GTA V Trailer #2 behind the cut - Your task is to write a detailed analysis of the trailer using all of the skills you have learnt in Miss Crompton's lessons - think about cinematography, sound, narrative, edits etc - combined with what I have been going on about: Audiences, institutions, everything you know about R*
Saturday, 17 November 2012
Wednesday, 14 November 2012
Can anyone bring in Black Ops tomorrow?
If anybody can bring in a copy of Black Ops 2 for Xbox 360 tomorrow for the lesson I'd really appreciate it, thanks!
Mr H
Mr H
Black Ops 2 breaks pre-order record
A lot of people ordered the latest Call of Duty before it even came out.
Ever since the crazy astronomical numbers of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 in which the game sold more than 7 million copies on November 11, 2009, each iteration of the shooter franchise has performed better than the last.
Ever since the crazy astronomical numbers of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 in which the game sold more than 7 million copies on November 11, 2009, each iteration of the shooter franchise has performed better than the last.
Rockstar: We could have easily released a new GTA every year
http://www.videogamer.com/xbox360/gta5/news/rockstar_we_could_have_easily_released_a_new_gta_every_year.html
Rockstar has claimed that it could have "easily" turned Grand Theft Auto into an annual franchise by 'churning out' a new GTA every year, but decided against doing so over fears that fans would "lose interest" in the series.
Rockstar has claimed that it could have "easily" turned Grand Theft Auto into an annual franchise by 'churning out' a new GTA every year, but decided against doing so over fears that fans would "lose interest" in the series.
GTA 5 is built on a new Rockstar engine
http://www.videogamer.com/xbox360/gta5/news/gta_5_is_built_on_a_new_rockstar_engine.html
Grand Theft Auto 5 is being built on a new engine developed specifically for the upcoming open worlder, Rockstar Games has revealed.
Grand Theft Auto 5 is being built on a new engine developed specifically for the upcoming open worlder, Rockstar Games has revealed.
Rockstar explains current-gen choice for Grand Theft Auto V
Dan Houser has said that the end of the current console cycle is exactly the right time to release Grand Theft Auto V.
Monday, 12 November 2012
Getting Blogs sorted
Internet at school is being awkward so won't be able post the grid until tomorrow but you will need to check your Blog has the following:
Reality is broken statistics
Skylanders case study
Zynga and FarmVille 2 case study
Vivendi and GTA IV conglomerate map
MCV Top 20 Chart Analysis
GTA V: The story so far: extended writing looking at history of GTA franchise, production, marketing and distribution of GTA V. The more detail you go into the better for January as I want this and Skylanders to be our big case studies, coupled with an indie game of your choice and Zynga/FarmVille.
Reality is broken statistics
Skylanders case study
Zynga and FarmVille 2 case study
Vivendi and GTA IV conglomerate map
MCV Top 20 Chart Analysis
GTA V: The story so far: extended writing looking at history of GTA franchise, production, marketing and distribution of GTA V. The more detail you go into the better for January as I want this and Skylanders to be our big case studies, coupled with an indie game of your choice and Zynga/FarmVille.
Monday Lesson 2: GTA V
This past week the internet has been awash with GTA V news. We need to keep on top of this so we can use it for our case study.
I want you to read as much as you can on GTA V in preparation for an extended piece of writing entitled:
GTA V So Far
Once you have done your research, start writing up a case study based on GTA V so far: Tracking back from the very first news we heard about this game, up to news about GTA V from Today.
Do not copy and paste.
Copy and pasters will have to redo and will have a Cause For Concern email sent to Mr Delaney as Copy And Pasters will not be able to get very far in the January exam.
To include:
*A history of the GTA IP
*What we know about GTA V - gameplay, engine, production
*Marketing history of GTA V - clues to audience, market strategies etc.
*Use of cross-media convergence in GTA V
*Distribution of GTA V - Who is distributing the game? Comparison of pre-order outlets - are there any deals to be had?
I want you to read as much as you can on GTA V in preparation for an extended piece of writing entitled:
GTA V So Far
Once you have done your research, start writing up a case study based on GTA V so far: Tracking back from the very first news we heard about this game, up to news about GTA V from Today.
