Just read this interesting article from GamePlayer concerning the effect the “casual” gaming market is having on the industry in general. With games like Guitar Hero and systems like the Wii making mad cash off of people who would normally not have an interest in gaming, many publishers are pushing their designers to offer [...]
I need to take a moment to go a bit off subject here, though my words are still directed at you, gamers. Last night something amazing happened: the Good Guys won. After 8 long years of deceit and fear mongering, a brilliant man was elected by the people, for the people, to actually [...]
In a recent report by MTV Multiplayer’s Tracy John, Blizzard employee and producer of “Starcraft II,” Chris Sigaty mentioned that they want to make the game more friendly to casual gamers, going as far as to say he’d like it to be accessible to his mom.
“It’s definitely a very challenging tight rope walk,” he said [...]
As nerdom goes, it’s a proven fact that gamers are the most badass of the bunch (excluding CERN scientists, that is. They are in an entirely different class together.
But they’re are a few things we could learn from are geeky cousins, the comic book fanboys. Now, I’ve never been a fan of comics [...]
According to a survey held in Australia, the average age of gamers is now 30.
“Overall, the biggest trend is that games are more mainstream than they have ever been, and Australians who play them are more diverse,” Dr Brand said. “Older Australians and more women are playing. The implication here is that games are becoming [...]
