Comments on: A day of releases http://www.lion-gv.com/blog/a-day-of-releases/ Design Philosophy and Philosophy Design Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:04:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: GD http://www.lion-gv.com/blog/a-day-of-releases/comment-page-1/#comment-667 GD Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:47:18 +0000 http://www.lion-gv.com/blog/?p=126#comment-667 Congrats on the Kongai release! Been hearing people buzz about it. See you around! -Greg from Pronto Congrats on the Kongai release! Been hearing people buzz about it.

See you around! -Greg from Pronto

]]> By: lion http://www.lion-gv.com/blog/a-day-of-releases/comment-page-1/#comment-669 lion Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:28:13 +0000 http://www.lion-gv.com/blog/?p=126#comment-669 Questions that didn't make it into the quiz: <b>What do the most recent releases of Okami and Grand Theft Auto IV have in common?</b> A – They were both made in Japan B – They both follow the adventures of a sun god C – A large number of staff were left out of the game's credits D – None of the above. <b>Recently voice actors for Grand Theft Auto IV have been complaining that they are not receiving a royalty payment based on the game's success. If they did receive royalties, why would this be ironic?</b> A – Because they got paid a much higher hourly rate than the development team. B – Because the development team that spent years of their life toiling over the game didn't receive any royalties. C – Because in the overall analysis of a game's success, the execution of the acting takes a back seat to the execution of the gameplay. D – All of the above. <b>For digital distribution, what should the financial split be between portals and developers?</b> A – 90/10 B – 80/20 C – 70/30 D – Wait, who's getting which piece? <b>Why is Madden an awesome video game series?</b> A – Because players get to play with the latest roster each year B – Because players are willing to pay for the latest roster each year C – Because no other company is allowed to have the latest roster each year D – Because the game play is the best Questions that didn’t make it into the quiz:

What do the most recent releases of Okami and Grand Theft Auto IV have in common?
A – They were both made in Japan
B – They both follow the adventures of a sun god
C – A large number of staff were left out of the game’s credits
D – None of the above.

Recently voice actors for Grand Theft Auto IV have been complaining that they are not receiving a royalty payment based on the game’s success. If they did receive royalties, why would this be ironic?
A – Because they got paid a much higher hourly rate than the development team.
B – Because the development team that spent years of their life toiling over the game didn’t receive any royalties.
C – Because in the overall analysis of a game’s success, the execution of the acting takes a back seat to the execution of the gameplay.
D – All of the above.

For digital distribution, what should the financial split be between portals and developers?
A – 90/10
B – 80/20
C – 70/30
D – Wait, who’s getting which piece?

Why is Madden an awesome video game series?
A – Because players get to play with the latest roster each year
B – Because players are willing to pay for the latest roster each year
C – Because no other company is allowed to have the latest roster each year
D – Because the game play is the best

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