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2014年会成为网游的文艺复兴年吗?

发布时间:2013-10-21 10:13:38 Tags:,,,

作者:John Terro

自《Gemstone》和《Dragon’s Gate》等文本游戏问世以来,网络游戏确实取得了很大进步。在过去数年中,曾经无往不利的网游市场遭遇了一些打击,并且不得不与日趋下滑的收益相抗衡。许多收益下降与基于订阅模式的游戏销量下滑有关,因为更多用户更愿意购买虚拟商品,仅需数美元就能达成的小额交易,而不是支付每月或每年的更大笔费用来订阅游戏。

当然,新进展能够吸引更多玩家进入订阅游戏领域,如果一切顺利,我们将在2014年看到网游世界的复兴。理由如下:

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即将问世的游戏

玩家在未来数月至2014年将看到大量备受粉丝赞誉的游戏进入网游市场,例如:

Firefly Online

该科幻小说终于进军网游世界,玩家将在2014年夏天进入这款游戏,驾驭一艘轮船,展开冒险之旅,并与其他玩家进行贸易和竞争。

Titanfall

该游戏计划于2014年初发布,这是一款基于机甲的多人FPS,已经收获大量好评。

Grand Theft Auto Online

这款《侠盗猎车手》的网游版本将在GTA5发布两周之后问世。已经购买GTA5的玩家可以免费进入这个网游世界,同一世界中最多可容纳16名玩家。

Elder Scrools Online

该游戏将于2014年发布,其故事背景是《天际》之前1000年的Tamriel大陆,要求玩家探索大陆并加入三个帮派之一,为帝国王位而战。

免费版《魔兽世界》

这个网游中的巨头也开始迎合免费模式的趋势,以微交易形式代替订阅模式。目前《魔兽世界》的Starter Edition是免费的,但这仅限于特定关卡和功能。如果这款游戏在2014年全面开放免费模式,那么其影响力将更为惊人。

云存储

随着云存储日渐成为当今计算机的普遍元素,将游戏存储在云中的巨大潜力,将给玩家带来更简便更安全的游戏体验。

跨平台游戏

现在许多人会使用多台设备访问互联网,因此针对多种设备开发游戏已经成为一种趋势。如果玩家可以在手机上玩游戏,难道不应该再为他们提供一个之后在平板电脑上继续玩游戏的选择吗?例如,谷歌最近推出的跨平台云存储游戏同步工具就有这种功能。目前,《愤怒的小鸟》、《植物大战僵尸2》、《Chrome Racer》已经可以在多台设备上同步游戏,未来这种游戏数量还将不断增长。

从上述情况来看,2014年我们将迎来一个网游的新黄金时代。当然,只有时间才能证明一切。游戏玩家都已经尝过一次次期望落空的滋味,因为游戏开发者总有不时让玩家社区空欢喜一场。(本文为游戏邦/gamerboom.com编译,拒绝任何不保留版权的转载,如需转载请联系:游戏邦

Will 2014 be the renaissance of online gaming?

by John Terra

Online gaming has sure come a long way since the ancient days of text-based adventures such as Gemstone and Dragon’s Gate. The once-invincible online gaming market has taken some hits in the last few years, and has had to contend with declining revenues. A lot of this decline is because of the drop in subscription-based gaming sales, as more people are interested in paying for virtual goods, small transactions of just a few dollars, rather than going whole hog and buying subscriptions with larger fees per month or year.

Of course, new advancements could lure increasing numbers of players back to the world of subscription-based gaming, and if everything works out, 2014 could see a renaissance in the world of online gaming. Here are some reasons why.

titanfall Will 2014 be the renaissance of online gaming?

Upcoming Titles

Gamers can look forward to a bunch of fan favorite titles and properties going the online route in the next few months and into 2014. To name a few:

Firefly Online

The cult science fiction show finally gets its due in the world of online gaming. In the summer of 2014, the Browncoats will fly again, as players can captain a ship, hire a crew, and go on adventures, while trading and competing with other players.

Titanfall

Scheduled for an early 2014 release, Titanfall is a mecha-based multi-player FPS that has already received a lot of positive buzz.

Grand Theft Auto Online

The online version of GTA 5 will be available two weeks after the release of Grand Theft Auto 5. It’s free to anyone who’s bought the game, and offers a shared world of up to 16 players.

Elder Scrolls Online

Talk about a popular franchise! This 2014 release, set on the continent of Tamriel about 1,000 years before Skyrim, enables players to explore the continent and join one of three factions battling for the Imperial throne.

Free World of Warcraft

The 600-pound gorilla of online gaming has been entertaining the notion of going free-to-play, with micro-transactions taking over from the subscription model. As of now, the Starter Edition of WoW is free, but players are limited in level advancement and other functions. If WoW goes free in 2014, this will be huge.

cloud gaming Will 2014 be the renaissance of online gaming?

Cloud Saving

As the cloud becomes a more commonplace element of today’s computing, the enormous potential of having games safely saved in the cloud will make for an easier, more secure sort of game play.

cross platform gaming Will 2014 be the renaissance of online gaming?

Gaming Across Devices

Considering that many people now use more than one device to access the Internet, it only makes sense to develop games that can work across devices. After all, if you’re playing a game on your phone, shouldn’t you have the option to be able to resume playing it a later time on your tablet? Google, for instance, recently unveiled cross-platform cloud-based game sync tools. Currently, players of Angry Birds, Plants Versus Zombies 2, and Chrome Racer can sync their games across multiple devices, and the number of titles will only grow as time goes on.

With all of these elements in play in 2014, we just may end up at the threshold of a new golden age of online gaming. Of course, only time will tell if the reality lives up to the hype. We gamers have known the bitter sting of disappointment time and again, as game developers have sometimes dropped the ball and let the gaming community down.(source:debugdesign


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