QUOTE | “Violence in the normal course of video gameplay is generally acceptable for advertising, but montages where gratuitous violence is the focal point is not.” – YouTube continues to limit the type of content creators can profit from after advertisers decided they didn’t want their brands associated with some…
QUOTE | “This outlaw epic set across the vast and unforgiving American heartland will be the first Rockstar game created from the ground up for the latest generation of console hardware, and some extra time is necessary to ensure that we can deliver the best experience possible for our fans.” – Rockstar announces that …
QUOTE | “Part of my job involves funding content and my heart sinks when someone brings me something that’s a shooter, because a shooter is almost the lowest common denominator at this point.” – Oculus’ Callum Underwood says it’s time for VR devs to move on and consider new styles of gameplay.
QUOTE | “Hearthstone is killing itself.” – Research firm Superdata, noting the free-to-play game has seen declining conversion numbers on mobile and PC following unpopular recent gameplay decisions.
QUOTE | “The demand is incredibly strong for this. As soon as we get any in our stores, it’s out within hours. We anticipate we’re going to be chasing supply this entire year.” – GameStop COO Tony Bartel suggests <a href=””>Nintendo Switch shortages could last for quite a while</a>.
QUOTE | “The way we’re looking at Switch is this is a complementary platform. If it’s on Steam, then there’s no reason why it shouldn’t be on Nintendo Switch as well.” – Nintendo head of publisher & developer relations Damon Baker explains the mindset behind the company’s indie outreach.
QUOTE | “The individuals involved have been identified, terminated from their place of employment and are under investigation by local law enforcement authorities on criminal charges.” – Nintendo, making an example of employees at one of its US distributors who stole Switch systems and sold one to a NeoGAF poster who…
QUOTE | “We would like to address an expectation of ours that was not met by our newest champion, Chris ‘Dubby’ McFarland.” – An Electronic Arts statement announcing that the Madden Bowl winner was fined $3,000 for inappropriate posts he made on social media, even after the publisher warned him.
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…
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…