Apple, The “Un-Console,” And The Future Of Gaming

Regular readers of this crazy blog may remember my last business-oriented post speculating on the future of Apple TV and how it is primed to morph into a game console. Since that time, the pieces have started to fall into place.
Consider these recent developments and rumors:
Apple Snags Xbox Exec (PC World)
Apple Hires AMD Graphics CTO [...]

Lo, The iPod Touch Cometh!

When it comes to Apple’s company strategy, I have often been known as an “enthusiast” to most, “obsessed” to some and ”Apple’s filthy whore” to a select few friends that know me well.
In the mists of time before the awe-inspiring birth of Appy Entertainment, before the launch of the ground-breaking App Store, before the mind-bending [...]

Apple’s OS Trojan Horse

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One of my CEO responsibilities here at Appy Entertainment’s Secret Worldwide Headquarters is to keep an eye on industry trends, particularly as involves Apple. The other day I was intrigued by this article [...]

It Goes to 11: Top Eleven Reasons The iPhone Is The Future Of Gaming

It’s groovy to start the day with a bit of Spinal Tap, Rob Reiner’s classic 1984 “Rockumentary.” Whether it’s playing “Tonight I’m Going to Rock You Tonight” on Guitar Hero 2 or grooving to “Sex Farm” on your iPod, the ‘Tap are still relevant in our post-modern era.
The classic Spinal Tap moment is when Lead [...]

With A Little Help From My Friends

So, when we’re not obsessing about paste-eating freaks or Sarge’s drunken rock-eating habits, we actually spend a lot of time — wait for it — working.
Appy Entertainment exists to develop great games for busy people on Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch. That’s the obsessive mission that consumes our days and nights. But building our first [...]

Militant Optimism

How insane do you have to be to start a new company?
According to the Small Business Adminstration, “two-thirds of new employer establishments survive at least two years, and 44 percent survive at least four years.”
That means your chances of making it to year four are a lot less than fifty percent.
In the best of [...]