Hardcore Gamer: Old McDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O. And on his farm he took a loan, E-I-E-I-O. For a new field here, and a new field there. Here a crop, there a crop, everywhere a crop-crop, Old McDonald lost his farm; partly due to his inability to correct multiple “contaminated soil” violations per the Department of Agriculture, but also due to an insurmountable debt as a result of a recent harvester purchase, E-I-E-I-O. Sure, my take on the song may not be as well-received as the classic approach, but if there’s one thing I learned from Farming Simulator 2013, it’s that farming isn’t as fun as those rhyming lies would have you believe. While the backbreaking labor has been replaced with its digital equivalent, at times it feels as if your fingers had touched the greasy hood of a rumbling tractor. I walked away from my 15 hour experience with virtual calices aplenty, but unfortunately not much else.
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Mad Catz Interactive has announced that it has teamed up with GIANTS Software to develop official, licensed simulation products for the Farming Simulator series of games on PC.
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Debatable is a weekly show where Colm Ahern gives you his opinion on the latest hot button issue in video games. This week, I’m looking at Rock Simulator and the rise of games with “Simulator” in the title.
I can't believe some people buy games like this...
Will this teach me about sustainable farming?