.. that the ad immediately to the right of this was for BIG DATA & ANALYTICS services for IBM? Apropos ad placement humor.

You've been one of the few game designers who sticks to the in-depth intricate gameplay side of the fence as opposed to the latest trend in high-res graphics bonanza. As much as we the hardcore gamers love gameplay over 'bells and whistles' do you feel that this can hurt sales of smaller titles that go further into gameplay versus the big-name high graphics 'special effects' style games that seem to be flooding the market, and do you feel that there is an effective way to integrate an intricate well thought out game that can also make use of the latest trends in the graphics and sound technology of todays pc's?