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Opinion

Could Nintendo take the Android plunge?

It would be crazy if Nintendo wasn't considering the Android architecture; but it's not like it'll make any difference to the NX' functionality either way

June 4, 2015 Rob Fahey

Opinion

Region lock stubbornness costs Nintendo a PR win

Maintaining this anti-consumer policy for so long is symptomatic of bad corporate decision-making

May 29, 2015 Rob Fahey

Opinion

Oculus' high PC specs are Sony's chance to shine

With PC VR looking like it'll be a high-end niche for years, Morpheus gets first shot at mass-market VR

May 21, 2015 Rob Fahey

Feature

Tokyo Indie Fest: Japan's indie scene showing green shoots

But Tokyo's scene still reliant on its western expat progenitors

May 18, 2015 Rob Fahey

Opinion

Veterans play to the Crowd

The backlash against established devs taking to Kickstarter seems to have dissipated; crowdfunding may have rescued an entire tier of game development

May 15, 2015 Rob Fahey

Feature

A Red Flag for Greenlight

Valve was laudably quick to deal with homophobia, but Greenlight is still failing devs and consumers alike

May 8, 2015 Rob Fahey

Opinion

Sooner or later, paid-for mods are coming

The commercialisation of top mods is inevitable; Valve may have messed up their introduction to Skyrim, but the idea will be back

May 1, 2015 Rob Fahey

Feature

What is happening at Konami?

After years of decline, one of Japan's publishing legends is poised to exit the console market

April 30, 2015 Rob Fahey

Opinion

Indies must learn to love marketing

Praying for discoverability to magically get better is no excuse for sending your games out to die today; marketing is a key development skill too

April 24, 2015 Rob Fahey

Opinion

Between a Rock Band and a Guitar Place

It's 2009 all over again, but have the mistakes that put the music game genre in a coma last time actually been rectified?

April 17, 2015 Rob Fahey

Opinion

Can Zynga be saved?

Swapping Mattrick for Pincus is just executive musical chairs; Zynga is still in serious trouble if it can't find a bona fide mobile hit

April 10, 2015 Rob Fahey

Opinion

Publishers must stop marketing adult games to kids

Police action is going too far - but the industry does nothing to help embattled parents

April 2, 2015 Rob Fahey

Opinion

Is mobile success now impossible for small developers?

Enormous budgets at the top end don't have to mean the end of the dream for everyone else

March 27, 2015 Rob Fahey

Opinion

Xbox For Sale - the rumours just won't quit

Microsoft is said to still be seeking a buyer, but who's in the market?

March 20, 2015 Rob Fahey

Feature

Japan: Mobile game marketing reaches new heights

Huge outdoor and TV campaigns have become essential for mobile game launches in Japan; success in this field has never been so expensive

March 19, 2015 Rob Fahey

Opinion

Nintendo/DeNA: The Best of Both Worlds?

Nintendo IP on smartphones could hardly be more cautious; the endgame is still dedicated hardware

March 18, 2015 Rob Fahey

Opinion

Valve's VR thrills, but Steam Machines are looking like a flop

Putting PC innards into smaller boxes is nothing new; if Steam Machines are to fulfil their purpose, they need to lower the bar to entry to PC gaming

March 13, 2015 Rob Fahey

Feature

Stock Ticker: Sony soars, Microsoft slumps and EA reclaims its crown

Platform holder fortunes are reflected in their 2015 performance to date, while Japan's Gumi hits the skids after its billion-dollar IPO

March 12, 2015 Rob Fahey

Opinion

Doubling Down on Virtual Reality

Valve and HTC join the fray, Sony has a release window; VR is on the way, but is a damaging standards war looming?

March 6, 2015 Rob Fahey

Opinion

Free-to-play hate threatens health of the industry at large

Increasing negativity around F2P tars both good and bad games with the same brush

Feb. 27, 2015 Rob Fahey

Opinion

King reigns as Zynga slumps - but why?

Each had very different quarterlies, but both face the problem of replacing a golden goose

Feb. 20, 2015 Rob Fahey

Opinion

Could Godus' failure fuel a crowdfunding backlash?

22cans' bad handling casts a shadow over the Kickstarter dream

Feb. 13, 2015 Rob Fahey

Opinion

What does "core" even mean any more?

One thing's for sure: the industry schism is an imagined one

Feb. 6, 2015 Rob Fahey

Opinion

Why Nintendo must stay the course with hardware

Wii U and 3DS missed targets, but a future without hardware still looks commercially unappealing for the House of Mario

Jan. 30, 2015 Rob Fahey

Opinion

HoloLens: Can it live up to Microsoft's sizzle video?

An ambitious, creative effort to redefine how we interact with technology; 2015 is looking more and more like a watershed year

Jan. 23, 2015 Rob Fahey