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PC Games (Games)

Submission + - Why Single Player Games Will Never Die (ign.com)

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spidweb
spidweb writes: "RPGVault at IGN.com has a new article about why there will always be a healthy market for single player games. For a huge portion of the market, the stress of dealing with (and competing with) other humans defeats much of the purpose of playing games to relax in the first place. From the article, "Computer games are, to a large extent, about adolescent power fantasies. We can write off three or four losses as valuable learning experiences. Lots and lots of losses? Well, then I am not living my power fantasy. I am providing the fodder for someone else's."

The article is at

http://rpgvault.ign.com/articles/832/832692p1.html"
Role Playing (Games)

Submission + - MMORPG Endgame Content Is Dumb (ign.com)

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spidweb
spidweb writes: "IGN.com has an article about why endgame content in RPGs (like raids, grinding reputation, and other soul-killing timesinks) is a poor way to spend your leisure time. At best. From the article, "Think about it. It's called endgame content for a reason. End. Game. You are at the END of the GAME. Why are you still playing!?!?!?" The best option, if you must play a game like this, is to jump to a new one, where you have a chance of experiencing surprises, adventure, and fresh content before the fun turns into torture.

The article is at:

http://rpgvault.ign.com/articles/810/810730p1.html "
Programming

Submission + - Blades of Exile (Fantasy RPG) Source Code Released

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spidweb
spidweb writes: "Spiderweb Software has released the source code to its fairly successful fantasy RPG from the previous century, Blades of Exile. Blades of Exile is a powerful adventure creation kit. The game came with three full length scenarios, and many more were developed with its editor. (The editor source code is also available.) Aspiring game developers who want a framework for their own titles or who want to see how a profitable game can be put together on a low budget might be interested. The code and data files can be downloaded at

http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com/blades/opensource .html"

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