"When you go to sporting events you very often buy your gear at the stadium, and when you play a video game” on a computer, “you should buy these collections where you play,” Mr. Bergel said."
— Peace Walker Collection Lets Gamers Buy Characters’ Clothes - NYTimes.com
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"The best analogy for Eve is this: 1% of the time, when you take part in a massive fleet fight, or take part in some epic espionage caper or something, it is the most fun game you will ever encounter. 99% of the time you’re just waiting for something to happen. But it’s that 1% that hooks people like crack cocaine. I mean, you don’t get interviewed by the BBC when you win a WoW raid."
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Eve Online: Audience With The King Of Space | Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Fascinating interview
"But I want Street Fighter to be a tool, like playing cards or a chess board – you just need the pieces and everyone can play, not just the elite. It will take a few more generations to get to that utopian point, but what the 3DS has done is enable me to take the first step toward my grand scheme."
— Yoshi Ono: why Street Fighter has to be more like football | Technology | guardian.co.uk
A self-portrait of me on my private island, in the style of my favourite game right now: Sword & Sworcery
