Video games: news, theory & analysis.
Video games: news, theory & analysis.
I'm a little confused as to why this would be news, but it seems Vivendi acquired Wanako Games, the largest Latin-American game developer. During the MEA conference on business models in the game industry, Esteban Sosnik seemed very much acquired by Sierra Online already. Or maybe Assault Heroes was a one-off project. source — read on
After last week's talk about convergence, we now run into the announcement that Columbia Pictures is making a movie out of Metal Gear Solid. I've never felt it was much of a game anyway, because of its elaborate cinematics, so this seems like no surprise. — read on
Being a quasi-smart nerd afficionado myself, I too enjoy sci-fi space series. And Battlestar is by far my favorite in that genre. But while I'm excited to see this game come to live, it reeks of opportunism experiment.
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As I'm piecing together Sony's gaming properties it seems that SPE is looking into cross-polinating more movie/game franchises. Technological determinism at its most commercial. — read on
Station Exchange, SOE's auction site for Sony's MMOs, published a white paper on the activities of its first year. By now the press release has been plastered all over the www, but I suggest you read it yourself. Props to Gamasutra for being the only one actually hosting the document. Highlights after the jump. — read on
Today I briefly talked to Gary Podorowsky, VP in Strategic Marketing & Planning at Sony USA. He gave out some basic numbers on Sony's recent Q3 reporting: $17 billion of its total $64 billion in worldwide revenue comes from the U.S.; $41 billion comes from electronics, and so far they've sold (cumulatively) over 200 million PlayStation units. — read on
Last Saturday we flew around NYC in a Cessna. The weather was beautiful so I got some nice shots. If you can afford it, go do it.
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An instant classic the moment video games became the focus of academic inquiry. Murray picks up a shotgun and blasts you with a bunch of terms so that inevitably some of it strikes you. — read on
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