JoeNapalm wrote on Feb 3, 2011, 10:13:

Earlier this week, Treyarch's Community, Josh Olin, was quoted in an interview as saying gamers are taking the industry in a bad direction, as they seem to get angry, and complain about everything, even when a developer tries to make something new, and innovative.

Oh, I see. It's gamers that are taking the industry in bad direction...

It's not tearing out features that gamers have taken for granted for years while simultaneously jacking up the price of your games, or developing everything for the lowest console denominator to maximize your install base at the expense of good, quality games that is damaging the industry - it's the troublesome customer who is to blame!

Amazing. You'd think that people would not just eat your shit sandwiches, but they'd have the courtesy to thank you for the privilege of forking over more of their hard-earned money for less.

Lemme give you a bit of advice, there, Olin - if everyone thinks you're an asshole? You probably are.

-Jn-
Ifriti Sophist

Dirwulf wrote on Jan 21, 2011, 17:06:

StingingVelvet wrote on Jan 21, 2011, 17:02:
The expansion of who gamers are means Farmville, in case anyone couldn't read between the lines there.

Making games is a business, not a sport, or something you do for fun. If you want to make money, you need to find the biggest audience. That means casual games. As a hardcore gamer, a game developer and a captalist pig, I have no problem with this.

DangerDog wrote on Jan 21, 2011, 01:57:
Still waiting for the dynamic alien infestation effects to be added in.

spindoctor wrote on Jan 20, 2011, 14:57:

NFS Shift offers the more serious racing/driving model that you seem to be looking for.

Jerykk wrote on Jan 3, 2011, 00:25:

In order for MS to convince gamers that it's worth upgrading to DX10/11, DX10/11 games need to be developed that make players go "Wow! I've never seen anything like that with DX9! DX9 games look so outdated now!" Unfortunately, that has yet to occur.