This is a ridiculous, imbecilic chart of the highest proportions. 90% of that game development is ‘pre production’, in which no actual development of assets, levels, or programming is done.

I look forward to the utter failure of Star Citizen with immense pleasure each and every day. It’s not that I like The Escapist, which is the kind of rag that would sell for 15p with a nudie picture of Lara Croft on the second page if it was a print publication, but rather that Chris Roberts seems like one of the most…

It’s a party house. I imagine they’re for guests.

Facebook doesn’t actually have that much money though. Their revenue is minimal, their p/e is ludicrously low. They could probably borrow money to sell at a loss, but it’s hard to see why that would be a good decision long term.

I feel like the good Doctor has reached over into the territory of sugar coating reality at this stage. The fact is that looks (and yes, that means physical ‘OMG abs’ looks) do matter. Every time you look at women and say “wow she’s hot” or “damn she got hit with the ugly stick”, realise that they (or anyone else)…

Exactly. The sad reality of hostels worldwide is that 60% of people in them, whether you're in Paris, LA, Tokyo or Kuala Lumpur, will be Australian, because apparently the country is such a dump everyone young tries to leave.

Didn’t that white Toyota executive get kicked out of Japan for bringing in prescription drugs?

I was expecting a massive “BOO!!!!” at the end of the video.

Hitman Go was one of the best mobile games in years. Fantastic use of the phone’s advantages instead of trying to port a PC/console experience. This looks good.

Love SWTOR. Suck it haters, the game isn’t dead.

Hepler didn’t say anything about story mode- when asked what the worst part about being a game developer was, she literally said (and I quote), “playing the games”. She also said said that she wanted Dragon Age to be an ‘instant sensation’ like Rowling (Harry Potter) or Meyer (Twilight) as opposed to stuffy fiction…

I absolutely could not agree more. Chloe is just so dislikeable in every sense of the word. I honestly wish 'I'/Max could stop having anything to do with her. She has no redeeming qualities whatsoever. Honestly, I think the main 'unrealistic' thing about the game is that Max doesn't use her power to make a tonne of…

Guild Wars did well at launch, but if the expansion does badly this year, it's game over for ArenaNet.

Many MMOs that are nominally 'Free to Play', such as LotRO, SWTOR, STO, and so on are primarily subscription based, and derive the vast majority of revenues from subscribed players. I play The Old Republic, and 'Free2Play' is nothing more than a trial mode for prospective players. Everyone I have ever grouped with and…

I enjoy the occasional art game, but 9 hours seems a little long. Gone Home was about the right length imho.

I don’t think W3 is the prettiest game out right now. Even if you look purely at raw graphical fidelity, AC: Unity (for all its many flaws) is more visually advanced in terms of lighting and texture resolution.

Absolutely agree. People these days seem to have no idea how expensive actual game development is. Anything remotely approaching AAA (developed in the US/Canada) is looking at $25mm+ development, and at least $20mm marketing on top of that, if not much more.

Hardly. The movie is about what’s happened at the beginning, not now.

Most Youtube game videos are just pure entertainment with a cast of characters. The games are just the background noise.

It's technically got 2 zones. The Skellige Islands, and a mainland area with the city of Novigrad and surrounding wilderness.