Study Group: Video Game Experts
Council Members in this Study Group: 68
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Leading Experts in this Study Group
Yiran XuStrategy Director
Giant Interactive Group
Alex Yiran Xu is an M&A and Strategy Director at Giant Interactive, an online game developer and operator. Previously, he was a Game Director at Realnetworks, Inc., a video and music technology solution, game publishing and rich media content provider. He was responsible for managing game businessoperations...
- Peter Roithmayr
Principal
Peter Roithmayr Associates LLCPeter Roithmayr is an independent consultant in the video game industry. Previously, he was the Vice President of Strategic Merchandising within the Video Game division at Electronics Boutique...
William GardnerPresident
Digital Entertainment Insights, LLCWilliam Gardner is the President of Digital Entertainment Insights and was most recently (05/08) the President and Chief Executive Officer at Eidos, Inc, a major videogame publisher, until the takeover of USA Sales by Time Warner. There he was responsible for rebuilding the business from finance, sales,...
Joseph MorrisVice President & General Manager
KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT, INC.Joe Morris is a Vice President and General Manager at Konami Digital Entertainment, where he leads the Americas publishing and distribution effort of Konami Mobile and online, a global video game publisher. His primary focus is digital distribution of entertainment content to leading American wireless...
Michael SellersCEO
Online AlchemyMichael Sellers is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Alchemist at Online Alchemy, a developer of computer games, artificial intelligence, and social networking software. He has been designing and developing online multiplayer games since 1994. One of two co-founders of Archetype Interactive, Mike...
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What Are EA's Reasons For Purchasing Playfish?
November 9, 2009
Electronic Arts Buys Playfish For At Least $275 Mln | online.wsj.com
Electronic Arts (ERTS) is acquiring development and marketing expertise in a non-traditional and fast-growing segment of the video game industry EA is also taking ownership of Playfish's valuable player network, which can be heavily leveraged via future cross promotional tactics. EA may be...
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September 26, 2009
Peter Roithmayr, Principal, Peter Roithmayr Associates LLC
Sony's Latest Gaming Device Cuts Out Retailers | www.cnbc.com
Sony's latest gaming device does NOT cut out retailers as this titles infers. There is still plenty of business for retailers to capture in this category with the PSP Go including hardware and accessory sales as well as pre-paid game cards (similar to Apple's iTune gift cards).
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April 3, 2009
Should Nvidia Merge with AMD? | www.rahulsood.com
Check the blog for my thoughts on this.
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March 30, 2009
Peter Roithmayr, Principal, Peter Roithmayr Associates LLC
Videogame Start-Up Reaches Marvel Pact | online.wsj.com
Character based MMOG's are risky. Licensing fees can be costly. Competition in this space is fierce.
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High risk, High Reward: MMOGs as the Next Wave of Entertainment Media
March 20, 2009
Michael Sellers, CEO, Online Alchemy
Videogame Start-Up Reaches Marvel Pact | online.wsj.com
This article highlights the maturation of virtual worlds and online games as mass-market entertainment via the appeal of existing properties, as shown by Gazillion’s long-term agreement with Marvel and other IP holders. It also reveals the importance of increasing acquisitions in this space,with...
Members in this Study Group include these company types:
- Video Game Publisher
- Individual/Small Consultancy
- Video Game Developer
- Video / Music / Books Retailer
- Video Game Retailer
Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Director
- Consultant
- Principal
- President
- Operations Executive
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| Media Experts in GLG Member Programs | 4339 |
| Digital Media Distribution Experts | 539 |
| Video Game Software and Hardware Experts (North America) | 58 |
| Video Game Sellers | 97 |
| Video Game Sellers (North America) | 74 |
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