Saw an interesting article on Kotaku today, linking to a forum post by a THQ head honcho regarding the death of Iron Lore (publisher of Titan Quest).
Kotaku - http://kotaku.com/362516/thq-creative-director-rants-on-piracy-death-of-iron-lore
Original Post - http://www.quartertothree.com/game-talk/showthread.php?t=42663
Even if some of his figures could be debated it's quite depressing to see how difficult it is for smaller developers. From someone who grew up on games during the Speccy and Commodore days when anyone could make a fun and original game, it makes me wonder whether PC gaming has a strong future.
I really enjoyed Titan Quest, it was a Diablo clone yes but it was still a good accomplished game.
I'm sure there are people here who played a pirate version of TQ and if so i hope it gives them the opportunity to 're-evaluate' their perspective, however i doubt it will make a difference.
Kotaku - http://kotaku.com/362516/thq-creative-director-rants-on-piracy-death-of-iron-lore
Original Post - http://www.quartertothree.com/game-talk/showthread.php?t=42663
Even if some of his figures could be debated it's quite depressing to see how difficult it is for smaller developers. From someone who grew up on games during the Speccy and Commodore days when anyone could make a fun and original game, it makes me wonder whether PC gaming has a strong future.
I really enjoyed Titan Quest, it was a Diablo clone yes but it was still a good accomplished game.
I'm sure there are people here who played a pirate version of TQ and if so i hope it gives them the opportunity to 're-evaluate' their perspective, however i doubt it will make a difference.