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82 articles filed under Analysis

Understanding Smurfgate
Tuesday, 14th June 2011 at 12:45 pm

Understanding Smurfgate

It looked innocent, but Capcom’s Smurf iPhone game attracted parental scorn for a pay system abused by kids. Games Investor Consulting's Rick Gibson explores the uproar...

Analysing the analysts
Thursday, 5th May 2011 at 8:00 am

Analysing the analysts

Game Investor Consulting's Nick Gibson asks if industry analysis can ever provide useful results

Friday, 17th December 2010 at 8:00 am

"Why I hate trolls"

David Braben is surprised Tim Langdell got away with so much in the first place...

Minis, Steam or App Store: which to choose?
Wednesday, 8th September 2010 at 2:58 pm

Minis, Steam or App Store: which to choose?

Distribution is the third pillar of self-publishing. In this week's column, Lovell looks at how the role of distribution has changed from the days of warehouse, vans and men with barrows.

Misconceptions in a shifting world of marketing
Thursday, 26th August 2010 at 4:14 pm

Misconceptions in a shifting world of marketing

In this weekís column, Lovell looks at how marketing has changed in a self-publishing world

Sales in a self-publishing world
Monday, 16th August 2010 at 3:38 pm

Sales in a self-publishing world

In this week's column, Lovell look's at how the role of sales has changed in the self-publishing world

Wednesday, 11th August 2010 at 12:15 pm

"Time to turn development thinking on its head"

Nicholas Lovell on why developers should begin self-publishing

Why did Zynga kill off Street Racing?
Tuesday, 3rd August 2010 at 8:00 am

Why did Zynga kill off Street Racing?

Nicholas Lovell examines the reasons behind Zynga's controversial decision

10 Weeks to Shine: Dare to be Digital
Thursday, 22nd July 2010 at 9:30 am

10 Weeks to Shine: Dare to be Digital

Ruffian Games' Billy Thomson explains the University of Abertay's competition to find the development talent of tomorrow...

“Graduates are rarely given the right skills”
Friday, 11th June 2010 at 8:30 am

“Graduates are rarely given the right skills”

Hollie Heraghty from Aardvark Swift discusses the issue of graduate recruitment in the video games industry and how the new competition, Search for a Star, is designed to help.

“A major new hardware cycle is coming. Here’s why”
Monday, 10th May 2010 at 5:27 pm

“A major new hardware cycle is coming. Here’s why”

Games Investor Consulting director Nick Gibson fires back at suggestions that the console business is dead

Wednesday, 28th April 2010 at 11:32 am

"Something is throttling the industry's new blood"

Frontier Developments founder weighs in on the issue of declining industry entrants

Braben discusses Tory tax revelations
Tuesday, 13th April 2010 at 6:00 pm

Braben discusses Tory tax revelations

Frontier Developments founder weighs in on today’s events

Will games subsume everything?
Thursday, 18th March 2010 at 9:00 am

Will games subsume everything?

Nick Gibson predicts a future where games dominate the entertainment media landscape

Eye candy loses its lustre
Wednesday, 3rd March 2010 at 12:59 pm

Eye candy loses its lustre

Is the era of high-end graphics no longer relevant?

An offer you can refuse?
Thursday, 25th February 2010 at 9:00 am

An offer you can refuse?

Payment mechanisms in the wake of the Zynga scandal

Four triumphs of simple game design
Thursday, 11th February 2010 at 9:30 am

Four triumphs of simple game design

Thompson looks over the merits of simple game design

What's the story?
Wednesday, 3rd February 2010 at 10:00 am

What's the story?

Our newest blogger casts an eye over the state of storytelling in modern gaming

Why making games is for the young
Thursday, 14th January 2010 at 9:45 am

Why making games is for the young

Is the development sector leaving its veterans behind?

The revival of the movie tie-in
Wednesday, 6th January 2010 at 12:00 pm

The revival of the movie tie-in

A look at how the games that accompany Hollywood's cinematic releases must evolve

Braben: UK Govt are bankers at heart
Wednesday, 9th December 2009 at 5:21 pm

Braben: UK Govt are bankers at heart

Frontier founder on the Government’s failure to act, and failure to care

Extraordinary Games Businesses 4: Ankama
Wednesday, 25th November 2009 at 12:31 pm

Extraordinary Games Businesses 4: Ankama

In the latest in our series of profiles of rule-changing games companies, we look at France’s largest indie developer, Ankama.

They shoot horses don’t they?
Wednesday, 18th November 2009 at 3:18 pm

They shoot horses don’t they?

How long can game development’s cult of youth last?

Tax relief: what the industry said
Tuesday, 10th November 2009 at 11:39 am

Tax relief: what the industry said

An overview of the NESTA-commissioned report on Digital Britain's findings

Pitch Perfect
Tuesday, 3rd November 2009 at 9:00 am

Pitch Perfect

Pitching, demos and presentations under the microscope

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