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Posted on 08/01/2006 12:39:38 PM PDT by 2Jim_Brown
A new report by the Munich-based consulting firm, MECN, GmbH, indicates that the online gaming industry is passing through its toughest challenges ever, and is eyeing "casual gaming," including online bingo, fantasy sports and skill gaming as future growth opportunities.
The new study, “Casual Gaming and Gambling On the Internet,” released today, a copy of which was provided to OnlineCasinoCrawler.com, is based on the insights of more than 60 gaming experts around the world. By Gene Koprowski
(Excerpt) Read more at onlinecasinocrawler.com ...
TOPICS: Extended News; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: internet; online; vgping
Casual gaming like online bingo could be future growth opportunity.
To: 2Jim_Brown
"Casual gaming" Such as competitive Leisure Suit Larry???
To: Sofa King
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posted on
08/01/2006 12:42:24 PM PDT
by
Andonius_99
(They [liberals] aren't humans, but rather a species of hairless retarded ape.)
To: 2Jim_Brown
There are already several online games made to be played for only a few minutes a day. Urban Dead, Kingdom of Loathing... thing is, they're all free to the user and supported by advertising and/or donations. They aren't really there to make money. They tend to be something that someone with some programming knowledge just felt like doing.
Kind of tough to compete with a firm that doesn't care about making a profit.
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posted on
08/01/2006 12:44:31 PM PDT
by
Gordongekko909
(I know. Let's cut his WHOLE BODY off.)
To: 2Jim_Brown; Quick1; indcons; somniferum; KoRn; Duke Nukum; expat_brit; ...
Video game ping!
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posted on
08/01/2006 12:55:51 PM PDT
by
Sofa King
(A wise man uses compromise as an alternative to defeat. A fool uses it as an alternative to victory.)
To: 2Jim_Brown
The main reason casual gaming is more attractive is because as a programmer, you eliminate the need for heavy traffic.
Because you do not need to send constant screen updates, less of the actual code needs to reside on the users' PCs. This limits the hackers ability to cheat.
Also, when updates are needed, it is easier because you only update the server, and not the users' PCs.
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posted on
08/02/2006 7:16:44 AM PDT
by
Sensei Ern
(http://www.myspace.com/reconcomedy/ "Nothing smells like security like gun smoke.")
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