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Interesting interviews with video game executives...

Jens Peter Kurup » Kane & Lynch
Clive Barker » Jericho
Phil Harrison » Sony Worldwide Studio President

One answer by Harrison I noted. Good to know I enjoyed old-school games and wasn't ashamed of my hobby. Read: Phil Harrison is a faker/poser :) - Seriously, it is sad to see someone needs to been as "cool" to enjoy his job and life.

Playboy: In the 20 years you've been in the industry, what has been the most significant change in terms of what the games deliver now versus then?

Harrison: We are now a medium that matters. We are relevant to people's lives. We weren't in 1987. When I was 17 or 18 years old and hanging out in a bar, talking to girls and somebody would say, "What do you do for a living?" I would mutter something about working in computers. I wouldn't have said that I was in the computer game industry. It just wasn't cool. Wind the clock forward 20 years and say, "I work for PlayStation," and people are fascinated. It's a fashion brand, it's a technology brand, it's an entertainment brand that is very relevant to people's lives. We are now a part of popular culture. That is the most significant and, I hope, long-lasting change that we've seen.

More interviews here: http://www.playboy.com/magazine/features/video-game-blowout/video-game-blowout1.html