Video games: news, theory & analysis.
Video games: news, theory & analysis.
Unsurprisingly several months of a massive PR assault from Microsoft is followed by a spike in sales. Halo 3 racked up 3.3 million units since launch, which is not bad, but then again also not that out of the ordinary for a blockbuster title. Nonetheless, the hand that feeds will not be bitten, and analysts use magical math to make it seem as if Xbox 360 is some revolutionary occurrence in the history of the video game industry. Count with me. — read on
So, without bragging, I feel I've made some accurate predictions about the gaming industry. Here I will elaborate a little on one of them, because I checked the numbers today and I feel pretty accomplished. — read on
[Whoa, what a giant interlude.] Today I ran across an announcement that Harvey Birdman will soon "hatch" on various console platforms. Nothing new here, at first sight. Especially since not too long ago Midway purchased the license for Aqua Teen Hunger Force, another Adult Swim program. But the Harvey Birdman thing is one of the first steps of Capcom's larger journey deeper into Hollywood. — read on
Oh boy. The success of SL seems to give people ideas. Courtesy of GigaGamez this new 'market,' if you must call it that, now knows a list of virtual worlds: "Sony — read on
Why Sony's announcement to create its own online community is great big news, I'm not exactly sure. It seems to me that Sony has been consistently working towards placing their consumer electronics at "the center of the living room," and that the interconnectivity of all those overpriced devices has been the main reason behind their sometimes slow release. What else did you expect from the people behind EQ? — read on
While my own writing and research is moving towards mods, collaborative game design, and multi-producer games, I'm starting to notice that this hooks in nicely with some recent talks and articles. I found this excellent review of Joichi's talk at 23C3 in Berlin. — 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
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