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Scazza on Apr 19, 2008
Hey, just a message to every friend on Kotaku. There is a social network-type site that has been put together for Kotakuites to get together and play games and exchange friend codes/gamertags etc. Check it out at [kotakuites.ning.com] and join up. When I get my PS3 I need some people to add!
GameraTheGreat on Jan 16, 2008
Sorry b...thought this was a private message space and I meant for you to read that last bit personally (in case you didn't return to the article...my bust!
GameraTheGreat on Jan 16, 2008
@Baberg
My provocative statement seems to have extended this thread a bit. I am always amazed at status quo's reaction to any concept that diverges from the "norm".
Here we go..in answer to your question....this article reports (in essence)that EA is moving to corner/monopolize yet another genre of athletics. We have already seen their handy work with Madden and the NFL. They squeezed out the competition (2k5 - which many argue is still superior to today's Madden game) and have rewarded their fans with games that have only seen marginal (at best) improvement. As it turns out, the competition with Sega's 2k may have better for their creative effort than the sole proprietorship they now enjoy. Regardless, we as the consumer lose the most in this battle because there are fewer voices hence fewer choices in football games.
I take issue with your equating industry success with sales numbers. Yes more games are being purchased, but that does not mean that the quality for the consumer is also increasing. Most games being developed in this current gen are little more than drivel. Big license, great eye candy, but often lacking in gameplay and length. We as consumers are paying more for less. Yes, corporations are cashing in but we won't see that returned to us in the form of improved game experiences. Many gamers are already noticing that our "quality" experiences are lessening even though we are spending more money than we ever have. It is totally natural for corporations to turn even greater profits by decreasing the money spent in investment/overhead (skilled developers/innovative ideas).
The decline in overall quality may be a large factor for this recent surge in retro gaming. Many gamers pine for older games and while much of that may be nostalgia, a good amount might be attributable to the feeling of emptiness after playing this gen's latest offerings. Of the 15 games I purchased in 07, there are only three I hold up to the standard of game experience I enjoyed in past generations….and I know I am not alone in this sentiment.
Baberg, please remember that others are just as entitled to their opinions as you are and spouting knee jerk reactions to the concepts of others is not what discourse is about. I understand your opinion, I just do see the matter the way you do. I actually hope I am wrong, but my understanding of corporate practice leads me to believe otherwise.
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baberg commented on This Hands-Free Super Mario World Level Plays Sweet, Sweet Music, at 9:08 PM on May 6
My life is meaningless next to that.
Seriously amazing.
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baberg commented on Mass Effect Copy Protection An Opportunity To Use The Adjective 'Draconian', at 6:15 PM on May 6
@Candlejack:
Heh.
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baberg commented on UK Mother Blames Nintendo For Badly-Behaved Kids, at 2:06 PM on May 5
From TFA: A specialist in brain degeneration, Dr Greenfield has a new book out which predicts that young people are headed for a mass loss of personal identity, thanks to the amount of time they spend in the interactive realms of things like Nintendo.
Really?
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baberg commented on What Are You Playing This Weekend?, at 2:44 PM on May 2
I'm playing what everybody else is playing: Mario Kart Wii, GTA4, and another game I can't talk about.
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baberg commented on IGN "Crossed A Line" With GTA IV Hooker Shooting Clip, at 4:58 PM on Apr 30
And by giving this Kotaku coverage, you're giving Rockstar and IGN exactly what they want - free publicity.
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baberg commented on On Bill Murray, And Ghostbusters Dialogue, at 8:39 PM on Apr 28
I've always wanted to do an experiment on the effect of negative reinforcement on ESP ability.
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baberg commented on Guardian Warns Politicians, Columnists: Gamers Are Taking Over, Deal With It, at 5:17 PM on Apr 28
While I agree with the general thrust of the article, namely that times are changing and that games and gamers are no longer a niche stereotype, I disagree with the way it's presented.
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baberg commented on What Are You Playing This Weekend?, at 3:09 PM on Apr 25
I'm one of the lucky ones who has a local gaming store that, once somebody breaks the street date, allow the game to be sold if you ask for it.
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baberg commented on Microsoft Looking into Early GTA IV Players, at 12:22 PM on Apr 24
@Demonbird: There are mods that don't allow you to circumvent DRM you know.
Not the ones he's talking about.
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baberg commented on Microsoft Looking into Early GTA IV Players, at 12:08 PM on Apr 24
@arsenic0: Its *NOT* illegal to mod your xbox 360.
100% wrong.
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) "criminalizes production and dissemination of technology, devices, or services that are used to circumvent measures that control access to copyrighted works (commonly known as DRM) and criminalizes the act of circumventing an access control, even when there is no infringement of copyright itself."
The firmware that is flashed onto the DVD drive allows for circumvention of the copy-protection measures on Xbox 360 disks, therefore it is illegal.
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baberg commented on Microsoft Looking into Early GTA IV Players, at 10:51 AM on Apr 24
@Demonbird: You aren't taking anything.
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baberg commented on Microsoft Looking into Early GTA IV Players, at 10:48 AM on Apr 24
@Pixelantes Anonymous: Copyright violation (or piracy) is not stealing.
Did you get something you should have paid for, but didn't?
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baberg commented on Microsoft Looking into Early GTA IV Players, at 10:46 AM on Apr 24
@JorgieX: Major Nelson's blog (look for tags on Ban) that your service providers IP is blocked so you would have to move and buy a new 360 plus get a new internet service for that new address.
Major Nelson Blog, tags: ban - no hits.
Google search for "ip ban site:majornelson.com" - 2 hits, both from comments
MS can ban a console from Live if there is proof they have broken the Live TOS.
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baberg commented on Microsoft Looking into Early GTA IV Players, at 9:51 AM on Apr 24
Every time I hear about "the death of PC gaming" all I can think of are the 10 million subscribers to World of Warcraft.
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baberg commented on Justify Your Mario Kart Wii, at 4:41 PM on Apr 21
@madhotch: just becasue it sold 600k copies in japan doesn't make it any good.
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baberg commented on Two Brothers Meditating Upon Questions of Pac-Man, at 7:48 PM on Apr 20
I was completely unmoved by this topic until the Binky image.
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baberg commented on What Game Are You Ashamed You Played?, at 10:07 AM on Apr 20
King Kong and TMNT, solely for the gamerpoints.
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baberg commented on Watch Mario Kart Wii Ghost Glitch Cheat, at 1:24 PM on Apr 14
This thread is why I rarely read Kotaku comments anymore.
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