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Will Wright On The Evolution of the Games Industry

By james_fudge

In Episode 2 of Game Industry TV's video game show, Game Theory with Scott Steinberg, the topic of lessons learned is front and center. The overarching theme of the show is "has the game industry learned its lesson?"

There's no denying that the game industry is struggling in the midst of a sour economy, declining sales, cutbacks to staff and studio closures and competition from social networks. The show explores whether developers and publishers like Activision, Ubisoft and Electronic Arts are adapting fast enough to survive in the face of growing competition from social networks, downloadable titles and free online games.

One excerpt of particular interest is with Will Wright, creator of The Sims and Spore, who says that the industry needs an evolution not unlike what transformed the human race from primordial ooze to its present state of existence: Read More

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Full post as published by GamePolitics.com on August 10, 2010 (boomark / email).