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Posted by Josh Bycer on Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:40:00 EST in
Brand recognition is important in any consumer based industry, and the video game industry is no exception. However, there is always the danger of misusing brands which this post examines two of those ways.
Ironically enough despite its loot problem, Torchlight does have that option in the form of the enchanter. When you use the enchanter it has a chance of giving a new bonus to an item, or adding a socket to it for inserting gems. The downside is that with each successful ...
If you haven't looked at it yet, the turn based strategy game Solium Infernum by Cryptic Comet also had the concept of secret goals. What happens is that at the start of the game everyone chooses a public goal that is visible to everyone. During the game you can pick ...
Good article. Have you played Dark Souls yet As that has an interesting spell system. Players are limited in their use of spells both by only being able to equip a certain and that each spell has X amount of uses before running out. Players can only replenish spells at ...
Heh that is true, to be fair to Link, it is rare in a 3D Zelda game for the player to have multi-enemy encounters. In Alice there are plenty of situations where you have to fight a large enemy while smaller or mid enemies are hanging outside of view pelting ...
Excellent piece. I've been dealing with problems with my leg all my life. I was born with a birth defect that required two reconstructive surgeries on my right leg. From them, I've been dealing with chronic pain and nerve damage in my leg. I physically can't drive a normal car ...
I wouldn't call Facebook a product in the same vein as a game company or other consumer products. You don't have to spend one cent to use Facebook, but if I want to drink a Pepsi or use Comcast TV service, then I have to spend money on those products. ...
