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Creativity, a Problem for the Gaming Industry?

Posted by michael on from the play-it-again-sam dept.

Steeda95GT writes "A Reuters story reprinted at Forbes.com is an interesting read, saying that 'The gaming industry will shrink unless we start to see new games'. It talks about how the ratio of original titles to sequels is dropping dramatically, but it also goes on to say that upcoming sequels (Doom 3, Halo 2, Half-Life 2, GTA: San Andreas) will be successful only because their predecessors were."

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  1. Re:Hi, Friend by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I bought an Xblox the other day, and I wish I hadn't. I guess the poor sales number should have warned me (since they only sold 3000 EggsBlockses in Europe, and 12 in Japan). I don't know what Bill Gates was thinking when he designed the controller, but it really hurts my hands. It's way too big!

    I was playing a game with it once, and it started vibrating, jumped right out of my hands, and severely wounded a small child. Also, it's strained my fingers so much, I'm starting to have problems 'viewing' my Natalie Portman image collection! I'm going to sue Bill Gates!

    Sure, some of the games may have nice graphics, but the gameplay is absolutely shocking. I tried to play Halo, but it's nothing but a tech demo! You may not believe this, but it's actually impossible to shoot! I played for five minutes, and couldn't kill anything at all, so I took the game back to the shop. It has nothing on Goldeneye. I'm going to wait for the PC version, which should be much better.

    Also, my son really wanted me to buy a console, so that he could play GTA3, so imagine my surprise when I found out it was not yet released on the Xbox! He had to undergo therapy for several weeks - but I'll get the money back from Bill Gates when I sue him.

    I'm going to sell my XSocks on Ebay now. It'll probably cost me a lot in shipping, because it's really heavy. Bill Gates designed it that way, because he likes to hit immigrants over the head with his. I'll never buy another M$ product!

  2. Re:Creativity? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  3. YHBT. YHL. HAND. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The post I wrote was a troll, responding to a troll, responding to a troll; all in jest. The only real loser is you.
    YOU HAVE BEEN TROLLED.YHL.HAND.FOAD.

    -l.p.

  4. XBOX(ES) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    MICROSOFT IS FORCING ME TO USE THE X-BOX WHICH IS WHY I WAS LATE TO WORK AGAIN

    I'M ALSO PRETTY SURE THAT IT WAS THE X-BOX WHICH KNOCKED OVER THE BONG THEREBY SOAKING THE CARPET AND MY STAR WARS PRINT BEDSPREAD

    I SPELL IT EXCROCKS

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  5. Re:Creativity? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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