Comments on: Articles of Interest http://www.edery.org/2008/04/articles-of-interest-117/ For those interested in the business of making good video games. Entrepreneurial spirit a must. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 04:52:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Morgan Ramsay http://www.edery.org/2008/04/articles-of-interest-117/comment-page-1/#comment-179536 Morgan Ramsay Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:55:33 +0000 http://www.edery.org/2008/04/articles-of-interest-117/#comment-179536 <blockquote>First the news that Stormfront is shutting down...</blockquote> I never liked that a developer was named Stormfront. That's the name of a white nationalist community. <blockquote>...now the news that Mad Doc has been acquired by Rockstar.</blockquote> Oh, cool. That means I know one more person at Rockstar! Someone I hired awhile back for concept art no less. <blockquote>Soon Valve and Epic will be the only big independent developers left.</blockquote> At what point is a company no longer "independent"?

First the news that Stormfront is shutting down…

I never liked that a developer was named Stormfront. That’s the name of a white nationalist community.

…now the news that Mad Doc has been acquired by Rockstar.

Oh, cool. That means I know one more person at Rockstar! Someone I hired awhile back for concept art no less.

Soon Valve and Epic will be the only big independent developers left.

At what point is a company no longer “independent”?

]]> By: David J Edery http://www.edery.org/2008/04/articles-of-interest-117/comment-page-1/#comment-179042 David J Edery Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:18:31 +0000 http://www.edery.org/2008/04/articles-of-interest-117/#comment-179042 A "White Men Can't Jump" reference! 10 points on the pop culture scale. ;-) A “White Men Can’t Jump” reference! 10 points on the pop culture scale. ;-)

]]> By: Kim http://www.edery.org/2008/04/articles-of-interest-117/comment-page-1/#comment-178985 Kim Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:39:46 +0000 http://www.edery.org/2008/04/articles-of-interest-117/#comment-178985 >56% of receivers correctly interpret the message I have yet to go read the article, but I do wonder how this ranks compared to other modes of communication. e.g. speech. "You might listen to Jimmy, but you don't hear Jimmy." - from White Men Can't Jump :-) >56% of receivers correctly interpret the message

I have yet to go read the article, but I do wonder how this ranks compared to other modes of communication. e.g. speech.

“You might listen to Jimmy, but you don’t hear Jimmy.”
- from White Men Can’t Jump

:-)

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