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Tycoons Game on Facebook

May 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Tycoons on Facebook

There is a free game on Facebook called Tycoons that I began playing a few days ago.  The premise is that you acquire businesses and sell the commodities or products generated by these companies in a real market-based system.  Over time, those who grow the richest are put on a leader board.  I'm coming quite late to the game, but I think it will be fun to participate. I am so impressed with the system that I donated $150.00 to the developers.  I believe that it should be modified (it is a … [Read more...]

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French Style Gardens … A Gift to My People

April 28, 2010 By 1 Comment
French Style Gardens in Ngmoco We Rule Kingdom for iPad

I decided to spend through a lot of the accumulated gold in my treasury from Ngmoco's We Rule game on the iPad.  Following an extensive kingdom redesign, the citizens of my realm can now enjoy French styled gardens.  I said it before and I'll say it again ... my munificence knows no bounds ;) If you have the game on your iPhone or iPad, add Aaron and me.  His gamer tag is Gold Mage and mine is treasuryshares. … [Read more...]

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We Rule by Ngmoco for iPad and iPhone Has a Really Cool Business Model

April 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
We Rule by Ngmoco for iPad and iPhone

I've been playing We Rule, the new video game by Ngmoco.  It is a freemium model, meaning you play the game for free by downloading it from the iTunes store.  But to level up faster, you can spend real money on something called Mojo.  It is the 21st century equivalent of an arcade game business model with the exception that you don't have to spend money to enjoy the experience if you are patient.  In fact, you could become the greatest ruler of all time without spending a … [Read more...]

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I Beat Final Fantasy XIII Tonight

March 22, 2010 By 1 Comment
Barthandelus Final Fantasy XIII

Don't worry - I'm not going to give away any spoilers (or the images of the final bosses other than the one everyone has already seen), but suffice it to say, I owned Final Fantasy XIII tonight.  I took a break from going over the insurance policy renewals for the businesses, which are due soon, and reviewing some of our year-end dividend tax reports from the brokerage firms before sending them to our (amazing) accounting firm.  I kept saying, "I'm only going to play for a few more … [Read more...]

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First Impressions of Final Fantasy XIII

March 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Playing Final Fantasy 13 with the Final Fantasy 13 Hardback Collector's Edition Players Guide

I've played Final Fantasy 13 for roughly five or six hours now and it's starting to get good.  The only concern I have is that it is feeling really linear.  Part of the magic of the franchise is being able to take 20 hours and go do side quests, level up and get hidden summons, etc.  I hope they haven't taken that out because it took far too long to get this title on the market and after the utterly forgettable Final Fantasy XII, it would mean that Square-Enix is nothing compared to what it … [Read more...]

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Started Final Fantasy XI on XBOX 360

October 22, 2009 By 2 Comments

Following several attempts to get into the game when it was first launched in 2004 and later, around 2006, I finally began seriously playing Final Fantasy XI about a week ago after beating Blue Dragon.  I'm on the Alexander server and have been building my character as a Black Mage.  So far, I've soloed on my own in the Windurst area and I'm about to hit Level 19.  It's time to get into some plot but I wanted my character to be strong enough to enjoy myself when playing.  Aaron's been … [Read more...]

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How to Make Money in Fable 2 – Or, How I Made My Fable 2 Character a Millionaire in a Few Days Without Cheating

August 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Fable 2 Limited Edition Box Set for XBOX 360

It's remarkable that the same concepts that allowed me to be effectively retired by my mid-twenties allows me to frequently become rich in video games. That's the nature of compounding.  It is a law, exactly like gravity. This weekend, Ashly and Ian drove in from Columbus to visit - they are thinking about relocating to this area next March so that she can work with us on the businesses and he can work as a nuclear engineer at a nearby facility.  Right now, she's a risk mitigation analyst … [Read more...]

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Mistwalker Studios Might Just Eclipse Square Enix

August 15, 2009 By 1 Comment
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For a long time, I wanted to be a video game programmer.  When I was still in elementary school, I saved up the $200 or so dollars for an entry-level version of Microsoft Visual Basic, went to trade shows to buy software on 5"+ floppy disks, and worked on creating my own version of the original Legend of Zelda in Microsoft Basic.  At some point, however, my obsession with finance overcame everything and the idea of sitting in a skyscraper, reading stock reports, and compounding money for the … [Read more...]

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Video Game Sales Fall for 5th Straight Month and Wall Street Blames … the Recession?

August 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
It's not about the economy ... it's all about the games.

According to an AP Article, sales of video games have plunged 29% year-over-year and Wall Street is concerned that it is proof the video game market isn't as recession-resistant as everyone believed.  Seriously.  That's the crap that's coming out of these news rooms.  News flash: Look at the game release schedules.  Last year saw a host of relaunches of various Final Fantasy titles, new version of the Civilization franchise, another installment of Harvest Moon, and the updated Soul … [Read more...]

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