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  • Misguided Layoff game takes on Bejewelled

    Some people think it’s in bad taste; the majority seem to think it’s pretty cool. Personally, I think it’s incredibly damaging to the perception of business at a time when, frankly, we need to remember that business...

    • Posted 17 years ago
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  • Apple reveals iPhone 3.0: lots for game developers to cheer

    At a packed press conference today, Apple revealed its new OS, due out in the summer. Alongside some basic additions (cut and paste, search), there are a bunch of key features likely to be of substantial interest...

    • Posted 17 years ago
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  • Facebook offers $100,000 to iPhone developers

    Technically, it’s fbFund that’s offering the money, a fund backed by Facebook, Index and Founders Fund. TechCrunch reports that this year, fbFund will be investing $100k in an unspecified number of Facebook app developers chosen from a...

    • Posted 17 years ago
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  • Ghostbusters: different age ratings for different platforms

    Ghostbusters PS3: 12+   Ghostbusters Wii: 7+   I’m not sure I’ve seen this before. Ghostbusters, the game that Atari picked up after it was dropped by Activision and that Phil Harrison wants to turn into a...

    • Posted 17 years ago
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  • Are IGA’s woes company-specific or are advertisers turning off games?

    Venturebeat published a very downbeat article on the future of IGA today. Entitled “Struggling in-game ad firm IGA Worldwide seeks investments or possible sale“, Venturebeat reporter Dean Takahashi tries very hard to imply that IGA is in...

    • Posted 17 years ago
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  • Delay to Champ Man augurs well for Square’s acquisition of Eidos

    I’m not known for being an Eidos cheerleader, but I positively whooped when I saw that Eidos has delayed Championship Manager by several months. Although the financial press sees this as a bad thing (“More woe for Eidos...

    • Posted 17 years ago
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  • What the death of newspapers can tell the games industry

    Clay Shirky (as I’ve mentioned before, one of my favourite futurology thinkers) has written a thought-provoking piece on the inevitable death of newspapers. Clay is completely unbothered by this. To those who argue that newspapers are critical...

    • Posted 17 years ago
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