Sentences with phrase «as video game companies»

Charging for online play is becoming more popular as video game companies want to generate a steady revenue stream separate from sales of $ 60 discs after launching a big game a few times a year and squeeze as much money as possible out of their hits.

Given that the seminal side - scrolling platformer had singlehandedly defined Nintendo's future styles and practices as a video game company more strongly and specifically than Donkey Kong had four years earlier, Donkey Kong was, for a time, treated as a relic of Nintendo's past; in fact, in Super Mario Kart for the SNES in 1992, Donkey Kong Jr. was one of the eight playable racers, chosen over his father.

Not exact matches

And in a true sign of the times, the company lured Microsoft's Xbox boss and Vancouver native Don Mattrick — the most powerful man in video games — to take over as chief executive in July.

As a bonus, these videos can feature company leaders, which will help introduce key players, cutting down on the endless name game that typically happens on an employee's first day.

Facebook is stepping up its efforts to compete with Twitch and YouTube for video game streaming: The company is now offering select video gamers a chance to monetize their gameplay live streams on Facebook by giving their audience a way to tip them as part of a test of new monetization options.

Long seen as one of the last frontiers of consumer cloud services, companies have been attempting to go the way of Netflix and Spotify by bringing video games to the cloud.

Through a series of YouTube videos, viewers will see players like Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter and Edmonton Oilers forward Ryan Nugent - Hopkins use the credit card company's payment system as they go through a skills competition, which is a fun variation to the NHL All - Star Game's annual skills competition.

As the Boston Globe reports, the company Quick Hit is hoping its no - frills football video game can compete with the dazzling graphics and All - Star names featured in Electronic Arts's wildly successful Madden NFL video games.

I read the funniest thing the other day courtesy of The Wall Street Journal: «Google Inc. is developing a video game console and wrist watch powered by its Android operating system, according to people familiar with the matter, as the internet company seeks to spread the software beyond smartphones and tablets.»

For the San Francisco company, these games are part of a major initiative to use the video streaming of live events, particularly sports, as a way to drive user growth and engagement, and, in this way, ad sales.

Funny videos and interactive games may be great marketing tools for Fortune 1000 companies with seven - figure advertising budgets, but how can SMB owners create the same kind of impact as Nike and Burger King?

Facebook said that Flash - based video games will continue to run until the end of 2020, but the company is urging «developers to follow the timelines set by browsers, as this may impact your decision to migrate sooner.»

The company is betting that live video of events, such as Thursday night NFL games, can turn its fate around, but that remains to be seen.

But the problem with venture is when you exit a company, it has no staying power for you, as opposed to the video game business.

Since Oculus initially started as a game - focused company, it makes sense people will end up spending the majority of their time on the Gear VR playing video games.

It's also been crowned as the most popular mobile video game in history by survey company SurveyMonkey and is estimated to have had 21 million daily active users at its peak in the United States.

John Roa recalls the lessons he learned as founder of a video game company back in 2002.

The Rochester, N.Y. company, best known for its line of head - mounted video eyewear favored by soldiers and gamers (as well as a 2009 cameo on The Oprah Winfrey Show), launched its own smart glasses at the end of 2013.

The private, Kirkland, Wash. - based company last week announced a new video game console, operating system and game controller that, other than a pure commercial play, could be interpreted as the PC - focused company's effort to arrest ongoing declines in PC gaming generally.

GameStop shares were down as much as 20 percent Tuesday morning as the company issued a weaker - than - expected forecast for the fourth quarter and full year due to declines in video game sales.

White expects the company to eventually track movies and video games as well.

Mozilla will still support «legacy Flash content» for an unspecified time, but the company urged websites that use Flash or Microsoft (msft) Silverlight, another multimedia web player similar to Flash, for their videos or online games to adopt newer «HTML technologies as soon as possible.»

He currently serves as a director for Green Dot Corporation, a provider of general purpose reloadable pre-paid debit cards, Kayak Software Corporation, an online provider of travel information, and GameFly, Inc., an online video game rental service company.

