Linked List: August 16, 2013

Friday, 16 August 2013

Halo and Gears of War Writer Joins Amazon Games Studios ★

Jeffrey Matulef, reporting for Eurogamer:

Sci-fi author and former writer and story consultant for Microsoft Game Studios, Eric Nylund, has joined up with Amazon Game Studios as its new director of narrative design.

Interesting.

Microsoft on Google’s Blocking of Their YouTube App ★

David Howard, corporate attorney for Microsoft:

We think it’s clear that Google just doesn’t want Windows Phone users to have the same experience as Android and Apple users, and that their objections are nothing other than excuses. Nonetheless, we are committed to giving our users the experience they deserve, and are happy to work with Google to solve any legitimate concerns they may have. In the meantime, we once again request that Google stop blocking our YouTube app.

Open always wins.