Some very strange pronouncements from Microsoft
I have predicted in the past that eventually Microsoft’s Xbox/Live/Zune business would grow to become bigger than their PC business. If you look at the trends over the last two […]
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Kingdoms of Camelot
I have written many times about the convergence of social networking and gaming. Kingdoms of Camelot represents a step change along this path. It is by far the most ambitious […]
3D, another step change
I first wrote about stereoscopic 3D in video games last May after seeing a Blitz game technology demonstrator and realising that it brought something new and good to the gaming […]
Could PlayJam become the biggest thing in gaming?
I have mentioned this several times before but it is fundamental to understand the implications of Moores Law if you are to understand where the video game industry is going. […]
$304,149,300 stolen from Activision
That’s right, over 300 million dollars stolen just of the one game, Modern Warfare 2, in 2009. Obviously Activision had much more stolen from them with other titles, but MW2 […]
Avatar 3D. A cultural phenomenon
If you haven’t seen Avatar yet then you owe it to yourself to correct this omission as soon as possible. Avatar is a hugely significant jump in what constitutes human […]
Time for a bit more publisher consolidation?
Publisher consolidation is an ongoing story in any form of IP publishing. The competitive advantages of scale are so great and are becoming greater. It is something of an ongoing […]