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links for 2007-03-09

March 9, 2007 at 1:39 am | In Uncategorized | Leave a Comment

Sony’s new Home

“you decorate your virtual apartment with Sony game posters, Sony TVs, and your favourite Sony BMG Music MP3s. On the one hand, it’s a solidly built, well realised (if completely plagiarised) concept. On the other hand, it can fuck right off.” Yes.
Infinitely More Exciting Than Anything

Yet more LittleBigPlanet love. Way to finally get some good press, Sony.
The ‘Just in Time’ watch communicates with your calendar, mobile phone and the web so it knows…

…where you should be, how long it’ll take to get there, what routes are available, and if you’re early, late or on time. Obviously, it’ll need a ‘Geoff’ setting to add 45 mins to each journey, and a sedative capability if his bus gets stuck in traffic.
Shacknews – LittleBigPlanet First Look
From 0 to 60 to World Domination – New York Times

Awesome article on why everyone wants to be Toyota.
Game Developer Conference: MMOs, past, present and future

“We’re seeing dumb money trying to beat World of Warcraft, and smart money trying to figure out how we can plant a tree that’s not in the shade.”
Three things PlayStation Home is *not*

He doesn’t call himself Curmudegon Gamer for nothing – “PlayStation Home is not free. It’s only free in the sense that iTunes is free. It’s actually a clever trap to bleed you dry of money.”
The Land – Rudyard Kipling
The Curmudegon cries for an objective unsullied gaming press
Game 3.0 – For Fuck’s Sake.

pithy.
Why Apple is the best retailer in America

In 2004, Apple reached $1 billion in annual sales faster than any retailer in history; last year, sales reached $1 billion a quarter.