Comments for Sam "QforQ" Houston

Comment on Video Game companies on Twitter by Anthony

Anthony — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:12:36 +0000

http://twitter.com/gamedebug Active Gaming Media Sorry for the previous post -_-

Comment on Video Game companies on Twitter by Anthony

Anthony — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:10:34 +0000

Active Gaming Media http://www.activegamingmedia.con (game localization) is also on Twitter http://twitter.com/gamedebug

Comment on Moving to San Francisco and working at Perfect World Entertainment by Arrakiv

Arrakiv — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:41:10 +0000

Awesome! That is fantastic to hear!

Best of luck with the new position.

Comment on It has been a crazy ride on the unemployment train by Sam Houston

Sam Houston — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:18:57 +0000

I'll definitely be making a blog post when I commit to a new company

Comment on It has been a crazy ride on the unemployment train by Mykalgaidin

Mykalgaidin — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:17:11 +0000

Let me know where you land so I can join up. Loved the stuff you did with gDNA.

Comment on Video Game companies on Twitter by GamePro

GamePro — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:56:10 +0000

Sam,

Thanks for great thought leadership for gaming in social media. What do you think of the twitter lists for gaming? Our video game list at http://twitter.com/GamePro/videogames is trying to be a great live news/thought feed on gaming through twitter.

Comment on Social Media and Game Industry Web Roundup 11/1/09 by Lauren Vargas

Lauren Vargas — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:36:44 +0000

Sorry, Radian6 was not a good fit for you at the time. It is a robust tool. Thank you for the shout out though! Much appreciated…let us know if we can help you in the future.

Lauren Vargas
- Community Manager at Radian6
@VargasL

Comment on Video Game companies on Twitter by PaulZR

PaulZR — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:28:06 +0000

What is up!

Comment on The possible changes and impact of the EA layoffs & Playfish Acquisition by Tom

Tom — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:10:45 +0000

The day they start covering the mafias in Mafia Wars I am done with game journalists for ever!

Comment on The possible changes and impact of the EA layoffs & Playfish Acquisition by Jeff A

Jeff A — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:27:47 +0000

While I agree that EA’s moves yesterday signaled several changes, I disagree with the assessment. It has been clear for some time that the current console paradigm is fading, and that online distribution and free-to-play content is replacing the old guard. This new round of layoffs is clearly the result of the so-called “recession-proof industry” meeting that reality. Nothing new there. Likewise, EA has a healthy casual online business (e.g., Pogo) targeting older women, so the acquisition of Playfish is a natural fit. Rather, I am intrigued that these publishers are struggling with their not-so-distant future selves. In other words, they are having a very public mid-life crisis – one which threatens the very foundation of those companies and forces them to reevaluate who they are and how they make money. As the owner of a small business dedicated to this space, I am carefully watching this public self-questioning to see how EA chooses to handle its critical cultural inflection point. Will a company that Wall Street rewards for console revenue embrace the anti-gamer while managing the inevitable cultural shift inside its four walls? As they say, only time will tell.