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Could You Live Without the Internet?

TwTheRedDragon — Sat, 28 Sep 2013 02:53:40 +0000

A recent Pew Research poll came out with statistics on how many American’s are living without internet. It turns out that 15% of the population is not traveling on the world wide web. It’s also worth noting that a majority of people who are not connected said they had no interest in getting on the internet in the future. Could you unplug from the internet?

Sources:
Yahoo News

• VGN – Video Games and News
• Youtube

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How many Gamer Girls are on Xbox Live?

TwTheRedDragon — Wed, 25 Sep 2013 15:55:10 +0000

Have you ever wondered how many girls / women are on Xbox Live? It turns out the number is pretty high – so is the overall number of girl gamers across different gaming platforms. In this video, I discuss the recent statistics that Microsoft has released about Xbox Live.

Source:
Xbox Live Stats
VGN: Video Games and News
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Gun Control Debate: Do More Guns Equal Less Crime

TwTheRedDragon — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:10:40 +0000

With the Gun Control Debate heating up, I wanted to look at some statistics that you won’t find on the main-stream media news networks. Do More Guns Equal Less Crime or More?

Sources: Violent Crime Rate Statistics in the United States

Murder by Weapon Statistics

Gun Control Debate: Do More Guns Equal Less Crime?

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Should Developers Stop Making Game Demos?

TwTheRedDragon — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:34:36 +0000

It turns out that if you’re selling a video game, it would be wise for you to not let people try a demo of it. Surprised? In this commentary I explain how there are a few statistics out there that show the difference in sales when game publishers make a playable free game demo available.

Source: Releasing a Demo harms your game sales

VGN – Video Games and News

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EA: 70% of Free-to-Play Gamers Quit after 1 Day

TwTheRedDragon — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 19:42:37 +0000

Free-to-play games on average lose 70 per cent of their userbase within the first day, EA’s play4Free VP has said.

Speaking at the London Games Conference 2012, Sean Decker provided a wealth of information for developers about how to become a success in the F2P market.

He said that as well as typically losing 70 per cent of users ithin the first 24 hours, most games will often have just 15 per cent of their initial player count after seven days.

Decker explain that users would often as quickly during the period after a game’s release as being free meant no time or monetary commitment had yet to be made to the title.

“Developers need to get them to commit to the product for the long term,” said Decker.

Read More: Develop

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