Interesting report from VG Insights giving some hard numbers on the extra opportunity for building and growing game IPs through other types of media, be they TV, movies, books and more. Too often, game companies are only looking at the direct business opportunities of transmedia projects to determine whether they want to engage into it or not, but the real opportunity is indirect, it is through the engagement of new and existing players, and extra sales of existing games, even with very little is done on older titles. We've seen this on The Witcher, on The Last of Us, now on Fallout, and many more.
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Here's an extensive list outlining five of the most popular payment models and five ways to pay for video games. Link: https://lnkd.in/gRPRYZsm #xsolla #business #gameindustry #financial Xsolla
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What does Release Management do? Here! Read this nice and brief article!
If a tree falls with no one around, does it make a sound? That one’s still up for debate. But if a game is made and no one’s there to release it? No one can play it. This week, we spoke to Alexandra Grindean about what it means to work with release management and the importance of collaborating with our players to make great games! 👇 https://lnkd.in/dNYmvcXz
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Many modern games are impossible to own in the traditional sense of that word. Those titles that have an online component, be it sign-in or multiplayer functionality, are not owned by the purchaser and can be removed at the discretion of the real owners. The issue of ownership was the battleground for music publishers 20 years ago. The battle against 'piracy' in the digital domain was a fight for control of the medium. Without absolute physical control (vinyl, CD) there is no ownership. This argument also applies to digital books, music, movie streaming services, games consoles, smart home appliances, computer operating systems, smartphones (see recent Apple lawsuits) and, very soon, your smart automobile (microtransactions already apply to the likes of Tesla and BMW cars). Your purchase is effectively a subscription downpayment and everything is disposable. Concepts such as ownership and permanence in wider society are fast becoming a generational curiosity. As ownership rights have been eroded, subscription models have become normalized for Gen Z and Gen Alpha. Given the current housing crises in the Western world it seems inevitable for many that home ownership will also be replaced by, effectively, a subscription model. Welcome to the 21st century! The future is bright as long as your payments make things profitable 😎
If your favorite game was no longer playable How would you feel? The idea of ownership in video games is being erased If a publisher no longer wants to support a product they've helped create, then its time to hit the abort button The idea of renting a game is cool Test it out for a few hours See how it plays Return But if I purchase it, I own it
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4moThank you for sharing. Great insights.