Nemeski@lemm.ee to GamesEnglish · 2 months agoBaldur's Gate 3 publishing director says "almost all games should cost more at a base level" because they cost so much to makewww.rockpapershotgun.comexternal-linkmessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1103arrow-down114cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up189arrow-down1external-linkBaldur's Gate 3 publishing director says "almost all games should cost more at a base level" because they cost so much to makewww.rockpapershotgun.comNemeski@lemm.ee to GamesEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square73fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarethemoken@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoI think there are some exceptions. Like Kitfox publishing Dwarf Fortress. Taking weird little indies and giving them an art / usability budget to become more accessible and, in turn, make the OG devs a bunch of money. Nobody loses.
minus-squareBowtiesAreCool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoAs much as I hate Epic, they gave Remedy a lot of money through the publishing deal like likely made Alan Wake 2 possible.
minus-squareDaxtron2@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoThey provide upfront funding and marketing to projects that otherwise wouldn’t be viable
Publishers are kinda useless tbh.
I think there are some exceptions. Like Kitfox publishing Dwarf Fortress. Taking weird little indies and giving them an art / usability budget to become more accessible and, in turn, make the OG devs a bunch of money. Nobody loses.
As much as I hate Epic, they gave Remedy a lot of money through the publishing deal like likely made Alan Wake 2 possible.
They provide upfront funding and marketing to projects that otherwise wouldn’t be viable