This GameDaily Biz article suggests that there are more segments of the gaming market than just the traditional casual vs. hardcore:

• Power gamers represent 11 percent of the gamer market but account for 30 cents of every dollar spent on retail and online games.
  
  
• Social gamers enjoy gaming as a way to interact with friends.
  
  
• Leisure gamers spend ( Read more... )

Some of you may have already seen this, but it's still worth a link:

12-step program for the gaming industryGranted, it's from a marketer, but there's still some food for thought there, despite the ironic positioning at the time I viewed it of a banner ad for searching for female celebrities right across from #6, which counterbalances the amount ( Read more... )

I tried to log in to World of Warcraft on Friday, but Silver Hand's queue was just too full, and my auxiliary server was even worse.

Instead of waiting in line, I found a demo for The Movies. I've been interested in it for a while, but imposed a moratorium on purchasing any new games that I didn't have time to play. With that rule in place, it's ( Read more... )

If you play computer games, and particularly if you're a fan of Will Wright's games (really, the creator of the best-selling game of all time should need no Wikipedia link for anyone reading this journal, but I'll be thorough), you'll want to see this video. Be patient: it starts a bit slowly, but it's worth it ( Read more... )

While I'm waiting for the inevitable first patch before dealing with it, this was too fun to resist.

At 1:16 am EST, my bars would read like this if I were a Sim:

Hunger

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The third of streamweaver's questions.

What is it you think sets women gamers apart from other gamers, and what specific issues aren't being addressed by the industry for women?

( Question 3 - click here for Banshee's response )

The second question in the series:

Most computer and table top gamers talk about "The Good Old Days", is this true for your gaming life and why so? As a follow-up, do you think you can recapture the "good old days," or do you think they're gone forever, if they aren't just romantic memories to begin with?

( Answer to Question Two )

There's a lot of puffing and fluffing of text going on with the press members who are trying to make a story out of Dean yelling after Iowa. Really, you'd think they could come up with something better, and I'm saying this as someone who has been involved with journalism for almost 20 years ( Read more... )

So, I'm starting Knights of the Old Republic. It has strong visual appeal, though I'll admit it's likely particularly refreshing for me because I've been looking at fantasy for so long. I like the fact that it seems like everything is voiced, right down to the pedestrians ( Read more... )

I should never, ever, ever doubt Phaedra. I mean, I felt it was reasonable, given the circumstances! She is giving birth to her first child, this generation's first grandchild, this week. I believe tomorrow is the planned date, assuming it doesn't change again. Tomorrow morning, checking into the hospital . . . and still this amazing human being ( Read more... )