Friday, 30 November 2012
Games Console Design.
Slide Share has made some of the text glitch, it's still readable but annoying.
I Noticed Something Else....
I Noticed Something.....
I am currently in ASDA, using the Blogger app, so I apologise in advance for any typing errors.
I just noticed that since the latest GTA V news hit the Internet. The Sales of other games in the GTA franchise have increased.
GTA IV is the No.2 best selling game and GTA: Liberty City Stories (GTA IV, DLC)) was 3rd.
This shows how Effective Viral marketing can be.A game that is nearly 5 years old is all of sudden at the top 10 best sellers list again..
I just noticed that since the latest GTA V news hit the Internet. The Sales of other games in the GTA franchise have increased.
GTA IV is the No.2 best selling game and GTA: Liberty City Stories (GTA IV, DLC)) was 3rd.
This shows how Effective Viral marketing can be.A game that is nearly 5 years old is all of sudden at the top 10 best sellers list again..
Monday, 26 November 2012
Pegi
What is Pegi?:
Pegi is "Pan European Gaming Information
It is the group that gives video games their rating and informs potential purchasers of the content they can expect.
Why is it being introduced?
It has been brought into effect to prevent underage people purchasing ga\mes containing content that is unsuitable for them.
How did games previously recieve ratings?
Prior to Pegi ratings becoming law, Games here either rated by Pegi optionally, or by the BBFC.
British, Board of Film Classification.
What changes for publishers, retailers and developers?
Publishers and Developers now only focus on meeting the standards of 1 ratings agency instead of two. It is also easier for Developers to predict the rating the games will receive prior to it's review.
What issues are there with this system being implemented?
PEGI have to work a lot harder and follow more procausions than they have previously.
Pegi is "Pan European Gaming Information
It is the group that gives video games their rating and informs potential purchasers of the content they can expect.
Why is it being introduced?
It has been brought into effect to prevent underage people purchasing ga\mes containing content that is unsuitable for them.
How did games previously recieve ratings?
Prior to Pegi ratings becoming law, Games here either rated by Pegi optionally, or by the BBFC.
British, Board of Film Classification.
What changes for publishers, retailers and developers?
Publishers and Developers now only focus on meeting the standards of 1 ratings agency instead of two. It is also easier for Developers to predict the rating the games will receive prior to it's review.
What issues are there with this system being implemented?
PEGI have to work a lot harder and follow more procausions than they have previously.
Monday, 19 November 2012
MMO:RPG, Case Study: World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft is a fantasy style MMORPG based in a world of gnomes, dwarves and other mythical creatures. This is a common genre for MMORPGs.
It costs roughly £14 a month. This means that the game makes large amount of profit, because unlike other games like Skyrim, which can be bought for a one off price of £40 (considering that you don't buy DLC) and then enjoyed for roughly 100 hours without boredom.. You must pay monthly to continue playing and get the mot out of the game. There is a free trial that is unlimited and continues as normal up until the user (unintentional tron reference) reaches level 30.
It is different from other console games because although there is a main story, There is no Single-player. You follow the story by completing quests with other people. Unlike Console games where, there is a single-player story line, and a separate multi-player section.
The game is developed by Blizzard who are owned by Activision/Blizzard which is owned by Vivendi. (SEE VIVENDI HIERARCHY CHART). They also own CoD and Skylanders Giants.
The game is available world wide. There are roughly 200,000.WoW players online at any one time.
There are over 10 million subscribers currently. This means that WoW makes an approximate profit of £140million every month, + the money made from people buying in game currency and items. $_$
It costs roughly £14 a month. This means that the game makes large amount of profit, because unlike other games like Skyrim, which can be bought for a one off price of £40 (considering that you don't buy DLC) and then enjoyed for roughly 100 hours without boredom.. You must pay monthly to continue playing and get the mot out of the game. There is a free trial that is unlimited and continues as normal up until the user (unintentional tron reference) reaches level 30.
It is different from other console games because although there is a main story, There is no Single-player. You follow the story by completing quests with other people. Unlike Console games where, there is a single-player story line, and a separate multi-player section.
