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The greatest lie in Video Game History?

Seaman has just completed its 10th anniversary. While most players have forgotten about this Dreamcast oddity, others are said to continue believing in the rumors that the strange talking creatures portrayed in the game were actually inspired by an obscure scientific discovery made in the early 20th century by a French anthropologist.

Eastern Mind goes in search of the long lost Seaman myth in an article that covers one of the most brilliant and influential viral marketing campaigns that ever took place within the industry of digital games – surely one of the brightest moments in the history of SEGA's beloved 128-Bit console.

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Bereaver5328d ago

I remember Seaman asking me if I wanted him to open up a can of whoopass on me. That made my day. Later that day, there was a new headline in the newspaper. Seaman died of starvation.

Julie5328d ago (Edited 5328d ago )

i will never forget Seaman , we had a lot of fun talking nonsense :3

beware of the Seaman!

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Two Decades Later, the Original Splinter Cell is Still a Masterpiece

They don't make games like this anymore.

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vgvill14h ago

Too dated in my book. The AI is way too unpredictable to be acceptable today. It's definitely a game of its time.

Jingsing12h ago(Edited 12h ago)

Agreed with those sentiments. The quality of the CPU controlled characters make or break a stealth game and they are pretty poor in all the Splinter Cell games by today's standard. This is what led me to playing Spies vs Mercs all the time in later games just to get a better stealth experience from a real person. Arguably Sony are making better stealth games albeit not Tom Clancy stuff.

TheProfessional7h ago(Edited 7h ago)

You should stick with fortnite or one of the countless bloodborne style games then. What a joke.

rlow18h ago

I had a good time with the game. It is a product of its time. But when it came out it was a must have game for a lot of people. I wish Ubisoft would make another game in the series or at least a reboot.

vgvill6h ago

They are making a remake, I think. I loved the original game when it was released, but I tried to play it again in recent years and just couldn't get on with it. The same with the older Hitman games.

PrecursorOrb5h ago

Yeah chaos theory still holds up though I gotta say. If you’re a fan of the series I highly suggest you go back to that one. Ubi has said they are remaking sc for “modern audiences”. I don’t have a lot of faith for the future of that company

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A Matter Of Trust: What The Game Industry Should Do To Win Gamers Back

Skewed and Reviewed have written an Opinion Piece covering issues in the gaming industry, how current issues were issues years ago, and what can be done to help restore consumer trust.

anast6d ago

Nothing. It's up to the gamers to stop consuming content from companies that they don't agree with.

Garethvk5d ago

How do you know if you agree with it or not unless you play it? Which without conventions forces gamers to rely on trailers. Perhaps Demos should be made more frequently. But companies need to do better as well.

anast5d ago

Wait until release. Watch Gameplay. Exercise patience.

Garethvk5d ago

But is that not what they have now? Tons of gameplay or are you talking about watching actual gamers play it versus the trailers and streams? The big issue is that some companies pay streamers and influencers and they create content but for me; that is hardly a fair, unbiased, and factual look at a game.

1nsomniac5d ago

Get rid of the suits in the industry and job done!!

Garethvk5d ago

They usually are attached to the money sadly. It would be nice to have gamers in charge but you have so much money invested that business people are needed. Hence the issue; you need people who know business but are also gamers who know have an eye to the community. It sounds simple in theory that if you give gamers quality games that they want to play; money will be made. But that is not always so.

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From The Last of Us to Baldur's Gate 3: The success of the Game Music Festival

Marie Dealessandri speaks to Borislav Slavov and Gustavo Santaolalla about “the new golden age of games music”.

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