GB writes: "So there you have it, another decade is over. Fairly obvious this, I suppose, but the noughties (as they are affectionately, albeit irritatingly) known, have been the most significant period for gaming EVER!"
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.
Nothing. It's up to the gamers to stop consuming content from companies that they don't agree with.
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.
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.
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.
Marie Dealessandri speaks to Borislav Slavov and Gustavo Santaolalla about “the new golden age of games music”.
A famous actor from Starship Troopers has showered praise on Helldivers 2 and said he is open to the idea of playing General Brasch.
It was an awesome decade for gaming. I have a feeling things will only go up from here though:
Think of the inevitable PS4, Next Xbox, New Wii, 3D gaming, Motion Tech, Onlive, and then think of said innovations accompanied by great franchises like:
Uncharted, Halo, Gears, God of War, Metal Gear Solid, Killzone, Modern Warfare, Gran Turismo, Forza, the list is extremely long:
Bioshock, GTA, Resistance, AssCreed amongst a long host of others and our conclusion will be united.
The best years of gaming are ahead of us, yes in the future!
Um, yeah?
of course, games like the Sims, MGS, Half Life 2 episodes 1 + 2, Deus Ex, UC2, the GT series, Halo series, Timesplitters series, etc.
really a great decade
the only thing I don't like is the death of local split screen multiplayer
In terms of appeal, absolutely. In terms of innovation and revolutionary gameplay that wasn't done the decade before, no. We even had motion controls before this decade in a sense, (SERCOS, anyone?) I am grateful for Jak & Daxter, Ratchet & Clank, Ico, Shadow Of Colossus, Uncharted, Little Big lanet and God of War, though. Aside from them games, not much else.