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The place where @superhys writes his gaming articles 'n' shit

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New research!

A fifth of gamers love couch co-op, so where's all the bloody games?

Get the data and the details in my new @midiaresearch blog (in the comments)

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New research: Most gamers (53%) prefer single-player.

Many AAA game makers have chased the live-service trend. But it was a wild goose chase for most.

When it comes to new releases, it's time for devs return to what works.

New @midiaresearch blog post: https://t.co/4dyV3OdR4t

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My nephew was so chuffed with his first Charizard that he hugged his Switch and asked if he could keep it forever 😆

Warning: Welsh AF

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PlayStation closing London Studio is the nail in the coffin for PS' VR commitment.

London made one of VR's premier games (Blood & Truth), developed the LSSDK VR rendering tech, and genuinely understood how to make cool VR shit.

You don't can them if you're taking VR seriously.

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The main Game Pass sub doesn't grant online access to non-F2P games (Ultimate does).

Confusin'.

Unless this changes, CoD will be on Game Pass, but its online mode (the reason people play) won't.

Xbox might be aiming to maximise revenues per user by pushing them up a tier.

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Sony announced its revenues for this week. 📈💸

FY 2023 saw gains in game and network services, but the next year is looking a bit gloomier.

Luckily, the future's brighter.

My full @midiaresearch write-up: https://t.co/f5m9fgVYSJ

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Talked about Xbox.

Rhys Idiot has a pretty good ring to it, though lmao

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Xbox recently released its calendar Q1 results!📈

Revenues are up, but hardware is sharply DOWN.

It's tempting to see this as doom and gloom for Xbox. But that ignores the bigger picture and Xbox's strategy shift of the past five years.

My full take: https://t.co/bMGrjRLCqu

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I was quoted in this great @guardian piece about Fallout and why game adaptations are the new superhero movies. 🎮🎬

It's a topic that's come up quite often at @midiaresearch!
https://t.co/MmjGVvZVL2

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Hmm

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AAA single-player game budgets and scopes are OUT OF CONTROL.

So why don’t AAA game studios just make smaller games?

It's a way to cut costs without laying off folks, and consumers don't complete games anyways.

I discuss in my new @midiaresearch blog: https://t.co/peKNMdeMtW

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Blizzard games are officially coming back to China. This is massive for Xbox's aim of reaching 3 billion gamers. China is a HUGE market and will help Xbox scale its mobile offerings.

https://t.co/ml4BDzmFL2

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It's a problem

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After 6 years at Newzoo, I have a new job!

I'm chuffed to announce I'm a games industry analyst at @midiaresearch!

I've written a blog post about how the big winner of the modern console war is

🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁

Valve (yes, VALVE).

Have a read: https://t.co/T0KDdML1p5

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Another banger by @James_Batchelor, featuring some analysis from @TomWijman and yours truly!

'ave a look

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web3 has a Game of the Year show called the GAM3 Awards.

Some of the GOTY nominees aren't even playable and only sell crypto.

No, I'm not joking. How the fuck can people take web3 seriously?

I was going to say "still take seriously?", but it's always been a con. Let's face it

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Sony was the #2 public company by game software revenues for YEARS. Not anymore! 😱

That's right, Microsoft’s H1 2023 game software revenues exceed Sony’s (when including Activision Blizzard).

That acquisition has really shaken things up.

Full analysis: https://t.co/ugNeJ3glnP

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Just saw the LinkedIn gaming crowd celebrating that mobile games generate way more revenues than console ones.

On a totally unrelated note, did you know that casinos make more money than amusement parks?

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PR for PlayStation Plus' price hike: ''price adjustment will enable us to continue bringing high-quality games and value-added benefits to your PlayStation Plus subscription service.''

Metacritic scores for September's games:
Saint's Row: 61
Black Desert: 61
Generation Zero: 45

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We had no idea how literal this was