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This Week In The Business: End Of The Line
2QUOTE | “I think linear story games are really going to suffer in the modern marketplace.” – Far Cry 4 creative director Alex Hutchinson, talking about why he thinks open-world and emergent games will be the most popular games going forward.
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This Week In The Business: Save Our Spines
QUOTE | “There was a time when spines were pulled out of players, and we don’t have to do that anymore.” – Veteran designer Sid Meier, explaining why he thinks game designers should create a “positive climate.”
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This Week In The Business: Down With The Popular Kids
“As an industry person, I hope they drop like a fly. It’s better when the industry gets shaken up.” — Unity CEO David Helgason, joking about Supercell’s Clash of Clans, though he was making a serious point about wanting to see more variety.
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This Week In The Business: Casually Pathetic
QUOTE | “It’s kind of a passive attitude they’re taking, and to me it’s kind of a pathetic thing.” — Legendary Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto explaining why Nintendo isn’t going to try to make games specifically for a casual audience like they used to on the Wii.