News 11-Sep-2006
How's the Weather Up There? (Wired News)Hypothetical, stereotypical Canadians respond to the spectre of global warming ... through song! In Table of Malcontents.
The Chronology of a teen?s business: MCC student hopes to make a name in the world of video games (Muscatine Journal)Editor?s note: ?Where Are They Now? is a Muscatine Journal series published on the first and third Mondays of the month. Former Muscatine Journal editor Gil Dietz is producing this feature and welcomes comments and suggestions.
Stick It to the Man (Wired News)In the game Ragdoll Avalance II, control the life of a very floppy stick figure with a low tolerance for falling blades. In Table of Malcontents.
AGC: Koster Says Game Industry Dinosaur 'Doomed' (Gamasutra) Legendary MMO designer Raph Koster warned the Austin Game Conference on Thursday that the game industry was undergoing a radical shift that few game companies understood, and that game companies as we know them today would likely become extinct if they did not alter their business models to adapt, just as the dinosaurs died off when they could not adapt to whatever change it was that decimated
WildTangent, Jagex's RuneScape Ink Deal (Mediaweek)WildTangent, one of the top publishers of casual, Web-based games, has signed a deal with the U.K.-based game publisher Jagex Ltd. to sell advertising within RuneScape, one of the most popular "MMOGs" - or Massively Multiplayer Online Games.
Opinion: Is It Possible to Surpass World of Warcraft? (Gamasutra) A new report from analyst group DFC Intelligence's David Cole looks at the unique path that gave rise to Blizzard's groundbreakingly-populated MMORPG World of Warcraft, including the myths behind its international impact, and the forecast for competitors hoping to break off a chunk of Blizzard's success. The full text of Cole's report, which was released on the analyst firm's official website
Ordeal brings home access to kids (Denver Post)If John Mark Karr's 12-day run of fame did nothing else, it forced parents to confront the ease in which strangers put themselves next to children. "No one likes to think about it." says Parry Aftab, an Internet privacy lawyer.
Is It Possible to Surpass World of Warcraft? (GameInfoWire)The game has raised the bar for MMOG products, particularly in terms of revenue generation. However, there are some fundamental misconceptions about the game that are particularly problematic. By DFG Intelligence.
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