Hi! I'm the designer/illustrator at a small casual gaming studio right now, at the same time trying to finish up my fourth year of art school. I love everything entertainment related, specifically video games which have been a part of my life since before I can remember.
The tools to make games are improving rapidly - pipelines are being refined, engines becoming more sophisticated - but it doesn't help if only one or two parts in the machine are constantly being upgraded.
I think it's great that they have him as one of the heads. Being from art school myself, I feel more confident now that I know someone who was trained not in business the art of making money but in art school how to be creative is one of the ...
it's about time they started cracking down on this stuff, I'm glad they're taking the shameless rip-offs seriously also. Was happy to find that angry chickens was no longer on the app store.
I just bought into EA. Been looking at the downgrades and harsh criticisms about the cash-flow out, but I absolutely concur with your sentiments above. Most of the articles I've read talk about the stats the NPD has posted, but again - these don't take into account the digitally distributed ...
Yep, i don't particularly view Rovio as the most innovative game company out there either. But I agree, imagine if Valve was public, and had to adhere to all the pressure to hit quarters that other companies do. I'd be willing to bet their titles wouldn't be as good as ...
