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OUYA has been developed iteratively / bit by bit, whereas most people are used to just seeing the final product in a big reveal after it's been perfected in secret for years. OUYA have failed to communicate that to people Perception has always been OUYAs biggest problem That article is...

You attacked your city with a giant turd? Clearly I need to get the latest version of sim city

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Transport Tycoon. I get bored of it after playing for a couple of days, but I've been going back to it on and off for at least 10 years. I think it is because I really like business sims and Transport Tycoon is simple, I'm good at it, and it is pretty much open source these days, so even if...

There are no easy solutions. For example, I've been designing the UI for an RTS set in space. However, it is for mobile, which means limited screen real estate. That means reducing number of buttons on screen. That in turn means either more scrolling for the player to get through to what they...

Take out the 'game' part, and it becomes really easy to answer: The most effective solution for the cheapest cost Then you have to work out a metric for success and a cost function. The cost is usually in dollar terms. How you measure the effectiveness of a game? Fun factor? How much...

If I was going to create an original IP, I'd start by writing a novel or maybe a comic. Having said that, a great comic or book is not necessarily going to translate into a great game. Would you really play a Resevoir Dogs game, considering the film is almost entirely dialogue and set in one...

Thanks for all the replies. I actually ran the same poll on a number of other sites / forums with the results as shown in the graph in the updated op

In multiplayer context: I always think of myself as a defender or being in a support role, as I'm naturally a team player and can see where the team's weakness is. Unfortunately, that often ends up with me being pushed into a leadership role, which doesn't end well if I'm not expert at the...

This is symptomatic of wider problems with retail. The retailers best adapting to the disruptive forces of the internet are those that have a strong online presence but add value by having a physical store (such as food and clothes retailers). Or to put it a different way, why would I...

I'm interested in why people play sci-fi games (or don't). For me, a sci-fi setting is a bonus, or often the thing that first grabs my interest in a game. I'll naturally gravitate towards screenshots of nebula-infused starfields and laserbeams streaking through the void, but more important...

Napoleon Total War I love the other games in the series but Napolean, playing through the campaigns it felt like I was being told to play someone elses game, rather than having control over my own destiny and diplomacy. I can't play games with short time limits and it always felt like I was...

This might help <a href=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/39031/Analyst_THQ_Could_Run_Out_Of_Cash_By_Q1_2013.php>http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/39031/Analyst_THQ_Could_Run_Out_Of_Cash_By_Q1_2013.php

Sounds like you're ready for a real-life adventure. I reccomend booking a one way flight to a country you've never heard of. Best thing I ever did

Which is worth more, a kitten or a human? Well, you wouldn't kill a kitten would you? Perhaps what is important in a game, to make it feel realistic and get immersed in the game, is that there are no artificial barriers, no invisible walls I mean you could make the child killable, but then...