China’s Economy Grows: What Does It Mean for the Toy Industry? (0)
9/02/10 •
As the average Chinese income increases yearly, the big question for us in the toy industry is: what does this mean for U.S. toy market?
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Grapevine, Texas based GameStop debuts “store of the future” (0)
8/24/10 •
“The key to GameStop’s continued leadership and success in the new media world order of video games is the synergistic management of the individual and community online game experience integrated with an interactive, instore community experience”…says Jacob R. Miles III, CEO of GrapevineStar Entertainment Inc., an intellectual property and new media integration company.
London Olympics Mascot Products Revealed (0)
8/17/10 •
London 2012 mascot products revealed. Clare Balding, TV presenter and sports journalist unveiled a range of mascot products for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games at Golden Bear Products Ltd, Telford.
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has appointed Golden Bear as its master toy licensee as part of the [...]
Online & Mobile Games to Generate more Revenue than Console Games (0)
8/16/10 •
Online and mobile games should generate more revenue than console games
By Tim Merel for Game Beats
The video games industry is big and getting bigger. But it’s changing. Console games are getting riskier to make, while online and mobile games are taking over the market (see my updated Global Video Games Investment Review, which I’ll be [...]
NexGen Toys Come to Life with Touch Electronics (0)
8/13/10 •
“Traditional toys are in the fight of their life to stay relevant in the ever changing world of video and online games. Touch technology adds another dimension to tradional toys, increasing their play value”.. says Toy and Entertainment veteran, Jacob R Miles, CEO of GrapevineStar
Google acquires social games and apps maker Slide (0)
8/12/10 •
Google acquires social games and apps maker Slide
Google made another play for the social networking space Friday with its acquisition of Slide, which makes games, applications and widgets for websites such as Facebook and MySpace.
The San Francisco developer provides free apps that Facebook users can install on their profiles in order to play simple games [...]
Zynga Purchases Japanese Social Game Company Unoh (0)
8/06/10 •
“Social Game Companies worldwide are growing rapidly, Zynga is a leader in this space and will continue to lead given the financial resources at their disposal”…says Jacob R. Miles III, CEO of GrapevineStar Entertainment
Youth Focused Interactive Marketing to be Location-Based (0)
8/05/10 •
All Interactive Youth Marketing Will Soon Be Location-Based
With endless talk about check-ins and mayorships it is easy to get swept away by the mystique of location-based marketing and for good reason. That famous anecdote about reaching an unsuspecting consumer with the very right offer as they stroll by a storefront is hard to ignore. The [...]
Event Alert – Virtual Goods Conference to Coincide with Toy, Game & Technology Summit (0)
8/05/10 •
“The Toy and Game industry has been intimately integrated with the casual games and virtual goods businesses. This integration will continue to increase dramatically”….says Jacob Miles, Chairman, GrapevineStar
Mumba, India based Zapak Partners with Hong Kong based 6waves games (0)
8/04/10 •
The deal illustrates how social gaming is becoming a worldwide phenomenon, not just something happening in the more mature Internet markets of China, Japan, Europe and the U.S
“Look for India to become a major player in the distribution and marketing of online casual games”….says Jacob R Miles, GrapevineStar
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