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Comment by kkt262 | Hacker News Reader

Is the games industry doing a lot worse? I read this article: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/22/ign-layoffs-and-sayin...

Although they don't say it outright, it strongly implies that the game industry is not as profitable as it once was.

I haven't been a gamer for years, so it's shocking that these sites/publications are shutting down.

Can someone enlighten me as far as what's going on in the gaming industry?

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The money has shifted from one area to the next.

Steam made little money at the start, but the market shifted and now theyre a big player.

I remember buying gaming magazines and using BBS's back in the day but the market shifted.

Same with consoles vs PC due to pirating.

Why has this affected the magazines and online publications?

By reading the article, seems they have a few games websites and so are consolidating them. I would say there are less advertising dollars going to these kinds of sites compared to paying to get on the front page of Steam for example.

Is this the games industry? I thought they just talked about it. I think games as an industry is better than ever, more homes have multiple consoles, more smart phones and tablets are out there, more portable game devices, etc... The talk around it all has been the same all along.

I know it cliche but I think gamers are changing and there are more that simply aren't addressed by the "gamer media." The notion of the hardcore gamer seems more and more dated and even a little unpopular any more.

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