Once again Nintendo has felt the need to dismiss the suggestion that it should develop a smartphone business. As we can see in this news report, Nintendo’s now claiming that putting games on iOS would somehow dilute its brand value. I question the validity of the report, as the quote…
Read MoreAs many in the games community will be aware by now; this weekend brought with it one of the sorriest exchanges in gaming history. GameTrailers’ Marcus Beer decided to take a crack at Fez developer, Phil Fish, over his disdain with the media for asking him his thoughts on the…
Read MoreWith the announcement that Index Corporation would be looking to sell off its assets as it struggles through bankruptcy, the games industry has naturally looked towards the fate of Index’s champion developer and publisher Atlus. There have been a lot of theories thrown around, and one of the most popular…
Read MoreSay what you want about Final Fantasy XIII (actually, don’t; it was a damned good game if you had the patience to get past the first 10 hours), but one thing Square Enix absolutely nailed was the character of Lightning. Here was a character that somehow managed to avoid the…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. Our American readers might want to tune out right now, but for our UK and Australian readers, perk up because here’s a tale of woe for you, and it’s all about a little cricket game and a delay that probably killed any real chance it had…
Read MoreThe games industry can be a wonderful community to be a part of. At their very core games are a balance between art and entertainment, and like film or literature that makes the industry both intellectually rewarding and enjoyable to be an active part of. Playing games are not work,…
Read MoreWell, this is interesting; I’ve come across an article looking at the very real concern that the film industry analysts and critics have regarding its ongoing viability, and in that article, I saw a lot of parallels with the games industry. The article; The Lone Ranger Represents Everything That’s Wrong With…
Read MoreNintendo’s “last hold-out” stance on region locking has become something of a rolling boulder of controversy over the last few weeks, and it continues to gain momentum. Over the last couple of days there’s been a couple of apologist stories that have emerged defending the use of region locking, even…
Read MoreTwo things are very apparent; Nintendo’s Wii U is never going to be the relative success of its greatest selling consoles – the Wii, SNES and various handheld devices. It’s also not going to bankrupt the company. It is, in fact, very likely that the device ends up being like…
Read MoreOver the last couple of days the gamers in Australia have experienced something that is nothing short of a farce with two games in two days being refused classification for some truly ridiculous reasons. Saint’s Row IV was effectively banned because it features a weapon that looks like a sex…
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