jdkilby

I'm guessing that's because the publishing rights reverted back to Double Fine, so they can do what they want with it.

I've never played BeTrapped, but here is an interesting game that is literally Clue / Cluedo combined with Minesweeper. It's not perfect, but it still works surprisingly well.

http://www.kongregate.com/games/nerdook/cluesweeper

> To wit, the barrier to entry is low.

... but the barrier to success on the scale of FarmVille or Draw Something is very high. That's when a company with massive amounts of money that can be spent to hire game developers and market to users has a distinct advantage.

Relevant:

http://www.slideshare.net/bcousins/when-the-consoles-die-wha...

Essentially, the presenter makes the argument that the same thing that happened to the arcade industry is happening to the console industry. It really made me reconsider what I thought the future had in store for console games.

Anyone else notice the kid in the classroom who is supposed to be participating in the Mars landing simulation but instead has his helmet off and is drawing an unflattering picture of the teacher?

That's one prediction that was dead on and will probably still be accurate in thirty years: kids will always be kids.

"Our understanding is that the video didn’t violate any copyrights; instead, there were likely privacy issued involved, as most of the people in the video didn’t know that they were becoming part of a viral video."

http://mashable.com/2010/03/22/merton-removed-youtube/