The Age of Gaming is Ending...Fast

Ever Since the late 90's, games have been getting easier and overcomplicated. don't get me wrong, i like CoD4 and games like that. The lack of blockbuster releases this year is getting me worried. the onle one i can think of is killzone 2 and that's it. half the year is almost over and there have been no HUGE, multi-platform games and i don't see any in the near future. Unless someone pulls somthing out of the covers real quick, i'm goin to lose hope in the gaming market.

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Alan Wake and Heavy Rain. Two games that make this year worth it.

What about Street Fighter 4 andResident Evil 5. I'd call them blockbusters. God of war 3 will most likelöey be released this year. and there ar lots of games that aren't huge releases but still seems awesome.

So NO, the age of gaming isn't ending. allthough I dont think we could hope for a gaming year like 2008, this year

Ever Since the late 90's, games have been getting easier and overcomplicated. don't get me wrong, i like CoD4 and games like that. The lack of blockbuster releases this year is getting me worried. the onle one i can think of is killzone 2 and that's it. half the year is almost over and there have been no HUGE, multi-platform games and i don't see any in the near future. Unless someone pulls somthing out of the covers real quick, i'm goin to lose hope in the gaming market.

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metalmaggot46

I agree. I find it funny how people consider this a good 'Gen" based off of 2 or 3 games. Its sad really. lol.

This Gen is full of childish games and the same, lame, redone, FPS. Only because its easy to make a walking peep hold a gun.

When the PS2 was in its prime, I was overloaded with awesome games, 2 RPGs here, 3 action adventrue platforming games their.

I agree. I find it funny how people consider this a good 'Gen" based off of 2 or 3 games. Its sad really. lol.

This Gen is full of childish games and the same, lame, redone, FPS. Only because its easy to make a walking peep hold a gun.

When the PS2 was in its prime, I was overloaded with awesome games, 2 RPGs here, 3 action adventrue platforming games their.

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Summary: there aren't AAA games released every day, so gaming is dying.

I like all genres as long as the game is good

metalmaggot46

Ever Since the late 90's, games have been getting easier and overcomplicated. don't get me wrong, i like CoD4 and games like that. The lack of blockbuster releases this year is getting me worried. the onle one i can think of is killzone 2 and that's it. half the year is almost over and there have been no HUGE, multi-platform games and i don't see any in the near future. Unless someone pulls somthing out of the covers real quick, i'm goin to lose hope in the gaming market.

Feel free to Critisize this post.

metalmaggot46

Sorry,you lost me when you said they were easier AND overcomplicated. That's an all out oxymoron if I ever heard one.

Gaming is Nowhere close to dying out, with every new gen comes a resession in "Great" games it happens all the time. One month 20 crappy games come out and the next month 3 good games come out, then 6 good games that not many people know about come out. Dig deeper.

Disagree. Gaming is becoming better and more varied in every ways compared to last decades.

The lack of blockbuster this year ? How about Killzone 2, Street Fighter IV, RE 5 ? And other biggest titles won't come out until this holiday:

BioShock 2, Modern Warfare 2, Assassin's Creed 2, God of War III ...

Lack of blockbuster ? Think, and/ordo some researchbefore you psot please.

Honestly? I don't that much care about it in such a general way. If I always have a couple of games I'm anticipated about, I'm happy with the way the things are. And changes? I honestly don't look at them.

Released:

• Killzone 2
• Street Fighter IV
• Resident Evil 5
• FEAR 2
• Dark Athena

Upcoming:

• Modern Warfare 2
• Final Fantasy XIII
• Final Fantasy Versus XIII
• God of War 3
• BlazBlue
• King of Fighters XII
• Tekken 6
• InFamous
• ProtoType
• Halo ODST
• Assassin's Creed 2
• Batman Arkham Asylum
• Forza 3
• Bioshock 2
• Uncharted 2
• Damnation
• Starcraft 2
• Diablo 3
• MAG
• Beyond Good and Evil 2
• Ghostbusters
• Brutal Legend

...and more upcoming games that haven't been announced. Wait for E3.

