What’s happened in the business of video games this past week…
QUOTE | “A force to be reckoned with.” – Panoptic Management Consultants CEO Asif Khan notes that if Nintendo’s stock continues to fall the company could be acquired by Apple, creating a gaming powerhouse
QUOTE | “What’s the point of next-gen consoles?” – Epic Games President Mike Capps wonders what the future will hold for consoles given that smartphone technology is accelerating very, very quickly.
QUOTE | “Cathartic.” – id Software’s John Carmack thinks back to the days of Doom, the controversy over Columbine and notes that violent games can actually reduce aggression and violence
QUOTE | “Games will take over the world.” – Civilization creator Sid Meier reflects on his career and the future of gaming in a special Q&A column with the legendary designer
QUOTE | “Our respect probably has grown.” – BioWare co-founder Dr. Greg Zeschuk talks about the challenge of creating an MMO (Star Wars: The Old Republic) and how much they respect what Blizzard has done with WoW
QUOTE | “I don’t know if we’ve seen anything like it.” – Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick is amazed at how much interest gamers are showing in the upcoming Modern Warfare 3, which has seen pre-orders “significantly” ahead of Black Ops
QUOTE | “How can you say it’s not peaking?” – EA and Digital Chocolate founder Trip Hawkins questions whether Apple has actually already seen its best days and will soon decline
QUOTE | “Not entitled to overtime pay.” – Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter elaborates fully on his position on crunch after initially getting many developers riled up with comments about L.A. Noire developer Team Bondi.
QUOTE | “Still see retail as very strong.” – Following the announcement of Season Ticket, EA Sports boss Peter Moore talks about the importance of retail despite EA’s continued push into digital.
QUOTE | “Inevitable.” – Hi-Rez Studios co-founder Todd Harris, who’s making free-to-play title Tribes: Ascend, believes it’s just a matter of time before Microsoft starts supporting free-to-play on Xbox Live.
This Week In the Business courtesy of IndustryGamers.com
