I'm pretty sure that the website "The Feature" is a Nokia owned site.
Phone gaming will emerge as it's own culture. While all games share some fundamental qualities, the platforms they are played on provide some key differentiators that break them out into their own little cultures. I think that phone games and handheld games are two seperate gaming experiences.
For example.
When I play my PSP, I set that time aside. When I play on my N-Gage, it's because I'm bored in line at the supermarket or something and I don't want to talk to anyone standing next to me.
Everyone I know that works or worked for EA says nothing but bad things about the experience. If I was at Ubi I don't think I would want to go to work for a company that, at best, is a sweatshop for tired franchises.
I love this show for the Indi games. I'm still hooked on Pontifex from a couple of years ago. http://www.chroniclogic.com/
The mobile (as in phone) games stuff is pretty killer too.
I think this show has a lot more depth than E3, which is just whip it out and measure it time.
The 18 - 35 demographic is the most difficult for advertisers to hit. Studies have shown that games are the best way to reach this demographic.
Imagine putting a nice juicy steak in front of a starved dog.
It's only going to get more and more invasive.
I think this is heading in a bad direction. Paying extra to be able to join a larger community of gamers on line is one thing and the value exchange makes sense.
Buying small content expansions for 5 dollars here and there is going to take us down a dangerous path.
Pretty soon you start getting crippled games that you have to pay extra for to enjoy. Then game retailers start negotiating exclusive deals to carry full versions while their competitors get the crippled version. They'll do this in order to get better shelf space, placement and ultimately volumes.
This may be starting with good intentions but it's going to turn out bad for us in the end.
Analysts are saying that 225 is the magic price point but that it's likely to be 299. I can justify that expense to have GT4 with me every where I go. But at 350 they're obviously not planning to make this a loss leader for the games, and I doubt we will see a game bundled with it.
They are powerful and I am one, but I did get tooled on by a brawler with no pets and med skills this AM. So it's not like you can't be defeated. And BTW, it's not that easy bro. Hours and Hours and Hours of grinding, geeeez, how does my girlfriend deal with me:)
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I'm pretty sure that the website "The Feature" is a Nokia owned site. Phone gaming will emerge as it's own culture. While all games share some fundamental qualities, the platforms they are played on provide some key differentiators that break them out into their own little cultures. I think that phone games and handheld games are two seperate gaming experiences. For example. When I play my PSP, I set that time aside. When I play on my N-Gage, it's because I'm bored in line at the supermarket or something and I don't want to talk to anyone standing next to me.
Everyone I know that works or worked for EA says nothing but bad things about the experience. If I was at Ubi I don't think I would want to go to work for a company that, at best, is a sweatshop for tired franchises.
I love this show for the Indi games. I'm still hooked on Pontifex from a couple of years ago. http://www.chroniclogic.com/ The mobile (as in phone) games stuff is pretty killer too. I think this show has a lot more depth than E3, which is just whip it out and measure it time.
The 18 - 35 demographic is the most difficult for advertisers to hit. Studies have shown that games are the best way to reach this demographic. Imagine putting a nice juicy steak in front of a starved dog. It's only going to get more and more invasive.
I think this is heading in a bad direction. Paying extra to be able to join a larger community of gamers on line is one thing and the value exchange makes sense. Buying small content expansions for 5 dollars here and there is going to take us down a dangerous path. Pretty soon you start getting crippled games that you have to pay extra for to enjoy. Then game retailers start negotiating exclusive deals to carry full versions while their competitors get the crippled version. They'll do this in order to get better shelf space, placement and ultimately volumes. This may be starting with good intentions but it's going to turn out bad for us in the end.
Analysts are saying that 225 is the magic price point but that it's likely to be 299. I can justify that expense to have GT4 with me every where I go. But at 350 they're obviously not planning to make this a loss leader for the games, and I doubt we will see a game bundled with it.
They are powerful and I am one, but I did get tooled on by a brawler with no pets and med skills this AM. So it's not like you can't be defeated. And BTW, it's not that easy bro. Hours and Hours and Hours of grinding, geeeez, how does my girlfriend deal with me :)
Cheers