The head of Rovio (makers of Angry Birds), Peter Vesterbacka, is making more news this week for his call-out style challenges tossed in the console gaming industry's direction. The developer made waves in the middle of this March when he suggested that console gaming was dying, and now he's further supported his argument by calling console games in general "$49 pieces of plastic."...
, spoke at SXSW this past weekend. In a series of statements connected to price and positioning, Vesterbacka suggested that mobile games are on the way up while console games are "dying." According to Vesterbacka, and here's where I tend to agree, mobile game companies are in a great position right now because they are so nimble. The marketplaces, and the context of the software itself...
Epic Games Vice President Mark Rein has already spoken about one device in the next generation of the portable gaming console wars. He talked about the 3DS and its inability to run the Unreal Engine to the company's standards. Now he's at it again, although this time he's recounted his unrelenting love for Sony's NGP. No, really. I love console game experiences. I love, love, love...
Every single year around this time, websites start churning up the Internet hype machine and let rumors and speculation fly of the next console from the big three. “Did you hear that Nintendo will be revealing the Wii 2 at E3 this year?” “Sony’s definitely showing off the PS4, they have to.” “Microsoft pwnz world with 720.” Just… no. We’re in a new age of console life-cycles, folks....
Ever since more and more entertainment options have popped up on gaming consoles, people have been wondering just how much time was spent doing activities other than shooting bad guys with their Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii units. With even more content coming in the future such as ESPN to the 360, have these pieces of consumer electronics graduated from just being something for the...