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Submission + - Why Exclusives are Feeding the Hate (gameplayer.com.au)

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on Friday May 08, 2009 @02:19AM

Parz writes: "The recent announcement that the upcoming Ghostbusters game will be a timed PlayStation exclusive in PAL territories — revealed a mere month before release — has set a nasty precedent which could have long term repercussions for the industry. This Gameplayer article explores how this generation of gaming has spiralled into a tit for tat war on third-party exclusivity deals instigated by Sony and Microsoft, and the effect it is having on the psychology of the consumers."

Submission + - BioShock 2 Interview and First Look (gameplayer.com.au)

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on Wednesday April 22, 2009 @09:50AM

Parz writes: "Gameplayer went to 2K Marin's San Francisco Studio to see the official unveiling of highly anticipated sequel BioShock 2. They've gone live with a report on what they saw of the game (which includes 8 new screenshots and a gameplay trailer) as well as an interview with the Lead Level Architect from the development team."

Submission + - World Exclusive: Hands-on with MotionPlus (gameplayer.com.au)

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on Sunday April 19, 2009 @08:10AM

Parz writes: "In winter Nintendo will be releasing a peripheral called MotionPlus. This small device attaches to the bottom of the Wii-mote and acts as a more sophisticated motion-sensor to the controller as it currently stands. Its goal is to bring greater parity between a user's movements and the animations that they bring to life on-screen. Gameplayer is the first in the world to go hands-on with the device and they are extremely impressed — they have detailed their experience in this article."

Submission + - Messed Up Glitches in Games (gameplayer.com.au)

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on Sunday April 05, 2009 @08:07PM

Parz writes: "Even the best of game developers can leave a big dirty glitch buried within its products that can turn a gameplay experience on its head (sometimes literally). Gameplayer has trawled through the web to locate video footage of some of the more amazing and hilarious examples of glitches in games. It acts as an interesting insight into the bugs that some games — especially today — ship with. It's not all negative though, with the site also offering praise for the skills of developers in a sister article called The Most Memorable Explosions in games, which also shows off video footage of some of the best ka booms in history."

Comment Content altering (Score 5, Interesting) 27

by Parz on Wednesday January 21, 2009 @02:28AM (#26542653) Attached to: Interview With a Prolific <em>LittleBigPlanet</em> Content Creator

The worst thing for LittleBigPlanet is the way that Sony have gone through and removed peoples content - many of which would have had hours of work and love poured into them. That is such a quick way to ruin user incentive. Even this guy, who is now indirectly acting to promote the game, has had his stuff altered and he doesn't even know why. That's terrible.

Comment worked fine for me (Score 1) 2

by Parz on Tuesday January 06, 2009 @06:40PM (#26350247) Attached to: The 60 Hottest Games of 2009

Link is working fine for me. I found it a useful article and learnt a lot, despite the typo.

Comment Re:12 half empty pages WTF! Text follows (Score -1) 287

by Parz on Wednesday October 22, 2008 @05:49PM (#25475079) Attached to: A Look At Successful Game Mods

hate to be a wet blanket, but you just breached the site's copyright by posting the whole article - that really is a big no no on any site on the web. Site speed seem fine and clicking through is easy anyway.

Submission + - Game Mods that Matter (gameplayer.com.au)

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on Wednesday October 22, 2008 @08:03AM

Parz writes: "Mods have been an important part of gaming for well over 15 years. Not only have they provided plenty of additional free gaming to players, but acted as a launch pad for independent and amateur programmers to show off their skills to potential employees. This gameplayer article highlights the programmers which are doing it best, and what mods are making the biggest and most enjoyable impact on gaming right now. The article not only provides details for each game, but also links to the downloads and is a great resource for those interesting in getting up-to-date with this exciting scene."

Submission + - The Best Gaming Laptop Money can Buy (gameplayer.com.au)

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on Monday September 15, 2008 @08:44AM

Parz writes: "Gameplayer has gone live with their winners for the best gaming laptops money can buy as of Q3 2008. The analysis is broken into three sections to cater for three different budget requirements. There is a detailed explanation of why each laptop was selected, going into each hardware component individually. Regular slashdot users will remember the site's article from a few weeks ago, which analysed the Best Gaming PCs that Money can Buy. Prices may vary depending on where you live."

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