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Something Noteworthy of GDC 2007

#1 {lang:macro__useroffline}   Elvenblader {lang:icon}

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Posted 11 March 2007 - 04:18 AM

What are your thoughts?

Id and Epic Mulitplatform Because of Piracy
Can PC Gaming Survive in a Console World?

I, myself admit I have pirated a few games in the past, but thats another tale for another day.



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Posted 11 March 2007 - 04:21 AM

Yes.
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Posted 11 March 2007 - 06:04 AM

They need to follow the mmo formula of stopping piracy. Make characters weak and worthless until 100+ hours of training is complete.
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Posted 11 March 2007 - 09:39 AM

I'm sure it's true, Doom 3 had like 30,000 downloads from one website because uploaded a week early from the store release date.

I used to download loads before I got a job, but now all the UK online shops are competing with discounts it makes games stupidly cheap


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The Galactic Civ 2 developers seem to have the right idea - http://forums.galciv...m...=106741&c=1
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Posted 11 March 2007 - 10:22 AM

Guild Wars 4?

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Posted 11 March 2007 - 04:37 PM

QUOTE(UnrealBLight @ Mar 11 2007, 10:22 AM) {lang:macro__view_post}
Guild Wars 4?

Possibly called Eye of the North - http://www.theinquir...x?article=37986
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UT2007 renamed to UT3 as it's coming out on consoles with added single player

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Posted 11 March 2007 - 08:36 PM

I think PC gaming is far from extinction. Look at the success of MMOs. Think of how huge the player bases of World of Warcraft, Guild Wars, Counter-Strike, Call of Duty, Battlefield 2, and RuneScape are. The only console I've ever owned was a Playstation 1, and I don't plan on buying another ever again. The other big plus about PC gaming is the ease of online play. Compared to the PC gaming giants, Halo 2 is the only console game that has a fanbase even close in size. Sure, piracy hurts profits. But, the volume of sales is more than the loss of sales through piracy. CD-Keys that are almost impossible to replicate are a great improvement that has cut back on piracy. Subscriptions also stifle piracy and keep a company afloat.
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