The Two Party License System
Last night, tens of thousands of gamers lined up outside Bestbuy’s, Gamestop’s and Walmart’s at midnight, in order to get their copy of Madden 2014, the 25th anniversary edition of the game. The normal gamer ponied up 59.99 plus taxes to play the crown jewel of the American sports video game industry, while others paid upwards of $100 for special edition versions of the game. In the coming weeks, the game will be reviewed, roster updates will be made and gamers trying to build their ‘ultimate team’ will spend potentially hundreds of thousands collectively.
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“Collaboration, it turns out, is not a gift from the gods but a skill that requires effort and practice.”
― Douglas B. Reeves
When news breaks that two industry giants are having discussions, there is never a quiet ripple effect. The explosion of coverage surrounding Google and the NFL illustrates the latest example.
Five years from now connected devices working in concert with one another will be an invariable reality.
While something like Google Glass still seems like a futuristic apparatus, the aforementioned statement reflects the projection made by Brian Dunphy, Qualcomm’s Senior Director of Business Development, at Variety’s Sports Entertainment Summit’s opening panel entitled “Fireside Chat with Qualcomm and MLB Advanced Media.”
Unless you get the first pick in your fantasy draft this year, you can forget about drafting Minnesota Vikings Running Back Adrian Peterson. (Joe Robbins/Getty Images North America) The mother of all fantasy seasons is upon us. For the uninitiated, the “mother of all fantasy seasons” – at least in the States – is focused on the NFL, and more than a few welcome league organization and drafts well before training camps join them. The tech-savvy owner is likely to be joined in holy matrimony to a device that resides in the hand rather than a desk or lap, making improved mobile offerings from fantasy league hosts more critical than ever. If you’re constructing your nerdy plans for the coming...
Nate Silver has changed the way people look at sports and politics (Ian Hill/Thinkstock/Penguin)
In the first installment of this series, Joshua Meredith dove head first into the technological background behind Daily Fantasy Sports.
In Part two of this series Meredith looked at the intersection of Internet Poker, Gambling and Daily Fantasy Gaming.
Today in Part 3 of this series, Meredith looks at the links between Daily Fantasy Sports, Wall Street Analytics and the impact data analysis is having on the industry.
