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  • GAMESbrief in 2013–ethics are coming front and centre

    GAMESbrief is going to change its focus a little in 2013. At the end of 2011, David Barnes tweeted me to say: Stop arguing for F2P. That battle has been won for all who are willing to...

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  • Will apps get regulated?

    I was interviewed by PC Pro for a discussion on whether apps should be regulated, particularly those with IAPs aimed at children. The story was initiated by an FTC report that had little to do with In...

    • Posted 12 years ago
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  • My first prediction for 2013: World of Warcraft will lose 3 million subscribers.

    At the Mobile Gaming Europe conference last week, I predicted that 2013 will be a tipping point for World of Warcraft, in a bad way. I believe that time is running out on the most successful game...

    • Posted 12 years ago
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  • Mary Meeker’s Internet trends–a must-read as usual

    Kleiner Perkin’s Mary Meeker has issued her latest Internet trends, and it is a must read as usual. The big things I take away are the shocking speed of the fall of Wintel operating systems (Windows/Intel), displaced...

    • Posted 12 years ago
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  • How to define a whale?

    I am toying with the idea of defining the cut-off for whales. Help me finalize the definition.

    • Posted 12 years ago
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  • Why I tell the truth

    I was mentioned in the Financial Times yesterday, talking about the importance of telling the truth. I also talk about how I didn’t tell the truth when I was a banker: I said what the client wanted...

    • Posted 12 years ago
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  • I hope GREE never wants developers to trust their platform again

    Over at PocketGamer.biz, the mobile mavens have been discussing the decision by GREE to shut down its Open Feint service with 4 weeks notice, at the height of the holiday season. Dave Castelnuovo, founder of Bolt Creative...

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