Bill Roper is known for work on Blizzard titles from 1994 to 2003. Since then, he admits that he’s met with less success, for whatever reasons. After his experiences on the sort-of MMO Hellgate, and Cryptic’s two recent releases, Roper expressed concern that the funding model of MMO development is broken, especially when it comes …
Like Call of Duty? You’ll Love FarmVille
So, you’re a gamer. This seems a reasonable assumption given the website you’ve chosen to read. That means that you’ve likely played Call of Duty, judging by the sales of Black Ops and its two immediate predecessors. You may even have spent two hundred hours earning its many weapons, unlocks, and badges. Congratulations, you’ve killed …
Watson may win Jeopardy, but does it matter?
Continuing a short-lived fascination with Skynet’s imminent takeover, recently I saw that IBM has designed a computer to win at Jeopardy. The associated competition begins airing, oddly enough, on Valentine’s day. And hey, that’s neat. This particular man vs. machine skirmish is a lot more approachable than Deep Blue vs. Kasparov. But there’s something odd here… …
Watching a “Non-Gamer” Game
During the recent holiday, a Christmas gift exchange provided a chance to learn something. Being me, I embraced expectations of what a geek and a game designer considers a good gift, and I delivered a 360 copy of Red Dead Redemption to someone who is a bit of a gamer, but not much of a …