Ep. 5: Alex and Simon + One

This week on the fifth Com-cast, we have a special community guest, and we
talk about bigger and better video game trailer/movies, as well as the RISE
OF MINECRAFT.

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Theme: Sky Brigade

TOPICSCommunity CallbackXbox Beyond the BoxXbox Sales Defying GravityAmazon Instant Video streaming is now live on the Xbox 360

Blockbuster Marketing

Landfall

Lineage

We are ODST

Deliver Hope

Deceived

Take Back Earth

Operation Kingfish

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Alpha

Why are we seeing these incredibly elaborate productions, especially when mobile gaming is on the rise?Who are these videos being aimed at? Hardcore, casual, somewhere in between?If the latter two categories, are you being hooked and intrigued by these attempts?What should they be treated as? Secondary material or promotional marketing? The Rise of MinecraftIs Minecraft the true digital-age successor to Legos, and will it be to this generation of kids what Legos were to prior generations?Is the popularity that Minecraft enjoys due mostly to its total flexibility and simplicity?Is Minecraft the ultimate expression of the sandbox game, building on a storied legacy?Is this rise sustainable, or is it a brief flare of interest?Do you feel lost or resent the total lack of direction or game-driven purpose?