It was just a few scant days ago that Richard Garriott was in the news telling us all that Zynga became so large because EA and Blizzard refused to step into the social gaming fray (read Facebook games not mobile). What is more he felt that the Zyngas of the world will be their downfall……
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Panda people are serious business
“The only reason Zynga exists is because people like EA, people like Blizzard, failed to step in…And so I think that the challenge for Blizzard, when you are that good, when you’re making that much money, when you’re that much on top of your game, in the current era, it’s actually fairly difficult to spend…
The Future:Up there with the rare air
Few people can predict the future with any degree of certainly. Every now and then someone comes along like Steve Jobs who predicts that the future is mobile application and has the power to help make it true. As for myself, the only thing I am sure about (other than death and taxes) is the…
And it is very cold at NCSoft
He is one of my favorite Star Trek Villains. He’s the man that everyone loves to hate – none other than the man himself, Khan. Most people who read this site and listen to our show will remember the moment when the Shakespeare quoting villain says “Revenge is a dish best served cold, and it…
And I shall call it “the wheel”
One of the articles that recently caught my attention was the new one over at Gamasutra featuring none other than Richard Garriottt . However it is not the fact that Richard Garriott and his company Portalarium are getting into social gaming (i.e. Facebook Applications) that I thought was interesting. Rather it was some of the…