tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2803101103534249876.post5794862594805757733..comments2011-01-09T06:01:16.373-08:00Comments on Musings and Interesting Thoughts: The Problem with Today's Game IndustryLucas_Taihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11769303240239282259noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2803101103534249876.post-84106313530543010072011-01-07T22:30:15.684-08:002011-01-07T22:30:15.684-08:00The issue lies with publishers.
Frictional games,...The issue lies with publishers.<br /><br />Frictional games, which is self-published, is a 5-man privately owned company that has released the very successful Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Publishers are too scared to lose money and they will only bother investing in a sure-thing, leading to stagnation of innovation.<br /><br />Here's a good excerpt from their blog post detailing 4 months after the release of their game:<br /><br /><br />"There is another really important thing that needs to be taken into account: If we have had a publisher and sold according to current figures, we would not be in the state that we are in now. More likely, we would now be something more like our first sales summary post. We would probably just have paid back our advance, and just recently been receiving royalties (at a much lower rate, like 25% of what we get now). This means that we would probably be looking for a new publishing deal at this point instead of having the freedom we now have. This does not mean that publishers are evil, just that one should think carefully before signing up for anything. Releasing a game without any financial backing or help with marketing is quite a struggle, but if you pull it off it is well worth the effort!"Demostheneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06097440737779699169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2803101103534249876.post-46110517905227909332011-01-07T21:54:38.364-08:002011-01-07T21:54:38.364-08:00You're forgetting movie-made-games, and POKEMO...You're forgetting movie-made-games, and POKEMON (although I guess that's a sequel).<br /><br />Good post. Too true.<br /><br />Played World of Goo?TrixDisorderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09464298251440012157noreply@blogger.com