Games Industry Echoes Of Hollywood's Golden Age?

Posted by simoniker on Tuesday January 6, 2004 @03:05PM from the lorne-lanning-is-charlie-chaplin dept.

Zack Young writes "I just read an article over at TweakTown Gamer that has an interesting comparison between the movie industry and the gaming industry. It mentions many of the similarities between the relatively young gaming industry and the film industry of the 1920's, including the introduction of new technologies and how they shaped and are shaping the artistic direction the formats take." The article also suggests: "The overall structure of gaming companies... resembles the studio system of the 'Golden Age of Hollywood' rather than the fragmented independent layout of today. The movie studios such as MGM, Paramount or Warner Brothers had their own stock of actors, writers and directors from which the crew of a particular movie was comprised."

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Definitely by superpulpsicle · 2004-01-06 15:55 · Score: 0, Flamebait

From the span of like 1992 to 1996, there was hardly any decent games out in the market. I remember how revolutionary mortal kombat was. Cause there was hardly any decent competition. Today I am many years older.... yet my game wish-list is 10 miles longer. Every game seem to have so much more playability with online capability and so much more depth.