 Grand Theft Auto V logo | |
| Developer(s) | Rockstar North |
| Publisher(s) | Rockstar Games |
| Distributor(s) | Take-Two Interactive |
| Writer(s) | Dan Houser[1] |
| Series | Grand Theft Auto |
| Engine | RAGE [2] |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 3, Xbox 360[3] |
| Release date(s) | Q1/Q2 2013[3] |
| Genre(s) | Action-adventure, open world[4] |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer (third-person view)[4] |
Copy and pasters will have to redo and will have a Cause For Concern email sent to Mr Delaney as Copy And Pasters will not be able to get very far in the January exam.
To include:
*A history of the GTA IP
*What we know about GTA V - gameplay, engine, production
*Marketing history of GTA V - clues to audience, market strategies etc.
*Use of cross-media convergence in GTA V
*Distribution of GTA V - Who is distributing the game? Comparison of pre-order outlets - are there any deals to be had?
Lesson 14 - The UK Games Market
1. Go to http://www.mcvuk.com/retail-biz and find out the top 20 games chart of the last week: BlogPost these and then follow up with a commentary on the chart. Describe what kind of games are popular. This should try and go into detail, so you are not merely saying what games are in there - I need you to start writing more analytical, like A-Level Media Studies students. Look out for trends - what qualities do the games have in common? Are there any anomalies - does anything stand out? Are there any developers or publishers that pop up more than once? Which platforms dominate? Did anything surprise you? This needs to be a thorough piece of writing, do not take shortcuts!
2. Read the articles that I've labelled with the UK Games Market (Added as a quick link on the top right) and make notes in a new BlogPost entitled "The UK Games Market".
3. We are going to have to return to Cross-Media Convergence: How a game can be aided by other media channels - TV, Film, Internet, Print
eg.The Internet
*FIFA 13 Ultimate Team players logging into the EA Sports Site's Ultimate Team website to bid on new players in eBay style auctions or share their teams to Facebook
*Skylanders players being able to showcase their characters and engage in Skylanders themed games online in Skylanders Universe
*Rockstar Games uses Rockstar Games Social Club as a hub for players of all R* games - announcements, reminders of multiplayer competitions etc.
TASK: Blogpost a detailed definition of cross-media convergence with clear examples, A reminder of how R* uses cross-media convergence:
2. Read the articles that I've labelled with the UK Games Market (Added as a quick link on the top right) and make notes in a new BlogPost entitled "The UK Games Market".
3. We are going to have to return to Cross-Media Convergence: How a game can be aided by other media channels - TV, Film, Internet, Print
eg.The Internet
*FIFA 13 Ultimate Team players logging into the EA Sports Site's Ultimate Team website to bid on new players in eBay style auctions or share their teams to Facebook
*Skylanders players being able to showcase their characters and engage in Skylanders themed games online in Skylanders Universe
*Rockstar Games uses Rockstar Games Social Club as a hub for players of all R* games - announcements, reminders of multiplayer competitions etc.
TASK: Blogpost a detailed definition of cross-media convergence with clear examples, A reminder of how R* uses cross-media convergence:
Halo 4 & Mountain Dew Energy
Saw this in Sainsburys this morning - Post this picture into your Blog as evidence of.... What is it called when two independent companies work together for the goal of increased profit?
Video games and energy drinks - explain why this may be a good match for the Halo marketing department?
Video games and energy drinks - explain why this may be a good match for the Halo marketing department?
Sunday, 11 November 2012
Grand Theft Auto IV Brand Map
GameVision asked 6,728 gamers about Grand Theft Auto IV to tell us about their experiences of the GTA franchise in more detail.
Revealed: The REAL size of the UK games market
The High Street may be having a tough time, but the UK games market is still incredibly healthy, MCV research shows today.
Is the UK games market fighting fit or fighting fire?
Rationally, a decline in UK industry Christmas marketing spend makes sense at a time when there are fewer games coming out, and the ones remaining are getting most of the attention.
