I'm an amateur developer, self-taught in game programming, art, and design (all to minimal degrees).
I've created small games/prototypes with FlatRedBall(XNA), DirectX, and RPGMaker and am now using Unity. I've learned a few languages over the years, including Visual Basic, C++, C#, Python, Java, and PHP/HTML.
Last night I met with some old highschool buddies--all of which no longer buy or play online shooters. As we went over war stories, a trend emerged and I thought I'd share the loss of our core engagement with two flagship series, Battlefield and CoD.
I 'd take the 10 million an invest it in an independent arm to make game prototypes with a short development cycle and very low budget. It 's working pretty well for the movie industry. Yeah, a lot of it doesn 't sell and a lot of projects won 't ...
I kept expecting to see golf mentioned. I can 't think of a game or sport that features handicapping more prominently. Improving your handicap is a huge metagame in the sport, as well as a rank among players. r n r nSome tidbits I can think of from golf: r ...
Sorry it took awhile for me to reply. r n r nThis may not be the case anymore, but Final Fantasy XI used to after 3 months of inactivity. I was under the impression that they still did probably from the ToS or a notice when I disabled my account ...