So far, I think the Wii is the only system with nothing new coming this year! :P Well, unless you count WiiSports 2 Resort as a major release. :roll: Maybe for Nintendo since they'll rake in the dough regardless. :(

Everyone else seems just fine! ;)

Summary: there aren't AAA games released every day, so gaming is dying.

*Stares at list of upcoming games*

Hmm. . .nothing I recognize

. . .

OH NOES! GAMING IS DYING!

PANICPANICPANICPANICPANICPANICPANIC!!!!

*Stares at list of upcoming games*

Hmm. . .nothing I recognize

. . .

OH NOES! GAMING IS DYING!

PANICPANICPANICPANICPANICPANICPANIC!!!!

bigfatcrap

Ever Since the late 90's, games have been getting easier and overcomplicated. don't get me wrong, i like CoD4 and games like that. The lack of blockbuster releases this year is getting me worried. the onle one i can think of is killzone 2 and that's it. half the year is almost over and there have been no HUGE, multi-platform games and i don't see any in the near future. Unless someone pulls somthing out of the covers real quick, i'm goin to lose hope in the gaming market.

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metalmaggot46

Man this is nothing. 15 years ago the spring and summer months were the ultimate game quality desert.

No blockbusters, which are usually FPS/Third Person gore fests or some overhyped snoreathon? Oh no, the world is ending, we're all doomed and junk, boo hoo. What does it matter? Last year we had several sequels to games, maybe this year we might see new francises, maybe we won't, who knows. It's only April, there's still plenty of time to see how the rest of the gaming year will turn out.

If you're that worried about new games, play some older ones, maybe go for games you overlooked while waiting for the hyped games in previous years. Gaming doesn't end because there's no new games, it only ends when you quit too early.

R/T

Hmmm. Not necesarily the death of gaming as we know it, more likely just many peeps getting jaded for 'sexier' stuff to give them the gamer's "O" Face and sooner.

If you went all the way with a hotty once, you can end up comparing everything else to only that.

I've gone into Retro-Gaming hibernation at the moment. Some older titles that have endured-still fun to play despite their date-are keeping me company right now. When my being game-jaded thaws out, I'll just pick up the current new ones everybody else already proved worthy (at half the cost) and start again.

Maybe. Gaming might be ageless for all we know, but gamers aren't. We'll see.

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Ever Since the late 90's, games have been getting easier and overcomplicated. don't get me wrong, i like CoD4 and games like that. The lack of blockbuster releases this year is getting me worried. the onle one i can think of is killzone 2 and that's it. half the year is almost over and there have been no HUGE, multi-platform games and i don't see any in the near future. Unless someone pulls somthing out of the covers real quick, i'm goin to lose hope in the gaming market.

Feel free to Critisize this post.

Lonnie2Hottie

Sorry,you lost me when you said they were easier AND overcomplicated. That's an all out oxymoron if I ever heard one.

its the economy, the smaller franchises that make those gems cant do that cause of the lack of funding. and many game companies are afraid to go out side the comfort line and risk losing all that money. the age of gaming is not coming to an end. soon they will be way more sophisticated. its just begun really. it might only be coming to an end for you.

So far, I think the Wii is the only system with nothing new coming this year! :P

ASK_Story

But other than that, you're right, there's nothing.

The problem gaming has run into isn't that it's dying, its only getting bigger. The cost of creating a "AAA" title for multipule systems is in the millions and many game companies cannot afford to flip the bill, and if they can and when they no one buys said game..well then your called Midway.The Age of Gaming is only just begining and it's trying to find its place in today's world. It is no longer the little secret industry that,only to those who are proper hardcore, know about. It's becoming mainstream due to systems like the Wii and DS. My dad of age 52 finished Twilight Princess on the Wii and was so enthused about games he actually pick my PS3 and beat Uncharted: Drakes Fortune. Give it time and patience and you'll find that video games are a religion and Haze is the s%@t.

