Vaporware Awards

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Wired's Vaporware 2009 "honorees" are now online, with their annual celebration of failed releases. There are two games on this year's list: Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, Episode 3 and StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty (which nailed down the top spot). They also choose to pick on a mod for some reason, singling out Black Mesa Source over the million mods that have never seen the light of day. Vaporware was once a name for products that would never actually be released, but the term seems to have evolved to cover anything with a long development cycle. Thanks Mike Martinez.

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Re: Vaporware Awards

Dec 23, 2009, 11:10

Icewind

Profit wrote: haha. lag isn't a technical term, being annoyed that people use the word correctly is a bit over the top. for bioshock I can imagine it was in reference to mouse lag, which is so fucking prevalent on all these idiotic console ports. and that is also exactly the same kind of lag as network related stuff, except it's happening locally between your input and output devices. Not when people specifically mention the slow movement of enemies and the jerky nature of the animation. I know what I'm talking about, and I'm not the only one who feels this way. Also, please capitalize letters in your posts. It's annoying. This comment was edited on Dec 23, 2009, 11:16.

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Re: Vaporware Awards

Dec 23, 2009, 01:28

vermin

haha. lag isn't a technical term, being annoyed that people use the word correctly is a bit over the top. for bioshock I can imagine it was in reference to mouse lag, which is so fucking prevalent on all these idiotic console ports. and that is also exactly the same kind of lag as network related stuff, except it's happening locally between your input and output devices.

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Re: Vaporware Awards

Dec 22, 2009, 18:53

Icewind

The term "Vaporware" has become what the term "Lag" became about 10 years ago. Lag used to apply to latency and "Frame drops" or "dropped frames" referred to on screen images/animation slowing down due to taxed hardware. Nowadays these kids use "Lag" as a blanket term to mean any slowdown in any way. Just last week I saw someone post a message about "Lag" in Bioshock. I had no idea Bioshock 1 was online. There was a time when people would laugh someone off a board for using the term incorrectly like that.

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Re: Vaporware Awards

Dec 22, 2009, 18:24

space captain

the Black Mesa Source peeps are probly happy about this

its called: publicity




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Re: Vaporware Awards

Dec 22, 2009, 18:18

Kxmode

Wasn't its beta announced to start this year though, with access given away to blizzcon attendees and lucky blizzard account sweepstakes winners? I heard something like that at Blizzcon.

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Re: Vaporware Awards

Dec 22, 2009, 18:11

StreetPreacher

I would've nominated these guys: http://www.onlive.com I think we were all a little dubious when we first saw someone claiming to do streaming full-resolution gaming from the cloud. I think it sounds great, but I'll believe it when I see it. But it's still in Beta, and while they technically still have time to make their "Winter 2009" launch date posted on their website, somehow I think it's gonna come and go without a finished product. Re: Black Mesa, it's a shame that it's dragged out so long b/c I think the longer a private mod goes on the lower it's chances of reaching completion. Real life just gets in the way. I'd rather see Valve hand them some seed money (or heck, even lend them some talent) and then release it on Steam for $5. I think it'd sell like hotcakes.

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Re: Vaporware Awards

Dec 22, 2009, 17:10

winnetou

I think people are confusing vaporware with patience. StarCraft 2 isn't vaporware; it's coming out. Just not as fast as people want it too. Wasn't its beta announced to start this year though, with access given away to blizzcon attendees and lucky blizzard account sweepstakes winners? I agree that it doesn't really qualify as vapor yet, just another slipped "release" date so far.

Re: Vaporware Awards

Dec 22, 2009, 17:03

Sacrifice

I also agree that Starcraft 2 shouldn't be considered vaporware. They never gave a release date and they are continually releasing new info, screenshots and videos on the game.




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Re: Vaporware Awards

Dec 22, 2009, 16:44

Creston

Picking on a mod made by hobbyists is a bit lame though. You're aware this is a Wired article, right? Lame doesn't BEGIN to describe Wired. Creston

Re: Vaporware Awards

Dec 22, 2009, 16:35

MattyC

Blizzard usually takes forever to release a game, but it still usually comes out. I would hardly call SC2 vaporware. I think they are using the term too liberally with most of that list really..

Re: Vaporware Awards

Dec 22, 2009, 16:22

wtf_man

Picking on a mod made by hobbyists is a bit lame though. Normally I would agree. But then again, the Black Mesa Team shouldn't have put out that "Coming in 2009" trailer either. They deserve to eat "a little shit" for that... whether doing it free or not. Don't get me wrong... I still hope they get it done and do appreciate their efforts... but they kind of brought this on themselves. This comment was edited on Dec 22, 2009, 16:24.

Re: Vaporware Awards

Dec 22, 2009, 16:11

Kxmode

I think people are confusing vaporware with patience. StarCraft 2 isn't vaporware; it's coming out. Just not as fast as people want it too. People said that about DNF too! ;P This is true! Actually I was thinking StarCraft: Ghost is more vaporware than StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. Blizzard never actually canceled the project.

Re: Vaporware Awards

Dec 22, 2009, 16:10

nin

Picking on a mod made by hobbyists is a bit lame though.

Extremely. As is calling Spotify vaporware ("in the US") when it's been running overseas.




RollinThundr Apr 17, 2013, 12:25: Eh really tossing stuff like that in there only to get your panties all bunched up. If you really want to call that trolling sure. Mr. Tact Apr 17, 2013, 12:33: Pretty sure that's the definition of trolling...

Re: Vaporware Awards

Dec 22, 2009, 16:05

Prez

I think people are confusing vaporware with patience. StarCraft 2 isn't vaporware; it's coming out. Just not as fast as people want it too.

People said that about DNF too!

Picking on a mod made by hobbyists is a bit lame though. These guys are doing this for free, and unless they are independently wealthy and single, have many other responsibilities to juggle on top of coding an ambitious mod like BM:Source.

This comment was edited on Dec 22, 2009, 16:05.




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Re: Vaporware Awards

Dec 22, 2009, 16:03

nin

I think Wired's awards sucked this year...




RollinThundr Apr 17, 2013, 12:25: Eh really tossing stuff like that in there only to get your panties all bunched up. If you really want to call that trolling sure. Mr. Tact Apr 17, 2013, 12:33: Pretty sure that's the definition of trolling...

Re: Vaporware Awards

Dec 22, 2009, 15:57

Kxmode

I think people are confusing vaporware with patience. StarCraft 2 isn't vaporware; it's coming out. Just not as fast as people want it too.

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