Archive for August, 2010

1. Why creatives and business types MUST mix

   August 31, 2010

   I was inspired to write this post by Jimmy Mulville’s Richard Dunn memorial lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival. Jimmy runs HatTrick, one of the most successful UK independent production companies that makes some great comedy shows like Have I Got News for You, Whose Line is it Anyway?, Outnumbered, Father Ted and The Kumars [...]

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   Posted in: Featured, Opinion

   Tagged with: hattrick, jimmy mulville, management, television

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2. Why the mass market will NEVER be gamers

   August 31, 2010

   Margaret Robertson pointed me to this article on Scott Pilgrim vs the World. The article is not about the film, it’s about the endless carping about the assumed teenage, ADD, geeky males that the film must be targeted at, according to many, many reviewers. The full article is worth a read, but this is the [...]

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   Posted in: Analysis, Featured

   Tagged with: casual games, movies, scott pilgrim

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3. Tom Clancy studio Red Storm lays off 38

   August 27, 2010

   Ubisoft has confirmed that Red Storm Entertainment has laid off 38 employees in its North Carolina studio. More details at GamaSutra. Added to the Job Loss Tracker.

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   Posted in: Game Over Zone

   Tagged with: job loss tracker, layoffs, red storm studio, redundancies, ubisoft

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4. Ten dos and don’ts for TV companies making games

   August 27, 2010

   I was privileged to be part of a session at the Edinburgh Television Festival about games. It’s so important that games and TV start exploiting crossover opportunities much more. Alongside Chris Deering (ex-head of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe), David Yarnton (Nintendo Europe), Paulina Bozek (developer of Singstar) and Sean Dromgoole (CEO of Some Research), I [...]

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   Posted in: Analysis, Featured

   Tagged with: edinburgh, social games, television

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5. Whales, power-laws and the future of media

   August 26, 2010

   I spoke at the Edinburgh Interactive Festival 2010 today on the grandiose subject of the future of media. I think it went well. If you were there, please let me have your feedback below. The heart of the presentation is this: Not all consumers are created equal but due to the limitations of physical distribution, [...]

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   Posted in: Analysis, Featured

   Tagged with: eief, future of media, music, power laws, whales

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6. Self-publishing lessons learned from Cliff Harris of Positech

   August 26, 2010

   Welcome to the latest in the series of Lessons Learned from developers who have bitten the self-publishing bullet. They’ve experienced the highs and lows of publishing their own games, wrestled with games marketing, distribution and finance and they are kind enough to share their wisdom and experience with us all. if you’re interested in self-publishing [...]

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   Posted in: Featured, Lessons Learned

   Tagged with: cliff harris, positech

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7. Want to meet investors who want to put money into early-stage games companies?

   August 25, 2010

   Come to London in October. The team at Game Republic have organised a day where games companies and investors can meet, network, get to know each other a little better and maybe, who knows, consummate a relationship. They’ve tied it in with the Eurogamer Expo and it’s taking place at Earl’s Court on 1st October. [...]

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   Posted in: Events

   Tagged with: eurogamer expo, finance, game republic, investment, screen yorkshire

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