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Dungeons & Dollars

Dungeons & Dollars

Dungeons & Dollars

Licensed Insanity

Movie tie-ins, sports titles, TV shows on your desktop. Licenses seem to have a death grip on the videogame industry. Whether it’s Jack ...
By Dana Massey Legacy AuthorApril 11, 2006
Dungeons & Dollars

Gangs of New York

I was talking with a friend of mine while we drove back to school. Considering we’re in school not too far from Los ...
By Pat Miller Legacy AuthorApril 11, 2006
Dungeons & Dollars

Friction Costs

So much in business is determined by a simple acronym: ROI (return on investment). Obviously enough, as a businessperson, if you make an ...
By Jason Della Rocca Legacy AuthorApril 11, 2006
Dungeons & Dollars

Gaming at the Margins, Part 4

How do we break out of our best of times/worst of times situation and chart a course for the Promised Land that’s clearly ...
By Warren Spector Legacy AuthorApril 11, 2006
Dungeons & Dollars

Wal-Mart Rules

Do you buy your electronic games at Wal-Mart? Never mind, doesn’t matter. The retail games you buy at GameStop or Best Buy or ...
By Allen Varney Legacy AuthorApril 11, 2006
Dungeons & Dollars

Ain’t Goin’ Away Ever

According to the community, a titanic struggle is underway. The self-appointed Forces of Light man the ramparts, defending the walls as an onrushing, ...
By Shannon Drake Legacy AuthorApril 11, 2006
Dungeons & Dollars

So What’s It Worth to You?

Scene: 12-year-old pudgy kid stands next to lanky, punk 20-year-old cousin. Chinatown, New York City. After running away from the giant waiter from ...
By Joe Blancato Legacy AuthorAugust 30, 2005
Dungeons & Dollars

Exploitation of Icons

Every year, dozens of gaming legends are subjected to cruel and unusual treatment in the name of profit. Such animated icons as Mario ...
By Dana Massey Legacy AuthorAugust 30, 2005
Dungeons & Dollars

Touching Aimee’s Panties

The fact is, there is no such thing as virtual commerce. You might think you’ve been making money buying and selling virtual items ...
By Mark Wallace Legacy AuthorAugust 30, 2005
Dungeons & Dollars

Death to the Games Industry, Part I

“The machinery of gaming has run amok… An industry that was once the most innovative and exciting artistic field on the planet has ...
By Greg Costikyan Legacy AuthorAugust 30, 2005
Dungeons & Dollars

Casual Fortunes

Which American designer personally made the most money last year from computer games he or she designed? Not the most money for a ...
By Allen Varney Legacy AuthorAugust 30, 2005
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