DFC Dossier
August 15, 2010
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Each DFC Dossier includes interviews with key players, as well as profiles of the hottest companies and products. There is also a breakout of forecasts for individual products and market segments and updates on any events that cause us to change forecasts in our existing reports. Call Ozzie Monge at 858-780-9680 x13 to get a sample.
Recent Issues
Issue7 2010
• Real Networks GameHouse
• Darkworks 3D Integration Tools
• Aeria Games profile
Issue 6 2010
• Gaikai game streaming service business model
• Vivox voice technology for games
• DePaul University’s College of Computing and Digital Media
Issue 5 2010
• GamerDNA profile
• Soccer and music games
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Red Dead Redemption Usage
• Tracking Downloadable Content in Xbox 360 Games
Issue 4 2010
• Interview with Mike Jones of MySpace
• Profile of Playdom
• Interview with Gamania of Taiwan
Issue 3 2010
• Cindy Armstrong, CEO of Electric Bat Interactive
• Survey of gamers on buying digital content
• Analysis of growth potential for digital content
Issue 2 2010
• Bigpoint profile
• Survey results on F2P titles
• January/February console title performance
• One Earth profile
Issue 1 2010
• Xfire and Digital Distribution
• Mobile game survey results
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 usage
• Xulu Universe profile
Issue 9 2009
• Zynga and social games
• Churn in MMOGs
• Usage of Xbox 360 games
• Roboni-i profile
• Games Convention Asia conference
Issue 8 2009
• Good Old Games and the Future of Digital Distribution
• Free-to-play Sports
• Crossplay usage of Xbox 360 products
• PlayStation 3 Status Report
Issue 7 2009
• Direct2Drive and the Future of Digital Distribution
• Russia Game Market
• Eastern Europe Casual Games
• Console Game Market Cycle
• New dynamics of marketing video games
Issue 6 2009
• Executive Q & A: Karl Mehta, CEO, PlaySpan Inc
• Market Overview: The Brain Fitness Software Market
• Product Profile: Tracking Soccer Game Usage
• Product Profile: Tweet My Gaming: The Sims 3
• Emerging Trends: PlayStation 3 User Generated Content
Issue 5 2009
• Executive Q & A: Min-Liang Tan, CEO, Razer
• Product Profile: Plants vs Zombies, PopCap
• Analysis: Left 4 Dead Usage
• Tools & Technology: Emergent Game Technologies
• Emerging Trends: Cost of Digital Distribution
Issue 4 2009
• Market Overview: Casual Games
• Product Profile: America’s Army
• Analysis: MMOG Publishers
• Retail: Switch Games
• Tools & Technology: Image Metrics
Issue 3 2009
• Executive Q & A: Hilmar Petursson, CCP Games
• Product Profile: Zeebo platform
• Research: Survey Results for the High-End PC Game Consumer
• Distribution & Marketing: Spil Games
• Development: Research Triangle Park, NC
Issue 2 2009
• Events: Game Business Law Summit
• Events: Casual Connect Hamburg
• Market Overview: Best of 2008
• Executive Q & A: Sony Latin America
• Product Profile: Japan Companies at GDC
• International: Nordic Region
Issue 1 2009
• Events: Casual Connect Kiev
• Product Profile: iPhone
• Product Profile: DFC Custom Research Partners
• Market Overview: Company Performance 2008
• Tools & Technology: Big World
November/December 2008
• Events: Nintendo Media Summit
• Events: Games Convention Asia
• Product Profile: Xbox Live
• Product Profile: PlayStation Network
• Market Overview: Console Online Games
• Executive Q & A: Financial Crisis Roundtable
September 2008
• Market Overview: Japan Market Trends
• International: Sweden Game Market
• Tools & Technology: Q&A, Dee Brown, Beenox
• Events: SIGGRAPH 2008
August 2008
• Company Profile: Funcom
• Executive Q & A: Minho Kim, Nexon
• Market Overview: Brain Fitness Software
• Emerging Trends: Klaas Kersting, Gameforge
July 2008
• Executive Q & A: Thomas Tippl, Activision
• International: Game Development in Quebec
• Tools & Technology: Autodesk
• Emerging Trends: Gameforge
June 2008
• Executive Q & A: Jeremy Lewis, Big Fish Games
• Events: ION Game Conference
• Company Profile: Big Fish Games
• Forecasts: PC Game Market Forecasts
• Marketing: Football Games
May 2008
• Executive Q & A: Alex St. John, Wild Tangent
• Events: LA Game Conference, Nordic Games
• International: Australia Game Market
• Forecasts: Console Forecasts
• Marketing: Disney Internet Group
April 2008
• Executive Q & A: Roy Taylor, NVIDIA
• Events: NAB
• International: Queensland Games
• Forecasts: Europe Console Market
• Marketing: 2K Baseball
March 2008
• Events: GDC 2008
• Events: Nvidia Analyst Day
• Executive Q & A:Robert Garriott of NCsoft North America
• International: Microsoft Asia
• Emerging Trends: Diner Dash
February 2008
• Market Overview: Best of 2007
• Company Profile: Activision Blizzard
• International: Microsoft Brazil
• Retail:Play N Trade
• Tools & Technology: Allegorithmic
• Emerging Trends: Gala-Net/Virtual Items
November 2007
• Events: SIGGRAPH part 3
• Executive Q &A: Simon Jeffrey, Sega of America
• Company Profile: Disney
• Company Profile: Atlus
• Business Models: MMOG Business Models
• Tools & Technology: Investing in Virtual Worlds
• Emerging Trends: The Coming of Virtual Property
October 2007
• Events: SIGGRAPH part 2
• Executive Q &A: George Harrison, Nintendo of America
• Product Profile: Nintendo Products and Wii Lineup
• Company Profile: Gamecock
• International Market Overview: Japan
• Tools & Technology: Autodesk
September 2007
• Events: SIGGRAPH When Worlds Collide Roundtable
• Executive Q &A: Kathy Vrabeck EA Casual Entertainment
• Product Profile: Microsoft Game Studios and Xbox 360 Lineup
• Emerging Trends: Habbo
• International Market Overview: Spain
August 2007
• PC Casual Games Digital Distribution Forecasts
• South Korean Console Market Overview
• Product Profile: Sony Computer Entertainment PS3 Lineup
• Interview: Ken Nakazawa, Sony India
• Interview: Jack Tretton, Sony Computer Entertainment America
• Company Profile: Viacom
July 2007
• Portable Game Market Forecasts
• Product Profile: Club Penguin
• Interview: David Perry
• International: East Asia Game Market Overview
• Retail Profile: Play N Trade