Recent content by Lattyware

Do check out Forward Unto Dawn - it proves that it could work well (because it did). It was an enjoyable mini-series to watch. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.

Did you see Forward Unto Dawn? If not, check it out, really well done. The Halo universe is almost as good as the Mass Effect one - most people don't realise that because the games are not designed to showcase it as much as in ME.

It's sad, but it was going to happen at some point. The reality is that as time goes on, people stop playing, stop buying, and it becomes less viable. Harmonix did the best thing for the consumer with their business model for Rock Band, so they deserve respect for that. I imagine we'll see a...

This is just stupid from a business perspective. MMORPGs require constant investment to keep going, which makes it incredibly hard to provide one without getting a constant revenue stream (not impossible however, see Guild Wars). FPSes, on the other hand, are easy to provide very cheaply. Given...

Just as a note, Harmonix (the makers of the main Rock Band games) don't have a hand in this - and have made it clear they will continue to support Rock Band. This is all on EA.

Halo is this massive universe with range and diversity, and they make Halo 4 just follow the Chief around again. Ugh. There is so much in the way of cool stuff they could have done with the Halo universe - I guess they got put off by the mediocre reception ODST got. Halo has this great plot -...

650 tracks and counting in my collection. Rock Band 3 is the perfect party game, it's fun, quick to get into, people get it, it's also polished to a mirror shine and pro mode gives you a reason to play alone.

Let's face the reality where if Bioware were to do this, we would end up with a fluffy 'and everybody lived happily ever after' ending, which really isn't the issue here. Bioware have a bad history of taking criticism and going way too far with changes (ME1 -> ME2). What we need is an...

Well, I've gotten about 20 people to watch it, and probably 18 of those love it, so it's bigger than 8 XD Yeah, FD was pretty unknown - especially here in the UK where I don't think it was ever on TV, but it's a great show, and really appeals to me, I love that kind of in-joke and reference...

Trust me, I loved Frisky Dingo, but it's over, and one has to accept that. The reality is Archer is a better show - I preferred FD - I love the in-jokes and insane humour, but Archer is more coherent, easier to pick up and enjoy for the average person, and still incredibly funny. We'll see a...

If you are going to compare it to other animated shows, then you are forgetting Archer, which remains the funniest animated (hell, maybe the funniest full stop) thing on TV.

Since when was it cynical to believe a company was doing something because it was good for the fanbase, not because it would make for more profit?

Not true at all. I run WINE on my 64-bit CPU, running a 64-bit distro (Arch x64). It only works to emulate a 32-bit environment well (wine64 does exist, but is far less developed), but you can use it on a 64-bit CPU and OS fine. The idea that Linux is hard to use is one perpetuated by people...

You say this is obvious, but it looks like Microsoft/343 Studios are going to pull MC back into Halo 4, which I think is terrible. The story to Halo is excellent, and it doesn't need dragging out like that - there is a huge, rich universe - just as much as with Mass Effect - which is impressive...

You could have gone beyond just mentioning the competition it's for. http://www.ludumdare.com/compo/ Ludum Dare is a "make a game in 48 hours solo competition". It's designed to push developers to make a finished project, and to do something interesting. There are 599 freely availible...