By the time you read this, the Electronic Entertainment Expo will be over and who knows how this year's event will be remembered.
Even the New York Times has a "think piece."
I don't know whether many of you noticed, although you probably should have, that video games have been getting some interesting mainstream ink lately with perspectives by folks we wouldn't expect to hear on this subject.
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Now that video games are a multibillion-dollar behemoth, there are lobbying groups (for and against the industry), well-known superstar developers, mainstream news organizations reporting mergers and acquisitions, and magazines and Web sites about everything from video-game action figures to game-related news about politics and the law.
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The other day, I was reading this Newsweek online article called "The Coming Energy Wars" by Rana Foroohar. It was a very stark picture of what the world would look like if oil hit $200 a barrel - pretty scary. Nations would be forced to pull away from the global economy, many legendary companies, carmakers in particular, would go belly-up, and of course, the violence that would arise from such an economic hit would be hard to contain.
- The reviews have been good, not great for the aerobic model.So a coworker of mine just bought a Wii. She didn't quite volunteer the information, I just noticed her groaning and stretching throughout the day and inquired about her discomfort.
- The once-thriving expo loses big exhibitors.Let's face it, everyone knew this was coming. The flea-market-looking Electronic Entertainment Expo of 2007 was just weird, and now some big publishers are saying, "Sayonara!"
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In what can be viewed only as a storm of epic proportions, game developer Blizzard announced that 2.4 million members of its eight-million-strong World of Warcraft user base put up their rubies, gold coins, and other means of purchase to buy the new Burning Crusade expansion pack. In the first day!
- Putting Sony PlayStations in schools seems a good idea, if not a new one.Sony PlayStations in the classroom? What a novel idea. The game consoles would not be added to schoolrooms so kids could show off their latest Mortal Kombat moves; they can do that in the schoolyard. But to, gasp, learn stuff! Actually, this isn't so novel. The History Channel is using game engines to supplement programs, the armed forces use video games to teach tactics, and many schools use PC games to trick kids into actually retaining something. Sneaky. This is worth mentioning because British developer Relentless Software fine-tuned its popular quiz game, Buzz, in a collaboration with the Department for Education and Skills in Britain. The result is a 5,000-question game based on school curriculum. Think kids won't want to post the highest score on this game, too?
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