Interview: Hi5′s Alex St John
When social network site Hi5 last year decided it would focus more firmly on gaming, it brought in WildTangent founder Alex St John as chief technical officer and president to help it to lead the way.
And with his vast experience of the industry and clear vision of what a gaming site should be, he seems like the perfect candidate. Since his arrival in December, he has already overseen the acquisition of social developer Big Six and formation of a new game developer initiative. His opinion is that PC social online gaming is what will drive the next generation, which is why he wants to be there – and he’s not backwards in explaining why consoles and cloud gaming services such as OnLive don’t stand a chance of competing.
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