Sentences with phrase «console games industry»

This could be a terrible «Epic» fail for the entire console games industry.

It'll also be great to bring these games overseas so that Western gamers can experience what Chinese developers are working on and whilst the majority of games are not AAA quality it is a start for China's console games industry.

E.T. may not be the «worst game ever,» but with its high licensing cost and failure to perform at the market, it was an easy scapegoat for a console game industry in decline.

Speaking to Developin a newly published interview, Schappert said while there had been lots of negative news in generate around the traditional console game industry, the F2P sector was thriving for all kinds of developers.

NPD: Behind the Numbers, March 2010 «Gamasutra analyst Matt Matthews looks at the U.S. console game industry's return to growth in March's NPD results — are the declines behind us, and where do we go from here?»

Not exact matches

When Julie Uhrman was vice president of digital distribution at IGN Entertainment, the video game news site, she came to the realization that something was seriously wrong with the console industry.

Uhrman acted quickly, recruiting game - industry veterans and designer Yves Behar to create an affordable, open - source console that could access a robust online gaming library.

Years ago, to get a game into your living room, a developer would have to jump through any number of industry hoops, whether finding distribution through a major publisher or navigating the approval labyrinth of the various console gatekeepers.

To get a sense of how this is changing the industry's dynamics, consider that a recent Deutsche Bank study estimates that just 5 % of traditional console games released since 2001 have sold more than a million copies (they typically retail for about $ 60 each).

Fast - forward a few decades, and the likes of Microsoft's Xbox 360, the Sony PS3 and Nintendo's Wii have put consoles in one of every two homes in the U.S. and helped make video games a bigger business than the entire music industry — and almost as big as the movie industry.

Hopes have been high in the game industry that the arrival of the three consoles will revitalize the sector, which has lagged from competition from smartphones and other mobile devices, wooing users with their own games, as well as social networking and other pastimes.

Innovation and creating new markets: When Microsoft launched the original Xbox console back in 2001, it was the unwanted newcomer in the video game industry.

Right now these first parties maintain their industry dominance by funneling the game experience through «locked» consoles that are essentially custom PCs.

And as the recent, technically troubled launch of publisher / developer Blizzard's record - selling Diablo III for PC suggests, it isn't clear that the industry has the database and server muscle to handle multiple AAA games (such as Call of Duty) being sold digitally for the much larger console market.

Once the preserve of PC games, the ongoing shift from physical to digital distribution is enticing the biggest fish in the pond — the console industry.

343 Industries revealed the next Halo game yesterday, and it's not headed to any console in your home.

While new to the gaming industry in a writing capacity, Erin has been playing video games on various platforms / consoles for over 10 years.

Just be happy the video game industry is thriving instead of going about the internet spreading uncalled for hate on consoles you have no interest in.

Capcom also believes the next few months will see few new games as the industry prepares for the full launch of next - generation consoles, and that development costs will «soar» on those new platforms.

During the nine months ended December 31, 2017, our industry saw major growth in the market for home video games, both in terms of software as well as hardware, due to greater penetration of the PlayStation 4 home video game console and the strong performance of the new Nintendo Switch game console.

This console had also saved the gaming industry from the Video Game Crash of 1983.

E3 2009: Industry - standard press release service lists just - announced Xbox 360 game as also coming to Sony's console, Windows system; [UPDATE] Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker due 2010, Rising confirmed as...

The internet was pretty obviously in competition with a few obvious industries at that point — like meatspace book stores — but caught (and is still catching) others off guard: cable TV, movie companies, music companies, FedEx / USPS / UPS, movie theaters, desktop software makers, book publishers, magazine publishers, shoe / apparel stores, newspaper publishers, video game console makers, libraries, grocery stores, real estate agents, etc. etc....

Often in the video games industry one of the limiting factors when developing games for consoles and PC's is the dreaded polygon count.

That's an eternity — maybe two — in the tech industry, although game consoles usually have decent life spans.

This is encouraging, particularly when you note the video game industry's rather turbulent transition (a new console cycle, plus the continued migration to online / mobile gaming).

Used to start out with Call of Duty but, with that contract ending and going to Sony it starts with Bonnie Ross from 343 Industries taking the stage to talk about Halo, goes to Battlefield now, Microsofts turn to show Assassin's Creed this year, they go on to two more third - party games, then Phil Spencer comes on stage to announce everything from that point on will be Xbox and Windows 10 exclusive kicked off with Turn 10 and their next Forza title, then they'll show their next Fable game, Chris Charla will then be on stage to talk about [email protected] they'll show some Hololens stuff, talk about Xbox Live and will finish off with The Coalitions new IP, hopefully, otherwise it'll be Gears of War 5 to close it out and then Phil Spencer will come on stage and say: «We've shown you today that we have the best in class first - party developers working on exclusive games for the most power console ever, we've shown you we have support from third - party developers which have chosen to showcase their games for the most powerful console.

