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DS Daily: Unfinished business
Everyone's got one or two of 'em hanging around -- unfinished games lying forgotten in corners of the house. Sometimes we get distracted, or a game starts out great and then suddenly isn't as fun, or perhaps something better just comes along -- whate...
The business end of the console wars
The console wars are everywhere these days -- even in Businessweek magazine, and the Wii and PS3 aren't even out yet! Nintendo's high numbers in the market haven't been missed by stockwatchers; the Businessweek article points to the incredible succes...
Casual games, not casual business
Casual games are anything but casual business. Gamezebo has an editorial exploring how the casual market is changing. The weak alliances that were formed to promote the genre are now beginning to fall apart. Demographics show that the market may be c...
Casual games are serious business
The Associated Press describes the state of casual games, giving an overview of the business side of the industry. The story quotes research group DFC Intelligence, putting the annual revenue of these games at nearly a billion dollars -- and that num...
Blocking business targets gaming at the workplace
Sophos PLC is in the business of security. For years the company has designed software to protect business networks from viruses and spyware. But a recent survey determined a need to extend security concerns to another productivity inhibitor: games. ...
Business card holder: retro edition
During the Nintendo Press conference yesterday, I was seated next to the lovely Andrea Campton of Nintendo Gal. She quickly dazzled me with her retro and decidedly awesome business card holders, wielding one in each hand for spectacular and often dea...
Run with Busy Scissors on DS and Wii
If you want to pretend to cut hair in a Wii and DS game -- and why not? Bonsai Barber was well-received after all -- Little Orbit is preparing Busy Scissors just for you. Not only will you get to simulate "35+ real hairstyles with 7 cutting technique...
Used games: a marginal business
Many already know that high margins for retail game stores are found in the buying and reselling of used games. A vice-president of marketing for Electronics Boutique was quoted as saying, "Used games are keeping the entire ship afloat. EB and G...
EA reorganizes business into four labels
We imagine mega publisher EA's recently announced reorganization strategy was as much in service of strengthening its brands as it was in keeping the peace between roving employees. "Excuse me, what do you think you're doing?" "I'm modeling a ca...
Infocom: from Zork to business software
"You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door. There is a small mailbox here." If you've never experienced the bliss of staring at the above -- the opening line of text adventure classic Zork -- you're missing ou...
Overheard@GDC: crack and the mobile games business
Not everyone is a fan of cell phone games and their development. Said an anonymous attendee at the Telltale party tonight, "Sure, mobile games are big business. Selling cocaine is big business, too. That doesn't make it respectable." It does add a n...
Avatars go professional, get business gear
Brand new Avatar threads are now available for your virtual-selves. This week's additions include business clothes for men and women ... just in case your Avatar was planning on attending a job interview or something. One thing to note before you d...
Sims 2: Open for Business expansion pack
Now aspiring entrepreneurs can test out there management skills digitally before making the plunge into starting a new business. EA will release the third expansion pack for the widely popular Sims 2 game next Tuesday, February 28 entitled Open for B...
Microsoft: "Does it make sense for us to be in the movie business?"
The interview with Microsoft's Robbie Bach is all over the grid today. While most of the hubbub on the net concerns price cuts for the 360, there's another little gem in this interview. Bach replies to a question about the lagging progress of the Hal...
PSP game targets businesses looking to increase productivity
Kokuyo's Business Experience Series: The Path To Starting A Company isn't exactly the killer app PSP gamers were hoping for, but if Kokuyo gets its way, businesses will purchase the game and encourage employees to play it. Not a bad way to spend Mond...
