Personal Inquiry Part 1

The Mysteries of the Video Gaming Industry

Hello Again Fellow Gamers, I'm Posting this blog to you because I feel that I need to discuss and inform you of a few topics related with the gaming industry- some of which may make you wonder, some may make you gasp and others may blow your 'blinking head off.

This post will be split into several smaller matters, but the first thing I'd Like to discuss is the deaths of 2 anticipated games.

Do any of you remember the development of 'Warhammer 40k: Dark Millennium'? For those of you who don't know, Warhammer 40k, is a graphic interpretation of life 40,000 years into the future, where humans wage an ever-going war with alien factions in order to promote the survival of their race. However the war takes place upon multiple fronts between 7 races, and even within factions themselves. Recently the developers, Vigil, declared their bankruptcy  and the future of their games was unclear. Initially  THQ announced that the anticipating MMO would be descaled to a single player- Co-op game due to expenses. To make matters worse, Now it is assumed the game has been scapped altogether because THQ released a chart of upcoming games and 'Dark Millennium' did not show.

Although, I may not have been the biggest fan of the latest 40k expansions, I had always been fascinated of the chaotic war of the 40k universe, especially the diverse design of each individual faction.

I mean really, how could anyone think the design of the 'Space Marines' isn;t awesome. Thus, you can expect my knee-jerk reaction to the prospect of the game would be of awe and high praises right? Unfortunately not.

However, this isn't the only case that this has happened in the gaming industry  Cast your minds back to an older date. Try to remember 'Hellgate London', another Online RPG, which failed to prosper from the perpetuating prospect of bankruptcy.

'Hellgate London', was a developers take on what would be visualized if Hell came to London. the game had all the potential to be a successful game, in terms of aesthetics. The developers 'Flagship Studios' and 'EA', from the start were focused on creating a world which is going to Hell (excuse the pun). Yet, the characters, the variety of designs of the levels, the diversified weapons, all give promote a sense of awe, especially my favorite the Templar's and the flaming sword. The world itself is visually pleasing to observe, although the world is not open and can seem claustrophobic at times, the level of detail put into the look of iconic areas of London e.g Covent Garden and Holborn Station, morphed into a twisted apocalypse would make anyone fascinated.

With all of this in mind, I think my main argument for why I'm outraged by the collapse of this game and why it should be revived is, we Brits need more games based in Britain, I mean we've barely got any. Please show your support with a comment or so below. Rule Britannia!!!