It's coming to the stage where MS needs to put up or get out of the games industry as they are not investing in their console and the customer will lose out in the long run with their dithering and lack of commitment.

This always on crap, blocking of used games & such, is a huge step in the wrong direction for gamers... & I think that if things keep going that way & MS win with this crap, then the console & gaming industry in general, is going to suffer a 1980's meltdown.

Whilst the gaming industry is trumpeting 4K and VR for next gen, let's be honest, pushing pretty visuals is still gonna mean that maybe more than half of any PS / MS console bound game is going to be 1080p / 60 fps.

But in the mainstream console and PC gaming sectors, the prevalent mono - culture relies on an ever - diminishing pool of staple concepts — war and sports games dominate the charts, and sequels, tie - ins and spin - offs are the norm; in creative terms, the industry is imploding.

It's really great to see MS genuinely investing into their console and the industry instead of paying money to block 3rd party games coming to certain consoles.

Sony has done a good job in the past with PS1, PS2 and PS3 with putting Indies Game companies on the radar of mass console gamer's and lunching the careers of many in the game indusGame companies on the radar of mass console gamer's and lunching the careers of many in the game indusgame industry.

«The entire game industry is in transition as we build more efficient organizations to deliver games on popular new platforms like mobile and consoles.

Nope what Pokemon Go proves it's that Ninendo's IP are a gold mine in the gaming industry and it's a sign that Nintendo it's doing the right strategies to reach to all people in general, mobile for casuals and NX console for the core gamers.

Our industry leading position enabled us to provide customers with the best selection of consoles and games for the best price, in turn increasing our market share for the quarter.

Secondly, this was an interesting exercise in seeing how the Sony console's radically different hardware handles the cross-platform development that is becoming increasingly commonplace in the games industry.

BioWare co-founder Dr. Greg Zeschuk, who left the company last year to pursue the next chapter in his career outside of the games industry, has painted a grim outlook for the console retail market.

All console holders have a rigorous certification process to ensure that all games which wind up on their platform meet certain quality standards (for some fun * games industry history about why this is necessary, read up on the 1983 industry crash).

The Nintendo Wii was a console that changed the game industry forever.

I have worked in the video game industry for 10 + years, and worked on multiple consoles / pc games.

Of course, the other major talking point in the games industry right now is the recent reveal of the Nintendo Switch console.

Gaming as an industry has been expanding outward for a long time and increasingly, the «Gamer» is becoming a less relevant part of the overall gaming pie as more dollars are spent on free - to - play games for mobile / tablet, PC and now consoles too.

There's a reason for this, and it begins all the way back to when Microsoft's Bill Gates started pitching the console at Tokyo Game Show 2001 — a prominent industry event that brings together all the local press and developers to cover the latest and the greatest and showcase their wares.

really people please don't talk about things you haven't experienced based on facts SSB4 bayonetta2 mario kart 8 and you can play all oldies + they are always giving away great games PC + Wii U is the way to go as a gamer all new games on other consoles comes with so much problems you can't expect quality from anyone anymore only Nintendo shines like a beacon where did the master race gone to if we go mainstream we lose all our privileges anyway can't you all see that almost all games are becoming fps shooters with basically same rehashed content nintendo at least has diversity and people bashing it for having nothing to play are no gamers at all it is the same in the music industry this smudge sense of superiority with no real backup has to stop.

The lows of the year include a few bum releases from games we expected so much more from, troubles on the high street retail market for the gaming industry and a frankly lacklustre launch from the new console, the Wii U.

A games studio lead by industry veterans delivering high quality titles with some of the biggest brands & IP for mobile, pc & console.

With more than 200 games across PC, mobile, web, console and VR, Adult Swim Games» unique offerings have received numerous industry accolades - including four # 1 rankings in the App Store and a finalist for the Seumas McNally Grand Prize at IGF.

As most are aware, it was this console that saved the video game industry back in early 1980's.

Nintendo has had a rough run through their many years in the game industry, going from one console to the next they saw varying levels of success with some consoles becoming huge hits among the gaming public, while others failed to live up to the companies hopes.