Entries in 'hardcore' (44)
Xbox 360's transition from hardcore to casual "was an accident of circumstance"
One of the founders of the original Xbox programme at Microsoft has lashed out at the direction the company has taken with Xbox 360.
OPINION: Niche opportunities in the games market
With the way so much stuff is shrinking in the UK games market – the number of big releases is falling, the amount you need to sell to get the ...
Hardcore gamers "have issues" with EA Origin
EA admits core gamers have ‘issues’ with its download platform.
OPINION: The danger of taking E3 out of context
Some surprises are always kept secret, and some expected announcements seem to disappear into nothingness.
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Iwata admits mass-market focus cost Nintendo
Nintendo’s early success in appealing to the mass market and new gamers has eventually lead to the company’s current struggles, president Satoru Iwata has admitted.
Nintendo returns to the casual market for next 3DS push
The key to rejuvenating the 3DS in the market place could be a return to the mainstream markets, Nintendo has said.
ANALYSIS: Dark Souls and the core gamer
MCV looks at what the arrival of the toughest game, Namco Bandai's Dark Souls, ever says about the market...
Dark Souls
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The RPG where death is always one step away gets a successor. We take a look at the growing demand for this tougher title.
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MS: Core Kinect games won't be contrived
In an interview with MCV, the EMEA VP of Xbox Chris Lewis has said that Kinect implementation in core Xbox 360 games will not happen simply for the sake of ...
Core leadership under threat
The rising market in what stat trackers NPD 'digital gamers' is threatening to overthrow hardcore gamers as the most active segment in the market.
Wii U 'friendlier' to core games
Nintendo's upcoming Wii U will be a far "friendlier" platform to traditional hardcore gamers and publishers who release games for that audience.
Wii U 'up to parity' with 360, PS3
id Software's John Cormack has said that Nintendo's Wii U is, on raw tech terms at least, directly comparable to "other consoles" – namely the Xbox 360 and PS3.
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Heavy Fire Afghanistan hitting Kinect
A modern military shooter title has been confirmed for Xbox 360 Kinect.
Ubisoft: Hardcore aren't the only early adopters
The UK marketing manager of publisher Ubisoft has said that, unlike with most hardware launches, the arrival of the 3DS is likely to appeal win attract plenty of early buyers ...
MS promises more hardcore Kinect games
Despite the fact that hardcore Kinect gaming has been a touchy subject for the platform holder since the device was first announced, but Microsoft has returned to the topic with ...
'Incredible' year for Xbox 360 hardcore
Much of the world's games press gathered in the US yesterday to see a showcase of the big titles Microsoft has in store for Xbox 360 owners in the year ...
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Sonic ‘has to consider’ younger fans
Speaking to MCV, Sega’s Sonic’s brand director David Corless has countered claims that Sonic fans “are hard to please”, adding that the publisher is now obligated to tailor modern Sonic ...
Why Move will do what EyeToy didn’t
With a wide assorted of supported titles at launch and plenty more in the pipeline, Move has the ability to please those core fans as well as appeal to this ...
TGS brings Kinect to the core
Microsoft’s Tokyo Game Show press event has finally delivered what all the pre-release hype until now has failed to – a range of upcoming titles that will very much place ...
So who is Kinect for exactly?
Microsoft’s mixed message over its ambitions to market the Kinect motion cameras to the traditional hardcore Xbox 360 audience continues.
Child of Eden cools Kinect functionality
Though Q Entertainment’s Child of Eden will still support Kinect to some degree when it arrives at retail in 2011, the developer has now claimed that Microsoft’s motion camera is ...
Kinect RRP vs sole hardcore gamers
The boss of indie online retailer ShopTo has told MCV that when stacked up against rival offerings from Sony and Nintendo, Kinect actually represents good value – but it’s a ...
Child of Eden ‘will speak to core’
With Microsoft sending out mixed messages about the potential hardcore appeal of Kinect, Ubisoft has claimed that one of its first Kinect titles will really “speak” to the core Xbox ...
OnLive ‘not for the hardcore’
Cloud gaming service OnLive may not be to the taste of the hardcore market, CEO Steve Perlman has told Cnet.
MS: Hardcore will buy Kinect first
The traditional ‘hardcore’ userbase of the Xbox 360 will be amongst the first consumers heading to the High Street to buy the device, Xbox's worldwide product marketing manager Ryan Moore ...
