Essays about: "video-game reviews"

Found 4 essays containing the words video-game reviews.

  1. 1. The role of video game quality in financial markets

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Nikolai Surminski; [2023]
    Keywords : Video games; product quality; financial markets; return analysis; multivariate regression model; trading strategy; Decision Support System;

    Abstract : Product quality is an often-overlooked factor in the financial analysis of video games. Quality measurements have been proven to work as a reliable predictor of sales while also directly influencing performance in financial markets. READ MORE

  3. 2. Gender & race in digital game cultures: A critical discourse analytical approach to Metacritic game reviews

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Genusvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Oskar Bork; [2020]
    Keywords : Feminist CDA; Gender; Digital methods; Game studies; Alt-Right; Feministisk CDA; Genus; Digitala metoder; Spelstudier; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This thesis examines user reviews of the video game Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (Machine games 2017). From a total of 560 reviews, 176 reviews engaging with social and political issues in the game was selected for a critical discourse analysis. READ MORE

  4. 3. Livening up Video Games

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Petter Nilsson Wihlbäck; Gustav Sigling; [2017]
    Keywords : live services; servitization; engagement; value co-creation; games as a service;

    Abstract : Propelled by the introduction of the Internet, the video game industry has and is shifting towards increased service offerings. This has caused an emergence of new business- and release practices, determinant to allow for the opportunities presented by service based gaming; some built on fundamental "box products", others on subscription schemes. READ MORE

  5. 4. Online Ratings – who decides what games you buy? - A study on the impact of online ratings on sales performance on the Swedish video game market

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Erik Artursson; [2015]
    Keywords : Video game market; video game industry; word of mouth; transaction cost economics; uncertainty costs; awareness effect; online reviews; online ratings; sales performance; electronic word of mouth; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This study examines the relationship between online ratings and the sales performance of video games on the Swedish market. The thesis aims to fill a gap in the research within the fast growing field of video games and contribute to the theoretical understanding of how online ratings in a word-of-mouth framework can serve as a transaction cost reducer. READ MORE