Wade Slome submits:
It is always darkest before dawn, and right now the days are dark in the video game industry.
The industry is facing multiple challenges ranging from the migration of players from console games to digital online games; the growth of the iPhone and mobile devices as a free and discounted gaming platform; sky-rocketing development and marketing costs; and not to mention a consumer recession in which coughing up $50-$60 bucks a pop for a next generation platform game can be quite painful (read more on economy).