05-19-2008, 09:53 PM
That's just the beginning though, Wired finishes up the opening with:
On a sidenote, I've noticed that a lot of the major game companies like Capcom and Square-Enix are hitting sites like DeviantArt with thousands of dollars worth of publicity through art contests and such. It's a little too early to say anything definite at this point, but are companies actually looking at the fans for some ideas to incorporate into their games now? I mean, they've done this before, but not on something as obvious as this.
Quote:And yet I didn't. I actually wound up loving the game. And therein lies a very interesting lesson, which suggests that even in our age of superaccessible, EZ-games like Wii Sports and Guitar Hero and Bejeweled, there are rich delights to be had in videogames that are more complicated than a moon landing.
On a sidenote, I've noticed that a lot of the major game companies like Capcom and Square-Enix are hitting sites like DeviantArt with thousands of dollars worth of publicity through art contests and such. It's a little too early to say anything definite at this point, but are companies actually looking at the fans for some ideas to incorporate into their games now? I mean, they've done this before, but not on something as obvious as this.
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