Microdigital in Liverpool
I trained as an accountant for six year with Moreland and Partners in Liverpool, then ran a computerised book keeping company they had set up. This made me aware of […]
Anecdotal musing
What do game publishers do and is there any need for them?
I was actually in at the very beginning of this in the late 70s and early 80s. Back then if you wrote a game you had to manufacture, market and […]
About good management
When I was younger a lot of my friends went to work in their family companies. Their parents often insisted that they start at the bottom and learn every job […]
App Store pricing
there is audio missing in this video 9:44-11:00 In the 1980s I was in charge of marketing at a couple of big game publishers. Imagine and Codemasters. The main market […]
The decline of licenses in video games
At Codemasters, just a few year ago, most successful games contained some sort of license: MTV Music, Colin McRae Rally, LMA Manager, DTM and TOCA Racing, Micro Machines, American/Pop Idol, […]
Modern Warfare 2 Vs Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
I worked on the original Operation Flashpoint at Codemasters (I am even in the game!). At the time we were mainly a console publisher and were being hammered by PS1 […]
Those Operation Flashpoint faces
I have possibly mentioned before about the real world people (including myself) who lent their likenesses to characters within the worldwide number one game Operation Flashpoint in 2001. This garnered […]