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Dvorak Trashes Modern Gaming Industry

Posted by Zonk on from the because-he's-an-expert dept.

oskard writes "John C. Dvorak recently posted a PCMag.com rant trashing the gaming industry, predicting a complete market-meltdown in the near future. Titled 'Doom 4: End of the Game Industry?', it was interesting to see how the 3D Realms Forums reacted to the article. He claims that 'games have hardly changed since the invention of the first-person shooter.' His kids have obviously showed him too much Halo 2, and not enough Half-Life 2." From the article: "The business is going to attempt to sustain growth and creativity by making game players buy newer and newer machines. Computer gaming has always been sustained by never-ending improvements in resolution and realism. But once we get to photorealism, what is going to sustain growth?"

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  1. Re:Ah, video games. Total waste of time. by DigitumDei · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Firstly, games are entertainment, and entertainment (music, books, movies, TV) has rarely, if ever, been productive.

    If anything games, like TV, probably reduce the number of children produced in this world. So I guess you can say they keep the population down. :P

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  2. Re:too much Halo??? by Hsien · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    "they come together and are balanced creates very deep multiplayer gameplay I haven't seen in any other game"
    Of course you havent seen it before, thats because youve been living in an alternative console-centric universe. Otherwise know as having ur head stuck up your ass.

    Using to compliment ranged attacks was prevelant in Quake MODS such as Ninja Quake.

    Grenades were very well implimented into Halflife. Hell, i (PC gamer) was the one who introduced my console buddies (butt heads) to the wonders of grenades.

    "Two or three man vehicles in halo I'm not sure are done anywhere else"
    Again, please refer to my statment about ur head being lodged between the warm mucus secreting, epithelium lining of your colon and say a big "Hello Tribes" which was released ~1998, but was a healthy gaming community almost a year before that. Or for a more resent example "Battlefield 1942"

    "only being able to carry two weapons you switch between I don't think is done anywhere else either
    While your up there, say hello to Team Fortress.

    My god, what a sad pathetic little world you console gamers live in. You wonder why PC gamers give a big scarcastic "whoopy-doo" to Halo and Halo2. Its because we've been playing these damn games for 11 years now, while you console jockies have been veging on your parents couch, stuffing your face with cheetos.

    For crying out loud, get a clue.

  3. Re:Starship Troopers by JPelorat · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Thanks for the insult. Your name is appropriate.

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  4. Re:He's off the mark. by SetupWeasel · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Xbox live? innovative? It's Battle.net for your Xbox.

    They Eye Toy is every Sony fan's answer to a question about innovation (tm).

    My personal favorite GameCube innovation: Best graphics this generation, lowest price of the three consoles, and Nintendo still makes a profit on it.

    There is a reason why the XBOX 360 is using an IBM processor and ATI graphics this time around. They are trying to ape the GameCube.