Ok, so apparently I haven't been doing the blog thing right. I thought I could just write about anything videogame related and I apologize for not following your instructions. So I have to find something in the news related on videogames and comment on it right? Ok, here I go and please tell me if I'm doing this wrong or what I could do to improve.
I have recently read in the news that the original Command and Conquer game released in 1995 has just been announced as Freeware. Anybody can go to the Command and Conquer website (http://www.commandandconquer.com/intel/default.aspx?id=61#NewsMain) and download this game for free. This relates back to the original Hacker ethic of giving your programs out for free. Although I don't think the source code is available to edit for the game (correct me if I'm wrong) but it is none the less free. The older that games get, the less of a market there is to sell the game. Judging from my own friends and many others, the majority of people (I guess I can be excluded from this group) only want to see new games.
I love the idea of releasing old games for which there is little to no market as freeware. There are so many older games that I would love to go back and play but for one reason or another have lost the cd over the years and don't feel like buying something twice. I hope more companies start doing this because a lot of people like the idea of getting free stuff and like companies more when they give them free stuff.
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Yes, and it gets to the heart of one of the quiz questions today ~ how did those early hacker days change today's landscape...or did it simply fade away except in pockets like this.
You certainly can write about anything you want ~ just remember, the topic at hand is the impact of computer games and virtual worlds. So whatever you write about, think, have I discussed this or not :)
7.5/10 for the first two weeks. The most recent posts are better!!!
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