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Casual gaming is not just for n00bs.
In the “golden age” of computer gaming, it was no coincidence that the majority of games were “adventure games,” which usually involved players solving a series of puzzles while following a particular story line. These games were generally combat-free, due to both the restrictions of the hardware/software at the time, as well as on the [...]
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The Gamerscore is dumb.
Apparently, the XBox 360 Achievement system is loved by console gamers, which has always confused us. In short, the Achievement system is a way to get recognition for accomplishing a particular task in a game. The recognition comes from Achievements being viewable to anyone able to see the respective XBox Live! gamer profile. Furthermore, these [...]
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Warhammer’s system requirements dwarf those of Warcraft.
We just caught the minimum system specifications (MSS) for Mythic’s upcoming Warhammer: Age of Reckoning (WAR) title over at The Greenskin, and were a bit dismayed at the differences between WAR’s MSS and those suggested for World of Warcraft (WoW). While The Greenskin’s Snafzg claims that WAR’s requirements “don’t appear to be much higher” than [...]
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This amusing Bartle controversy.
We’re not sure Richard Bartle deserves two posts dedicated to him in a row, but let’s be fair this time around: the man isn’t without good ideas, even if our last post was all about how ridiculous he can sound. After all, even shooting from the hip during an interview, he ought to at least [...]
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Richard Bartle: still bitter.
When Richard Bartle was recently interviewed at Massively, we somewhat hoped he’d redeem himself from the hole he dug before we last commented on him. Bartle, of course, is the man who many consider to be the grandfather of massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), as he’s one of the men behind legacy multi-user dungeon [...]
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