UTR: Console game makers are starting to feel the pinch. Bissell quotes some alarming statistics about the sales performance of several high-profile and well-review games released this year; Bulletstorm, Dead Space 2 and Shadows of the Damned have done poorly and even recent hits like L.A. Noire and Portal 2 have performed below expectations
Game developers are getting nervous. The production value that goes into a high-profile console game requires a lot of engineering and designer manpower that cost a huge amount of money. The budgets for current games are based on past sales history, so a few underperformers can completely screw a company’s bottom line
Square Enix launches Final Fantasy X 25th anniversary site, revealing new Nomura art, books, music releases, and merchandise.
Look I know VIII has its issues and all that but how on earth can the do big anniversary events with new artwork and merchandise for VII, IX and X yet VIII got sweet f*** all.
They could have given it something during its 25th anniversary yet all it got was a single Happy Anniversary post on their social media.
they should know that we are OG fans of VIII as it sold truckload as well. not as much as VII or X. I personally didn't like IX but X and VI are my personal fav.
Shadow Hearts 2 covenant is another game I love. I hope one day someone can make remake, I would be delighted
Final Fantasy VIII is great and you are always the first to defend it in the comments
TNS - NCSoft CEO admitted that AI is rapidly becoming a core part of game development, but he added that it cannot replace what makes games fun.
To be fair, there are also human made games that release and lack any fun at all either.
Guild Wars 2 been playing for 14yrs, 1st beta. This is just one company I support, Arenanet and NCSoft, even though I torrent, there are a few PC companies I will buy from. "PlayStation’s Horizon MMO spin-off, Horizon Steel Frontiers." I feel this will be good, NCSoft is a good developer/publisher.
It’s a tool. Use it elevate things and get it done faster. I’m sorry but not every game made by humans is good. If this can help things, then I fully embrace it.
"Deck13 Spotlight and Just2D are proud and excited to announce that DROVA – Forsaken Kin, the acclaimed grim and dank pixel RPG, set in a mystic Celtic world and celebrated by fans all over the world, is out now on iOS and Android!" - Deck13 Spotlight and Just2D.
No.
How many times are we going to have this dumb question repeated on N4G?
"Will iphone/ipad/mobile phones/farmville/potatoes/tick le-me-elmo (delete as appropriate) kill console gaming?"
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no,console gaming is a huge part of the gaming industry and it's here to stay.PERIOD!!!!
Nope.