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corwin
On the Razorblade of Life
Joined: 10 Jun 2002
Posts: 8376
Location: Australia |
| GDC- Developers rant on the state of the Industry. |
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Ever wonder what some of the Game Industry's leading developers think of the state of the industry? Well a forum at the GDC featuring among others. Warren Spector of Deus Ex fame had a lot to say. Here's an interesting snippet from Spector:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><I>Wal-Mart drives development decisions now. When publishers minimise risk by kow-towing to the retailers, you have a serious problem. When every game has to either be a blockbuster or a student film, we got a real problem. For my end of the game business all of our efforts are going into reaching a mainstream audience who may well even not be interested in what we do! My first game cost me 273,000 dollars. My next one is BLAH millions. How many of you work on games that make money? 4 out of 5 games lose money, according to one pundit who may be lying, admittedly. Can we do any worse if we just trusted the creative folks entirely instead of the publishers?<BR></I><BR>
<DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>You'll find the entire article <A href="http://crystaltips.typepad.com/wonderland/2005/03/burn_the_house_.html" target=_blank>Here:</A> |
Thu Mar 17, 2005 8:58 am |
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RetoS
Village Dweller
Joined: 03 Feb 2003
Posts: 3
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Thanks for the link!
Oh, and be sure to check out the remarks about piracy at the very end.
Warren: "I never minded piracy. Anyone who minds about piracy is full of shit. Anyone who pirates your game wasn’t going to buy it anyway!"
I'm not sure I agree, but interesting anyway... |
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Thu Mar 17, 2005 9:05 am |
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Hindukönig
Guards Lieutenant
Joined: 27 Feb 2004
Posts: 170
Location: Halle (Saale) / Nuremberg [Germany] |
Chris: "I’m pro-piracy. I want people to play the games I make. I do it because it’s art."
What an idiot. He probably doesn't know that there're people who live from their art. |
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Thu Mar 17, 2005 12:46 pm |
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Slachkey
Eager Tradesman
Joined: 19 Sep 2002
Posts: 34
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Wow that was a really great read. I would have loved to be there in person. |
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Thu Mar 17, 2005 6:13 pm |
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Amelia
City Guard
Joined: 18 Jun 2004
Posts: 141
Location: Ong's Hat, New Jersey |
quote:
Originally posted by Hindukönig
Chris: "I’m pro-piracy. I want people to play the games I make. I do it because it’s art."
What an idiot. He probably doesn't know that there're people who live from their art.
You mean from their commodity. There is a difference.
I don't want to play your 'product'. I want to play your game.
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