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Deus Ex creator: "why do we have to make games only teenage boys like?"

OXM UK: Junction Point boss decries "adolescent" mature games.

Sharingan_no_Kakashi4332d ago

that's so stupid. the biggest market for gaming is the adult male market (no sexual innuendos please).

WeskerChildReborned4332d ago

Though their's alot of teenagers that play COD but i think the hardcore audience are mostly adults.

joab7774332d ago

Yeah, unfortunately the economy sucks really really bad. Games are really really expensive to make now which make them huge risks. Thus, those who put up the money want focus testing galore. They want to know exactly who the target audience is and why this game is going to make money. Now, pixar is in an enviable, rare position of making money on everything they make. They don't have to worry about the things that most companies do. As long as cliff from cheers is in it, it will succeed (he has been in all 19 Pixar movies).

Now, specter has made some great games. But even he isnt above reproach in this industry. I'll bet that even Disney would like to see a return on epic Mickey 2. But, I guess that why Indie games have become popular as well as kickstarter. They can simply make the games they want to make and see what happens. Companies look at the profit angry birds has made and don't want to she'll out hundreds of millions and hope for the best. Indie games are cheaper and have the ability, like mobile to succeed. I am sure that everyone including infinity Ward, bioware, and many others would love not to have to answer to anyone or make a game for a target audience, but it isn't realistic anymore.

Hufandpuf4332d ago

"I've always made games for myself, you know? I've never, ever, ever thought about, 'Who is my target demographic?' But when he said that I realised that I had never actually thought about making a game for everyone... Why do we have to make games that only teenage boys like, or 20-something males like, or tween girls like?"

^there's the full quote.

He's saying why can't we make games that appeal to ourselves instead of doing it just for the money.

gaden_malak4332d ago

Well they need to make a living (or for a job), not just for themselves but for the many people not directly involved in making the game as well as to keep a business afloat.

One of many reasons I can think of.

Ryo-Hazuki4332d ago

I agree with him. Unfortunately unless you are indie then those days are over. You may get some games that are about what the developers want but it's few and far between. We use to get lots of variety with different ideas/games in previous gens but this gen it's about glorifying the demographic with the same stuff. I miss the previous gens

Straightupbeastly4332d ago

Teenage market now is casual, and they only buy a couple games a year like cod and madden

StrawberryDiesel4204332d ago

U make it because your publisher tells you to

Shnazzyone4331d ago

He makes a good point. It's what's making the market so stagnant. The adolescent male market is only interested in so many things and it limits creativity.

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Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two - Wonderful Co-Op Hamstrung by Aging Tech

Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two is one of the greatest co-op platformers ever made, and can still be played on modern consoles & PCs.

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A Look Back at Disney Games on PlayStation Handhelds

VGChartz's Adam Cartwright: "There are few brands out there that have anything like the appeal and recognition of Disney. Thanks to decades of beautiful and critically acclaimed animated films, the company is a household name that has expanded beyond just movies to include a variety of other ventures, including videogames. Disney has also grown its lineup considerably in recent years by acquiring Marvel, Pixar, and Star Wars (although for the purposes of this article, I’ll only be covering Disney/Pixar output).

Thanks to their broad audience, Disney games usually show up on every viable platform out there, meaning that despite the brand’s affinity with Nintendo’s younger-skewing audience, both the PSP and Vita received a number of titles throughout their lives. Some of this was through Disney's own developer/publisher (Disney Interactive Studios), but the firm also licensed out its IPs for other companies to try their hand at – with somewhat mixed results."

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Xbox Game Pass Announces New Games - Alien: Isolation, The Walking Dead: Season 2, and More

Xbox Wire: "It’s true, constantly bringing more games to you is kind of our schtick at Xbox Game Pass, so let’s talk about the journey these latest additions took to get from us to you! We started with the customary good luck ceremony, during which we wrote heartfelt haikus in tribute to each game, and the social media team sang their rehearsal solos for the Xbox Game Pass: The Musical."

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crazyCoconuts1912d ago

Nice adds. I like how their site has fun with the announcements.

lxeasy1912d ago

I heard really good things about the Alien game. Gonna check out. Another win for Gamepass

mark_parch1911d ago

alien isolation is a great game. I love how they stayed true to the original film with the late 70's sci fi vibe.

Estevez1911d ago

Alien: Isolation has the highest number of players who never finished the game - of all the games... this is why I never bothered with it...

gam3r_4_lif31911d ago

Alien isolation is great. It just needed some editing. If it was about 30% shorter it woukd have been a masterpiece

gam3r_4_lif31911d ago

@Estvez yeah because it got very repetitive and rather than them wrap it up and bring it home they added another 10- 15 hours of nothing new. But would defo check it out on GP if you never played it, it really is faithful to look of the movie and still looks great now

Greedsin1911d ago

It's a fantastic horror game, the Alien AI really keeps you on your toes.

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Automatic791912d ago

I agree lots of great games.

Bnet3431911d ago

One of the few bright spots for the Xbox One is the Xbox Game Pass. I am waiting for them to be the Netflix of gaming. Even for new titles. That's the goal. That would be so awesome. That's like their main selling point.

Bronxs151911d ago (Edited 1911d ago )

The native 4k triple A 3rd party games like far cry 5, shadow of tomb raider, red dead 2 and metro exodus is also a selling point to me. and backwards compatibility with some 360 and OG Xbox games get free 4K patches like half life the orange box and KOTR. Also More and Better free games with gold and you actually keep the Xbox 360 free games forever. And they offer pretty good ones I’ve filled out my gaming library with good titles like South Park stick of truth for example. The controller and 4K blu Ray playback are nice as well.
And while they don’t have the best game library of all platforms there are still pretty great games that can’t be played on a Nintendo or Sony system like games in the halo Forza gears franchise and new games like ori and the blind forest quantum break from remedy sunset overdrive from insomniac. Plus looking forward to new games from ninja theory.

But your right game pass is a big plus. Getting titles like doom, hitman, shadow of the tomb raider, rise of tomb raider, fallout 4, rocket league, alien isolation, resident evil revelations, plus all first party Microsoft games is a damn sweet deal!

Greedsin1911d ago

It's shocking how much speed Game pass has picked up recently. The selection of new games is great so far.

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