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Videogames are a bigger industry than sports and movies combined, thanks to the pandemic

Not only have videogames grown to resemble competition-based, interactive movies, but COVID-19-related lockdowns have propelled the industry to make more...

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phoenixwing1254d ago

Yet they still want to raise game prices

shepherdzeMan1254d ago

personally, I don't care about prices! Just don't bring fucking politics into games, it has already fucked up Hollywood!

Kratos_Kart20071254d ago

Games have always been about politics!! What rock are you under?

Atticus_finch1254d ago

So why are you talking about politics then?
And stop being a snowflake thinking is not that hard.

Sunny_D1254d ago

What is politics? That’s such a broad term. The latest call of duty is political? Warfare is always political…

StormSnooper1254d ago

People that complain about politics are EXACTLY the same people that DO bring politics into gaming because what they really mean to say is “I don’t want any developer to express themselves in a way that does not fit my worldview”

CrimsonWing691254d ago

Yea Jim Sterling did a piece on how there’s no real reason for the price raise.

I remember when N64 games were 79.99. Didn’t last long, I’ll tell you that much.

WelkinCole1254d ago

A bigger market does not mean each games cost less to make or each game is guarantee to make a profit.

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Jerlemar1254d ago

You know much work goes into making high-end games these days? Because the costs to develop are going up and you want to argue that prices shouldn't because the industry is doing better?

phoenixwing1254d ago

Better? They're selling And making millions upon millions. Any dev who isn't an indie are more than fine financially for the most part.

Darthpaul841254d ago

Well a few greedy companies are. They are making more money than ever packing games with micro transactions and still have the nerve to try and charge 70$ for a game. If u notice every one of those 70$ games have been on sale plenty of times already

FinalFantasyFanatic1253d ago

I'm just shocked at the amount of sales we've had this year, one ends, and a week or two later we have another one.

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Themba761254d ago

I remember back in the 80’s being laughed at and being an outcast for playin videogames now it’s bigger than everything now who’s laughing

purple1011254d ago

well, apart from all the people doing sports, they are healthy or at least, healthy-er, people who just watched sports and didn't participate,,, they they got nothing out of it.

SullysCigar1254d ago

Some of us do sports AND play videogames lol

There's still a degree of stigma even now, which is crazy. People think it's cool to mock gamers for some reason. As this article says, it was already huge and it's grown exponentially during 2020, yet still the masses and main stream media treat it like the ginger stepchild of entertainment. It makes no sense.

Unknown_Gamer57941254d ago

I'm sure there are still a lot of people who stereotype gamers to this day, but I'm equally sure many of those same people have spent much of the pandemic vegging out and watching Netflix, which is very much a solitary and sedentary activity that involves a lot of screen time.

lifeisgamesok1254d ago

I love gaming. When I retire someday I'm just going to play games all day

Fist4achin1254d ago

That's a retirement plan I can support. Backlog, here I come!

Sunny_D1254d ago

Good luck in not getting burnt out on games. I think everyone experiences that.

S2Killinit1254d ago (Edited 1254d ago )

Hopefully sport comes back roaring when we are done with this shitshow of a year. Movies too.

SullysCigar1254d ago

They can't play sports if they're all kneeling.

S2Killinit1254d ago

Oh come on man, I expect better from you. There is nothing wrong with showing solidarity with others’ grievances in my opinion. Politics aside, you would want and expect the same of your fellow man.

Sitdown1253d ago

So in your mind, using the same allotted time to kneel in which they were typically standing prevents them from playing sports. You kneeling before Sony hasn't slowed down your ability to respond...one might say it actually increased your responding.

@S2Killinit
Why in the world would you have expected better? Have you not seen the post history?

Kabaneri1254d ago

Gaming is gonna grow even more in the future, especially when VR reaches a point of fidelity that mirrors real life.

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PlayStation Store "Days of Play" Sale Kicks Off, Here Are the Discounted Items

Sony has kicked off the PlayStation Store "Days of Play" sale today, and this includes quite a number of AAA titles. Here's the full list.

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The INDIE Live Expo 2024 event showcased +150 Games during its Saturday broadcast

"INDIE Live Expo, Japan’s premiere online digital showcase series connecting indie game fans all over the world, highlighted more than 150 games during its Saturday broadcast introducing world premieres, new trailers, and updates during its 10th-ever digital showcase." - INDIE Live Expo.

