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  • The changing face of a CV

    I’ve just finished updating my CV. It’s a strange feeling. Lots of things that were really important at the time (GCSE results, coxing the women’s VIII at university) are no longer particularly relevant. The skill now seems...

    • Posted 18 years ago
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  • Big cash for Bigpoint

    The FT reported yesterday that Bigpoint has been acquired in a transaction valued at €70 million. (As an aside, that’s $110 million, which shows how weak the dollar is against the euro at the moment – not...

    • Posted 18 years ago
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  • Is Kwari’s demise the nail in the coffin for skill-based shooters?

    Gi.biz reports today that Kwari (site www.kwari.com appears to be down) is the latest in a long line of cash-for-shooting sites to go bust. Launched last year, Kwari boasted that it had an exclusive game and its...

    • Posted 18 years ago
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  • Getting 360 degree revenues

    The FT today published an article discussing 360 degree revenues in the music industry. The industry has come a long way since Beatles-branded chewing gum in the sixties and is now as successful as the football merchandising industry....

    • Posted 18 years ago
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  • Residual rights for actors in games

    Michael Hollick, the voice of Niko Bellic in Grand Theft Auto IV, has kicked up a fuss about not being paid royalties or residuals for his work on the game. He was paid $100,000 for his work,...

    • Posted 18 years ago
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  • All the good stuff rises to the top

    An article of mine on what 2008 holds for Sony is currently on the homepage of www.helium.com. Helium is a great concept, but I feel it is flawed.

    • Posted 18 years ago
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  • $140 CPM for ad-sponsored games. That’s pretty aggressive.

    Wild Tangent CEO Alex St. John declared at a recent conference that in-game advertising is dead. Long live in-game advertising.

    • Posted 18 years ago
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