Opening the Valve

    In 2007 Valve released the long awaited squeal to Team Fortress Classic, simply named Team Fortress 2. This online game features two opposing sides (Red vs Blue) in a never ending war with each other. At first launch, Team Fortress 2 was a simple first person shooter that had the standard capture the flag and defense type maps. Soon after Valve began to update the game and started including unique weapons that plays could unlock and use. Each weapon having its own unique abilities, but what Valve did next was expected by no one.

An Eye On Gaming

    With my recent post dealing with the Rift and virtual reality, I felt it was an opportune time to have a look into Google Glass.

    Google has been developing a wearable mini display that allows the user to watch and record videos, take pictures, make phone calls, send text messages, view emails, and more. What Google has not truly touched on, is the use of video games being played on the device. Google Glass has the potential to expand the mobility of video games.

A Tear in the Rift

    In the world of video games, developers and console makers are adding in the use of motion controls to their hardware and video games. Nintendo kick started this craze with the introduction of the Wii system. Soon after, both Sony and Microsoft release their own version of motion based controllers. Microsoft even took it a step further and got rid of all physical controllers and developed the Kinetic, a camera based motion controller.

A Lawful Update

    I had an opportunity to listen to two excellent podcasts from Entertainmentlawupdate.com, hosted by Gordon Firemark and Tamera Bennett. They both go in-depth and analyze recent court cases that deal with entertainment. Listening in helps me understand what the courts are deciding on and how it could potentially affect my future business.

Ripple Effects

     In the world of videogames, developers need to make they have all their legal bases covered. Since the dawn of the video game age, there have been countless court cases that deal with copyright or patent infringement.

Awfully Majestic

    One of Seth MacFarlane’s popular shows, American Dad, recently had its 150th episode. What makes this episode so memorable to many is the music. The band known as Wax Fang (Jacob Heustis and Scott Carney) was chosen by co-creator and writer Mike Barker.

What Would Deadpool Do?

    Today I would like to write about a bit of creative marketing that I have been following for some time now. It involves a comic book superhero (or anti-hero) named Deadpool and his upcoming release of his new video-game developed by Highmoon Studios. Before I dive deeper in the marketing behind this game, I’ll give you quick rundown on the character known as Deadpool.