<![CDATA[[GameRatty] tag: strong]]> http://gameratty.com/tag/strong Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:10:29 +0000 iRatty Engine http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[South Korean Government Amending Game Law To Crack Down On Bots]]> http://gameratty.com/article/d173c9b08640f4f4922a0e5c6f0f6a85 http://gameratty.com/article/d173c9b08640f4f4922a0e5c6f0f6a85 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:18:46 +0000 bots south korea culture south korea bots prevention government level ryu in-chun tourism ministry civil level strong stance South Korean Government Amending Game Law To Crack Down On Bots <![CDATA[Being second with Gears 2 on Live is amazing, says Rein]]> http://gameratty.com/article/b739bfef13750287f59c7e193e79313a http://gameratty.com/article/b739bfef13750287f59c7e193e79313a Fri, 05 Dec 2008 04:58:51 +0000 gears live play charts surprise gears million-strong bungie shooter halo cut-price dlc tough act week war Being second with Gears 2 on Live is amazing, says Rein <![CDATA[Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon interview - Intelligent Systems wont talk other Fire Emblem remakes, sequels]]> http://gameratty.com/article/34a133a305511ab5ab81fbfe324398a5 http://gameratty.com/article/34a133a305511ab5ab81fbfe324398a5 A portion of a C3 interview with Masayuki Horikawa, Director, INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS Co., Ltd…

C3: Considering the strong sales of Shadow Dragon in Japan, will you be trying to bring more of the ‘classic’ Fire Emblem games to a larger audience by remaking them on DS or Wii (such as Thracia 776)?

Horikawa: First of all, our priority is to ensure that this title is favoured by enough many customers all around the world, achieving a great final sales figure. This is a message to every game player out there - please give Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon a try!

C3: Now that development of Fire Emblem on DS has been completed, can fans expect a new Wii version from the team or will development continue on DS?

Horikawa: As for sequels, I think time is not ripe yet to disclose such information, either what our exact plans are or what platform we will focus on next. However, hopefully I will be able to announce something in the near future that will make all fans very excited…

Full interview here

]]> Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:07:53 +0000 fire emblem shadow dragon horikawa interview masayuki horikawa intelligent systems wii version development continue fans Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon interview - Intelligent Systems wont talk other Fire Emblem remakes, sequels <![CDATA[Study looks at why successful FPS games use a lot of close combat]]> http://gameratty.com/article/180e1cce1805bd8c61c161cc246c19f8 http://gameratty.com/article/180e1cce1805bd8c61c161cc246c19f8 Gears of War 2 - Image 1


Emsense, a San Francisco-based technology company, recently conducted a study linking players' emotional response to specific gameplay elements on several popular FPS titles. Included in the list of test games were Battlefield 2142, Call of Duty 3, F.E.A.R., Gears of War, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2, and Resistance: Fall of Man, Halo 2 and Half-Life 2.

They gathered over 300 hours of data by hooking gamers up to biometric scanners and then recording brainwave activity, heart rate, respiration, eye movement, temperature and motor response over 90 minutes of gameplay.

After a thorough analysis of the data, they concluded that emotional response was generally highest and most positive during moments of frantic close combat. They said on the subject:

Close combat was the most reliable method of creating engagement, adrenaline, reward, and all the emotions that make shooters so much fun. Certainly, this is nothing new to the genre, but the next-gen games that excelled in this area were exceptionally strong at creating high-paced close combat frequently.


As a personal point of interest, the data shows that sword kills in Halo 2 reward 30 more positive emotional response over the genre benchmark.

You can view the full study and data in the source link below.


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Emsense, a San Francisco-based technology company, recently conducted a study linking players' emotional response to specific gameplay elements on several popular FPS titles. Included in the list of test games were Battlefield 2142, Call of Duty 3, F.E.A.R., Gears of War, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2, and Resistance: Fall of Man, Halo 2 and Half-Life 2.

