| Building A Successful Game Business: The People
Common perception is that designing a game is glamorous but running business is robotic, inherently unethical and soul numbing. Common perception is wrong. Successful companies encourage their business side to flourish with the same creativity and passion seen in their games. This is the first in a series of articles outlining the steps to build a successful game business. These steps provide business guidance for companies either at start-up or in transition. Though aimed at management, they encompass basic business principals that informed developers at all levels need to understand so they can make the best decisions for a company. Part One: The People The game industry has a higher than normal set of the right people in the wrong places. Creative people start game studios, often just out of college.
Your turn to swan - in cyberspace
You're curled up in an armchair watching a quiz show on television, cold drink and snack in hand. Until the contestant starts answering the questions.
"Idiot," you shout. "The answer is B, not A. Horatio works in Miami, not New York."
By the end of the show you decide to apply to become a contestant. If given the chance, you could show everyone what you know.
But your invitation never arrives. If you think you are doomed to answering trivia questions only from your easy chair, without winning any prizes, think again. The next big interactive trend could be right up your alley.
Skill-based games are a growing phenomenon in the online computer game industry. Everyone can participate in trivia games that also offer cash prizes via designated Web sites.
Press Release: Japanese RPG “Blue Dragon” Lifts Its Wings and ...
Microsoft Game Studios today announced that the highly anticipated role-playing game (RPG) “Blue Dragon" will ship to retailers throughout North America on August 28 for the estimated retail price of $59.99. Rated “T" for “Teen," “Blue Dragon" will usher in the next generation of RPG exclusively on the Xbox 360, with a combination of realistic environments, anime-styled characters, unique battles and a deep, compelling storyline. Bringing top Japanese developer talent to the Xbox 360, “Blue Dragon" is a culmination of the work of famed game producer Hironobu Sakaguchi of Mistwalker game studio and developer Artoon. This epic RPG features the character design of Akira Toriyama, who designed “Dragon Ball Z," and music by Nobuo Uematsu, the composer for “Final Fantasy." Gamers will find themselves exploring and discovering the vast world of “Blue Dragon" as they assume the role of Shu, a young boy who along with his band of four friends, embarks on a quest to combat the evil forces that have come to their world.
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