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Good news for publishers this
holiday season
This article tracking Fortnite DAU and Twitter mentions shows
the game peaked during the summer. This fits with what I've been
hearing anecdotally too.
marketwatch.com/st...-10-06
That's good news for the big publishers with AC:Odyssey, RDR2,
CoD, BF, FIFA, etc. AC:Odyssey kicked off the holiday season with a
PR to announce their highest first week revenue for an AC this
console cycle. EA has their own specific overhangs though, which
explains their weakness and how far they are from their 52-week
high:
1. Lootboxes. They refused to comply with Belgium's request to
remove them. Activision and 2K both disabled real money purchases
in that region. EA has too much riding on FIFA FUT to show weakness
there.
2. Ronaldo rape claims. He's the cover star for FIFA.
3. Lack of earnings clarity since their pre-announcement a few
weeks ago.
4. Questions over Battlefield strength. CoD seems to be far more
anticipated.
ubisoft.com/en...s.aspx
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Steam had GTA5 for $19 and change so I bought 2 copies on PC for
my son and I to play together. I also have a friend who has his own
server and we can use it for communication and play together so I
thought it worth it. Way different feel on PC! So if you are
counting, I have bought GTA5 4 times now, lol.
I am very excited about RDR2. RDR was one of my favs all time.
Otherwise I have mostly been playing mobile games. Not sure if I
will buy another console after this generation. Why do I need
one? My son prefers PC and I haven't played on a console more
than a few hours this entire year.
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Author:
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breinejm
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Off Topic
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Neutral
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10/11/18 at 8:46 PM CDT
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I'm not a fan of mobile games generally. Too much focus on
monetization, small screen, and I prefer a game controller over a
finger on a small screen.
That said, I strongly recommend Rayman Jungle Run and Rayman
Fiesta Run. They're just $3 each, tons of levels,no need to spend
IAP, and they look and sound just like the console games Rayman
Origins and Legends. The gameplay is tuned for mobile though, he
runs constantly and you tap two buttons to punch and jump. I also
hear good things about Eden Obscura.
youtube.com/wa...k6DhDA
play.google.com/st...mobile
play.google.com/st...starun
play.google.com/st...bscura
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Author:
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Jester
Debunker
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Off Topic
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Neutral
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10/11/18 at 9:23 PM CDT
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I am mostly free to play mobile. I have 3 Clash of Clans
accounts and lead a clan. I also still play pokemon go. I have
spent some money on CoC over the years though. :)
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Author:
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breinejm
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Off Topic
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Neutral
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10/14/18 at 9:27 AM CDT
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Jon,
Some of the rumblings I hear do, in fact, supposedly say that
consoles may be obsolete as everything is delivered, not just the
content but the processing power, over broadband. I've no idea
of how practical that is, but if it's a doable deal, I can see
it being a bit like cord cutting - play the games you want, when
you want, console agnostic.If one paid a bit more for the games,
and dispensed with the need to buy a console, I'd think that'd
be pretty attractive.
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Author:
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Jam
ok
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Off Topic
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Sentiment:
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Neutral
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Date:
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10/12/18 at 9:29 PM CDT
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