The SWANTONMASTER Team goes over Why Gaming is so popular
New report from Skillsearch found that 22% of those surveyed had been laid off within the past 12 months.
It's a step forward for Stop Killing Games.
The Callisto Protocol director thinks the solution involves the right people, the right timing, and perhaps a little bit of AI
I don't agree with that. I WISH I could agree with that. But buying habits and customer opinions prove otherwise
We've seen developers in the AAA space try new things and ideas. More often than not, the customers aren't willing to give things a chance, or not enough people buy into the project for it to grow.
Creativity works better in the indie space because the budgets, pressures, and expectations aren't the same.
it's a nice idea and it worked during the PS2/PS3-era when AAA didn't cost hundreds of millions of dollars. smaller budgets and shorter development time left room for more creativity and more risk. a game didn't need to sell 4 million+ copies to break even. things are different now.
This is the guy who bragged about crunching his staff and having them work through the night. Crunch culture has lost more talent and done more damage to the industry than any other factor. Screw him.
because games suck less &$#@ than mainstream movies and tv and people would rather be dead than read a book so that doesn't leave many options for their entertainment dollars.
i'm being kinda facetious but i think it's more simple than the article surmises. i can see people turning towards things that offer more value for their money. a $60 game can get you unlimited hours of entertainment wheres its almost $25 minimum just to set foot into a 90 minute movie.
i also think it does have alot to do with the sheer amount of garbage that infests popular media. honestly most movies are shit, most music is shit and tv has literally become "the idiot box". it's perfectly reasonable to assume that somebody who grew up with gaming would gravitate back.
"Many of us have stress in our lives but how are you relieving it on a daily basis? Next time you are stressed out and want to get away, play a video game that you are familiar with and enjoy. This is a much easier and inexpensive than planning a vacation or even resorting to alcohol to relieve stress. Marines are encouraged to play halo in their off time, simply to relive stress."
I've heard that playing Halo is the second most popular method of stress releaving in the army. Next to uncontrolled masturbation of course.