Deadly Alliance

Square Enix To Deliver Ubisoft Games To Japan

Square Enix continues to further their global agenda today as they announce an agreement with Ubisoft to distribute the French publisher's titles throughout Japan. More »

01/08/09

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By Mike Fahey

Comment by Shinta: Prince of Persia, Assassin's Creed. I'm not seeing the issue here? These games are going to get alot... 7 Responses | Other threads

economy

The Economy of Happiness: What's a Game Worth to You?

After his recent chat with game pirates, independent developer Cliff Harris of Positech Games muses on pricing structure of games, as 'cost' was listed as a major reason for piracy. As he points out, plenty of other products have a wide continuum that ranges from 'economy' to 'deluxe'; games can often be divided into 'normal' and 'collectors' editions. Why can't we go a bit further, he asks: More »

08/24/08

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By Maggie Greene

Comment by PoloMarco: Reading an earlier comment (NeoXY at 12:39 PM on 08/24/08) reminded me of an idea I'd like to see implemented... more » | Other threads

indie games

'Going Rogue': Leaving the Mainstream Behind

The Escapist has an interesting article up on mainstream industry types who went indie — it delves into the reasoning behind a move, as well as the challenges and the positive aspects of moving from big studios to independent development. People making the transition have had to unlearn 'mainstream' habits or pick up new skills (like learning the tools of the PR trade) — and even with the plethora of portals and distribution options, the 'independent' distribution channels are still fraught with pitfalls, from distribution limitations to piracy: More »

08/09/08

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By Maggie Greene

Comment by enammy: "They should look at the bright side of pirating, if they're so small, and some new radical game pops up... more » | Other threads

business

The Casual Games Manifesto

Daniel Cook of Lost Garden has another thought provoking article up on Gamasutra, this one on the casual games market. Targeted more at developers, it's still an interesting look at the promises and pitfalls of the current distribution models: More »

04/12/08

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By Maggie Greene

Comment by Liz-C: I would agree to a unified system but there is something like that already, its called GameTap. That's why Sam... more » | Other threads

warhammer online

GigaMedia Signs Warhammer Online Distribution Agreement

Taiwan, Macau, and Hong Kong are also going to have Warhammer Online to look forward to — GigaMedia and EA recently announced an agreement to distribute the game in the three places. EA and GigaMedia announced last November plans to distribute NBA Street Online in the same three territories, so this is building on a previous relationship. Sadly, since the press release is not coming from a Mainland company, there's no delightfully bad prose; the standard fare release is after the jump. More »

02/03/08

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By Maggie Greene

Comment by taftsearlobe23: @Irenicus-the one and only: what does it feel like to be so wrong and know it? Oh I see you... more » | Other threads

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