I am a Writer/Game Designer, currently the Director of Games for Kongregate. Previously I was a Writer and Game Producer for Adult Swim, a part of Cartoon Network. I'm also a contributing author to "Writing for Video Game Genres: From FPS to RPG".
There is also the risk, however, that a lower price point would equate to lower perceived value. All these other games are 60 and this one is 30 It must suck. That wouldn't likely happen with MW2, but with non-sequels-to-hit-games, it might.
@ Peter David It's called thinking outside the box. Killing with kindness. Do I really expect people to abandon boycotts and try another approach No. Why abandon a strategy so effective that it fails to have a significant impact the vast majority of the time That is completely ridiculous. So ...
The technology will seem silly to some people until an awesome use of it comes out, then they'll be all over it. I think Natal just faces a consumer public who have been over-hyped too many times. I for one am extremely excited about the possibilities.
One thing I think is missing from this discussion is the cinematic as a way to coax the player into what Jesse Schell referred to as the binocular effect, which is when opera-goers would look into the binoculars only at the beginning of the opera for referential detail, which they ...
I have to agree with Bob. Trying to find another way to label something is just an attempt to create arbitrary distinctions between forms that don't really exist. You say that current interactive projects should be elevated beyond mere games - I think it's more likely that current projects should ...
It's odd to complain that today's games are watered down for mass audiences with one hand and then dictate that game conventions should be drawn only from that same mass audience. Metal Gear Solid 4 was awesome. It was an unorthodox design that made the game a cinematic masterpiece, while ...
