Articles by Rob Fahey - Page 2
Rob Fahey, Contributing Editor
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.
Recent articles by Rob Fahey
Nintendo reaffirms its toy-maker identity | Opinion
Ventures into mobile games and streaming might have clouded Nintendo's self-image -- but the company is still first and foremost a toy-maker
When will Disney get back into video games? | Opinion
Suggesting Disney should buy Activision Blizzard is half correct; its gaming strategy needs re-evaluation, but that's the wrong acquisition
Is crunch being solved or just outsourced? | Opinion
Attitudes have turned sharply against crunch, but efforts to improve working conditions often merely outsource the problems to less famous firms
Amazon's struggle is a reminder that content is still king | Opinion
Every tech giant wants a slice of the games business, but the difficulty of creating great games and valuable IP hasn't changed
Next-gen expectations overshadowed E3 | Opinion
Rather than being a final hurrah for the current generation, E3 highlighted expectations that most upcoming titles will bridge next year's hardware transition
Are we witnessing the end of the console wars? | Opinion
Sony and Microsoft's controllers appearing onstage at an Apple keynote speaks to a new landscape where former rivals are working together
Ten years after Farmville, Zynga's still standing | Opinion
Zynga's rapid rise was matched only by the speed of its fall from grace -- but its turnaround in recent years has been a dramatic third act
Putting PlayStation on the silver screen
Efforts to adapt games to TV and film have generally been poorly received -- but the cultural and business climate we're in may be perfect for Sony's new venture
Apple ruling opens a can of worms for digital storefronts | Opinion
The Supreme Court ruling could open the floodgate to consumer lawsuits for digital stores -- including the content of developer agreements
EA and Activision need to show us something new | Opinion
The industry's biggest publishers now focus on pumping old franchises for incremental growth rather than honing their ability to create the next big thing
Nintendo remains the industry's best long-term bet | Opinion
With Switch soaring and clear space ahead as competitors prepare next-gen offerings, Nintendo is back on top - and the long-term outlook is even more rosy
Diverging paths: Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo's radically different visions | Opinion
After decades of platform holders releasing similar hardware, we should celebrate their new, wildly different visions of gaming's future
"Accessibility" and "difficulty" aren't the same thing | Opinion
The debate about Sekiro rapidly descended into straw-man bashing over "easy modes" -- differently abled gamers' needs are being lost in this mess
Pre-order refunds could force publishers to shift priorities | Opinion
If a bad or unfinished product isn't cushioned by revenues from pre-orders, it changes the arithmetic of launching games -- for the better
Apple's Arcade can succeed - if it aims at families | Opinion
New service can avoid joining a decade of “noble failures” trying to create alternatives to F2P by focusing on children and parents
Google Stadia can succeed if it follows Fortnite's footsteps | Opinion
Pitching the new streaming service as a competitor to PlayStation is bound to failure, but there is a market that Google could cultivate and own
Kicking off the streaming wars | Opinion
GDC 2019: Industry giants have decided that the medium's future lies in streaming - but success is far from assured even for enormous players like Google and Amazon
Anthem's launch and the power of the sunk-cost fallacy | Opinion
Bioware's latest is one of the most egregiously unfinished and broken launches in many years, but these games often get free pass - for now
Is Red Dead Redemption Online tanking Take-Two's share price? | Opinion
Despite fantastic sales, Take-Two can't catch a break - perhaps because investors expected RDR2 to be something it simply isn't
Crackdown 3 shows a vision of the future | Opinion
The new Xbox title points toward the radical changes that Game Pass will bring to the industry's commercial and cultural landscape
Stubbornness over cross-play reminds us of bad old Sony | Opinion
After opening up cross-play for major titles, Sony is now dragging its feet -- putting smaller developers at a disadvantage and confusing its consumers
Fortnite alone can't explain tumbling game stocks
The industry's biggest firms have lost around 13% of their value in the past week, and many are down a third in recent months
Epic vs Steam: Exclusives raise the stakes | Opinion
Epic is Steam's first real competitor in years - with console-war style exclusive tactics being a controversial, but fair, escalation of the struggle
Talking up the positives about gaming | Opinion
Hbomberguy's wonderful charity Twitch marathon has made headlines -- let's boost these stories, instead of letting trolls and misanthropes define our medium
Changing industry economics let Bungie forge a new destiny | Opinion
The idea of a developer operating an expensive online game would once have seemed ludicrous -- Bungie's new independence shows how much has changed