Gamasutra - Blogs http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/ Simon Ludgate's Blogs Thu, 06 Jun 2013 06:18:12 EDT en-us scarless@think-services.com (Simon Carless) Opinion: Xbox One Wasn't Built For You - by Simon Ludgate http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/SimonLudgate/20130522/192754/Opinion_Xbox_One_Wasnt_Built_For_You.php Console/PC,Business/Marketing A look at the possible marketing decisions behind the Xbox One... and why "you" may not be the target market. http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/SimonLudgate/20130522/192754/Opinion_Xbox_One_Wasnt_Built_For_You.php Wed, 22 May 2013 06:45:00 EDT Canadians to Buy No More Than One PS4 Game Every 2 Months? - by Simon Ludgate http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/SimonLudgate/20130222/187181/Canadians_to_Buy_No_More_Than_One_PS4_Game_Every_2_Months.php Business/Marketing,Console/PC,Social/Online The Playstation 4 will be offering tremendous connectivity options, including sharing video, streaming games, and downloading full titles. But how will that work in the Great White Bandwidth Capped North? http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/SimonLudgate/20130222/187181/Canadians_to_Buy_No_More_Than_One_PS4_Game_Every_2_Months.php Fri, 22 Feb 2013 02:45:00 EST Got Strategic Initiatives? - by Simon Ludgate http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/SimonLudgate/20121205/182951/Got_Strategic_Initiatives.php Blizzard Entertainment has a Strategic Initiatives team. Do you? http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/SimonLudgate/20121205/182951/Got_Strategic_Initiatives.php Wed, 05 Dec 2012 04:20:00 EST Crash and Churn - by Simon Ludgate http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/SimonLudgate/20121122/182159/Crash_and_Churn.php Social/Online,Serious,Console/PC,Production,Programming,Business/Marketing When players churn out of your game before they get past the load screen, you have a major problem. http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/SimonLudgate/20121122/182159/Crash_and_Churn.php Thu, 22 Nov 2012 11:30:00 EST Secondhand Deadweight Pirates - by Simon Ludgate http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/SimonLudgate/20121031/90913/Secondhand_Deadweight_Pirates.php Serious,Business/Marketing Dealing with the issue of second-hand games, piracy, and basic market theory. http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/SimonLudgate/20121031/90913/Secondhand_Deadweight_Pirates.php Wed, 31 Oct 2012 02:00:00 EDT The Solution to Stagnant Games? Librarians! - by Simon Ludgate http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/SimonLudgate/20120808/175566/The_Solution_to_Stagnant_Games_Librarians.php Clearly, the best to improve the game industry is to hire more librarians. http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/SimonLudgate/20120808/175566/The_Solution_to_Stagnant_Games_Librarians.php Wed, 08 Aug 2012 12:59:00 EDT