Stolen Pixels #4: Epic Message

[BobisOnlyBob]

And to think I switched from Mac to PC just in time for the game market to dry up. *sigh*

At least there's Steam.

Surely that suggests the market didn't dry up, it just evaporated...?

Actually, that's a surprisingly good metaphor, as the PS3 and X360 are both large enough to be condensers...

 

[ElArabDeMagnifico]

PC Lamerz. That phrased doesn't get used enough.

Don't know if you've got something against PC gamers or anything but lets hope it stays that way, Otherwise we will start hearing the terms:

Console Lamerz

Casual Lamerz

Hardcore Lamerz

[game system goes here] Lamerz

[insert gaming related term here] Lamerz

Halbert speaks the truth. I don't blame them for moving away from the PC. But I intend to ***** about it anyway. It doesn't help but it's very satisfying and way cheaper than just going out and buying a console.

Your first paragraph in this "article" illustrated it perfectly, especially with the "just friends" thing - and in the first panel "like how you have to murder someone in a gang". It wouldn't have been so bad if they made a different version for PC or something but no all 3 versions of the game got the short end of the stick, and EPIC has the rest.

Seriously UT is about how expansive, huge, and moddable it is, and the 360 just got some new maps. The PS3 version has mod capability but the mod tools are on the PC so that's a bust - and then last but not least, hate to use the term but UT3 was heavily "consolized" and now we have "Stolen Pixels" making awesome comics about it. -and the Wii didn't get it.

Everyone lost!

 

[Shamus Young]

Everyone lost!

Not everyone!

Epic still has my fifty bucks.

 

[kawazu]

UT3 sucked so badly, at least from a pc fps standpoint. Whoever thought up vehicle capture the flag and decided to get rid of assault should die. UT classic rocks though. I wanted UT classic 2 but instead they took all the recent additions from the series and made them worse... somehow...

 

[OhMy.HowCliche.]

Uhm.Hi. =]

So, basically I can't post a thread, so I wanted to come into this one and see what it's about. Even though I don't understand what you're talking about. It seems interesting enough.

:]

 

[sharp_as_a_cork]

Shamus, great work here. Seems a fine descendant of DM of The Rings (and Chainmail Bikini).
Keep going!

 

[Windowmaker4444]

This is exactly what most companies are doing except VALVe. Business wise it is a smart move. Activision/Infinity Ward is a prime example of PC gamers getting duped like what happened to UT3. Oh well, going to go play TF2. Great job Shamus.


(Sorry mods, didn't look at the date of the original poster or the last post.)

 

[CodeMonkey42]

It's funny cause it's true... *sob*

 

[Orzene]

I would love to hit Marc Rein in the face right now.. Mostly because his smug grin makes me want to hit him...