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04:19 PM
With the new advertising restrictions that the founder just announced (in regards to their new game Fishville but applying to all of their other games as well), they stand to lose over a third of their $250 million revenue per year.
Plus, they haven't been working towards acquisition, the company is clearly positioning itself for an IPO. Playfish, Playdom, and others were great targets for acquisition.
Mark Pincus has a right to be nervous about this. Playfish was Zynga's primary competitor, and by using some of the resources that EA has at its disposal, they can very quickly overtake a lot of the momentum that Zynga has. Now if Zynga suffers due to this deal, THEN they may well find themselves on the buyer's block and not going the IPO route. #playfish
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08:58 AM
Whatever EA. I'm not resting until you make a Sim City for the network. #playfish
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08:28 AM
I'm not sure about the amount of money they seem to be spending, but what seems ridiculous at the time has a way of working out in the end. Getting access to these 150 million "installs" is a tad nebulous at the moment, but if they can turn that into 10 million people that form the equation EA = fun Facebook game makers in their minds, then they win. #playfish
12:05 PM
Seems like a smart purchase for EA. Sorta makes me wonder why Activision hasn't done anything in this area... #playfish
12:26 PM
Just 18 months of ridiculous work in the hopes that somebody like EA (who showed some mild interest but never followed through) would buy the smallish company I was working for.
Working with them, and seeing/meeting their internal teams responsible for this type of entertainment really highlighted how many resources they were putting behind these efforts, though. They committed to this path a few years ago, and they've been plowing ahead since then trying to gobble up as much of the casual and community market as they can. #playfish
03:48 PM
Despite what typical gamers may think, casual is something a lot people are looking at now. If you thought the Wii was disruptive to the gaming world, you haven't seen anything yet. #playfish
11/03/09
11/02/09
I have a hard enough time convincing my friends that I'm not some uber-dork all the time anyways, so the last thing I need is twenty solid status updates relating to my gaming habits. #facebook
11/02/09
I would love to see my friends comments "nice one bro gettin laid in the vidya, to bad that won't happen in real life now." #facebook
11/03/09
Seriously! I'd never be able to live something like that down :) #facebook
11/02/09
And twitter's barely useful with a full keyboard, now imagine it on a controller. #facebook
11/02/09
As for the keyboard though, you can just plug a usb keyboard into your 360. #facebook
11/02/09
11/02/09
However, there is the little text entry attachment thing for the controller. That... would make it about 10% easier. 10% because yes, it has the keys, but you're typing with your thumbs. Sorry, I don't really click with that idea. I need a proper keyboard. Netbook, notebook, full-size... something I can fit my hands onto, and press keys rhythmically, making a lovely clicking noise to the words I am putting on the screen... #facebook
11/02/09
11/02/09
you were having too much fun typing that last part weren't you haha #facebook
11/02/09
@playstationpwns: Yes. Yes I was. ^^; #facebook
11/03/09
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11/03/09
Really? I'll have to check that out. I've never liked Microsoft's on screen keyboards for this reason.
I've been using a USB keyboard with my Xbox for years now, as with all those messages flying about it saves a significant amount of time. I consider a keyboard to be as essential a factor as a Live connection. Trying to use an Xbox without one is not a satisfactory experience. #facebook
11/03/09
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11/02/09
I weep for the future. (Chez Qui, bon jour ...) #facebook
11/02/09
11/02/09
Yeah, I feel silly for not wanting to read text messages about celebrity daily life or updates about my Uncharted 2 game. Or, you know, it's a fad like Crocs and slap bracelets. #facebook
11/03/09
Anyway, I feel like this sort of integration really misses the mark of what I imagined would be a great way to bring social networking together. Imagine getting some facebook message where a friend is basically scheduling a game later on tonight. you accept the invite, which throws a reminder in your phone and console. You all hook up in the console party system (which could be more integrated than it is now), then enjoy a game for a while.
I like the idea of hooking up and keeping up with my friends a more seamless experience; I don't want anyone to know that I still play Hexic HD . #facebook
11/03/09
It's from Ferris Bueller. #facebook
11/02/09
Otherwise it's semi-pointless, though much better with a chatpad, as I borrowed one to try it out. At least you can type. Now if you could play farmville and bejewled blitz and stuff on there.... #facebook
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11/02/09
Facebook is really the only dud in this update as far as I'm concerned. Last.fm, Twitter, Zune 1080p streaming, and the avatar enhancements are all nice additions. Zune in particular could be a huge asset if Microsoft can/is willing to launch a video version of the Zune pass. #facebook
11/02/09
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11/02/09
in a totally unrelated manner i find myself looking at the albums of my hot female friends on the xbl FB. #facebook
11/02/09
hehe me too. #facebook
11/02/09
11/02/09
It's not like this was something he was supposed to support blindly. If that was the case they would've just edited his criticism of facebook on XBL out of the podcast #facebook
11/02/09
10/26/09
10/26/09
I've picked up some great stuff through twitter, but all of it is through people I choose to follow. I don't even bother to look at the public stream as the signal to noise ratio is way too low. And if anybody follows me, I check their previous tweets before I follow back. Some of the people I follow have lead me to some awesome sites and blogs though.
I'm on Facebook as well, but I only look at it when I get e-mail updates. I hate the whole app/game thing on there as it creates way too much noise. I also have issues with the privacy stuff on Facebook (I'll never post a photo up there).
I find Twitter has a significantly higher signal to noise ratio than Facebook. A lot of that's to do with the way I use them and because I have more control over what I get on Twitter. #socialnetworking