Computer Game Publishing (an overview)
Some more notes on the role of a games publisher.
Computer Game Publishing (an overview)
Computer game software publishers are the “television networks” of the computer & video game industry. They commission and pay for the development of a game that is created by a developer, in much the same way that a television channel would commission a television production company to create a TV program.
Game localization
Game localisation or game globalisation refers to the preparation
of video games for other locales.
This adaptation to the standards of other countries covers far more than simply translation of language. There are different areas, such as linguistic, cultural, hardware and software, legal differences, graphics identity and music. Globalization refers to general Eastern/Western variations, while localization refers to several regional sub-divisions within the globalization.
This adaptation to the standards of other countries covers far more than simply translation of language. There are different areas, such as linguistic, cultural, hardware and software, legal differences, graphics identity and music. Globalization refers to general Eastern/Western variations, while localization refers to several regional sub-divisions within the globalization.
Latest trends in the game industry
A fairly recent practice, since the mid-1990s, of the video game industry is the
rise of game players as developers of game content. The rise of video game
players as fourth-party developers of game content allows for more open source models of game design, development and
engineering. Game players create user modifications (mods), which in some cases
become just as popular, maybe even more popular, as the original game created.
An example of this is the game Counter-strike, which began as a mod of the
video game Half-Life and eventually became a
published game in its own right that was very successful
While this "community of
modifiers" may only add up to approximately 1% of a particular game's user base,
the number of those involved will grow as more games offer modifying
opportunities (such as, by releasing source code) and as the international community of
gamers rise. According to Ben Sawyer, as many as 600,000 established online game
community developers will exist by 2012. This will effectively add a new
component to the game industry value
chain and if it continues to mature it will integrate itself into the
overall industry.[3]
The industry has seen a
shift towards games with multiplayer. A larger percentage of games on all types
of platforms include some type of competitive online multiplayer.
Celebrating the British Games Industry
The video games industry is the most profitable entertainment industry that exists, outstripping cinema, DVD and music in terms of profit accumulated and units sold, and this has been the case for a while, particularly in Britain. So why is the British games industry constantly overlooked by the mainstream press? When a British film makes a few hundred million at the box office or wins an Oscar then it is front page news but when a British games company, Rockstar, makes a game that generates more than $1 billion, GTA IV, this news is given a few inches in the technology columns of a Sunday supplement. Why is this?
GTA IV Case Study
What follows is an excellent GTA IV case study by Rebecca Lord, very useful and lots of statistics, an interesting read!
Case Study: Grand Theft Auto
The Game Grand Theft Auto was first developed in 1997 for the PlayStation, it was later released in 1998 for the PC. Grand Theft Auto was developed by DMA Design now commonly known as Rockstar North, which is a Scottish company. Other developers include BMG Interactive, ASC Games and Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Grand Theft Auto has developed from a small game into being a huge success with its fans and are now a highly popular video game with a large fan base. The game now spans across nine different games on a variety of consoles, ranging from places like Liberty City (New York), Vice City (Miami) and San Andreas (Los Angeles).
Target audience for video games getting younger
SAN FRANCISCO, Ca. (CNET) -- Video games have always been designed with kids in mind, but these days the target age group is getting younger and younger.
At this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo -- or E3, held annually in Los Angeles -- game and console manufacturers made no secret of designing games for young kids.
Experts say it's a trend that's been developing for years, but now the hardware technology has evolved for even easier game-play.
Jane Douglas, GameSpot section editor says, "It's extremely accessible because they've taken away the controller. Because you haven't got anything in your hands, there are no buttons to learn. The idea is there is no barrier to entry and that very young kids can be playing."
At this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo -- or E3, held annually in Los Angeles -- game and console manufacturers made no secret of designing games for young kids.
Experts say it's a trend that's been developing for years, but now the hardware technology has evolved for even easier game-play.
Jane Douglas, GameSpot section editor says, "It's extremely accessible because they've taken away the controller. Because you haven't got anything in your hands, there are no buttons to learn. The idea is there is no barrier to entry and that very young kids can be playing."
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