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Re:22nd Dec aka the EA Massacre: Why we are skipping it by popmatrix on Sunday December 11, 2011 @10:55PM (#3342171)
What's the difference if it's EA, Ubisoft, Apple etc... Nothing is preventing a holiday price drop for bitongo which could be outweighed by the author's projected increased holiday sales. Further, a good app will rise above shovelware appropriately. Is this really a detrimental scenario for a start-up?
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Re:22nd Dec aka the EA Massacre: Why we are skipping it by Argorak on Monday December 12, 2011 @01:24AM (#3342562)
The problem is that EAs products are not shovelware, but actually worth the 7+ Dollars they usually sell for. Thats where the huge perceived value comes into play.
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Re:22nd Dec aka the EA Massacre: Why we are skipping it by Gable on Monday December 12, 2011 @10:05AM (#3343695)
Exactly. That's why I think releasing your game at Christmas time has the least probability to be successful compared to any other release time.
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