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Jester Debunker

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10/11/18 at 5:08 PM CDT

 

 

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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

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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breinejm

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10/11/18 at 8:46 PM CDT

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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Jester Debunker

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10/11/18 at 9:23 PM CDT

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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10/14/18 at 9:27 AM CDT

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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Jam ok

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10/12/18 at 9:29 PM CDT

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