BadMoPho

I’ve seen the future of mobile gaming and, well, sorry to say it has nothing to do with mobile games.  Oh sure, while mobile games will always have a place in the mobile gaming world, they will not be the primary revenue driver.  Not by a long shot.  In fact, in the not-too-distant future the primary revenue drivers in mobile gaming will actually be console, online, and PC games.  Not console, online and PC games repurposed and redeveloped for mobile devices, but actual console, online and PC games played on Xboxes and Alienware laptops.  Before the incredulous among you begin to write nasty comments, let me give you the play-by-play on how the time is fast approaching when mobile games take a backseat in the Read More

Recently, we at AFK received a mass-email from Amazon asking us to sign an NDA so we could be brought into the loop.  We filled it out and are awaiting the incredible inside opportunity.  If moves like this don’t spell land grab, I don’t know what else would. That started me thinking a little bit more about Amazon and their place in the video gaming universe.  It didn’t take long for me to come to the conclusion that, well, Amazon wants to rule the gaming universe.  And guess what? They will.  Maybe sooner than anyone expected. In addition, they actually told me so a few weeks back when I spoke to two of many Amazonians charged with rebuilding their games business into the industry Gigantor.  Read More