Send News. Want a reply? Read this. More in the FAQ.   News Forum - All Forums - Mobile - PDA - RSS Headlines  RSS Headlines   Twitter  Twitter
Customize
User Settings
Styles:
LAN Parties
Upcoming one-time events:
Redding, CA 06/22
Tampa, FL 06/26
Tampa, FL 10/04

Regularly scheduled events

User information for avianflu

Real Name avianflu   
Search for:
 
Sort results:   Ascending Descending
Limit results:
 
 
 
Nickname avianflu
Email Concealed by request
ICQ None given.
Description
Homepage http://
Signed On Sep 2, 2010, 18:08
Total Comments 975 (Graduate)
User ID 55926
 
User comment history
< Newer [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ] Older >


News Comments > Morning Consolidation
49. Re: Morning Consolidation May 22, 2013, 14:10 avianflu
 
Oh the schadenfreude i will feel when Sony does some variation of the same thing with used games, mandatory disk installations, and required internet.

(not entirely serious because gaming matters to me, but I think some folks here are living in la-la land about sony's plans for its peer console).

 
Reply Quote Edit Delete Report
 
News Comments > Morning Consolidation
36. Re: Morning Consolidation May 22, 2013, 13:27 avianflu
 
Kha's post is the best here: couldnt agree more. I had consoles so I didnt have to use Origin or Uplay or games for windows. Now with all of the DRM in consoles, there's little point in owning the new consoles.

Ironically all of this console DRM is good news for Steam, which is another form of DRM, only less evil than the other DRMs.
 
Reply Quote Edit Delete Report
 
News Comments > Evening Consolidation
40. Re: Evening Consolidation May 22, 2013, 09:23 avianflu
 

Folks, SONY will do some variation of this DRM stuff. How can you think otherwise?

SONY has doubled-back a few times now, so believe what comes out of SONY's PR staff at your own peril.


 
Reply Quote Edit Delete Report
 
News Comments > Xbox One Announced
10. Re: Xbox One Announced May 21, 2013, 15:01 avianflu
 
the thing is: my gadget savvy friends who dont play videogames already have some sort of "TV streaming gadget with attached or wireless storage" that works well for them. So that consumer group may not be interested in the streaming abilities of either the ps4 or xbox1.

We'll see in 2014.
 
Reply Quote Edit Delete Report
 
News Comments > Xbox One Announced
1. Re: Xbox One Announced May 21, 2013, 14:48 avianflu
 
MS went "all poker chips in" with a "livingroom home entertainment system."

Not sure the typical non-gaming consumer will be all that interested in such a device?

it is a total pass for me in any case.
 
Reply Quote Edit Delete Report
 
News Comments > Morning Metaverse
7. Re: Morning Metaverse May 21, 2013, 14:07 avianflu
 
That wikipedia article was fascinating. At the same time I am not surprised. If by policy, anyone can edit and also edit anonymously.....  
Reply Quote Edit Delete Report
 
News Comments > Morning Interviews
4. Re: Morning Interviews May 21, 2013, 13:46 avianflu
 
never say "never"  
Reply Quote Edit Delete Report
 
News Comments > Op Ed
33. Re: Op Ed May 16, 2013, 09:43 avianflu
 
DomGrief, have to disagree. Metacritic is so very disliked by game devs because it throws a small dose of reality in their faces every time they look at it. And they have to look at it because everyone looks at it.

That's why Warren so keenly wants it to be "irrelevant." Metacritic is TMI for game devs.

Yes of course the aggregate scoring is flawed but when thousands of gamers score a particular game, that starts to mean something.

