Archive - Rob Fahey

Rob Fahey is a former editor of GamesIndustry.biz who spent several years living in Japan and probably still has a mint condition Dreamcast Samba de Amigo set.

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5 Niche Appeal

Opinion A year ago Can a console survive on a hardcore fanbase alone?

13 Stock Ticker: Nintendo

A year ago Six months of decline - but what do the markets actually want from Japan's one-time giant?

25 All Guns Blazing

Opinion A year ago Nintendo's drive to make a success of the 3DS builds momentum - and finds important allies

41 Pre-Order Penance

Opinion A year ago Consumers should be rewarded for pre-ordering - so why are we making them jump through hoops instead?

5 Steve Jobs' Retirement

Opinion A year ago Steve Jobs' departure from Apple could actually boost the company's stature in the games business

21 The End of Handheld?

Opinion A year ago The failure of 3DS isn't just down to Nintendo's failures - it's symptomatic of a much wider shift in the market

12 Champion Rising

Opinion A year ago Riccitiello's EA is taking huge risks - but so far, they're paying off. Can the winning streak continue?

16 Small but Incomplete

Opinion A year ago Small-studio developers are changing the world - but without the expertise of publishing, is this sector sustainable?

5 Once You Pop...

Opinion A year ago Buying PopCap is John Riccitiello's most significant move yet as EA CEO - and his riskiest

21 Beachside Burnout

Opinion A year ago The revelations from within Team Bondi shock few in the industry - and that in itself is a shameful thing

20 Pre-Owned Mercenary

Opinion A year ago Capcom takes aim at the second-hand market - or so the Internet wants to believe

15 Blowing Bubbles

Opinion A year ago Mobile and social gaming are in a huge valuation bubble - but that doesn't have to mean that disaster is coming

19 Origin of War

Opinion 2 years ago EA rattles its sabers at Steam - but Origin's strategy is a throwback to the bad old days

23 Identity Theft

Opinion 2 years ago Nintendo's decision to carry its Wii and DS branding into the next generation will confuse more consumers than it attracts.

18 Winning the Night

Opinion 2 years ago E3's conferences are over for another year. Who won, who lost out - and what fresh direction does this give the industry?

12 Calling the Elite

Opinion 2 years ago The underwhelming nature of Call of Duty Elite disguises an experiment that could define Activision's future

12 Born Free

Opinion 2 years ago Age of Conan joins a growing list of freemium MMOs - a wise move, or a desperate one?

23 War is Over

Opinion 2 years ago Will the next generation of consoles herald a truce in the graphics arms race?

13 Riders on the Storm

Opinion 2 years ago There's a crisis on the way for console core gaming, but this cloud has a thick silver lining

8 Rock and a Hard Place

Opinion 2 years ago There's trouble ahead for the core games market - but it's wrong to blame social and mobile for these problems

52 Into the Breach

Opinion 2 years ago Sony's PSN security breach looks disastrous - but it's so much worse than that

19 Going, Going, Gone

Opinion 2 years ago PSP Go is laid to rest. Weeping is unlikely at this funeral.

16 No Silver Lining

Opinion 2 years ago Cloud gaming continues to fascinate - but the economic arguments don't add up

103 Slapped Down

Opinion 2 years ago Gearbox' mis-step with Duke Nukem Forever's Capture the Babe mode is likely to raise hell - and rightly so

10 Squeezed Middle

Opinion 2 years ago Life as a second tier publisher is no longer tenable - unless you're knocking out blockbusters, it's time to find a new niche