Barry Diller Embraces His Inner Geek

The news that media mogul Barry Diller was going in for the gaming market was bit of a surprise. Sure, Sumner Redstone and MTV are pouring $500 million into videogame development, but still. This is Barry ”Mr. Diane von Furstenberg” Diller we’re talking about; this is BarryHollywoodDiller we’re talking about; this is Barry ”Collabo with Gehry” Diller we’re talking about.

Home Shopping Network notwithstanding — and we’re not so sure how long Diller will linger in that particular ghetto — Barry strikes us as way too cool to get into ”the gaming business” (Averted Gaze).

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