Tag Archives: survey

Wed, Dec 07, 2011 | 21:34 GMT

MCV launches 2011 salary survey

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Trade outlet MCV has invited the games industry to its annual salary survey, which tracks the state of remuneration in the UK, Europe, North America, and beyond. The survey also polls working conditions, job security and satisfaction, and the results are important to both employers and employees, as well as providing a good measuring stick for the health of the industry as a whole. If you work in development, publishing, distribution, PR, media, retail or some other realm associated with gaming, head on over to the survey. The deadline is January 6.

Mon, Nov 28, 2011 | 13:56 GMT

Assassin’s Creed survey mentions conflicts, could mean anything

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EmpireStateGamer’s got an image from an Assassin’s Creed user survey, part of which supposedly gauged opinion on potential future directions for the series.

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Tue, Nov 22, 2011 | 17:07 GMT

Market survey suggests WoW could lose up to 1.6M players to SWTOR

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Analyst firm Lazard Capital Markets has concluded World of Warcraft could lose between 900,000 and 1.6 million players when Star Wars: The Old Republic launches next month.

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Wed, Oct 19, 2011 | 17:55 BST

EEDAR: 51% of NA PS3 and 360 owners purchased DLC over the last 12 months

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Analysis firm EEDAR has estimated that 51 percent of PS3 and Xbox 360 owners have purchased downloadable content through their consoles over the last 12 months.

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Tue, Oct 04, 2011 | 15:56 BST

Study: UK developers conflicted over the future of console and PC games

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A survey conducted with over 80 UK game studios by e-skills, a UK skills council for business and information technology, found 24 percent were of the opinion console gaming would decline over the next year, and 42 percent believed PC games were in regression. On the other end of the poll, 32 percent expected the console side of things would increase, with 20 percent expecting an in increase for the PC game sector. While the figures concluded are a bit discrepant from one another, 89 percent were of the opinion that the demand for social and mobile games would mount, and 88 percent believed casual gaming interest would also continue to accelerate. Of those polled, not one surveyed felt the demand for casual or mobile titles would decrease. Thanks, Develop.

Mon, Sep 26, 2011 | 02:19 BST

Survey finds gamers unimpressed by 3DS

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A survey conducted earlier this year has found 3DS owners significantly underwhelmed by the system’s main selling point.

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Mon, Aug 08, 2011 | 18:25 BST

Survey: More than Half UK, French and German adults are gamers

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A survey known as National Gamers Surveys, conducted by New Zoo this year, has claimed that more than half of UK, French and German adults are gamers.

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Fri, Aug 05, 2011 | 03:40 BST

Survey finds 30 percent of gamers have purchased virtual goods

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The willingness to lash out on DLC and other virtual goods has reached about one third market penetration according to a recent study.

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Thu, Aug 04, 2011 | 17:09 BST

Survey: 30% of Japanese 3DS owners feel “anger or regret” over price drop

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Japanese games site 4Gamer conducted a survey of 6,468 gamers in the country, and it found that 30 percent of 3DS owners obviously regret purchasing the handheld with the price drop imminent.

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Fri, Jun 17, 2011 | 03:21 BST

Fill in a survey, score free TellTale games

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Telltale is offering free WiiWare episodes of its Tales of Monkey Island series for those who complete a survery.

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Wed, Jun 01, 2011 | 07:34 BST

Survey: Japan waiting on 3DS price-drop before buying

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A survey conducted by Goo Ranking has shown that potential buyers of Nintendo 3DS in Japan are waiting for a price-drop before making the plunge.

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Fri, May 27, 2011 | 04:35 BST

Australia: Survey calls for feedback on R18+ draft guidelines

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The Australian Government’s Attorney-General’s Department is seeking feedback on the recently released draft guidelines for a proposed R18+ ratings category for games.

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Sun, May 22, 2011 | 16:45 BST

Saturday Shorts: Kain, SR3, LBP2, Zelda timeline, Vaz

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Loads of stuff out of Japan today, and loads of stuff regarding Sony as well. However, there was more stuff. Get that stuff in short-form after the break, and stuff.

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Tue, Apr 12, 2011 | 07:36 BST

Google survey reveals gaming is the number one use for tablets

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Of 1400 US tablet users polled, 84% use the sleek touch screen devices for games, 43% spend more time with their tablet than on their home PC. No word on what percentage spend more time with their tablet than they do with their family, friends and partners.

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Wed, Mar 23, 2011 | 22:45 GMT

Nielsen: Wiis make up 59% of consoles in US living rooms

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A new survey by Nielsen suggests the Wii dominates US living rooms, as well as providing the opportunity to ask people where they keep their Wii. Hurh hurh.

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Wed, Mar 16, 2011 | 12:12 GMT

Rumour – Ubi-sponsored NGP survey suggests $350 price

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A recent survey has said that NGP “expected” to be priced around the $250-$350 pricepoint in the US.

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Thu, Mar 10, 2011 | 01:15 GMT

Survey: UK gamers owners ignoring Wii consoles

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A survey of UK gamers found over half of Wii-owning respondants hadn’t used their console in over six months.

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Sat, Mar 05, 2011 | 16:10 GMT

Microsoft: UK 360 owners spend around £64 a month on games

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A new survey from Microsoft’s advertising arm has concluded that Xbox 360 owners in the UK spend, on average, £64 a month on games.

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Fri, Feb 11, 2011 | 00:56 GMT

Lionhead survey seeks Fable feedback

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Fable is one of those franchises which evokes strong opinions in players, and Lionhead wants to hear yours.

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Tue, Feb 08, 2011 | 14:26 GMT

Dance Central survey shows possible changes and inclusions for sequel

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A survey has suggested that Harmonix is testing the waters to find out what people would want in Dance Central 2, a game the firm said was in “pre-production” back in November.

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