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August 3, 2012
Nothing ventured, nothing gained: Signia Venture Partners Jamil Moledina on innovation and emotion in social and mobile
By Eli Cymet
You find the most amazing things in the most unexpected places. Like, say, a champion of independent creativity, genuine play, and real innovation... all in the social games space. Until recently, Jamil Moledina was responsible for managing platform and partner strategy at Funzio. $210M later, the company was acquired, and Moledina was invited to transition into a new and exciting role as Entrepreneur in Residence at Signia Venture Partners.
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August 3, 2012
Waiting for an emotion: Double Down Interactive President Glenn Walcott on what drives people to virtually gamble
By Eli Cymet
When Double Down Interactive President Glenn Walcott gave a speech about building a successful business at this year's Casual Connect, he started it off by shooting 1,000 one-dollar bills into the audience. Judging him only on that impression, one might draw the conclusion that virtual gambling is all people make it out to be: a money-hungry space obsessed with the bottom line.
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August 1, 2012
From humble beginnings: The mythos of 5th Planet Games, and their quest to reinvent CCGs for the digital age
By Eli Cymet
5th Planet Games create collectible card games full of high-fantasy, super powers, and deep narratives. Illustrated by famous comic book artists, packed with tons of story, and meant for players of classics. The only catch? For many of them, you'll never be able to touch the cards. They craft digital "CCGRPGs:" games that are looking to recapture the magic of things like, well, Magic, while adding flourishes for the modern era.
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August 1, 2012
Different, but not better: David Edery explains how Spry Fox sees freemium, monetization, and the future of mobile.
By Eli Cymet
As a journalist, you often hear that industry events are epicentres for networking, meeting developers, and hearing interesting stories. Never more has this proven true for me than during the day before this year's Casual Connect, at a summit put on by the International Game Developer's Association. I went into the morning's first lecture - a unique one about learning from early failure - thinking I'd be covering the panel. Instead, I ended up digging deep with someone on it.
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July 30, 2012
The Game Graph: GREE’s Ethan Fassett on their publishing platform, our mobile future, and the real problem with app discovery
By Eli Cymet
When Gamezebo founder Joel Brodie and I went to meet with GREE's VP of Product Ethan Fassett at Casual Connect, I was under the impression that we'd be there to talk about the obvious: the "GREE Platform." The mega-dev's publishing platform has just entered open beta, and without sounding too jaded, events like Casual Connect often serve as soapboxes from which to chat about their latest initiatives, per the party line.
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July 17, 2012
Backing from Notch, outside funding, and more: OUYA’s Julie Uhrman attempts to take on critics and set the record straight
By Eli Cymet
Since its explosive Kickstarter success, the OUYA - an upcoming, $99 Android console - has been everywhere. With nearly five million dollars raised in just over a week [at the time of writing], it's not hard to argue that people are excited about the prospect of changing the state of gaming on their TV. And yet, the purportedly disruptive product has its fair share of critics. Those who insist there are too many practical reasons preventing the console from attaining its price point, delivering consistent experiences, and proving secure for gamers and developers.
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June 29, 2012
Buzzing around: GameFly co-founder Sean Spector on digital, a post-console future, and how the company stays agile
By Eli Cymet
Recently, we were able to take a call with GameFly's founder and Senior Vice President Sean Spector to talk with him about the distribution service, its place in a changing industry, and his opinions on the trends affecting gaming at large. What follows is a conversation between Sean and myself on gaming today, and where it might be haded tomorrow.

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Waiting for an emotion: Double Down Interactive President Glenn Walcott on what drives people to virtually gamble

From humble beginnings: The mythos of 5th Planet Games, and their quest to reinvent CCGs for the digital age

Different, but not better: David Edery explains how Spry Fox sees freemium, monetization, and the future of mobile.

The Game Graph: GREE’s Ethan Fassett on their publishing platform, our mobile future, and the real problem with app discovery

Backing from Notch, outside funding, and more: OUYA’s Julie Uhrman attempts to take on critics and set the record straight

Buzzing around: GameFly co-founder Sean Spector on digital, a post-console future, and how the company stays agile

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