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COLUMN: 'The Amateur': Amateur vs Indie

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2008-02-04 16:07:16 by andrewd in GameSetWatch
...consistently, they'll have directories full of partially implemented games but nothing released - if they are confident enough to release they'll have to do lists full of partially implemented features but nothing completed to their satisfaction Instead of building a community, an amateur will start with insecurity. This will result in a...
 
Tags: indie, indie game, indie game studio, amateur, amateur developer, amateur developer cares, indie game interface, indie game developer, true amateur fashion
 
 
 
 
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COLUMN: Design Lesson 101 - Condemned: Criminal Origins

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2008-04-23 16:00:06 by Manveer Heir in GameSetWatch
...consistently The result of this is that mis-steps in combat can have greater ramifications. There are many times where I was one-hit killed, with half health left, due to my inability to block the first attack against an enemy with a powerful weapon Both of these make for a more tense game. I was constantly afraid of enemies and afraid of...
 
Tags: enjoyable horror experience, horror, first-person horror game, game, game feels, game consistently, game designer, tense game, melee
 
 
 
 
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Metal Gear Solid 4 Complete Impressions

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2008-06-15 11:04:56 by Daniel in DP's Gamer Blog:: Mighty Pirate!
...consistently traverse one large, linear area on a fixed route instead the game is broken up across multiple continents each one having its own act. Between each act is a rather extensive mission briefing to provide context on the changing situation From the main menu there is a slew of neat features, including a VR testing area which acts as...
 
Tags: cut scenes, scenes, metal gear, metal gear solid, incredible chase scenes, cut scenes highlight, game, game throws, video game story
 
 
 
 
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EverQuest slashing raid size in new expansion

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2008-07-23 10:30:00 by Brenda Holloway in Massively
...consistently from a high of 72 characters to its current level. While perhaps responding to lower overall numbers in SOE 's oldest MMO, player reaction to this change on Worley's blog has, as of this writing, been uniformly negative Players fear the EverQuest developers are reducing raid size to be more inline with other games -- SOE 's own...
 
Tags: raid, formal raid system, raid content, current content, current, maximum raid, expansion, content, current level
 
 
 
 
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the true heart of "casual"

2008-09-05 13:27:00 by Aaron Miller in Anyway Games
 
...consistently Immediately means you don't have to work up to the thrill. The thrill begins when you start the game. MMOs are notorious for telling players "the real fun comes later", and they're shooting themselves in the foot that way. A game that gradually unfolds a story is fine, but there should be some other aspect of the game that is...
 
Tags: casual, game, casual games, game sales, games, blockbuster games, lower game prices, handle games comfortably, wait
 
 
 
 
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Warhammer Online patch 1.01 quick thoughts.

2008-10-02 13:42:36 by syncaine in Hardcore Casual
 
...consistently select the nearest enemy in the players field of view This is actually a very nice change for me, as I change targets often as a DoK, both for new enemies and new healing targets. Anything that improves this and lets me focus more on doing my job, rather than making sure Im targeting the correct person is a huge plus Corrected an...
 
Tags: chat window issues, chat, window, issues, major spam issues, chat window, players, players field, targets
 
 
 
 
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Videogames & Futurama, Part 3: Pinball Wizardry

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2007-12-19 01:21:04 by Chris Baker in Game | Life
...consistently funny -- putting a Twilight Zone machine in your workplace set to free play is a guaranteed way to reduce productivity to zero Here is a scan of the official pinball score sheet from the Futurama office. It documents thousands of man-hours lost to the siren call of the silver ball. MG (Matt Groening) records a whopping...
 
Tags: ball, extra ball combos, twilight zone, zone, futurama, silver ball, extra ball, twilight zone machine, rad promotional video
 
 
 
 
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Second Life CTO Jumps Ship

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2007-12-14 10:45:51 by Earnest Cavalli in Game | Life
...consistently come under fire for technical glitches. His team was responsible for adding streaming video and web-integration to Second Life -- technologies which have been hailed as huge advancements, but also decried as methods through which hackers can deface the virtual property of others Second Life's CTO Resigns [Wired
 
Tags: life, cto, cory ondrejka, ondrejka, life developer, company notice, company, rosedale, ceo philip rosedale
 
 
 
 
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Gaming Beats Drugs for Managing Pain

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2007-12-17 15:08:08 by Susan Arendt in Game | Life
...consistently find more relief from playing videogames than from taking medications In controlled experiments, patients immersed in a virtual world experienced less pain than those relying on drug therapy alone. Diane Gromala, founder of SFU's BioMedia lab, is working with doctors to integrate such technology with more traditional pain...
 
Tags: pain, traditional pain therapies, canada, chronic pain consistently, chronic illness canada, simon fraser university, rings online memberships, drug therapy, drugs
 
 
 
 
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Publisher Sanctioned Virtual Item Sales Service Launches

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2007-12-17 13:39:24 by Earnest Cavalli in Game | Life