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This Week in the Business: Virtual Reality Won’t Be Expensive Forever
QUOTE | “It doesn’t matter what it will cost. If it costs too much this week it will cost the right amount a year from now.” – Oculus head of worldwide studios Jason Rubin, talking about why he’s a great believer in the future of VR despite the initial costs Elsewhere in the business of…
By Steve Peterson Published October 17, 2015 -
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The Week In Games: Gaming Ain’t Easy
QUOTE | “Some of those sharp edges are sometimes the very thing that makes the game compelling. Games aren’t really supposed to be easy at all times.” – Former Blizzard chief creative officer Rob Pardo, talking about how to get the right balance of frustration and reward in games Elsewhere in the business of gaming…
By Steve Peterson Published October 10, 2015 -
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This Week In The Business: Too Successful To Succeed
QUOTE | “We weren’t expecting this many people would buy a PlayStation 4.” – Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida, head of worldwide studios, talking about why DriveClub didn’t have enough resources because Sony didn’t expect as many players as they got Elsewhere in the business of gaming this week… QUOTE | “Disc-based games will be around forever.”…
By Steve Peterson Published October 3, 2015 -
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This Week In The Business: What Exactly Is A Console, Anyway?
QUOTE | “Just as the line between gamer and non-gamer has been destroyed, I think the distinction between console and mobile will become less distinct over time.” – Scopely’s Walter Driver thinks Apple TV is just one more step toward an ultimate convergence in gaming Elsewhere in the business of games this week… QUOTE |…
By Steve Peterson Published September 26, 2015 -
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This Week In The Business: No Designers, No Dancing Unicorns, No Problem
QUOTE | “I think one of the things that we won’t be looking to do very soon is World of Dancing Unicorns.” – Wargaming’s head of EU marketing Keith Anderson, talking about what new games Wargaming will and will not be working on Elsewhere in the business of gaming this week… QUOTE | “Halfbrick remains…
By Steve Peterson Published September 19, 2015 -
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This Week In The Business: Predictable Problems
QUOTE | “I think some of that was predictable and preventable. If I’m just honest I would say that.” – Former Xbox exec Robbie Bach, talking about the initial problems the Xbox One had that have since improved Elsewhere in the business of gaming this week… QUOTE | “At the end of the day it…
By Steve Peterson Published September 12, 2015 -
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This Week in Business: Hardcore PC Gamers Don’t Care About Fashion
QUOTE | “If you’re a gamer and you have high end graphics cards – I don’t want to stereotype – but you’re probably not the kind of person who cares about fashion.” – Oculus founder Palmer Luckey, talking about why VR is not a fad like 3D TV Elsewhere in the business of gaming this…
By Steve Peterson Published September 5, 2015 -
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This Week in The Business: Spilling Trade Secrets is a Party Foul
QUOTE | “They were sparring, with a little braggadocio, a little machismo, in a very immature way. Our employee said something he shouldn’t have said. It’s embarrassing.” – Kabam SVP Steve Swasey, explaining why competitor Machine Zone is suing Kabam over trade secrets Elsewhere in the business of gaming this week… QUOTE | “Maybe it’s…
By Steve Peterson Published August 29, 2015 -
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This Week In The Business: Third Time’s The Charm
QUOTE | “I believe that it is very difficult to immediately build up a big IP…. you need at least three games before you can tell whether an IP is going to be really successful or not.” – Square Enix president Yosuke Matsuda, explaining his Law of Third Titles for AAA games. Elsewhere in the…
By Steve Peterson Published July 25, 2015 -
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This Week In The Business: That Poor Sandcastle
QUOTE | “There is always the person who’s got to stand on the sand castle, they must crush it. That’s their way of relating to that. It’s typically a less sophisticated mind.” – Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford, talking about the people who have complained about the company’s games. Elsewhere in the business of games this…