P.S. There is also some sort of recession or something that might prevent companies from making big games

[QUOTE="metalmaggot46"]

Ever Since the late 90's, games have been getting easier and overcomplicated. don't get me wrong, i like CoD4 and games like that. The lack of blockbuster releases this year is getting me worried. the onle one i can think of is killzone 2 and that's it. half the year is almost over and there have been no HUGE, multi-platform games and i don't see any in the near future. Unless someone pulls somthing out of the covers real quick, i'm goin to lose hope in the gaming market.

Feel free to Critisize this post.

mirgamer

I just used those as examples. i also like

LittleBigPlanet, Empire Earth, Halo Wars, Phun, Armadillo Run, Facewound, Spore

pretty much any genre as long as it is a good game

[QUOTE="metalmaggot46"]

Ever Since the late 90's, games have been getting easier and overcomplicated. don't get me wrong, i like CoD4 and games like that. The lack of blockbuster releases this year is getting me worried. the onle one i can think of is killzone 2 and that's it. half the year is almost over and there have been no HUGE, multi-platform games and i don't see any in the near future. Unless someone pulls somthing out of the covers real quick, i'm goin to lose hope in the gaming market.

Feel free to Critisize this post.

Lonnie2Hottie

Sorry,you lost me when you said they were easier AND overcomplicated. That's an all out oxymoron if I ever heard one.

Overcomplicated doen't always mean it's harder

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The problem gaming has run into isn't that it's dying, its only getting bigger. The cost of creating a "AAA" title for multipule systems is in the millions and many game companies cannot afford to flip the bill, and if they can and when they no one buys said game..well then your called Midway.The Age of Gaming is only just begining and it's trying to find its place in today's world. It is no longer the little secret industry that,only to those who are proper hardcore, know about. It's becoming mainstream due to systems like the Wii and DS. My dad of age 52 finished Twilight Princess on the Wii and was so enthused about games he actually pick my PS3 and beat Uncharted: Drakes Fortune. Give it time and patience and you'll find that video games are a religion and Haze is the s%@t.

P.S. There is also some sort of recession or something that might prevent companies from making big games

SolidSack4

Another problem is that it's getting TOO Mainstream and it's taking the foccus off of gamers that actually give a **** about what they're playing

As soon as we reach an economic boom, system wars cease to exist, and sole dedication of making good games instead of publishing trash for the benefit of the bigger corporations, *cough* EA *cough* then gaming will never reach its true potential, replicating reality in an amusing yet time-wasting way.

From what gaming has evolved in over twenty years i can not even think of what lies ahead of us.

Gaming will never die. It is simply too fun and too cool.

I don't even know why this post is here. If the age of gaming is ending than I guess you will be selling off your gaming systems and picking up a golf club or what every sport you used to play before this age of gaming kept you off your feet. The gaming industry is getting better and better with games being released every week and you can find at least one gem every month.

Ever Since the late 90's, games have been getting easier and overcomplicated.

metalmaggot46

Does not compute. OMG OMG OMG my brain.....

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Ever Since the late 90's, games have been getting easier and overcomplicated.

BladesOfAthena

Does not compute. OMG OMG OMG my brain.....

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Yoooo this year looks promising with modern warfare 2 coming out and mafia 2 the 1 am looking forword to the most is UFC Undisputed 2009 i`ve been looking forward to this for nearly a year now looks awsome if anyone is getting it next month or thinking of getting it tell me your xboxlive name and i will jack u up with the Ice Man Chuck Liddell.

No it's not :?

In fact the number of gamers is increasing massively :|

Summary: there aren't AAA games released every day, so gaming is dying.

Gammit10

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Ever Since the late 90's, games have been getting easier and overcomplicated.

Black_Knight_00

Does not compute. OMG OMG OMG my brain.....

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