Monday, October 13, 2008

Wall of Excuses

This blog entry is dedicated to the individuals and developers that blame Piracy as the primary cause for lowering PC sales. I've already talked a bit on my reasoning behind the lower sales (many which are obvious) [1] [2]. I too believe piracy can hurts sales, but as the primary reason, hardly, the issue (like so many issues) is not that black and white. I will keep this up-to-date as people chime in, if you comment on an addition, please link to a reference. This list is maintained to give readers a view on who they support with their money.

Format:
Name - position
Company - game that sparked topic
Date of complaint

Michael de Plater - creative director
Ubisoft - Endwar
10/2008

Cliff Bleszinski - executive producer
Epic - Gears of War 2
9/2008

Christian Svensson - Corporate Officer/VP
Capcom - Devil May Cry 4
8/2008

Chris Taylor - Founder of GPG
Gas Powered Games - Supreme Commander
2/2008

Michael Fitch - Director of Creative Management
THQ - Titan Quest
2/2008

Todd Hollenshead - CEO
Id Software - Enemy Territory - Quake Wars
3/2007

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