My column in the Straight this week stems from my conversation with Rory Armes, who is the group general manager of Electronic Arts’ Canadian studios.

I was curious to know how Rory planned to deal with the corporate objective – blatantly stated by new CEO John Riccitiello – of creating new intellectual property.

Rory had some interesting things to say. Go read them.

You can also hear Rory speak at the inaugural Vancouver International Game Summit. Also speaking is one of the creators of Halo, Alexander Seropian. Get more details about the event in my column and you can register here.

Special bonus in this issue of the Straight is an interview with ex-Radical executive Jay Balakrishnan by Vancouver writer Shawn Connor. Take that in over here.