The gaming market is growing and much of that growth is happening in the newly-emerging market of China.  Currently, according to analysis by Niko Partners in San Jose, California, China is about half of the world’s total online games revenue. “China is home to more than 150...

Some people are fans of EverQuest II, some aren’t.  It’s the game that gamers love to rip on and defend.  EverCrack debuted as one of the newest and, at the time, hottest multiplayers in the field and was World of Warcraft before WOW even existed.  The second rendition,...

Electronic Arts is the largest game producer and distributor in the world.  They produce games for every platform imaginable, from consoles to massive multi-players (MMO), EA has some of the biggest and hottest-selling games available.  The one place they fail, though, is in casual...

The world of massive multiplayers is continually changing.  Game companies are attempting to stretch the limits and take risks as they develop new and more advanced content.  All of these moves are made in order to attract players and attempt to stay fresh and relevant in a fast-paced...

In our last feature, I talked about how video games operate as a business.  During the financing phase of development, a game can be financed in a new, innovative way called crowd funding or crowd investing.  These are methods of raising cash that can be highly enabling to independent...