In-house publishing and competition in the video game industry

Thomes, Tim Paul

doi:10.1016/j.infoecopol.2015.07.005

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“…Video games are dynamic forms of entertainment that operate on electronic equipment. According to the induction of scholars such as Xi et al (2022) and Thomes (2015) based on the variations in platform mediums, video games can be divided into several categories: console-based games, handheld device games, arcade-style games, computer-based games, and games designed for mobile devices. Currently, the most flourishing type is the online game category.…”

Section: Value Creation Of the Video Game Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

The impact of intellectual capital efficiency on value creation in video game industry—An evidence from Taiwan

Hsiung,

Lin,

Zhu

2023

J. Infras. Policy. Dev.

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In light of the metaverse’s vast expansion, it’s a crucial intellectual platform that’s transforming the video game industry and spurring creative innovation and technological advancement. Considering the distinctive niche that Taiwan occupies within the realm of the video game industry, this study uses a total of 11 video game companies in Taiwan as samples. The study spans a period of 16 years, from 2007 to 2022, and utilizes the random effect regression model for analysis. The study results illustrate that intellectual capital efficiency exerts varying contributions to the creation of value across different corporate value indicators within the video game industry. Among the factors, HCE, SCE, and CEE demonstrate the highest explanatory power for ROE, reaching up to 82.23%. Following this, they account for 73.57% of the variance in market share, but only a meager 13.67% for Tobin’s Q. This study is the empirical evidence that different methods of measuring intellectual capital and various definitions of value creation in an industry may lead to divergent results and managerial implications in intellectual capital research. Hence, it is worthwhile for subsequent studies to continue clarifying and delving deeper into these aspects.

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Section: Value Creation Of the Video Game Industrymentioning

confidence: 99%

The impact of intellectual capital efficiency on value creation in video game industry—An evidence from Taiwan

Hsiung,

Lin,

Zhu

2023

J. Infras. Policy. Dev.

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“…Therefore, it is fundamental to implement a structure able to maximize the size of the sides [45]. Typically, it is possible to identify a supply side, the group of users offering or providing a product or a service, and a demand side, consisting of the users who use or benefit from the contents (product or services) provided by the supply side [10,46,47]. A critical role in MSPs is the platform manager, who mediates users' interactions and serves as the users' primary contact point with the platform [46].…”

Section: Characterizing a Digital Multisided Platformmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The variables analyzed are ( Multihoming. This variable evaluates how easy it is to multi-home since the platform manager can make it difficult with some expedients (e.g., investment costs, learning curves), creating an entry barrier towards competitors [47,78].…”

Section: Platform Competitionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Business Model Framework to Characterize Digital Multisided Platforms

Ardolino

Saccani

Adrodegari

et al. 2020

Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity

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Businesses grounded upon multisided platforms (MSPs) are found in a growing number of industries, thanks to the recent developments in Internet and digital technologies. Digital MSPs enable multiple interactions among users of different sides through information and communication technologies. The understanding of the characteristics and constituents of MSPs is fragmented along different literature streams. Moreover, very few empirical studies have been carried out to date. In order to fill this gap, this paper presents a three-level framework that describes a digital MSP. The proposed framework is based on literature analysis and multiple case study. On the one hand, the framework can be used to describe MSP as it provides an operationalization of the concept through the identification of specific dimensions, variables and items; on the other hand, it can be used as an assessment tool by practitioners, as exemplified by the three empirical applications presented in this paper.

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“…The video game industry can be viewed as a two-sided market when considering that one group corresponds to users, while the opposite side of the market is composed of software developers [14]. If restricting the focus on online gaming, one can alternatively think of a two-sided market composed of a group of viewers, while the other side consists of online gamers.…”

Section: Relevant Literature Focused On a Societal Approach: Two-sided Markets And Salesforce Compensationmentioning

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Professionalization of Online Gaming? Theoretical and Empirical Analysis for a Monopoly-Holding Platform

Ribeiro

Bao

2021

JTAER

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We analyze the private equilibrium of a two-sided market representing the online gaming industry under a principal-agent model. A monopoly-holding platform hires a manager to attract new members from both sides of the market while considering uncertainty on the adhesion of viewers and online gamers. First, we mathematically demonstrate that increasing cross-group network externalities can decrease the platform’s profit, which contradicts a canonical result from the field of two-sided markets. Moreover, knowing that the intermediary’s goal is aligned with the private interest of online gamers, machine learning models empirically show that the main theoretical outcome is observed in reality due to the presence of heterogeneous indirect network effects in online gaming activities. Second, we conclude that social welfare can be either harmed or improved for increasing cross-group network externalities, which means that the professionalization of online gaming may or may not be legitimized depending on the value taken by exogenous parameters related to the platform’s uncertainty on the number of agents that get on board, risk aversion of viewers, and royalty rate applied to online gamers. Finally, a discussion based on 2020 facts is provided and several policy recommendations are formulated to ensure the persistence of best regulatory practices.

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In-house publishing and competition in the video game industry

Cited by 12 publications

References 15 publications

The impact of intellectual capital efficiency on value creation in video game industry—An evidence from Taiwan

The impact of intellectual capital efficiency on value creation in video game industry—An evidence from Taiwan

A Business Model Framework to Characterize Digital Multisided Platforms

Professionalization of Online Gaming? Theoretical and Empirical Analysis for a Monopoly-Holding Platform

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