Category Archives: Industry News

Games Industry and General Business Misconceptions

Games industry discussion, especially on the large social forums such as Reddit and Twitter, is often boisterous, with competing opinions and thoughts. This is especially true when it comes to some of the more business-oriented subjects, such as development costs or how a publicly traded company operates. Unfortunately, much of that discussion is baked in… Read More »

Action Audit: Why Data Caps Won’t Be An Issue For Google Stadia…In The Short Term

Vice recently published an article that summarized Google Stadia’s potential roadblock with ISP data caps. You can find the article here: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/j5yagg/google-stadia-is-on-a-collision-course-with-broadband-caps-study-shows The article’s spirit is in the right place, but it leaves out crucial details that spell less of a disaster for Stadia in the short term. I don’t agree with the way the… Read More »

Our Take: EA Announces Layoffs of 350

If you’ve spend any time around gaming news today, you may have seen this (report by Jason Schreier at Kotaku): I want to be clear: Jason Schreier has been reporting this accurately and fairly…mostly. I need to keep this short so I am not going to get into the ramifications of certain words & phrases… Read More »

The Battleroyale Market – Why LawBreakers Failed and Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds is Thriving – Part One

PUBG is now 38.3% of all internet traffic.  The rest is cat videos…and porn. This is part one in a three part series that explains why games like Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds and Fortnite have exploded in popularity while other, seemingly well constructed games, died off before they even made a splash.  Playerunknown’s Battleground (PUBG) is a… Read More »

Interview With A Game Developer

We talk about a lot of different things on GO30.  It’s time to let someone else do the talking.  A few months ago I set out with a goal to interview a video game developer.  After several discussions, drafts, and emails, I bring you the completed work. I have the pleasure of introducing you to… Read More »