Will Harbin of Kixeye has hit out against those who would let pure data crunching lead a developer by the nose in game design. Data for Kixeye is used only to "enhance the gaming experience."
Creativity and passion must come before data, he argues. Data can help "separate the vocal minority" from the overall community. If a team lacks 'passion' then you're going to make rubbish.
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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...
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!
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. …”