companies

The House of Mario #1 So says a ranking in business publication BusinessWeek. The top forty companies were rated on 2008 sales and international sales percentage. Consulting firm A.T. Kearney picked the best of the best from 2,500 companies worldwide. According to BusinessWeek, "Kearney then...

Hello Addicts! Is there any aspect of the way today's video games are marketed that you would change if you had the power?(price aside)

Hi Addicts! I heard somewhere that it's against the law for Gaming Companies to sell directly to the public.I understand that the average person can't afford to buy huge amounts of products,why don't they open a chain of outlets for their products?It seems to me that they would want to make as...

Greetings, Have any of you bought a game that you weren't sure if it was a good one or bad one,but decided to get it anyway,because of the reputation of the company who made it? I have.When I'm unsure,I look to the creator of the game.For example,if I ever come across a game that I'm not sure...

Hi Everyone! I thought I'd make this post to see what you guys think about the level of "Customer Service" from today's gaming companies,especially "On-Line" support. First off,It would be nice to talk to a human as opposed to pushing ten million buttons for automated support.I guess the way to...

Hi People, Someone once told me that companies like "Marvel" and "DC" Comics keep a copy of every comic book they make.Is it the same way with video Game companies such as Capcom for example.Do these companies keep a copy to put in some sort of archive,or for any other reason? God Bless, KAZMAIER

Hi All! Why is it some gaming companies make their titles exclusive to just one system?Would it not be more prudent to make the release to as many systems as possible?The only reason I can think of as to why they do it is perhaps to avoid flooding the market like today's sports cards.If I'm...

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6190865.html?action=convert&om_clk=latestnews&tag=latestnews;title;2 For the 2008 fiscal year, in spite of a growth in revenue, EA reported a net loss of over 450 million dollars. 300 million of that was caused by an accounting error which shortchanged EA's total...

What does it take to get a solid compliation of good games these days? Polls obviously work if games like Earthbound are finally to be released as downloadable on the certain Wii console. What does it take to make the companies realize that there's good games to be released that can make them...

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/01/infogrames-buying-atari-outright-for-11-million/