Tag: Mark of the Ninja

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When ‘Mark of the Ninja’ Clicks

I’m rather thankful that Klei Entertainment decided not to or rather the deal they had with Microsoft didn’t preclude them from publishing elsewhere than the Xbox 360 for a long time. Us PS3 users are used to waiting a long time for exclusivity agreements to expire. But PC always seems to be different than PS3 in this regard. Now I was a little late in getting around to it and I’ve been hearing about it for months from ever outlet and podcast. I even did a preview of the game back at PAX East. | more

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September ’12 Round Table Entry – Eschewing Realism

Last minute Eric as always. September’s BoRT topic, run now by Alan Williamson, theme is New Horizons. The blurb is as follows: 2K’s Chris Harmann recently said that achieving photorealism was the key to opening ‘new genres’ of games. Without discussing whether or not this is true (it isn’t), what genres or subjects have games left uncovered, and what should they be focusing on? Alternatively, if photorealism isn’t the limiting factor on the diversification and evolution of gaming experiences, what is? | more