Ass backwards
sonictempest I wonder when it was that developers stopped listening to good players? Yes, I’m aware that’s a generalization – not all developers do this. However, the developers of the games…
left 4 dead
The E3 post I should have written a month ago
Yeah, I’m late. I’ve been busy :p There was some interesting stuff at E3, I guess. Of particular interest to me were the following: Left 4 Dead 2 – yeah,…
To make up for the whining
I have something positive to say for once – I’m playing Gyakuten Kenji and I like it so far. 3 cases in and it’s much more entertaining than Gyakuten Saiban…
Griping about Valve
A lot of gaming news sites and blogs trumpet Valve as one of the finest developers in the industry, regularly producing excellent games and otherwise shitting gold. I’ve certainly suggested…
Achieving nothing
I was reading a thread about the upcoming Left 4 Dead Survival Pack on one of the Internet forums I frequent today, and I came across a rather strange quote…
Left 4 Dead is bloody brilliant
I\’ve been getting my ass kicked (with friends) in the first campaign, and I love it. It\’s the first real FPS I\’ve played that relies on co-op so much, and…
The undead hordes lie conquered around me
So yeah, Left 4 Dead is pretty damn fun. There aren\’t nearly enough dedicated servers to meet demand, though. I spent more time trying to connect to games yesterday than…
Convention Tales
I spent most of the day at PAX today, since I\’d never been to a gaming convention and there were a few games I wanted to check out. I actually…
Doug Lombardi thinks Crytek are a bunch of idiots
Well, no, he doesn\’t. But at least this snippet from this interview with him from Shacknews suggests that he thinks that sane system requirements are entirely a developers\’ responsibility: Shack:…