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May 29, 2006
State of the Art Gaming
This article about gaming really seems to nail it. O’Brien even does enough research (or is a big enough geek) to mention Stardock, who’s Galactic Civilizations 2 is currently on my Hard Drive...
His lament is not about the death of indies per se, but rather the death of innovation. As such, when he misses another 4X title, Sword of the Stars, it is almost forgivable. This game, after all, is a revolutionary execution of a by-now-standard gameplay. Less forgivable is that he misses an entire philosophy which has no outlet in Gamestop.*...
I am referring to games such as this one, which are designed to kill a few minutes on the web. Distribution is simple, the graphics don’t have to be profound, and they can make money simply by selling billboard space on the side of their site. It seems clear to me that this is where the next great idea in game play will come from. That, or the Nintendo Wii, which is the first system in a long time to offer something genuinely new in gaming.
*disclosure: I work for Barnes and Noble, which owns Gamestop. As a result, I get a nice discount at Gamestop...
Posted by Andrew at May 29, 2006 11:44 AM
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