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Why Spore Won't Save PC Gaming

Spore sounds really cool and lets players build a civilization, starting with a lone, single-celled organism. But what it won't do: Revive the flagging PC gaming industry.

Silicon Alley Insider gives a simple, straightforward explanation on why PC games have now been relegated to MMORPGs and simulations. He predicts that the dominant form of games on the PC will be Web-based casual games in a few years.

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decapitator6635d ago

Man, recently a lot of bold blog writers have emerged. PC owner despise hearing the terms ' PC GAMING IS DEAD" but yet, a lot of these articles aim directly pissing of PC gamers.

Tempist6635d ago

Yeah they really are griping too much about PCs. It's not dead, it's just transitioning really. And really, where it to die, it would be a result of devs putting too much emphasis on graphics over gameplay / content.

High requirement games would kill PC gaming faster than a console.

JsonHenry6634d ago

Lol, I have heard this same song and dance since around the launch of the first Playstation. It has yet to come true. It WON'T come true.

Somewhere in the distance companies like Blizzard are laughing their fat asses with their fat wallets off right now.

As long as RTS, MMOs, and FPS are made the PC will be the ideal platform. END OF STORY.

Grado SR-606634d ago

lawl at this story

just upgraded to a q6600, 4gb pc6400, new mobo, case + psu even though i realize that i will just be playing 360 games on my pc till someone takes a stab at making another crysis (cant wait for bioshock 2, Alan Wake, Mass Effect, playing gears of war with 360 controller right now). Thing is pc harware will always be upgrading even at the base models so how is pc gaming going to die? There's always of viable market for people who want to spend a little more time, and to be honest not alot more money than a console considering your getting a pc that will haul ass.

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Charmers6635d ago

That "news story" is just awful. Tha author does nothing to back up his statements it was just a "ha ha consoles are more powerful and spore won't save the PC cos consoles are more powerful". The PC has been declared dead/dying since the PS1. I have no doubt when the 720/PS4 comes out it will yet again be declared dead/dying. As a PC gamer I just tune out this rubbish.

iamtehpwn6634d ago

if you look at game sells, Pc gaming is Dying.
of course, PC gaming will never completely die, because PC's are easy to access, However, it'll be a smaller Community.

YoMeViet6634d ago

@2.1
Gonna disagree with you there, NPD reports only about 20% of PC game sales and there are download sites that ppl can get dl them.

bootsielon6634d ago

FPS used to be more for PC users, but now both PS3 and 360 have excellent FPS games, and the community features just aren't there.

Sim City 3, Star Craft 2, high end FPS games, and MMOs will keep PC gaming afloat, but not as healthy as console or portable gaming.

Odion6634d ago

his only fact he got wrong, WoW passed 10 million uses months ago

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The 10 Weirdest Video Games You Can Play Today

From Xfire: "Anyone who's played video games for a couple of years has stuck around long enough to stumble across a few weird ones. Some are even quite popular, which is all the more reason why you'll wonder what made the developers think about making such a game and why people are loving it, despite its weirdness anyway. Not all weird video games are head-scratches. Some are actually quite good."

BlackDoomAx1827d ago

The stick of truth is a must have for any South Park fans. I spent a good afternoon on Goat simulator, a rare real open world. I planned to try hatoful boyfriend since it was free on Ps Plus. Disco Elysium is on my radar since the final cut came out; as soon as there is a discount, i will take it. Like movies, i like weird games too :)

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The 10 Best Video Games With Cut Content

From Xfire: "The four-hour director's cut known as Zack Snyder's Justice League has led to the discussion of movies in the past that might have fared a whole lot better had they been released to be more in line with the original vision of their creators. But, as it turns out, cut content doesn't just happen in movies. In fact, the act of cutting content before the release date happens arguably just as often in video games as it does in cinema."

anast1833d ago (Edited 1833d ago )

I can't believe they cut stuff from Skyrim. At release, it was a barebones game with a slight improvement in graphics.

-Foxtrot1833d ago

"Now, before we proceed, we'd like to say that Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is one of the best video games ever made. It's not just a fine piece of gaming. It's one of the finest there is"

Really?

MGSV is easily the worst main line MGS game and not just because of cut story content, the open world is bare bones and there's hardly anything to do. It's repetitive, samey and is just lifeless. I appreciate the stealth mechanics, the animations and the way you can go with combat but it's not enough to keep me engaged the full way through.

Kojima should have done a twist and make the main chunk of the game a Metal Gear & Metal Gear 2 remake to bring the story full circle.

lsujester1833d ago (Edited 1833d ago )

Story issues aside, V has amazing gameplay. I'm not sure what you're wanting out of the world in terms of "things to do", it's all the great gameplay the series has always had. Useless filler that other open worlds have like collecting flags and petting horses would have added nothing to that game.

JRMVN1826d ago

THE TRUTH! I don't even know how that game gets praised. The previous ones were so much better.

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Classic Games I'd Love To See Again.

While we have witnessed a lot of remakes, remasters and even sequels to games a decade old. There are still some gems that are close to my heart that are lost to me. Here are some classic games that I'd love to either see remakes or remasters of, or even a sequel on new hardware.

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