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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. Smaller companies = smaller games by Flarg! · · Score: 5, Insightful

    There is a huge, emerging market for small games that fit on portable devices (Palms, cellphones, and even GBA). You don't have to publish games on the PS2 and X-box to be successful. They could also join in cooperative ventures with other small design houses to make bigger games, if they want.
    If they can't find a way to survive, they deserve to fail.

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    I may be wrong, but I'm never uncertain.

  2. America's Army by presroi · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Governments are already involved in the gaming industry. America's Army is just one example of computer games produced for state PR (read: propaganda).

    There has always been a long tradition of anti hate-games in Germany, funded by the ministry of the interior. The game series is called "Dunkle Schatten" (dark shadows").

    If Peter wants funding "just for fun", he might think of giving something back to the one who funds him.

    Oh, that reminds me of one question. Are the ads and banners in sport games (for making the game more realistic) sponsored by real companies?