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The countdown to Bioware II begins today
Posted by Shava Nerad on Wed, 19 Sep 2012 01:10:00 EDT in Business/Marketing, Console/PC
Am I the only person in the industry that sees a negotiated non-compete behind the story of two key movers in games resigning on the same day with no game-related plans?
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Gamification -- old wine in new skins
Posted by Shava Nerad on Fri, 01 Apr 2011 02:53:00 EDT in Business/Marketing
Everyone's talking about gamification like it was just invented. But since the first sales guy was paid on commission, we've had it with us.
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Zynga Crossovers We Hope We'll Never See
Posted by Shava Nerad on Sat, 07 Aug 2010 02:34:00 EDT in Business/Marketing, Design
In my continued study of Zynga, I have some work in draft on how the crossover promotions of each game keep players loyal to the brand, despite a proliferation of similar themed (sometimes better) games on Facebook... But before the serious stuff...
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Blizzard's RealID -- Taking the Discussion beyond the Forums
Posted by Shava Nerad on Thu, 08 Jul 2010 05:25:00 EDT in Business/Marketing
Think strong identity is the best option to preserve a drama free environment? Think again.
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Zynga's Vampire Wars: The Curious Case of the Vampire Cow
Posted by Shava Nerad on Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:17:00 EDT in Business/Marketing, Design
When Zynga gave a flat-out gift to VW players -- a cow that costs nothing, gives you game currency (blood -- resist the imagery...), and will give this to you free every 12 hours on the clock -- many players refused the gift. Why?
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Zynga Numbers Fall on Facebook: Good News for Them/Others
Posted by Shava Nerad on Mon, 21 Jun 2010 04:45:00 EDT in Business/Marketing
Facebook games have scared the hell out of the games industry because they go broad rather than deep. But they're a feeder to the established game companies, much in the same way games like Club Penguin is already.
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Comment In: The countdown to Bioware II begins today [Blog - 09/19/2012 - 01:10]
They announced the same day. ... They announced the same day. They left on the best of terms -- that 's what good will is all about. They don 't have to be unemployed, they just can 't be working in the game industry for this to be consistent. Working in social impact investing knowing people ...

Comment In: What went wrong with Star Wars: The Old Republic? [News - 08/07/2012 - 03:43]
I think EA took one ... I think EA took one look at the game and said, This isn 't a WOW killer. It isn 't enough like WOW You think you 'll attract gamers with... story and gutted it and made them completely re-engineer away from the bones of the original legacy system and redo ...

Comment In: BioWare's founding doctors leave video games behind [News - 09/18/2012 - 02:40]
I just blogged about this ... I just blogged about this on my professional blog here... r n r nhttp://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/ShavaNerad/20120919/177911/The countdown to Bioware II begins today.php r n r n

Comment In: Opinion: Awful Lot Of Heterosexuals Around Here [News - 12/30/2011 - 05:34]
There is a self gating ... There is a self gating market here. I was a young software engineer in the late 70s, early 80s when that was a nearly all boys' club. Women don't like computers, don't you know that Don't you know women will never understand computers, so you never have to have a ...

Comment In: Google+ Opens Social Platform To Everyone [News - 09/20/2011 - 01:36]
Be sure to create a ... Be sure to create a separate Google Profile to attach your G to. People have lost access to their youtube, picassa, reader, and other services that are attached to the profile when Google has had issues with their naming conventions or content under G TOS.

Comment In: Sony Lays Out Investigation Timeline, Hints At 'Anonymous' Involvement in PSN Breach [News - 05/04/2011 - 12:51]
Anonymous is not an organization. ... Anonymous is not an organization. Anonymous is a flash mob. Someone usually from 4chan sets up some lulzy script-kiddie thing and then invites the masses to partake. Most people who do online actions with Anonymous know about as much about hacking as a person who thinks signing a MoveOn petition ...

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