They gathered over 300 hours of data by hooking gamers up to biometric scanners and then recording brainwave activity, heart rate, respiration, eye movement, temperature and motor response over 90 minutes of gameplay.

After a thorough analysis of the data, they concluded that emotional response was generally highest and most positive during moments of frantic close combat. They said on the subject:

Close combat was the most reliable method of creating engagement, adrenaline, reward, and all the emotions that make shooters so much fun. Certainly, this is nothing new to the genre, but the next-gen games that excelled in this area were exceptionally strong at creating high-paced close combat frequently.


As a personal point of interest, the data shows that sword kills in Halo 2 reward 30 more positive emotional response over the genre benchmark.

You can view the full study and data in the source link below.


Related Articles:


]]> Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:39:54 +0000 close combat positive emotional response close combat frequently emotional response games frantic close combat gameplay study data Study looks at why successful FPS games use a lot of close combat <![CDATA[Study looks at why successful FPS games use alot of close combat]]> http://gameratty.com/article/6d963b54b11d23087db8dc7f5033ec89 http://gameratty.com/article/6d963b54b11d23087db8dc7f5033ec89 Gears of War 2 - Image 1


Emsense, a San Francisco-based technology company, recently conducted a study linking players' emotional response to specific gameplay elements on several popular FPS titles. Included in the list of test games were Battlefield 2142, Call of Duty 3, F.E.A.R., Gears of War, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2, and Resistance: Fall of Man, Halo 2 and Half-Life 2.

They gathered over 300 hours of data by hooking gamers up to biometric scanners and then recording brainwave activity, heart rate, respiration, eye movement, temperature and motor response over 90 minutes of gameplay.

After a thorough analysis of the data, they concluded that emotional response was generally highest and most positive during moments of frantic close combat. They said on the subject:

Close combat was the most reliable method of creating engagement, adrenaline, reward, and all the emotions that make shooters so much fun. Certainly, this is nothing new to the genre, but the next-gen games that excelled in this area were exceptionally strong at creating high-paced close combat frequently.


As a personal point of interest, the data shows that sword kills in Halo 2 reward 30 more positive emotional response over the genre benchmark.

You can view the full study and data in the source link below.


Related Articles:


]]> Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:39:42 +0000 close combat positive emotional response close combat frequently emotional response games frantic close combat gameplay study data Study looks at why successful FPS games use alot of close combat <![CDATA[Xbox Live to be down for 'quick' maintenance]]> http://gameratty.com/article/c3696a7bd5531baedbdf0cc8d6689f70 http://gameratty.com/article/c3696a7bd5531baedbdf0cc8d6689f70 Filed under:


An important Xbox Live message for all the early morning gamers in North America and the midday gamers in Europe.

Today, Friday, December 5th at 5:00AM eastern (2:00AM pacific) Xbox Live and Xbox.com will be down for scheduled maintenance. But don't get worked up into a no gaming tizzy, because the maintenance is only expected to last less than 15 minutes. During the downtime, Xbox Live will not function, all "My Xbox" functionality will be offline, and the Xbox.com forums will be "read only".

We think you're strong enough to handle the 15 minutes of downtime and strongly suggest using that time constructively. We recommend learning the basics of the fine art of needlepoint.

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]]> Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:45:00 +0000 xbox live xbox xbox live message maintenance gamers midday gamers north america 00am eastern minutes Xbox Live to be down for 'quick' maintenance <![CDATA[Take-Two: "Being slightly down is the new up"]]> http://gameratty.com/article/037fedeb0d16e64cf8b35ca67da9c28e http://gameratty.com/article/037fedeb0d16e64cf8b35ca67da9c28e Strauss Zelnick - Image 1The gaming industry got a much-needed morale boost last Black Friday, with sales picking up, particularly for Microsoft and the Xbox 360. This, however, is no guarantee that gaming is out of the woods, and publishers shouldn't rest on their laurels, expecting strong sales during the holidays.

