Six New Stars on the Walk of Game 48
eToyChest has an article on last week's introduction of six new stars to the Walk of Game, at the Metreon in San Francisco. With Adam Sessler MCing, the following individuals and games were inducted into the group: Everquest, Lara Croft, John Carmack, Sid Meier, and StarCraft. From the piece: "The newest additions to the attraction are now open to the public, in time for the Game Developers Conference, an annual gathering of the global game development community, and a Walk of Game partner for the second year. New to Metreon's attraction in 2006, gaming fans can come experience why these games are the voters' choice at the Walk of Game Station - unique stations featuring inducted games."
Wheres Gordon Freeman? (Score:2, Funny)
*grabs a crowbar*
Re:Wheres Gordon Freeman? (Score:2)
Re:Wheres Gordon Freeman? (Score:2)
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Numbers. (Score:1, Insightful)
Isn't that only five in the summary?
Re:Numbers. (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Numbers. (Score:3, Funny)
StarCraft, oh, man, all the hours... (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:Starcraft? Everquest? (Score:3, Informative)
As for Everquest, I can't say I'm sure why this made the cut. Ultima Online was there first, WoW has done it best and opened it up to huge markets, EQ was just a stepping stone.
Re:Starcraft? Everquest? (Score:1, Insightful)
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Re:Starcraft? Everquest? (Score:2)
About the same number that bought Total Annihilation, a noticable amount but far far fewer than bought Starcraft.
Re:Starcraft? Everquest? (Score:1)
#2 TA didn't have the marketing or brand name behind it. Everyone I know who has played TA and SC all say TA was better by a LONG shot.
Re:Starcraft? Everquest? (Score:2)
Sorry, but no. I remember the 70's, I was too young to be stoned.
#2 TA didn't have the marketing or brand name behind it. Eve
Re:Starcraft? Everquest? (Score:2)
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Re:Starcraft? Everquest? (Score:2)
Umm, Everquest? WoW has very little grind compared to a lot of games that came before. Try Lineage II for a bit then tell me WoW is a grind.
It's not a PvP game. It's like bitching about how Doom3 is a crappy racing sim. If you want PvP, play a game that is designed for it. Also, collision detection in an MMO is usually a
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Oh, EQ deserves to be there... (Score:2)
So, why EQ deserves its place...
1. While Diablo was the proof that lots of people will play games on the Internet, and Ultima Online proved that an MMORPG format can work on the 'net, it's EverQuest that nailed it all down and made the bigg
Re:Oh, EQ deserves to be there... (Score:2)
Well, sort of, EQ collapsed under the weight of WoW and WoW is now standing on a greasy stain on the floor.
Q: Starcraft? Everquest? A: Gamers Voted (Score:2)
That's not what gamers says. These stars are not awarded by some comittee, gamers vote, the top whatever get stars.
It's in a Sony building (Score:5, Interesting)
But...
It's in a Sony owned building. Which is both a little shady, the inclusion of Everquest (against Ultima Online or Meridian 59 for being the first real MMORPG, or WoW for being the best and one with the most players) is only going to help calls of favouritism. The fact these stones are laid inside a building means that they have a real non-permanency about them: they could easily be picked up and removed at any time. And anyway, do we really want to honour games, rather than their creators? Films are just as collaborative as games, but the Walk of Fame only honours the actors and directors.
San Francisco has long been proud to be the technical centre of the Western world: why doesn't it install a Walk Of Tech? We could be celebrating Gates, Jobs, Wright and Carmack all in one go, permanently and emphatically.
Sony sold it. (Score:3, Informative)
But everyone still realizes that the Walk of Game is still just floor tiles on a disused hallway of a mall, right? If I hadn't been in the place a hundred times I wouldn't even know where it is.
Re:Sony sold it. (Score:2)
Whatever. Another pit stop along the conventioneer's trail. The Discovery Store in one mall is about as unique as the Discovery Store in another mall. But, hey, from what I understand the Hollywood walk isn't exactly the garden of eden, right?
Re:It's in a Sony building (Score:4, Informative)
And what do you know, half the entries are Sony games. (Lara Croft, EverQuest, and Final Fantasy.)
Tomb Raider is an Eidos game, and, while it started as a Playstation exclusive IIRC, it's since turned into a multiplatform flop, proving that boobs do not popularity make. Final Fantasy was originally a Squaresoft game (now Square-Enix). While I realize that Square and Sony start with the same letter, they are not the same company.
Also, just as D&D is the first thing people think of when they think of tabletop RPGs, despite the fact that White Wolf or Palladium may have a better rules system, I'd be willing to bet that Final Fantasy is the first name most people think of when asked to name a video game RPG. That's pretty damn iconic.
Re:It's in a Sony building (Score:2)
It was the first successful console RPG in the U.S., or close to it. Final Fantasy released long before Baldur's Gate, and considering it was much easier in the late 80s to have an NES in the house than a computer, it's not surprising at all that Final Fantasy is more recognizable. Final Fantasy is the original DNA strand from which the thousands of clones were spawned.
Do yourself a favor and remove your head from your PC-only hole. Video gamin
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The Hollywood Walk of Fame, of which you referred to, is run by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce [hollywoodchamber.net], so of course it's about advertising. It's about advertising Hollywood as a place to come visit. And the person (or entity) who sponsors the nomination for a Star is responsible for coming up with the $15,000 cost of installing a new star, too!
And as for who can get one, there are a five categories:
Re:It's in a Sony building (Score:1, Interesting)
Hey, I'm no sony lover either, but I really [etoychest.org] think [etoychest.org] that sony made the right [etoychest.org] choice [etoychest.org] here. But thats just my opinion. ;)
Re:It's in a Sony building (Score:2)
The stars outside in Hollywood aren't exactly permanent either. Every once in a while one is stolen and gets replaced.
ahem... (Score:2)
oooh, I see. That one was the announcement of the awards, this is coverage of the actual awards. So...it's the original story with pictures of hot semi-naked women.
Wait. Why am I complaining, again?
Re:ahem... (Score:2)
Boobies usually deserve to be modded up.
It's a matter of time... (Score:2)
BT (Score:1)