> Today’s computer and video games provide interactive environments not offered by other forms of entertainment. From game consoles with Internet connectivity to social and multiplayer online games, gamers increasingly engage with each other as they play, and form strong relationships with players around the world. Gaming has always had social components of course, even […]

>After the news end of last year about YouTube dedicated HD TV-channels and Google TV, PlayStation announces that it will rename it’s current ‘PlayStation Network’ to SEN: Sony Entertainment Network. I saw an incredibly cool presentation last week at the ‘iMMovator-conference’ about connected television where Sony unfolded their plans for 2012 and beyond. As I […]

>Just a moment of a big THANK YOU to all my readers in the past 3 years. I grew from 3.000 unique visitors in 2010 to 5.000 unique visitors in 2011 and hope it will continue to grow in 2012 to … I don’t know… 8.000? Apart from the unique visitors we served 45.000 pageviews […]

>Although a lot of brands (Microsoft, PlayStation, Layer) and trending websites promise a great Alternate Reality and 3D future. I am still full of doubt whether Alternate Reality will change our future in the upcoming 10 years. When I visited the E3 in LA and ECTS twelve years ago in London there were already ‘virtual […]

> Some facts about the Dutch and the way we connect to the world, did you know the founder of Atari was a Dutch guy from origin…? And did you know that the late Steve Jobs has worked for Atari as well? Some more ‘don’t need to know but still nice to know’-facts in this […]

>In Europe this is not such a big thing, but I know that the US is talking about it for weeks before the event, so I’d thought I’d repost this item by Adage… This is where games and gamble meet: the stats and bets! We have the European Cup of Soccer later this year and […]

> By Morten Geertsen Ten years ago social gaming in Latin America was not much more than a bunch of empty servers: Yes, it is not the wildest exaggeration to say, that it was almost absent. However, with the expanding internet access and usage in most of Latin American countries, this has changed. Social gaming […]

>According to VGChartz (which I think is the most reliable source on sales data) these are the top 10 most purchased games of December 31st 2011. Happy New Game Year! I am glad to see that still ‘movement games’ are still popular, especially to help kids (and parents) to stay in shape in a fun […]

> Another way to use Kinect technology… for shopping. Although it surprises me that they don’t use the camera to show you how the outfit actually fits to your body!? That would be the ultimate ‘fitting-experience’… but there is always room for improvement I guess… 😉

>Nice work….