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Delays Hurt Video Game Business

Posted by michael on from the whooshing-noise-as-deadlines-fly-by dept.

George Bailey writes "Wired.com has an article (No Room for Slacking in Game Biz) dicussing the damage game developers cause themselves via delays in releasing games to market. To quote from the article: 'As the games become more complex and sophisticated, less of them seem to meet release dates that companies initially tout. A few years ago, the fallout was usually just disappointment among fans. But as the video-game industry matures and surpasses Hollywood in size, more is at stake -- like marketing campaigns delayed and intricate positioning against competitors disrupted. What's more, missing a promised release date can bleed buzz, precious in an industry where many young buyers have to take the time to squirrel away $50 for a typical purchase.'"

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  1. Duke Nukem' Forever! by chill · · Score: 5, Funny

    You mean people aren't holding their breath waiting for DNF to get released? The YEARS of delays have damaged the possibility of sales? Gasp! Say it isn't so!

    -Charles

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    1. Re:Duke Nukem' Forever! by n0nsensical · · Score: 5, Funny

      I'm beginning to think Duke Nukem Forever was just one big joke from the start. There is no game development company 3D Realms. It's 2 guys with a website seeing how long they can fool the world into thinking they're actually working on a game, and how many vaporware awards they can win.

  2. Fallout by centauri · · Score: 5, Funny

    fallout was usually just disappointment among fans

    No way, the first Fallout was great! The second one was way too buggy, though, and I'm not just talking about the ants and the radscorpions.

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  3. Re:100,000 man hours? by miu · · Score: 5, Funny
    Sure thing, and this can be applied to things other than software development. I hear the South Koreans have a new system where 9 women can bring a baby to term in a month.

    North Korea is reputedly working on a way to have 100 men dig a hole 100 feet deep in 1 minute.

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  4. Re:What about old gamers? by Rallion · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can't compete with a 15 year old who can play the game 8 hours a day!

    Buddy, your problem is that you've somehow come to believe that 8 hours a day is a lot.

    Why sleep when you have so much item-hunting to do?