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Benjamin Sipe's Blog
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Ben is a producer/designer who has collaborated on hundreds of titles on mobile, console, PC/Mac and social platforms. The titles have been from kids’ pet nurturing titles, to mature rated zombie shooters and everything in-between. Outside of video games, Ben is married, a proud father and loves motorcycles and other toys that are fast!
http://freemiumdesign.blogspot.com/
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Expert Blogs
Why is King Removing In-Game Ads?  |
| Posted by Benjamin Sipe on Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:12:00 EDT in
Smartphone/Tablet,
Social/Online,
Business/Marketing,
Design,
Production
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| King recently decided to abandon in-game advertising. Why? Let's look at the situation and the different types of developers before asking specific questions around King. |
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Thanks... But No Thanks Microsoft & Sony |
| Posted by Benjamin Sipe on Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:30:00 EDT in
Console/PC,
Business/Marketing
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| I've purchased launch consoles for tens of years, but I think this is the first generation that I'm going to wait on. Come read why this savvy gamer isn't all that interested in what Microsoft & Sony are offering. |
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The Gates Before Freemium: Ace Patrol |
| Posted by Benjamin Sipe on Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:52:00 EDT in
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Design,
Production,
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| Developers sometimes struggle making the switch from Premium to Freemium. Many end up just gating premium content which is more like the lite/premium model. Let's look at Ace Patrol; what they did right, where they can improve and how they gate content. |
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Ask me anything! - Unity Going Free |
| Posted by Benjamin Sipe on Thu, 30 May 2013 02:43:00 EDT in
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Production,
Design,
Indie,
Smartphone/Tablet,
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| The NativeX Games Task Force (GTF) has a wealth of knowledge and data at their fingertips for mobile developers. |
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Improving Freemium Design - Knight Storm by MunkyFun |
| Posted by Benjamin Sipe on Mon, 06 May 2013 10:06:00 EDT in
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Business/Marketing
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| I love medieval and renaissance themed entertainment. I also enjoy games developed by MunkyFun so naturally I was excited to play Knight Storm. However, my excitement fizzled rather quickly and never felt compelled to spend so let's take a look at why. |
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World of Warcraft to Casual Gaming |
| Posted by Benjamin Sipe on Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:43:00 EDT in
Smartphone/Tablet,
Design
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| WoW to casual in less than a year? Large changes in my life combined with emerging markets changed how and what I thought about games. |
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Benjamin Sipe's Comments
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Comment In: Thanks... But No Thanks Microsoft & Sony [Blog - 06/13/2013 - 09:30]
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I 'm glad to hear ... I 'm glad to hear that I 'm not the only one annoyed with exclusives. I understand why they have them and I know they won 't go away, but a guy can dream, right r n r nI was a PC gamer up until recent years. My hardware is ... |
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Comment In: Zelda's Aonuma: 'If we don't change we might die.' [News - 06/13/2013 - 08:38]
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Make those story lines and ... Make those story lines and 30 minute segments optional. Those who want/love them can find them and those who want to get into the action can do so. Win-win... |
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Comment In: Candy Crush Saga's King abandons in-app advertising [News - 06/12/2013 - 10:04]
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Slot Machines on mobile/social games ... Slot Machines on mobile/social games do, yes. r n r nSlot Machines IRL, no. r n r nWhy r n r nMainly because you 've faced an decision of what you were going to do that morning/afternoon/evening and made the decision to get in some method of transportation, travel a ... |
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Comment In: "Free" is Getting Very Expensive [Blog - 05/03/2013 - 02:59]
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Thanks for the insight Ramin. ... Thanks for the insight Ramin. I enjoy reading your blogs/articles. I agree with your prediction on conversion rates. r n r nIf we ever find ourselves at a convention together, I 'd love to grab a beer sometime. |
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Comment In: Indie Elitism [Blog - 02/25/2013 - 11:38]
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Life is about choice. You ... Life is about choice. You can 't have indie games without AAA counterparts. Just like there is no love without hate, no good without bad and everything on the internet can 't be taken out of context because we live in a world where you can try to express a ... |
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Comment In: Opinion: Nvidia Shield is a confused mishmash of current trends [News - 01/07/2013 - 09:26]
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How many more of these ... How many more of these are we going to see This is starting to get ridiculous... |
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