Recent content by Softnum

So, nobody that I saw has mentioned the excellent Microsoft game Allegiance, which follows the Savage and Natural Selection mode of 'One guy is the commander, everyone else are troops.' It's more like if you mixed Savage with EVE, with less MMO Grindy BS. Empirically, in Savage and Savage...

My real problem with Zynga is that they basically steal their games. At least their most popular... MafiaWars was Mob Wars... and FarmVille was Farm Town. I guess we're all supposed to be grateful that they actually paid for the idea this time, instead of just blatantly ripping it off to...

"The thought police would get him just the same. He had committed--would have committed, even if he had never set pen to paper--the essential crime that contained all others in itself. Thoughtcrime, they called it. Thoughtcrime was not a thing that could be concealed forever. You might dodge...

At least part of the reason there are so many FPSes is that it's really damn easy to make an FPS. It used to be every game studio would make an FPS as it's first game. If you make an game engine, your tech demo is an FPS.

The way most people play traditional PvE MMORPGs, they take absolutely no skill. Let's say you're on the hunt for new gear. Do you? A) Go collect a bunch of loot, then compare the various stats, and decide what fits your character the best? B) Determine what stats you need, then go to...