Perusing the schedule for PAX Prime in Seattle reveals a startling number of populated by and dedicated to community managers. There appear to be six (technically five) panels alone on the subject and numerous panels with a community manager on board to explain some aspect of the video games industry.
"In a time when companies don't care about preserving games, I have high respect for the creators of projects like N64: Recompiled." - Hanzala from eXputer.
il beat you to the ski-lift,
framerate on snowboard kids was shocking, do you remember./?
talking of shocking framerate and kart racers style games,
Sony had a gem on ps3, with 'Modnation Racers' but again, framerate was so terrible, still fun though, indeed, when is drifting sideways not fun, the answer is never. we have not seen enough of that game, technically some people made race tracks/games in dreams and little big planet etc, but its just not the same,!!! grrrrr
morning rant over.
here, relive some ,memories. https://www.youtube.com/wat...
Xbox and EA have recently made baffling moves that define how bleak the future of the gaming industry is with major companies at the helm. Ryan Bates from "Last Word on Gaming" posits in this op-ed that maybe it's not ineptitude, but intention.
Name someone that isn't trying to look us these days maybe cdpr.
Take two, ubi and yes even PlayStation are pushing us to own nothing and be happy with our live service ad injected games on a sub so they can raise prices at will and take access away when they see fit.
If it keeps up I'll be a full time retro gamer and this industry will be crashing hard
As rediculas as it sounds we need government reforms to defend consumer rights
XCOM and Marvel's Midnight Suns director Jake Solomon has founded a new studio to make a life sim game. Here's a new interview with him.
And forgot to mention...
Saturday, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, Wolfman Theatre
Online Gaming Communities and "Real Life" Relationships
Are you are a member of one or more online gaming website communities? Perhaps the friendships and relationships you formed online have made their way into your everyday "real life". You are certainly not alone. We will discuss the communities we have created and support, and how they impact real life relationships for gamers of all types. This was one of the more popular panels at the inaugural PAX East.
Panelists include: Derek “DSmooth” Nolan [Co-Founder / Host, 2old2play.com / 2old2type Radio], Chloe “PMS Kitty” Brown [Co-Founder / Community Manager, GamerchiX / PopChiX] , Cathlin “Catastrophe” Sentz [Reviews Editor / Community Manager, ZTGD.com / N4G.com], Ryan “H2O Rip” Chaply [Product Manager, PMS | H2O], Aaron “HMXhenry” Trites [Community Manager, Harmonix]
:) Definitely hits the identity vs. spokesperson identity conundrum.