Default Prime author Chris Stewart looks at the future of gaming. Are we going to face a future of the same old franchises churning out sequel after sequel, year after year, or will someone dare to try out new ideas in the big-budget market?

Big-budget gaming has backed itself into a corner. It’s your fault. It’s my fault. It’s the fault of developers, publishers and reviewers. Even technology has played a part. Allow me to explain: we live in privileged times where we can get games tailored to nearly every taste and whim, but we’ve reached an impasse. The problem is the number of games that have quite literally outdone themselves.

MrChrisNo1 via defaultprime.com »