Oskool • Comments

• Many tanks: Command & Conquer turns free-to-play

• Oskool 25/02/2013

  As long as it has good matchmaking and the online gameplay is actually fun, then I'll give it a try. What sucks about free-to-play, the more units you buy the less players there are for you to be matched up with. Reply -1

• EA: "We should've done better" with Medal of Honor: Warfighter

• Oskool 13/02/2013

  Battlefield was doomed the second EA/DICE switched the network code to client side hit detection. I put 1000's of hours into Battlefield multiplayer while the hit detection was still server side. Once the hit detection got switched to client side, the online gameplay was no longer competitive and turned into a insta-death, out-of-sync, die around corners, high pinger wins, BS GAMEPLAY!
  
  RIP Battlefield 1942-BC2 Reply +1

• Wii U graphics power finally revealed

• Oskool 05/02/2013

  Great article. Hats off to Chipworks for supplying the nanoscopic resolution pics! The connection links around the outer edges of the die are interesting to look at. Especially the ones located in the lower lefthand corner. Whatever those are, they look powerful. :) Reply +1

• PlayStation 3 may finally launch in China

• Oskool 03/11/2012

  Maybe other countries can start exporting manufactured products into China for a change. Until now, China has mostly just imported food, fuel, and minerals. Intellectual knowledge too. Reply 0

• Best cosplay video ever! Arguably

• Oskool 09/10/2012

  I like Cosplay. People need to stop being such a stick in the mud. Reply +4

• Saturday Soapbox: The loneliness of the long-distance MMO

• Oskool 06/10/2012

  After playing different MMORPG's over the years. I eventually came to the conclusion they ask too much of my time, and don't offer enough gratifying gameplay in return. Reply +4

• Success for War of the Roses means permanent franchise team established

• Oskool 05/10/2012

  Way to go Gordon! Reply 0

• Zynga shares tumble to all-time low as boss tells staff everything's okay

• Oskool 05/10/2012

  When a ship starts to take on water, and the CEO (Captain) jumps inside his little golden dinghy boat, with voices blaring over the ships intercom system saying, "Everything's OK. Please stay calm". That's when it's time to start to panic.
  
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• US Senate candidate criticised for playing WoW

• Oskool 05/10/2012

  I suppose the Democratic Party could have launched a smear campaign against California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, for living in imaginary movie worlds and saying things like...
  
  "You're a funny guy, Sully. I like you. That's why I'm going to kill you last." -Commando
  
  Personally, I think the vast majority of politicians live in imaginary worlds that have no connection to the common American. Let alone possessing anything close to resembling common sense. Reply +27

• Microsoft reward scheme gives you 17p on your birthday

• Oskool 05/10/2012

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• The re-making of XCOM

• Oskool 05/10/2012

  Sounds like it's going to be a good game, simply because the Lead Producer is so passionate about the original XCOM and actually played the game quite a bit. Having a Producer that's actually a hardcore gamer is extremely rare these days. Which is why most of the modern games released these days have crappy gameplay. Reply +12

• Lost Humanity 15: Booth Babes

• Oskool 03/10/2012

  I like Cosplay Babes better than booth babes, because they blend into the gaming Expo better. Booth Babes stick out like a sore thumb and look tacky. Reply +2

• Oculus Rift dev kits available for pre-order, due in January

• Oskool 28/09/2012

  I'm waiting for the consumer version as well. Hopefully the display will be in higher resolution and compatible with those who wear glasses. :cool: Reply +3

• Back from the dead: OnLive on what went wrong and what has to go right

• Oskool 27/09/2012

  I'm still not comfortable with the idea of not physically possessing my purchase. I want my investment sitting on a shelf in my house, or stored on a local storage drive. Otherwise I feel like the rug could be pulled out from under me at any time, with no form of recourse, and nothing to show for it.
  
  There's also the bandwidth issue. Can you imagine trying to stream Onlive over 3G or 4G mobile phones? Cell phone providers would flip out over the bandwidth and block Onlive like Apple's FaceTime app.
  
  People might say using Wifi is the answer, but if I'm using Wifi at home, then why not game on a PC or console instead?
  
  In the future, I believe taking control away from customers will be a really appealing aspect of cloud service for most companies. Reply 0

• Blowing on NES cartridges was actually bad for them

• Oskool 25/09/2012

  BS. Copper connections in the top pic look dark and corroded, bottom pic looks shinny and clean.
  
