Of course it was caused by a mutation, do we really need an article for this?
A virus that is allowed to remain in its host populace long enough will in fact mutate, and even to harmful levels.
Although I wouldn't consider this a "successful" virus in the sense that it can kill its host.
And let's not forget about the subscription based mmo market, as well as the mostly korean freetoplay mmo market, both of these markets being mostly pirate proof, and coincidentally massive.
And why did people spend money on studying this? We have known this about addictive substances for almost as long as we have even known about addictive substances.
You don't, programming is a boring and tedious task, too many people glorify it as some sort of end all nerdskill, but its just as useful as knowing anything else really. Why not teach your kid how to use Maya or Blender, sometimes people that aren't into technical things are into creative things. The only real compelling notion of programming is video game programming, and because it is so complicated and difficult to do successfully, many people never even venture to that level.
Oh, and don't forget Sony is planning to bring PSN into a tiered payment system soon. It seems being able to play online games online these days is quickly deteriorating into a privilege, not a right.
That allows indigent and sentient life forms from all corners of the universe to come spewing out, enslaving the human race in the process, and making us rely on a bearded MIT graduate with a crowbar to save us.
Or is it just going to be one of those copy and paste deals where they reuse the engine that IW coded and just reskin the game? I think the latter is more likely.
It seems they don't care to leave their IP in the clutches of Activision, and from a consumer's standpoint, its not a big deal after there have been some 6 Call of Duty games. Publishers should learn their place, as stepping stones.
So what they're saying is that most mainstream developers can only make short games, therefore providing a demo would be giving too much value away. Because we totally need insane graphics.
I still don't see the significance... or do I?
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There are already better tablet devices in existence that are more functional and support more types of activity, but why so much attention has been centered on the ipad, i can only assume it is apple hype, generated by its market - casual electronics users.
I mean, if I really wanted to, I could pick up a tablet pc, throw linux on it, and sit in an airport terminal streaming shoutcast stations and write a paper about the benefits of having a portable computer, while browsing/. on a cellular or wifi network.
I guess the real value in the ipad is that all the hardware and peripherals required that would allow me to do such tasks in the last paragraph are consolidated and compacted into a single device, so the value is not just for the consumer but for the future of portable computing, as this will set a standard for other tablet companies to make such commodities as easy and refined to use (with the proprietariness that Apple forces upon us of course).
I'm not implying that arbitrary hype and buying a product purely because of its brand is a good thing, but this situation to me is at least shaping up to be beneficial for the entire concept of a computer.
Because you are still trying to get your $60 from the consumer when today's fps' only have some 6-8 hours of gameplay. Therefore the developer is only garanteed to make $15 for the first month that the player takes to beat the campaign and then they hope that they don't get bored with multiplayer. The question in mind is how can developers still make money with first person shooters on PC while protecting that income from piracy, but also not butt-fucking the player with DRM for wanting to play a game on PC.
So essentially this would require developers to go out on a limb and almost invent a new type of online experience, we have our mmorpgs, and we have our first person shooters. The mmo is protected by subscriptions, where the first person shooter is not, obviously you can't charge people a monthly fee to play a first person shooter in its current format, but why not instead take the campaign content and put it in an online mmo format, then charge a flat fee for the game as well as a subscription. There aren't many games like this, although a more recent one such as Global Agenda comes to mind.
I really can't say that the pirating is not happening, because it is, even games that require steam have been cracked for people to play the campaign content for free.
I think the best commonground solution would be to tell your story in an online world, similar to how guild wars handled story progression and massively multiplayer features, then require a subscription, because it then becomes a point where buying the software is irrelevant, and its all about a subscription, add more content through patches, and you have a steady userbase.
Is that around 200,000 people were stupid enough to pay for a game with equal quality to a flash game, in fact almost every indie game on XBLA is of or lower than online flash game quality, that or are just ripoffs of geometry wars.
"innovation and the ingenuity and creativity of the American people"
except the average american doesn't produce original content, in fact the average american listens to copyrighted mainstream garbage every day
just finalizing proof that our administration only cares about the mega companies
If you decide to create a website, or a blog with original content in it, you are not entitled to profit, consider yourself lucky if you even get any. The more annoying people make advertising the more intensive scripts will be made to ignore them, advertising companies and content creators need to realize that the popup add and sidebanners are becoming more and more obsolete in this day, people will not be buying random bullshit that they see in an ad on their internet browser, especially in this economy.
The consumer knows what they want, and they will use the correct resources to make these purchases when the time comes (Google, Newegg, Amazon, etc). Ad companies need to realize that they are in an obsolete business and need to either adapt or die.
This isn't really a big deal, all they had to do was create an environment that can run on multiple platforms, and then run the game under that environment.
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An ipad is not a vital piece of equipment, a computer hardly is in this situation. Why does this article even exist?
All part of one ongoing line of jokes.
...that can't watch youtube videos or make phone calls.
