I've spent more time than I'd like to acknowledge thinking about the games that might be revealed at E3 2018. There's no point keeping these predictions in my head because then I can't be smug and annoying if I get any of them correct. Anyway, here are my predictions. Most of them are a bit…
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The Other Problem with that New York Times Article About Gamers
On May 2, 2017, The New York Times stated the following in an article about gamers: This quote was also included in a tweet which was rightly lambasted and laughed at by gamers and people with common sense. Stereotyping is rarely accurate or productive, especially when you're talking about 150 million people. For context, there are about 126…
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Ubisoft to Create More “Live Service” Games
Ubisoft's latest financial results provide further proof that major publishers are shifting from selling "traditional" $60 games to selling what Ubisoft refers to as "live service" games i.e. ones with recurring revenue streams. DLC, microtransactions, and loot boxes make money and a lot of it. When I was a wee lad, publishers made money by…
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Game of the Year Awards (2017)
It’s about that time of the year when every online publication and YouTuber churns out a Game of the Year list. Actually, that time was a few weeks ago, but it’s still 2017, so I reckon I can get away with it. When have I ever been timely? I don't want to do a straight…