  Another way to get the games to work was not pushing the cartridge in all the way, then pushing it down and causing it to slam into the tray.
  
  I'll take years of NES experience carried out by millions of people, over a single 30 day experiment any day. ;) Reply +5

• Angry Birds Trilogy achievement takes approximately 300 hours to attain

• Oskool 25/09/2012

  Any game developer attempting to waste 300hrs of someone's life for a worthless achievement, should be ashamed of themselves. Reply 0

• Randy Pitchford Beats the Devil

• Oskool 21/09/2012

  Randy is definitely one of the most entertaining developers to listen to. Looking forward to the release of Aliens: Colonial Marines! Reply 0

• Bayonetta 2 confirmed

• Oskool 13/09/2012

  Looks like I'm jealous of the Wii U after all. Bayonetta has some great combo moves and gameplay. Reply +10

• Star Trek Preview: "It's like someone spliced Metroid Prime into my Uncharted"

• Oskool 13/09/2012

  I hope they have Scotty on there saying, "I'm given 'er all sheez got, Captain!" Reply +1

• Industry offers mixed response to new Australian R18+ rating

• Oskool 13/09/2012

  I'm surprised the Australian Government hasn't confiscated Crocodile Dundee's giant knife.
  
  He might poke someone's eye out! Reply +1

• Valve's gaming goggles tested, says "credible" AR games 3 to 5 years away

• Oskool 10/09/2012

  I hope people aren't confusing augmented reality with virtual reality. It's odd that a video game company, such as Valve, is developing augmented reality instead of virtual reality.
  
  It looks to me like Valve might be trying to patent some design ideas on augmented reality. Anticipating, like Google, that it will take off big in the future. Then manufacturers will license the technology from Valve and build the hardware themselves.
  
  In other words, it looks like Valve is trying to expand it's portfolio into other sectors besides video games. A wise move. The video game market isn't exactly the most stable market out there. Reply +2

• Saturday Soapbox: Adult Gaming

• Oskool 08/09/2012

  I've become more picky about which games I'll invest my time in. If the gameplay isn't fun, or is too repetitive, I won't force myself to play though it.
  
  One of the few games that has matured nicely is Supreme Commander. I enjoyed playing Total Annihilation in my youth. Supreme Commander actually increased the complexity and enhanced the gameplay over the original Total Annihilation game.
  
  I found that refreshing, rare, and interesting. Then there's the new online games using client-side hit detection, which is horrible. I remember the days when a low ping meant something, now it's all this lag compensation bull, to keep high ping players from complaining about 'their shots missing the target'.
  
  Oculus Rift is the most exciting gaming news I've heard about in a really long time. I knew the Wii, Kinect, and Move controllers where going to flop the second I saw them. I owned a Nintendo Power Glove in my youth, so I learned about motion control gimmicks at an early age. Reply +1

• Capcom wants less time between sequels, so is shortening development

• Oskool 05/09/2012

  "with multiple sequel titles developed at the same time".

  So Capcom is going to produce sequels before releasing the game that they are making the sequel for.
  
  I guess that tells us how interested they are in customer feedback. We won't even have time to tell them what we liked about the first game being released, because the sequel to it will already be halfway through development or more.
  
  Sounds like this is really going to lower the quality of Capcom games. Reply +1

• Oculus Rift impressions: It's amazing until it makes you want to hurl

• Oskool 05/09/2012

  Personally, I consider the fact that Rift makes 'some' people motion sick, a good thing. That means it's immersive enough to fool a persons brain and senses. Exactly what I'm looking for in Virtual Reality technology!
  
  If it didn't do those things to a person's senses, then it would be a failure and a gimmick that doesn't work well enough to be a breakthrough in VR technology.
  
  So I see motion sickness as a good thing. Some people might not be able to handle the Rift, but for those who can, it will be a truly immersive experience. Hopefully. Reply +2

• Actor Michael Clarke Duncan dies aged 54

• Oskool 04/09/2012

  I enjoyed Duncan's role in Armageddon. Especially the part where the police are trying to catch him and take him to NASA, but "Bear" keeps driving through the police road blocks on a Harley Davidson while laughing, "You can't catch the Bear!".
  
  He was one of my favorite actors. Remember the good times! Reply 0