Videogames 1 - Introduction to the Videogame Industry

Videogame Industry Introduction

• Grand Theft Auto V.
• Action-Adventure Game.
• Released in 2013.
• The developer of the game is Rockstar North.
• Published by Rockstar Games.
• The platforms avaliable for the game include, PS3, Xbox 360, PS4, Xbox One and PC.
• The RRP of the game when first sold was approximately £50.
• The units sold and total revenue is $6 billion worldwide. 
• The average review score on metacritic is 97.
• The age rating is PEGI 18.
• The average time to complete the game on all playstyles is 46hrs 28mins.
• The game was made as an open world, they used field research trips, Google Maps and Street view primarily to help replicate Los Angeles for the fictional setting of 'Los Santos', they use the Rockstar Advanced Game Engine, developed by Rockstar Games. It took approximately 3 years to make, the issues the team faced was was delays of the release of the game to the start of 2013, to towards the end, there were also pproblems of parts of the game being leaked before the initial release.

• Minecraft.
• Sandbox video game.
• Released in 2009.
• The developers are Mojang, 4JL Studios, Other Ocean Interactive and Xbox Game Studios.
• The publishers are Mojang, Sony Interactive Entertainment and Xbox Game Studios.
• The platforms available for the game include, Java, Microsoft Windows, Windows 10, Linux, Fire OS, mac OS, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, IOS, Android, Windows Phone, Nintendo 3DS, Playstation Vita, Wii U and Nintendo Switch.
• The RRP of the game when first sold was approximately £10 - £20.
• The units sold and total revenue is $480 million.
• The average review score on metacritic is 90.
• The age rating is PEGI 7.
• The average time to complete the game on all playstyles is 156hrs 54mins.
• The game was made through using Java, it took only 6 days to make for the first version of the game. The issues the team faced are bugs and glitches in the game.

• The Sims 4.
• Life Simulation game.
• Released in 2014.
• The developer was Redwood Shores studio of Maxis.
• The publisher was Electronic Arts.
• The platforms available for the game include PC, PS4 and Xbox One.
• The RRP of the game is when first sold was £30 - £40.
• The units sold and total revenue is $5 billion.
• The average review score on metacritic is 70.
• The age rating is PEGI 12.
• The average time to complete the game on all playstyles is 49hrs 12mins.
• The game took approximately 2 years to make, the issues the team faced was controversy on the type of content players had and those they believed the game lacked.