Of course it was caused by a mutation, do we really need an article for this? A virus that is allowed to remain in its host populace long enough will in fact mutate, and even to harmful levels. Although I wouldn't consider this a "successful" virus in the sense that it can kill its host.
And let's not forget about the subscription based mmo market, as well as the mostly korean freetoplay mmo market, both of these markets being mostly pirate proof, and coincidentally massive.
WHAT?! FREE SHIPPING?!
And why did people spend money on studying this? We have known this about addictive substances for almost as long as we have even known about addictive substances.
You don't, programming is a boring and tedious task, too many people glorify it as some sort of end all nerdskill, but its just as useful as knowing anything else really. Why not teach your kid how to use Maya or Blender, sometimes people that aren't into technical things are into creative things. The only real compelling notion of programming is video game programming, and because it is so complicated and difficult to do successfully, many people never even venture to that level.
Oh, and don't forget Sony is planning to bring PSN into a tiered payment system soon. It seems being able to play online games online these days is quickly deteriorating into a privilege, not a right.
Its not like Cable TV has any real programming, its all advertisements.
Or I can just set up my psp/droid phone/netbook to my sound system and stream 128k+ shoutcast stations for free
That allows indigent and sentient life forms from all corners of the universe to come spewing out, enslaving the human race in the process, and making us rely on a bearded MIT graduate with a crowbar to save us.
Or is it just going to be one of those copy and paste deals where they reuse the engine that IW coded and just reskin the game? I think the latter is more likely.
And to think I'm playing TF2 on a single core, i guess i should step it up, thank amd for the am3 socket :D
It seems they don't care to leave their IP in the clutches of Activision, and from a consumer's standpoint, its not a big deal after there have been some 6 Call of Duty games. Publishers should learn their place, as stepping stones.
So what they're saying is that most mainstream developers can only make short games, therefore providing a demo would be giving too much value away. Because we totally need insane graphics.
There are already better tablet devices in existence that are more functional and support more types of activity, but why so much attention has been centered on the ipad, i can only assume it is apple hype, generated by its market - casual electronics users. I mean, if I really wanted to, I could pick up a tablet pc, throw linux on it, and sit in an airport terminal streaming shoutcast stations and write a paper about the benefits of having a portable computer, while browsing /. on a cellular or wifi network.
I guess the real value in the ipad is that all the hardware and peripherals required that would allow me to do such tasks in the last paragraph are consolidated and compacted into a single device, so the value is not just for the consumer but for the future of portable computing, as this will set a standard for other tablet companies to make such commodities as easy and refined to use (with the proprietariness that Apple forces upon us of course).
I'm not implying that arbitrary hype and buying a product purely because of its brand is a good thing, but this situation to me is at least shaping up to be beneficial for the entire concept of a computer.
Because you are still trying to get your $60 from the consumer when today's fps' only have some 6-8 hours of gameplay. Therefore the developer is only garanteed to make $15 for the first month that the player takes to beat the campaign and then they hope that they don't get bored with multiplayer. The question in mind is how can developers still make money with first person shooters on PC while protecting that income from piracy, but also not butt-fucking the player with DRM for wanting to play a game on PC.
So essentially this would require developers to go out on a limb and almost invent a new type of online experience, we have our mmorpgs, and we have our first person shooters. The mmo is protected by subscriptions, where the first person shooter is not, obviously you can't charge people a monthly fee to play a first person shooter in its current format, but why not instead take the campaign content and put it in an online mmo format, then charge a flat fee for the game as well as a subscription. There aren't many games like this, although a more recent one such as Global Agenda comes to mind. I really can't say that the pirating is not happening, because it is, even games that require steam have been cracked for people to play the campaign content for free. I think the best commonground solution would be to tell your story in an online world, similar to how guild wars handled story progression and massively multiplayer features, then require a subscription, because it then becomes a point where buying the software is irrelevant, and its all about a subscription, add more content through patches, and you have a steady userbase.
I hope I don't get my sc2 beta invite today, that would be sad...
Is that around 200,000 people were stupid enough to pay for a game with equal quality to a flash game, in fact almost every indie game on XBLA is of or lower than online flash game quality, that or are just ripoffs of geometry wars.
"innovation and the ingenuity and creativity of the American people" except the average american doesn't produce original content, in fact the average american listens to copyrighted mainstream garbage every day just finalizing proof that our administration only cares about the mega companies
It's like playing a game at youtube quality, as well as having control delays.
If you decide to create a website, or a blog with original content in it, you are not entitled to profit, consider yourself lucky if you even get any. The more annoying people make advertising the more intensive scripts will be made to ignore them, advertising companies and content creators need to realize that the popup add and sidebanners are becoming more and more obsolete in this day, people will not be buying random bullshit that they see in an ad on their internet browser, especially in this economy. The consumer knows what they want, and they will use the correct resources to make these purchases when the time comes (Google, Newegg, Amazon, etc). Ad companies need to realize that they are in an obsolete business and need to either adapt or die.
This isn't really a big deal, all they had to do was create an environment that can run on multiple platforms, and then run the game under that environment.