Game Industry

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• Google’s Next Move – Video Game Ads?

  
  video game reviews — Authority: 154
  Since AdWords was launched in 2001, Google has expanded to image ads, video ads, and print ads, and has frequently been rumored to be entering radio and television. While many think that television ads (ala Spot Runner) could be Google’s next major move, they may be neglecting a potentially larger opportunity: ...
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• The twenty-teens

  
  Programmer Joe — Authority: 99
  Around this time of year for the past few years I have written a blog post listing what I expected to occur during the coming year. Since this new year marks the start of a new decade, I thought I would start a new tradition and write a post on my expectations for the coming decade. 2020 is a long way away, so I’m ...
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• How did I do with my 2009 predictions?

  
  Programmer Joe — Authority: 99
  Year end prediction posts are tons of fun.  Let’s see how I did with last year’s post . Correct. Champions and Free Realms both launched. Those were both smaller than the big launches of 2008 (Age of Conan and Warhammer), and I expect they will end up being smaller than next year’s Star Trek Online launch. ...
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• Is Facebook one of the Four Horsemen of the Gaming Apocalypse?

  
  Anjel Syndicate — Authority: 103
  When the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” I looked, and there before me was a black horse! Its rider was holding a pair of scales in his hand. Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a day’s wages, and three ...
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• The top 10 video game stories of the year

  
  Gadget Reviews — Authority: 159
  Here’s a look back at our 10 biggest stories covering the video game market this year.1. Video games aren’t recession proof.At the beginning of 2009, it looked like the console video game industry was defying gravity. Sales in the first two months were up, according to market researcher NPD. Analysts believed that ...
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• The top ten video game stories of the year

  
  Gadget Reviews — Authority: 159
  1. Video games aren’t recession proof.At the beginning of 2009, it looked like the console video game industry was defying gravity. Sales in the first two months were up, according to market researcher NPD. Analysts believed that a “cocooning ” effect would protect sales, as consumers would stay indoors more and ...
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• Facebook Fun - 25 percent of US Page Views, Spam and Scams

  
  PlayNoEvil Game Security News & Analysis — Authority: 471
  25 percent of US Internet Page Views are on Facebook. Amazing. Its kind of like a return to the old days of AOL and Compuserve. "With great traffic, comes great responsibility"... maybe Spammers and scammers are the early adapters in terms of exploiting the opportunities offered by Facebook. Dennis Yu wrote an ...
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• Roller coaster year for video games - CNET News

  
  Nintendo Wii Game and Accessories Review — Authority: 158
  SCRAWL (blog) Roller coaster year for video games CNET News That was the story in 2009 for the video game industry, a year in which sales of Nintendos Wii , Microsofts Xbox 360, and Sonys PlayStation 3, ... Which games console is right for you - the Playstation 3, Xbox 360 or Wii ? ...
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• In a year of layoffs, game employment rises slightly in North America (via postie)

  
  Gadget Reviews — Authority: 159
  Although the game industry has had plenty of layoffs this year, a new survey shows that the employee count at video game companies in North America rose slightly this year.The employee count rose to 44,806, up marginally from 44,400 a year ago, in the third annual survey by Game Developer Research. The job losses ...
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• Game startups raised $600.5 million in 2009, down 36 percent (via postie)

  
  Gadget Reviews — Authority: 159
  Game startups continued to score big investments in 2009, but the amount of money raised in the year fell considerably compared to 2008.Our analysis shows that 97 game startups raised $600.5 million in 2009, down 36 percent from a year ago. Last year,we tallied 112 companies which raised more than $936.8 million, not ...
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• Do we need a game vernacular?

  
  Writers Cabal Blog — Authority: 99
  Over the summer, I had the pleasure of participating in the Gamer Confab on Michael Abbott’s blog, The Brainy Gamer.  Along with Justin Keverne, who writes Groping the Elephant, and Roger Travis from Living Epic blog, we discussed social games, game vernacular, Denis Dyack, Wizard 101, game pricing, auteurs, ...
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• Game maker Take-Two Interactive says December sales are slow, discloses Icahn stake

  
  Gadget Reviews — Authority: 159
  Take-Two Interactive Software reported an expected fourth quarter loss that was consistent with its earlier warning that game sales were slow.Meanwhile, investor Carl Icahn disclosed that he had purchased a stake in the New York-based video game publisher. Take-Two went through a takeover battle last year, when ...
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• Red Dead Redemption Gameplay Revealed

  
  Game Hub — Authority: 122
  Just as Christmas approaches, Rockstar has gifted everyone with the unveiling gameplay trailer, of the highly anticipated Red Dead Redemption. For those of you who haven’t been following, a brief summary of the plot is as follows.  John Marston troubled by his past is forced to kill or capture Bill Williams, for ...
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• The Dark Knight Returns for a Sequel

  
  Game Hub — Authority: 122
  It has been announced that Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment will be the worldwide publisher of the sequel to Batman: Arkham Asylum™, one of the year’s most highly reviewed and top-selling video game. The sequel is currently in development with Rocksteady Studios and is based on DC Comics’ core Batman ...
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• Sales Down, Layoffs Up For Game Industry

  
  GayGamer.net — Authority: 599
  Perhaps EAs shedding of 1,500 employees was only the beginning of a new round of game industry layoffs. Weak November sales have punched the industry in the solar plexus, boding poorly for the holidays despite strong predictions, and companies are adjusting their workforces to compensate.In addition to the hits taken ...
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• Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands Video Trailer with Preview and FAQ

  
  Game Hub — Authority: 122
  Prince of Persia : The Forgotten Sands will be on the shelves in May 2010 and Ubisoft are setting the launch gears in motion with a teaser trailer above and some of the first concrete details about the game. Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is the next chapter in the Sands of Time universe. Visiting his ...
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• Online Games in China attacked - as much as $1 Billion in Annual Hacker Revenues

  
  PlayNoEvil Game Security News & Analysis — Authority: 471
  Chinese hackers are making between $100 Million and $1 Billion per year exploiting online games in China (more conservative estimates put the value of online game hacking at between $14.6 million and $146 million). These criminal groups earn 95 percent of their revenue from attacking online games with trojan software ...
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• Gamers Have to See - Something About Cell Phone Games By Alok Kumar

  
  e-Guru.org — Authority: 153
  Compact and super lightweight structure makes cell phones handy and portable. It is no longer just a means of communication but plays more roles. Cellphones for entertainment will gradually pervade the world, especially on-line cell phone games, which have entered the life of an increasing number of people and are the ...
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• Where to Watch The VGA’s Online

  
  DLB-Network — Authority: 139
  That’s right, in case you have forgotten, the VGA’s 2009 is tonight at 8:00 PM EST. If for some reason you don’t have a TV available, don’t have the channel “Spike”, or just fee like checking out the cool camera angle features Spike.com is doing with the VGA’s this year you can watch it all [...]
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• This Is How Jace Hall Rolls

  
  Watch Movie Online — Authority: 133
  Jace Hall, is determined to change the way we look at the video game industry in his new video game show . His weekly video game themed five minutes web show is covering the gaming pop culture. With his past experience as the Chief Executive officer of Monolith Productions, a video game creator and being the Senior ...
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