Fez creator Phil Fish is skeptical about Xbox One’s new self-publishing policy, saying that it’s just a “reactionary” response that feels “disingenuous.”
A writer and editor turned game developer who has previously worked for websites such as Destructoid and the Escapist, TechRaptor was lucky enough to talk to Allistair Pinsof for a series of interviews about the current state of the gaming media.
This is a great interview, pretty much reminds you why GamerGate was set up in the first place, to counter "fishy" stuff like this in the industry
I mean this is just Indie stuff can you imagine the situation with big developers and what sites do to get on their good side.
Totally disgusting that the industry has come to this.
Im not surprised to be honest but let this be a lesson to all those people smearing #gamergate as a hate group and a misogynistic movement. This is what we fight for and this is the sh*t that needs to stop.
Phil Fish is a thief and the reasons as to why Fez 2 will never come to fruition is because he is a talent less hack
Both of the interviews with Pinsof have been fantastic. Hope this gets all the exposure it can.
(CriticalIndieGamer) Indie gaming is a serious business these days, but it is sometimes a little too serious for my liking. An industry that was started for fun has become the domain of a few sanctimonious, self-aggrandizing, and downright annoying developers. Admittedly, some small part of me secretly enjoys the controversy courted by these mavericks, so let’s take a look at five of my favourite game developer meltdowns.
From EGMR, "Indie games can be amazing experiences where quality truly shines through, but many a time the same cannot be said of the developers behind some of these games. Over the past year, I had my own experiences and witnessed a lack of PR sensibilities, and in some instances professionalism when indies communicated with members of the press. What I have noticed quite frequent is the lack of tact some developers have when communicating in a public forum, which needs to be highlighted. It is quite evident that some developers don’t realise that their social media feeds are a public forum, and that what you say in a public online context can have some real consequences."
It's true and you only have Playstation and people like me to thank. You're welcome. Without us, MS would have still been arrogantly walking around w/ the mindstate of a Nazi.
This is the crap that's really making me upset with next gen indie devs.
this guy right here gives Indies a bad name, and I can't stand him.
He is NEVER happy.
I get it...Microsoft is simply reacting to Sony, which hey is probably half true, but instead of still talking crap about Microsoft, move on and make games.
These Indies are getting amazing treatment and honestly if I was a big name publisher I would be little upset that they aren't getting any new benefits, yet they have been following the rules for years now.
Indie developers are getting everything they want/wanted, and they still are complaining. Just be happy you now have yet another platform to publish your game on.
With all the self publishing, Dev kit for all and Mods. You might as well get a freaking PC. At this point, i don't really see the point of owning an Xbone if they offer similar to a PC. Close system is what differentiate the console to a PC.
so, what he's really saying is that he'll never be happy with ms again no matter what they do.
first he insults japanese devs and now he continues his streak of negativity and skepticism... Well, I can definitely see how his lead programmer left. yup, I'm never buying his games again.
What is it with these Indie Devs and their feelings being hurt? My goodness...now it matters if it was reactionary and disingenuous? Are they expecting some type of apology or for them to grovel to Indie Devs. I understand the scene is growing, but it is no way supporting any of these machines and a relative few Indie Games actually get recognized.
Even the future ability to use the system as a dev kit isn't enough for these whiners.
I have a meme with Fry too except mine goes something like- Not sure if life is getting better or the amount of F I give is decreasing. <there attitude is making me not to want to start supporting them. Jonathan Blowhard is at the top of this mountain of tears and broken feelings.
Indie devs aren't EA, Ubi, Taketwo so if they want to lose out on money cause they're precious feelings were hurt then let them.