 
Reply Quote Edit Delete Report
 
News Comments > Morning Metaverse
1. Re: Morning Metaverse May 16, 2013, 09:26 avianflu
 
now if only google would kill all of Google+, that would be awesome.  
Reply Quote Edit Delete Report
 
News Comments > Morning Consolidation
1. Re: Morning Consolidation May 16, 2013, 09:24 avianflu
 
i suspect EA has something else up their sleeves that is just as onerous as the online pass and is directly related to the new consoles coming in the Fall.  
Reply Quote Edit Delete Report
 
News Comments > Metro: Last Light HUD "Fix" Inbound
19. Re: Metro: Last Light HUD May 15, 2013, 11:27 avianflu
 
Ha! -- you guys should see the narrow FOV in the console version of Far Cry 3. It is like looking through the eye of a needle.

All in all, a narrow FOV isnt a deal breaker and the gameplay vids of Metro look like they created an interesting and immersive game.
 
Reply Quote Edit Delete Report
 
News Comments > Op Ed
5. Re: Op Ed May 15, 2013, 10:20 avianflu
 
yes but my point is that **game devs** have to look at the gamer scores whether they want to or not. They cannot escape it (because it is on metacritic). Hence, it drives game devs nuts that metacritic exists.  
Reply Quote Edit Delete Report
 
News Comments > Morning Tech Bits
20. Re: Morning Tech Bits May 15, 2013, 10:16 avianflu
 

I am not willing to compare the 2 guys because they are so completely different in virtually every way.

I will say that, since forever, Bill G reads like he has Asperger's. Folks like that drive me nuts.

His wife and aging seems to have tempered him for the better.
 
Reply Quote Edit Delete Report
 
News Comments > Op Ed
3. Re: Op Ed May 15, 2013, 10:02 avianflu
 
Notably, Metacritic forces game devs to look at an aggregate of gamer's scores. Something that game devs generally dont bother doing or dont like doing.

And there it is on one web page that EVERYBODY knows about in the gaming industry.

That aggregate gamer score doesnt express everything important of course, but it says something about the desirability of a particular game to consumers.

Metacritic for all of its faults offers insights into the game consumer's mind that arent offered in any other way.

Warren should realize that metacritic can be a useful tool for game devs, if taken with a grain of salt.
 
Reply Quote Edit Delete Report
 
News Comments > Defiance Renewed
55. Re: Defiance Renewed May 13, 2013, 11:25 avianflu
 
sci-fi is all about the **sustained** quality of writing and the use of real imagination, rather than using recycled plots. if good writing isnt there, then truly nothing can save the show. This is why Farscape, for all of its faults, was still entertaining sci-fi. This is also why "star trek enterprise" was bottom-of-the-barrel bad.
 
Reply Quote Edit Delete Report
 
News Comments > Square Enix's "Extraordinary" Losses
4. Re: Square Enix's May 13, 2013, 10:27 avianflu
 
i am a bit surprised sleeping dogs only sold 1.75 million units. Maybe it wasnt western enough for the west?

Then again, the very poor title choice of the game and the endless crapular DLC's didnt help.
 
Reply Quote Edit Delete Report
 
News Comments > Sunday Tech Bits
12. Re: Sunday Tech Bits May 13, 2013, 09:05 avianflu
 
"Windows slower:" giantly bogus article based on subjectivity and broad generalizations.  
Reply Quote Edit Delete Report
 
News Comments > Diablo III Auction House Downtime Continues
10. Re: Diablo III Auction House Downtime Continues May 10, 2013, 10:13 avianflu
 
And the console version approaches...

it should be interesting when the global console crowds are added to the mix.
 
Reply Quote Edit Delete Report
 
News Comments > The Forest Trailer
3. Re: The Forest Trailer May 10, 2013, 10:07 avianflu
 
love the idea but they've never actually made a game before to completion and it might be over-ambitious for a first game. I wish them good luck though.  
Reply Quote Edit Delete Report
 
News Comments > EA 10% Layoff Report Confirmed
14. Re: EA 10% Layoff Report Confirmed May 9, 2013, 13:37 avianflu
 
Weren't there other EA layoffs last month too? EA is looking a bit wobbly these days.  
Reply Quote Edit Delete Report
 
975 Comments. 49 pages. Viewing page 1.
< Newer [ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 ] Older >


footer

.. ..

Blue's News logo