The Gamer's Bill of Rights 272
Edge Magazine is running a piece by Brad Wardell, CEO of game developer Stardock, in which he presents a "Gamer's Bill of Rights." Stardock teamed up with Gas Powered Games to develop a list of ideals they think all game publishers should follow. Some are rather basic operational guidelines (not requiring a disc to play, minimum requirements that make sense), and some are aimed at repairing the damaged relationship between game companies and customers ("Gamers shall have the right to not be treated as potential criminals by developers or publishers"). Wishful thinking or not, it will be interesting to see if they manage to get other publishers to sign on.
Gamers shall... (Score:5, Funny)
That's Just The Tip Of The Iceberg (Score:5, Funny)
Brad Wardell is also calling for:
* Ponies for everyone
* Sunshine and rainbows, everyday
* World peace out of the power of love
And in his most daring position of them all:
* He's AGAINST kicking puppies
Your rights (Score:1, Funny)
You have the right to remain fragged. Anything you say can and will be "powned" against you. If you cannot afford a "n3wb" one will be provided for you.
Awwww riiiight.
Giggidy giggidy.
Re:At the very least ... (Score:5, Funny)
Copy protection will not stop piracy in general, but it will stop ordinary people from sharing their newly bought game with their friend.
People who play games like Galactic Civilizations have no friend so copy protection is useless.
(Hint to clueless moderators : that's a joke)
Re:That's Just The Tip Of The Iceberg (Score:5, Funny)
Brad Wardell is also calling for:
* Ponies for everyone
OMG Ponies
Gamers Rights (Score:2, Funny)
Gamers have the right to remain silent (about bad games). They have a right to an attorney.
Anything they do/say can and will be used against them in their moms basement.
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Re:Key bindings for dvorak users (Score:3, Funny)
There's a default awkward pause after the word dvorak in my mind, so he's good.