Nope. This doesn’t make any sense. And it is exactly what I am talking about is part of the industry problem. What am I on about? Today, GameRant reported that Jason Blundell opened a new studio, Magic Fractal. This is the third studio he has opened in 5 years. None of which have shipped aContinue reading “Another Studio, Same Market: Why New Game Companies Keep Missing Reality”
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Welcome to the Suck: Console Players Meet the PC Market Reality
“To be successful, games need to be on every platform.” “The most successful games are multiplatform” => They are also the ones that tend to be cross-generational. If you’ve been playing the games that supposedly “everyone plays” while they “ignore exclusives” and believe “exclusives don’t matter”, then a persistent cross-generational state of affairs in aContinue reading “Welcome to the Suck: Console Players Meet the PC Market Reality”
Cheap RAM Was the Anomaly, Not the Rule
Consumer DIY ram prices peaked in 2018, and then fell to all-time lows, rising in 2020 and then stabilizing up to about 2022, remaining steady ever since. the current sticker shock in 2025/26 is more about feeling disrupted after a historical period of unprecedented value, but these prices, or rather the super-cycle of consumer DIYContinue reading “Cheap RAM Was the Anomaly, Not the Rule”
A Delayed Bond, a Patient Industry: What 007 First Light Says About 2026
From the WccfTech article by David Carcasole: IO Interactive had one final holiday surprise for players ahead of the release of its next game, 007 First Light: a delay. The studio announced that the game has been delayed by two months and will no longer release on its previously announced release date of March 27, 2026.Continue reading “A Delayed Bond, a Patient Industry: What 007 First Light Says About 2026”
Who Controls the Greenlight? How a Saudi PIF–EA Deal Could Reshape Game Development Financing
Quoted from the VGC article by Andy Robinson Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund will own 93.4% of the Battlefield publisher, if it clears government scrutiny Electronic Arts’ proposed sale to Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund has been approved by the company’s shareholders. The $55 billion takeover deal was approved in a shareholder vote on Monday.Continue reading “Who Controls the Greenlight? How a Saudi PIF–EA Deal Could Reshape Game Development Financing”
The Disintermediation Game: Xbox, Copilot, and the Next Front in Platform Power
I wish I had more time to write today. Unfortunately I don’t, so I am going to present some ideas, some queries and scenarios I asked ChatGPT to juggle, and some references for thoughts on the impact of AI on eCommerce and how it could impact the video game industry and provide insight into whatContinue reading “The Disintermediation Game: Xbox, Copilot, and the Next Front in Platform Power”
Nvidia’s Quiet Retreat from 8GB GPUs Could Reshape PC Gaming Standards
Many console gamers have gotten it twisted in their efforts to console war with their brothers and sisters across the aisle on the Xbox side of the House. They have unfairly accused the Xbox Series S as being the culprit that is holding back gaming. But as I have often advised, it is not theContinue reading “Nvidia’s Quiet Retreat from 8GB GPUs Could Reshape PC Gaming Standards”
Mafia The Old Country and Lost Soul Aside: Quiet Entries in the UK Charts
We won’t see NPD sales data until the 8th of October. Fortunately, between the last update of 27 August and before October, we can take a look at UK and Japan sales data to get some indicators of how some titles are faring on the market. NintendoLife just published the most recent UK weekly salesContinue reading “Mafia The Old Country and Lost Soul Aside: Quiet Entries in the UK Charts”
Unionization at Xbox: Momentum, Math, and Misconceptions
One of my biggest pushbacks to those who were proponents of the ATVI acquisition was this notion that it would lead to mass unionization of the employee base. I’ve made staunch arguments that high-salary technical professionals who have huge bargaining power on the human capital market are not interested in unionization. When we dilute ourContinue reading “Unionization at Xbox: Momentum, Math, and Misconceptions”
Why Ken Levine’s Judas Deserves Praise—And Why That Bugs Me
I’ve been a fan of Ken Levine’s games since the very beginning. With the exception of Tribes: Vengeance, his repertoire reads as the list of some of my favorite games that it is. Eurogamer ran an article today that discussed his upcoming game, Judas. A game whose reveal trailer at the 2022 The Game AwardsContinue reading “Why Ken Levine’s Judas Deserves Praise—And Why That Bugs Me”
Rounding Off Infinity 