Apparently music playing in the background of crappy reality tv shows still counts to them... I watch the new MTV.
This is very un-shocking though... With the colony counting down to May 12th and Peter Moore (used to run Sega US...remember 9.9.99?) running the Xbox team, this just seems to make perfect sense.
Exactly... as long as the ads fit into the world, and result in players getting to play for free, or at least at a dramatic discount, I don't see the problem. If you're paying full price, you're making it a clear statement that it's worth that much for you not to see any ads.
The whole ads for free, or none for pay doesn't always work properly though... I used to have an IGN insider account and I still had about half the ads showing up. It really pissed me off. Of course, then again... the only reason I ever got the account was to watch high quality E3 movies;)
Yeah, I'm just sick of seeing this asshole posting this kind of crap, no matter if he's serious or not. But, I guess that is the definition of a troll right?
I do think Slashdot could use some finer definitions of what's considered a "good" article... perhaps having 5 levels instead of just the 3 might help?
I am curious as to if Kameo will come out for Xbox1 or 2... Even though they showed it off (playable, and on Gamecube at the time) back in 2001 at E3? Now the next Perfect Dark for Xbox3...who knows?
I have a friend who did some character modelling for Prey recently... Yes, it's coming out soon, just as hinted at on Gamasutra. It only took them what 10-15 years?
If the developers and advertisers tried hard enough you could put ads into pretty much any universe (that has at least a little technology) if you make the ads have to match the world they're in. For something futuristic or modern like Anarchy Online or Matrix, it's very easy to just slap real modern ads on all the billboards and whatnot, but for games like World of Warcraft or Everquest it's a "little" harder;) I don't know if the advertisers would accept such agreements, but their ads would have to work with the world they're in. You could put the old Wanted! kind of flyer looking thing nailed to a tree that had a black and white ad it would probably fit into the world just fine. You could even theme it to the game where it's like "Ye Olde 7-up" or "Orcs love 7-up". I think "free" is just a little much for such a beast as a persistant world game, but it could definitely lower costs greatly... Another money making idea is you could have an officially sponsered guild in one of those games.. Now it would have to be done tastefully and the developer, advertiser and players would all have to agree to it, but for something like WoW, you could have your guild "sponcered" by 7-up (for example) so instead of the "Generic Clan Name" guild you would be the "7up Generic Clan Name" guild and you could have little 7-up insignias on your characters. By participating in said guild you get to play the game for half price....just an idea, not necisarilly a good one;)
We really need to start an OpenGC (Open Game Console) group somewhere...standardization could be an issue, but not if the group was setup properly in the beginning.
To call Jesus anything but the son of God would completely nullify the concept of Christianity. But don't get me wrong, the grand parent is a complete idiot. (see my other post below)
Not all of us christians are idiots and assholes;)
There will probably be more than 3...we'll probably see the Next Gameboy, the new N-Gage (**shudders**) and many more from companies you've never heard of before. I actually don't think we'll see an "official unveiling" of the revolution yet though...I think we might see some teasers, but no hard facts, possibly the same with the PS3 if they are going to wait till 2006 too...
If anyone remembers all the tech demos shown for the PS2 before it actually came out, it all looked much better/smoother than the games actually did when they came out...so don't get your hopes too high people.
The flash stuff flickers all over the place until the majority of the page is done downloading....after that point it works just fine. This has happened on other sites as well...
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+0.5 (kind of funny?)
I doubt I'll watch it live...but I'll probably torrent it a few hours later ;)
No....ya didn't :P
Apparently music playing in the background of crappy reality tv shows still counts to them... I watch the new MTV.
This is very un-shocking though... With the colony counting down to May 12th and Peter Moore (used to run Sega US...remember 9.9.99?) running the Xbox team, this just seems to make perfect sense.
I hope GTA never get's real ads....their fake ones are way better!
You could easily have real world alchohol companies advertised in the taverns and pubs ;) ...it's possible, you just have to get a little more creative.
