phil harrison
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Fans And Devs Respond To Google Stadia ‘Wind Down’
Believe me when I say that the concept of the Google Stadia was a great idea for a new age of gaming. But are we in that age yet? Nah. Will we be soon? Eh. When I woke up this morning to see that Google had announced they would be canning the Stadia, I had…
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Stadia Leadership Praised Development Studios For ‘Great Progress’ Just One Week Before Laying Them All Off
Developers at Google’s recently formed game studios were shocked February 1 when they were notified that the studios would be shut down, according to four sources with knowledge of what transpired. Just the week prior, Google Stadia vice president and general manager Phil Harrison sent an email to staff lauding the “great progress” its studios…
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The Xbox One Uncertainty Principle
At the start of a cocktail party that was to end an exciting, confusing and altogether odd day at Microsoft’s Redmond campus, I approached Microsoft VP Aaron Greenberg. Hell of a debut day for the Xbox One, I told him. Some impressive stuff, some confusing stuff. Some fierce reaction online.
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All That Ultraviolence Bothers The People Who Make Video Games, Too
Did all the neck-stabbing, animal-killing, city-destroying carnage at E3 stand out to you this year? Whether you were there in person or not, it was hard not to notice the uptick in egregious on-screen violence at the 2012 edition of the expo and that rising trend dominated much of the talk coming out in the…