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Revisiting My Bold Predictions for 2013
Happy New Year everyone! I had planned a longer blog post and Geek Bravado Ramble to talk about 2013 and some thoughts I had on the year ahead but every time I sat down to do them, it just didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Computers, Coverage, Culture, Mobile Phones, Predictions, Tablets, Technology, Video Games Tagged AAA games, Apple, BlackBerry, free-to-play, Gaikai, game consoles, iPhone, Kickstarter, Kinect, Linux, mobile games, motion gaming, Nintendo, Oculus Rift, OUYA, Panasonic, PC gaming, PCs, PlayStation 4, predictions, PS4, Sharp, Sony, Steam, Steam box, Steam OS, technology, THQ, Valve, video games, Vita, Wii U, Windows 8, Windows Phone, Xbox One 1 Comment
THQ's Demise & Why There's Plenty of Blame for Gamers Too
Yet another AAA publisher bit the dust today. After over 20 years in business but several of those spent struggling and a Hail Mary saving throw that a bankruptcy court ended up rejecting, THQ was officially carved up into pieces … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Culture, Predictions, Video Games Tagged AAA gaming, game consoles, predictions, THQ, video games Leave a comment
Revisiting My Bold Predictions for 2012
The end of 2012 is upon us. Personally, it’s been a Hell of a year, not just in the industries I observe with interest but for me in general. My girlfriend passed the UFE and will be a Chartered Accountant … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Computers, Coverage, Mobile Phones, Predictions, Tablets, Technology, Video Games Tagged 2012, 3DS, Android, Apple, Apple TV, Diablo III, Facebook, GSC Game World, Microsoft, mobile phones, Nintendo, predictions, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, Sony, Star Wars: The Old Republic, SWTOR, tablets, technology, THQ, video games, Vita, Windows 8, Windows Phone 2 Comments
The Humble Entitlement Bundle
In a move that was called a betrayal by many and lauded as marketing genius by others, last week Humble Bundle put up a new package by struggling publisher THQ. They put up a bunch of their relatively recent, largely … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Coverage, Culture, Video Games Tagged gaming press, Humble Bundle, THQ, video games Leave a comment
Gamers Should Be Mad About 38 Studios' Failure
This afternoon, 38 Studios officially laid off their entire staff of 380 people and is closing both their studios. This after running out of cash following a rather public scene with the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation, a state agency which … Continue reading
The THQ Drama Continues – Is there really any hope left?
I’ve said before that I like to not only follow creative mediums but often the businesses behind them as I think it’s valuable to know where the stuff we enjoy comes from. One of my early posts here was about … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Predictions, Video Games Tagged business, Danny Bilson, predictions, THQ, video games 1 Comment
My Bold Predictions for 2012
Like many other places on the web, every year a bunch of us over at Gamers With Jobs like to make bold gaming and technology predictions for the upcoming year. A large and growing group of contributors and forum members … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Computers, Mobile Phones, Predictions, Technology, Video Games Tagged 2012, 3DS, Apple, Apple TV, Diablo III, Facebook, GSC Game World, Nintendo, predictions, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, Sony, Star Wars: The Old Republic, SWTOR, technology, THQ, video games, Vita 1 Comment
THQ's Continued Slide In the Danny Bilson Era
In the world of large video game publishers, THQ has always been an interesting one to me. They started as a toy company in 1989 (industry nerd trivia: THQ stands for Toy HeadQuarters) and blew up in the 1990s into one of … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Video Games Tagged Danny Bilson, Homefront, MX vs. ATV, Red Faction, Saint's Row, THQ, video games, Volition 1 Comment