All Entries Tagged With: "Publishers"
Interview: Sandstorm Productions
Sandstorm Productions is a new player on the game publishing scene and I made time at Gen Con 2010 to sit down with Jessica Blair, the VP of Sales and marketing for Sandstorm and chat for a few minutes. This post is the result and is a summary of our conversation, and not a strict [...]
Patronage Publishing: I Have Reservations
Patronage projects are the latest rage in game publishing, especially role-playing games. Publishers list a project with a monetary target and once fans’ pledges reach the target, project development begins. Sometimes big contributors receive added benefits, such as direct input into the product development or an upgraded product. Initially I thought patronage publishing a good [...]
Game Component Manufacturers and Printers for the Entrepreneur
I truly believe that a great game does not need a big corporation’s marketing muscle behind it to achieve success. Take “Wizards of the Coast” and “Magic: The Gathering” as an example. It started out as a home-based operation and grew into the juggernaut of gaming companies. It happened once, it can happen again. Somewhere, [...]
Kenzerco Launches a Broadside at the GSL
“Kingdoms of Kalamar ” released today claiming 4th edition compatibility…and no GSL agreement. The Robertson Game Blog is reporting that they are invoking the “nominative use” clause in copyright law that allows them to reference the 4th Edition rules without the GSL. I had heard of this legal principle before in regards to board games, [...]
Game Books and Power Creep
I noticed a trend among gaming companies, whether it be a huge corporate publisher or smaller game companies. Each book after the initial “core” book release seems to introduce more powerful characters and equipment. I have a couple of ideas as to why this happens, one is benign, the other is market driven. The benign [...]