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10 things every online game should have. (From blog Imtalkingames)

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Well, at least a “little” more serious than me. If you’re of a short attention span you might want to “move along” at this time. Otherwise read on.

http://newteevee.com/2009/04/28/how-to-make-machinima-without-getting-sued-blind/ (Newteevee blog), machinima from a developer’s perspective. Using your game for your own games. “Who does it hurt?” Is that the ultimate question to ask…

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Today’s article is MAINLY about lifetime, universal, or at least long-term banning.



Let’s break down the component parts first of all. No discussion of legal terms is complete without a glossary, so I’m going to give you the abridged version. There will also be a referral for outside reading to understand the history of community in video games.



Universal banning – A pipe dream. Not yet technologically possible from an economic standpoint. For example, that would be Sony… Continue

That’s right, I said it.

Mysteriously, most of the sites that list EULAs that I use as reference have dropped away over the past year or so.

All of these EULAs that I am sending your way are off the publisher’s front page, no deep-linking, and no commentary at all. Enjoy and use this as a resource for your gaming decisions.

Read the rest at http://gamersrightslawyer.com/

“Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain”. You know what movie that is from, right?



There is a very interesting article on The reticule that talks about this concept. Personally, I loved the idea that “The main tenet of their design is not playability but profit and, while this is true of most every game now, they do very little to hide this. The level grind, the uninspired quests, the ludicrously hard boss fights, it all comes together to make you shell out more money for… Continue