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E3 Wrapup
If you read Slashdot with any sort of regularity you probably noticed a lot of game posts last week - new stuff being shown off at the Electronic Entertainment Expo. Let's wrap up the last few submissions and put the Expo to bed for a year. Neil Yates writes "210 pictures, 56 booth babe shots, spread over five pages - what more can we say; this is the killer E3 Expo pictorial feature - only on Envy News. Dial-up users beware - this is broadband territory!" angkor submits a link to a NYTimes story noting that sales of video games were way up last year, no doubt driven by the new consoles. And we had another submission, but the link seems to be broken, so I guess that's about it.
Yes, I guess I have noticed a lot of game stories on slashdot. But maybe I am not alone in saying that it appears that the industry in general is cooling off on games.
Let's face it: games are for kids. Sure, your Grand Theft Auto might carry a "for adults only" sticker, but nobody over 17 is going to be captivated by that game for longer than 15 minutes. Same for EverQuest, Quake, Mario Brothers, etc.
Computers and electronics have reached the point where they are essential tools throughout our lives. Many of us use them in our professional and private lives without even thinking. It's second nature.
Computers are no longer amusing, and it is time we bid farewell to games. A greater world awaits.
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