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Can Independent Game Developers Survive?

Posted by timothy on from the sure-they-can dept.

Zanthor writes "Online Gaming - Comments and News has an interesting interview with Scott Miller and Larry Dunlap (Imperial Wars) about their up-and-coming game. While the concept has been around since the old Play By Mail games, their web-based client and world-class art pose the question: Can a small start up group compete with the big name publishers for the Multi-Player money?" EA employs how many people?

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  1. Re:More than 1.1 billion pigs are killed each year by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I'm guessing that the meat on a pile of vegetables could make up for ten pigs. And have a much smaller impact on the environment. And not result in so many intelligent creatures being killed for our pleasure. Just guessing.

  2. Re:More than 1.1 billion pigs are killed each year by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Have you seen him? We're talking about 6 or 7 good sized healthy pigs.

  3. Re:More than 1.1 billion pigs are killed each year by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    yes

  4. Jesus Saves! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Jesus Saves!

    1. Re:Jesus Saves! by il_diablo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      He passes to Moses! Moses shoots! He scores!

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    2. Re:Jesus Saves! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Does Jesus Save YOU?

  5. IN SOVIET RUSSIA by JPawloski · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    you save Jesus!!

  6. Re:I don't know about the web market by jpt.d · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    She isn't virgin anymore, I popped here cherry last night.

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