If you asked many gamers what attracts them to the hobby, you’ll often hear that it’s because games are ‘immersive’ or ‘interactive.’ And yet, if you look at the popular games in the industry, it is those traits – immersion and interactivity – that are deliberately suppressed by the major…
Read MoreWant to know what the difference in a GPU and a GPGPU actually is? We’ve got just the information you need to gain a better understanding of what makes the Wii U tick, and bring it to you in such a way that makes it simple to understand by all.…
Read MoreIt is becoming increasingly apparent to me that the games industry is utterly intolerant of failure. And this is a far bigger problem than many realise. Recently, the ‘father of videogames,’ Nolan Bushnell, came out on Twitter and said that he “doesn’t really understand” the Wii U. A statement like…
Read MoreNintendo’s Wii U has launched and the “gloom and doom” articles are just as abundant as with much any other hardware release, but you can rest assured, this is not one of them. I’ve been carefully watching events unfold, enjoying the criticism as I always do, yet with this system…
Read MoreThe launch of Nintendo’s latest home console in the market is but here. With approximately 500,000 console units pre-ordered in the U.S. nation-wide and 1.2 million pre-orders in software (that’s 2.4 games per console), the Wii U’s launch was clearly a market success story. However the test is not over, and…
Read MoreHere we go. After running a trial with select developer partners, Sony has officially opened its PlayStation Mobile platform to, well, any developer who has $99. In a move that is blatantly taking the fight to Apple on its own battleground, Sony’s PlayStation Mobile platform is designed entirely to support…
Read MoreI think it’s safe to say the Wii U’s launch in the US has been mired with controversy. From the massive day one update, to long load times, to the console’s big exclusive releases receiving mixed scores, Nintendo’s next generation of hardware has not had the happiest first 24 hours…
Read MoreUbisoft CEO, Yves Guillemot, has come out and said that he believes the Wii U is too expensive. This has ruffled a few feathers, given that Ubisoft is perhaps the most ‘friendly’ third party publisher to the Wii U at this stage. But you know what? He has a point.…
Read More“What are we going to see introduced in next-gen consoles?” It’s the million-dollar question that the entire industry has been speculating on, and curiosity does not die so easily – especially when it comes to a topic as vital as this. The time for the industry to see a new…
Read MoreEA Chief Operating Officer, Peter Moore, has confirmed something that many of us knew, but is a frightening statistic for the health of the games industry: too much revenue is generated from too few franchises. In an interview quoted at Gaming Vogue, Moore said “If you think about the industry today,…
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