August 30, 2000

  1. Microsoft Buys NetGamesUSA – Bring on the Game Stats

    I know I am supposed to hate Microsoft, but I am really geeked at the recent announcement that MS is buying NetGamesUSA. NetGamesUSA makes a couple products called ngStats and ngWorldStats that track statistics in computer games. One of the few products the system had been fully implemented in was the first-person shooter, Unreal Tournament.…

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  2. Another Feature All Games Should Have

    Another feature all computers games should have is a demo feature. There were some pre-cursors before, but this feature really took off with first person shooters such as Quake. Turn on demo mode in Quake or Unreal Tournament or Tribes and the game records the action onscreen to a file so the users can go…

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