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Better Games Use Fewer Mechanics?

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2008-04-16 13:46:52 by Shawn Sines in Gaming Today
...fewer mechanics should equal better gameplay Fundamentally I think hes right, but just to illustrate his perspective, Rose has authored an interesting piece over on Gamasutra about this dynamic highlighting some of the esoteric qualities of game design like aesthetics and perceived player choice We like to imagine that our audience will...
 
Tags: games, mechanics, fewer mechanics, audience, games audience, video games, games core experience, core, game designers stop
 
 
 
 
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US WiiWare launch - fewer titles than expected at launch?

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2008-04-24 19:10:41 by Chris Schilling in Wii Wii
...fewer titles available on the service from day one The Japanese service had nine games at the outset, but didnt see another arriveuntil Tuesday, which was Minna de Puzzloop, a Wii version of the game youll either know as Actionloop or Magnetica (there was a DS version released at the beginning of last year Anyway, Reggie Fils-Aime has...
 
Tags: wiiware, launch, wiiware bandwagon, wiiware launch titles, service, japanese service, fewer titles, wii version, visit wii wii
 
 
 
 
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Midway Plans 'Fewer, Bigger, Better' Games for 2008

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2007-12-27 10:43:58 by Susan Arendt in Game | Life
...fewer, bigger, better" games. Midway is hoping that Hollywood tie-ins like Wheelman , which will serve as a prequel for the Vin Diesel movie, will help their sagging profits Zucker pointed to the high tech of the next-gen systems as a key reason that Midway's more recent games have failed to impress. Developing the tools and knowledge base...
 
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Midway CEO Zucker: "fewer, bigger, better" games for 2008

2007-12-28 01:31:21 by abid in Wii News | Wii games reviews | Wii Gaming Blog
 
...fewer, bigger, better."It also looks like "starstruck" should be in there as well, based in Midway's plans to launch games with heavy Hollywood tie-ins. Zucker reiterated on the recent success for Stranglehold (PC, PS3, Xbox 360), which he states has sold a total of one million copies since its launch last October.Moving on to Midway's 2008...
 
Tags: launch, launch plans, midway, launch games, zucker, game launch strategy, include nba ballers, similarly named film, xbox
 
 
 
 
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New Puzzle Quest To Have Fewer Words, Less AI Cheating And More Variety

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2008-02-25 18:52:52 by Tracey John in MTV Multiplayer
...fewer words, all written by an actual scriptwriter. While the basic gameplay will remain intact (a match-three puzzle game played against an opponent), the game will have more varied missions, all sorts of other mechanics (like forging items not included in missions), a more dynamic world and better scaling of difficulty Fawkner also insisted...
 
Tags: puzzle quest, game, game developers conference, match-three puzzle game, -style puzzle game, fewer words, words, fawkner, steve fawkner
 
 
 
 
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Captain Obvious: WiiSports burns fewer calories than real sports

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2008-08-02 05:29:00 by HASH0x8bb40a0 in Destructoid - Hardcore video game blog
...fewer calories than actually playing the real sport equivalent. MTVMultiplayer found the results via the PDF that was released yesterday. The meat of the findings was in this passage: Compared to golfing at a driving range (3.9 calories per minute), playing Wii Golf burned 0.8 calories less per minute. Actual bowling burns nearly twice as...
 
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New study finds that Wii Sports burns fewer calories than real sports

2008-08-02 18:58:32 by Editor in N4G.com : News Feed : gaming
 
...fewer calories than actually playing the real sport equivalent. MTVMultiplayer found the results via the PDF that was released yesterday. The meat of the findings was in this passage Compared to golfing at a driving range (3.9 calories per minute), playing Wii Golf burned 0.8 calories less per minute. Actual bowling burns nearly twice as...
 
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EA: Yay Dead Space, fewer licensed titles!

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2008-10-27 12:30:00 by Jason Dobson in Joystiq
...fewer licensed titles! originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
 
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Confirmed: Dead Rising Wii box art features fewer zombies than 360 box art

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2008-11-18 11:05:00 by Nick Chester in Destructoid - Hardcore video game blog
...fewer zombies than the Xbox 360 version. I count 14, including the two sets of undead hands near the "Closed for Lunch" sign. The 360 version by comparison has at least 23 in the foreground, and that's not even counting the stragglers in the background Capcom, step it up -- I don't want to hear single-zombie screams echoing through the empty...
 
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