Killing off World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft is an amazing gaming phenomenon and is the cash cow of all cash cows. It has 11 million monthly subscribers, which is over 60% of the total […]
June 2009
I disagree with Michael Pachter
Bill Gates famously said that most people overestimate the effect of technology in the short term and underestimate the effect in the long time. This is easy to see as […]
Where to next with netbooks?
Netbook computers have become a massive phenomenon. With their small form factor they make far more sense than traditional laptop computers. And the Intel Atom processors have provided exactly the […]
IP thieves ignore warning letters
UK legal firm Wiggin has questioned 1,500 consumers in order to research attitudes towards piracy. Just 33% receiving a letter from their ISP would stop pirating content. 80% would stop […]
Some sensible stuff from Electronic Arts
I must admit that I am somewhat confused by the world’s second biggest games publisher. They say such sensible things and they lose so much money. I wish I knew […]
German cultural vandalism
Germany has a federal government structure, with 16 states. And the interior ministers of all 16 have asked the central government for a total ban on the production and distribution […]
Ubisoft Ruse on Microsoft Surface
I just thought that I would share this great video with you. Very Minority Report. And a good example of a gesture interface used in gaming.