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Many find Fallout 3 similar to Philip K. Dick’s ‘The Penultimate Truth’
by Avelluppy on Jun.15, 2009, under Gadgets, Hubs, Media, Video Games
Written by sci-fi superstar Philip K. Dick in 1964, The Penultimate Truth follows people living in underground shelters, for fear of a World War III that they are told is being waged on the surface above them. We could go into more of the similarities between the book and Bethesda’s Fallout 3 , but then that would mean venturing into dangerous, radiation-strewn spoiler territory. Of course, if one wants to say that Bethesda plagiarized The Penultimate Truth , then one must look to previous titles in the Fallout series, as well
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Many find Fallout 3 similar to Philip K. Dick’s ‘The Penultimate Truth’
Survey says: Activision exploring MMO monetization for Call of Duty franchise
by Sliniupsliano on Jun.15, 2009, under Features, Gadgets, Media, Video Games
Way back in March of ought eight, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick wondered aloud during a conference, “[What] would be the natural evolution of a property like Call of Duty into a massively multiplayer environment — how do you monetize that?” And it seems as though the company is working on that very question, if a survey spotted by Destructoid holds any truth to it. Referring to a handful of features (such as “new in-game content like map packs and betas,” and “team-management services,” among others), the survey asks participants “How likely are you to purchase or subscribe to this online service when the next Call of Duty game comes out?” The survey goes into much gorier detail but, from what we can tell, it smells like Activision is testing the waters for that MMO-esque monetization that Kotick spoke of so long ago. Survey says: Activision exploring MMO monetization for Call of Duty franchise originally appeared on Joystiq on Mon, 15 Jun 2009 14:16:00 EST.
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Survey says: Activision exploring MMO monetization for Call of Duty franchise
