Game developers have resources that might satisfy vast untapped markets … in the b-to-b space. The expertise necessary for any competent title in today's competitive gaming market could play well in a number of corporate interests. by Erik Sherman
Argosy Gaming Company, based in Alton, Ill., is the fifth-largest gaming company in the country. To obtain its growth goals, the company knew it had to update its current HR/payroll system and sought a solution that would cause little employee disruption so that it could focus full attention where it...
This white paper is intended to provide a summary of contemporary issues in the development and operation of massively multi-player online persistent worlds. This paper uses the title Persistent State World or PSW to describe these online experiences. The paper particularly points out that the growth of the persistent worlds...
The concept of downloadable games is nothing new. Small free games have been available for download for many years. As a revenue-producing section of the industry though, Web and Downloadable games have come into their own over the past couple years. This paper is devoted to Web and Downloadable Games....
Online games are an emerging market with many opportunities and challenges for game developers. While developers have expertise in designing and developing game experiences, they require additional knowledge about the business and technology implications of online games in order to maximize their chances for success in a growing and evolving...
Online games are an emerging market with many opportunities and challenges for game developers. While developers have expertise in designing and developing game experiences, they require additional knowledge about the business and technology implications of online games in order to maximize their chances for success in a growing and evolving...
Forward Operating Base FOB Keenan, which lies in the village of Zumbelay, about 15km from Gereshk, Afghanistan, was captured by The Mercian Regiment last year. The mud and stone walls of the former farmer's compound bear the scars of erratic Taliban small-arms fire and Rocket Propelled Grenades. When...
IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN WHETHER OR not the 3,060 base hits Craig Biggio banged out during a 20-year major league career stretching from 1988 through 2007 assure him of first ballot election to the Hall of Fame when he's eligible a half decade from now. It's indisputable...
LOS ANGELES & LISBON, Portugal -- CAA Sports, a division of leading entertainment and sports agency CAA, and Gestifute, a leading sports management company, have formed a global partnership to represent the world's premier soccer players and coaches. Clients include Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo, the 2007 and 2008 Professional Footballers'...
Former THQ executive Shiraz Akmal andglobal investment manager Jawad Ansari announced today the launch of a newinvestment firm, GCube Ventures. GCube is the first stage-agnosticinvestment firm to focus solely on the global game industry, one of thefastest-growing markets. The firm's initial focus is on opportunities inthe U.S. and Asia....
"Wee 1ST" Games Will Hit Shelves This Holiday Season SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today unveiled a new consumer initiative to expand the company's Wii portfolio this Fall. Dubbed "Wee 1ST", the brand highlights the company's games that were developed specifically with the Wii in...
CRMXchange and Strativity Group announce the winner of the Internet's First CRM/contact center reality "game show" to determine "best customer service" MONTVALE, NJ -- The MassMutual Retirement Services Call Center beat out fierce competitors from Fortune 500 contact centers, government agencies and other firms to win the title...
Including 'Neetu-The Alien Killer' HYDERABAD, India -- 7Seas Technologies Limited, a Hyderabad-based independent IP-based Game Developing Company, today announced the launch of Seven 3D Mobile Games globally across genres including puzzle, action, adventure and racing. The games include 3D Sudoku and Planets of Sudoku 3D puzzle,...
WYOMISSING, Penn. -- Penn National Gaming, Inc. (Nasdaq: PENN) announced today that its Chief Financial Officer, William J. Clifford, will meet with institutional investors at 9:10 a.m. ET at the Oppenheimer 8th Annual Consumer Growth and Gaming, Lodging & Leisure Conference being held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston,...
NewsGator Technologies Inc. today announced apartnership with Agence France-Presse AFP to provide widgets featuringOlympics news and event coverage to media sites at no charge. With thisprogram, media companies receive complimentary access to premium AFPcontent prepackaged in branded and engaging widgets that they can add totheir Web site. The Olympics widgets...
Cloud9 Vision Attracts Luminaries Jim Dickie, Steven Mankoff and Tien Tzuo SAN MATEO, Calif. -- Cloud9 Analytics, the leading provider of on-demand business intelligence BI applications, today announced the formation of the Cloud9 Analytics Advisory Board. Software and technology industry luminaries Jim Dickie, Steven Mankoff, and Tien Tzuo...
Sequels to Popular Casual Hits Scheduled To Ship This Fall CHICAGO -- Midway Games Inc. (NYSE: MWY), a leading interactive entertainment software publisher and developer, today announced sequels to two of the company's top-selling casual games for Wii[TM] and Nintendo DS[TM]. Game Party[TM]2 for Wii, the sequel to...
TELECOMWORLDWIRE-8 July 2008-EA and Hasbro to offer SCRABBLE games on Facebook and Pogo.comC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Electronic Arts Inc EA (Nasdaq:ERTS), an interactive, entertainment software company, and Hasbro Inc (NYSE:HAS) announced on Monday (7 July) that the companies will deliver authentic SCRABBLE games to the Facebook platform...
SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Activision, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today announced that, at a special meeting of stockholders held earlier today, it received the stockholder approval necessary to consummate the company's agreement with Vivendi, S.A. to combine Vivendi Games, Vivendi's interactive entertainment business, with Activision's businesses. All of the proposals required...
ORLANDO, Fla., July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless has activated a new advanced digital cell site along Laurel Manor Drive in Lady Lake, designed to provide enhanced wireless service to The Villages retirement community, as well as the growing number of new restaurants and businesses in the area. ...