"Healthy sales on Black Friday are no indicator that the industry will be able to sustain the sales momentum through December," says Take-Two Interactive's Chief exec, Strauss Zelnick. "I think everyone was encouraged by Black Friday," he said. "It was better than expectations, but it's pretty hard these days - being slightly down is the new up." Right now, Zelnick reckons "everyone's cautiously optimistic" at best.

Microsoft VP of strategy and business development for interactive entertainment business, Shane Kim, agrees. Despite the Xbox 360's record-breaking performance on Black Saturday, he remains "cautiously optimistic" for the rest of the holidays.

Things are so bad right now that even top execs are willing to settle for "slightly down" rather than experience the full blast of the economic warpath. Well, it's true - "slightly down" is much better than "stocks drop" or "closing operations."


Here's why it's better to be slightly down:


]]> Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:10:29 +0000 slightly sales sales momentum black friday strong sales cautiously optimistic stocks drop healthy sales stocks Take-Two: "Being slightly down is the new up" <![CDATA[Take-Two: "Being slightly down is the new up"]]> http://gameratty.com/article/87faab176e0bcc8233ea12890f003c30 http://gameratty.com/article/87faab176e0bcc8233ea12890f003c30 Strauss Zelnick - Image 1The gaming industry got a much-needed morale boost last Black Friday, with sales picking up, particularly for Microsoft and the Xbox 360. This, however, is no guarantee that gaming is out of the woods, and publishers shouldn't rest on their laurels, expecting strong sales during the holidays.

"Healthy sales on Black Friday are no indicator that the industry will be able to sustain the sales momentum through December," says Take-Two Interactive's Chief exec, Strauss Zelnick. "I think everyone was encouraged by Black Friday," he said. "It was better than expectations, but it's pretty hard these days - being slightly down is the new up." Right now, Zelnick reckons "everyone's cautiously optimistic" at best.

Microsoft VP of strategy and business development for interactive entertainment business, Shane Kim, agrees. Despite the Xbox 360's record-breaking performance on Black Saturday, he remains "cautiously optimistic" for the rest of the holidays.

Things are so bad right now that even top execs are willing to settle for "slightly down" rather than experience the full blast of the economic warpath. Well, it's true - "slightly down" is much better than "stocks drop" or "closing operations."


Here's why it's better to be slightly down:


]]> Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:10:29 +0000 slightly sales sales momentum black friday strong sales cautiously optimistic stocks drop healthy sales stocks Take-Two: "Being slightly down is the new up" <![CDATA[Take-Two: "Being slightly down is the new up"]]> http://gameratty.com/article/9cdb14774e28ec3c09390b0be82e8692 http://gameratty.com/article/9cdb14774e28ec3c09390b0be82e8692 Strauss Zelnick - Image 1The gaming industry got a much-needed morale boost last Black Friday, with sales picking up, particularly for Microsoft and the Xbox 360. This, however, is no guarantee that gaming is out of the woods, and publishers shouldn't rest on their laurels, expecting strong sales during the holidays.

"Healthy sales on Black Friday are no indicator that the industry will be able to sustain the sales momentum through December," says Take-Two Interactive's Chief exec, Strauss Zelnick. "I think everyone was encouraged by Black Friday," he said. "It was better than expectations, but it's pretty hard these days - being slightly down is the new up." Right now, Zelnick reckons "everyone's cautiously optimistic" at best.

Microsoft VP of strategy and business development for interactive entertainment business, Shane Kim, agrees. Despite the Xbox 360's record-breaking performance on Black Saturday, he remains "cautiously optimistic" for the rest of the holidays.

Things are so bad right now that even top execs are willing to settle for "slightly down" rather than experience the full blast of the economic warpath. Well, it's true - "slightly down" is much better than "stocks drop" or "closing operations."


Here's why it's better to be slightly down:


]]> Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:10:29 +0000 slightly sales sales momentum black friday strong sales cautiously optimistic stocks drop healthy sales stocks Take-Two: "Being slightly down is the new up"