Any pc gamers concerned with the way the PC games industry is going?

[mrplunkey]

Maybe not as profitable, but ID (Wolfenstein series, Doom series, Quake series, the upcoming Rage), Valve (Half Life, Team Fortress, Portal, Left 4 Dead).

I just watched a video segment where some gaming industry analyst said Microsoft will eventually abandon the PC for gaming in hopes that everyone will buy an Xbox console. Sad. Until that console can do what a PC does, consumers are getting royally fucked over.

I think these guys make money on their primary product but also license their engine to a slew of developers who repackage it with their own content.

 

[redsamurai]

I can't wait for the next Heroes of Might and Magic title...

Did someone else pick up the franchise? I thought that company folded...??

Great series though.

 

[bruce9241]

Does anyone know how much the developers of these big gaming companies make per year as salary?

 

[EnderJE]

Has anyone played Fallout 3? I played it all day today and it's a great game.

That's a great game.

 

[B0ARDIN087]

Does anyone know how much the developers of these big gaming companies make per year as salary?

50-80.

But they work 70-90 hours a week nearly every week

 

[bruce9241]

50-80.

But they work 70-90 hours a week nearly every week

Damn that's fucking gay. These guys deserve more.

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

Yeah game developers these days are much smarter and more talented than film makers who make way more. Eventually this discrepancy will even itself out.


Check this out, Infinity Ward fucking over PC gamers and raising the price-

Infinity Ward Responds To PC Fanboys' Dedicated Server Woes - News - GameInformer.com

 

[Lumberg]

I love those parodies or whatever you call them. My favorites are the ones about Formula 1.

 

[musclemom]

I hope the PC game industry stays strong forever. My son is a game developer just starting out (he's still in college but working for a company already).

That kid is the closest thing I've got to a retirement plan

 

[bruce9241]

Just finished fallout 3. Neat game. I did rush through it though. I only found about 1/2 of the settlements and did about 25 quests total.

I'm currently replaying the game with all the cheats and town markers marked. First time I played I disarmed the bomb in megaton. Now I blew it up haha. It's cool when you blow it up. The guy who pays you to blow it up gives you your own penthouse suite as his hotel. If you decide to disarm the bomb, you live in tiny little piece of shit house within megaton.