2024-04-07
The past ten years sure have been a trip https://www.theringer.com/... [image]
The Ringer
A look at Monument Valley, a puzzle game developed by ustwo that won Apple's design award in 2014 and stood out in a market dominated by free-to-play titles
Lewis Gordon / The Ringer :
@ringer @ustwogames Featuring four members of the original dev team, @Dan_Gray, @mnshm, @DavidFHuerta, @gravykun, as well as the makers of other wonderful mobile games, @harrynesbitt, @AdriaandeJongh, @mcloister, and journalists, @KyleOrl, and @ethangach. https://www.theringer.com/...
The Ringer
A look at Monument Valley, a puzzle game developed by ustwo that won Apple's design award in 2014 and stood out in a market dominated by free-to-play titles
Lewis Gordon / The Ringer :
The piece is about a wonderful game, of course, but also the fading dream of premium mobile, Apple's role in marginalising these experiences (having once championed them), & the way we've all been pulled deeper into the “machine zone” over the past decade. https://www.theringer.com/...
The Ringer
A look at Monument Valley, a puzzle game developed by ustwo that won Apple's design award in 2014 and stood out in a market dominated by free-to-play titles
Lewis Gordon / The Ringer :
Monument Valley, arguably the definitive gaming experience on the iPhone, is 10-years old. To mark the occasion, I reported for @ringer on how @ustwogames optimized for beauty and quality rather than analytics, monetization, and attention capturing. https://www.theringer.com/...
The Ringer
A look at Monument Valley, a puzzle game developed by ustwo that won Apple's design award in 2014 and stood out in a market dominated by free-to-play titles
Lewis Gordon / The Ringer :
2024-04-06
@ringer @ustwogames Featuring four members of the original dev team, @Dan_Gray, @mnshm, @DavidFHuerta, @gravykun, as well as the makers of other wonderful mobile games, @harrynesbitt, @AdriaandeJongh, @mcloister, and journalists, @KyleOrl, and @ethangach. https://www.theringer.com/...
The Ringer
A look at Monument Valley, a puzzle game developed by ustwo that won Apple's design award in 2014 and stood out in a market dominated by free-to-play titles
A scene as still and pure as it is confounding: towers stretching up, flags billowing gently in the wind, stone walkways appearing to defy the principles of architecture. Mastodon:...
Monument Valley, arguably the definitive gaming experience on the iPhone, is 10-years old. To mark the occasion, I reported for @ringer on how @ustwogames optimized for beauty and quality rather than analytics, monetization, and attention capturing. https://www.theringer.com/...
The Ringer
A look at Monument Valley, a puzzle game developed by ustwo that won Apple's design award in 2014 and stood out in a market dominated by free-to-play titles
A scene as still and pure as it is confounding: towers stretching up, flags billowing gently in the wind, stone walkways appearing to defy the principles of architecture. Mastodon:...
The past ten years sure have been a trip https://www.theringer.com/... [image]
The Ringer
A look at Monument Valley, a puzzle game developed by ustwo that won Apple's design award in 2014 and stood out in a market dominated by free-to-play titles
A scene as still and pure as it is confounding: towers stretching up, flags billowing gently in the wind, stone walkways appearing to defy the principles of architecture. Mastodon:...
The piece is about a wonderful game, of course, but also the fading dream of premium mobile, Apple's role in marginalising these experiences (having once championed them), & the way we've all been pulled deeper into the “machine zone” over the past decade. https://www.theringer.com/...
The Ringer
A look at Monument Valley, a puzzle game developed by ustwo that won Apple's design award in 2014 and stood out in a market dominated by free-to-play titles
A scene as still and pure as it is confounding: towers stretching up, flags billowing gently in the wind, stone walkways appearing to defy the principles of architecture. Mastodon:...
2023-07-17
@LLoombe ... Another reason for thinking about Netflix and games on this kind of time frame: Cloud gaming, according to @JNavok, is simply not up to the task yet. His prognosis caught me off guard, and cuts through a lot of the hype surrounding the technology. ☁️ https://www.theringer.com/... [image]
The Ringer
After DVDs and streaming, Netflix gears up for what appears to be its third and most ambitious act: video games, with 67 in its library and 86 in development
@LLoombe ... Netflix is not approaching video games like Google. This is a long-term process, not least because “big” games now take ~ five years to make. @ballmatthew compares the company's games push to its streaming drive which took the best part of a decade. 💿 https://www.theringer.com/... [image]
The Ringer
After DVDs and streaming, Netflix gears up for what appears to be its third and most ambitious act: video games, with 67 in its library and 86 in development
Streaming, strikes, and video games. It's an interesting time to write about Netflix, to say the least. For @ringer, I dug into the company's burgeoning gaming effort — where it's at, where it intends to go, and what the fallout could be. https://www.theringer.com/...
The Ringer
After DVDs and streaming, Netflix gears up for what appears to be its third and most ambitious act: video games, with 67 in its library and 86 in development
2023-07-16
@LLoombe ... Netflix is not approaching video games like Google. This is a long-term process, not least because “big” games now take ~ five years to make. @ballmatthew compares the company's games push to its streaming drive which took the best part of a decade. 💿 https://www.theringer.com/... [image]
The Ringer
After DVDs and streaming, Netflix gears up for what appears to be its third and most ambitious act: video games, with 67 in its library and 86 in development
First came DVDs. Then came streaming movies and TV. Now, Netflix is betting big on video games—and new release 'Oxenfree II …
@LLoombe ... Another reason for thinking about Netflix and games on this kind of time frame: Cloud gaming, according to @JNavok, is simply not up to the task yet. His prognosis caught me off guard, and cuts through a lot of the hype surrounding the technology. ☁️ https://www.theringer.com/... [image]
The Ringer
After DVDs and streaming, Netflix gears up for what appears to be its third and most ambitious act: video games, with 67 in its library and 86 in development
First came DVDs. Then came streaming movies and TV. Now, Netflix is betting big on video games—and new release 'Oxenfree II …
Streaming, strikes, and video games. It's an interesting time to write about Netflix, to say the least. For @ringer, I dug into the company's burgeoning gaming effort — where it's at, where it intends to go, and what the fallout could be. https://www.theringer.com/...
The Ringer
After DVDs and streaming, Netflix gears up for what appears to be its third and most ambitious act: video games, with 67 in its library and 86 in development
First came DVDs. Then came streaming movies and TV. Now, Netflix is betting big on video games—and new release 'Oxenfree II …
Featuring @LLoombe, @nightschoolers, @devolverdigital, @builtbysnowman, @WritNelson, @JNavok, @DavidLinthicum, and @ballmatthew. https://www.theringer.com/...
The Ringer
After DVDs and streaming, Netflix gears up for what appears to be its third and most ambitious act: video games, with 67 in its library and 86 in development
First came DVDs. Then came streaming movies and TV. Now, Netflix is betting big on video games—and new release 'Oxenfree II …
2023-06-14
Big news: Embracer is embarking on a “restructuring program” in the wake of that collapsed $2 billion deal. Note the “closing of studios and termination of projects” and an increasingly “centralised” operations. https://embracer.com/... [image]
Polygon
Swedish gaming conglomerate Embracer Group plans to close multiple studios, cancel games, and cut staff, after a $2B deal unexpectedly fell through
Embracer Group has close to 17,000 employees over more than 100 studios, many of which were acquired over the past few years