Tag: Marketing
Shadow Of War Removing Loot Box Marketplace Ha Ha Ha
After months and months and months on the market, Monolith Productions claims it’s just started to realize the loot boxes MIGHT be undermining the gameplay. Of course, loads of people were saying this even before launch. I said it often, loudly, repetitively. I’m shocked less about the removal of the…
Steam Isn’t Fine: Indie Game Performs 20 Times Better On Switch Than Steam
The Nintendo Switch is becoming the indie platform of choice while Steam Direct has turned Valve’s storefront into a choked mess where games go to fail. Source article: http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2018/03/16/blossom-tales-developers-avoid-closing-thanks-to-switch-sales-after-poor-steam-showing.aspx Source image for Steam releases: https://u.cubeupload.com/0TCFhm.jpg
PUBG Dev Says Sony Is Very Strict With PS4 Games… Hahaha!
PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS isn’t on PS4 and will apparently remain Xbox One exclusive for a while… part of the reason is that Sony is strict. This reason seems incongruous when you consider Life Of Black Tiger and other terrible games flooded the PlayStation Store last year, though there is a nucleus…
Loot Box Controversy Having No Impact On Game Sales
Inspired by an article (and the commentary that followed), I discuss the NPD’s suggestion that recent loot box backlash hasn’t damaged the industry… and why that doesn’t entirely matter. Read the article if you wish: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-10-25-npd-loot-box-controversy-having-no-impact-on-sales-potential