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Games Industry Exploring Alternatives to “Pay to Play” Model

Games Industry Exploring Alternatives to “Pay to Play” Model

Aug 30, 2023

In the coming years we can expect to see free-to-play become ever more integrated into the core fabric of game design, so much so that it’s feasible to imagine it one day supplanting pay-to-play.

Pay what you want for The Humble One Special Day Bundle – Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, Surgeon Simulator, Alpha Protocol, and more!

Pay what you want for The Humble One Special Day Bundle – Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, Surgeon Simulator, Alpha Protocol, and more!

Sep 18, 2018

The Humble One Special Day Bundle Here’s the link! Offer expires 2018-10-02 11:00:00 PDT. Carpe diem. Seize the day. Make your lives extra-special with our newest bundle! Get games like Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series, Surgeon Simulator, and Alpha Protocol. Plus, your purchase will support SpecialEffect! Redeem on Steam. All of the games in this...

The Avengers: Infinity War teaser worked, but there’s something else I’d really like to see

The Avengers: Infinity War teaser worked, but there’s something else I’d really like to see

Nov 30, 2017

For a teaser, the new Avengers: Infinity War trailer did the job for me, although some of the CGI seemed a bit dodgier than usual (Spider-Man, etc.). While I have yet to see the Justice League movie (I’ll have to wait for the home release at this point), I never...

Quick Recap: Our First Comic Con – Wizard World Philadelphia

Quick Recap: Our First Comic Con – Wizard World Philadelphia

Jun 5, 2016

Since Wizard World Philadelphia was our first experience at a Comic Con, I thought I would briefly share how it went for our family in case anyone else in a similar situation wanted to look into going. Our two oldest daughters wanted to go to one for some time, and...

Technology and the Licensing Deal Lure: How Companies Market their Products

Technology and the Licensing Deal Lure: How Companies Market their Products

Jun 2, 2015

The way brands create a connection to the mainstream and inspire people to pick up a product is constantly changing, but there’s one tried and tested method that hardly ever fails. That is a licensing deal with a popular cultural product. Borrowing iconography and themes from blockbuster movies and TV...

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