From CVG:
Bold claims from Digital marketing company, which says there's no innovation on consoles....
The rise of casual gaming will see games consoles go "extinct", boldly claims digital marketing company ClickZ.
Wolfenstein: The New Order turns ten years old today, so we decided to play it again and discovered just how much of an extinct kind of game it is.
It's an outstanding game and so was The Old Blood. Also a lost era of gaming. Interesting, I received a physical copy of The Old Blood 9 years ago today from Poland. It was digital only in North America initially upon release so I had to import.
Wolfenstein: The New Order launched 10 years ago today, but can it stand up to the modern FPS titles it inspired?
I disagree. Its still a fantastic game, with very good gunplay and a surprisingly loveable cast of characters and a good story trough many different and interesting setpieces
I played New Order a couple of years after launch and I give it an 8/10. The shooter holds up because it is focused on being a good shooter. There is no crafting, no RPG elements, no open world find the question mark Weapons are fun. Enemies are fun. Levels offer a nice mix of stealth and shooting. You get to be the predator; this isn’t a game about fending off waves of enemies while a robot companion unlocks a door. Most importantly, New Order is the last of a dying breed of single player shooters.
Singleplayer shooters are still getting released every year, just look up "boomer shooters" and you'll find an an abundance of them. AAA fps campaigns, not so much.
Last year had Trepang2, RoboCop: Rogue City, Turbo Overkill, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, Dread Templar, Sprawl and more
Weird all the Wolfenstein articles.
Can you guess what will be announced at Xbox showcase?
What Machine Games did with Wolfenstein franchise is awesome. The game play definitely to me , is still very fun to play !!!
From school politics to ping-pong, pistols to police procedurals, let’s dive into the best that Rockstar has to offer.
that what I've been saying for months
if the casual market gives more money than the hardcore one
so,why devlope expensive,nextgen,hardcore games
do some crappy casual stuff with crappy production values and stick a 50$ price tag on it and there you go,sell like 5 to 10 millions
nintendo I guess if that happen,it is because of YOU
why nintendo why
i guess its innovative then to play mini-games.
I hate casuals from this hardcore stand point.
can co-exist with hardcore games but in no way kill hardcore games. Think of it this way. If casual games were to kill off hardcore games than there will be a lot less gamers around. 17m (PS3) + 22m (360) = 39m less gamers. Which is more than the Wii has sold so far. Granted I am sure that there would be a percentage of those that would get a Wii for the sake of playing some kind of game. The others would either game on a PC or just find some other form of entertainment.
Casual gamers have always outnumber hardcore gamers...mainly because there are very few requirements to qualify as a casual gamer. While I believe their are more casual gamers than hardcore ones now thanks to the Wii, I don't think the hardcore gamers has declined at all. So, if anything the market has grown and consoles are stronger than they ever have been.