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Comment In: Could a 'pilot program' for episodic games actually work? [News - 03/11/2013 - 06:08]

I think it 's something ...

I think it 's something that can work, but only if there is initial investment in tools that allow future instalments to be made quickly and relatively cheaply. In TV, the technology side is a known, fixed cost, and can be reused many times by different productions. The primary costs ...

Comment In: Five approaches to 'good' violence in games [News - 01/22/2013 - 04:17]

Most of the time, shooting ...

Most of the time, shooting a nameless, faceless enemy in a typical FPS has no effect on me whatsoever. It is a task to be done, blocking me from my objective of completing the game. Occasionally, I feel a bit more satisfaction or relief when a particularly pesky opponent is ...

Comment In: Opinion: Embracing piracy [News - 08/24/2012 - 04:12]

Technically, a lot of software ...

Technically, a lot of software that you buy is only licensed to you to use. You do not actually own it, and the developer could technically revoke your right to use it. Ironically, there 's not that much they can actually do to prevent you, if you really want, so ...

Comment In: Valve would consider hardware development to drive innovation [News - 02/20/2012 - 10:43]

Perhaps it's not a console, ...

Perhaps it's not a console, but rather some specialist hardware allows something actually new I don't see any particular 'innovation' that a Valve-created PC/console would, but it's been a long time since there was any new hardware that actually allowed any new abilities that weren't just prettier versions of what ...

Comment In: Opinion: With Great Powers... [News - 11/30/2011 - 04:36]

Interesting article. Out of curiosity, ...

Interesting article. Out of curiosity, have you looked at Google's 'Go' language It has eschewed Classes and class inheritance for types, interfaces and type embedding. I'm a Java coder myself, but have found the language to make some interesting choices. Still looking around for a project I actually want to ...

Comment In: GameSpot Partnership Marks OnLive's First 'Large-Scale' Business-Facing Push [News - 08/30/2011 - 04:37]

Or is it already live ...

Or is it already live I can't tell from here in Australia, since we get an AU specific version of GameSpot, and we don't have OnLive here yet...

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