*spin-off* News Media Misinformation

[Scott_Arm]

Power to influence people. Lots of people never bother to read beyond the headlines...

Exactly. They can create hype and kill hype for a game. Game journos have a lot of influence. I think word of mouth is still the most important thing to gamers, so they couldn't outright kill a game, but they definitely can manipulate public opinion.

 

[Tahir2]

In a sense it is an efficient way to use 100 billion polygons.

So yea... Lionhead FTW! 100 billion polygons!*

*Not actual rendered polygons

See.. I bolded and underlined the crucial bit of info.

 

[Yemeth]

I had never heard this speech, but I find it mind boggling that in 2004 all these things we said so directly and plainly.

Jason Rubin's DICE 2004 Presentation
Tara Reid & The Future of Game Design

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1876636950994293221#

BTW, it is indicative that Mr. Rubin left his company shortly after that.