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Developers vs. Publishers

Posted by Zonk on from the dichotomytastic dept.

An anonymous reader writes "CNN's Chris Morris takes a look at the increased animosity of late between game developers and publishers in the latest installment of Game Over. The column examines this weekend's catfight between Valve and Vivendi, where Vivendi threatened to sue Valve for authenticating copies of Half-Life 2 that had been sold before the retail embargo date; the misery that is crunch time and the recent campaigns against Electronic Arts miserable working conditions."

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  1. cognitive dissonance by Profane+MuthaFucka · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I would really love to play Half Life 2, because I am a person who really enjoys weapons, blowing things up, shooting people in the head, shooting people multiple times with shotguns, watching them bleed, seeing them fall on the ground, writhing in pain, or better yet, seeing their bloody hamburgerfied bodies smeared on the walls.

    But, I can't, because computer games are the product of human misery.

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  2. Hi I'm Chris Morris! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    I read /. and other game websites. Then I rip off other peoples stories for CNN!

    Thanks again!