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When Time Slips Away: A Request for Shorter Games

Forbes - It’s a well known fact among industry types that gamers are now getting older and older by the year. As in, new players are still starting young, but veteran players aren’t giving up gaming either as they age. It’s becoming more of a legitimate past time among adults, and few are ashamed to admit they still play video games at 25, 30, 40 or more. We’re finally starting to eliminate the “just for kids” stereotype, and that’s great for the industry.

Forbidden_Darkness4090d ago (Edited 4090d ago )

Most Downloadable games are relatively short in length, so I don't see why you would have to request something that has been available for years and years. Look through any store (PSN, STEAM, XBL, etc.) and you'll find lots of games that are quite short, but still very enjoyable and that have a great story.

N311V4090d ago

I have to disagree. Although it can be argue that what constitutes a great story will differ from person to person, I'd argue that apart from The Walking Dead there are no DLGs with story of memorable quality. Sure Journey and Limbo are great games but not for their story like Uncharted, Red Dead, Mass Effect etc. are.

Forbidden_Darkness4090d ago

I agree with you, I guess what I ment is that with smaller games you kinda have to find/make the story, through its gameplay elements and such. Most game developers making smaller games like such cant really afford to have a full story with paid voice actors and such. So, games like The Walking Dead won't be so common.

NewMonday4090d ago

quality over quantity, would rather play a short focused game than a long watered down game for the sake of length.

N311V4090d ago

I here what he's saying as I'm a married gamer with a young child. Difference is I don't mind that a 10-15 hour game takes me about 2-3 weeks to finish. As he says shorter games will have to be priced accordingly, at the moment anything less then 10 hours i steer clear if until its heavily discounted. I play less games than I used to but don't enjoy them any less.

FarCryLover1824090d ago

How about keep them the same length or longer???? Are people incapable of playing them for short periods of time over a long span of time (be it months, weeks, etc. whatever).

AznGaara4090d ago

This. Lately I've been playing my games in short sessions rather than cramming it all in a single playthrough. Don't know why but before I use to be motivated into beating a game as quickly as possible but now I tend to take my time. For example when Uncharted 2 came out I beat that in a weekend but when Uncharted 3 released it took me 2 weeks and it didn't bother me.

ShaunCameron4090d ago

I generally don't care for games that take forever to beat. That's pretty much anything past 15 hours or 3 days. I like to beat the game and move on to something else. I don't know why the author is requesting something that is already here and plentiful.

Drainage4090d ago

find another hobby like movies if you want shorter games

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EKWB reportedly plagued with financial disarray many gaming pc's left without parts

EK Cooling allegedly has slipped itself into a hot soup of seemingly endless financial woes, where it has not paid its staff, suppliers, and contractors for many months as the company is facing liquidity problems and a surplus of inventory left unsold, stuck in the warehouse for a more extended period. Gamers Nexus investigated these claims made by former and current personnel, where he found trails of unpaid bills lasting as long as three to four months and unpaid raises that accumulated for almost a year.

EK Water Blocks has two entities—a Slovenian-based headquarters and a US-based subsidiary, EK Cooling Solutions. Steve narrated the series of events in detail, stating that the company was reportedly irresponsible and negligent regarding payment. Consequently, partners and employees are forced to share the burden of alleged mismanagement. It all begins with its extensive range of products, leading to a surplus of goods. EK has over 230 water blocks, 40 liquid cooling kits, 85 reservoirs, 40 pumps, 73 radiators, and 212 miscellaneous accessories.

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just_looken1d 17h ago (Edited 1d 17h ago )

Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.

This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.

SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space

Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
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Indie hit Dredge is getting its own movie adaptation

Rob Webb of KnowTechie writes: We're still waiting on the details, but this video game adaptation promises to be seriously creepy.

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The INDIE Live Expo 2024 event is to feature over 100 game titles

INDIE Live Expo, Japan’s premiere online digital showcase series , will debut never-before-seen games & content updates across more than 100 titles on May 25th.