The new EA and managing morale in the creative industry

This is a great blog by a level designer at EA about improvements at the company and their potential impact on staff as well as their bottom line.

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Game Reviews: The Ugly Path from Publisher to Publishing

For some sites, reviewing video games isn't about helping consumers make better decisions, nor is it about serious criticism of the art form. Game reviews, and the process of writing them, is a scramble to get the first review out—an exclusive if possible—in order to get the most readers to sell the most ads

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