Santa Monica is also a part of the growing larger region known as «Silicon Beach,» an L.A. Metropolitan collection of more than 500 startup tech companies, as well as major influencers in the fields of web technologies, the gig economy and the ever - expanding video game market.

As an example the company Nintendo is offering special games for preschoolers who just started playing video games.

The face to UK government of the world's sixth most valuable company, Lambert is responsible for leading Microsoft's government affairs activity, facing questioning from select committees on isues such as internet security and violent video games.

A company's brand may crash and burn if video game players perform poorly when they use branded products as part of the game, according to a team of researchers.

Microsoft released the game in 2004 as part of a viral marketing campaign to promote the release of the company's Halo 2 video game.

I'm looking for that special someone in my life who will keep me company and who loves video games as much as i do.

Inspired by a popular video game that was released in 1986, screenwriters Ryan Engle, Carlton Cuse, Ryan J. Condal and Adam Sztykiel assemble a scenario that enables Dwayne Johnson to be heroic as he endeavors to save his best friend George, with the help of Dr. Kate Caldwell (Naomie Harris), who formerly worked at the evil company run by Claire Wyden (Malin Akerman), and Harvey Russell (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), a mercenary who begins working for the evil company and then is tempted to the side of the good guys.

As reported by Videogamer, Rockstar vice president Dan Houser mentioned that his company was told a western video game would be a flat - out «disaster.»

-- Nintendo will always be creating something new and paving the way for video game entertainment for as long as they stay as a company.

The first UK trailer for Elle, which stars Isabelle Huppert as the formidable CEO of a video games company who takes curious revenge on a sexual assailant

He will form a new company where he will continue developing video games, with plans to release on platforms such as Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE)'s PlayStation.

Head of a leading video game company, she brings the same ruthless attitude to her love life as to business.

This is another game that tried to skewer some old video game tropes of reveals and it felt like Capcom has finally become aware of how ridiculous it can be as a company.

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Nintendo is adding a green check mark to Mii \'s to show that the Mii is an official Mii from various companies such as video game developers.

An Angry Birds Movie sequel is in the works, as confirmed by Rovio, the Finnish company that puts out the Angry Birds video games.

As reported yesterday, legendary video game designer and director Hideo Kojima allegedly left Konami, a video game developer and publisher, earlier this month, apparently confirming rumors that the Metal Gear creator would be moving on from the Japanese firm following the controversy between the company and the Kojima brand.

As the successful co-owner of a video game company, sexual harassment is a part of everyday life for Michèle.

Typically, E3 is when companies showcase and announce upcoming titles and thus video game releases are not as prevalent.

Head of a successful video game company, she brings the same ruthless attitude to her love life as to business.

The source, who spoke anonymously so as not to risk their career, said around 50 people were laid off as part of a reorganization aimed to streamline the company and wrangle the next Dead Rising, which had been over-scoped and under - staffed (as many video games are).

Fallout 4 is proving itself a big success for publisher Bethesda Softworks, as the video game market analysis company SuperData has reported...

And part of the wider failure to understand this sector is because many of its jobs are in small enterprises such as graphic design companies or video games start - ups with an average of three members of staff.

-- Where is the «accountability» for Wall Street & elite financiers, such as MERRILL LYNCH and OPPENHEIMER, previously the MAIN INVESTORS & SHAREHOLDERS owning majority stock in the company that produced the «GRAND THEFT AUTO» video game as its main product!!!

Originally ushered into the Japanese auto manufacturer's model lineup as a flagship vehicle to demonstrate the company's advanced automotive technologies and performance capabilities, the Nissan Skyline GT - R has become a revered fixture in not only the global automotive enthusiast community but has transcended the car world to become an icon in popular culture through blockbuster motion pictures as well as video games.

The company has leaped into carrying android tablets, since these mobile computing devices have now emerged as the preferred devices to try out the latest video games.

I'm also an editor and a graphic designer for the company, as well as a polished video gamer.