Nintendo And TV: Will Their New Animated Shows Find Any Success?
In a recent interview with a Japanese business newspaper, new Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima made mention of some of the company’s plans for 2016, mentioning how Nintendo are currently looking into the possibility of licensing some of their more popular IP to television and movie producers.
A Bungie Retrospective: Looking Back At The Work of Harold Ryan
An announcement made by Destiny developer Bungie towards the tail end of January revealed that President and long-time company employee Harold Ryan had stepped down from his role as President in order to pursue new interests.
Twitch.tv, the live streaming video giant, was introduced 4 years ago as a spin-off of Justin.tv. Twitch.tv has since grown to over 35 million visitors on a monthly basis, and everything from play-throughs to e-sports are captured using the platform.
Life After Metal Gear Solid: What’s Next For Hideo Kojima?
2015 was a strange year for Hideo Kojima. What started out as one of the industry’s greatest talents unleashing one of the most anticipated entries into the Metal Gear Solid series on the public, in addition to taking the reins of Konami’s Silent Hill franchise, ended up with confusion, rumor and falling out.
When it comes to crowdfunded games, you tend to hear the runaway success stories, not so much the disappointments. As a potential backer for crowdfunded games, you’d want to know about those that don’t make it and why. Caveat gamer!
The latest installment in the Just Cause series sees our anti-hero Rico Rodriguez returning to his chaos-fueled methods of mayhem. A new island to explore, a new dictator to topple, and plenty of new weapons are packed into the game.
What Mobile Games Can Learn From the Arcade Business Model
In the old days, arcades charged a mere 25 cents to give a game a whirl. Each game included 3 lives. Arcades made money, developers made money, and gamers were rewarded with the likes of Galaga, Donkey Kong and a host of classic games that stand the test of time.
Final Fantasy VII: Is Episodic Content the Way to Go ?
Final Fantasy, the legendary seventh game in the series is finally set to be remade, allowing a whole new generation to experience Cloud and company in all of their glory, with graphics that will finally do justice to the story that so many already love.
Overwatch is Blizzard’s attempt at their first title in the FPS genre, and their first new IP in over 20 years. It also attempts to salvage what it can from the failed Project Titan. The initial beta test may have only lasted just over a month, but it was more than enough to give gamers their first taste of this new breed of shooter.