Grand Theft Childhood critic shot down in flames
Inevitable really. The book Grand Theft Childhood, in doing proper research and coming out with sensible findings was bound to upset the anti game pseudo science industry. The authors say […]
2008
More eco rubbish from Greenpeace
 You would think that the eco fascists would have enough to keep themselves occupied in the world these days without bothering with the video game industry. But no, they […]
Paying for brands
In the 1980s it became apparent that you could make a game sell better by borrowing someone else’s brand. You could take an average Sinclair Spectrum game and stick a […]
Eight news stories 26.6
Boris Johnson opens his mouth and puts his foot in it. Boris has a long history of silly gaffes and it appears that becoming London Mayor has not changed the […]
No marketing = no sales #2
In part one we looked at the divide between development and marketing and the resultant stereotypes. Now we have a developers guide to marketing skills. So here are the attributes […]
Did Sony screw up the video game market?
When the Sony Playstation launched in 1994/5 it had significant competitive advantages that enabled it to beat off the competition from Sega and Nintendo to become the dominant console gaming […]
No marketing = no sales #1
Looking at the title “No marketing =no sales” you can see the obvious point that no matter how good a games, no matter how much it cost to develop and […]