Comments on: When Good Games Go Bad! (Games Blog Banter)

By: vespagamma

vespagamma — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:33:54 +0000

I agree with James that it is better to get a game delayed by the developers than having an unfinished product. Some game developers are just in a hurry to put their product to the market earliest due to competion and also to make profits early. However, these products are full of bugs and glitches.

By: LingoLux

LingoLux — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:38:19 +0000

I loved the original Elite on the BBC…. hopefully they will finally make one that justifies having the elite name!

By: James

James — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:44:41 +0000

Better to have a game delayed than to have an unfinished product. *Points at the retail Unreal Tournament 3*

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:40:33 +0000

I have worked as a programmer at a couple video game companies and it is definitely always a battle between what the publishers and programmers want. The publishers will often set ridiculous timelines or change things around suddenly. An unfinished product might get shipped early so that it can make some artificial deadline. This unfortunately still happens very often.

By: Giysi Oyunlari

Giysi Oyunlari — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:41:40 +0000

Those all sound awful, and it’s too bad, because that looks like a pretty sweet game, and it must have looked even sweeter back then. Giysi Oyunlaris last blog post..

By: Giysi Oyunlar?

Giysi Oyunlar? — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:40:56 +0000

Those all sound awful, and it’s too bad, because that looks like a pretty sweet game, and it must have looked even sweeter back then. Giysi Oyunlar?s last blog post..

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By: Forest Parks

Forest Parks — Sat, 03 May 2008 01:51:26 +0000

I remember Elite 2 on my trusty Amiga…. I never knew there was a thrid one though. It was probably the biggest game I have ever played and it fitted on floppy discs!!

An online version sounds amazing. Especially if it could keep growing with new planets and things. The possibilities are endless.

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