A few months ago I briefly touched on the troubling and frustrating trend
of gaming consumers becoming increasingly accepting of pay - to - win systems in MMORPGs following my reading of a terrific op - ed on the subject at MassivelyOP.
By creating new IP, those titles can be expanded in many directions and platforms and therefore will reach all types
of gaming consumers.
I do, however, have a problem with the sheer number of developers and publishers that attempt to prey on this new wave
of gaming consumers by releasing quick and easy low - quality titles in order to feed into this frenzy of «casual - mania».
Not exact matches
«It required us to dive deep into
consumers insights and got us to uncover some
of the reasons why people game and how to make
gaming compelling.»
Once 5G becomes sufficiently commonplace, Hudak said, console makers might begin to re-examine the mobility
of their consoles, with Nintendo's Switch already showing there's
consumer demand for a high - quality
gaming experience on the go.
• Lofelt, a Germany - based developer
of haptic technology for use in
gaming, AR, VR, automobile,
consumer electronics, toys, medical, and entertainment, raised $ 5.4 million in Series A funding, according to TechCrunch.
Albert Penello, senior director
of marketing for Xbox, touched on the same subject — and hinted that cloud
gaming could actually lead to higher costs for
consumers.
Says Brian Pope, chief marketing officer, «We were interested right away in the idea
of reaching that mobile
consumer, that
gaming consumer, in the middle
of an experience that they were passionate about.
Its Entertainment and Devices division, which houses all its
gaming business and
consumer phones, took a big hit last quarter, but operating income more than doubled from 2010 to 2011, to US$ 1.3 billion on revenues
of US$ 8.9 billion.
Although console and PC
gaming run on different mediums, there has always been a high degree
of overlap between the audiences, with
consumers frequently owning one or more consoles in addition to a PC.
While Nintendo shares jumped more than 10 percent in Tokyo, according to a CNN report, China's
gaming market has proliferated for over a decade in the absence
of consoles through the popularity
of PCs, mobile devices and online
gaming — leaving questions as to whether
consumers will choose to re-adapt.
Though it's a highly diversified
consumer electronics company, Sony's PlayStation 4 console — introduced five years ago — has become a major profit driver (see the box «Game Changers» to learn how), and the company now derives roughly 30 %
of its revenue from
gaming.
In a blog post, the company said it would ban what it called «terrorist content» on some services such as
gaming tool Xbox Live, the
consumer version
of its Outlook email service, and its
consumer documents - sharing service.
While there have been many iterations
of the
gaming device over the past few decades, the Oculus Rift has most notably brought the concept
of VR to the
consumer forefront in the 2010's.
It's the latest in a series
of consumer product launches from the company, which began selling a tablet and handheld
gaming...
Lofelt, a Berlin - based startup that is developing «next - generation» haptic technology for use in a range
of products — including
gaming, AR, VR, automobile,
consumer electronics, toys, medical, and entertainment — has raised $ 5.4 million in Series A funding.
These types
of personalisation applications are enabled via the use
of short - run digital printing, which also offers marketers the capability to run competition and
gaming - based campaigns or target specific demographic «splits»
of consumers — with different sizes or formats, for example.
Founded in 1995, Urban Expositions, now operating as Clarion UX and owned by Clarion Events, produces and manages a portfolio
of 36 trade and
consumer events, serving a range
of industry sectors including Gift, Souvenir, Art, Aviation, Foodservice, Specialty Retail,
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TechPlus is a gathering
of everything technology providing a robust tripartite tech experience through its conference, exhibition and
gaming structures while serving as a platform for knowledge sharing, networking and marketplace for
consumers and businesses, with its dedicated website on www.techplus.ng.
These system - on - a-chip innovations will drive a host
of new technologies and products in the
consumer and business marketplace, including smart phones, tablets, and laptops; 3D systems for
gaming; ultrafast and secure computer servers and IT systems; and sensor technology for emerging health care, clean energy and environmental applications.
This allows a gamer to be immersed in stereo audio that only they can hear — and it was a
gaming highlight
of January's
Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Though they initially focused on headsets and telecommunications products for businesses and busy executives, they've moved into the world
of the everyday
consumer with headsets for
gaming and enjoying music.
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As the glut
of new
consumers begins to wise up to the ways
of the
gaming world and the profit potential for a critically panned game starts dropping, such games will likely fade out a little bit.
This shouldn't be the case, since
consumers are the most important aspect
of the
gaming field.
In fact if motion controls were a gimmick and not a means to expand the market to more
consumers why did Microsoft and Sony go ahead with their own ideas
of motion control
gaming; which guess what is still supported today by a number
of future releases for Kinect and PS Move.
