5:25 AM on 03.15.2007
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In the realm of adventure gaming Funcom has become synonymous with sweet goodness in recent years, much in the same way that EA has become synonymous with sucking the blood from the necks of children, but it looks like they're taking some drastic steps to protect their delicious nectar from scurvy pirates (much in the same way that children take drastic steps to protect their precious lifeblood from vampires). Adventure Gamers has a report based on a piece written by a Norwegian newspaper that claims Funcom is giving up on the offline world of adventure games. Apparently they have been so hard-hit by the widespread piracy brought on by the advent of broadband, that making online games is the only way for them to guarantee that they are only entertaining those who shelled out hard-earned cash for their product.
It's a shame that a game company with so much talent is being forced to do things they wouldn't otherwise due to market forces outside of their control, but, in the end, piracy is the new, inevitable event horizon surrounding an industry subsisting on a platform designed specifically for digital propogation of information. The true test of all of these corporations is going to be in how they react to this shift in the market, and those who survive will truly be companies that you can take home to mother.
Y'know ... for sex.
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Pirates > Vikings.
anybody who does not own a ps2 needs to buy one on ebay for under $100, and then buy god of war 2. I am serious. I cannot even believe the graphics. it is the best game I have ever played. EVER PLAYED.
There goes their sales and company future. In the world of MMORPGs there's only room for a few and that space has really been carved out already.
What were we talking about again?