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Imagining the Next Generation of Games  Featured Blogs
Posted by Charlie Helman on Sun, 01 Jul 2012 03:29:00 EDT in Business/Marketing, Design, Console/PC, Smartphone/Tablet
Are laptops doomed to be replaced by tablets and smartphones? That's a pretty safe bet. Yet, I sense a bigger shift in the wind: a convergence that will define an entirely new generation of video games. It all comes down to Microsoft...
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Comment In: How Do I Know I Have a Healthy Game? [Blog - 02/28/2013 - 03:29]

Excellent article, Trevor. Very helpful. ...

Excellent article, Trevor. Very helpful.

Comment In: The Two Kinds of Proficiency in Games, and the Two Kinds of Criticism [Blog - 02/27/2013 - 03:27]

So what you 're saying ...

So what you 're saying is: r n r nGames need to work before people can play them and say they are great. r n r nWell, that 's certainly true.

Comment In: Blissful [Blog - 02/02/2013 - 12:13]

Haha Phenomenal read. ...

Haha Phenomenal read.

Comment In: Opinion: Nvidia Shield is a confused mishmash of current trends [News - 01/07/2013 - 09:26]

I don 't normally hesitate ...

I don 't normally hesitate to support new hardware like the shield, but in this case, I know about the MOGA controller. r n r nIt 's a Bluetooth controller for Android devices that works wonderfully http://www.powera.com/moga . PowerA already has deals with a smorgasbord of publishers, yet they also ...

Comment In: Rift MMO hit hard by layoffs at Trion [News - 12/11/2012 - 06:53]

When ISN 'T there volatility ...

When ISN 'T there volatility in this industry r n r nAll of the affected, I wish you the best. File for unemployment right away, especially if you didn 't get a severance package.

Comment In: Windows 8 arrives amid serious concerns from PC game devs [News - 10/26/2012 - 04:49]

But people who actually want ...

But people who actually want to create things with their PC who want to forget about the windows concept and get to using software within it are being slapped in the face by some hipster designers. r n r nYou 're right. I totally prefer the terrible, tacky, visually offensive ...

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