We've gone through a variety of stages in the ongoing debate between legal purchases and piracy (the ever-gnawing monster some of us are often force to resort to). It's an endless topic to be sure, but I think it's also a topic that's here to stay - for a long, long time too.
After all, people who love in poor parts of the world simply have no choice but to get their hands on pirated games, because games aren't sold in that corner of our planet. It's a point I really support and from some angles, yeah, piracy is justified.
The folks at Extra Credits make several good points on the matter. Check it out.
There's nothing in this world that pisses me off quite as much as the lack of solid games to play when the weather outside is simply too crappy. I've tried to spend some time with Black Ops (finished that one in a jiffy), Fable 3 and Fallout: New Vegas. But none of those seem to cut it.
Games like Amnesia and DeathSpank are a lot more involving than any of the aforementioned games. At least if feels that way to me.
See you soon.
Remember being a gamer is all about being pissed at the industry for the right reasons.
A lot of people around me like video games. They've liked them for a long time. Recently though, plenty of these people started to complain how the games industry has taken a turn for the worse and how games are now geared towards a massive audience, which, subsequently ruins the experience for veteran gamers - because veteran gamers are always expecting something new and something more challenging.
The industry today is governed by sales and wise business decisions. Not by creativity or innovation. Yeah, sure. We all know this. And the odd thing is, few of us... very few of us are actually doing something about it. Well, you know, there are actually a lot of people out there who are actively trying or at least spreading the word that us hardcore gamers aren't exactly pleased with some of the titles that publishers have been dishing out for the past year or so. I'm talking about the cloning of FPS games and 3rd-person shooters, turning survival horror games into pure action shooters and so on.
This is the probably a natural course the industry must take in order to survive and yet it's still risky, 'cause in the process we might in fact lose some of the genres we love most (survival horror being a great example).
In relation to this, I think 'Extra Credits' made a few excellent points, check 'em out once in a while.
Hey there, folks. It's certainly been an interesting summer for gaming... Well, for me, that is. I've been waiting for a long time for StarCraft 2 and I had plenty of fun playing both single-player and mutliplayer modes. Of course, the multiplayer takes a lot of practice and, man, there are some insanely good players out there (some cheaters as well... fucking map-haking turds).
Anyway, Mafia 2 - played that one as well. Not bad. Halo: Reach was bloody awesome (expected more interesting storyline, but otherwise, an extremely challenging and entertaining shooter).
Hm, what else? Oh yeah, I played the new H.A.W.X. 2 and it turned out to be a bit boring. Well, at least from my point of view. Sort of enjoyed the first one, but the sequel feels a bit bland.
Now, I'm looking forward to Civilization V and Dead Rising 2 (which arrives this week).
I laughed my ass off watching this. Although I am, in fact, an assless person right now, I'd like to invite you to watch the following videos (even the once notorious lawyer Jack Thompson makes an appearance):
Respect to Penn & Teller.
Well, I didn't laugh at the end of the show that's for sure... poor kid. First time I shot out of a rifle was when I was 27 and that was because I was in the army and was ordered to do so (if I was 9, I'd probably piss in my pants or something). Okay, so it was kind of fun, but only for a short while. Plus, it was at the military shooting range, not in real-life combat (thank the sweet Lord for that). Anyway, fun yes. scary... a bit yeah. Loud as fuck though. In a nutshell, I'm glad I'll never have to do that again. Because, generally, being in the army sucks big-time. Also, I've never been interested in weapons of any kind... Apart from the swords and shields I prefer looting in single-player RPGs. Modern-day weaponry never interested me. Finally, I always prefer a good and solid RPG of any kind, over a mindless MW 2 style shooter.
Wow, and there was me thinking we won't have anything to play this summer. Right now, I have several releases lined-up for the summer gaming season, including Singularity, Transformers: War for Cybertron, Disciples III and, of course, the upcoming action game, Crackdown 2.
Not bad. At least, there will be plenty to play until StarCraft II arrives (which will happened at the end of next month).
Well, okay so everyone's yapping on and on about 'Kinect' -- Microsoft's recently renamed motion-sensing tech for the Xbox 360 -- here's the footage you should see if you've missed it:
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Shut him up... someone.
A friend of mine asked me the other day: "You've played so many games in your life and yet you have never played The Sims. Why is that."
It's an understandable question for someone who's played video games most of his life. My answer to such a question is pretty darn simple. I never relished the idea of playing a game that simulates boring, everyday life. Getting away from these tedious aspects of life is one of the reasons why I play games and The Sims (including The Sims 2 & 3) just don't rock my boat.
Sorry.
Well, I've been on this planet for a more than thirty years now and I have yet to find something more interesting than sex and video games.
Could it be that I've missed something?
Sure, adrenaline junkies keep telling me there are other things: jumping off a moving plane, riding a super-bike and stuff like that.
Sorry, not my cup of tea.
