Netflix offered me to come back to them at 7.99, though I didn’t leave for anything related to the price change.
Educating gamers about war games
QUOTED FOR TRUTH: “Videogames often do allow or even force a player to take part in virtualized war crimes, without educating players on which actions cross the legal line. The intent was to raise awareness, not lock up gamers — and to that end, the Red Cross was absolutely right to ask the question.”
“Team Fortress 2 running via web browser, world’s fate in question”
Like that isn’t hyperbole and a half.
The headline for this Joystiq news post seems pretty impressive… until you actually read the post:
Thankfully, it’s merely a demonstration and isn’t actually playable – yet.
And, of course, if you watch Brandon Jones’ admittedly quite impressive video (there’s a second video with a better framerate here) you’ll see it’s not the game at all but just one of the maps.
I don’t want to downplay the significance of Brandon’s work, but it’s a bit shit of Joystiq writer Richard Mitchell to present it as if Team Fortress 2 is actually playable in a browser. Because it isn’t.
(via gamejournos)
Source: gamejournos
Errant Signal
This is a great blog by a guy with some interesting ideas about game design. He comes from a similar school of thought as myself for the most part.
Late To The Game: Commitment, Choice, and Consequence: Comparing Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Alpha Protocol, and Mass Effect
Recently, I posted a really long, but unedited look at choice and consequences on Reddit’s “Truegaming” subreddit. It’s hot right now, one of the highest upvoted articles in the young subreddit, so I thought I’d present it here as a second draft. Also, consider this a SPOILER WARNING,…
Source: latergamer
Oh For Fuck's Sake!: Putting it in Perspective: News Corp Get's More Than 6 Times the Federal Funding of Planned Parenthood
I would ask what these refunds were for, though.
Check this out, from the New York Times in February (emphasis mine):
Almost unnoticed in the wars over the federal budget has been a pitched battle over money for Planned Parenthood, which provides contraception, medical services and abortions at 800 clinics around…
Source: quickhits
Late To The Game: "Never Believe Things You Hear, Ever” - The Problem with Fan Press
This video demonstrates the problem with fan press. Here we have faux newscasters complaining about having to report the news. It’s also one of the most newsworthy stories to happen to the gaming world to happen in a long time, and yet their attitude is…
Source: latergamer
More evidence of living in the future
Man takes hostage, updates Facebook
