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I am an indepedent game developer with Divine Knight Gaming, a writer for Techdirt and web developer. In my game development, I focus on using cross platform technologies that work with Linux, Mac and Windows. My current project is a flash game called Demon's Hex. As a writer for Techdirt, I focus on issues relating to intellectual Property law and technology.
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Member Blogs
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What's All This About Let's Play Videos? |
| Posted by E Zachary Knight on Thu, 16 May 2013 03:10:00 EDT in
Business/Marketing
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| Why have a policy on Let's Play videos when fair use already covers them? |
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VGVN Touts 500k Members: Does It Really Mean Anything?  |
| Posted by E Zachary Knight on Fri, 05 Apr 2013 01:02:00 EDT in
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| The Video Game Voters Network is claiming 500,000 members? But do those members really matter when their interests clash with the ESA, the parent organization of the VGVN? No they don't. |
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What Does It Mean To Win Worst Company In America? |
| Posted by E Zachary Knight on Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:30:00 EDT in
Business/Marketing
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| Last year, EA won the title of Worst Company in America. This year it has been nominated to win again. What can we learn from these events? |
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The Issue With Game Maker's DRM |
| Posted by E Zachary Knight on Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:04:00 EST in
Production
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| I will never understand why companies continue to insist on using DRM. |
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2012: The Year Of The Linux Game |
| Posted by E Zachary Knight on Fri, 06 Jul 2012 02:59:00 EDT in
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Console/PC
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| Based on recent events, I am confident in proclaiming that 2012 is the Year of the Linux Game. |
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New Research Brings Much Needed Objectivity To Game Piracy Numbers |
| Posted by E Zachary Knight on Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:10:00 EDT in
Business/Marketing,
Console/PC
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| Researchers have found objective and quantifiable data on the piracy numbers of games through BitTorrent. |
| Read More... | 37 Comments |
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Comment In: Microsoft: Xbox One users must have broadband, check in online [News - 06/06/2013 - 06:53]
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Bob, r n r nMicrosoft ... Bob, r n r nMicrosoft says that you will NEED a 1.5Mbps connection to operate the XBone. That is something that even satellite cannot provide. My parents use satellite internet. They are capped at 768Kbps and if they go over their monthly data cap, they are forced down to 256Kbps. ... |
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Comment In: Where is the "perfect" indie gaming platform? [Blog - 06/05/2013 - 01:12]
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To me it is the ... To me it is the overall reach that plays the primary factor. If I want the game to reach the maximum number of people possible, then the browser is the way to go. However, if the game is primarily single player, then PC would be better. Of course, with the ... |
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Comment In: 'No one's complaining about not being able to trade iOS games.' [News - 06/06/2013 - 12:30]
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Tyler, r n r nIf ... Tyler, r n r nIf that reduced competition results in fewer purchases, then yes, a price drop will happen. Will it result in lower out of the gate prices for games Probably not. But it will result in quicker price drops after launch. |
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Comment In: The Demo Is Dead, Part 2 [Blog - 06/05/2013 - 05:38]
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Thank you for the followup. ... Thank you for the followup. I think this article is far superior to your previous one. I think that the shifts in the market do make a lot of sense. Ditching the demo on a 5 or less game is probably a good move. The market has become one of ... |
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Comment In: The Demo Is Dead [Blog - 06/03/2013 - 10:08]
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Christian, r n r nYeah, ... Christian, r n r nYeah, that is one of the problems of a demo. You can have varying qualities between the demo and the full game. r n r nBut if your demo sucks but your game is great, then the problem is with how you created your demo, not ... |
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Comment In: Vita Remote Play mandatory for PS4 games [News - 05/29/2013 - 09:10]
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That was something that crossed ... That was something that crossed my mind as well. Could make transitioning from the Dual Shock to the Vita a chore. |
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