business
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Toys ‘R’ Us Is Kinda Coming Back
The Toys ‘R’ Us bankruptcy auction has been cancelled, replaced with a plan to reboot the brand and open new stores.
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This Week In The Business: I Can’t Believe It’s Not Gambling
“Psychologically akin to gambling” — A phrase used to describe loot boxes by two researchers who conducted a survey of more than 7000 gamers. Their report said loot boxes as they exist right now can provide publishers with an unregulated way of “exploiting gambling disorders among their customers”.
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This Week In The Business: Doubt, Confidence, And The Journeys Between
“My lead programmer was expecting me to say, ‘you’re right, this is crazy, we can’t do this.’ But I’m like, ‘this is easy, man. This won’t be so bad.’ Even though, inside, I’m feeling a tremendous amount of doubt.” — In his talk at Devcom 2018, Sony Santa Monica creative director Cory Barlog explains how…
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This Week In The Business: The Customer Is Always Right?
“We try to remove ego from the equation completely on our side. We’re not going to make something because it’s something we like, or we want. Those words don’t mean anything to us”. — Frostkeep co-founder Jeremy Wood says if Rend‘s players and developers want different things, the developers are probably wrong.