Archive for December, 2009

1. Why ‘Outliers’ pisses me off

   December 7, 2009

   Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers was one of the must-read books of 2008. The latest oeuvre from the author of The Tipping Point and Blink, it took aim at celebrity biographies that claim to help us be more successful by following the inspiration of our heroes. And it pisses me off. The central thesis of the book [...]

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   Posted in: Finance, Opinion

   Tagged with: books, malcolm gladwell, starred

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2. Gamesbrief’s Weekly Tweets for 2009-12-04

   December 4, 2009

   This article from @robfahey is important. Your should read it. # Keith Vaz leads MPs going clubbing to learn more about cocaine abuse and want advice on best London clubs http://bit.ly/8DwK3o (via @LDN) # Just posted: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain comes to iPhone http://tinyurl.com/yeryqe9 # Just posted: A single UK games rating system – [...]

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   Posted in: Sandbox

   Tagged with: twitter

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3. The Warlock of Firetop Mountain comes to iPhone

   December 3, 2009

   I shouldn’t be so excited about this. The Warlock of Firetop Mountain is back. Ian Livingstone’s seminal work is twenty-seven years old this year. It created an entire genre of books the combined RPG elements with a linear narrative and solo player. In fact, you could say that it was the start of a journey [...]

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   Posted in: Sandbox

   Tagged with: games, iphone, warlock of firetop mountain

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4. A single UK games rating system – but will it get off the drawing board?

   December 3, 2009

   The Digital Economy Bill (among other things) proposes a new games classification regime in which, for the first time, the Video Standards Council would become responsible for classifying all games in the UK. While broadly the games industry has welcomed this clarity, it is unclear if the proposal will become law before the forthcoming 2010 [...]

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   Posted in: Analysis, Featured

   Tagged with: age ratings, guest post, legal, politics

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5. What’s the best way to build community? Delete your forums

   December 1, 2009

   Forums are nasty, inbred places where aggressive denizens fight hard to keep outsiders at bay. So why do so many games companies believe that community = forum. Forums seem like a great idea. “Hey, we can offer a place where our customers can talk to us, and to each other. We’ll put it on our [...]

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   Posted in: Featured, Opinion

   Tagged with: community, forums, internet, starred

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