Sentences with phrase «even being a gamer»

It was fun in short bursts, and I definitely enjoyed Blitz, but even that was a game mode built on collecting and levelling up cards and it quickly became frustrating when you got matched against players whose decks were far superior than yours.

Not exact matches

VCs are supposed to be good - natured people who simply suck it up when they lose hundreds of millions of dollars and, in this even crazier case, when they are literally more than $ 8 billion ahead of the game on their piddly $ 27 million investment.

Not surprisingly, many game creators — such as Blot and Capybara — aren't aiming to be the next EA, Ubisoft or even Zynga.

Clinton's team even took an edgy step into the content - marketing game, with Buzzfeed - type blog content that could be considered hit - or - miss.

«When you start applying even the most basic technology, you're changing the game,» she said.

There have always been doubts about Apple doing a massive, game - changing acquisition, even though rumors regularly emerge that the iPhone - maker may have interest in buying a media giant.

But one in particular is drawing a lot of attention from viewers before the games even begin.

This week, with the on - field action (and the media's attention) shifting to games in Kansas City, the sport has a great chance to provide even more public support to an important cause — one with which its history is inextricably intertwined.

It's even more important than how good you are at picking yourself up off the floor and getting back in the game after getting punched a few times by a client or a competitor — or one of your own folks.

By now, it should be clear that even if you're not trying to «game» Google, good search results are dependent on good content.

Even if you buy it with a game — and you definitely should buy it with a copy of «The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild,» let's not kid ourselves — you're likely paying less than $ 400, including tax.

She was even seen wearing Justin's jersey after cheering him on at a hockey game.

We have talked a good game about installing new software and applications, some of which are even developed in our own city, and using those to provide for more advanced traffic management but we've done very little.

With the likes of GE Capital, Wells Fargo, and even UPS in the game, any fear that using a reputable factor is akin going to a local leg breaker should be gone.

I don't want to show off the user interface just yet — «God of War» isn't even out to the public yet — but personally, one of my favorite aspects of the game is what you see when you press Start.

Even more impressive, this emergency goaltender (part of a crew of recreational players who staff home games for the Blackhawks in case of emergencies) stopped every shot that came at him — seven in total — and was swarmed by an appreciative team when the night ended.

And I think the brands that find that purposeful driven marketing, that make that emotional connection even in conversion media, and that really think about the long - term game are the ones that are going to win.

Of course, if you apply the corporate angle to the game's two quarterbacks, that one isn't much of a contest: Peyton Manning, hard to avoid on your television even during the football offseason, is loaded up with far more brand endorsement deals than his counterpart Russell Wilson.

With every purchase of a KLM flight users» win more points, but the even cooler thing is that users can advance in the game when they are at the airport gate waiting to board their KLM flight (using geo - location technologies).

Even if one were to include the 11 NFL playoff games into their marketing strategies, it's no comparison to the opportunity afforded by the 67 NCAA games that will take place during March Madness.

Even more tweets — 109,000 total — that feature the game hashtag, game link, or the hashtags or handles for the Bills and the Jets have been tweeted in the same time frame.

Twitter, even though it's not a game, has an interesting example of this.

«ESports is all about creating an even playing field where a player's skills determine the outcome versus their opponent, and we feel Pro Am in NBA 2K16 delivers that unlike any other sports simulation game,» Argent says.

Even without the bright auburn hair or the intricately woven braids, Sophie Turner is still very much her: Sansa Stark, the cunning, tenacious Lady of Winterfell (and one of last two surviving Stark children — unless you count Bran, which we don't) on HBO's Game of Thrones.

(And) because the game is interesting, even those patients with a general lack of motivation are spurred on to continue the training.»

And then there's the «Smiley Face Game,» in which, if a fellow employee goes out of his way to be nice to you, you can enter his name into a weekly drawing for a T - shirt, a free limo ride, even tickets to a Cardinals gGame,» in which, if a fellow employee goes out of his way to be nice to you, you can enter his name into a weekly drawing for a T - shirt, a free limo ride, even tickets to a Cardinals gamegame.

Even content that doesn't necessarily directly relate to your product but fits with its general concept is fair game.

Beyonce's self - titled album and complementary set of music videos is an example, and even the White House got in the game with its candid photo galleries.

«If we are successful in this, it is game over for all the other heavy lift rockets,» Musk said Monday evening on a press call.

Even players who are not official endorsers of the company have defied the rule: Tom Brady wore Beats earbuds on the field during his warmups before an October game against the Bills.

Uber has even tried to kneecap Lyft's fundraising (whichFortune's Dan Primack has argued is fair game; venture investor Fred Wilson disagrees).

Handy says he became convinced that the Pack O Game line, gum - pack sized card games that can be played anywhere, was the right product to launch his own publishing brand because even non-gamers were intrigued by it.

The win was huge for the Cavs, but maybe even bigger for LeBron James who had a disastrous Game 3.

WebRTC is game changing, even above and beyond the likes of easy - to - use Skype.

It also causes them to have more «skin in the game,» if you will, where they could become even more aligned in helping grow the business because their money is now at risk as well as yours.

He thinks the retailer should instead up its game on product categories that better drive Target's image, even suggesting they raise prices where possible while striving to be competitive on everything else.

By next year, the hordes of Candy Crush and Clash of Clans players will even be outspending gamers on Xbox, PlayStation, and other consoles, according to a new report.

Even if you're not a gamer, you've probably been exposed to the Mortal Kombat pop culture phenomenon at some point over the years, perhaps with the 1995 movie (starring Christopher Lambert).

And while it's difficult for U.S. companies that are new to the scene to jump in on the game, international businesses have an even higher hurdle to overcome.

What's perhaps even more important to note is that the game amassed that user count in only a few short months since they released the survival version called Battle Royale.

The league is reportedly even considering playing an eventual regular - season game in China.

You can even get an outstanding deal on some new video games, if you're in the market to buy an Xbox One X.

On a longer timeline, even that strong growth will seem low after figuring in all the movies, music and games people will want to consume in their robot cars, which Google will be only too happy to supply them with.

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And even if this is the case, it is highly likely that the buyer has some skin in the game, generally in the form of money.

Whether it's coaching a kids» sports team like the CEO of Insureon, playing a regular game of pickup soccer like celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson, or extending a standing invitation to your friends for a Sunday evening supper like Huckabee, all the successful people profiled in the book plot out their weekends in advance (though not every minute; just a few «anchor events,» as Vanderkam dubs them) and make active use of the hours they have.

A battle over how players and team owners will split the league's $ 4 billion in annual revenue, which led to the suspension of exhibition and regular - season games through at least Nov. 14, is bringing collateral damage to a range of businesses counting on professional basketball events to survive, including caterers, bars, stores, parking lots — and even the self - employed masseurs who tend to players.

Whether it's a project for Insider Picks, creative work on the side, or even an attention - sucking activity, like getting into a video game, whenever I get deeply invested into something, I lose track of time.

After all, we're not even sure this is a game.

Still, I'm not one to play video - games every evening jacked up on energy drinks and pizza anymore.