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Are Game Publishers a Necessary Evil, Or Just Necessary?

Posted by Soulskill on from the everybody-loves-ea-right dept.

An editorial at GameSetWatch examines whether game publishers really deserve all the flak they get from gamers and developers alike. While some questionable decisions can certainly be laid at their feet, they're also responsible for making a lot of good game projects happen. Quoting: "The trouble comes when the money and the creativity appear to be at odds. ... Developers and publishers often have a curious relationship. The best analogy I can think of is that of parent and child. The publisher or parent thinks it knows best, because it's been there before (shipped more games), and because 'it's my money, so you'll live by my rules.' The developer — or child — is rebellious, and thinks it has all the answers. In many ways, it does know more than the parent, and is closer to what's innovative, but maybe hasn't figured out how to hone that energy yet."

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  1. please land..... somewhere by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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  2. They are just greedy Jews by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Greedy Jews force money to be chosen above and beyond any progress and life.

    Let there finally and really be a holocaust to get rid of Jews and have the creativity flow!

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  4. how about by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    once we sort this out, we can talk about videogames god dammit.

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