval society let alone touch religious believes.

He means the bnet menus. In-game is unchanged.

Bethesda acquires rights to make STALKER games? I say it's a match made in heaven. "Get out of here stalker - before you'll take an arrow to the knee."

Except most games are still a product and need to be bought. No matter how bigoted and offensive your regular customers may be - they can be depended upon to buy your product provided you fulfill certain expectations. How far are you willing to anger them in order to appeal to people that may or may not become occasional customers? Perhaps it's easier to hope that eventually the latter will be assimilated and become more like the former?

Can't agree here but that's besides the point. The online behavior many players exhibit is exactly the one they learned as children in the Call of Duty/Halo/Gears of War communities. The only way for it to even partially improve is to correct their attitude in those games today. Anybody you know many people ready and willing for missionary work of that sort? Otherwise they will keep repeating the "harassment is part of our culture" message even when they are 30 just as the fighting community demonstrated.

I'm surprised at how often it's been implicated in this thread that gaming is for children. Do you people even know where you are posting? In a very niche gaming community centered around a developer of a dying genre. You can't seriously claim that we represent any significant portion of player population in online games. Many here have already admitted that they avoid multiplayer games due to interactions that occurs there. And yes as a rule - the more popular a title the more child oriented it is regardless of any age ratings. And it's always the majority that sets the behavioral standards.