Opinion
Core gamers can be whales too
True fans of any game are willing to spend extra on it; core gamers aren't so different from their F2P brethren in that regard
Rob Fahey (Page 23)
Opinion
What Nintendo needs isn't smartphones, but surprise
The industry's top company only succeeds when it does the unexpected
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Steam Machines must be more than a hobby
Valve dithers on Steam machines, but must commit to endure coming changes
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Crowded Out: 2013 was the year the masses ruled
It no longer grabs the headlines it once did, but crowd funding showed in
2013 that it will be a powerful force in games for many years to come
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Stock Ticker: 2013 in Review
Game stocks (mostly) outperformed the markets as enthusiasm for the new spilled over into valuations. But who were the big winners and losers?
Opinion
Let's Not Play - The Copyright Battle Turns Ugly
Intellectual property laws have failed to keep pace with change - now they're hurting both the rights holders and the content creators.
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Nintendo in the Firing Line
As PS4 and XB1 enjoy successful launches, comparisons with Wii U look stark - but Nintendo has a track record of confounding the doomsayers
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Is this the start of the Paymium generation?
New consoles, new business models - but the reception to "paymium" has been anger and outrage. Until its instigators start respecting their customers, that won't change
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Blinking Lights of Death Herald The Next Gen
Two big console launches in a week - and we're all so old and cynical that all we care about is overheating hardware. Has the RROD fiasco scarred us so badly?
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The difference between a crash and an explosion
Why gaming's expansion shouldn't be haunted by the spectre of '83
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Xbox One, PS4 and the elusive dream of "good enough"
Excitement builds for new hardware, but their greatest competition may come from an unlikely source - the past
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Still Catching 'em All
Pokemon's success speaks to Nintendo's strengths, proving the demand is still strong
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Let Slip the Watch Dogs
Ubisoft's delay won't impact the success of the next-gen consoles this Christmas - but one stumbling block does remain...
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Valve is the champion PC gaming deserves
Taking the fight to the living room - Valve's Steam is the most dynamic force in PC gaming in decades
Opinion
Zynga's hope for salvation doesn't lie with Pincus
A founder who's "bored with games" won't turn around a company in a creative crisis. Can Don Mattrick step up to the plate?
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Shuhei Yoshida: PlayStation 4, indies, and the Xbox One
Part 2: Sony Worldwide Studios boss talks about the battle with Microsoft, keeping the PS3 alive and the state of The Last Guardian
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Shuhei Yoshida: Vita, Vita TV and Sony's future
Part 1: Sony Worldwide Studios boss talks about handheld and mobile strategy - and how Vita TV may end up in many more devices soon
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Core games hit new heights, so why do they feel threatened?
GTA V and Monster Hunter 4 prove core games are thriving
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GTA V may not be misogynist - but its 'supporters' are
This vicious treatment of unpopular opinions robs us all of the chance to have nuanced discussions about our medium
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Tokyo Game Show 2013: Quiet on the Eastern Front
Japan's games market is in fine health, but Makuhari Messe has never seemed so empty. What's gone wrong?
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Vita TV points the way to Sony's future
If the hardware giant is to survive, networks and software are key
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Can the VR dream go mainstream?
As Sony jumps on the Oculus bandwagon, is the dream of mass-market VR about to come true?
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3D or not 3D - Nintendo's handhelds power forward
Dropping the 3D from the 3DS makes perfect sense when you consider Nintendo's goals - the best possible sales of Pokemon this Christmas