Archive for August, 2005

GDCEurope:Keynote:Sony:Phil Harrison

Tuesday, August 30th, 2005

Harrison Takes Console War Onlineby Colin Campbell and Iain SimonsDelivering his keynote at the European Game Developers Conference in London, Sony’s Phil Harrison outlined how PS3’s networked platform will take on Xbox 360 Live.The company’s chief executive producer in charge of worldwide development said that Sony is keen to create an “open platform” that will [...]

Edinburgh International Entertainment Festival

Friday, August 26th, 2005

In his opening keynote, Adam Singer, CEO of the MCPS/ PRS Alliance and a resident on the Britain’s mighty OFCOM regulatory media board discussed gaming’s supposed inability to regard itself as a true medium.
“More than entertainment, more than education, games have the opportunity to be a medium. They are not in my view, a medium,” [...]

Apology for lack of posting

Friday, August 26th, 2005

I apologize for the lack of any posts recently. This is due to the fact that I have been real busy setting up my new venture www-pixel-lab.co.uk A consultancy aimed at developing the videogame industry, working with public sector clients, videogame developers and publishers, as well as working with the wider entertainment industry. I also [...]