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Peter Molyneux Asks For Gov't Help For Small Shops

Posted by Hemos on from the trying-to-make-games dept.

spot35 writes "Maybe the gaming industry isn't as healthy as I thought. Peter Moluneux has gone on record stating that creating a successful video game is too expensive for the smaller developers. According to this BBC article he suggests that the government helps the smaller developers to keep them afloat. This other article gives a very brief profile of the man."

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  1. Why not? by viper21 · · Score: 2, Funny

    The government subsidizes the airlines, so why not the video game industry? I know that I play video games a lot more often than I fly on planes.

    I'm going to go call my congressman.

    Oh, the games should be free too!

    -S

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    1. Re:Why not? by IIRCAFAIKIANAL · · Score: 2, Funny
      If you don't get duke nukem forever, you'll live.


      You make it sound like it will be out while I am alive.

      Silly old bear...
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  2. Re:Sorry Peter... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Perhaps he can give some small companies some money from all the Populous clones his outfit has been churning out for the last 15 years?

  3. Art? by jmerelo · · Score: 2, Funny

    Does that mean that games will be (officially) considered art?
    Will whatever you pay for a game be tax-deductible?
    Will there be a national endowment for first-person shooters (NEFPS)?

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  4. I'm the most deserving of government money then by CrazyJim0 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I just graduated Carnegie Mellon University for scientific computing. I can't get a job doing shit for anyone.

    I'm coding my own MMOG because theres millions to be had, but in the meinwhile, I have like 50 cents on my table and 50,000$ in debt.

    If other people are bitching for money cuz they're having trouble developing their video game, I should be the first mother fucker who gets it.

    My ai page:
    http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~sager/

    My XYZimator for animation for my game:
    http://www.geocities.com/James_Sager_PA/xyz imation /xyzim.htm

    I don't have a webpage yet for my MMORPG mainly because big buisnesses have stolen my ideas in the past. I'm one of the best video game developers in the world, yet I'm broke as a mofo.

    You can watch here though:
    http://delvedesigns.com/websites/clancraz y/index2. html

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  5. Grand Theft Auto: Nice City by scotay · · Score: 4, Funny

    The Baseball bat is now made out of harmless Nerf.

    Thrills abound as you sit out the real-time mandatory waiting periods for your weapons.

    Earn "Good Citizen" points by driving to the police station to turn yourself in.

    All vehicles meet the highest CAFE standards. Arrested at 55MPH. Must wear seatbelts or vehicle ignition is disabled.

    All monies collected during muggings will be placed into a lockbox. Payout promised at retirement.

    Sexual intercourse with prostitutes is no longer allowed. Earn points by describing abstinence-only programs to the honeys.

    Plenty of side action with missions the let you race across the city in a challenging low-speed chase as you install wheel-chair accessible ramps.

  6. I want to know more about that Porsche... by dilute · · Score: 2, Funny

    According to one of the articles,

    "He was courted by the likes of Sega and Nintendo, with one games publisher reportedly offering him a Porsche just for meeting with the company."

    This sounds pretty good. Anyone know the story on this?

  7. Re:Why? by blancolioni · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think you're trying to say something, but I keep missing it, because the SLEDGEHAMMER YOU'RE MAKING YOUR POINT WITH HAS LEFT ME UNCONSCIOUS.