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This Week in the Business: 'Activision Should Man Up and Buy Take-Two.'

Steve Peterson — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:00:00 EST

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This Week in the Business: 'Xbox 720, PS4 Must Show a Dramatic Leap in Quality'

Steve Peterson — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:00:00 EST

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This Week in the Business: 'PlayStation is the Most Powerful Game Brand in the World'

Steve Peterson — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:30:00 EST

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This Week in the Business: 'PlayStation 4 Must Look Beyond Games'

Steve Peterson — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:00:00 EST

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Every Game Studio That's Closed Down Since 2006

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:30:00 EST

Pub trivia fans and those looking for an example of just how cut-throat the video game industry can be, take a look at this list. Try and memorise it if you must, but know it is very long, because it's a list of every developer and studio that's closed down since 2006. More »

This Week in the Business: 'Xbox 360 Exclusives are Becoming Fewer'

Steve Peterson — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:00:00 EST

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This Week in the Business: 'Nintendo Must Stop Living in the Past'

Steve Peterson — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:30:00 EST

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Video Gaming's List of Who's Who and Where They Stand on SOPA

Owen Good — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:00:00 EST

Much credit to Rock, Paper, Shotgun, for maintaining this registry of members of the Entertainment Software Association and their on-the-record positions regarding the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), a bill almost universally despised by rank-and-file gamers. More »

This Year in the Business: 'The Hacker is 2011's Person of the Year'

Steve Peterson — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 19:00:00 EST

This week, Industry Gamers took a look at what happened in 2011, and what will happen in 2012. More »

This Week in the Business: 'Sony Can Afford to Lower the Price of Vita'

Steve Peterson — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:00:00 EST

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Angry Birds Maker Ready for Stock Sale, has Six Sequels Planned in 2012

Owen Good — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:30:00 EST

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On the heels of Facebook gaming titan Zynga going public today, the maker of mobile gaming's mammoth hit Angry Birds suggests it will pursue a public offering of stock in 2013, and that it has five or six games from that franchise planned for 2012. More »

This Week in the Business: 'PS Vita Will Die a Horrible Premature Death'

Steve Peterson — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:00:00 EST

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This Week in the Business: 'Nintendo has been Left for Dead'

Steve Peterson — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:20:00 EST

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This Week in the Business: 'Game Consoles are Fundamentally Doomed'

Steve Peterson — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 19:30:00 EST

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This Week in the Business: 'No New Console from Microsoft Until 2014'

James Brightman — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 12:00:00 EST

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This Week in the Business: 'Xbox 720 Will be a True Hybrid Console.'

Steve Peterson — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:20:00 EST

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The Week in the Business: 'Nintendo May Perish in the Flames of its Burning Platform'

James Brightman — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:30:00 EST

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The Week in the Business: 'GTA V to Steal Everyone's Attention in Front of E3'

James Brightman — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:30:00 EDT

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This Week in the Business: 'Most People Believe Nintendo is Doomed Like Sega.'

James Brightman — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:30:00 EDT

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This Week in the Business: 'Wii U is Not Quite Next Generation.'

James Brightman | IndustryGamers.com — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:00:00 EDT

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This Week in the Business: 'Sony's Bad-Mouthing Microsoft at Every Corner'

James Brightman | IndustryGamers.com — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 15:00:00 EDT

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The Secret Words Only Game Developers Use

Luke Plunkett — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 05:30:00 EDT

Like any industry, game developers have their own lexicon, used to describe the unique people and quirks they encounter. More »

This Week in the Business: 'PSN is an Almost Complete Failure'

James Brightman | IndustryGamers.com — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:00:00 EDT

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This Week in the Business: 'We'll be able to squeeze more from Xbox 360.'

James Brightman | IndustryGamers.com — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:00:00 EDT

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This Week in the Business: 'Nintendo would cease to be Nintendo.'

