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Ben Schlessman's Blog

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Comment In: Opinion: Meeting with Biden is a mistake for the game industry [News - 01/09/2013 - 04:52]

I would absolutely love the ...

I would absolutely love the opportunity to meet with Biden and have a conversation about how games can be used to help shape our culture to be a less violent one. Simply meeting with him is absolutely not conceding anything or admitting anything at all. As many people have pointed ...

Comment In: Valve's solution for Steam Greenlight's noise: A $100 fee [News - 09/04/2012 - 08:43]

Because customers vote with their ...

Because customers vote with their wallets, not some silly arbitrary like/dislike system.

Comment In: "Watch 'Em Ups"; Sucking The Meaning Out Of Action Games [Blog - 08/29/2012 - 10:49]

@Ben r n r nI ...

@Ben r n r nI like that post a lot better and I can see your point now, which now that I look at your article again, is a bit more obvious to me. QTE 's in action games slow down the overall pace, and are thus not providing a ...

Comment In: Modern Gaming Trends: Achievements [Blog - 08/02/2012 - 11:51]

IMO, a good game should ...

IMO, a good game should not have to rely on achievements to get us to either replay the game or try all of the options in the game. r n r nIsn 't it somewhat arbitrary to say These things over here are valid reasons to get players to play ...

Comment In: Molyneux unveils Curiosity, a social experiment with $77K in-app purchase [News - 06/07/2012 - 07:35]

I love this guy. I ...

I love this guy. I wish more developers could be more like him and just, ya know, try stuff like this :

Comment In: Next Mac update blocks uncertified, non-App Store games by default [News - 02/16/2012 - 03:21]

As far as I know, ...

As far as I know, all this will do is pop up with a window that says something along the lines of We were unable to identify this software. Are you sure you want to open it So, nothing really new.

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