Molyneux: “The industry has been lazy”: BAFTA Games Question Time

Posted on 20 June, 2012 by dkpatriarch

Molyneux: “The industry has been lazy”: BAFTA Games Question Time

From gambling techniques used for Free-To-Play, to the power of metacritic, to using tablets and TV screens being “stupid”, an open discussion on the future of video games

by Chris Fox

© 2012 Chris Fox

On an overcast afternoon in June a gaming industry panel of professionals, past and present, took to the stage of the BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) building in the heart of London.

The panel consisted of Peter Molyneux OBE, founder of Lionhead Studios and Bullfrog Productions, former Creative Director of Microsoft Game Studios Europe and current Creative Director of 22Cans, his new startup.

With him, a one Mr. Ian Livingstone OBE, who co-founded Games Workshop and Fighting Fantasy, is the Life President of Eidos, Vice Chairman of UKIE and co-chair of the Next Gen Skills Campaign.

Also present was Alice Taylor, former VP Digital for BBC Worldwide (LA) and commissioner of Channel 4 Education games, apps and web TV shows. She is also the founder of MakieLab who produce customisable, 3D-printed, game-enabled toys.

Rounding off the speakers was Dave Bailey, co-founder of Mediatonic. Mediatonic design high quality social and mobile games with the likes of EA, SEGA, Disney, Time Warner and Sony.

Together, they would tackle the queries from the floor about the current state of the industry as well as pondering it’s future.

Questions and answers here

Filed under: Console gaming, Game Industry News, Industry News, Interviews, Oxcgn Special feature, PC News, PS3 News, Xbox 360, Xbox 360 News | Tagged: 22Cans, Alice Taylor, BBC Worldwise, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Bullfrog Productions, Dave Bailey, Games Workshop, Ian Livingstone, Lionhead Studios, Mediatonic, Molyneux, Peter Molyneux | 2 Comments »

The Top Announcements We Want And Don’t Want At E3 2011

Posted on 25 April, 2011 by exterminat

The Top Announcements of E3 2011

What We Want And Don’t Want

by exterminat

©2011 Nicholas Laborde

The Electronic Entertainment Expo is just around the corner, and this is when anticipation starts to build.

Will that hinted-at project be unveiled?
Will that sequel get announced?
Will that exclusive title go multiplatform?
Will Valve finally speak of Half-Life 2: Episode Three?
Will Peter Molyneux claim his next title will cure cancer?
Will the next consoles be unveiled?
Will I have to sell my firstborn child to buy said consoles?

It’s quite simply the most wonderful time of the year in the gaming scene, and everyone is ecstatic. But with every E3, there always comes the great anticipations and excitements AND of course – the disappointments and let-downs. It’s a ‘given’ with any E3.

Unfortunately OXCGN won’t be attending this year (I’ll be in the trenches with you guys in 2012), but here are the top announcements we do and don’t want at E3 2011, in no particular order. (more…)

Filed under: Console gaming, E3 2011, Editorial, Game Industry News, Hardware News, New Game Information, New Xbox 360 Games, PC News, PS3 News, Wii News, Xbox 360, Xbox 360 3rd Party Games, Xbox 360 News | Tagged: "Splinter Cell: Conviction", bungie, Call Of Duty 6, DOTA2, Eectronic Entertainment Expo 2011, electronic entertainment expo, Gameinformer, Grand Theft Auto 5, Half Life 3, Half-Life (series), Half-Life 2 Episode 3, Half-Life 2: Episode Three?, Hideo Kojima, History of E3, Jade Raymond, Los Angeles, Metal Gear Solid: Rising, nintendo, ODST, Personal computer game, Peter Molyneux, The Ballad of Gay Tony, Ubisoft, Video game, Video game console, Wii | 5 Comments »

Gaming And E3′s Celebrities – No Such Thing As A Game Celebrity?

Posted on 3 June, 2010 by AXiDER

Why is there no such thing as a game celebrity?

by AXIS of Reality

©2010 Alex Baldwin

We all know game development is one of the most overlooked creative industries. While you’d be hard pressed to find anyone who didn’t know the names James Cameron or Beyonce Knowles, mention Peter Molyneux or Shigeru Miyamoto to any non-gamer and you’ll be met with blank stares.

E3 is just around the corner, and the halls in LA’s Exhibition Centre will be filled with many of gamings best. But why do they not attain the level of success other mediums do, especially considering that their games can bring in twice as much revenue than some block-buster movies?

Try taking the gaming celebrity quiz at the end of this article, and see how well you know your favourite hobby.

But why is this so?

We all know the games industry is one of the most widely spread forms of media in the world, with Mario, Sonic, Halo and God of War recognisable to even the most technologically illiterate. This is much like films, but with the difference being most people can name Peter Jackson alongside Lord of the Rings or Keanu Reeves with The Matrix.

So just who are our gaming celebrities . . . ?

Filed under: Blogbanter, Console gaming, Editorial, GameBanter, Oxcgn Special feature, Xbox 360, Xbox 360 News | Tagged: "Mark Rein, Black and White, bungie, E3 2010, EA, Electronic Entertainment Expo 2010, Epic Games, gaming celebrities, gaming celebrity, gaming quiz, half-life, id software, Metal Gear Solid, nintendo, OXCGN, Peter Molyneux, rare, Shigeru Miyamoto, Uncharted, Valve | Leave a Comment »

Valve Speaks out on Left 4 Dead 2 with OXCGN-pt 2

Posted on 1 July, 2009 by twodogsz

Valve Speaks out on Left 4 Dead 2 with OXCGN-pt 2

“C’mon, c’mon, trust us on this one!”

by Aaron Bertinetti – News Editor ©2009.

In Part 1 of my interview with Chet “Mr. Awesome” Faliszek, Writer on Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2, we discussed why Valve was so keen on a quick sequel along with the smorgasbord of new features coming this November including weapons, items, enemies, maps, weather, characters, and of course the vastly enhanced AI Director 2.0. You can read all about it right here.

In Part 2, we explore what Valve thinks that people like the boycotters should be doing and why Valve’s confident they can convince them to change their minds. I also probe for hints about Left 4 Dead 2’s beginning, the characters, the storytelling, marketing, and why Valve are so confident about releasing a week after Modern Warfare 2!

There’s also some talk about beers, bets and keeping secret projects, well, secret!

• E3 Left 4 Dead 2 Official Trailer

Part 2 – “C’mon, c’mon, trust us on this one!”

Full part 2 right here . . . >

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