Gamesradar writes:
Lets pause for somewhere between 59 and 61 seconds and assume you're someone who doesn't know shit about games. You don't scan Metacritic for hours on end for review scores. You don't question the fidelity of a forumite's mother, just because he had the balls to say the 360 version of Red Dead Redemption had a better framerate than the PS3 game. In short, you're Johnny Clueless when it comes to the medium.
So just imagine how daunting it would be sauntering into a game shop, if you had to base your entire purchase on the strength of a game's box art alone. Terrifying, right? Well, that's why so many developers put shiny colours, explosions and tits on boxes. They're desperate to sell their game to you, no matter if what's on the box is actually in the game. And this brings us neatly to the following collection of devious box art, which all hinted their games were something they actually weren't.
New report from Skillsearch found that 22% of those surveyed had been laid off within the past 12 months.
It's a step forward for Stop Killing Games.
The Callisto Protocol director thinks the solution involves the right people, the right timing, and perhaps a little bit of AI
I don't agree with that. I WISH I could agree with that. But buying habits and customer opinions prove otherwise
We've seen developers in the AAA space try new things and ideas. More often than not, the customers aren't willing to give things a chance, or not enough people buy into the project for it to grow.
Creativity works better in the indie space because the budgets, pressures, and expectations aren't the same.
it's a nice idea and it worked during the PS2/PS3-era when AAA didn't cost hundreds of millions of dollars. smaller budgets and shorter development time left room for more creativity and more risk. a game didn't need to sell 4 million+ copies to break even. things are different now.
This is the guy who bragged about crunching his staff and having them work through the night. Crunch culture has lost more talent and done more damage to the industry than any other factor. Screw him.
i like this list..especially the last one...that really pissed me off, snake on the cover and raider the main character.
Red Alert chicks always looking good :D
might be onto something, the cover did look better than the game.
*gets disagree helmet ready*
Magna Carta? The superb artwork can make you think you're getting a good game.
food commercials reflect that the burger you will get is this 6" tall, mouthwatering, condiment piled, fresh gourmet piece of grade A meat. Not. Go to Wendy's at midnight and it looks like a hockey puck dipped in yellow paint..
On topic: Ok, in this day and age, if you have never gamed before and just dropped a few hundred on a new console and are now standing in the video game isle to pick out your first game and have done NO RESEARCH you pretty much deserve to get let down. Seriously. Who wouldn't ask a friend, look online, SOMETHING? If you have never even heard of Metal Gear Solid, Gears of War, or any other game, how do you even know what a 360/PlayStation is?