Opinion, Commentary, Analysis
What Does It Mean for a Game Franchise When Its Parent Company is Bought Out?
Activision Blizzard recently bought out King Digital Entertainment, the company behind Candy Crush, for a whopping $5.9 billion. What does this buyout mean for King? And what does this…
Beta Tests: Technical vs Stunt
Before diving into the beta of a game, here are a couple of ways that can help us to determine whether we are signing up for a technical test…
What Can We Learn About Quantic Foundry’s Study on Excitement and Strategy in Games?
Quantic Foundry, an organization that studies gamer’s behavior, has published a study that measures motivation of players of some popular PC games, particularly the required planning and decision-making (Strategy)…
Asian Power: Why China, Japan and Korea Matter in the World of Gaming
Even with some problems on the Chinese stock exchange recently, the Asian market remains the fastest growing in the worlds and offers a lot of potential for trade.
Hitman: An Experiment on AAA Episodic Releases
When Square Enix and Io-Interactive announced that Hitman would go episodic, the first instinct was a disappointment for cash up-front demand only to deliver the game in piecemeal fashion….
Trader’s Observations on 2016 D.I.C.E. Awards
The list of nominations for the 2016 DICE Awards have been revealed, and there are a few interesting facts that video game retailers and wholesalers can take away from…
Denuvo Beats Piracy with Their Protection Software
Piracy was and still is a considerable issue in gaming. Many video and PC games would be cracked within days of their release, and digital rights management (DRM) is…
What Oculus Rift’s Pricing Can Teach About Setting Expectations
Pricing a product right or wrong can make a success or failure. Oculus seems is about to learn what happens when you break customers’ expectations in a negative way,…
Best Selling Video Games in 2016 – WholesGame’s Forecast
List of major video games expected to get released in 2016. Explore game information, release dates, platforms, publishers, find out selling potential.
Pirating PC Games Thought to be Impossible by 2018
The founder of a leading Chinese pirating forum expects that stealing PC will be a thing of the past as soon as 2018.
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