Stolen Pixels on ... Brutal Legend
Shamus Young hits a rant near and dear to my heart, especially where Tim Schafer is concerned.

Stolen Pixels #37 at The Escapist: Part I of Infinity

I am so pissed off about this decision. This is why the mainstream games business is in the toilet, and it is also EXACTLY why these big publishers are going to go the way of the dinosaur.

Now, as a gamer who has had to turn into something of a biz guy as I've gone indie 'n stuff, I do understand the need for generating a herd of cash cows that you can just milk. And as a gamer, I admit that I'm a sucker for sequels. More adventures in the world of Britannia or the Wing Commander universe - if they didn't suck, at least - would be welcome on my hard drive.

But when you've got a company forgoing doing anything cool that had the chance of shaking up the industry and garnering new fans so that they can just keep churning out more of the same ol', same ol' with safe and predictable schedules and budgets?

Yeah. That's a wonderful plan. And tell me, just how is Acclaim doing these days?

Labels: Biz

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