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Just changed over this second as I was reading this article! Battlenet does sound a bit 90's so I'm not surprised they changed.

It's funny, no idea if it's true or not, but I heard that "Freespace 2" was one of the big reasons the space-sim genre died out. Apparently it was so good that other developers were like "yep, no way we can compete with that, not even gonna try". FS2 is a good choice. Hopefully Star Citizen...

Best one yet!

Lucy Kellaway from the Financial Times is starting a dictionary of all the "jargon and corporate nonsense" she comes across you will find plenty there: https://ig.ft.com/sites/guffipedia/

Freespace 2. Love the game and it had great reviews but sold abysmally. Lost of mods but no sequel. Still hoping for a sequel or reboot but the space sim genre is not what it was.

Best video yet.

I enjoyed it when I first got it, maybe 2002 (on a 1998 computer). It has aged, especially in game play. The puzzles are weak and the platforming is a pain in the ass and don't get me started on the cliffhanger ending! :( . That said it has nice artistic touches in the zen level and playing with...

Art Deco world, costumes etc see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STcOAq-Ranw

Be interesting to see a film adaption of a game with a complex plot and detailed back story, in contrast to say Hitman or Mortal Combat. That said the whole collectible tapes thing is good for computer game story telling but I am not sure it would work for a film unless you are willing to put up...

The "generic grizzled macho emotional spectrum" is very insightful. When I think about it most characters could be put on it. For example: 1. Grayson Hunt (bullet storm) is smug, 2. Alcatraz (Crysis 2) has the silent contempt 3. Tommy Vercetti (GTA VC) is angry all the time.

Universe at war had some good ideas but it was plagued by bugs. Sad to see a company with ex- Westwood employees get into trouble.