Posts tagged GTA IV
Why Carmack’s iPhone Visual Tour De Force Will Flop
Aug 7th
Two words, “Battery Life.”
I have no doubts about Mr. Carmack’s technical ability. His games defined ‘cutting edge’ graphics on the PC for many years. But even he can’t fight against the biggest weakness of the iPhone, a short battery life.
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Why Sky High Development Budget is Good for Publishers
Jun 22nd
The cost of developing a game has increased exponentially over the past few years. The first game I worked, ‘The Punisher,’ had a development budget of six million dollars. I would say that’s in the middle range of development cost during that time.
Nowadays, just marketing a high profile game will cost that much, with twenty More >
The Economic of Video Games : the royalty question
May 23rd
New York Times recently ran a story about how the voice actor for the protagonist in Grand Theft Auto IV only earned $100k for his work while the game has already grossed over $600 million.
So how does the games industry reward the people who made the games? The short answer is not well. Compensation really More >