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Community Content: The Sincerest Form of Infringement

Solid community-created game content, when done right, is every publisher’s fantasy. Game companies hope and pray for the day when talented fans of their games take the time to explore the development tools and put together competent, high-quality additions to the original product. It’s a win-win for everyone: Assuming the user’s content takes off, the [...]

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March NPD Numbers: Nintendo’s Smash Hit, Nothing Else Comes Close

NPD numbers for the month of March have arrived, and regardless of how Microsoft and Sony attempt to spin them, Nintendo is the clear winner this month. As anyone could have predicted, their rollicking ring-out rumble Super Smash Bros. Brawl delivered a solid roundhouse — but who imagined it would rival the entire rest of [...]

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Ever Bullish, Another Analyst Predicts Games Sales Growth in March

On a positive economic note, Colin Sebastian of Lazard Capital Markets is predicting that software sales in the games industry experienced year-over-year growth in March. Such predictions have become common place among analysts who are increasingly bullish about the recession-proof potential of the video game industry.

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