Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 22:06:58 +0100 From: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org> To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: OT: how does software publishing work? Message-ID: <20040611210658.GB5926@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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When I used to look at the boxes all my games came in, there were always a bunch of company names on it. When I had an Amiga, Psygnosis was known for always putting out good games. However, the games often started: 'Psygnosis presents... a XYZ game...' Today I read that Valve, Inc. is hoping to deliver Half Life 2 to game publisher Vivendi Universal Games. How does the relationship work between writers and publishers of software? If, for example, Psygnosis was known for high-quality graphics intensive games, yet they were only the publishers, how were they able to find such a continual supply of games that met their standards? What jm --
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