First, it was that consoles are doomed, and now it's that the traditional pay-to-play business model is already on its way out entirely. Ben Cousins sure isn't one to care about making friends, is he? No, the head of ngmoco's Sweden studio cares more about demonstrating a point. Well, we're sure he also cares about spearheading a movement: the free-to-play (F2P) games movement. It's one you either love or hate....
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Quote of the Moment: ’99 cents on the iPhone is the new quarter’
That's what Seamus Blackley, co-creator of the original Xbox and co-founder of iPhone and iPad games start-up Innovative Leisure, told VentureBeat in an interview. The man behind Microsoft's first game console rallied the old guard of classic arcade games to create "the new arcade." What's more interesting than a retro game dream team banding together is its perspective on iPhone games. "We are looking at the new arcade, and 99...
Quote of the Moment: ‘Piracy may not be a bad thing,’ Rovio says
If there's anything more fun to hate than piracy right now, please let us know. Leave it to the Finnish creators of Angry Birds, Rovio, to spin the issue on its head. (Maybe it's just as bored as we are?) In a climate filled with new four-letter words like "SOPA" and "PIPA", Rovio CEO Mikael Hed told The Guardian at the Cannes-based Midem conference that he thinks piracy might not...
Quote of the Moment: ‘Zynga, Kixeye, Kabam try to make the same game’
Those are harsh words coming from a Zynga alumnus, don't you think? John Yoo, lead designer and co-founder of the new social game maker Rumble Games (and formerly of the big red dog), said the words to Business Insider in an in-depth interview. "Zynga, Kixeye and Kabam try to make the same game over and over," Yoo told the website. Yoo and former BioWare (which has since gotten into social...
Quote of the Moment: ‘Zynga’s games aren’t really games at all—they’re jobs.’
Filed under: FarmVilleSomething about FarmVille makes people evoke the American Dream -- the idea that regardless of who you are or where you come from, anything is possible through honest, hard work. Moreover, the idyllic American farm still occupies a reverent place in the popular imagination. One of those people for whom this is true is David Thier, a writer who can't seem to go a year without making some...
MechWarrior (1989) – Merc Quote List
Mechwarrior Mercenary Quotes Activision's long forgotten Mechwarrior simulation on the PC had some interesting mercenary personalities the player can hire during the course of the game. The writing back then was more engag... IGN Complete Continue reading...
Quote of the Moment: ‘A brand is never a replacement for a good game’
Filed under: News That's all well and good, but it's also not to say that brands aren't "extremely important" to Facebook games today. Playfish GM John Earner made the quip to GamesIndustry.biz during a recent interview. According to Earner, the Facebook game space is growing increasingly crowded. In other words, big time creators like Zynga, Playfish and wooga have a competitive advantage. "So I think brands are now extremely important,...
Quote of the Moment: ‘PC gaming press is discovering what to cover’
Filed under: NewsAnd they're mumbling and grumbling the whole way too. During an interview with [a]list daily, A Bit Lucky CEO Frederic Descamps said that "hardcore" games and social games are merging as more complexity and depth is introduced to Facebook games. However, the company's (which just launched hardcore Facebook game Lucky Space) CCO Jordan Maynard alluded to social gaming's effect on games media too. "I think the PC gaming...
Quote of the Moment: ‘People will get burnt out on’ today’s social games
Filed under: NewsBetter prepare your last words, CityVille. Alright, so the top Facebook game might have longer than that in it, but Glitch developer and Tiny Speck founder Stewart Butterfield says that games designed like Zynga's best can't last forever. Speck, best known for creating Flickr, made the projection during an in-depth interview with GamesIndustry.biz. "People will get burnt out on this," Butterfield told GI.biz. "Maybe some of them will...
Quote of the Moment ‘There is no right way to do social games’
Filed under: NewsThat's what Insomniac Games CEO Ted Price (pictured) said to GameSpot during an interview. The company has recently created Insomniac Click, its very own social games studio. But forming a social games wing has had deeper effects than simply making executives see green. Social gaming has apparetly permeated how the studio approaches its core game franchises like Resistance and Rachet & Clank on the PS3. "What we are...
