The PC gaming market has always focused primarily on a single idea. While titles of other ideas and genres are still released, all the really big games seem to come from one central concept. As the machines adapt and the market changes, this central genre shifts to reflect those changes. All of these central genres had their ups and their downs, their individual moments of confusion, their overdone mechanics and their nuisances that just wouldn’t go away. But, at least in my humble opinion, the worst of the problems consistently found in any of those earlier focus genres pale in comparison to the flaws readily available in the best of today’s genre of the limelight.
Author Archives: Bryan J. Hall
Dancing Inmates
Cruel and unusual punishment? I am surprised that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio hadn’t thought of synchronized dancing first.
Passing Through: Most Hated of All Adversaries II
Every gamer has an enemy within… Join JBG as we look at the most annoying, memorable, and downright evil videogame enemies to date. .: Super Mario Brothers:. Sick of being stomped on, the koopas, from Super Mario Brothers, decided to gird themselves in armor and chuck hammers at those who happened to pass by. Thus,Continue reading “Passing Through: Most Hated of All Adversaries II”
Virtually Acceptable?
Have you ever wondered how well you know someone that you don’t really know? An odd question to be sure. Today (6/26/09) I came across a blog post entitled “Godspeed Gynnie, We Will Miss You“. The post, which was found on the 2 High Road blog, weaves a tale of pain, suffering, and virtual escape.Continue reading “Virtually Acceptable?”
Mythic Entertainment and Bioware Merge
Today we have important news to share with the community. EA is restructuring its RPG and MMO games development into a new group that includes both Mythic and BioWare.
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