Walmart, Best Buy, Toys R Us to be bigger problems than piracy
You might have heard that Walmart, Best Buy and Toy R Us are getting back in the used game market. While there is no news about how far into it Toys R Us and Best Buy are going to be doing this,...
View ArticleLongbow Games, an interview with an indie dev
Yes, I know what you’re thinking, ‘Another game centered interview?’. Well, can I help it if the US Justice Department and President Obama don’t want to be interviewed by me? (I know, this shocks me...
View ArticleWe control the Horizontal. We control the vertical.
There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission. If we wish to make it louder, we will bring up the volume. If we wish to make it...
View ArticleEA CEO –‘the project is only half done when we ship it’
EA CEO John Riccitiello sat down with Industry Gamers and talked about E3, 3D Gaming and my pet peeve, the Online Pass. If you haven’t been paying attention the Online Pass means that if you buy a game...
View ArticleWhy some E-book publishers are stupid
Currently there are a number of formats for e-books and a number of e-book readers, some of which have proprietary e-book formats. The problem with this is that while one of your favourite authors may...
View ArticlePoliticians, Copyright and ‘Fair Use’
Every political cycle there are ads on TV and there are increasing ads on the internet, all of these ads have music of one sort or another. Some campaign ads use original jingles while others use...
View ArticleBroadband as a legal right.
From July 1st, Finland has guaranteed that every Finn has access to a 1Mbps line (megabit per second) with a goal of a 100Mbps by 2015. Speaking to the BBC, Finland’s communication minister Suvi Linden...
View ArticleMore people still prefer discs to digital downloads
In a new report by Ipsos MediaCT they found that 64% of gamers still prefer a physical disc than a digital download. MCV quoted: “I believe the preference for physical discs amongst next gen gamers...
View ArticleBattle.net to use RealID for new forums (Updated)
(Update) It looks as though Blizzard has backed down from its RealID plans for the moment. After a lot of people expressed concern over the move, Blizzard has decided to listen to the fans. This is...
View ArticleHiatus time…
After a bit of discussion Cliff and I decided we need to step back for awhile. Cliff has been carrying far more of the load than he should have, which is my fault, and since I am in the middle of...
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