Decades in a Digital World writes: If online gaming was a real, physical, living person, then beneath the sweet smile,shiny teeth and flowing locks would beat the heart of an utter bastard.
Skewed and Reviewed have written an Opinion Piece covering issues in the gaming industry, how current issues were issues years ago, and what can be done to help restore consumer trust.
Nothing. It's up to the gamers to stop consuming content from companies that they don't agree with.
How do you know if you agree with it or not unless you play it? Which without conventions forces gamers to rely on trailers. Perhaps Demos should be made more frequently. But companies need to do better as well.
But is that not what they have now? Tons of gameplay or are you talking about watching actual gamers play it versus the trailers and streams? The big issue is that some companies pay streamers and influencers and they create content but for me; that is hardly a fair, unbiased, and factual look at a game.
They usually are attached to the money sadly. It would be nice to have gamers in charge but you have so much money invested that business people are needed. Hence the issue; you need people who know business but are also gamers who know have an eye to the community. It sounds simple in theory that if you give gamers quality games that they want to play; money will be made. But that is not always so.
Marie Dealessandri speaks to Borislav Slavov and Gustavo Santaolalla about “the new golden age of games music”.
A famous actor from Starship Troopers has showered praise on Helldivers 2 and said he is open to the idea of playing General Brasch.
I hardly ever play online anymore. I ditched XBL back after trying to play Halo 3 online netted me nothing but insults from 12 year olds and loud music blaring through mics. I have no idea why anyone would consider that entertainment.
Not worth the hassle in my opinion with so many great single player experiences out there. I switched over to the PS3 for my online fun and although I've had great matches of Killzone 2 and 3, COD is just a different beast. It's just flooded with mouthy kids. The odd time I do venture online with COD, I mute everyone, by default. It's the only way to insure you can play in peace.
These online services need play matching by age group. I just can't stand playing with children. Where the hell are these kid's parents while they're shouting racial and homophobic slurs at the tops of their lungs, telling me they effed my mother? It's like the Lord of the Flies island, but if they had game consoles and internet access.
You'd think the online community would do more to report these players and clean things up. You can't honestly tell me it adds to the enjoyment of gaming online.
I think every single online game needs a vote/kick option. If there were actually repercussions to their griefing, that'd straighten out a few of the little bastards. Not as much fun screaming into a mic if you just get kicked every match and can't play, huh?
I must admit to being on the brink of adding kids online as a separate section in the write-up, but there are some good ones out there that play in good spirit, or whose parents haven't bought them a mic yet. I think you're spot on though, CoD is a very different beast to most.
I also honestly don't believe the report and avoid options on Xbox Live have any impact, but then if they did I suppose it'd be open to abuse & take a ridiculous amount of moderating. I see them more as a tool to make you feel a little satisfaction when hitting avoid against a player that's been killing the game.