GamesBeat's Dean Takahashi interviews Kixeye CEO Will Harbin on consoles vs browsers at the GamesBeat 2012 conference
TOME: Immortal Arena is a fast paced browser based MOBA. All you need to do is load the website to play the game. That’s right, no download. But how does it play? Loren McClain goes in depth with this new title from Kixeye.
Will Harbin talks about Kixeye going mobile, and what new platforms mean to him
Kixeye
Kixeye has made a name for itself as a social game company for hardcore gamers, with titles like War Commander, Battle Pirates and Backyard Monsters. Kixeye stands out among Facebook companies not just because of the hardcore focus of its games, but by the high rate of monetization - Kixeye's games generate revenue per payer at 20 times the usual rate.
I think this guy is right. The amount of cross-platform games alone is a telling sign.
This sums up my thoughts about the PS4, Xbox One: http://www.fateofthegame.co...
I don't disagree but you know what? I don't care! I don't need this upcoming generation to do "anything that new." I just want it to do what it's currently doing...BETTER!
i know there is nothing new yet. but giving developers more freedom to create is a plus. for example the ea ignite engine allows enviormental awareness for the character. its a start ya know. this last gen got stale quickly. we will see how this next one pans out, but im not expecting too much
Judging a console by its launch is foolish.
Did you write that baseless article?
Since this guy is an expert of "next gen"
Why don't you explain to some things that are next gen? Oh, and I would like to hear what anyone could come up with that can be considered new. That's the irony of this whole argument, most of the ppl saying it don't even know what next gen is themselves. They couldn't explain it to you face to face, or detail their thoughts. From a technical standpoint or gameplay. What is next gen gamemplay specifically? Not talking about trying something new. What is it? Unless you can come up with something better......please shush lol
I agree, for now. Holding off on next gen for a while. Give me something I can't get now on my 360 or PS3 and then I'll jump in.
Snoogans!
You can get:
1 better graphics and frame rate
2 incorporated recording
3 seamless multitasking between anything
4 more ergonomic controllers
5 remote play (ps4 only)
6 new and improved voice and body recognition (kinect and eye)
7 exclusive games
8 new social features
9 play as you download
10 usb 3.0
11 live streaming
12 better tv services (xbox mainly)
13 i can go on
To the disagrees, you all can't handle the truth!
@ matt yes i agree but for 350 quid you can't go wrong mate i own a very high end PC and yet i still see the benefit of a PS4 because all my real friends don't have time and money to be an elite.
everything you listed is either taking current-gen stuff and slightly improving on it (graphics, controllers, etc), or adding things like live streaming and multitasking that have been available on PC for years.
there's no real innovation in these new consoles.
*edit* ok, i'll give you remote play. that does seem like innovation afaik. and it's a pretty cool feature.
Wii u does remote play better aswell!
And if people think it will work across the net they will have a shock
@ mattdillahunty
This is about consoles. So most of what he said is true and new to next-gen consoles.
By your logic, there has never really been anything new or innovative about previous console generations so we shouldn't have bought those either. So think before you speak...or type.
It's all about the games.
@ thrust
Wii U's off TV play is limited to working in the same area as the Wii U console. How is that any better?
Well both offer consoles with 8 gigs of Ram to work with compared to MBs worth(which they were creating great games with) so for console gaming yeah they do offer new possibilities.
The central claim in developer Kixeye‘s cross-complaint against social game creator Zynga is that it’s actually Zynga who wants to steal Kixeye’s trade secrets.
Shit Kixeye says:
“Comparing Kixeye’s games to Zynga’s games is like comparing a Ducati racing motorcycle to a minivan.”
“Zynga is notorious for copying and cloning the games of its competition, often trampling those competitors.”
“To the extent that Zynga has any kind of ‘playbook,’ there is only one play inside and it is no secret — relentless and shameless copying of its competitors’ games.”
“Zynga has initiated a clear shift in its corporate strategy and is seeking to mimic Kixeye in a desperate effort to reinvigorate its own moribund business model. …”
Enh. I'll believe it when I see it. Bigpoint promised similar and how many of us are playing BSG online?
I hate it when they're trying to tell me what and how I want to play game. Go to hell with your browser games.
cool!