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	May 21, 2013

		Amazon Game Studios SDE Lead, Game Engine Evangelist

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Mike Griffin's Blog

Writer/consultant with 15 years of published work; including GameFan, Gamers' Republic, Play, Electronic Gaming Monthly, official strategy guides, Gamasutra (!), and direct input on numerous hit software titles across several platforms.

Mike Griffin's Comments

Comment In: Xbox One is Microsoft's biggest move for living room domination [News - 05/21/2013 - 01:41]
Inferior to PS4 reveal for ... Inferior to PS4 reveal for me. So much focus on services and TV, and predictable blockbuster franchises. r nSony 's conference was a lot more games-tilted, and developer-focused. r nI believe accessories aside the PS4 is the superior hardware unit as well.

Comment In: Watch the next Xbox unveiled live [News - 05/21/2013 - 10:32]
Heavy Live services features, lots ... Heavy Live services features, lots of TV, bigtime Kinect integration, Smartglass extensions, Windows 8 OS element Check. r nNothing surprising so far. r n r nEven the architecture design was predicted -- stuff like the 8GB DDR3 instead of PS4 's GDDR5, or the choice to use embedded EDRAM for ...

Comment In: Opinion: Let's retire the word 'gamer' [News - 05/15/2013 - 03:51]
Yeah video games is a ... Yeah video games is a tough one. r nEveryone instantly knows what that means. r nTry going with electronic games in a crowd and confusion pops up. r n So you play Operation and Simon Says all day r nNo, you just meant games are played on electronic devices. You ...

Comment In: Sony tells us what's going on with the PlayStation Vita [News - 05/14/2013 - 09:33]
I 'll probably need to ... I 'll probably need to squirrel away some extra cash for a Vita now. r nJeff Minter preparing exclusive spiritual successor to Jaguar Tempest 2k sold.

Comment In: Another major MMORPG is going free-to-play [News - 05/14/2013 - 11:39]
I imagine the Rift forums ... I imagine the Rift forums are exploding with The game is ruined now comments. r n r nA brief look at Trion 's cash shop and premium perks for the F2P model seems to indicate mostly sensible choices were made, with a great effort to dispel pay-to-win fears. r n ...

Comment In: Nvidia's Android handheld costs as much as a Wii U [News - 05/14/2013 - 09:28]
I agree, Mike. Now it ... I agree, Mike. Now it 's a confused and costly mishmash of current trends. r nAnd some things aren 't trending strongly enough to justify this configuration and expense. r n r nPlus, it really shouldn 't ship without its second screen capabilities being live. r nTo me, that gives ...

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