Three Moves Ahead Podcast

July 14th, 2009 Soren Johnson Posted in Games | 5 Comments »

I enjoyed taking part in the latest Three Moves Ahead Podcast, on which we discuss where the strategy genre is headed in the coming years. Needless to say, things are changing.

5 Responses to “Three Moves Ahead Podcast”

  1. Troy Goodfellow Says:
    July 15th, 2009 at 3:34 pm

    We were thrilled to have you. Maybe you can tell us more about your project in a few months.

  2. th15 Says:
    July 15th, 2009 at 7:56 pm

    We can hear cats!

  3. B B Says:
    July 16th, 2009 at 7:55 am

    If only there were a transcription to read.

  4. Troy Goodfellow Says:
    July 16th, 2009 at 10:10 am

    BB:

    Other people ask for transcripts, but they take forever to do. Dictation software would just laugh at it because there are too many voices – that sort of thing needs a single voice library to work with.

    This is a radio show with no transcripts. Sorry. It is on iTunes, so you can listen to it while you drive or jog or cook or whatever.

    th15:

    Tom’s cat is a complainer.

  5. TK in SF Says:
    July 21st, 2009 at 8:41 pm

    I really enjoyed the podcast. It was one of the best I’ve heard discussing the future of strategy games. I share your sentiments exactly about the future of strategy games. The only way RTS/strategy games can survive is to migrate online and monetize via the web either via microtransactions, subscriptions, or paid DLC. The days of selling packaged goods are over for this genre unfortunately. I’ve always wondered why there hasn’t been a persistent MMO-like RTS. I hope someday this will come to fruition.

    I think what you were talking about building a site that is a “portal” for a suite of strategy games is compelling if executed properly. I look forward to seeing what you are building.

    I was also wondering what you thought about what Relic is doing with my favorite RTS game Company of Heroes. They are working with Shanda in China to convert it into a microtransaction based RTS. Do you think it will work and do you think it would translate here in the US? I look at my own usage and think about the few games that I play all the time. I would gladly pay a subscription fee or even purchase DLC if Relic supported COH much more frequently with new content, patches, etc.

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