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Warren Spector on Licensing

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the something-to-read dept.

An anonymous reader writes about an "interview with Warren Spector about his thoughts on licensing movies for games. From the article: 'At these Hollywood meetings, the same thing has happened to me more than once, with multiple people...I describe the game I want to do. I tell them I can deliver you a triple-A title for this cost...Spector names a high figure; no one has ever yet written a check that big...They think it over. Then they say...What could you do with twice as much money?'"

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  1. Triple-A Title by bigtallmofo · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've played that Triple-A game before. It's boring as hell.

    You drive around all day, helping stranded motorists. Talk about repetition.

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    1. Re:Triple-A Title by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      The hot coffee mod really made it worth while though. It allowed me to stay awake while searching for the discounted lodging. The downside is I had to pull over every 30 minutes and risk death in the perilous disease-filled-gas-station-bathroom-from-hell. Overall it added a lot to the game though.

  2. Re:What is a "triple A" title? by Enzo+the+Baker · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think it has something to do with Vin Diesel.

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  3. Re:Hollywood's next move by hobbesx · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oh God, did I just post that?! It always looks ok before the [Submit]...

    /me cries...

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  4. Re:What happened to html? by heinousjay · · Score: 3, Funny

    It has one of those compelling interfaces, too. I spent half a minute trying to figure out how to read the article.

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  5. Q. What could you do with twice as much money? by AnotherEscobar · · Score: 5, Funny

    A. Twice as many hookers and twice as much blow