Richard Garriott: Blizzard Must Contend With the "Zyngas of the World"
Richard Garriott argues that Blizzard (and, by extension, Activision) have lost out by not attempting to compete in the social and mobile gaming spaces.
Tagged: Zynga
Rather Infrequent Open Thread
I’ve got about a month’s worth of links and notes in my inbox that I am really intent on clearing out. I’ve also got tons of legitimate news updates to make, of course, and clearing out the inbox will help me prioritize those as well.
So…What Might A Next-Gen Browser Game Look Like?
They’re here already: social/browser-based games that go far, far beyond the trite simplicity of Farmville. Is it wise to write browser games off as a passing fad that won’t go anywhere?
I’ll Be Traveling Today
Since I’ll be spending most of today in the air, as it were, there probably won’t be much in the way of other articles posted to the site. Though I’ll try and check comments from time to time, and will have access to email whilst in airports.
Zynga Acquires Floodgate Entertainment
Zynga — the social gaming giant, producer of FarmVille — has acquired Floodgate Entertainment, the gaming company founded in 2000 by Paul Neurath (formerly of Looking Glass Studios).
Richard Garriott has a plan to beat Zynga
There is a fascinating article about Richard Garriott’s new company, Portalarium, and its plan to take on social gaming giant Zynga at GamesBeat. It’s a pretty informative article, actually, structured around a discussion with...
So about that browser-based Ultima game…
Submitted for Dragonly consideration: Zynga, the makers of (ugh) Farmville, are now apparently worth about $290 million more than Electronic Arts. Which is to say that this: Is, bafflingly, worth more than all this:...
Richard Garriott: "Since everybody else is doing Flash and Java games, I can kick their ass pretty easy."
Ultima creator and private astronaut Richard Garriott, who recently co-founded Portalarium, has got a new game in the works. Richard Garriott delivered the keynote at Fantastic Fest’s inaugural Fantastic Arcade event in Austin today....
