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    Pebble Wristwatch Opens up Unexpected Avenue for Gaming

    It may seem like crap to you guys, and maybe even to me... but it's an idea that has made 7 MILLION DOLLARS in less than a month and it still has 20 more days to continue pulling in backers. Call it what you will, but it's obviously an incredibly lucrative idea and very much in demand.
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    Piracy Isn't Such a Bad Thing, Says Maker of Angry Birds

    blazorthonDoes marketing budget have anything to do with the actual development of the game? Where did you get your numbers? Marketing has nothing to do with development, but both are costs that contribute to the total amount spent on getting the game from an idea to the hands of the customer...
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    Piracy Isn't Such a Bad Thing, Says Maker of Angry Birds

    cloudberryI'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume we're not talking US dollars here. Nope, that's US dollars. The budget for The Witcher 2 was ~$11,000,000 and Battlefield 3's budget for just its marketing alone was ~$100,000,000 (I think they only spent $50,000,000 though, but that...