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The Copenhagen-based studio The Game Equation consists of developers who previously contributed to the top-selling (and now a bad major motion picture!) Hitman series of games, who have decided to focus on an entirely different direction - casual games.
Former Hitman Devs Explore Deep Blue Sea
The Copenhagen-based studio The Game Equation consists of developers who previously contributed to the top-selling (and now a bad major motion picture!) Hitman series of games, who have decided to focus on an entirely different direction - casual games. "After working on top-rated shooters for years, we were ready to work in a smaller company and make smaller games. We started to notice how people with our background were making top hits in the casual games industry," explains Brian Meidell, co-owner of the Copenhagen based company, The Game Equation. "We realized that the high end of the casual games industry was within our reach, and that the shorter product cycles and smaller company setting was exactly what we wanted.More »
what now?
Katie Salen Talks Trends in Videogames
Katie Salen, the Executive Director of the Gamelab Institute of Play and an Associate Professor of Design and Technology at Parson's School of Design, was interviewed by FreedomLab concerning the trends in games. Salen talks about how the change in consciousness of people through time have affected how games are developed and played, from casual games, to Second Life, to even geocaching. From a clip of the interview (which you can watch here), Salen talks about what could possibly be a subconcious trend going on in gamers' minds as we speak: More »
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Console Consumers In For Sticker Shock
Sure, the Kotaku crowd knows that Sony dropped a $500-$600 bomb on us at E3 2006. And we're all kind of coming to terms with it. I've got the cash earmarked for a PS3 and I'm ready to spend. More »
year in review
