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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:Its Dvorak.... by JPelorat · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    He misspelled 'athwart'

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  2. MOD PARENT UP by wurp · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    OBEY OBEY OBEY

  3. Re:Dvorak is the Paris Hilton of IT by tratch · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That would be more awful than the Fred Durst sex tape.

  4. 2 Dvorak Stories in as many days? by chowdmouse · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    OK, so who at /. is getting kickbacks from Dvorak? :)

  5. Sure ... by torpor · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ... as long as you hand over your Bigots Of America membership card..

    just because i 'belong' to a society doesn't mean i have to agree with its principles. i'd move to a peaceful neighborhood the moment i was sure the good ol' US of A meatheads wouldn't invade it, "just 'coz they have a right to" ...

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