STAT | 200 – The number of Oculus Rift demo units being pulled from Best Buy stores in the US, reportedly due to a lack of consumer interest in trying them.Read more…
This Week In The Business: Great Switch Expectations
QUOTE | “Some of those who have seen this lineup have expressed the opinion that the launch lineup is weak. Our thinking in arranging the 2017 software lineup is that it is important to continue to provide new titles regularly without long gaps.” – Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima explains the company’s strategy…
The 100 Steam Games That Made The Most Money In 2016
Today Valve announced the 100 games that have brought in the most revenue on Steam in 2016. The list is quite varied, ranging from top dogs like Grand Theft Auto V and the company’s own Counter-Strike: Global Offensive to more granular games like Stellaris.
The 100 Steam Games That Made The Most Money In 2016
Today Valve announced the 100 games that have brought in the most revenue on Steam in 2016. The list is quite varied, ranging from top dogs like Grand Theft Auto V and the company’s own Counter-Strike: Global Offensive to more granular games like Stellaris.
This Week In The Business: The End Of Esports’ Innocence
QUOTE | “Apparel is an essential part of running an esports team. That side of the business has to work for the rest to work.” – Erik Londré, head of events and influencers for esports team Fnatic, which just opened its own pop-up retail store in Shoreditch to sell merchandise and host events.
This Week In The Business: The End Of Esports’ Innocence
QUOTE | “Apparel is an essential part of running an esports team. That side of the business has to work for the rest to work.” – Erik Londré, head of events and influencers for esports team Fnatic, which just opened its own pop-up retail store in Shoreditch to sell merchandise and host events.
This Week In The Business: Wasting VR
QUOTE | “I wouldn’t want to see virtual reality wasted on a few hardcore gamers because it has such a big opportunity to offer something to everyone” – Resolution Games CEO Tommy Palm calls on developers to make VR games for wider audiences, saying it will be a long time before hardcore crowds get the VR Skyrim-like experiences they want.
This Week In The Business: Want To See A Magic Trick?
QUOTE | “Essentially, in this industry you need to do magic tricks. We did a magic trick with Party Hard, and we can’t do it again. If we have a game with Twitch integration, now every goddamn game has Twitch integration. We can’t do Twitch Plays Punch Club twice.” – Tinybuild CEO Alex Nichiporchik says the realities…
This Week In The Business: Want To See A Magic Trick?
QUOTE | “Essentially, in this industry you need to do magic tricks. We did a magic trick with Party Hard, and we can’t do it again. If we have a game with Twitch integration, now every goddamn game has Twitch integration. We can’t do Twitch Plays Punch Club twice.” – Tinybuild CEO Alex Nichiporchik says the realities…
This Week In The Business: Those Old Brick-And-Mortar Blues
STAT | 20% – Watch Dogs 2‘s launch week sales at UK retailers were down 80% compared to the performance of the original Watch Dogs. It was the latest in a string of disappointing UK launches for AAA games this fall.