To WoW or Not to WoW

Today's post was an internal debate for us about whether to post this item from Wired's Game Life Blog or this one. Because we are a gaming blog, and World of Warcraft is the most sucking-away-of-life game of all time, we felt we should mention it here at least once, so, there: World of Warcraft. Now it's mentioned twice. But, ultimately, the prevalent issue in the gaming world, and the world at large, are the changes in the economy, and so, the development of a gaming studio from the loins of a special effects house takes precident.

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A Bit More Uplifting (?) News Today

Following up on yesterdays rather droopy entry, today's two entries from Variety magazine's The Cut Scene gaming blog, seem to project a hopeful, and recession-unaffected, future for the gaming industry. Or not. 

Basically, there is first the news logged on the site last week announcing that visual marketing monolith 20th Century Fox (who are well-versed in marketing their own TV and film properties through video game licensing) is dipping its feet into the gaming pool by launching a full-scale gaming division. Appointed vice president of the new sector is former head of Vivendi Games Andre Emerson and it appears the studio will not continue to in-house their own licensed titles but also sire original titles. The move is basically in an effort to outrun the necessity to buy independent video game studios and thereby squeeze past that there is much less cash to throw around for such a venture. So, I guess as it goes, even in a recession, the rich just get richer. What will the decision of studios like Fox do to the little guys? That remains to be seen. Check out the full article here: Fox Gets Serious About Video Games

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