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Breakout Year for Christian Video Games
Cordova, TN; January 16, in the year of our Lord 2015--Family
Friendly Gaming, the industry leader in covering the family
friendly video games is looking at a very important question.
Will 2015 be a breakout year for Christian video games? Could it
happen in 2015? There have been plenty of good, fun, cool, and
entertaining Christian video games in the past. Could 2015
surpass them all? Will we see new home console and hand held
Christian video games? Why would we even bring this topic up?
There are all kinds of predictions being made all across the
video game industry. Plenty of “experts” are weighing in on what
trends they expect in 2015.
Family Friendly Gaming asks one question every single year. What
would we like to see happen in the video game industry this
year? That question leads to brainstorming sessions. All kinds
of ideas are thrown around. Christian video games have had good
years, and they have had bad years. None of us can forget all of
the various successes of Christian video games in the past. From
Wisdom Tree to Graceworks Interactive. From Digital Praise to
Left Behind Games. From LarryBoy and the Bad Apple to The Bible
Game. From Bible Adventures to Hermie & Friends. Christian video
games have entertained families for thousands of hours. Could
there be something new and exciting awaiting us in 2015?
Indie games are still the major trend in the video game
industry. That means there is an opportunity for every Christian
video game developer to get additional attention. Nintendo,
Sony, and Microsoft all tout their support of the indie video
game community. All three are also facing accusations of being
anti-Christian. They may decide to make that accusation go away
by allowing some Christian video games on their indie platforms.
Steam continues to grow, and welcomes all kinds of indie video
game developers. The OUYA is another platform Christian game
developers can publish on. Which brings us to the iOS and
Android platforms. A variety of newer indie Christian game
developers have been publishing games on those platforms.
The fields are certainly ripe for picking. Will it actually
happen? Will we see a surge of new Christian video games in
2015? Here comes the most honest answer you will get from anyone
in the video game industry. I do not know. I am not God. I am
merely a man. I have no major insight into the future of the
industry. None of us humans do. What I do know is things I would
like to see. I would like to see an eruption of new Christian
video games in 2015. That is part of the reason I am writing
this article. I have done my part to bring awareness to this
issue. It is up to others to act on it.
God bless,
Paul Bury
Family Friendly Gaming