Trendy Gamers: Long, long ago, in the ancient times before smart phones, one animal reigned supreme over mobile gaming. No, it was not a brightly colored bird angrily flinging itself at a pig’s shoddy fortress. No, it was not an adorable baby dragon flying about hills and valleys while being pursued by its mother. Rather, it was the snake that held dominance over gaming on cell phones, and everyone was playing.
"No matter what format, what system or what game you are developing for, there are certain things that can doom your game regardless of how good or bad it is from the start. While this article is written with a focus on XBLIG’s, much of these apply to any indie game developer looking to make a dollar off of their game."
Critical Gamer's Luke K writes: If you’ve already read parts one and two – and why on Earth wouldn’t you have? – you’ll know that my comments on DLC so far have been overwhelmingly negative. The digital distribution of games and add-ons can be a force for good, however; demonstrably so. It’s done a lot of good not only for business but for us cash-wielding consumers, too, and it will continue to do so.
ZX Spectrum classic "Manic Miner" may appear on XBLIG (not XBLA) soon, courtesy of Elite Systems; if it passes the peer review process that is.
