There's another part of it, too...you will also get a code that can be redeemed to get the rest of the Penumbra Collection for $5.
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If you read it, it isn't an exclusivity agreement for everything, just one specific product line that hasn't come out yet for a 10 year period...Bungie can still work on other games for other companies. And Activision gets only exclusive publishing rights ro whatever this IP ends up being...Bungie retains ownership over the IP.
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This is one of those games, unfortunately, where a remake is inevitably going to piss people off. If they change too much, people will complain that you've ruined it. If they don't change enough, people will complain at being charged to buy what is essentially just the same game with prettier graphics. It's a no win situation.
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[quote who="markieness" reply="1" id="2594572"]What are you going to do if Calvin dies? Will another soldier take over the AAR? I like to name my soldiers after people i know, that way if they die i get to tell that person about their horrific grizzley end. [/quote] I do that, too. It occasionally leads to hilarity. I had a squad out, all named after myself and friends. On one mission, one of the female troops, Erron, was mind controlled and started
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[quote quoting="post"] The old chatter on the web is that Stardock is considering a sequel to Master of Orion 2, but most of this is pretty old. Does anyone know what the current word on this is? Stardock seems like it would produce an actual sequel, rather than the travesty that was Master of Orion 3. [/quote] They'd have to get the naming rights first. You'd be surprised how much companies cling to those old licenses (even if they don't want to do anything with them), pra
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Crown of Glory : Emperor's Edition Take Command : 2nd Manassas Left 4 Dead 2
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[quote who="Admiral100" reply="4" id="2573239"] Quoting Twilight_Storm, reply 2I bought thr first game,but noneof my computers would ever run it ptoperly...Too twitchy. -Twilight Storm Same here. Never could get past the second part where you go into the crypt and you fight ghosts and graviers- it just got too laggy. I wouldn't even consider buying the new one. CD Projeckt's publisher here in the US, Atari,
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Well, he's correct in what he said. If there is a problem with a game on Impulse that is a game issue, not an Impulse issue, Stardock is going to send that person to deal with the game publisher.
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[quote who="Tamren" reply="6" id="2571894"]Hold up a second. Read that again: quoting postAccording to industry analyst Michael Patcher These guys are basically astrologers, only they get paid better. I wouldn't believe anything that comes out of his mouth.[/quote] And Pachter seems to be an increasingly dumb analyst. Anyway, EA have already clarified that they aren't charging for demos. They might release prequel game content to those who
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That one person, by the way, would be Erik Rutins...Director of Product Development and Owner of Matrix Games. I actually don't think them offering a ton of their games elsewhere would make them much money, anyway. Hard core turn based war games tend to be niche titles...you don't tend to see people decide to buy something like The Operational Art of War III as an impulse purchase. [e digicons]|-)[/e]
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And the PC Gaming Alliance would agree . Last year, according to their retail studies, PC gaming profits went up 3%. The thing is, fewer and fewer PC titles are being bought in a retail environment anymore, and since Steam, Impulse, Gamersgate and Direct2Drive (or direct buys from a publisher's web site) aren't tracked, those numbers don't 'count'. In fact, retail only counts for 20% of
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[quote who="GJDriessen" reply="15" id="2559484"]I just saw the reviews/trailers on Gamespy and Gamespot. The game looks really great. Are you concerned with the securerom drm/protection? Does it slow down your pc in anyway with other games? How would the fps be with a Geforce 8800 at 1600x1050?[/quote] The SecuROM version is either a disc check or a one time activation (you choose which with a retail copy, or it's a one time activation model if bought online)
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[quote who="Splitshadow" reply="50" id="2553147"] But if they want me to login to their server every single time I play a single-player game then they can Bite my Shiney Metal Ass. I don't think they require you to be logged in. In case anyone is interested, Team Liquid is streaming live SC2 (in admittedley low quality). [/quote] Pretty sure you are going to need to be connect
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Well, if they wanted an integrated multiplayer portal, they had 3 choices...build their own from the ground up, Steamworks or Games for Windows Live. It seems the first wasn't an option, so it was one of the only two games in town.
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Actually, your Warhammer comparison is apt...both the Warhammer table top game and the Blood Bowl table top game are by Games Workshop, and they share a lot of races, gear, etc.
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[quote who="Leo in WI" reply="9" id="2533164"]My opinion is DLC should never be about playability. You should not be paying extra for gameplay. They can sell all the DLC they want for customizing looks and the like. But any kind of gameplay advance should either be in the game, a free patch, or else in an expansion. [/quote] I completely agree with this.
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Like Hell! That game's mine, kyogre12! [e digicons]:grin:[/e]
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[quote who="mbaron888" reply="20" id="2525059"] Is there a date for release, and upon release is this game going to be released on Impulse at all? So far there is no news about an Impulse release and it may never happen. I've been researching Matrix games and they are DRM free except for serial key. They do not have unlimited downloads though so you only get a limited time to download the game and archive it. You can pay extra for a 2 year "download insurance" [/quo
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[quote who="aeortar" reply="28" id="2518664"]My biggest issue, which that article hopelessly failed to realise, isn't the problem of me not having access to the internet (although that is still an issue), but of the company not having access to the internet, that is, of the servers going down. If this actually happens (the DRM, that is) there's no way I'm going to buy their games again unless I can get them ridiculously cheap, because I want to know I can play my game even if
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[quote who="Polynomial" reply="20" id="2502221"] Quoting Frogboy, reply 18 I had thought they'd use GfWlive. But of the two, Steamworks makes the most sense. Impulse wasn't an option because Impulse Reactor does not presently have an in-game overlay for doing MP matchmaking. In Demigod, GPG had to code all the lobby stuff. Impulse Reactor only provided account and game lists in a DB the game then access and display (and does) but that's extra
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I haven't had a chance to spend much time with AI War, but I quite like it. The demo really lets you get in to the game and see if it's something you'll like. I can't speak to the differences as I don't have Sins.
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Is it incredible difficult to make a complete strategy game today?
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And that's the way things will continue for the forseeable future. Why? Graphics sell games. Until AI starts becoming as big a consideration for consumers as graphics engines are, nothing is going to change.
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Some are definite, some are maybe, depending on how they are at release. Elemental : War of Magic Battlefield Bad Company 2 Alien vs. Predator Dawn of War 2 : Chaos Rising Combat Mission : Normandy AI War : The Zenith Remnant Disciples III Assassin's Creed II S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat Sins : Trinity Splinter Cell : Conviction Fallout New Vegas R.U.S.E. Mafia 2</p
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Rated M and AO Games, Will we be seeing more as digital distribution becomes more popular?
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[quote who="Smidlee" reply="57" id="2461390"] Quoting Crassmaster, reply 49 Uhhh...recent studies have shown that the average gamer is in their 30's and married with at least one kid. Gaming is NOT 'for the children'...the politicians just act like it is to create an 'instant controvesy' issue that gets them points from the older generation (aka the ones who have never played a game) without them having to tackle a real issue. &nb
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[quote quoting="post"]Hi, I'm a guy in his forties who harks back to playing Elite on the BBC B machine. What a game. I only play single player (I know I am missing out), as I do not like being rushed, and also do not have all the spare time to know every ins and outs of a game. I love SoaSE but am now looking for a new stategy game that is more tunr based with some RTS. I own GalCiv II and Civ IV and enjoyed both of these games, but was never uber at them.<br
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