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Hater Depot
Joined: 29 Mar 2005
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 Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 6:12 am Post subject: Korea Times flunks game journalism 101 |
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I know you might want to pump up the Korean gaming industry but it's not a good idea to do so by misrepresenting which company is developing games... these companies are just publishing these games but the KT makes it seem like they're actually the developers and all those teams of cheese-smelling foreigners are working for them.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2007/09/123_9382.html |
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jdog2050
Joined: 17 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 6:52 pm Post subject: Re: Korea Times flunks game journalism 101 |
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| Hater Depot wrote: |
I know you might want to pump up the Korean gaming industry but it's not a good idea to do so by misrepresenting which company is developing games... these companies are just publishing these games but the KT makes it seem like they're actually the developers and all those teams of cheese-smelling foreigners are working for them.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2007/09/123_9382.html |
...I mean, what the hell does Korean journalism school consist of? What's happening is that these games are probably being heavily localized, that's all. How did they suddenly become Korean games? |
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tanklor1
Joined: 13 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 6:56 pm Post subject: Re: Korea Times flunks game journalism 101 |
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| jdog2050 wrote: |
| Hater Depot wrote: |
I know you might want to pump up the Korean gaming industry but it's not a good idea to do so by misrepresenting which company is developing games... these companies are just publishing these games but the KT makes it seem like they're actually the developers and all those teams of cheese-smelling foreigners are working for them.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2007/09/123_9382.html |
...I mean, what the hell does Korean journalism school consist of? What's happening is that these games are probably being heavily localized, that's all. How did they suddenly become Korean games? |
A Korean thought of the game idea first.
As a gamer I can pretty much tell you what kind of scores this game is goign to get.
between 5.5-7/10
Middle of the road at best. |
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Hater Depot
Joined: 29 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm pretty sure they have deals for US and European distribution too, but the reporter is either ill-informed or just dishonest. |
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Juregen
Joined: 30 May 2006
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| Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 3:29 am Post subject: |
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Hellgate: London
isn't this game being created by people who left Blizzard and worked on Diablo II? |
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Qinella
Joined: 25 Feb 2005
Location: the crib
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| Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 7:05 am Post subject: |
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| Well, as you can see from the article, a Korean company has paid "hundreds million dollars" into the project. So.. |
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minorthreat
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Location: in your base, killing your mans
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| NCsoft's "Tabula Rasa'' is led by Richard Garriot, one of the pioneers of the multiplayer online game genre. " |
Wait, Richard Garriot? AKA Lord British, the creator of the Ultima series? He's kind of, you know, English. That's why he's known as Lord British.
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Geckoman
Joined: 07 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 9:26 am Post subject: Write to the Reporter! |
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You should e-mail the reporter who wrote the story, of which was titled
"Korean Game Firms Face Global Test." The reporter's name is Cho Jin-seo and his e-mail address is [email protected] Reporters like feedback about their work.
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endo
Joined: 14 Mar 2004
Location: Seoul...my home
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| Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 9:27 am Post subject: |
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Sorry I'm not exectly into computer games.
Can someone explain to me the beef with the article? |
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Juregen
Joined: 30 May 2006
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| Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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| endo wrote: |
Sorry I'm not exectly into computer games.
Can someone explain to me the beef with the article? |
I think it is about the claim that if a Korean company pumps money into a game, that it becomes a Korean game, even though the development is performed by another nationality. |
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Scotticus
Joined: 18 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:50 pm Post subject: |
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Haha, Tabula Rasa's a Korean game, eh? I didn't know Richard Garriot was a Korean name. It's at least 2 syllables too long,
And to Juregen, yes, Hellgate is being done by a bunch of Ex-Blizz guys who worked on the Diablo games. I'm pretty pumped about it. |
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