A quick counterpoint to “The future is online video delivered game experiences”, or even “Has to be logged into to an online service to authenticate”. Online is not ubiquitous, nor is it a service like a phone network, nor is it reliable. It costs the customers money if there are active caps (Games can be [...]
Also tagged offline, online, singleplayerMini rant incoming! Microsoft are, quite frankly, pathetic. Unlike Steam, which allows you to set your friend name independent of your account name (which might as well be an email account, since it doesn’t automatically create any URL’s or display it anywhere), Microsoft’s Live system has the audacity to make the front end name displayed [...]
Also tagged annoyed, microsoft, points mean lots of poundsI made a video of this years Game Developers Rant on my camera, and have finally uploaded it now – it’s certainly got some more visual elements you won’t get from a writeup!
Also tagged Game Developers Conference, Game Developers Conference 2008