 How Did It End Up Like This? The Rise and Fall of Denouements in Gaming
 21.05.2012 6:43  0 views  0 comments
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*Beware: Spoilers within*
Video game endings are terrible.
Its a controversial statement but not far from being the truth. Now, Im not talking about the end cinematic of a game, Im talking about how the last mission, act or hour of a game completely sours the experience of games, classic or otherwise. We havent moved on from final boss battles that patronise the gamer with its attack patterns and general inability to challenge. Movies took the leap from simple moving pictures to sprawling epics; literature took absurd, one-dimensional revenge tragedy and transformed it into texts that are mentioned hundreds of years on. Gaming has taken a similar leap in to the unknown and this increased scope has yielded near-photorealistic visuals, snappy scriptwriting and genuine immersion in game worlds. So why do developers persist with nonsensical boss battles and rushed denouements? Czytaj więcej »
| Newcastle University Creates Stroke Rehab Video Games
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Newcastle University recently was awarded £1.5m recently and has partnered with Limbs Alive Ltd to create a library of PC video games to help rehab patients recovering from strokes. Czytaj więcej »
| The 5 Worst Marketing Failures in the History of Video Games
21.05.2012 5:43 0 views 0 comments
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Earlier this week, after more than a decade of waiting, gamers around the world sat down to enjoy Diablo III. Most of them had already downloaded it the week before, but they weren't allowed to actually play it until the day it physically arrived in retail stores. After that, they weren't allowed to play it until they connected to the game's online server. When the servers were broken for most of the day, millions of frustrated fingers told the Internet how pissed off they were. Even the funny ones. However, as far as video game PR disasters go, it couldn't contend with these classics:
by Seanbaby Czytaj więcej »
| Amazon Video Game Deals of the Week and Lightning Deal
21.05.2012 3:43 0 views 0 comments
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Online retailer Amazon.com have released their video game deals of the week.
Limited quantities apply and deals are valid while stock lasts or the deals expire. Czytaj więcej »
| The Shrinking Numbers of the Games That Put Up Video Game Numbers
21.05.2012 2:43 0 views 0 comments
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Kotaku: "It drives me nuts every time I hear it. A professional athlete delivers a gobsmacking statistical performance, whether for a single game or a longer span, and a commentator or a columnist inevitably describes him as "putting up video game numbers."" Czytaj więcej »
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