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What Makes Us Strive For Achievements?

Added: 29.05.2014 0:17 | 9 views | 0 comments

Hardcore Gamer: Since the Xbox 360 was released back in fall of 2005, the concept of in-game achievements tied to a global profile has become ubiquitous across gaming. Though most games in those early days of the 360 struggled to find the best way of implementing them, achievements were immediately one of the most popular features of the new console. Soon later both Steam and Playstation Network introduced their own versions of achievements, and today practically every service other than Nintendo Network has a unified achievement system. Despite serving no real purpose within games and only adding to a number on a profile level, achievements and trophies remain something that many get invested in; but what is the key to tapping in to that achievement chasing mindset?