The quick answers are: 'Nintendo', 'Sony', 'protective legislation' and 'simultaneous global launches', but the rise and fall of the import scene is an interesting story in itself, and one that shows just how much our industry has changed in the last twenty years.
A gorgeous real-world Miraidon from Pokemon Scarlet and Violet has been created in Japan by the Toyota Engineering Society.
JDR thinks the gaming industry needs more licensed IPs. It's basically a cry for Firefly: The Game, and why not? JDR delves deeper into why more isn't adapted for the interactive screen.
Nah. Video games are their own thing they wouldn't be improved by leeching off Hollywood more.
Read the article and it gives no mention of the many problems prevalent with licensed IPs, such as games and dlc being delisted when their licenses expire, Adult Swim games being the most recent example.
Only if they're good, if its going to be a 2D sprite art game, you can get away with a small team and small budget. But if you're going to make it a 3D polygonal game, you're going to need a large team with a large budget, and often times these licensed games are quickly pushed out the door, unpolished, rough, boring, bland, snorefest at best, and downright broken at worst.
We have an Indiana Jones and James Bond game currently being developed by two veteran teams with I assume fairly sizeable budgets. Let's hope they turn out to be worthwhile.
A new Mad Max game to coincide with the upcoming film would have been awesome. I loved the first game, I'm guessing it didn't sell too well as they never bothered following it up.
"The Game Music Foundation are today very proud and pleased to announce an additional concert, circling back to the roots of Game Muisic Festival in Poland. On April 28th, 2024, the National Forum of Music in Wroclaw will once again become a place to celebrate the art of video game music, featuring scores from The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part II." - The Game Music Foundation.
Yep Sony killed off importing when they said all PS3 games are non region encoded.
Thinking back, importing was killed in the PS1 and PS2 era since the CD's and DVD's were in fact region encoded.
At least it's making a comeback.
yep i trapped importers in a genjutsu and talked them to death
I imported DJ Max Portable 2 a few months ago. One of the best (probably is the best) PSP games I own.
i import alot of Japaneses ds games
RIP lik-sang.com