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A fifth of gamers love couch co-op, so where are all the games?

Rhys Elliott

15 Nov 2024

console gaming

Couch co-op gaming, when two or more players in the same room play together co-operatively, already has some proven success stories: It Takes Two , a co-op-only platformer from EA studio Hazelight, has...

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Horizon Zero Dawn's price changes signal why consoles are pushing for no discs

Rhys Elliott

10 Oct 2024

Playstation

playstation 5

PlayStation recently announced a remaster of 2017’s Horizon Zero Dawn forPS5 and PC. It’s launching on October 31 for $50. As part of a specialpromotion from Sony, anyone who already owns the original...

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Most gamers prefer single-player games

Rhys Elliott

3 Oct 2024

Playstation

console gaming

It’s no secret that the bulk of AAA games market revenues come from in-game purchases , mostlyfrom live-service games. It’s also impossible to ignore that the live-service market is fiercely competitive....

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Concord has been taken offline: What went wrong? And what’s next for live services?

Rhys Elliott

5 Sep 2024

PlayStation Studios

Concord

Playstation

PlayStation is taking its PVP hero shooter Concord off the market after just two weeks. The game’s Steam numbers point to incredibly low sales. ‘’At this time, we have decided to take the game offline...

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Older gamers are a growth opportunity for AA(A) publishers – here is how to capture it

Rhys Elliott

29 May 2024

console gaming

minecraft

The days of gaming as a hobby only for young people are clearly over. Unlike in the past, gamers are now sticking with console and PC games into adulthood and old age. Consumers aged 55+ account for a...

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PlayStation’s Helldivers 2 fiasco underlines that publishers should nudge gamers, not push them

Rhys Elliott

10 May 2024

playstation 5

Sony

helldivers 2

Helldivers 2 is one of the most popular games of the year so far and has been PlayStation’s biggest PC and live-service success story to date. But PlayStation drew the ire of the game’s PC fanbase...

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Steam is the unlikely winner of the modern console wars – for now

Rhys Elliott

4 Apr 2024

xbox

playstation 5

Sony

Thanks to console manufacturers and third-party publishers moving content to Steam, Valve now boasts one of the most diverse AAA offerings on the market, benefitting from new strategies adopted by Xbox...

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