IHS is also optimistic about the PS4's overall profitability saying that «lower research and development costs for PlayStation 4 hardware, additional revenue streams from online service subscriptions and a more aggressive transition to higher margin digital content sales are combining to strengthen Sony's games business outlook even in the face
of increased competition from cheap Android consoles and alternative devices eating into
consumers»
gaming time, including smartphones and tablets.»
Jimmy Pitaro, Disney's chairman
of consumer products, released a statement today revealing the news, while also revealing that the company would be changing their approach to console
gaming.
Smartphones, televisions, laptop computers,
gaming consoles and e-readers are all on gift lists this holiday season, with more than half
of consumers anticipate spending between $ 250 and $ 500 on tech products.
The Alcatel 1T series continues Alcatel's legacy
of making mobile technology accessible to
consumers around the world, particularly in households looking to share entertainment and
gaming experiences as a family.
«We've seen great
consumer enthusiasm for our recommerce initiatives, particularly our iDevice trade program that launched last fall,» said GameStop President Tony Bartel before also adding: «With the increasing popularity
of Android tablets and the emerging multiscreen
gaming trend, this is the ideal time to expand the program to meet the needs
of our hybrid customers.»
And it doesn't matter for a huge majority
of consumers who don't play hardcore, hardware - intensive games but want just content and casual
gaming.
I think for book apps to do well and be widely adopted, they need to be well executed and will require a little more time for tablets to penetrate more
of the «reading» (not
gaming)
consumer demographics.
«Kindle Fire is a great
gaming device, and
consumers will love the touch - screen optimized adaptations
of top titles such as Plants vs. Zombies.»
«
Consumers are seeking cutting - edge mobile computing devices and we look forward to giving them another great choice with the Acer Iconia Tab A501,» stated the Vice President
of Business Development for AT&T Emerging Devices, Mr. David Haight before also adding, «This tablet is packed with features that will enable HD
gaming and exceptional video playback.
Gamestop's president Tony Bartel though seems a bit more realistic when he said: «It doesn't replace the gold standard
of the
gaming console in your living room, but it's a good experience, [but] we expect manufacturers to jump in and say «Ah - ha, that's what
consumers are looking for.»»
We believe there is a
gaming opportunity on tablets,» said Paul Raines, Chief Executive at GameStop, who is all pumped up at the prospect
of consumers taking to video
gaming on their tablet in a big way.
Tegra 2 enables new mobile media and
gaming capabilities: o For the first time,
consumers will be able to game with multiple players using different types
of devices.
Here at Laptop Mag, we test
gaming laptops using a variety
of real - world and synthetic tests to give
consumers the most complete picture
of how a product performs.
With the FX - 9590 and FX - 9370, AMD has created two
of the fastest processors available for
consumers, making them ideal for
gaming as well as other enthusiast and workstation applications.
Its
gaming speed is up to par, but overall it makes me question the value
of the six - core 3900K series for
gaming and
consumer - oriented applications.
«Featuring Intel Core 2 Duo Processor technology, this move will make Velocity Micro's advanced technology widely available to both
gaming and mainstream
consumers,» said CJ Bruno, director
of Americas marketing, Intel.
On the board, Copeland will represent the interests and viewpoint
of consumer - oriented channel partners, especially those geared toward
gaming and PC enthusiasts.
«We're excited to continue working with Velocity Micro as they acquire Overdrive PC and move into a new stage
of making advanced technology available to both
gaming and mainstream
consumers.»
Well - known giant company
of electric
consumers, Samsung has officially introduced its latest curved
gaming monitors, dubbed the Samsung CHG90 and Samsung CHG70.
On Android devices, it hasn't been a problem to connect a usb
gaming controller since the release
of Honeycomb 3.1 although there is still a lack
of tablet optimized Android games compared to the mass choices
of high end games
consumers have on a windows platform.
«Velocity Micro is taking advantage
of the energy - efficient performance
of the Intel Centrino Duo Mobile processor technology to bring to both its
gaming and mainstream
consumer customers an incredible PC experience,» said Erik Reid, marketing director, Intel Mobile Platforms Group
The eLocity line
of consumer products stands to take video viewing and
gaming to new levels through state
of the art display and graphics technology.
The same survey from the NPD Group, Inc. states that in 2013,
consumers will be allocating 2 % more
of their holiday spending to video
gaming systems or video games, compared with last year.
This week AmEx Global
Consumer Services President Doug Buckminster said at a conference in New York that the company is developing ways to «suppress»
gaming in favor
of seeking out and keeping loyal cardholders, according to Bloomberg.