Gamasutra - Blogs http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/ Bill Boggess's Blogs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:45:16 EST en-us scarless@think-services.com (Simon Carless) Comic Book Games - Part One: The Progression of a Subgenre - by Bill Boggess http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/BillBoggess/20110718/8007/Comic_Book_Games__Part_One_The_Progression_of_a_Subgenre.php Game Design,Console/PC This is a three-part series exploring the subgenre of comic book videogames. This first part offers a brief survey from inception to the current state of the genre. http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/BillBoggess/20110718/8007/Comic_Book_Games__Part_One_The_Progression_of_a_Subgenre.php Mon, 18 Jul 2011 06:00:00 EDT This Game Will Self Destruct in Five Seconds: How Developers and Publishers are Harming Those Who Keep Them in Business. - by Bill Boggess http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/BillBoggess/20110629/7885/This_Game_Will_Self_Destruct_in_Five_Seconds_How_Developers_and_Publishers_are_Harming_Those_Who_Keep_Them_in_Business.php Business,Console/PC This article addresses the controversy over CapcomÂ’s limited game save functionality in Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D and the paradoxical realization that developers may be harming their primary consumer base in pursuit of impeding the used market. http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/BillBoggess/20110629/7885/This_Game_Will_Self_Destruct_in_Five_Seconds_How_Developers_and_Publishers_are_Harming_Those_Who_Keep_Them_in_Business.php Wed, 29 Jun 2011 04:08:00 EDT Empty-Handed Products: How the Digital Download Is Redefining Ownership - by Bill Boggess http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/BillBoggess/20110624/7852/EmptyHanded_Products_How_the_Digital_Download_Is_Redefining_Ownership.php In this second article regarding Digital Distribution, I examine the changing topography of consumer ownership in the digital age. http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/BillBoggess/20110624/7852/EmptyHanded_Products_How_the_Digital_Download_Is_Redefining_Ownership.php Fri, 24 Jun 2011 03:18:00 EDT Digital Distribution on Consoles: Where is the Consumer Impetus? - by Bill Boggess http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/BillBoggess/20110622/1031/Digital_Distribution_on_Consoles_Where_is_the_Consumer_Impetus.php Business,Console/PC A brief editorial on the inflated and nonsensical pricing of full console game downloads and why the pricing structure makes zero sense in the current market. http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/BillBoggess/20110622/1031/Digital_Distribution_on_Consoles_Where_is_the_Consumer_Impetus.php Wed, 22 Jun 2011 02:50:00 EDT