James Brightman | IndustryGamers.com — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:20:00 EDT

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Tax Breaks for Games Makers are So Rich, Even Oil Companies Question Their Fairness

Owen Good — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 13:00:00 EDT

The New York Times this morning published an extensive look at the system of tax incentives and breaks exploited by games makers, concluding that their write-offs to research and development costs satisfy the letter, but not the spirit, of 50-year-old tax policies that by now defy common sense. More »

This Week in the Business: "Xbox 360's Massive Lead"

James Brightman | IndustryGamers.com — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:20:00 EDT

QUOTE | "Xbox 360's massive lead." - SCEA SVP of Publisher Relations Rob Dyer acknowledges Microsoft's big lead in hardware but asserts that software sells better on PS3 relative to the installed base. More »

This Week in the Business: "PS3 Will Outsell Xbox 360"

James Brightman | IndustryGamers.com — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:00:00 EDT

QUOTE | "PS3 will outsell Xbox 360." - That's the belief of Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter, IF Microsoft decides to stand pat on 360 price this holiday season. More »

This Week in the Business

James Brightman | IndustryGamers.com — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:00:00 EDT

QUOTE | "Henry Ford of the personal computer industry." - Following the sudden resignation of Steve Jobs, analysts weigh in on the legacy of the Apple CEO and what's in store for Apple's future. More »

This Week in the Business: 'We're not pulling out.'

James Brightman | IndustryGamers.com — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 21:00:00 EDT

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This Week in the Business: 'Graphics will always matter.'

James Brightman | IndustryGamers.com — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 20:00:00 EDT

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Nintendo Seeks to Patent the Massively Singleplayer Online Game

Owen Good — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 19:20:00 EDT

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Back in 2010, Nintendo filed a patent application for something called a "massively single-playing online game," something whose interactions don't take place in real time and what sounds a little Animal Crossing-ish (above). More »

A Lockout Could Cost NBA 2K12 $40 Million, Says Analyst

Owen Good — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:30:00 EDT

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You thought we were done with this lockout nonsense when the NFL and its players came to terms about two weeks ago. Nope! The NBA and its players are in a similar dispute and, good news, it seems to be even more intractable. What does this mean for its premier licensed video game? More »

This Week in the Business: 'What's the point of next-gen consoles?'

James Brightman | IndustryGamers.com — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 18:20:00 EDT

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EA Sports' Peter Moore Takes Over as EA's Chief Operating Officer in Company Reorganization [Update]

Owen Good — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:35:11 EDT

Peter Moore, president of EA Sports for the past four years, has been promoted to Electronic Arts' chief operating officer in a company-wide reorganization, John Riccitiello, the EA chief executive, said today. More »

This Week in the Business: “Social games are killer”

James Brightman | IndustryGamers.com — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:30:00 EDT

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This Week in the Business: 'Relic of the 20th Century'

James Brightman | IndustryGamers.com — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:20:00 EDT

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EA Sports to Open New Texas Studio

Owen Good — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:40:00 EDT

Electronic Arts today said it will expand its EA Sports operations to Texas, and bring in more than 150 new jobs in a move the state government will back with financial incentives. More »

Metacritic Calls on Writers to Review More Shitty Games

Owen Good — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 11:00:00 EDT

Metacritic's founder made a little bit of a stir earlier in the week when he went on the A Jumps B Shoots podcast to discuss a wide variety of topics, one of them being that game reviewers were obligated to "review all the shit," not just good games or those expected to sell well. GamePro followed up for a clarification of his remarks. More »

Christian Game Developers Want to Leave Bad Games Behind

Owen Good — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:00:00 EDT

Heading north on Interstate 5 toward Newberg, Ore. last week, I wasn't sure what exactly I'd encounter at Christian Game Developers Conference 2011. Would it have a show floor? Would they be showcasing new games? Would there be a Kinect-enabled Bible study game with 1:1 praying-hands control? Is a third sequel to the Left Behind series this community's Half-Life 2: Episode 3, and would we finally see a trailer for it? More »