By Steve Peterson Published July 18, 2015 -
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This Week In The Business: It’s The Little Things
QUOTE | “We can’t just be a company that’s only about gigantic big things.” – EA’s Patrick Soderlund, EVP of EA Studios, explaining why the company is working on games like Unravel Elsewhere in the business of gaming this week… QUOTE | “Starting your own business is a lot of fighting yourself.” – Nick Doerr,…
By Steve Peterson Published July 11, 2015 -
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This Week In The Business: Reality Sets In
QUOTE | “Now the reality settles in. We have to deliver, we have extra pressure, and the team has too, but it’s a good pressure.” – Sony’s president of worldwide studios Shuhei Yoshida, talking about how they felt after announcing The Last Guardian at E3. Elsewhere in the business of gaming this week… QUOTE |…
By Steve Peterson Published July 4, 2015 -
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This Week In the Business: Fallout 4 The Win
QUOTE | “There is no doubt in my mind that Bethesda is the clear ‘winner’ of this E3.” – ICO CEO Thomas Bidaux, analyzing the media coverage of E3 and finding Fallout 4 had more than 3500 articles, with Final Fantasy VII in second place with a little over 2000 articles Elsewhere in the business…
By Steve Peterson Published June 27, 2015 -
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This Week In The Business: Paris Hilton’s Just Not Worth It
QUOTE | “It’s not worth paying for Paris Hilton.” – EA Mobile’s general manager Bill Mooney, explaining why not all celebrity brands are worth licensing for mobile games Elsewhere in the business of gaming this week… QUOTE | “Lacking any kind of momentum in this multi-screen ecosystem future are Sony and Nintendo. I expect both…
By Steve Peterson Published June 13, 2015 -
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This Week In The Business: Buying Broken Games
QUOTE | “At that point, we’re asking people to part with their money, and they should not be getting a broken product.” – Tripwire VP Alan Wilson, explaining why he thinks Steam’s Early Access program is being abused by some developers Elsewhere in the business of gaming this week… QUOTE | “Optimization never stops. You…
By Steve Peterson Published June 6, 2015 -
This Week In The Business: Three Out Of Four Ain’t Bad
QUOTE | “You look at the relatively thin field at the top and we’ve sort of died and gone to heaven in terms of the opportunity.” – Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick, explaining that they see themselves as #3 out of only four companies making AAA games Elsewhere in the business of gaming this week… QUOTE…
By Steve Peterson Published May 30, 2015 -
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This Week In The Business: Rest In Peace
QUOTE | “I think the old publishing model has died, where it’s just a bunch of suits and they’re doing marketing. It’s changed dramatically.” – Stardock CEO Brad Wardell, explaining why developers need a full partner to help bring games to market Elsewhere in the business of video games this week… QUOTE | “eSports is…
By Steve Peterson Published May 23, 2015 -
This Week In The Business: $3.7 Million A Day
STAT | $3.7 million – Amount of revenue Mixi’s mobile game Monster Strike made per day last quarter, according to the company’s earnings report; that’s an increase of 829% in revenue over the previous year’s quarter Elsewhere in the business of gaming this week… QUOTE | “Smartwatch is going to be a meaningful sector for…
By Steve Peterson Published May 16, 2015 -
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This Week In The Business: Gonna Be Sick
QUOTE | “Getting people sick isn’t a choice.” – Valve’s Chet Faliszek, talking about how the future of VR depends on finding a solution to motion sickness in its users Elsewhere in the business of gaming this week… QUOTE | “Console desperately needs re-invention in terms of some of the game mechanics… there’s not enough…
By Steve Peterson Published May 9, 2015 -
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This Week In The Business: Disappearing Developers
QUOTE | “I suspect that Apple would be ecstatic if 90 percent of game developers disappeared overnight. See also: Steam.” – Indie developer Jeff Vogel, explaining why he walked away from iOS development after his game Avernum 2 was pulled from the App Store Elsewhere in the business of gaming this week… QUOTE | “Companies…
By Steve Peterson Published May 2, 2015
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