Posted May 15, 2008 at 12:26PM by Enrico S. Listed in: Opinions & Analysis Tags: Laurent Fischer, Nintendo Europe
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Laurent Fischer, Nintendo of Europe senior marketing manager - Image 1 A lot of talk has been going on about how "casual gaming"  will be the way video games will be opened up to the masses. Well, the Europe senior marketing director of Nintendo has something to say about that. Specifically, the term "casual gaming." Find out what he had to say in the full article.

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Posted May 14, 2008 at 10:06PM by Ceasar S. Listed in: Opinions & Analysis Tags: Electronic Arts, Take-Two Interactive, Colin Sebastian, Lazard Capital
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Analyst Colin Sebastian: expect more Take-Two buyout news on Monday - Image 1After GTA4, you'd think this hullabaloo would be over. But it isn't. Analyst Colin Sebastian of Lazard Capital says that new developments over the proposed buyout of Take-Two Interactive would come next week, and that Electronic Arts would likely have something new to add to their offer.

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Posted May 12, 2008 at 10:17AM by Isaac C. Listed in: Opinions & Analysis Tags: Sony, PS2, NPD Group, Michael Pachter, NPD
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Pachter: PS3 Beat 360 in April, Software Boomed - Image 1January and February were Sony months so to speak, as the PlayStation 3 outsold the Xbox 360 for both periods. The record was broken when the March sales figures were published by the NPD, but industry analyst Michael Pachter believes that the PS3 will prove to shine once again in April. More Pachter predictions of the NPD's April numbers in the full article.

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Posted May 10, 2008 at 09:26PM by Nicolo S. Listed in: Opinions & Analysis Tags: Sony, Kazuo Hirai
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Kaz Hirai - Image 1Always looking at the bigger picture, Sony Computer Entertainment's president Kaz Hirai believes competing platform holders aren't the real threats to the business. "Our competition is not Microsoft or Nintendo," he said during the PlayStation Day. Head over to the full article to learn more.

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Posted May 05, 2008 at 01:27PM by Isaac C. Listed in: Interviews, Opinions & Analysis Tags: Scott Orr, D2C Games, WiiWare
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D2C's Scott Orr Talks WiiWare, PSP As 'Sleeping Giant' - Image 1It's good to hear what developers have to say about the video game industry once in a while. Stephen Orr, founder of D2C Games, talks about how the Wii appeals to the mass-market and how the PSP is a "sleeping giant." Go to the full article to read more on what Orr has to say.

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Posted Apr 30, 2008 at 08:45AM by Enrico S. Listed in: Interviews, Opinions & Analysis Tags: Electronic Arts, Peter Moore, Europe, EA Sports, Take-Two Interactive, Midway Games
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Peter Moore - Image 1EA Sports can be considered one of the strongest brands in the video game industry. Peter Moore, the president of EA Sports, recently spoke about the image of his company, its current stand on acquisitions, as well as his experiences of working at Electronic Arts as the president of one of their labels. If you're interested to hear what he had to say, head on over to the full article.

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Posted Apr 30, 2008 at 05:34AM by David T. Listed in: Opinions & Analysis Tags: Microsoft, Phil Harrison, Europe, DFC Intelligence, David Cole
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David Cole says the Xbox 360 will lose to its competitors in Europe - Image 1Analysts are known for scrutinizing trends and then making predictions based on those trends. In this case, David Cole of DFC Intelligence has his own take on the Xbox 360's performance in Europe. Interestingly, it includes a predicted switching of loyalties as well. Analyze the details in the full article after the jump.

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Posted Apr 25, 2008 at 09:48PM by Ryan C. Listed in: Opinions & Analysis Tags: Martin Spiess, Matt Booty, Viacom
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Midway - Image 1There's a lot going on in the videogames industry, corporate-wise, and it seems that Midway is also joining the fray - with none other than CEO Matt Booty talking about how the publisher famous for the Mortal Kombat series might possibly be joining Viacom. Interested? Then check out all the details in the full article, and see what it means to you as well as the industry in general.

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Posted Apr 24, 2008 at 10:43AM by Glen D. Listed in: Opinions & Analysis Tags: Hideo Kojima, MTV, Swamp, Ken Levine, Will Wright
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Dollars - Image 1The game industry may be getting swamped with sequels, remakes, annualization, and all manner of money-raking tactics. That's bad news, an analyst says, because creativity among developers is often compromised. He says, however, publishers are better off in the long run by breeding talent among the minds behind the medium. Get his full take in the article after the jump.

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Posted Apr 23, 2008 at 01:39AM by Jay P. Listed in: Opinions & Analysis Tags: ESRB, Lawrence Kutner
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Grand Theft Childhood authors Cheryl Olson, Lawrence Kutner: Parents often ignore game ratings - Image 1Even if ESRB  has reported that the number of parents using the rating scheme for video games are increasing, there's still a lot more out there that are still unsure what to do with the said ratings.

According to Cheryl Olson and Lawrence Kutner, authors of Grand Theft Childhood, parents more often than not ignore these ratings. Read more on this in the full article.

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