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Sony's Phil Harrison: "I don't think we're arrogant"

by Conrad Quilty-Harper (Jul 13th 2006 4:55PM)

At the end of the final keynote of the Develop Conference in Brighton, Jennie and I walked up to Sony Computer Entertainment big boss Phil Harrison, with the intention of a) thrusting a Joystiq t-shirt into his hands and b), asking him two questions on the topic of the company's perceived arrogance. ...

Overheard@Develop: Mark Rein - "I need a stiff drink"

by Conrad Quilty-Harper (Jul 12th 2006 10:45AM)

Mark Rein is currently sitting 3 feet away from me, and is heavily immersed in an interview with a journalist. Only five minutes ago I heard him saying "I need a stiff drink" in not-too-subtle tones as he walked past the press area. The reason? Most likely his supposed "heckling" from developers ...

Epic's Mark Rein: Intel is killing PC Gaming

by Conrad Quilty-Harper (Jul 12th 2006 8:45AM)

A couple of hours ago, Epic Vice President Mark Rein opened the Develop Conference in Brighton with a keynote covering topics ranging from the economics of next-generation games, episodic content and middleware (which, incidentally, Epic makes a lot of its money from). The majority of the second ...