I was quoted extensively in MCV this week talking about the future of Take Two (full text below, because they are a quaint offline magazine). The main question I was asked was whether GTA IV had “saved”...

I’ve just finished updating my CV. It’s a strange feeling. Lots of things that were really important at the time (GCSE results, coxing the women’s VIII at university) are no longer particularly relevant. The skill now seems...

The FT reported yesterday that Bigpoint has been acquired in a transaction valued at €70 million. (As an aside, that’s $110 million, which shows how weak the dollar is against the euro at the moment – not...

Gi.biz reports today that Kwari (site www.kwari.com appears to be down) is the latest in a long line of cash-for-shooting sites to go bust. Launched last year, Kwari boasted that it had an exclusive game and its...

The FT today published an article discussing 360 degree revenues in the music industry. The industry has come a long way since Beatles-branded chewing gum in the sixties and is now as successful as the football merchandising industry....

Michael Hollick, the voice of Niko Bellic in Grand Theft Auto IV, has kicked up a fuss about not being paid royalties or residuals for his work on the game. He was paid $100,000 for his work,...

An article of mine on what 2008 holds for Sony is currently on the homepage of www.helium.com. Helium is a great concept, but I feel it is flawed.