Pyrofire951d 6h ago

Lookin' like the OnLive logo.

Eonjay1d 5h ago

Wow what a throwback there!

TGG_overlord1d 5h ago

Very much so, there should be something in there for everyone to enjoy for sure.

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Summer Game Fest 2024 and games conference schedule: All conference dates, times and streams

A schedule for all of the currently announced game conferences in June 2024, including the Summer Game Fest 2024 date and times.

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Lightning772d ago

For the first time in a long time I have a hard time feeling excited for these events. Maybe it's because of all these massive lay offs and closures there hasn't exactly been good news since the start of the year.

Maybe come next week I'll get a little more excited but I dunno I just can't get too excited right now

thorstein2d ago

Maybe it will be an indie showcase.

Cacabunga1d 22h ago

Cancelling e3 and introducing some ridiculous events..
Times have changed.. to the worse

Lightning771d 21h ago (Edited 1d 21h ago )

Back then it was very exciting, great looking trailers, on stage live gameplay where yes things can and have went wrong but that's how we knew it was a real games being played instead of curated footage extra doctored up that didn't even represent the actual game half the time. Games would release 6 months to a year max not 3 years later.

I miss past E3's even the goofiness like Giant enemy crab or Riiiidge Raceeer. Xbox and Kinect glitching Nintendo's craziness. Again it was real, these days there so protective, clean, doctored sets, where nothing can absolutely go wrong. Too strict and professional with heavy PR babble with buzzwords that mean nothing. Being professional is not bad but when it's fake and corporate heavy where you're made to buy into the words rather than the game, that's how you know it's not real.

Now SFG is just sizzle reeling all the games at once. Plus past SGF events haven't been that great either. Maybe that's not Geoffs fault but the pubs and devs are simply never ready to show anything and have to wait. This gen we've been waiting and waiting for these games.

Plus lay offs as I Mentioned. I dunno Geoff needs to do what made E3 great back then, get funding support and do live stage gameplay he has the support and so why not? Pubs and devs need to do their own thing at the event again. No more doctored bull crap with PR diarrhea trying to sell the game show us with a controller in your hand instead of making empty promises.

Rant over.

Cacabunga1d 21h ago (Edited 1d 21h ago )

Lightning

I will never forget the pre-e3 one year where Kojima was teasing MGS Rising.. and Peace Walker.

Such an incredible period where studios enjoyed what they were doing and teasing their work weeks before the event.

Nowadays is half baked games, cross gen titles, useless mid gen upgrades. There is no hype anymore.
Last great show I remember is the PS EXPERIENCE maybe 3 or 4 years ago in December

gleepot1d 20h ago

Maybe it's because Keighley sucks and never puts on good showcases.

Lightning771d 19h ago

They aren't geoffs games he's not makin it. Though you're half right, he has the stage and events and controls the pace, how the games are shown and presented. If I was him I would have devs have real gameplay with a stage like how E3 used to be.

No more of this curated pre done footage that we've had in the past 4 years.

Actually before that they've been doing that format for awhile. Cyber Punk being the biggest culprit of that format because you can easily deceive and lie to ppl.

Yeah Geoff is half to blame

isarai2d ago

Is it just me or is there little to no buzz or marketing leading up to this compared to previous SGF?

monkey6021d 20h ago

Because they've been consistently boring for the last couple of years. Hard to get worked up for it now

bRuud831d 21h ago

Where is Sony? Still no news about the next Playstation showcase.

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Lightning771d 18h ago

Hopefully early next week at this point they are signed to SGF so they'll be there.

I also said in another post it's rumored to be a State Of Play now. The only AAA's I can see being announced now is Ghost 2 and Bends New game.

I can't see Santa Monica's New IP or ND New IP being announced. I can see GG being there announcing leggo Horizon, Zero Dawn remake or remaster, maybe the LS horizon game.

Skuletor1d 18h ago

After the way they rudely hurried people off the stage at The Game Awards, I won't bother watching any of the streams for this. I'll just checkout out a few game trailers on Youtube after they're uploaded there.