I have a few posts I need to make, but I have been busy this week with my job situation. I am happy to report I have been hired full time as an Assistant Producer at my publisher, but sad to report that like many, lay offs have been made. My thoughts are with all in the industry, and I hope them and their families return to financial stability as soon as possible.
And speaking of financial stability, I had to make this quick post in regards to what is happening over at the World of Goo.
http://kotaku.com/5143458/rumor-world-of-goo-publisher-files-for-bankruptcy-protection
According to Kotaku World of Goo publisher Bright Mind Media is filing for Bankruptcy protection as it pays of creditors. And that World of Goo has a 90% piracy rate. Even if the actual rate is half of that, it is an astonishingly sad number.
I wont lie and sit on a high horse saying I have never pirated a game. I was young, and around when the napster craze first hit and it didnt seem like stealing. But I grew up. And since refuse to do it because I no its wrong. And since than get increasibly angry about it because I personally know how it hurts people in the indsutry. And more importantly, makes it not worth while for up and coming independent developers to create great games.
Imagine if you were told before hand 90% of your games would be stolen. I am often a cynical person, and accept the state of piracy. But this upset me. Here is a beautiful work of interative art made with love and talent by 2 great game makers, and they get rewarded with this. Petty excuses like DRM and the evils of big corporation dont hold up here do they? Petty thieves.
I also use this to endorse this game – truly one of the best of the year, and easily worth $20.
They are even so kind they gave away the soundtrack – fantastic and in my car CD player as I type this – for free.
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