The audience is the key challenge for the game industry, not technology
The gaming industry has undergone massive changes in the last decade, but one of the key ones is the enormous increase in the number of games being produced. This is as important a platform shift as any disruptive technology - perhaps more so. "It used to be that gamers were starved for content and fascinating new releases," said Scott Steinberg, CEO at TechSavvy Global and noted marketing guru. "Back in the early '90s I'd be happy to get a high-profile new release every three or four months. Anything even remotely interesting had a chance of succeeding. Now, we're at the other end of the spectrum - we're drinking from the firehose. There are too many Kickstarter projects, too many interesting, quirky or fascinating games out there, too many apps, too many interactive entertainment experiences. Even if you're a gamer, there's only so many hours in the day...(more)
Correa California Online Poker Bill Shelved
California Senator Lou Correa's SB 678 online poker legalisation measure is doomed for this year, according to a tweet from the Poker Players Alliance Wednesday.
The news comes just days after the bill, introduced in March this year, was upgraded to "urgent" status with just three weeks remaining of the current Californian legislative season...(more)
Congress has been ceding power to the executive branch for more than two decades. In the 2008 presidential election, President George W. Bush was often criticized by then-candidate Barack Obama for his executive overreaches. Candidate Obama even promised to "reverse" the Bush Administration's expansion of executive authority in 2007. However, no president in modern history has done more to circumvent Congress and rewrite legislation than President Obama has.
While the Obama Administration's rewriting of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to delay timeframes may immediately come to mind, perhaps the most blatant example of executive branch overreach is the Justice Department's decision to rewrite more than 50 years of consistent interpretation of the Wire Act of 1961 to allow revenue-seeking state governments to go into the online gambling business...(more)
Thelen said the company is restructuring to sharpen its focus on the most promising opportunities and dropping efforts that haven’t panned out. Notably the company is ending a cloud subscription gaming business that launched last year with high expectations...(more)
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