GLG Topic: Video Game Industry
The Video Game Industry is the business sector involved with the development, marketing, and sale of video and computer games. This industry was once a niche market and now generates more than $7 billion annually in the U.S. alone. The video game industry can be classified into two broad disciplines: software and hardware. Software refers to the publishing, design, and integration of video games; hardware refers to the consoles and peripherals that are used to operate or play video games.
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Leading Experts: Video Game Industry
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Peter Roithmayr Associates LLC
Peter 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...
Director of Video Game Purchasing
BAKER & TAYLOR, INC.
Mauricio Polack is the Director of Video Game Purchasing, involved in managing the video game division at Baker & Taylor, Inc. In his current role, he works with both game publishers and retailers...
Senior Marketing Analyst
TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE, INC.
Paul Radil is a Senior Marketing Analyst at Take Two Interactive Software, a video game publisher. He has more than 15 years of experience in the videogame industry. He is experienced in retail, distribution, publishing, new technology and games development. Mr. Radil headed the marketing campaign for...
Director, Marketing
JACK OF ALL GAMES, INC.
Joseph Abeyta is the Director of Marketing at Jack of All Games, a video game distributor in the United States, and wholly-owned subsidiary of Take 2 Interactive. Jack of All Games is also the exclusive distributor of 2K Games and Rockstar products. He is responsible for pricing for major accounts,...
FormerChief Executive Officer
THE GAME GROUP PLC
John Steinbrecher was the Chief Executive at Game Group Plc, Europe's largest chain of computer software and video game stores He has over 16 years in this industry. He has also served as the Vice President of Store Operations for Electronics Boutique. Mr. Steinbrecher’s contribution for the Rhino Group...
Study Groups: Video Game Industry(?)
| Study Group Name | Members |
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| Video Game Experts | 66 |
| Video Game Sellers | 79 |
| Video Game Sellers (EU) | 16 |
| Video Game Software Experts | 74 |
| Chief Financial Officers in the Video Game Industry | 15 |
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Analysis: Video Game Industry(?)
As an executive in this industry I think it is important to share a scenario that these recent activities may play into. Mark Waddles owns Wattles Capital Management. Mark was the founder of Hollywood Video and Game Crazy video game entertainment stores. Mark also owns Ultimate Electronics. When you...
They may have been taken by surprise as they claim, but Ford had better put a game plan together quickly if they are to deal effectively with the latest bid by investor Kirk Kerkorian.
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Digital video recorders and set-top boxes are in the news daily with new features and more control exercised by the service providers that sell them. The parallel streaming video viewing of on-line video compared to TV video will not stand lengthy commercial advertising such as standard TV...
Verizon jumped into the expensive FTTPremise play earlier than other primary players, opting to put video (TV) on fiber optic cabling, whereas AT&T has chosen the less colorful FTTNode hybrid copper/fiber solution for capex reasons. Now Verizon is moving to analog video transmission,...
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