Trip HawkinsSilicon Valley goes Hollywood: The Birth of Producers at EAAn excerpt from an upcoming book by Electronic Arts Founder, Trip HawkinsMay 142May 142
Trip HawkinsARE YOUR GAMES MORE LIKE FILMS, TV OR STREAMING?ARE YOUR GAMES MORE LIKE FILMS, TV OR STREAMING?Sep 5, 2023Sep 5, 2023
Trip HawkinsNFTs: Monty Python and the Holy Greed?Ever since Nintendo invented them, high platform fees as a percentage of game developer revenue have suffocated most games like a strangler…Mar 6, 20232Mar 6, 20232
Trip HawkinsMICROSOFT WILL WIN FIGHT TO ACQUIRE ACTIVISIONDo Governments Really Care About Console Geeks or Overseas Monopolies?Jan 9, 2023Jan 9, 2023
Trip HawkinsHOW OUR HOLIDAY GAMES HAVE GROWN FROM TOYS TO NFTsDuring the holidays we help our economies by spending money on gifts, including games. Some game gifts create new economies of their own…Dec 19, 2022Dec 19, 2022
Trip HawkinsIT’S HALLOWEEN AND CUSTOMER SERVICE IS SCARY—AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMPETITORSI’ve found it shameful in recent years that most companies have abandoned the concept of service to their customers. You absolutely cannot…Oct 31, 2022Oct 31, 2022
Trip HawkinsWHY HAS ORIGINAL IP TAKEN OVER IN GAMES?Nearly 90% of the 100 most lucrative mobile games are original brands, not licenses. They’re even more dominant on PC platforms like Steam.Oct 24, 2022Oct 24, 2022
Trip HawkinsSMARTER SMART CONTRACTS WILL MAKE THE BEST NFT GAMESAs an asset class for investors, NFTs are risky and unproven and speculators can’t build an enormous new industry by themselves. What will…Sep 29, 20221Sep 29, 20221
Trip HawkinsMICROSOFT BUYS ACTIVISION: NOTHING TO SEE HERE, FOLKSWHY THE CLOUD IS EVERYTHINGAug 4, 2022Aug 4, 2022
Trip HawkinsWILL ELECTRONIC ARTS (EA) BE ACQUIRED?In a word, yes. As with Activision, EA will get the proverbial offer that they cannot refuse. It may be a hardware company like Apple that…May 31, 2022May 31, 2022