1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comAndy Chalk Legacy Authorhttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/andychalk/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ZGAUGpZ8GQ"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/capcom-predicts-severe-contraction-in-packaged-games/">Capcom Predicts “Severe Contraction” In Packaged Games</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/capcom-predicts-severe-contraction-in-packaged-games/embed/#?secret=ZGAUGpZ8GQ" width="600" height="338" title="“Capcom Predicts “Severe Contraction” In Packaged Games” — The Escapist" data-secret="ZGAUGpZ8GQ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Capcom says in its 2013 annual report that it expects the packaged game business will shrink by a whopping $5.3 billion in 2017. I hope this doesn’t come as too much of a shock to anyone, but the conventional retail videogame business is struggling. The days of nipping over to your local retailer to browse the shelves and pick up the preorder you placed two months prior are rapidly drawing to a close; today’s hip, connected gamers are far more likely to drop a few bucks on a Steam sale or the latest old-time release on GOG. It’s a trend […]http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/library/deriv/594/594417.jpg