What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “I don’t think they should have had a physical drive on Xbox One—it’s like having a dead body handcuffed to you.”—David Darling, founder of Codemasters, discussing the revolution of digital distribution QUOTE | “What I don’t like in the games industry…
What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “We need to curb [used games] on the retail side. We’re putting the consumers in an awkward spot and we shouldn’t have to.”—Ready at Dawn boss Ru Weerasuriya, saying that GameStop and other outlets exploit developers and consumers QUOTE | “Publishers…
What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “If improved graphics aren’t combined with better animation, all these games are going to dive into the uncanny valley.”—Julien Merceron, worldwide tech director for Square Enix, talking about escaping from the uncanny valley with next-gen games QUOTE | “It takes women…
What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “The Wii U feels like an offline experience right now.”—Peter Moore, COO of Electronic Arts, talking about why the publisher isn’t working on Wii U titles QUOTE | “We’re always so tongue-in-cheek and irreverent about it, that I think people get…
What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “I’m not allowed to say bad things.”—Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami talking about his new game The Evil Within while avoiding saying what he thinks of the recent directions Capcom has taken with Resident Evil QUOTE | “I think this news…
What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “The hire-and-fire cycle is simply an aspect of our industry. When a game ships, sometimes the guillotine has to drop.”—David Valjalo, game consultant, talking about an unfortunate reality of making AAA games today QUOTE | “It’s not the decline of consoles,…
What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “We expect the Xbox One to sell as many units as the PS4. If we are wrong, we think that Microsoft is prepared to lower price next year.”—Analyst Michael Pachter, reacting to Microsoft’s reversal of policies concerning connectivity and used games…
What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “One of Microsoft’s best E3 press conferences to date.”—Analyst Jesse Divnich, talking about Microsoft’s press event at E3, which has been widely panned QUOTE | “[Xbox One has] the computational power of more than 10 Xbox 360 consoles.”—Xbox One engineering manager…
What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “Xbox is the only thing that has investors excited about Microsoft, so it makes little sense to divest.”—Analyst Asif Khan, talking about other analysts’ comments that Microsoft should sell its Xbox business QUOTE | “We could kill this industry if we…
What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “I think, candidly, people are way, way under-indexing how hard we’re punching.”—Don Mattrick, head of Microsoft’s Entertainment Division, talking about how Microsoft is ready to invest $1 billion in exclusive Xbox One titles QUOTE | “The optimistic part of me is…
What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “I would say, hang on to your 360.”—Albert Penello, product planning boss for the Xbox One, talking about the genesis of the Xbox One and its lack of backward compatibility with Xbox 360 games QUOTE | “There has to be some…
What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “That idea of saying, ‘you’re not allowed.’ What a bunch of elitist bullshit. Go [expletive] yourself.”—David Jaffe, veteran designer, talking about consulting on a Kickstarter for Autoduel and why critics of some Kickstarters annoy him QUOTE | “The downside didn’t appear…
What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “‘We realize that those negative impressions exist.”—Precursor Games CEO Paul Caporicci, explaining that the company, composed mostly of ex-Silicon Knights employees, will make better games than the critical and commercial dud X-Men: Destiny QUOTE | “The disappointing launch of the Wii…
What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “If your latest game doesn’t do well that’s probably the end of it for you no matter whether you’re big or small.”—Dan Paladin, developer of Castle Crashers, talking about how unstable the industry is for both large and small developers QUOTE…
What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “The fact is that the general public is not really aware the Wii U even exists …”—David Cole, analyst with DFC Intelligence, talking along with other analysts about Nintendo’s recent disappointing fiscal report and how Nintendo botched its marketing for Wii…
What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “At almost all game companies, there’s almost no appreciation at all for the team dynamic. ‘They’re just replaceable meat puppets,’ and that’s never, ever true.”—Gordon Walton, veteran game company executive, talking about the way most game companies view developers and why…
What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “There is no room for B-games.”—Ubisoft Montreal CEO Yannis Mallat explaining why next-gen games will need to focus on quality and consumer value QUOTE | “What Sony is doing is a very positive note for the console industry.”—Ted Price, CEO of…
What’s happened in the business of video games this past week … QUOTE | “[Next Xbox] will be a very hot, compelling device … I think the world is going to stand up and take notice.”—GameStop CEO J. Paul Raines, talking about the as-yet-unofficial new console from Microsoft rumored to be coming out this year…
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