1.) Rare has a veeeeery bad habit of taking their time with games. Rare releases a game when THEY feel it is worthy. A good motto that nintendo didnt mind since that is what they strive for too. But cause of that they release maybe 2 games a year! Microsoft cant have that. They didnt pay 350 million for 2 games a year.
So one of two things will happen. Microsoft willlet them do their thing in which case they over payed again, 350 million for 2-3 games a year.. or they force Rare to go faster in which case the quality of their games drops. If that happens then they arent Rare anymore and is Rare by name only.
2) all they make is platforming HUNTING games anyway...gather 100 coins, barrels, whatever. same formula they have used for 10 years or so. and as for perfect dark..the Goldeneye team, the people that made it LEFT rare long ago.
What pisses me off is that al this is well and good..intel finds this..amd finds that... but i hate WAITING for the tech. to actually be used to some benefit to the end user.
Yea. this means smaller and faster chips for amd..but when...10 years from now?
The name is too popular to kill off. While if every one leaves the company or gets laid off, this is a bad thing, the name and games will live on. it has a strong fallowing.
I think it just means there wont be new rules and systems as much anymore since the main guys are leaving stage left.
Thats why SciFi LOVES Stargate.
Most episodes are singular and not too much in an overall story arc..
It doesnt involve TOO many space travel shots and thus less CGI. This little gun powder blasts in the floor from the stafs are much cheaper then CGI.
And they can be shot outside and thus usually no intricate sets.
Then every once in a while for ratings or what not, they go all out with the money they saved with nice big episodes with space, and cgi and etc..
Sadly, next season is their last too.
So now, Farspace is gone.
Stargate will be in one season.
What does SciFI have left to get people??
One, everyone is right in that the Show was less linear in the 4th season and had more single episode bubbles. I think the reason is cause SciFi wanted another Star Trek and not another Babylon 5. They needed a show that they can show in ANY order in the reruns and not have to worry about keeping the story arc going. One of the reason Star Trek is so popular is cause with its overall single episode ways, they can be rerun like mad and anyone, not even star trek fans can see an episode and get into it and not worry about why, who, when.. I LOVE babylon 5 but i have to admit, if i watch the reruns, its much harder if i wasnt already aware of the series plot.
As for why it was canceled? Face it people. Scifi and USA Networks isnt Paramount with its huge cash reserves. It takes money. While Paramount can keep up with the costs, SCiFi cant. All those CGI effects, costumes, salaries, Puppets, etc..all cost money. I hate it. I wish they didnt cancel it. But SciFi can actually make MORE money rerunning POPULAR scifi shows and have fans watch then make a new series or new season. Think about it. They get money for the commercials and stuff for simply reruning a show that was already made or has already paid for it self.So instead of spending money on it, they can start making money. I think they simply figured 88 epsiodes are enough backlog to show reruns and have the fans keep coming back out of nastalgia.
sad sad. Witchblade is canceled too!! Cause its TNT. Sad. Cause a cable TV isnt as big as Paramount or not enough money..original and great shows get cancled.
Personally I love the idea. yes, the machine may break or not give your money back. But guess what, i remember a numerous times when I have been given the wrong change...or go home to put away my stuff and find and item or two not packed into the bag.
I think its convinient for alot of things. People are concerned this thing is gonna replace all stores...no they arent. There wont ever be a full grocery store in a box, but these are nice for common things like milk, shaving cream etc.. since you dont have have to run to a store, deal with people if its been a bad day, or its 3am.
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1.) Rare has a veeeeery bad habit of taking their time with games. Rare releases a game when THEY feel it is worthy. A good motto that nintendo didnt mind since that is what they strive for too.
But cause of that they release maybe 2 games a year!
Microsoft cant have that. They didnt pay 350 million for 2 games a year.
So one of two things will happen.
Microsoft willlet them do their thing in which case they over payed again, 350 million for 2-3 games a year..
or they force Rare to go faster in which case the quality of their games drops. If that happens then they arent Rare anymore and is Rare by name only.
2) all they make is platforming HUNTING games anyway...gather 100 coins, barrels, whatever.
same formula they have used for 10 years or so.
and as for perfect dark..the Goldeneye team, the people that made it LEFT rare long ago.
What pisses me off is that al this is well and good..intel finds this..amd finds that... but i hate WAITING for the tech. to actually be used to some benefit to the end user.
Yea. this means smaller and faster chips for amd..but when...10 years from now?
The name is too popular to kill off. While if every one leaves the company or gets laid off, this is a bad thing, the name and games will live on. it has a strong fallowing.
I think it just means there wont be new rules and systems as much anymore since the main guys are leaving stage left.
Thats why SciFi LOVES Stargate. Most episodes are singular and not too much in an overall story arc.. It doesnt involve TOO many space travel shots and thus less CGI. This little gun powder blasts in the floor from the stafs are much cheaper then CGI. And they can be shot outside and thus usually no intricate sets. Then every once in a while for ratings or what not, they go all out with the money they saved with nice big episodes with space, and cgi and etc.. Sadly, next season is their last too. So now, Farspace is gone. Stargate will be in one season. What does SciFI have left to get people??
One, everyone is right in that the Show was less linear in the 4th season and had more single episode bubbles. I think the reason is cause SciFi wanted another Star Trek and not another Babylon 5. They needed a show that they can show in ANY order in the reruns and not have to worry about keeping the story arc going. One of the reason Star Trek is so popular is cause with its overall single episode ways, they can be rerun like mad and anyone, not even star trek fans can see an episode and get into it and not worry about why, who, when.. I LOVE babylon 5 but i have to admit, if i watch the reruns, its much harder if i wasnt already aware of the series plot.
As for why it was canceled? Face it people. Scifi and USA Networks isnt Paramount with its huge cash reserves. It takes money. While Paramount can keep up with the costs, SCiFi cant. All those CGI effects, costumes, salaries, Puppets, etc..all cost money.
I hate it. I wish they didnt cancel it. But SciFi can actually make MORE money rerunning POPULAR scifi shows and have fans watch then make a new series or new season.
Think about it. They get money for the commercials and stuff for simply reruning a show that was already made or has already paid for it self.So instead of spending money on it, they can start making money. I think they simply figured 88 epsiodes are enough backlog to show reruns and have the fans keep coming back out of nastalgia.
sad sad. Witchblade is canceled too!! Cause its TNT. Sad. Cause a cable TV isnt as big as Paramount or not enough money..original and great shows get cancled.
Witchblade,
First wave,
etc..
now..Frascape.
Personally I love the idea.
yes, the machine may break or not give your money back. But guess what, i remember a numerous times when I have been given the wrong change...or go home to put away my stuff and find and item or two not packed into the bag.
I think its convinient for alot of things. People are concerned this thing is gonna replace all stores...no they arent. There wont ever be a full grocery store in a box, but these are nice for common things like milk, shaving cream etc.. since you dont have have to run to a store, deal with people if its been a bad day, or its 3am.