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It's been feeling like a bit of a slow news week over here in the States, but when I look back at the stories we've posted over the last seven days, quite a lot of stuff did happen. It just wasn't the usual games-focused stuff.First up is a news story I wrote about a presentation ex-EA Chief John Riccitiello made at the Gaming Insider Summit a few days ago. It seems that following his transition out of EA, he has become an investor in startup gaming companies, particularly ones with a focus on mobile games development. And this was the centrepiece of his speech, where he essentially said that traditional gaming companies could learn a lot from mobile developers, particularly on the pricing front. And therein lies my favourite quote, which if it were a wine would be deep and rich and probably called L'Ironie. "[A] thing that console and PC guys could and should learn is variable pricing," said he. "$60 is a giant FU to a large number of people."
I don't disagree with that, but it does feel just a tad rich coming from a guy who spent 13 years as an executive at a company that exemplifies the $60 pricing model. Especially since, during his tenure, the company put a lot of effort into helping shift the price point of games from $50 to $60.
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