Gaming in 2013: Five Industry Trends to Watch
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2012 was a chaotic year for the gaming industry.
Monday, 29 April 2013
Tuesday, 23 April 2013
What Does 2013 Hold for a Gaming Industry in Flux? G322 Section B
http://mashable.com/2013/01/03/2013-gaming-predictions/
The last year was a turbulent and exciting one in gaming.
After Double Fine's record-breaking Kickstarter, a gold rush began as indies funded their dreams with the masses. Facebook reported 235 million of its users play games each month. Nintendo launched a console that faced "second-screen" entertainment head on. A live-action series about Halo was watched millions of times on YouTube. These are but a handful of trends that forecast the future.
Mashable spoke to 16 prominent figures across the games industry to discern what might be coming down the pike in 2013. Many of those quoted below talked about similar themes: freemium games, the rise of digital distribution, new console and tablet hardware, and crowdfunding for indie games. Read below to see their full predictions.
http://mashable.com/2013/01/03/2013-gaming-predictions/
The last year was a turbulent and exciting one in gaming.
After Double Fine's record-breaking Kickstarter, a gold rush began as indies funded their dreams with the masses. Facebook reported 235 million of its users play games each month. Nintendo launched a console that faced "second-screen" entertainment head on. A live-action series about Halo was watched millions of times on YouTube. These are but a handful of trends that forecast the future.
Mashable spoke to 16 prominent figures across the games industry to discern what might be coming down the pike in 2013. Many of those quoted below talked about similar themes: freemium games, the rise of digital distribution, new console and tablet hardware, and crowdfunding for indie games. Read below to see their full predictions.
http://mashable.com/2013/01/03/2013-gaming-predictions/
Tuesday, 9 April 2013
Convergence Culture: TV and Gaming (The Walking Dead and Defiance)
Defiance & Convergence
Convergence of TV and MMO: The Making of Defiance
World-First Convergence of TV & Gaming
With 'Defiance,' Comcast's Syfy Bets $100M On Convergence Of TV And Videogames
The Walking Dead & Convergence
The Walking Dead: Convergence Unleashed
Convergence Culture and The Walking Dead
Convergence of TV and MMO: The Making of Defiance
World-First Convergence of TV & Gaming
With 'Defiance,' Comcast's Syfy Bets $100M On Convergence Of TV And Videogames
The Walking Dead & Convergence
The Walking Dead: Convergence Unleashed
Convergence Culture and The Walking Dead
Ridiculous Fishing review: Reel nice
Ridiculous Fishing review: Reel nice
Vlambeer, the indie studio based in the Netherlands (more violins), was working on an iOS port of its hit Flash game Radical Fishing when the team discovered another games studio had stolen its idea and used it to win acclaim and generate App Store cash.
Ridiculous Fishing is a game that carries a sad story (cue violins).
Animal welfare charity PETA blasts Ridiculous Fishing
Animal welfare charity PETA blasts Ridiculous Fishing
In a rare case of life imitating art, outspoken animal charity People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has condemned Vlambeer's hit fishing-themed casual game Ridiculous Fishing for its enthusiastic depiction of aquatic animal slaughter.
In a rare case of life imitating art, outspoken animal charity People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has condemned Vlambeer's hit fishing-themed casual game Ridiculous Fishing for its enthusiastic depiction of aquatic animal slaughter.
Ridiculous Fishing review (iOS)
Ridiculous Fishing review
It might seem a little pretentious to throw an adjective like ‘Ridiculous’ in a game title. Who’s to say just how ridiculous it is? I mean, it’s fishing after all. But ridiculous is probably the perfect way to describe the premise of Ridiculous Fishing. Players have to drag dozens of fish to the surface on the same hook and then blast them into oblivion with a gun. It doesn’t get much more ridiculous than that. As you learn plaything the game, though, there is a surprising amount of depth behind the absurdity.
It might seem a little pretentious to throw an adjective like ‘Ridiculous’ in a game title. Who’s to say just how ridiculous it is? I mean, it’s fishing after all. But ridiculous is probably the perfect way to describe the premise of Ridiculous Fishing. Players have to drag dozens of fish to the surface on the same hook and then blast them into oblivion with a gun. It doesn’t get much more ridiculous than that. As you learn plaything the game, though, there is a surprising amount of depth behind the absurdity.
Square Enix blames “huge slump” in US sales for western title failures
The European market is soft but its poor sales in North America that really surprised Square Enix this past year, resulting in an expected extraordinary loss out of its next financial report.
The European market is soft but its poor sales in North America that really surprised Square Enix this past year, resulting in an expected extraordinary loss out of its next financial report.
Monday, 8 April 2013
how the iPad has changed gaming
Have a look below at how the iPad has changed gaming. You only have to look at recent innovations like having a second screen (Wii U) , experimenting with motion controls (Kinect), and Free to play games spreading onto consoles (Happy Wars on the Xbox360) to see that the iPad did not only create the now-saturating tablet market but also changed the way we consume our games.
(Tech Magazine is available through the iOS App Store for 69p a week, but they were letting you download your first 5 issues for free, well worth it, lots of technological nuggets you may find interesting!)
(Tech Magazine is available through the iOS App Store for 69p a week, but they were letting you download your first 5 issues for free, well worth it, lots of technological nuggets you may find interesting!)
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