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Round Table 01.06: Call for Entries
By Corvus | January 9, 2006
It’s time for the first Round Table of 2006! While deciding on a topic, I considered and rejected any number of “New Years-ish” type topics. From top ten lists to predictions, I flip flopped. Ultimately I decided that if you wanted to post something like that, you already would have, given the number of other blogs that have been doing the same since before the holidays. So, I put the hackneyed New Year events through the mental mangler and came up with this:
January ‘06 Round Table
Topic: When You Wish Upon a Star: 2006 will undoubtedly bring much gaming excitement. Two new consoles may reach stores by Christmas, new game engines will reach unparalleled beauty, adventure games may just prove to the buying public that they’re not dead in a revival akin to the late 90’s CRPG resurgence, and independent game studios may find more and more profitable distribution methods, game journalism may grow up and stop behaving like all of the other industry publications in the world. On the other hand, publishers may engulf studios, other small studios will be forced to suddenly close their doors, games based on movie franchises may continue to mostly suck, and if you work for EA you’ll probably still be working 80 hour weeks. Barring any hopes and dreams for your own involvement (i.e. No, “I want to publish,” or, “Just let me get a job,” posts), what would you like to see happen in games, gaming, or the industry this year and what would be the benefits/consequences of it happening?
Post Deadline: 11:59 PM, Thursday, January 19th, 2006
As always, be as serious, or as frivolous, as you care to! If you need a reminder on how to include the special code at the bottom of your post, or how to get your post included, please read the F.A.Q.. Next month we’ll be returning the Round Table roots with a topic about the design of games. I’ve enjoyed our social commentary topics, but it might be nice to use the Round Table as a bit of an escape from those issue again. Feel free to start the trend with this month’s topic!
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