Opinion (Page 18)

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Gaming's big trends to keep an eye on in 2017

New hardware, new approaches and new directions; three areas in which the industry will evolve significantly this year, and one that will remain stagnant

Jan. 6, 2017 Rob Fahey

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Mobile gaming and the toilet question

When considering updates or sequels devs must ask, "Does it make the game better or worse to play in the bathroom?"

Jan. 3, 2017 Teemu Närhi

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Super Mario Run's inevitable backlash

Consumers bemoan the $10 price point, other consumers rage against them in turn; Nintendo's attempt to upend the dominance of F2P is as contentious as we expected

Dec. 22, 2016 Rob Fahey

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Mobile success goes far beyond just making a good game

Yonatan Erez, CEO of Ilyon, provides an overview of the key considerations for most mobile developers

Dec. 22, 2016 Yonatan Erez

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More time needed to judge Super Mario Run experiment

What can we conclude from the game's first week?

Dec. 21, 2016 Christopher Dring

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What VR can learn from casual games

Steve Zhao of Glo Games explains the importance of making VR accessible to everybody, not just core gamers

Dec. 20, 2016 Steve Zhao

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No tears for Crytek

Weekly Roundup: It's one thing for a company to go under, but another to take its unwilling employees with it

Dec. 16, 2016 Brendan Sinclair

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Mechanical Turks

AI will never put narrative designers out of work, says Alexis Kennedy

Dec. 16, 2016 Alexis Kennedy

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VR: The Next Big Thing is Already Here

Oculus establishing PC and mobile VR as separate units is a good move for the future - but VR platform holders need to do a better job of selling the present

Dec. 16, 2016 Rob Fahey

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Esports Predictions: Great Growth in 2016, Storm Clouds for 2017

Peter Lewin and Jas Purewal from Purewal & Partners reflect on their predictions from last year and look forward to 2017

Dec. 15, 2016 Jas Purewal and Peter Lewin

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Where do consoles go from here?

2016 marks the beginning of a new era of console iteration - what does it mean for the industry?

Dec. 15, 2016 James Brightman

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2016: Did the "Year of VR" deliver?

Highs and lows of 12 months in a new medium

Dec. 14, 2016 Dan Pearson

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The Sin of Mainstream Videogames

Games & Politics in 2016: The movers behind this year's resurgence of fascism cut their teeth radicalising young men in videogame communities

Dec. 13, 2016 Rob Fahey

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Nintendo getting its mojo back

Weekly Roundup: The house of Mario has been steadily gaining momentum, but will it last?

Dec. 9, 2016 James Brightman

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Final Fantasy XV and The Last Guardian: The Last of their Kind

The end of two of the industry's longest-running and most troubled development processes is a reminder of the excesses of the 2000s

Dec. 9, 2016 Rob Fahey

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A Tale of Two Markets

Japan in 2016: The world's most lucrative and vibrant mobile market is an uneasy bedfellow for a beloved but troubled console sector

Dec. 8, 2016 Rob Fahey

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Don't ignore the trolls

After another grueling year full of heightened antagonism in the games industry, it's time to take a different approach

Dec. 6, 2016 Brendan Sinclair

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The mobile market in 2016 may portend major instability ahead

Pokemon Go was the only outsider title to top the charts, in another year defined by stagnation and the inexorable rise of East Asian publishers

Dec. 5, 2016 Rob Fahey

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Virtual Reality Check

Weekly Roundup: Now that the VR market is in the "gap of disappointment," how does it climb out again?

Dec. 2, 2016 Brendan Sinclair

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Facebook seeks to reignite the social spark

Instant Games is a clever, brilliant technology; but that alone won't be enough to restore the former kingpin of social gaming to a position lost five years ago

Dec. 2, 2016 Rob Fahey

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Weak AAA launches are a precursor to industry transition

As top games under perform, the industry must prepare to shift with consumer behaviour

Nov. 25, 2016 Rob Fahey

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Nintendo's plan to overturn mobile gaming

Super Mario Run may be Nintendo's effort, in concert with Apple, to overthrow F2P dominance of the smartphone market

Nov. 18, 2016 Rob Fahey

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Creating a culture of analytics is key to your game's success

Hothead Games explains how mobile developers can effectively leverage data to make better games

Nov. 17, 2016 Joel DeYoung

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The Rhetorical Effects of System Design, And Toilets

When you code, you don't just create a world, you establish the boundaries of a universe

Nov. 11, 2016 Alexis Kennedy

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Square Enix and Capcom march towards contrasting futures

Is Capcom's traditionalism or Square's rapid evolution the best survival strategy?

Nov. 11, 2016 Rob Fahey