The game is developed by Blizzard who are owned by Activision/Blizzard which is owned by Vivendi. (SEE VIVENDI HIERARCHY CHART). They also own CoD and Skylanders Giants.
The game is available world wide. There are roughly 200,000.WoW players online at any one time.
There are over 10 million subscribers currently. This means that WoW makes an approximate profit of £140million every month, + the money made from people buying in game currency and items. $_$
Friday, 16 November 2012
GTA V So Far UNFINISHED!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GTA V has shown the potential to be the highest selling game in history. Th is is a prediction based on the massive viral uproar from the most obscure advertising, such as screen shots. But what do we actually know about GTA V so far? Well, not much is certain but we can make some safe assumptions based on the history of the GTA IP.
We know that GTA games take place in 3 main cities, Vice City, San Andreas and LibertyCity, All of which are based on Genuine locations, with an added humorous twist. For example in Liberty City, (a new york spoof) there is a Lady Liberty Statue, holding a coffee cup instead of a flaming torch.
We can safely assume that GTA V will be a large open world offering the freedom to what you please, as Sandbox gaming has been a staple feature of GTA games since the very beginning. We can also safely predict that Rockstar North will be the developers of this game because the development of GTA games is the main reason Rockstar bought out DMA and created Rockstar North.
It's also a pretty safe bet that GTA V will contain Rockstar's Signature Humor. However, this humor may be slightly toned-down like it was in GTA IV. This is not doubt a result of the controversy caused by the Hot Coffee Modding Incident.
We know that GTA games take place in 3 main cities, Vice City, San Andreas and LibertyCity, All of which are based on Genuine locations, with an added humorous twist. For example in Liberty City, (a new york spoof) there is a Lady Liberty Statue, holding a coffee cup instead of a flaming torch.
We can safely assume that GTA V will be a large open world offering the freedom to what you please, as Sandbox gaming has been a staple feature of GTA games since the very beginning. We can also safely predict that Rockstar North will be the developers of this game because the development of GTA games is the main reason Rockstar bought out DMA and created Rockstar North.
It's also a pretty safe bet that GTA V will contain Rockstar's Signature Humor. However, this humor may be slightly toned-down like it was in GTA IV. This is not doubt a result of the controversy caused by the Hot Coffee Modding Incident.
Monday, 12 November 2012
LINK TO GTA V BLOG POST FOR EXTENDED TASK
Mr Howard's AS Media Studies Blog: Monday Lesson 2: GTA V: This past week the internet has been awash with GTA V news. We need to keep on top of this so we can use it for our case study. I want you ...
Halo 4 + Mountain Dew [Symbiosis]
The long awaited sequel to one of the most popular gaming franchises in the world, Halo 4 was released earlier this week.
In an unusal marketting bid. 3Foot3 industries and Mountain Dew, have collabrated to increase sales of both products.
This a great example of Symbiosis.
They most likely chosew to colaborate, because of Mountain Dew's new space age look.
The drinks are bright Neon colours and are very well suited to the Halo Universe and still contain enough sugar to make you diabetic just by sniffing it.
In an unusal marketting bid. 3Foot3 industries and Mountain Dew, have collabrated to increase sales of both products.
This a great example of Symbiosis.
They most likely chosew to colaborate, because of Mountain Dew's new space age look.
The drinks are bright Neon colours and are very well suited to the Halo Universe and still contain enough sugar to make you diabetic just by sniffing it.
GTA: What We Know So Far (NOTES)
Talk about, who owns t.
who develops? who did they used to be?
How it has changed over time (Graphics gameplay voice acting) [gta, gta2, gta london, gta 3, gta vc, gta sa, gta 4]
What do we know about GTAV so far?
who develops? who did they used to be?
How it has changed over time (Graphics gameplay voice acting) [gta, gta2, gta london, gta 3, gta vc, gta sa, gta 4]
What do we know about GTAV so far?