Exactly... as long as the ads fit into the world, and result in players getting to play for free, or at least at a dramatic discount, I don't see the problem. If you're paying full price, you're making it a clear statement that it's worth that much for you not to see any ads.
;)
The whole ads for free, or none for pay doesn't always work properly though... I used to have an IGN insider account and I still had about half the ads showing up. It really pissed me off. Of course, then again... the only reason I ever got the account was to watch high quality E3 movies
Yeah, I'm just sick of seeing this asshole posting this kind of crap, no matter if he's serious or not. But, I guess that is the definition of a troll right?
I do think Slashdot could use some finer definitions of what's considered a "good" article... perhaps having 5 levels instead of just the 3 might help?
I am curious as to if Kameo will come out for Xbox1 or 2... Even though they showed it off (playable, and on Gamecube at the time) back in 2001 at E3? Now the next Perfect Dark for Xbox3...who knows?
I have a friend who did some character modelling for Prey recently... Yes, it's coming out soon, just as hinted at on Gamasutra. It only took them what 10-15 years?
Almost half the MMORPG players are female these days ;)
If the developers and advertisers tried hard enough you could put ads into pretty much any universe (that has at least a little technology) if you make the ads have to match the world they're in. For something futuristic or modern like Anarchy Online or Matrix, it's very easy to just slap real modern ads on all the billboards and whatnot, but for games like World of Warcraft or Everquest it's a "little" harder ;) I don't know if the advertisers would accept such agreements, but their ads would have to work with the world they're in. You could put the old Wanted! kind of flyer looking thing nailed to a tree that had a black and white ad it would probably fit into the world just fine. You could even theme it to the game where it's like "Ye Olde 7-up" or "Orcs love 7-up". I think "free" is just a little much for such a beast as a persistant world game, but it could definitely lower costs greatly... Another money making idea is you could have an officially sponsered guild in one of those games.. Now it would have to be done tastefully and the developer, advertiser and players would all have to agree to it, but for something like WoW, you could have your guild "sponcered" by 7-up (for example) so instead of the "Generic Clan Name" guild you would be the "7up Generic Clan Name" guild and you could have little 7-up insignias on your characters. By participating in said guild you get to play the game for half price....just an idea, not necisarilly a good one ;)
3 out of 4 with dead pixels is not a good sign...although not a thorough survey, still not good.
But the PSP doesn't have a stylus so it's no good to me...I want to use the Gimp or something on it (portable digital sketchpad) ;)
We really need to start an OpenGC (Open Game Console) group somewhere...standardization could be an issue, but not if the group was setup properly in the beginning.
"You have to be a major Xbox fanatic to think they are not playing catchup now."
You are very right in this statement, and this is exactly why MS is rushing out the Xbox2 before the competition...
To call Jesus anything but the son of God would completely nullify the concept of Christianity. But don't get me wrong, the grand parent is a complete idiot. (see my other post below)
;)
Not all of us christians are idiots and assholes
"and I personally don't count corporations as individuals"
I agree, but it's too bad the US government doesn't...
Don't sell your patent, licence it... You can sell these companies the right to produce your product without selling them the patent.
More interesting is how many of those returned PSPs were just returned right back to the owners with a "tough luck" note attached?
If they ever get Linux running well on the DS I might be interested, it'd be really cool as a pocket pc/gameboy. ;)
There will probably be more than 3...we'll probably see the Next Gameboy, the new N-Gage (**shudders**) and many more from companies you've never heard of before. I actually don't think we'll see an "official unveiling" of the revolution yet though...I think we might see some teasers, but no hard facts, possibly the same with the PS3 if they are going to wait till 2006 too...
If anyone remembers all the tech demos shown for the PS2 before it actually came out, it all looked much better/smoother than the games actually did when they came out...so don't get your hopes too high people.
The flash stuff flickers all over the place until the majority of the page is done downloading....after that point it works just fine. This has happened on other sites as well...