Posts tagged Business Models
Funcom launches kids’ online games subsidiary, SweetRobot
Dec 11th
In a major shift in strategy, hardcore online game publisher Funcom is announcing today a new subsidiary to make casual online games.
The Norwegian game publisher is best known for its Anarchy Online and Age of Conan massively multiplayer online games, which are virtual worlds for hardcore gamers. But the company’s new SweetRobot subsidiary is making [...]
Expanding from hardcore games to casual, Funcom establishes kids online games subsidiary
Dec 11th
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In a major shift in strategy, hardcore online game publisher Funcom is announcing today a new subsidiary to make casual online games.
The Norwegian game publisher is best known for its Anarchy Online and Age of Conan massively multiplayer online games, which are virtual worlds for hardcore gamers. But the company’s new SweetRobot subsidiary [...]
Shifting from hardcore games to casual, Funcom establishes kids online games subsidiary
Dec 11th
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In a major shift in strategy, hardcore online game publisher Funcom is announcing today a new subsidiary to make casual online games.
The Norwegian game publisher is best known for its Anarchy Online and Age of Conan massively multiplayer online games, which are virtual worlds for hardcore gamers. But the company’s new SweetRobot subsidiary [...]
play, virtual goods business models gain steam in games
Dec 11th
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Consumers are embracing online games that are free to play, with options to buy virtual goods such as extra weapons or decorative clothing, a new survey confirms.
The survey by virtual goods platform maker PlaySpan and market researcher VGMarket shows 58 percent of players bought digital goods in a free-to-play game. In those games, [...]
play, virtual goods business models gaining steam in games
Dec 10th
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Consumers are embracing online games that are free to play, with options to buy virtual goods such as extra weapons or decorative clothing, a new survey confirms.
The survey by virtual goods platform maker PlaySpan and market researcher VGMarket shows 58 percent of players bought digital goods in a free-to-play game. In those games, [...]
