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When Videogames Publishers Go 'Street'

Posted by simoniker on from the bling-bling dept.

Thanks to 1UP/OPM for its article discussing what they describe as the 'thugging' of the videogame industry, referencing games such as Def Jam Fight for NY and Midnight Club 3: Dub Edition. The piece suggests: "Whether it was established franchises morphing into more streetwise versions of their former selves or new franchises emerging wearing their hip-hop influences on their sleeves, it was clear that the urban lifestyle is being embraced by developers and publishers alike." Marc Ecko argues "I think the problem is that the games industry is generationally nostalgic", and Steve Allison of Midway charges: "The guys bitching about this new trend are inching up on 35 years old, and they grew up on old-school gameplay. They're a very vocal bunch, but they're just not the market anymore."

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  5. Re:I'm almost 35..I'm not the market? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    you're almost 35 and you have a 'edgy' nickname In AlTerNAtInG CaPZ?

    fuck, you're a loser.

  6. Re:35 years old by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's funny how people think they will be able to stop the rain by ignoring the first few drops... in this case by modding stuff down haha.

    Cheers and see you and everybody else on the other side =D