Old 12-31-2006, 07:23 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I came across this reading the GameSpot forums. The Escapist talks about the gaming industry. He talks about how the whole thing works from the price of games to publishing the games. He also talks about how messed up the industry is. It is a lot to read, but it is interesting. Hope you enjoy.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/issue/8

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Old 12-31-2006, 07:40 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Props to you, BPMGAMER. That was a great read, there are quite a couple interesting facts to point out there.

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As recently as 1992, the average budget for a PC game was $200,000. Today, a typical budget for an A-level title is $5m. And with the next generation, it will be more like $20m. As the cost ratchets upward, publishers becoming increasingly conservative, and decreasingly willing to take a chance on anything other than the tired and true. So we get Driver 69. Grand Theft Auto San Infinitum. And licensed drivel after licensed drivel. Today, you CANNOT get an innovative title published, unless your last name is Wright, or Miyamoto.
How many of you were at the Microsoft keynote?

I don’t know about you, but it made MY FLESH CRAWL. The HD Era. Bigger. Louder. More photorealistic 3D. Teams of hundreds. And big bux to be made.

Not by you and me, of course. Not by the developers; developers never see a dime beyond dev funding. By the publishers.

Those budgets, those teams, ensure the death of innovation.
Dude who knows what the future brings us, hopefully we do not reach something to the effect the crash of 83 soon...
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Old 12-31-2006, 07:53 PM   #3 (permalink)
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This is great, I honestly agree on some of the terms and it points out many things I didn't know especially the Acclaim is dead part. Ouch

I only read the first half, have to head for work..I want to read part two.

Thanks for sharing.
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wow 5mill... 20MILL would be more like playing a film... well its all good news for the gamers
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BPM, just a verbal warning, but here we don't 'bump' it is not allowed, you only post when you have something to say. ( That doesn't break the rules of course )
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The foreshadowing of this couldave been when E3 became a gaming "conference" among companys, instead of an open exhibition


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