Some topics include:
- Universal release dates.
- Critical mass gaming budgets.
- In game advertising.
- Zombies makes everything.. zombie-filled.
- Black Ops beta leaks.
- Other stuff.
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I can confirm with Benji on the first statement. There's no way a publisher submits and order to each individual GameStop, or even their district or what have you. It'll go through the publisher's distribution centers to the main hubs for the various store changes and then they'll send it out accordingly. I assume that the European businesses have a similar system in place.
ReplyDeleteSuper budgets...one word, advertising. The advertising is written into the budgets, and that is what is eating all of the budget dollars.
ReplyDeleteThat makes sense Benji, but i still wonder how Activision manages to bypass all the red tape and get their biggest releases out on the same "day" worldwide.
ReplyDeleteWould be interesting to see what influence they have over such matters and if it can be replicated throughout the industry.
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