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Sony is not a Software Company? News to me!
2 days 1 hour ago | by: JoelR
You've all heard it said: "Sony is a hardware company and Microsoft is a software company." But that isn't really true for either company. They each may be more focused on one side or the other but each has strengths in both sides of the equation.
Microsoft: Keyboards, Mice, Controllers, phone systems, zune, game systems all have been made by them and with the exception of one game system...
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Gamer's View/Developer's View : IN GAME ADVERTISING
19 days 23 hours ago | by: JoelR
In Game Advertising - a potent idea for publishers but is it a good deal for Gamers? One side gets a larger revenue stream and the other side still pays the same for the game. The question is - do gamers get more game because of this or do we just get advertising that gamers really care less about and in fact would rather not see.
In latest polls 82% of gamers said they don't mind...
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PS3 Exclusives that are currently released.
66 days 2 hours ago | by: JoelR
*FIRST OFF THIS IS NOT AN INDUSTRY TYPE BLOG SO IF YOU ARE EXPECTING MY USUAL - LOOK ELSEWHERE (this is about as fanboish as I get even this may be pushing it as it could be considered conflict of interest or uncompensated promotion of product)*
This is actually a pretty amazing list for such a sort period of time.. This list does includes games releasing this month but not released as...
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Absolute Standards VS Relative Standards in Ratings
69 days 14 hours ago | by: JoelR
The following is personal opinion - you may not agree
I hate this crap about ratings in games.
With the new ratings winner being GTA IV it shows why I hate it...
GTA is given a "perfect" score and yet the game is not perfect.
Why? Well because it feels right or "they give games 10 that push the boundaries and revolutionize the industry".
A feeling does not determine ...
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Colourblind Players!
85 days 23 hours ago | by: JoelR
The following is what got me thinking about colourblindness and video game design
I am colourblind but I never stopped to consider the other 10% of males that are as well until RedDragoon here posted this in the PS forums.
04-02-2008 03:33 PM
RedDragoon Wrote:
Anyone else colorblind and find it hard to play certain games?
I
am severly colorblind, and I find it hard to ...
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Future Blog Topics
108 days 3 hours ago | by: JoelR
1) Microtransactions - good, bad, or indifferent.
2) Console Vs. PC - The eternal developers debate.
3) Graphics and Gameplay - what makes a great game?
4) Writers and no Writers...
5) Colourblindness
so what topic do you think I should tackle next? (vote in comments)
well since Arstechnia did an article about a topic I was dealing with already I guess the answe...
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Middleware - Beware
108 days 12 hours ago | by: JoelR
A recent news article has sparked something I have been thinking about for a long time. The dependency a developer now has on middleware providers.
The industry over the last 15 years has switch from developing all parts internally for a program to outsourcing pretty much everything not directly related to the core experience of what they are trying to develop.
Middleware is prob...
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Another day - another person saying that: Direct Downloads Will Kill Physical Media
111 days 4 hours ago | by: JoelR
It's just not going to happen anytime soon in the movies area. In 10 years from todays date I would not argue against it happening as the hardware would be in place for at least decent speeds to homes for HD content. I still have issues with it even if the hardware is in place though.
Now I am sure some one will point out Steam is doing a great job of digital distribution and I would a...
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Used Games - yeah lots of people buy them but not me.
115 days 8 hours ago | by: JoelR
As a consumer I tend not to buy used video games - it's actually one of the small areas in my life that I would never consider used product as it is related to an industry that I love and unlike things like houses and cars - it really does cannibalize sales of new products (usually due to the fact that the used games hit the market within days of the launch of a new product)
I purpose two ...
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