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E3 2017 – Glaring omission

Reply to this post           Very little interest in mobile gaming at E3. E3 is the biggest trade show for the computer games industry but it...

Microsoft – Empty harbour.

Reply to this post           I think the video game streaming ship has sailed.   Microsoft is showing no signs of giving up on gaming but...

LINE Q4 16 – Game off.

Reply to this post           Gaming could save LINE but the focus appears to be elsewhere.  LINE reported a difficult set of results which laid bare...

Tencent Q3 16A – Work in progress.

Reply to this post           Still a lot of work needed to realise its full potential.  Tencent reported another excellent set of results but the fact...

Facebook – Gamification.

Reply to this post           Facebook does not intend to play second fiddle to Tencent for long.  Facebook is increasing its position in gaming aiming to...

Microsoft – Wood for the trees.

Reply to this post           Microsoft is so focused on the future that it misses the opportunity in the present.  Microsoft has moved even further away...

Sony – Achilles heel

Reply to this post           User experience remains a huge risk in the next generation.  Sony’s launch of two new PlayStation 4 consoles broadens the appeal...

Sony – Game off.

Reply to this post           Sony misses the wood for the trees.  Sony has decided to have another go at the mobile gaming market but the...

Mobile Gaming – Pokemon went.

Reply to this post           Tencent and Activision can breathe a sigh of relief.  Pokemon Go is already showing all the hallmarks of being a craze...

Tencent Q2 16A – Stairway to heaven?

Reply to this post           Tencent remains a few steps away from greatness.  Tencent followed Alibaba in reporting a mighty set of numbers driven not by...