British gamers love their US-made games. The might not know it, but that's what their pounds are saying -- and we're not talking about weight. Develop Magazine will release their "Develop 100" list tomorrow, ranking developers by how well, financially, they've done in the UK during 2006. While it's no surprise that American developers are leading in terms of revenue at $681M, Develop notes UK studios came in second with $457M, followed by Canadian developers ($366.5M) and Japanese studios bringing up the rear ($341M).
'The economy is in shambles and these companies are still talking about sustaining growth instead of sustaining their business.'
They should just make games. That sounds crazy, I know, but, hear me out.
No need for dev-times to.take 3+ years. Just stick to formula. Not every game needs to be bigger & better than everything else. Not every game needs to be GaaS. Not every game needs to completely re-invent the wheel.
They KNOW how to make a cool Splinter Cell game; Interesting story, 8-10 levels, just go and make it. Give the people want they know, want and love. It doesn't need to be a shared online experience. It doesn't need to be an epic big open world. It doesn't need celebrity voice-acting. Just make a cool new SC game, and the fans will be happy and pick it up. Easy. Done. Next one.
Same for Prince of Persia, Watch-Dogs, Assassin's Creed, Trials, Rayman, Brothers in Arms, etc.
The State of the Game Industry reports US-based tariffs are impacting 38 percent of business leaders in the game industry, affecting financial decisions.
Revenue rose by only 0.2% year-on-year, while downloads increased by 4.6%
but Japanese studios last, thats hard to believe!? B~)