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Tag Archives: Games
Star Guard Review
I recently found this exciting little action platformer called Star Guard, a game by independent developer Vacuum Flowers that drops the player into the centre
Modern Warfare 2 on the PC postponed
The release of modern Warfare 2 has been delayed for the PC, and as can be assumed this contentious issue has been met with much vitriol from the PC gaming crowd. Now from what I can see, one of three … Continue reading
Posted in Games, News
Tagged 2009, Activision, Design, Development, Entertainment, First Person Shooter, Gamers, Games, Games industry, Gaming, Infinity Ward, Modern Warfare 2, November, PC, Postponed, Release, Release Date, The Machination
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The OFLC and other such Torch n' Pitchfork wavery
It has recently come to my attention, and the attention of Australia’s gamers that OFLC has imposed “refusal of classification” (a loosely veiled ban) upon Left 4 Dead 2, the highly anticipated sequel of the 2008 zombie shootemup. Now we’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Ramblings
Tagged Australia, Australian, Australian Office of Film and Literature Classification, Ban, Classification, Entertainment, Game Design, Game development, Gamer, Games, Games industry, Gaming, Left 4 Dead, Left 4 Dead 2, OFLC, Piracy, R18+, Refused Classification, The Machination, Theft
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Why horror games just aren't scary anymore
Hush little baby, don’t say a word, And never mind that noise you heard, It’s just the beasts under your bed, in your closet, in your head. If there’s anything that annoys me with game design is when the writer … Continue reading
Posted in Game Design
Tagged Aristotle, Emotion, Entertainment, Exploration, Fear, Game Design, Game development, Games, Games industry, Gaming, Horror, Resident Evil 4, Scary, Stalker, The Machination
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Black and White – the evolution of the moral choice in games
Help the little old blind lady and her 17 ginger tabbies across the road, or blow up the kitten orphanage? Maybe I’m meddling with old lady hyperbole here, but when you examine the common trends moral choices within game plots, … Continue reading
Posted in Games, Ramblings
Tagged Bioshock, Company, Design, Entertainment, Fallout 3, First Person Shooter, Game Design, Game development, Gamers, Games, Games industry, Gaming, Moral Choice, Narrative, Story, The Machination
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Delusions of Grandeur
It is far too easy to look back upon past generations of games and game consoles with a patronising eye simply because they don’t possess the mind blazing, face melting processing power associated with nearly every current generation gaming console … Continue reading
Posted in Games, Ramblings
Tagged Company, Entertainment, Expectations, Game Design, Game development, Gamers, Games, Gaming, Gears of War, Halo, Halo 3, Independent, The Machination
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The Man has me in his iron grasp
Dear fellow Machinators, Don’t panic; if you’re the one guy who reads these then you mustn’t fear, for I am not going to be leaving this humble end of the internet any time soon for its murky depth or reality… … Continue reading
Posted in The Machination
Tagged Development, Entertainment, Forum, Game Design, Game development, Games, Gaming, Hiatus, Independent, The Machination
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They're not gimmicks, they're experiments
As a gamer and prospective game designer there are many observations I make when looking at trends in the industry. These trends come in many forms which can vary from simply what the gamers are demanding to what the industry … Continue reading
