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Why Do Games and Game Studios Fail?

Posted by chrisd on from the when-franchises-attack dept.

LukeG writes "This new article discusses the reason behind games and their developers failing, noting the distance of those selling the games, from those that buy them as one possible cause. Doomed games such as Bablylon 5 come under the spotlight, while the ubiquitous Duke Nukem Forever is also touched upon." For me, this article brought to mind the twin disasters of Fallout Tactics and the Farscape based game.

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  1. Re:That's an easy one... by justMichael · · Score: 0, Troll

    Can you say IIS?

    I knew you could.

  2. Re:I can suggest one reason why games fail... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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  3. Re:I'll tell ya why. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    okay, back to drinking my microbrewed beer... made from people more concerned with making the best beer possable, instead of making the most profits.

    What a yuppie...you prolly go watch faggy movies at an indie theatre with a Goth chick at the ticket counter. Do you use a Mac, too?

  4. Re:MOD PARENT UP! by sco08y · · Score: 0, Troll

    Excuse me sir, what is a stoot?

  5. Re:slashdotting by dr00g911 · · Score: 0, Troll

    This is like the... what .... 3rd identical post I've seen to this, all modded to 5?

    Do you guys read a bloody thing?

    C'mon mods -- you wouldn't know a Troll if it bit you in the ass!