Tag Archives: opinion

New subscription models for two of the most powerful engines on the market tore down the walls of games development

Everyplay's Oscar Clark ponders how the mobile market has matured and what devs can do to get their game noticed

Jas Purewal ponders the latest games trademark controversy surrounding devs behind failed shooter Areal

PPLLAAYY founder Konstantin Elgazin reflects on the biggest change in his games development career

This week we’ve been celebrating the 20th birthday of PlayStation (well, the Japanese birthday anyway). Sony threw a party, put together a lovely grey PS4 model, sold it for 19.94 and then gamers immediately put it on eBay. The media ran nostalgia-tinged articles on the birth of a new gaming …

When a CEO like Rovio’s Mikael Hed announces layoffs of a maximum of 130 people” you know something’s up. Stating that the company had anticipated faster growth than it was able to realise, the firm is forced to reduce its headcount. But if one of the most successful mobile firms …

While trying to grow our own business we continually look at our competitors, both large and small, to see which direction the industry is heading in. And as the market leader, it makes perfect sense to take note of GAME’s future plans. Some ideas require levels of funding that are …

Alex Ward posits that the Watch Dogs firm is a new challenger in the realm of open world games

This last month has not been the most professionally inspiring for anyone who works in online games journalism. And while most normal humans who don’t have to spend the majority of their waking hours online may be largely unaware of the gritty details surrounding #GamerGate, if you’re in the industry …

Once upon a time a new generation of consoles brought with it a major step forward in game content. From Super Mario World to Super Mario 64 and Grand Theft Auto III to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, each generation has brought with it something that has forever transformed …