Alan Wake dev reveals iOS game Agents of Storm

<< LINK REMOVED >> There is so much unintended irony in that comment. You do realise that there are now more people playing on tablets and mobile devices than on consoles, right? So by that definition this market is the one that's now mainstream, while console and PC are more the hardcore breed. There's also always a bit of crossover, so I think that announcing their new project at the VGX is a fine place as any. Most "casual" gamers who exclusively play on tablets or mobile don't really follow gaming news anyway, not the way we do.

<< LINK REMOVED >>This is Remedy. They don't tend to try to do long running series. I mean look at Max Payne. They voluntarily chose to end it after two because they didn't want to drag it out. Not to mention they also have one of the best lead writers in the industry.

right, they also let Rockstar ruin Max Payne.

<< LINK REMOVED >>why? Just because you aren't into a platform should mean nobody should be allowed to develop for it? I don't play handhelds, maybe nobody should be allowed to develop those, Screw anyone who happens to enjoy them.

<< LINK REMOVED >>Because it's not like they might *gasp* actually be interested in making this small side game. Nope it absolutely must be a cash in

<< LINK REMOVED >> there is a good reason why companies jump to mobile games. Almost every person has one = almost every person can be your customer. Why not crate a game with an almost unlimited population base.
Currently we are seeing something similar (and not quite the scale) to the NA game crash in 1983 (<< LINK REMOVED >>) in AAA titles.

Dev companies are searching for a way to reduce the cost and increase the profit, and having a cheap platform (such as iOS and android) that do not need millions to create a good game helps alot.

Also, i personally have at least 3 games on my mobile device, while on my PC, i play just 1 game atm (FFXIV my <3 ).

The AAA games, both on PC and console need alot of money, so the fresh ideas come slower then on cheaper games (indies or mobile). Thus seeing a dev that would like to experiment with the format and ideas is always a + in my book. Better that then having another AC,CoD,BF,DS clone with "updated textures" and continuation of "nobody cares anymore" story.

<< LINK REMOVED >> well to be fair, most brain damaged people are not in the earning bracket for apples tech, try doctors, professionals etc.

I assume mods on game sites don't make it into that bracket either

Just seeing news about mobile games saddens me.