I could title this little write up, "duh" instead, but that isn’t as useful later when I’m looking back at it. So you guys get the current attempt at funny. Lucky you.
Why the title could be "duh" is because the subject matter concerning a post by one Mr. Ramachandran:
To keep players interested, rewards are required. [...]
Apparently the plan to buy up dev houses and keep them internally is becoming unfashionable and Microsoft is letting go one the most successful development houses they own after they ship Halo Wars. Why? Well, because of the bottom line of course. I’ve been told that and I pretty much believe it…and I’m sure it’s [...]
This is something every game developer that has their game hyped to even near the extent Spore has been hyped should be worried about:
Speaking to Game Informer, the designer, who also developed franchises such as SimCity and The Sims, has stated that he is worried that his new life simulation game will disappoint fans after [...]
That’s the part that really hooked me on speech.
Tonight, I say to the American people, to Democrats and Republicans and Independents across this great land - enough! This moment - this election - is our chance to keep, in the 21st century, the American promise alive. Because next week, in Minnesota, the same party that [...]
I can’t say I agree with everything Lum, the Industry Luminary™, has posted here, but it’s a good read. I do agree completely with the subscription MMO model being broken, but I don’t know if I agree with the proposed solutions:
They encourage bad design. You gotta keep those people subscribed somehow. Hey, I know, let’s [...]