Mighty No. 9’s launch is a mess, but Deep Silver promises relief to Wii U players
Today has been anything but mighty for this long-awaited 2D action game. Mighty No. 9 officially released today after a long series of delays,...
E3 2016: PlayStation VR made Oculus CEO Palmer Luckey ‘really happy’
The 2016 Electronic Entertainment Expo trade show in Los Angeles last week marked Sony’s biggest virtual reality push yet, and one of the company’s...
Fable Fortune closes its Kickstarter campaign — because it’s found outside funding
Well, this is a strange turn of … fortunes (sorry). Flaming Fowl Studios, which consists of the remnants from the closed Lionhead Studios, is working...
PlayStation VR’s weakness is the Move controller
Sony’s PlayStation VR has a number of advantages over its virtual reality competitors, such as lower price, ease-of-use, and brand recognition. But it also has a...
God of War director Cory Barlog says that Sony’s violent series is growing up with the industry
God of War was one of the most surprising games to appear at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, and not for the...
Square Enix CEO is still taking risks with bets on core console games
Square Enix has continued to thrive as one of the few successful companies that can make games that appeal to those both in the East...
Minecraft: Wii U Edition gets a physical release
Considering Minecraft is all about blocks, it really makes sense to own the game in a box. Nintendo revealed today that Minecraft: Wii U...
Yoshi’s feet and other secrets about Mario’s dinosaur friend
The dinosaur Yoshi is one of Nintendo’s cutest characters, so it’s a little surprising that one of his games has a topless woman hidden...
Video games will become a $99.6B industry this year as mobile overtakes consoles and PCs
Forty-seven percent of that $99.6 billion will come from Asia, as you can see in the chart below. China is seeing exceptional growth. Mobile in that country will be up 41 percent from 2015 to reach $10 billion.
Big in Tehran: Inside Iran’s $140M console and PC market
I’ve chalked up 2015 revenue for the PC and console games market in Iran to approximately $140 million, based on research firm Newzoo’s latest...