OddWorld Inhabitants Leaving the Gaming Industry

Posted by Zonk on Sunday April 17, 2005 @03:44AM from the see-you-around-abe dept.

Via Games*Design*Art*Culture*, a link to a Hollywood reporter story breaking the news that Oddworld Inhabitants is closing up shop in the games industry. Owner Lanning is apparently going to move the company into movies and TV, as a result of sour experiences in the current gaming industry environment. From the article: "As game production costs rise, publishers want more sure bets because with rising costs come rising risks. What we see is an industry which is rapidly discouraging innovation because people don't want to take chances on more innovative types of titles."

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Re:A shame by black+mariah · 2005-04-17 12:56 · Score: 3, Informative

closing line ignoring some unavoidable realities in the industry, including that Katamari Damacy was made by Namco and succeeds only because it is $20
Yeah, the whole rant about big business was bullshit, but a $20 price point doesn't mean a game will sell worth a fuck. Katamari sold because of a combination of cheap and good that you rarely see. The word of mouth on that one was un-fucking-believeable.

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