Will Wright, PS3, Keynotes at GDC 30
Gamespot has the word that the Game Developer's Conference has added two more keynotes to the slate of events. Sims developer Will Wright will be speaking, talking next-gen game design on Thursday. On Wednesday we have a keynote from Sony's Phil Harrison, where he'll address developer's questions about the PS3. That sounds nice.
Re:Wonder (Score:3, Funny)
He only turns on Free Will when he's not working.
Will Wright / SNES Nostalgia (Score:2, Interesting)
Ahh. The Good ol' days...
Re:Will Wright / SNES Nostalgia (Score:2)
Don't forget the Revolution (Score:1, Informative)
Personally, I always enjoy Will Wright. Something about the name just inspires confidence and trust. Yeah, Will, that's a good name
Re:Game idea (Score:2)
Re:Game idea (Score:2)
Seriously, though. If you're despairing of the industry that much, go pick up a DS and a few games that don't carry an EA logo (say, Meteos, or Mario Kart DS, or Pheonix Wright, or Trauma Center). You'll cheer right back up in no time, I promise.
Spore? (Score:3, Interesting)
You mean EA's Spore? (Score:1)
I'm so looking forward to [an EA title].
I thought that the current groupthink was "EA bad".
Re:You mean EA's Spore? (Score:1)
It is, but the groupthink of "Will Wright is awsome" is a stronger emotion. The fact that Spore is from WW is enough for us to mentally blank the fact that EA has its fingers in the pie.
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Will Wright, you're a sellout. (Score:4, Interesting)
Today? The bulk of your work in the last five years has been a virtual dollhouse that has a new expansion pack released for it every six months. The only non-"The Sims" games Maxis has put out in recent history are a few Simcity sequels, and they were notoriously buggy. The quality of your software has gone down, and I fear that the Maxis I knew is dead, replaced by some hollow shell.
Part of the blame falls on EA for taking away your creative control, but remember that it was the Maxis's choice to be bought out. You had a say in the choice. Will Wright, you are a sellout.
Re:Will Wright, you're a sellout. (Score:3, Informative)
Unless there's an official release month (Score:2, Funny)
Have you checked out Spore? It is one of the most anticipated/innovative game that will come out in the future
Have you checked out Duke Nukem Forever [wikipedia.org]? It is one of the most anticipated/innovative game that will come out in the future...
Re:Will Wright, you're a sellout. (Score:2)
ObPA (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Will Wright, you're a sellout. (Score:2)
Too bad it's gonna be published by EA, as that will prevent me from playing it: I've taken the pledge [livejournal.com] to avoid their products.
Re:Will Wright, you're a sellout. (Score:1, Flamebait)
Re:Will Wright, you're a sellout. (Score:2)
That "virtual dollhouse" happens to be one of the most in depth yet open-ended games ever. The fact that it's also extremely popular and profitable doesn't make it any less of a brilliant game, as some people seem to think.
As for the quality of the software being in decline, that's an engineering problem
Re:Will Wright, you're a sellout. (Score:2)
As far as making in-depth, open-ended games, his future product, Spore (see the other post answering you), makes SimEarth look like a cute little Flash game. I'll also bet he would of had a hard time convincing anybody to back such a huge project if he hadn't "sold out" and made such a popular game for th
Re:Will Wright, you're a sellout. (Score:2)
Re:Will Wright, you're a sellout. (Score:1)
Will Wright.. (Score:1)
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