Topic: The New Old Wave of PC Games

[idolminds]

Story

With claims of the decline of the PC gaming, commentators seem to lose sight of the platform's historic strengths and its place in the world -- Gamasutra's Chris Remo looks at companies like Valve and Stardock to define 'the new old wave' of PC gaming.

An interesting read. Check it out.

[Xessive]

This is only a shock if you try to treat the PC as just another console, like so many modern-day publishers do -- loading it up with ports of multiplatform games whose franchises (and sometimes entire genres) have never had a strong base on the PC to begin with, then expressing disappointment when they underperform.

So poignantly true.

[idolminds]

Here is a slightly different take on PC stuff from Jonathan Blow, maker of Braid.