The new year is here and most entrepreneurs are looking at how they will
raise their game in 2015.
He also admits it is time for the Australian swim team to
raise its game in the pool, which will hopefully start on the Gold Coast, where the sport dominates the first week of events.
Thirsty for success after a hardscrabble start, brash Brad Keselowski
raised his game in the Chase to take his first Sprint Cup title
But
he raised his game in the second - half which allowed his teammates to have a bit more freedom.
However, if you look at his overall Arsenal record of 23 goals in 119 EPL games this is consistent, and you could even say it should be worse against the bigger clubs so maybe
he raises his game in important matches.
United might be down in the dumps about their recent results in the league, but they are not out yet and the next few weeks could show that, should United
raise their game in the league, starting with Sunday's visit of Tottenham Hotspur, which will be a tough match.
But they've
raised their game in the crunch clashes, the matches which are typically easier to get fired up for whereas the smaller clashes, the ones against sides which, on current form, Newcastle should be beating, they tend to flatter to deceive.
They have a tendency of
raising their game in this fixture, and when they don't a bit of good fortune has a knack of cropping up.
Forget about their performances in qualifying and friendlies — Germany always
raise their game in tournaments and I firmly believe they are the clear favourites to win Euro 2016.
But either way, with a fresh set of elections in May and a national referendum around the corner we will all need to
raise our game in 2016.
Digimon represents the simultaneous best and worst of monster catching and
raising games in my view.
«I have always been rather shy and I needed to be outgoing if I was going to
raise my game in the pro divisions,» said O'Gorman.
Digimon represents the simultaneous best and worst of monster catching and
raising games in my view.
If the commission were interested in
raising its game in this area, the Legal Complaints Service has recently supplied a model.
The company's flagship models are impressive smartphones and my expectation is that Huawei will
raise its game in the future to bring us some truly competitive handsets.
Not exact matches
The start - up, which has
raised about $ 8 million, was founded
in May 2010 and originated as a social network for
gamers.
Merrill and Beck had some experience with the video
game business —
in college they had helped
raise money for another startup
game studio, persuading their fathers and others to invest, and earned observer seats on the board.
• CryptoKitties, a blockchain - based
game,
raised $ 12 million
in Series A funding.
• Manticore
Games, a San Mateo, California - based developer of multiplayer PC and console
games,
raised $ 15 million
in Series A funding.
• Velan Studios, a Troy, N.Y. - based
game studio,
raised $ 7 million
in funding from Velan Ventures, according to VentureBeat.
It has
raised the bar
in the action - adventure and role - playing genres and it's the first
game to really take the Grand Theft Auto idea to a higher level.
Irish research firm Eagle Alpha, for example, digested 7,416 comments on a Reddit gaming thread
in October to predict that Electronic Arts (EA) would sell more of its new Star Wars videogame than it had projected; Electronic Arts soon
raised its sales forecast, citing «excitement» over the
game.
But people
in and around the video
game industry tend to
raise issues of economic scale as a deterrent to entry.
Rather than having
gamers fork over the $ 60 most traditional video
games cost, Quick Hit is offering its version for free and hopes to
raise revenue through online advertising and the sale of
in -
game extras.
The 12s are what the Seahawks call their fans, and it's become such a huge part of the team's identity that the number was actually retired
in 1984; today, a number 12 flag is
raised before every home
game.
• Netmarble Games, a Seoul, South Korea - based mobile
game company backed by Tencent (SEHK: 700), said it plans to
raise up to 2.66 trillion ($ 2.35 billion)
in an initial public offering.
If you want to stay
in the
game, keep
raising the bar.
Why it's revolutionary: Amazon has
raised the bar for everyone, and has major retailers like Target rushing to step up their
game in e-commerce.
These days, the
game a lot of mercenary entrepreneurs are playing is to get a product out, get a lot of people using it, get a lot of hype online, turn that into a lot of hype
in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal,
raise a lot of money and sell out.
King Digital
games currently have no advertisements, but the unit's head, Riccardo Zacconi, had
in May
raised the possibility of running ads on what he touted as one of the «largest untapped audiences for advertisers
in the world.»
This year, Ogwumike has
raised her scoring averaging to 20 points per
game (third), on 59.6 % shooting (third), while grabbing seven rebounds per
game (ninth), and leading the league
in win shares.
The polluted bay has
raised concerns for years among athletes and residents and the Rio government promised to have most of it cleaned
in time for the
games.
Other GoFundMe campaigns have
raised money for Olympians
in need of money to cover travel and expenses related to last year's Summer Olympics
in Rio De Janeiro, and for Chicago Cubs fans who wanted to attend a World Series
game.
The crowdfunding site Kickstarter might be best known for funding films,
games and products — like Pebble, the Palo Alto - based smartwatch whose maker
raised more than $ 20.3 million
in March, making it the most - backed product
in the site's history.
When a senior manager recently went on mat leave, «everyone had to
raise their
game and take on more responsibility,» says Cathy Pickard, director of HR
in Saskatoon.
In addition, metals warehousing has drawn attention due to allegations that banks and merchants have tried to
game the London Metal Exchange (LME) warehousing rules, deliberately creating bottlenecks for aluminum consumers such as drinks can makers to boost storage income, while
raising physical prices.
If you still can't
raise the money you need to fund your business, it's time to decide if you should stay
in the
game or throw
in the towel.
Shares
in Japan's Nintendo Co. surged on Friday as consumers flocked to try out its new Pokemon GO smartphone
game,
raising hopes that the company's long - awaited shift into mobile gaming will pay off.
Zynga was initially successful thanks to a lucrative strategy of making social
games for Facebook's desktop platform, going public
in a 2011 IPO that
raised $ 1 billion for the company.
The winner will get $ 10,000 on top of what they already
raised and a trip to Hasbro headquarters
in Pawtucket, R.I., for a chance to meet with all the
game - making - pros and get advice on everything from manufacturing viability to marketing strategy.
• Plexchat, a Redwood City, Calif. - based developer of a communication platform for mobile
gamers,
raised $ 7 million
in seed funding.
Even though North Korea's participation
in the
games hogged the spotlight
in the lead - up to the event, the suspension of Jay Y. Lee's five - year prison term for bribery has
raised questions more recently over chaebol reform
in South Korea.
• Niantic, a San Francisco - based developer of a multiplayer augmented reality
game,
raised $ 200 million
in Series B funding.
Raising their full - year adjusted revenue forecast
in its second - quarter, Take - Two is
in a «sweet spot» for
game releases, according to Goldman Sachs.
• Small Giant Games, a Finland - based mobile
game developer,
raised $ 41 million
in funding.
We talked to a video
game company founder who said he thought about moving to Silicon Valley, but he and his wife decided they'd rather
raise their kids
in their hometown of Cleveland.
Bestselling author and CNBC contributor Suzy Welch says that with the right
game plan
in place, asking for a
raise doesn't have to be cause for a stomachache.
Its like hes
raising the ante
in a poker
game without actually looking at his cards.
• GameMine Inc, a Los Angeles - based mobile
game publisher,
raised $ 20 million
in Series A funding.
Along with the possibility of
raising the age for purchasing a gun, the commission will study the effects of factors such as violent video
games that contribute to what DeVos called a «culture of violence»
in U.S. schools.