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Analyst: iPod touch The Biggest Ever Threat To Publishers

Edge: Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter has suggested that the "iPod touch is the most dangerous thing that ever happened" to game publishers.

Putting major franchises on Apple products cheapens their value, according to Pachter, who also believes that youngsters brought up playing games on iPod touch and iPhone are less likely to graduate to other gaming systems than previous generations of players brought up on arcade titles and Nintendo handhelds.

"I think the publishers are completely lame on this, I think they have it wrong," Pachter told Bonus Round. "EA's chasing it because they think it's an opportunity. I think the iPod touch is the most dangerous thing that ever happened to the publishers, ever, and they don't get it for two reasons."

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zootang5307d ago

I never looked at it like that, for once he makes sense to me

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Pacific Rim Pinball comes to Pinball FX

This could be fun as they make great tables. Go big or go extinct. Prime your senses for a neural handshake and step into the cockpit of a Jaeger. It is on you to cancel the apocalypse when Pacific Rim Pinball comes to Pinball FX on May 16.

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Mugen Souls Retro Review – Sexy Demon Space Adventure

Gary Green said: We have a juxtaposition of 2D and 3D visuals, flashy turn-based combat, quirky anime characters with cheeky dialogue with plenty of partial nudity; Yes, this is a Compile Heart JRPG. Whilst the engine is borrowed from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, Mugen Souls is more of a Disgaea spin-off. It’s not a strategy RPG as such, it merely sits within Disgaea’s ever-expanding universe (Multiverse? Netherverse? Your guess is as good as mine). You won’t find cameos though, since Mugen Souls is a franchise which aims to stand on its own two feet.

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Squad Busters is a New Action Game from Supercell Soft Launched in Selected Countries

Supercell has released its new squad-building action game Squad Busters in Spain, Mexico, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Canada, and Singapore. This game features characters from different Supercell titles, such as Clash of Clans, Brawl Stars, Hay Day, Clash Royale, and Boom Beach.

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