Welcome, welcome, please be seated (which I guess you all should be unless you are reading this in a subway or somewhere with no gravity). I would like to welcome everyone to droiddoesgames.com! Let’s get this out of the way upfront why don’t we? I will pour my heart and soul (wait I think I already sold that to someone else??) into what will hopefully become the most comprehensive resource for everything related to the latest in android gaming. First things first though, I figure that a little background information might be worth your while, and maybe, just maybe, if you bear with me through this monologue of sorts, you will all see my vision and where I hope to take this site.
I am a 27 year old guy with a passion for all things electronics, gadgets, and gaming. I work in the online media industry near NYC for a relatively large publishing company and i have been on board with the android platform since the Motorola Droid landed on our country back in November of ‘09 (did they really drop ship these puppies from stealth bombers or was that just an ad campaign?). I’ll tell you straight off the bat that I am an Apple fan- I stood in line for the original iPhone, the iPhone 3G, and subsequently the iPhone 3GS, but after three years of loyalty to Apple and AT&T, I decided it was time for something new. I bit the bullet (and the $200 ETF) and switched over to what some liked to call “the dark side” and picked up a shiny new Motorola Droid powered by our friends over @ Google. It took a little while to get used to: after all, out of the box, the Droid lacked the polish and finish of the 3 yr veteran iPhone, but I can now proudly say that 5 months later, I am absolutely in love with my Droid. The sky seems the limit in terms of what one can do with rooting, flashing, tweaking, and so on. As it were however, the sky is not the limit in terms of the current state of Android gaming. As we all know, the current crop of Android games pale in comparison to what is being done on the iPhone side, despite some of the rare pearls that we have been blessed with.
I’m an avid reader of engadget.com, gizmodo.com, as well as gaming specific sites like toucharcade.com. and there is no doubt that the iPhone has been compared to the PSP or DS a multitude of times.. and with good reason! But what about Android devices? Where’s the love? Publisher giants like EA Games and Gameloft are cranking out console-quality games for iPhone OS left and right.. but thus far have left Android in the dust.. This, my friends, is where droiddoesgames.com comes in. I have come to believe that through direct exposure in the interwebs and through a focused, thriving, and highly intelligent (let’s just pat ourselves on the shoulders why don’t we?) community that Android Gaming can really start to boom, and it is through the power of the people that we, the consumers, can voice our opinions, and shout out to the world that WE ALSO have a gaming community, that WE ALSO want high-end games, and that WE ALSO want the polish and effort and details that our iBrothers are benefiting from!
I am therefore committed to bringing to light the best that android gaming has to offer now, along with quality reviews, videos, and latest industry news in order to hopefully accompany the current state of affairs into a new era… and guess what, I am not alone!, it looks like our friends at Google are busy trying to help the process as well:
“Seven of the ten most popular paid applications on Android Market are games, so there’s a significant opportunity for game developers as the number of Android devices continues to grow at a rapid pace.
To better support this trend, we are increasing our support of Android game development.”
So you see, my friends, I think we are in good shape. I think that we have a bright future ahead of us, and I think that together we can make in impact. Just bear with me while I set everything up- we will have a community, we will have forums, and we will have us some excellent game reviews. I am currently working on establishing a few scales on which to grade games, as well as working on getting some partners on board. Please note that as the site grows (that’s the hope right?) I will be reaching out to active members of the community for potential help with reviewing, trade show attendance, and other fun stuff, so stick along for the ride, I think it will be a fun one… and remember, who says Andy can’t have any fun??
Yours Truly,
droiddoesgaming.com
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