Archive for the 'Games / Jogos' Category

BizOp: Games2u Mobile Video Game Theatres

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

Springwise:
Although video games and laser tag are a popular choice for kids’ parties, getting the kids to venues can be more hassle than it’s worth. Back in January, Texas-based Games2u stepped in to solve this problem with its mobile video game theatres—self-powered, climate controlled trailers that house X-Box 360, Wii and PS3 systems, enabling up […]

Free Johnny Money Online Game

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Business Opportunities Weblog:
Now available from the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation, Johnny Money Online Game is a FREE Internet-based small business simulation game that engages students as they explore the risks and rewards of business ownership. Johnny Money is the newest of the Entrepreneur-in-the-Classroom programs, which are designed to enable educators to talk about entrepreneurship in […]

Kid Entrepreneur Creates Board Game

Monday, June 16th, 2008

BizzFlip Business Blog:
In a world where we’re all expected to be entrepreneurs and reinvent ourselves to stay competitive in the workplace, it’s never too soon to encourage kids to develop and follow through on their own ideas. Perhaps the example of a project initiated two summers ago by Amanda Wilcox, now 10, and facilitated by […]

How To Make Real Money From Virtual Currencies

Friday, January 18th, 2008

Entrepreneur:
An August report from Parks Associates states that 34% of adult internet users play online games every week. That’s more than the percentage of adults who watch videos or use social networking sites. Online gaming and virtual worlds are booming as both casual and hard-core gamers gravitate toward internet offerings. With them come virtual economies […]

Get Your Grandma A Christmas Wii

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

Cool Business Ideas:
In a survey that was conducted by Barchester Healthcare care homes - not a gadget site! - it transpired that gadgets are number 3 out of the top 5 gifts elderly relatives and friends would like to receive. Ahead of those were only luxury food hampers and, at number one, experiences like yoga […]

Olympics Games Business Opportunities And Ideas

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

Eastbourne Herald:
2012 may be here sooner than we think.
Already many business are starting to prepare for the economic opportunities that hosting the Olympic Games in this country will bring.
And that’s not just national companies. With every country in the world descending on Britain, it could also mean opportunities for smaller businesses in Wealden, particularly with […]

Million Dollar Biz: PopCap Games

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

Entrepreneur:
When game designer Jason Kapalka first met John Vechey and Brian Fiete in 1997, the 2 19-year-olds had just been wooed from Indiana to work at Kapalka’s former employer, a gaming company. ‘We hit it off really well,’ says Kapalka, who was impressed by an online game the two teens had created.
‘We kept in touch, […]

Make Up To 10K Per Student, Teaching People How To Play Poker Professionally

Monday, September 10th, 2007

Unusual Business Ideas That Work:
After a whole afternoon playing No-Limit Texas Hold ’Em poker, this was the moment that Donny Campbell had been waiting for.
Hunched over a poker table in a back room here at Caesars Palace, Mr. Campbell, 29, looked down at his cards to see a pair of queens. One of his 2 […]

Small Business Affordable Advertising In Games?

Monday, August 20th, 2007

Flixya:
Gaming has become the motivator of hundreds of millions of people the world over. Game players spend multiple hours just paying close attention to the game almost without blinking. Ask the average player about what is associated with a particular game and they recall it. They really do.
Marketers that have huge marketing budgets have already […]

Sites Permitem Criação De Games Domésticos

Friday, August 10th, 2007

eMarket:
Aproveitando a popularidade dos conteúdos gerados pelos usuários, algumas companhias criaram sites que permitem a pessoas sem conhecimentos técnicos desenvolverem seus próprios games. Páginas como o MyGame fornecem ferramentas de personalização e programação simples, para que aqueles sem experiência nessa área possam criar sua própria diversão.
Os usuários podem personalizar jogos no MyGame em questão de […]

The Transformers Game Chega Ao Brasil

Monday, July 30th, 2007

Que o Transformers é uma grande brincadeira para a geração 80 muita gente já sabia. Agora, a novidade que vai agitar ainda mais as ‘crianças crescidas’ é o lançamento do ‘Transformers: O Jogo’.
Vendido em formato PC-DVD, permite que o jogador escolha entre proteger a Terra, na pele dos Autobots, ou destruí-la usando os Decepticons, brinquedos […]

Bingo Gets Fashion

Monday, July 30th, 2007

Entrepreneur Daily:
If you think bingo’s strictly for senior citizens, think again. In Los Angeles, playing a game of Blackout is on the to-do list of hip, trendy Angelenos. And there’s good reason why: The 8 establishments mentioned here mix a friendly game of bingo with beer, music, cabaret and drag queens. Several of the bingo […]