Entries in 'Opinion' (68)
Molyneux on Kinect: "We expected too much, too soon"
Days before walking away from both Microsoft and his own studio Lionhead last week, Peter Molyneux admitted that the public were too quick to judge Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect technology.
OPINION: Is Britain still great for games?
Our lead stories this week are on face value about very contrasting companies. But together they spell out a dismal message about what the UK market is offering British games firms.
OPINION: Taking great Paine
The surprise news as we went to press on MCV magazine earlier this week was that Nintendo’s Dawn Paine is to leave the firm next month to take an important ...
OPINION: The end of pre-owned would be a disaster for games
Reports this morning – which it must be said remain totally unsubstantiated – claim that the Next Xbox could incorporate a new technology that blocks the use of pre-owned games ...
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OPINION: Really, you don't want GAME to fail
I wrote this story this morning. And I took no pleasure in writing it.
2011 REVIEW: Let's raise a glass to games
There’s no end to the list of adversities the games industry had to fend off in the last 12 months to ensure a prosperous 2011.
OPINION: Time to invest in the next generation
My son, only 17 months old, knows how to turn on my iPhone, he’s seen me use it so much.
OPINION: Blockbuster has the X-Factor
One of the most surprising turns in this year’s X Factor wasn’t the show’s inevitable slide into mediocrity. It was a Blockbuster ad promoting games.
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OPINION: Digital Content at Retail
InComm Europe has done the impossible: bridged the gap between digital content and physical retail. European product and marketing director Simon Osgood explains how the High Street is taking the ...
OPINION: Reasons to believe... 3DS will have a strong Xmas
The Nintendo 3DS had a tough start to life, but the handheld’s story has barely begun with its biggest blockbusters still to come. MCV looks at why the much talked ...
OPINION: A United Kingdom
An 'Annual General Meeting’ doesn’t sound like the most exciting event on the industry calendar. But I tell you, as a fly on the wall observer, UKIE’s AGM last week ...
OPINION: The OnLive Revolution?
Today is an important day that I have no doubt represents a true change to how we consume games.
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OPINION: Loss-leading at its smartest
If you think it’s hard getting games to stand out amongst the Christmas blockbusters of FIFA and Call of Duty, try being a retailer.
OPINION: GameStop - goodie or baddie?
I have a right hand and a left hand. For the purposes of this article, my right hand shall be called mAStaK1lla. He represents the gamer and the consumer in ...
OPINION: Are the price cuts enough for UK games retail?
As the saying goes, it’s always darkest before the dawn. And, metaphorically speaking, the High Street and online outlets selling boxed games have faced one long, sleepy night during these last ...
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OPINION: Diablo III auctions a smart move against gold farmers
By introducing real money auctions for virtual items in Diablo III Blizzard has upped its game in the fight against illegal 'gold farmers'.
OPINION: An early Nintendo price cut? These are crazy times
I don’t think anyone saw this coming. And if they say they did, they’re either really clever or a liar.
OPINION: Steam battle heats up
MCV’s 2010 exposé on the frustrations retailers had with Valve’s Steam service was one of our most talked about stories last year.
OPINION: The Nightmare Before Christmas
Our three leading stories in this week's edition of MCV magazine paint a pretty clear picture of the flux gaming currently finds itself. The traditional retail market continues to shrink. It’s ...
OPINION: Honesty Pass
This latest few hundred words of early-morning, blurry-eyed ranting may come on the back of Sony's confirmation of the PSN Pass. But it's not aimed at Sony. Well, it is, ...
OPINION: Industry hasn't learnt from LulzSec
From Nintendo to Bethesda and BioWare to Epic, LulzSec hit some of the biggest names in our industry.
VERDICT: E3 2011
New hardware, new games, flashing lights, corporate big knobs and lots of excited yet excruciatingly tired journalists. It's E3 as we know it and 2011 ticked all of the boxes.
OPINION: E3 shows renewed focus
Can you spot the key word uttered by David Yarnton on this week’s cover that pinpoints the exact industry gear-change this E3 represented?
OPINION: Microsoft's E3 press conference
There's someone getting a monumental telling off tonight. Were it not for a colossal balls up at Xbox.com earlier that resulted in the early reveal of Halo 4, tonight's ...
