43 month ago
Nelson Minar : Gamers' manifesto - Righteous rant (via MetaFilter)
jkottke : 20 things gamers want from the next generation of game consoles - "Seriously, get rid of the crates" and "don't bullshit me about your graphics".
plasticbag : A Gamers' Manifesto - Good fun read for people who have played a few console games over the years. Not a lot of vision, but some good solid opinions...
Milo Vermeulen : A Gamers' Manifesto - A Gamers' Manifesto [via] [via]
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46 month ago
plasticbag : Are cut-scenes in video games trying to make them too much like movies? - " As I'm sitting there, waiting to start mashing buttons again, I can't help but think that this is kind of lazy design. Isn't there a better way to do this inside the game itself? Why ask the player to stop playing?"
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49 month ago
jkottke : Electronic Arts is a 21st century sweatshop
plasticbag : Electronic Arts as a modern-day sweatshop - "On weekdays, his team worked from 9 to 10 (that is, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.), and on Saturdays, a half-day (that means 9 to 6). Then Sundays were added - noon to 8 or 10 p.m. The weekly total was 82 to 84 hours."
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