GDC/IGF 2k4 Coverage

after writes "GameDev.net is reporting events at the Game Developers Conference 2004. The coverage of the conference spans five days, and the first day is complete already. It has plenty of pictures of some of the activities. Finalists of the IGF are also posted with some amazing pictures. Also, an interview with Iain McNeil of Slitherine Software. More updates come on a day-to-day basis, so check it out."

From the Iain McNeil interview...

[tcopeland]

...a quote:

For example Legion sold around 35,000 copies in the US and we received about $2-$3 a unit.

Jeepers. So even selling a million units only gets you $2.5M. Seem like you'd need to turn out a million unit seller every year just to stay in business....

Re:From the Iain McNeil interview...

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yep.

2K4 - IDTTMWYTIM

[Bronster]

2K4 == 2400, which is slightly different from 2004. What's with the need to be 'leet by misusing technical jargon anyway?

Independent Game Development Finalists

[zolaar]

Regarding the Independent Game Festival contest, I actually know and work with the guys who worked on Treefort Wars - one of the games accepted into the finalists - beating out teams from DigiPen and FullSail, among others.

We're all from Iowa State University (I know, a heavy-hitter in the short list of universities that have a game development curriculum ::wink::), and it actually was their success in the festival that sparked a small movement in our computer science and art departments to create the fi

Re:Independent Game Development Finalists

[tcopeland]

> go to the Treefort Wars website

Nice! But what happened to the GForge project site? Looks like there are bits and pieces remaining...