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Author:  bobbdobbs [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 12:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Champ manager for 1p!!!
bbc

Quote:
Fans of the popular football video game Championship Manager will be able to choose how much to pay for the new version of the title.

Developer Eidos is offering a download of the game from one pence, along with a £2.50 transaction fee.

It is the first time that a pay-what- you-want model has been tried with videogames, said the developer


This smacks of desperation for Eidos as everyone with a desire to lose contact with the world over a football manager games plays Football manager from Sega.
Author:  saspro [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 12:52 pm ]
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bet it's ad funded in-game
Author:  james016 [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:09 pm ]
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Or they could be looking at a micro-payment model as touted for the iPhone.
Author:  finlay666 [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:12 pm ]
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james016 wrote:
Or they could be looking at a micro-payment model as touted for the iPhone.


Quote:
Additional content for the game will be sold throughout the year, costing £5 for six updates.


:)
Author:  james016 [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:13 pm ]
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I didn't read the article. :oops:
Author:  gavomatic57 [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:13 pm ]
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An excel spreadsheet with adverts...fantastic. At least it doesn't include 22 "men" running around kissing each other.

It's an odd time for Eidos to get desperate, especially with Arkham Asylum on their books and landing this month. Or maybe they are desperate to flog a boring title to a bunch of teenagers obsessed with a football club from a town they've never been to, staffed by players mostly from outside the UK.
Author:  james016 [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:16 pm ]
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I had a football manager game for the BBC Micro. It showed a short game between the actual managing bits.

Jumpers for goalposts
Author:  bobbdobbs [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 1:23 pm ]
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gavomatic57 wrote:
Or maybe they are desperate to flog a boring title to a bunch of teenagers obsessed with a football club from a town they've never been to, staffed by players mostly from outside the UK.


You do know the average age of a gamer is dont you?
bbc
Author:  finlay666 [ Tue Aug 18, 2009 6:32 pm ]
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bobbdobbs wrote:
gavomatic57 wrote:
Or maybe they are desperate to flog a boring title to a bunch of teenagers obsessed with a football club from a town they've never been to, staffed by players mostly from outside the UK.


You do know the average age of a gamer is dont you?
bbc


Quote:
Researchers from the government agency analysed data from 500 adults aged 19 to 90 in the Seattle-Tacoma area of Washington state.


Really shows the average age of a gamer when they only survey those 19-90.... Not including anyone under 19 obviously makes the science all the more accurate :roll:
Author:  bobbdobbs [ Wed Aug 19, 2009 7:02 am ]
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finlay666 wrote:
bobbdobbs wrote:
gavomatic57 wrote:
Or maybe they are desperate to flog a boring title to a bunch of teenagers obsessed with a football club from a town they've never been to, staffed by players mostly from outside the UK.


You do know the average age of a gamer is dont you?
bbc


Quote:
Researchers from the government agency analysed data from 500 adults aged 19 to 90 in the Seattle-Tacoma area of Washington state.


Really shows the average age of a gamer when they only survey those 19-90.... Not including anyone under 19 obviously makes the science all the more accurate :roll:


clicky

might help.
The assumption many people make is that a gamer is a young teanager/child yet consistantly almost every survey has shown the average age of people who play computer games is creeping up.
Author:  finlay666 [ Wed Aug 19, 2009 4:08 pm ]
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That link didn't have much on the age

I appreciate the age is probably increasing... however only surverying 19-90 year olds skews the data
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