After a few successful trials with Halo 3, Gears of War 2 and WOW: Wrath of the Lich King, 7-11 announced this week that they’ll sell a selection of titles an on ongoing basis at locations across the country. I think this is a great move, and not just because I *love* Slurpees. As the [...]
Archive for November, 2008
24/7/360/PS3
Posted in Culture, Marketing, The biz, tagged 7-11, casual gamers, GameStop, Playstation 3, slurpees, video game retail, Wii, Xbox 360 on November 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Game Companies: “What Recession?”
Posted in Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony, The biz, tagged Financial Crisis, NPD, Playstation 3, Reggie Fils-Aime, Wii, Xbox 360 on November 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In spite of the financial shitstorm general malaise on Wall Street, some of this industry’s heaviest hitters feel like this will actually be a Merry Christmas after all. As crazy as it sounds, they may actually be on to something. Looking at the NPD Report for October, the sector hasn’t gotten the same sucker punch [...]
game CHANGEr?
Posted in Culture, tagged gaming with children, in-game advertising, Obama, parents on November 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Considering Seth Schiesel didn’t write it, there is a surprisingly good piece in yesterday’s Times about the gaming community’s reaction to President-elect Obama. Just to be clear, I absolutely love the guy and only wish I could have voted for him more than once, but I’ll admit I was a bit taken aback by him [...]
