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Comment In: Gamasutra's Top 12 Games of the Decade [Feature - 12/30/2009 - 04:40]

WoW clearly has the biggest ...

WoW clearly has the biggest impact world wide, and just due to the number of people that have played it, it would win the 1 spot do to the majority vote. I don't think there is any other game out there that is so big that it could cause government ...

Comment In: Metaplace To Close Virtual World Platform [News - 12/21/2009 - 08:09]

I gave it a try ...

I gave it a try a few months back, it wasn't too bad. Had a bit of a learning curve, content creation had to be done outside of the software, using what ever graphic tools you had. The environment was only 2D using tiles to build on in a isometric ...

Comment In: Direct2Drive Tussles With Valve By Declining To Sell Steamworks-Powered MW2 [News - 11/06/2009 - 02:36]

Ok im not sure how ...

Ok im not sure how the comparisons are going. If you use Steam to run your software, you have to run Steam to actually play the game, THE WHOLE GAME, not just some multiplayer portion. As a developer you allow Steam to sit on top of your game. you let ...

Comment In: China Tightens Regulation On Foreign Online Game Operation [News - 10/12/2009 - 04:38]

This looks like the same ...

This looks like the same rules they have for most small business in China. Aside from being a huge company like Walmart, you always need a Chinese partner.

Comment In: Study: 65 Million Online Gamers In China By Year-End [News - 08/28/2009 - 12:15]

WoW was marketed as a ...

WoW was marketed as a pay by the hour a while back, I know there having issues with the provider, I don't know if the pay model has changed. I believe the pay system is setup to work better in the internet cafe's, it would be far easier to give ...

Comment In: In-Depth: China's Burgeoning Game Industry, Audiences [News - 09/11/2009 - 05:09]

I have had only two ...

I have had only two types of interaction with Chinese people online. WoW Gold Farmer, and Chinese Bloggers. I have a Blog on a Chinese site for cultural discussion, 90 of the visitors have some degree of English language skills. Almost all of them do not play MMO's, but prefer ...

Comment In: Bring Real Socialization Back Into MMOs Or Else! [Blog - 09/01/2009 - 11:23]

I am one of thoes ...

I am one of thoes old Uo players, and I guess it did influnce me on what I like in a MMO. Over the years I have gone up the rank of MMO games and found myself loosing interest fast. I came up with some decent game mechanics that could ...

Comment In: Interview: SOE's Yanagi On Breaking Out With DC Universe Online [News - 08/27/2009 - 02:23]

The super hero MMo is ...

The super hero MMo is certainly going to be crowded, This game aside from its IP, is very similar to Champions online. Only a few diffrences... 1 Champions online plans to make a console version for the Xbox360. 2 there combat system is slightly different. Champions have some powers that ...

Comment In: Opinion: This Port Is Tart - Console To PC Game Porting [News - 08/27/2009 - 04:13]

I just got finished beta ...

I just got finished beta testing a new MMO, its due to be released and there NDA is lifted so I can talk about it... First off I think they choose a good route. They planned for a Xbox360 version but built the PC version first using code that would ...

Comment In: Turbine Sues Atari For At Least $30 Million Over Dungeons & Dragons MMO [News - 08/26/2009 - 12:11]

People that I knew that ...

People that I knew that have played the game didn't find it that solid, also there free to Play model is very restrictive. I can't exactly say Atari is completely at fault. Turbine should have bailed out on the title a long time ago.

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