How to Start up A VideoGame Business like gamestop or Gametraders?
Like how would i go about getting the money i have at the moment 60,00 dollars would that be halfway there or do i need a lot more? Thank You 5stars for the top answer!
I want to start my own business selling video games?
So i started selling video games new and used on amazon by going to local pawn shops, goodwills, thrift stores, and who ever sell video games without knowing the value of alot of the things they are selling. I make a good amount of money as pocket money on it as a college student but nothing that would be possible to live off of. ($150 a week if i keep my nose on the grind) I have ideas of going to places and rent out a place and hold local video games tournaments for probably like $7 per entry but i don't know where to start or who to go to. I have alot of games and would think that a local bar/club type place on a weekday afternoon wouldn't mind being paid a certain amount of money per hour in order to host this type of event. I just don't know where to start. my dad owns a business selling beauty supply products and hes what made me start doing amazon. I helped him make his amazon account and he makes a couple thousands per period (about 2 weeks) and hess sooooo technologically behind that i basically put his entire store on amazon and put prices and specials and all that so now i want to do that for myself. were could i go to hold local video game tournys should i start my own website selling games is it a good idea to go around my college saying that my "company" is willing to buy their videogames and in like a craigslist fashion is willing to meet with them to buy their games from them.
Can I get into the video game industry with a business or humanities degree?
I've worked in the game industry and I know for a fact that you CAN get a job in the game industry with a business or humanities degree. In fact, the person I went to orientation with (after landing my first game industry job) had a degree in management, and he was the most talented person in the orientation. He was a manager at a movie theater and was offered the job at the game company after making an impression on someone at a game trade show. You don't need to know a single thing about programming to get into the game industry unless you're applying for a programmer position. The game industry needs managers, HR, customer service reps, testers, translaters, and a lot of other people that don't know anything about computer science. Game designers actually need to know a lot about management because they set deadlines, manage a team, create progress reports, and work with several other designers to make sure everyone is up to date with the current state of the game. If you want to learn more about getting into the game industry, you can check out some articles I've written below on the subject. I answer a lot of the questions I had before I managed to get into the game industry. Good luck.
What would be the best airbrush paint to use on a video game console?
I'm looking to start a small business that customizes video game consoles by painting and adding art onto them. I'm looking for websites and information on not only how to airbrush, but also on what the best kind of materials would be best for what I want to do. Can someone help me out?
I would like to start my own Video Arcade business for tweens and up. I'm not sure where to start..?
I would like to open my own business. I want to start a video arcade for all age kids up to adults. Unfortunately, I have really bad credit. I have little to no ideas how to get started. I do have a prime location where there is no such business but am clueless how to proceed. Please help with suggestions!!
How to get into the video game industry ?
The video-game industry is a multibillion dollar business that spans the globe and entices millions of people each year in age ranges from five to 70. Here is how to get into the video gaming industy. 1) Play video games. You can't work in the industry unless you have a knowledge of what it is about. Know the different systems, styles of games, what is popular and what gamers want. Know the difference between first-person shooters and role-playing games, for example. Have a working knowledge of the most popular video game systems. It can help you decide what direction your video game career should take. 2) Take classes in video game design, production or marketing. Try to determine what field in gaming you want to work in before you choose an educational direction. Many schools offer bachelor's degrees in video gaming fields. Some degrees -- like video game design -- help you get a job as a developer. Other fields -- like game marketing -- prepare you sell and advertise the games your company creates. Decide whether you want to work in game development or with the business side of gaming before you choose your classes. 3) Research developers. Start by looking into the companies who create the games you like the most. If you're a fan of the Halo series, try looking into Bungee. If Modern Warfare is your favorite game, research Infinity Ward. Navigate to their websites and look for internships or jobs. Try finding an internship while you're in school to start developing contacts and experience before applying for a paid position. 4) Create a portfolio and resume. Include copies of any projects you created in school, including games, game write-ups and advertisements in the portfolio. Ask professors or employers for letters of reference and put these into your portfolio as well. 5) Apply for jobs. At interviews, discuss your interest in video games. Be prepared to give reasons other than thinking games are fun if you want to work with a developer. Explain your ideas for games and what you would like to see happen over the next ten years in gaming.
Who supplies video games?
You definitely need to call game stop, they have anything you need, and they can get you started with a new business or w/e you need, no joke! =] hope I helped! just give em a call
A growing number of businesses' including videogame developers, cigarette companies, soft drink producers...?
I'm a realist about this crap, not some paranoid political type that thinks everyone has an axe to grind against me. It comes down to personal responsibility-always has but our society is getting dumber and more selfish all the time so the Fed. is seeing the need to step in. Society has been losing it's grip on personal responsibility over the past few decades. It's all the same regardless of the industry or service-folks need to man-up and take responsibility for their actions-very simple, nothing complicated there. As defeatist as this sounds to some degree I agree that it's time the government steps in. Certainly not because I want it but because there are a lot of stupid people grazing on this planet that won't do the right thing. As soon as it somehow comes back to you and I paying the price through our taxes I feel it's crossed a line. Take the recent case of a child that may be taken from his mother because of his morbid obesity. It's a sad situation but there's the off chance that the parents are some of America's babies that have had babies, that weren't raised properly themselves and know nothing more than McDonalds and Oreos-it can happen... Taking the kid away is pretty extreme but if it's already on welfare and headed for a heart attack that we have to foot the bill for maybe we should be setting up certain requirements or parental watchdogs at the very least. Take all the smokers that end up spending their last few years rotting from the inside out attached to expensive respirators just so they can breath and smoke a few more years-see how many of these folks are kept alive by tax dollars. Warnings about smoking have been around long enough that this outcome isn't a surprise. Yes we sell cigs as a legal product but shouldn't purchasing a pack with a warning that it could kill you be a good enough contract-of-sorts to get our tax dollars off the hook for any healthcare related to smoking? Again, I'm not a politician-I hate politics and I hate getting into such discussions but maybe you can follow my thought process here a little for at least the worst of the worst cases...it's better than nothing. Wow-so nonprolific, so shabbily explained...I really shouldn't be a politician...or maybe I should...I suck...can't even explain my thoughts-LOL! Fail!!! Now, write this all out so you can get an F in your class kiddo!!!!
What does a Video Game Ceo do anyway?!?
A game company CEO (Chief Executive Officer) is like the CEO of any company. They're the ones that sign the paychecks, they get final say in company decisions, decide who's going to be in charge of what for a given game development project, and usually own the company or a large share of it. No, he is not into development. He may not even know how (not fully, anyway). But he's smart enough to hire all the right people to do all the right jobs. He'll often manage the project managers to ensure game development stays on schedule and under budget. He may also manage the company's money to make sure everyone on the team gets paid. You'll want to take a lot of business classes if this is a career path you're interested in. The CEO of most video game companies do in fact enjoy video games - but enjoy money more, they're entrepreneurs, which is why they make decisions like countless sequels on "safe franchises" rather than branching out with new artistic endeavors. Bottom line - he's the boss.