starting to think that there seems to be less and less in the way of
compelling PC *** software for my general tastes in *** ( preferably
Racing sims\arcade and sports games ). Console games, by contrast , have
racing games(GT3) and sports games (Madden 2002) as mainstays in the top ten
sellers year after year. PC game buyers seem to be stuck on such compelling
fare as Roller coaster theme park sims, Diablo 2, and The Sims in its
various incarnations. Pretty boring stuff from my perspective, and not much
diversity . As a consequence of how PC game buyers are voting with their
wallets, I think that PC racing sims and Sports games will be getting less
and less support from developers unless than feel like making a few extra
bucks porting there mega selling xbox games over to the PC, where such
interesting games as "Deer Hunter" will greatly outsell them. What's up with
the majority of PC game buyers tastes in games. I mean high rez versions of
PC Yahtzee or Scrabble or Monopoly sell about as well as Nascar 4 !!!! Lots
of programming manhours invested in those games you can bet.
I just spent alot of money on a new 1.4 GHZ PC, which given the paltry flow
of original PC racing sims and sports games of late, compared to a decent
flow of interesting console games, maybe my last PC purchase for quite a
long time.
Top 10 PC Games for W/E August 18th
Diablo 2 Expansion Set: Lord of Destruction, Blizzard Entertainment
The Sims, Electronic Arts
MS Flight Simulator 2000, Microsoft
Max Payne, GodGames
The Sims: House Party Expansion Pack, Electronic Arts
The Sims: Livin Large Expansion Pack, Electronic Arts
Diablo 2, Blizzard Entertainment
MP Roller Coaster Tycoon, Infogrames
Age of Empires II: Age of Kings, Microsoft
King's Quest VIII: Mask of Eternity, Sierra
Top 20 PC Games for July 2001
Diablo 2 Expansion Set: Lord of Destruction, Blizzard Entertainment
The Sims, Electronic Arts
The Sims: House Party Expansion Pack, Electronic Arts
Diablo 2, Blizzard Entertainment
MP Roller Coaster Tycoon, Infogrames
MS Flight Simulator 2000, Microsoft
The Sims Livin Large Expansion Pack, Electronic Arts
Max Payne, GodGames
Age of Empires II: Age of Kings, Microsoft
Half-Life: Blue Shift, Sierra
Black & White, Electronic Arts
MS Train Simulator, Microsoft
Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal, Interplay
MP Roller Coaster Tycoon Loopy Landscapes Expansion Pack, Infogrames
Myst III Exile, Ubi Soft
Sim Theme Park, Electronic Arts
Emperor: Battle for Dune, Electronic Arts
Anarchy Online, Funcom
Backyard Baseball 2001, Infogrames
Sim City 3000, Electronic Arts