The 6 Most Ominous Trends in Video Gaming

[Lycanthrope]

thanks i nearly failed my languages at school.(only thing that save my spelling these days is a spell checker)

heh... I just like correcting stuff, I think it's a kind of OCD Happy to help

 

[wheunis]

thanks i nearly failed my languages at school.(only thing that save my spelling these days is a spell checker)

Not something I recommend being so brazenly proud of...

 

[iOverflow]

Meh, the article has a few pointers that make pc gaming seem bleak as ever...

 

[Staple2]

Funny but depressing. It's an incredibly nice article though, and I agree with most points. Future is definitely bleak at the moment, but I'm sure someone will come up with something to redesign it all into something more exciting.

 

[Kuga]

Good find mate.

I love this quote

"If you want a vision of the future, imagine SecuROM slapping your face with its dick -- forever." -George Orwell

And this is just fucked! http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20...ums-cant-play-single-player-game-either.shtml

As I explained in detail here, instead of making games that explore new worlds and experiences, design becomes all about addiction and repetition. Games that are all about making the player endlessly grind for the purpose of earning items that can only be used for one thing: grinding for more items. Forever."

Read WoW... Fuck that game. Stole 5 years of my life