can’t PC game companies make interesting games that are good enough? Why does everything have to be bleeding edge? Oblivion is my all time favorite game, and I now have a PC that does it justice. Why do I have to continue to upgrade my PC to play the next...

the GM a "minor detail" of the game is like calling >] the engine a "minor detail" of a car." >>Exactly. Ya see folks, there is one nuance the players don't know>about. It affects, depending on the player characters' location on >the game planet, between...

IIRC, SoE touted the locked encounter system of EQ2 way back when. But drastic times call for drastic measures, and the talking heads can see the numbers of both games so they know more than we do (or mmorpgchart.com does) about they way the EQ2 numbers...

bit more this game. I've read in this newsgroup about different new modules and campaigns.... are there free campaigns to download?. If so, how is it done?. Can I use the character I was using in NW? I'm not interested in multiplayer games. I rather prefer,...

or not for games, but I know that many people reading this message despise it with a passion. Part of this is probaby because making money in the real world is a lot harder than making it in the game worlds, and anything that gives an advantage to one...

I know nothing about this game; I know its been some time coming; but I already know that it wont interest me. I have heard mixed reviews on it; but im using it as an example because it is typical of the state of our games at the moment...nothing exciting;...

some income, but not the ONLY reason. End of story. I think the 80-85% figure is fair. I honestly do not know anyone who buys PC games at the moment and that includes a lot of hardcore PC gamers I know. Pretty much the only games I buy these days are ones...

card upgrades that last you about a year. Running out of HD space because games take up 10 GB of space now. I will still play PC games. But if I were to only play PC games I know I'd be missing out on a lot. Halo 3 is no exception. It is a great game....

to buy it in the first place. The same goes for games, as the developers gain reputations and loyalty, and when pirates grow up, many pride themselves in paying for games from labels they used to steal from because they weren’t able to afford it. Look at...