SeriousGamesSource just posted my new column. It's about how we all tend to glorify AAA games as the golden standard for quality, when actually such thing does not happen in other media such as film or print. Games with crappy graphics and less-than-great gameplay still play their role in our culture and, guess what, I argue that it's a role that something is equally or more important than WoW or Half-Life 2. Oh, well, you'll have to read the whole thing to see if you agree with me or not. Note: on the text I speculate that the Zidane Head Butt game had about 3 million players. Our sources at AddictingGames.com tells us that it was around 4, so my guess was about right. That is more than half the players of WoW. Not bad for a little game made with no budget...

Incidentally, for all of you serious gamers in Catalunya, I'll be moderating a panel between Chris Crawford and Marie-Laure Ryan in Barcelona this Saturday. Hope to see you there!