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.
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.
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.
QUOTE | “The easy answer is that the original games were made by testicles for testicles. It sort of caters to the extremely reptilian, survival part of your brain. “ – Ubisoft VP of editorial Tommy Francois explains why open-world games have been predicated on killing for so long. Francois also said there is a desire…
QUOTE | “I would love to make a game that everyone loves, but at the same time I wouldn’t want to compromise and just give the market what it wants. We could all make first-person shooters, but we have a much more exciting industry with people exploring different routes.” – Quantic Dream’s David Cage accepts that his work will be polarizing.
QUOTE | “I am most concerned about the target group of the device: who else but die-hard Nintendo fans will buy the Switch? The Switch lacks a killer feature, and I think it will be very difficult for Nintendo to win back the casual gamers that are mostly on mobile now.” – Analyst Dr. Serkan Toto is skeptical about the Switch’s potential for success.
QUOTE | “I am most concerned about the target group of the device: who else but die-hard Nintendo fans will buy the Switch? The Switch lacks a killer feature, and I think it will be very difficult for Nintendo to win back the casual gamers that are mostly on mobile now.” – Analyst Dr. Serkan Toto is skeptical about the Switch’s potential for success.
QUOTE | “There’s some poops in every group but generally speaking we really have a very wonderful fan base.” – Cyan Worlds’ Rand Miller, suggesting the slower pace of games like Myst and Obduction have selected for a particularly reasonable group of players.
QUOTE | “London Studio have done a great job in leading the way in VR development…” – A Sony representative announcing a round of layoffs at the PlayStation VR Worlds developer just weeks before the team’s game and the PSVR headset launch.
QUOTE | “The reality of doing business in the games industry is much more nuanced than prevailing industry opinions would suggest, namely because those opinions lack appropriate context.” – Butterscotch Shenanigans’ Sam Coster explains why the studio ignored everyone telling it a simultaneous mobile-PC launch for its Crashlands was a terrible idea.