Quick! Someone hurry up and censor everything! I can't be trusted to make my own decisions about what I deem to be suitable content for myself and my children! OBVIOUSLY I need the government, special-interest groups, and Jack Thompson to tell me what is acceptable content.
You know, my mother stopped feeding and dressing me a LONG time ago....apparently some people still have a womb complex.
And what's with the article's author calling Microsoft a "flash in the pan media monger"????? Acclaim has been making games for several years. The original GTA came out when I was in...hmm 8th grade? Even with a year and a half delay from college during my deployment to Iraq, I'm beginning law school soon. Using my ghetto math.....that was like what, 10 years ago or so.
Flash in the pan my ass. A poorly written article all around.
Somehow....the final fantasy series, the dragon warrior series, pilotwings, metal gear series, golgo 13, etc..... all seemed to me to be aimed at a much older age group.
Games like Micky's Magical Adventure, and Mappyland, etc., never sold all THAT well as compared to the "older" games.
To be honest, there really seems to me to be 4 different age groups of gamers. The Edutainment age (2-6 yr old), the kiddy game age, (7-10 year old), the target audience age (11-35 years old), and the mature gamer age (40+).
The first group plays educational games bought and picked by their parents. The second group plays kiddy games bought and picked by their parents.
The third group however is easily swayed by advertising and has HUGE disposable income. Furthermore, their tastes generally don't change THAT drastically from pre-teen years through teenage, through college, and into post college life. It's only once they really settle down, become parents of their own, and begin preparing the next generation of gamers that you get:
The fourth group. Older gamers don't necessarily like different games from the target audience group, hell many of them love games like WoW, CS, Command and Conquer, EE2 etc. But, they're much less capricious with their spending habits, and also beginning to become concerned for what their own children are going to view. Thus, their overall spending level goes down.
So where is the big money at? that 3rd group, the 11-35 year old target audience. That's why the games are target to that group. It's not that the games are being changed over time, it's the age group's tastes are maturing over time. (11 year olds back in the 8-bit days were playing caveman games and skate or die. 11 year olds now are playing Counter-strike, Doom 3, GTA series, and other more "adult" games. It's not that the younger games aren't out there on the consoles especially, it's just they're not being played.)
And those of us using safari, still don't care.
A yahoo toolbar will be a great idea when Yahoo becomes a worthwhile place to visit for something other than yahoogroups, internet poker, and webcam girls.
The Regulators guild on Laughing Skull has defeated the first two bosses of BWL.
There is a way to get past the door if it bugs, but blizzard calls it an exploit.
Regardless, at 5:45 AM eastern time, after most of our guild had gone to bed, what pops up but "Server: A hotfix has been applied that should fix the bugs in Blackwing Lair preventing progress.", and another a few seconds later saying "Please reenter instance to fix it."
www.theregulators.org for kill screenshots.
The homeowner is stupid. By saying that he suspects the guy had gained access to his open wi-fi network, implicitly states that the owner knew and willingly left his network unsecured. If the owner did not know what the wardriver was doing, then there was no probable cause to search the vehicle, and any proof of network access would be ex post facto.
The police can't just arrest him and search his car on suspicion that he "did something wrong" and then charge him with whatever they find, if anything. But if they knew in advance that the network was unsecure, then the owner is to blame for not securing his own network.
"Originally posted by the US Constitution"....nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself,.....
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Quick! Someone hurry up and censor everything! I can't be trusted to make my own decisions about what I deem to be suitable content for myself and my children! OBVIOUSLY I need the government, special-interest groups, and Jack Thompson to tell me what is acceptable content. You know, my mother stopped feeding and dressing me a LONG time ago....apparently some people still have a womb complex.
And what's with the article's author calling Microsoft a "flash in the pan media monger"????? Acclaim has been making games for several years. The original GTA came out when I was in...hmm 8th grade? Even with a year and a half delay from college during my deployment to Iraq, I'm beginning law school soon. Using my ghetto math.....that was like what, 10 years ago or so. Flash in the pan my ass. A poorly written article all around.
Somehow....the final fantasy series, the dragon warrior series, pilotwings, metal gear series, golgo 13, etc..... all seemed to me to be aimed at a much older age group. Games like Micky's Magical Adventure, and Mappyland, etc., never sold all THAT well as compared to the "older" games. To be honest, there really seems to me to be 4 different age groups of gamers. The Edutainment age (2-6 yr old), the kiddy game age, (7-10 year old), the target audience age (11-35 years old), and the mature gamer age (40+). The first group plays educational games bought and picked by their parents. The second group plays kiddy games bought and picked by their parents. The third group however is easily swayed by advertising and has HUGE disposable income. Furthermore, their tastes generally don't change THAT drastically from pre-teen years through teenage, through college, and into post college life. It's only once they really settle down, become parents of their own, and begin preparing the next generation of gamers that you get: The fourth group. Older gamers don't necessarily like different games from the target audience group, hell many of them love games like WoW, CS, Command and Conquer, EE2 etc. But, they're much less capricious with their spending habits, and also beginning to become concerned for what their own children are going to view. Thus, their overall spending level goes down. So where is the big money at? that 3rd group, the 11-35 year old target audience. That's why the games are target to that group. It's not that the games are being changed over time, it's the age group's tastes are maturing over time. (11 year olds back in the 8-bit days were playing caveman games and skate or die. 11 year olds now are playing Counter-strike, Doom 3, GTA series, and other more "adult" games. It's not that the younger games aren't out there on the consoles especially, it's just they're not being played.)
And those of us using safari, still don't care. A yahoo toolbar will be a great idea when Yahoo becomes a worthwhile place to visit for something other than yahoogroups, internet poker, and webcam girls.
So does this mean that I won't get daily visits from hot barnyard babes willing to do anything I tell them for 4.95 a month?
I heard a rumor on the internets that you can download naked pictures! Somebody cover my eyes quickly, I can't be trusted to do it myself!
The Regulators guild on Laughing Skull has defeated the first two bosses of BWL. There is a way to get past the door if it bugs, but blizzard calls it an exploit. Regardless, at 5:45 AM eastern time, after most of our guild had gone to bed, what pops up but "Server: A hotfix has been applied that should fix the bugs in Blackwing Lair preventing progress.", and another a few seconds later saying "Please reenter instance to fix it." www.theregulators.org for kill screenshots.
I have too. On the other hand florida cops get a bad rap, I know, I've worked for the firm that represents their union.
The homeowner is stupid. By saying that he suspects the guy had gained access to his open wi-fi network, implicitly states that the owner knew and willingly left his network unsecured. If the owner did not know what the wardriver was doing, then there was no probable cause to search the vehicle, and any proof of network access would be ex post facto. The police can't just arrest him and search his car on suspicion that he "did something wrong" and then charge him with whatever they find, if anything. But if they knew in advance that the network was unsecure, then the owner is to blame for not securing his own network. "Originally posted by the US Constitution" ....nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself,.....