Even a quality game can be a failure if too much money was spent making it.
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The NVIDIA GRID technology is the best that we have seen for delivering high densities of HD-quality game streams to subscribers.
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If Kabam can keep its game free and up the quality even more, fans of the franchise may finally have a quality game.
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Console-makers have dismissed the Apple threat, and said they would distinguish themselves from all-in-one devices like the iPhone, and now the iPad, by continuing to focus on creating high-quality game experiences.
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"LG is very impressed by the capabilities of NVIDIA's GRID Platform to deliver high-quality game streams directly to LG Smart TVs without a game console, " said Bae-Geun Kang, vice president, head of Software Development Group, TV Research Lab, LG.
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There are also many players who would argue that turning the game into a job has degraded the quality of the game.
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But unlike casual social games, End of Nations is a video game-quality free-to-play game, says Lars Buttler, CEO of Trion Worlds.
Word of mouth counts, especially when Joe Consumer notices an ad for a game online, sees a commercial on TV, and then hears a comment about the quality of that game from his friends.
They want to raise it to the rest of the quality of the game.
But that bit of class didn't improve the quality of the game and shortly after he missed a penalty for his side.
Games will be chosen based on the quality of the game, past download performance in other app stores, and the strength of the game developer.
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Of course, a lot of that will depend on the quality of the game, and from that perspective Zombie has a great track record of solid shooters.
It was an early sign of things to come and Liverpool opened their account in magnificent style as Torres stamped an instant hallmark of quality on the game.
He decided to stick with the paid strategy, with some in-app purchases to unlock more content, because he said he believes that everything hangs on the quality of the game itself.
The last-gasp finish for last season's 30-goal top scorer Holt - his third strike in five days - was one of the few moments of quality in a game that looked to be heading for a stalemate.
The9's business is primarily focused on developing and operating high-quality games for online game market.
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Over the near-term, the company should benefit from a high-quality lineup of core game releases during this holiday season, the analyst says.
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The youth-academy program means there's less quality in the college game, with the draftees more likely to become roster filler than stars.
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This is a port done with all the care and attention to detail a game as quality as The Witcher 2 deserves.
The players on the pitch had enough quality to win this game.
It is still the product spec leader in smartphones and tablets but competition has deep pockets and is getting better at the game of quality and timely new products.
Starting in its days as an independent company, many have criticized it as a "content farm, " a website that cranks out low-quality content designed to game search engines like Google to get page views and sell advertising.
But waiting for the little pop-up attention tests added a game-like quality to watching ads.
Featuring an eclectic selection of personalities and powers, Rain-Slick Precipice 3 is a quality homage and a brilliant game in its own right.
So far, it has that same obsessive quality that made the original game so strong, one that will only be enhanced by online leaderboards.
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Apart from those rare glimpses of goal the match was a huge disappointment and Sidibe's majestic winner was out of keeping with a game lacking in quality.
In a game of dubious quality, Fulham keeper Niemi stood between Derby and the crucial breakthrough that would have given them their first away win of the season.
Campaign missions are preceded by live action cut-scenes featuring actual professional actors, including Ray Wise, Barry Corbin, and Kari Wuhrer, making the story more captivating while adding to the production value and lending the game a cinematic quality.
From the top down, the ARCHOS GamePad looks priced to compete, but to survive the onslaught of affordable tablets and controller solutions coming down the pipe, it will need to deliver exceptional build quality and no-hassle game compatibility when it launches in October 2012.
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Rather than address the challenge of improving the collective-bargaining agreement for the benefit of the game, the union-financed lawsuit attacks virtually every aspect of the current system including the draft, the salary cap and free-agency rules, which collectively have been responsible for the quality and popularity of the game for nearly two decades.
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