Top 20 List Analysis
All the games in the blist are large franchises, apart from Dishonnored which is a new IP, however it is published by Bathesda, creators of Skyrim,, The game is likely to have had high sales numbers because the comsumers trust games that have been published by Bathesda. This chart also showes us that established IPs are more likely to make money because the comsumer knows the type of game they're getting. For example, despite Assassin's Creed 3 having a whole new gaming Engine and protagonist, people know that they will play as a hooded figure, hunting for Templar Knights, for the majority of the game. So it is harder for New IPs to get regonisition but when they do, they tend to be quite successful.
It is highly likely that the reason for Skyrim climbing back up the charts because they recently released new DLC, Dawngaurd.
It is clear that EA is a very popular Publishing company as they have 3 games in the top 10.
Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Fifa 13 and Medal of Honner: Warfighter. are all published by EA and aree currently in 4th 5th and 6th possitions. This shows that EA is highly established publisher.
It is clear that Games with exclusivity are lower down the charts because they are only available on one platform. Both, Assassin's Creed: Liberation, and Porofessor Layton: Miracle Mask are both exclusive to one platform. Professor Layton is exclusive to 3DS and AC: Liberation is exclusive to PS Vita.
It is clear that First Party games are still popular since there asre 2 in the top 20. Pokemon Black and White 2 (They ran out of ideas clearly -_-') and Forza: Horizon are both made by the platform holder, for the platform holder. Forza is made by Microsoft and Pokemon has also been made and re-hashed, by Nintendo.
It is clear that Sony do not focus on 1st Party games. There are Nintendo and Microsoft games but none from Sony. They only seem focus on games that will get large amount of attention, for example Uncharted and The Last of Us has been getting some attention from various conventions . Both these franchises are owned by Naughty-Dog. So Naughty-Dog is clearly a well love developer.
Thursday, 8 November 2012
Reality is Broken Facts/Stats
US Troops spend several hours a week playing games like Halo, while stationed over seas, in order to pass time.
Young Adults in China spent so much money on in-game objects that the banks had to intervene to prevent the devaluation of their currency.
On average, people under the age of 21 have spent 10,000 hours each, on video games
183 million active gamers in the US, 100 Million EU and 200 Million in China.
US$68Billion annual projection by the end of 2012.
Young Adults in China spent so much money on in-game objects that the banks had to intervene to prevent the devaluation of their currency.
On average, people under the age of 21 have spent 10,000 hours each, on video games
183 million active gamers in the US, 100 Million EU and 200 Million in China.
US$68Billion annual projection by the end of 2012.
Further GTA/Rockstar Notes
GTA Vice City sold an unexpected 15 million copies on the PS2.
GTA San Andreas sold 14.2 million
GTA 3 sold 11.6 million copies
This string of success makes GTA the most successful game series to ever be released on the PS2 platform.
GTA 3 Was the most successful video game in 2001. It went on to win "Game of the Year 2002" and "Excellence in Game Design" awards at the GDCA
GTA Vice City was the biggest selling game in 2002. GTA 3 came 2nd.
GTA has consitently been the most controversial series in gaming history. Jack Thomson has tried, unsuccessfully, to link the games to Real-Life murders and in Sep06 filed a lawsuit of "wrongful death" against Take-Two, Rockstars parent company, Following a Shooting spree by a 16 year-old.
San Andreas was the fastest selling game ever in the UK, selling 1 million copies in 9 days. $_$
GTA was the first game to be recognised by ELSPA after selling 1million copies in the UK
GTA holds the record for the largest in game soundtrack. 11 stations, each with a DJ and 156 licensed tracks. The soundtrack was made available for purchase in 2004 as an 8 CD box-set. The songs are also available for digital online via amazon, itunes, etc
(Merchandising/Convergence)
Tyrone McMillan was sentenced to 7 years inprisonment after a 55 minute car chase through New York, inspired by GTA
Vice City was heavily influenced by Scarface and other Gangster movies
In May 2007 Rockstar announced a limited number of permitted Pre-orders on the GTA 4 Special Edition, which was only £70 and included a safe deposit box made of metal, which contained:
A key ring
Duffle bag
Artwork
Sound track
and ps3/360 copy of the game.
