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Everything social casino devs need to know about legalized gambling (Part I)
Three key US states–New Jersey, Nevada and Delaware–are in the midst of changing their online gambling legislation. This could provide an important growth driver for the already red-hot social casino space. Social game developers are great at making appealing, play-money games. As industry leaders like Zynga are aggressively moving into real-money gambling, the question arises whether social game companies are any good at making real-money games. So before you “faites-vous jeux,” let’s take a critical look at all this deregulation. In a series of three articles, we’ll detail the emergence of this changing landscape and what it means for the major players in digital gaming.
US digital games market: April 2013
April saw the digital games market contract by almost 5% month-over-month, reaching $832 million in total sales across all categories. As we reach the end of the console cycle, and the various next gen contenders are made public, overall games sales are slowing down. Much less affected by the console life cycle, downloadable content on the PC was this month’s exception, and grew almost 9% to $136 million month-over-month.
Three reasons why the Dutch games industry doesn’t suck.
This week I’m speaking at the Festival of Games in Amsterdam. It’s a curious thing, really, considering how tiny Holland is, and yet how active its games industry is. There are only a handful of internationally known game companies, such as Guerrilla Games (Killzone!) and Spilgames. But there’s a substantial number of small and medium-sized companies out there. So I figured I’d go and check it out.
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How many consoles is too many consoles?
We previously explored the possibility of a video game crash in light of the impending platform battle of 2013. And while nothing is yet set in stone, some interesting developments have surfaced. First, a teaser was revealed for the PS4, igniting a fire beneath the impending new Xbox, Steam Box and the slew of other upcoming consoles. Now, gamers are showing some real excitement about the Steam Box, proving there may indeed be room for consoles outside of the three goliaths. Which leads us to wonder… is the market big enough for all of these new consoles? If not, which ones will triumph?
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SuperData is hiring! We’re looking for a Data Research Intern in New York
Job Opportunity — Data Research Intern, New York, NY
April 4, 2013
SuperData Research, a startup market intelligence firm focused on the digital games industry, is looking for a data research intern to support the research team. This is a paid internship, compensation commensurate with skill set and experience. Ideal start date is the first week of May.
Social Casino: The Infographic
The social casino segment has been a massive mover in the digital games space, and shows little sign of slowing down in the worldwide market. Indeed, projections through 2015 show some spectacular growth, especially in Asia. Because social casino represents such a unique genre, understanding the market and demographics is crucial. In conjunction with the Social Casino Gaming Summit, SuperData recently released an infographic with title-level revenues, market sizing and projections, and demographics of social casino players. Ahead of the Summit’s Las Vegas conference in June, the infographic offers a quantitative overview of this evolving area.
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