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Like alot thanks. On a different note can we have a write up on state of gaming following trip to Belfast city centre today only to find both Gamestop stores closed 4 good online only..how healthy are USA and other countries and are we really facing a download only future!!!
What's up with the HBO deal to turn this into a comedy series?
http://m.deadline.com/2012/01/sundance-hbo-and-scott-rudin-to-turn-docu-indie-game-into-series/
Can somebody knowing the involved producer tell me if this is good or bad news?
http://m.deadline.com/2012/01/sundance-hbo-and-scott-rudin-to-turn-docu-indie-game-into-series/
Can somebody knowing the involved producer tell me if this is good or bad news?
@Retronator:
This is news to all of us, including the people in the documentary.
I would say this is bad news, but we don't really have any details yet, and it may turn out to be nothing.
This is news to all of us, including the people in the documentary.
I would say this is bad news, but we don't really have any details yet, and it may turn out to be nothing.
Good review, sucks that most of it's time was meant trying to validate gaming. The irony is that trying to get something validated never really works that way cause it's almost like you're ass kissing, the only way validation happens is by not caring and doing what you love, and then sometimes outsiders will respect that, and if they don't you shouldn't care because you're doing what you love.
Still plan on watching this, but it's probably not going to give me the insight on game development I was hoping for.
Still plan on watching this, but it's probably not going to give me the insight on game development I was hoping for.
@myosan8bit
Working for said company that everyone despises ... the idea of a download only future is a slight possibility ... but may not hold so much weight to it with a majority of my customers and myself loving hard copies of games ... just like developers trying to kill the used game market ... 50 percent if not more of our daily profit in my store is preowned sales ... and when parents or gamers learn about charging to play online it pisses them off ... yet they still buy used over new ... so going just download only titles is a possibility ... but not a very good one
Working for said company that everyone despises ... the idea of a download only future is a slight possibility ... but may not hold so much weight to it with a majority of my customers and myself loving hard copies of games ... just like developers trying to kill the used game market ... 50 percent if not more of our daily profit in my store is preowned sales ... and when parents or gamers learn about charging to play online it pisses them off ... yet they still buy used over new ... so going just download only titles is a possibility ... but not a very good one
"this means I know videogames better than most of this film's potential audience and even its subjects."
Somebody loves to stroke their ego.
Somebody loves to stroke their ego.
@lastkingofhearts
" ... just like PUBLISHERS trying to kill the used game market ... "
Fixed that for you.
" ... just like PUBLISHERS trying to kill the used game market ... "
Fixed that for you.
"...but because this means I know videogames better than most of this film's potential audience and even its subjects."
Who is this film's "potential audience" really, then?
Because, it feels like, towards the beginning, your immediately assuming that most of the people walking into this movie won't know jack about video games, and then try to prove it by saying "even I didn't know this, and I'm Mr. Videogame".
Your not giving a single person a benefit of the doubt, and it comes off like a developer who's first instinct when jumping on a bad review is to say "your playing it wrong". So saying "I know video games better then..." really kind of paints you, this site (since you felt the need point it out that your write here, and your giving a game a bad score in a review here) and more or less the entire "know it all" gaming community, overall, out to be, quite assy.
Who is this film's "potential audience" really, then?
Because, it feels like, towards the beginning, your immediately assuming that most of the people walking into this movie won't know jack about video games, and then try to prove it by saying "even I didn't know this, and I'm Mr. Videogame".
Your not giving a single person a benefit of the doubt, and it comes off like a developer who's first instinct when jumping on a bad review is to say "your playing it wrong". So saying "I know video games better then..." really kind of paints you, this site (since you felt the need point it out that your write here, and your giving a game a bad score in a review here) and more or less the entire "know it all" gaming community, overall, out to be, quite assy.
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