As a 20 year vet Producer I confess... Crunch time is producer failure. I wrote a blog post about this in July of last year. http://aboutmakinggames.blogspot.com/2009/07/crunch-time-producer-failure.html Mac
It sounds to me like you are suggesting that Virtual Goods will not be big sellers in single player games. If that is the case, I would disagree. I think VG work in single player games because of your second point We want to get ahead . We want to ...
Hmmmm I recall a blog post about Marvel not putting out crappy games any more... that was last year.... http://aboutmakinggames.blogspot.com/2009/08/marvel-not-doing-crappy-movie-games.html Mac
Hi Bob, I think there are different goals here. I'm not trying to simulate the creative process, or even make this a fun experience. All I'm trying to do is look at the core, basic, elements of a game and use that as a simple way to compare them. Obviously ...
I'm not arguing with the list or the rankings, but I would like to see a list of the top 5 game companies to work for, broken out by publisher and developer. I'm sure the list would be very different. With so many out of work, it would be handy ...
@jaime And when the dev team fixes a bug, who verifies it so that they move to the next one on the list Who says the bugs are all fixed so that the game can be released and crunch time is complete Answer: Testers. A schedule is the driving force ...
I think we need to start a pool. 5 a square, proceeds to benefit ChildsPlay, on which day after Christmas there will be a news story in the mainstream media something like: How is it possible that all those 11-16 year old kids got their hands on Call of Duty, ...
What I generally say to game designers is to think of the top selling game in one genre. Now, imagine that as the center point to a large circle. If you look at this circle from the side, it will be in the shape of a pyramid. Plot a point ...
