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| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=22322 |  MooseMuffin (191) Nov 18, 2009 - 08:52 am » Edited on Nov 18, 2009 - 08:53 am
| | I think the idea is to ensure there's no cpu bottleneck so the cards can really show what they're capable of, which I agree with. That said, I also agree with Soldier36 (what did I just say?!) that it would be nice to see the cards tested in a midrange configuration too. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=22319 | MooseMuffin (191) Nov 17, 2009 - 09:14 am
| | This is disappointing. I've yet to find a cheap and compelling upgrade for my 8800gt. The 4870 and 260 are both cheap, but I was looking for a bigger performance jump than those cards. The 5000 series looks good, but its too pricey currently and will likely stay that way if nvidia doesn't have anything that can compete. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=22304 | MooseMuffin (191) Nov 12, 2009 - 05:52 pm » Edited on Nov 12, 2009 - 05:53 pm
| | I'm curious as well. I vastly prefer playing FPS games on PC but all my friends bought the 360 version so that's what I got so I could play with them. I'm still curious how the PC multiplayer turned out though. Metacritic currently shows 50+ reviews for the 360 and ps3 versions and only 8 for the PC. And most of those 8 PC reviews are actually console version reviews copied over into the wrong section. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=22290 | MooseMuffin (191) Nov 06, 2009 - 11:46 am
| Yea, this whole thing makes perfect sense. Not only do PC games sell far fewer copies, they're pirated more and they can't sell you maps since it would be trivial to get them for free on PC. Its just a less profitable platform.
I think they look at a company like Blizzard, who makes huge money on PC games and realize blizz can do it because all their games have totally locked down multiplayer components.
I think they're trying the same thing. Lock down the game and hope to turn more profit out of it. And if they fail they'll probably just abandon PC development.
If they succeed though, and set an example for how to make the PC a more profitable gaming platform, we'll all see more PC games. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=22283 | MooseMuffin (191) Nov 05, 2009 - 07:56 am
| | I've read a bunch of reviews of dragon age and they seem to say the ps3 has more performance problems but its textures are of noticeably higher resolution than the 360's. Its mostly a moot point on this website though, as the reviews also say the PC version is faster, prettier and with a far superior interface. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=22228 | MooseMuffin (191) Oct 19, 2009 - 10:50 am
| I suppose we should have known this day was coming. The old model made controlling piracy hard and selling stuff like DLC map packs close to impossible. With such a high profile game making the change, I think we'll see many others follow soon.
On the bright side, making the PC a more profitable platform would lead the way to more PC games in general. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=22054 | MooseMuffin (191) Aug 23, 2009 - 11:06 am
| I think everyone gets the new 1-60 content, even if they don't buy it. Buying it gets you the 7 new zones and whatever dungeons are there.
Personally I think its a gutsy call and the right thing to do. Continually adding new lands leaves all the rest of the world deserted. They've been making 1-60 easier and easier lately, mostly because they know all that content is awful, and its even worse when you're doing it in zones that are practically empty. I think redoing those areas and bringing the high level players back to the primary continents will have a great effect on the game. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=22054 | MooseMuffin (191) Aug 23, 2009 - 07:48 am » Edited on Aug 23, 2009 - 07:49 am
| | Its actually a good decision I think. I haven't played the game in over a year, but the quality of the first expansion's content made the old world look really bad in comparison, and I'm told the second expansion's makes it look even worse. Basically they have 2 expansion continents (20 levels) worth of good stuff, and 60 levels worth of crap that everyone has to go through in order to get to the good stuff. Redoing the first 60 and then adding some more will drastically raise the overall quality of the game. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=21893 | MooseMuffin (191) Jul 16, 2009 - 03:22 pm
| Of course we're interested. As a matter of fact, I'd say most regular visitors of this site are always interested in articles about:
A. How will this sweet upcoming hardware perform with my current games?
B. How will this sweet upcoming game work with my current hardware? Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=21891 | MooseMuffin (191) Jul 16, 2009 - 09:44 am
| But I don't understand why you would ever want to take it off of adaptive. Isn't adaptive still going to give you full power if the application calls for it?
Its the gpu equivalent of a "disable speedstep" setting, which I only ever use for feeling out my max overclock, and then turn it back on. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=21745 | MooseMuffin (191) Jun 10, 2009 - 02:04 pm
| 3rd party has nothing to do with it. Both Zelda and Mario Galaxy would have worked just fine without motion controls. Smash Brothers and Maro Kart work better with the classic controller.
After 2.5 years on the market, the only game that I've played that was really improved by the wiimote was Resident Evil 4. Flag this | Edit this post |
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