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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. why are we buying games again? by livhan28 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    wait...so im buying half life 2 because half life 1 had good graphics, not because half life 2 does? although sequal popularity does depend on the previous title popularity, its not the sole factor. if half life 2 was called "super kill'ems" wouldnt it still have the same graphics and gameplay? and assuming great graphics and gameplay is the primary contributer to a titles popularity wouldnt it still be popular then?