It is often difficult to chart the infamous ramblings of Yahtzee Croshaw, let alone remember them accurately. So I hope he forgives me when I mercilessly paraphrase and misquote his treatise on PC gamers. The gist was: “PC gamers believe themselves to be the glorious master race, not content with…
Read MoreAs a business journalist by trade, I tend to put a lot of attention into that side of the game’s industry: it interests me to see the business strategies of Apple, Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo evolve over time. When a new player comes to the space, such as OnLive, I…
Read MoreAs a business journalist by trade, I tend to put a lot of attention into that side of the game’s industry: it interests me to see the business strategies of Apple, Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo evolve over time. When a new player comes to the space, such as OnLive, I…
Read MoreOne of the things that has always confused me about the games industry is the many of the fans themselves, and their insistence that they’re paying too much for games. When you break things down, that’s not really the case at all. Doing a quick bit of maths turns up…
Read MoreOne of the things that has always confused me about the games industry is the many of the fans themselves, and their insistence that they’re paying too much for games. When you break things down, that’s not really the case at all. Doing a quick bit of maths turns up…
Read MoreIn light of Matt’s opinion piece on how he believes that shooters are killing the games industry, I figured it would be as good a time as any to counter with my argument. This is something that has been stewing in my mind for quite some time but has never…
Read MoreIn light of Matt’s opinion piece on how he believes that shooters are killing the games industry, I figured it would be as good a time as any to counter with my argument. This is something that has been stewing in my mind for quite some time but has never…
Read MoreThe games industry is becoming subservient to the two shooter genres (both First- and Third-) at a rate that is not only uncomfortable to watch unfold; it’s utterly ruining the industry. Before I launch into the diatribe, I’ll make this point of clarification first: I like shooters. Much like those…
Read MoreThe games industry is becoming subservient to the two shooter genres (both First- and Third-) at a rate that is not only uncomfortable to watch unfold; it’s utterly ruining the industry. Before I launch into the diatribe, I’ll make this point of clarification first: I like shooters. Much like those…
Read MoreIf what Nintendo has been saying is true, we’re quite a way away from the next Smash Brothers game. That’s ok, we all know it’s going to be awesome. But hopefully it’s awesome because they’re working with Square Enix to bring a crossover game to our Wii Us and 3DSes.…
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