"There's something happening here," sang Buffalo Springfield in their 1967 hit For What It's Worth. "What it is ain't exactly clear." It's a sentiment that well suits the games industry in 2012, as the structure that has endured for the best part of a quarter century is starting to show unmistakable signs of collapse. Major studios are fragmenting into small indie teams, 2D mobile games are out-grossing multi-million dollar boxed product and the production methods, retail models and market wisdom that have guided the medium for decades are all starting to wobble.

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