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Suda51 goes back to his roots
As Grasshopper Manufacture prepares to launch its biggest game yet, its famed auteur has finally found a way to bring its first game to a global audience
Rob Fahey (Page 17)
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Pokemon GO is the perfect marriage of IP and technology
Both Niantic and Nintendo deserve credit; if Nintendo can find such good matches for its other core IPs, the company's future is bright
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Broadcasting is Sakaguchi's next Fantasy
Final Fantasy creator's new Tokyo studio will explore new ways to connect with gamers through online streaming and broadcasting
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Rubbing shoulders with the greats at BitSummit
Now in its fourth year, Kyoto's BitSummit is innovative, egalitarian, and fully deserves its place as a key event in Japan's videogame calendar
Opinion
YouTube corruption sinks even deeper into the gutter
Promoting illegal gambling could finally see governments on YouTube's doorstep - and perhaps on Valve's
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Sony's entire future now rests on PlayStation
As Kaz Hirai's painful restructuring comes to a close, a new Sony emerges - one whose growth is almost entirely centered on the success of PlayStation
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Tencent is the games industry's silent giant
The record-breaking acquisition of Supercell is just the latest move into gaming from a little-known company with its fingers in a great many pies
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Scorpio is a beast, but Microsoft needs to explain it better
The company needs to find a coherent party line about Scorpio, One S and Windows 10, and stick to it
Opinion
Is VR just a stepping stone to something bigger?
Hype for VR platforms may conceal fundamental limitations; but AR, just over the horizon, has the potential to revolutionise personal computing entirely
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E3 struggles to find its purpose
The week of E3 is huge, but the show itself is long in the tooth, shrinking, and shedding exhibitors; the ESA needs to find the courage for serious reform
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PlayStation has become Sony's cornerstone
PS4 is great, and PSVR/Neo will drive hype - but Sony's success is also down to its competitors' failures giving it a clear run at a thriving market
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Professionalism and toxicity threaten eSports' breakthrough
We're on the cusp of a revolution in eSports dreamed of for almost 20 years, but a toxic culture and lack of professionalism must be tackled first
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Games have left the shadow of the movie business
Disney's cancellation of Infinity and move to a licensing model is just the latest step in a long, slow and inevitable divorce between games and movies.
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Steam's turned toxic, and Valve doesn't care
PC gaming's most important storefront is all too often an unmoderated playground for harassers and trolls, damaging developers and gamers alike
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Smart device pivot could cost Nintendo at home
Kimishima embraces smartphones in his NX strategy, but it's a move that'll be tough to sell to the firm's most loyal customers - Japanese families
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2016 is about VR experiences, not VR sales
The biggest task facing VR in 2016 is getting as many consumers as possible to experience it, even if they can't buy into it yet
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What causes indie games to fail?
Studios are seeing diminishing returns, but most of those can be attributed to crucial misunderstandings of market realities
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How will developers make money from VR?
Price pressure is going to set in early for the all-digital platforms; game creators will need to explore how people are willing to pay
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Sony's making a big mistake by not addressing PS4.5 rumors
With stories flying of 4K, doubled GPU speeds and upgrades essential for PSVR, Sony needs to get back out in front of the narrative
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Wii U won't make it to Christmas, so what's next?
Newspaper reports of Wii U production ending are substantiated by Japanese retail shortages - indicating an NX announcement sooner rather than later
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What Miitomo really means to Nintendo
The first fruit of the firm's DeNA partnership is a very strange app - but offers clear evidence of a commitment to mobile, and ability to learn fast
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Why VR is not the most important trend at GDC
The democratisation of game engines and creative tools is the most exciting movement in games this decade - and the best is yet to come
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VR: The time for tech demos is over
Sony opens VR battle with powerful opening salvo in Star Wars Battlefront; Oculus and Valve must respond with high-quality software reveals
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Microsoft needs to clearly articulate its vision for PC gaming
Developer unrest over the UWP is justified; MS has not earned the benefit of the doubt, and has a responsibility to be transparent with its partners
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Lionhead shutdown shines a light on Microsoft Studios
First-party development for Xbox One has slowed to a trickle; does Microsoft's third-party focus see Xbox as part of the Windows 10 ecosystem?