Dossier - DFC Intelligence

The DFC Dossier was launched in 2007 to provide analysis and insights into the video game industry. The goal was to highlight the nuances behind DFC Intelligence forecasts. Originally the Dossier was delivered as a PDF file with news, company and product profiles, interviews, and forecasts. The Dossier is now online with core articles available on the main Dossier page. DFC analysis of the latest news can be found on the News page. Detailed forecasts for individual companies and stocks can be found on the DFC Intelligence Video Game Stock Index which launched in 2023, as well as the Market Leaders section which has profiles and the latest stock quotes for companies in the video game space.

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Guide to DFC Analysis

DFC Dossier: Articles and analysis of current trends
News Analysis: Commentary on the latest industry news
DFC Intelligence Video Game Stock Index: real-time quotes on companies in the DFC index and stock portfolio
Company Analysis: Current stock quotes and links to individual company profiles and quotes
Software Game Industry Market Leaders: Links to analysis of video game software and services companies
Hardware Game Industry Market Leaders: Links to analysis of hardware manufacturers active in the video game industry
Conglomerates: Links to analysis of large diversified companies active in the video game industry

Ubisoft Acquires Digital Kids

Posted on November 5, 2007

NOV. 5, 2007 • Japanese development studio Digital Kids is acquired by Ubisoft. Terms were not disclosed. With offices in Nagoya and Osaka, Digital Kids was formed in 1996, and has become very successful at creating animal simulation titles for the DS platform, including the Petz franchise for Ubisoft. Impact: Acquiring studios with an existing relationship to the publisher is becoming a regular occurrence. Both Activision and THQ have sec…..

From the Men of GoD: Gamecock

Posted on October 4, 2007

OCT. 4, 2007 • It is a very lonely neighborhood for the independent game publisher. The economies of scale long ago tilted the publishing business in favor of heavyweights such as Electronic Arts, Activision, THQ and Microsoft – companies with the cash to secure retail space and snap up successful game de…..

Could Sony Go From 1st to Worst?

Posted on June 30, 2006

Finally most of the cards are on the table and we can start making some more definitive statements about where we think the video game market is going. DFC Intelligence is always adjusting its forecasting model based on changes in the marketplace. Suffice to say events of the past six months have forced us to overhaul our models like never before. …..

Sony’s Long Road to A Surprising Price

Posted on May 17, 2006

So now we have a price and boy is it a doozy: $600 for a PlayStation 3 (Ok, the cheapstakes out there can buy a watered down version for $500). Frankly we are shocked, not so much at the price which Sony had telegraphed was going to be high, but more at what the timing of the announcement says about where Sony is going. …..