Layoffs become video game fodder
It’s difficult now to find much mirth in job layoffs — everyone, it seems, has been hurt by the roiling economy lately.
But that hasn’t stopped Tiltfactor Labs from trying to elicit at…
Gaming ‘analyst’ undermines his own reputation
Look around online for reports of the recession’s impact on video gaming and one name surfaces often: Michael Pachter.
He’s the guy ostensibly with Wedbush Morgan Securities that a lot of publications have cited lately on whether gaming will surf the rough…
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Nintendo says, “Ow, Wii!”
Looks like Nintendo’s Wii console doesn’t sport recession-proof Teflon after all …
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Which console won on Black Friday?
The big news in video gaming Monday wasn’t gaming itself but economics.
Microsoft says its Xbox 360 console sold better on this Black Friday than any other, an improvement of 25 percent over last year. The company sprayed news outlets with the…
Video game sales fall off in September
Two schools of thought persist regarding how video game sales will respond to the recession-leaning economy.
The first says sales should remain stable as Americans opt for at-home entertainment to save money, and video games last longer and are more engaging…
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Flagging game sales due to boredom, as well as the economy
Has the nation’s glum economy jammed a needle into the video game industry’s constantly expanding sales?
You might think growth of 9 percent over the previous month’s sales figures is still reason to celebrate. In the 21st century, however, anything less than double-digit…
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