(Merchandising, Synergy)
San Andreas has 339 voice actors, more than any other game. Fifty of these, are important to the story. One of these actors was Samuel L Jackson (Die Hard with a vengeance, star wars prequels etc)
Axl Rose (Guns 'n' Roses) and Michael Madsen (Reservoir Dogs) have also played parts.
San Andreas is the largest game in the series, covering 17 miles[2], 3 cities 12 towns and a lot of countryside.
GTA 4 was the first game to include a virtual version of a real comedian, Ricky Gervais (The Office, Cemetery Junction/).
GTA 4 has 18 radio stations and 214 tracks
GTA 4 has 861 voice actors, 174 of which play named characters. Most of the 687 where fans who volunteered to do small parts of NPCS around the city.
Over 4000 news stories about GTA have been released since 2008 accusing it of "glamorizing violence"
GTA 4 is rumored to have cost 100 million USDollars to make $_$
World-Wide Sales of GTA:
San Andreas = 21.5 Mil
Vice City = 17.5 Mil
GTA 3 = 14.5 Mil
GTA 4 = 10.5 Mil
Libeety City Stories = 8.25 Mil
$_$
GTA San Andreas sold 14.2 million
GTA 3 sold 11.6 million copies
This string of success makes GTA the most successful game series to ever be released on the PS2 platform.
GTA 3 Was the most successful video game in 2001. It went on to win "Game of the Year 2002" and "Excellence in Game Design" awards at the GDCA
GTA Vice City was the biggest selling game in 2002. GTA 3 came 2nd.
GTA has consitently been the most controversial series in gaming history. Jack Thomson has tried, unsuccessfully, to link the games to Real-Life murders and in Sep06 filed a lawsuit of "wrongful death" against Take-Two, Rockstars parent company, Following a Shooting spree by a 16 year-old.
San Andreas was the fastest selling game ever in the UK, selling 1 million copies in 9 days. $_$
GTA was the first game to be recognised by ELSPA after selling 1million copies in the UK
GTA holds the record for the largest in game soundtrack. 11 stations, each with a DJ and 156 licensed tracks. The soundtrack was made available for purchase in 2004 as an 8 CD box-set. The songs are also available for digital online via amazon, itunes, etc
(Merchandising/Convergence)
Tyrone McMillan was sentenced to 7 years inprisonment after a 55 minute car chase through New York, inspired by GTA
Vice City was heavily influenced by Scarface and other Gangster movies
In May 2007 Rockstar announced a limited number of permitted Pre-orders on the GTA 4 Special Edition, which was only £70 and included a safe deposit box made of metal, which contained:
A key ring
Duffle bag
Artwork
Sound track
and ps3/360 copy of the game.
(Merchandising, Synergy)
San Andreas has 339 voice actors, more than any other game. Fifty of these, are important to the story. One of these actors was Samuel L Jackson (Die Hard with a vengeance, star wars prequels etc)
Axl Rose (Guns 'n' Roses) and Michael Madsen (Reservoir Dogs) have also played parts.
San Andreas is the largest game in the series, covering 17 miles[2], 3 cities 12 towns and a lot of countryside.
GTA 4 was the first game to include a virtual version of a real comedian, Ricky Gervais (The Office, Cemetery Junction/).
GTA 4 has 18 radio stations and 214 tracks
GTA 4 has 861 voice actors, 174 of which play named characters. Most of the 687 where fans who volunteered to do small parts of NPCS around the city.
Over 4000 news stories about GTA have been released since 2008 accusing it of "glamorizing violence"
GTA 4 is rumored to have cost 100 million USDollars to make $_$
World-Wide Sales of GTA:
San Andreas = 21.5 Mil
Vice City = 17.5 Mil
GTA 3 = 14.5 Mil
GTA 4 = 10.5 Mil
Libeety City Stories = 8.25 Mil
$_$
Wednesday, 7 November 2012
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