Tag archive: counter gaming [ 6 ]

Counter Gaming: A Lesson Learned from Zynga’s Layoffs

Zynga has been in quite some trouble for the past half year and more. On Tuesday, October 23, 2012, those problems became more apparent when the company released 100+ employees, shut down its Boston office, and cut The Ville and Bingo teams. Former employees were given 2 hours to pack up and leave, and this all took place during the Apple event to minimize coverage of the grim news. Lesson Learned I thought long and hard about the layoffs and [...]

Counter Gaming: The Impact of Degenerative Gaming

Degenerative gaming’s impact was recently felt when the MLB 2K12 $1 million contest drew to a close. I may be a video game purist, but I don’t really like altering games to bend them to my will. At least this holds true in multiplayer and competitive settings. Writing this article was a struggle for me because I felt I was opening the door to some negative remarks, but I also feel strongly about the subject and encourage constructive criticism or open discussion. [...]

Counter Gaming: The Game Industry Needs Focus

Doombringers and naysayers are littering the forums and game journalism resources because no one really knows what’s going to become of the game industry. It seems the majority is focusing on what publishers, developers, media sources, and even gamers are doing wrong to prevent the game industry from creating stability and a welcoming consumer environment. Electronic Arts, despite being an entertainment company, has somehow beat its competition for worst company in the world. The negative minority is among the loudest [...]

Counter Gaming: Forgetting the Fun

03/20/2012
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by Ethan Moses in: Editorials

Logsmash was your stereotypical example of primal man. Like most of his peers, his time was consumed with his continued survival efforts. He had to forage for food, fight off prehistoric animals and seek shelter from the frigid temperatures of his Ice Age climate. One day, Logsmash met Tigerpunch and Rockthrow, two other cave-themed people who were struggling to make it to the next day just like him. Through a series of grunts, they decided that their chances were better [...]

Counter Gaming: Player Conduct

11/15/2010
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by Ethan Moses in: Editorials

Call of Duty: Black Ops wasn’t my most anticipated title of 2010 but it was still one that I was excited to play. I enjoyed both the single player and multiplayer components of Modern Warfare 2, and frankly couldn’t remember why I stopped playing online almost a year ago. After enduring an hour of swearing, mockery and poor sportsmanship I quickly remembered why. It’s only been recently that games have been upgraded in status from childish toys to a legitimate entertainment [...]

Counter Gaming: Piracy

11/01/2010
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by Ethan Moses in: Editorials

I received an email this past week in reference to my Dead Rising 2 post. An unnamed individual was trying to play his pirated version of Dead Rising 2 and was having problems. For those of you not in the know, I had a ton of issues with loading this game. After hours of tweaks and help from a Games for Windows Live operator, I was finally able to play the game. The culprit; Zero Day Piracy Protection software that’s [...]