Anson the Gnome

Just a quick note that I'll be attending PAX next week. You can use the usual stalking methods to track me down if you'd like to meet up. :-)

Gabe and Tycho managed to step into a big discussion today on used game sales. I sent them a response over email, but it seems like a decent thing to discuss more widely (and perhaps get more game developers discussing, in particular), so I'll share it here as well. I wrote it up pretty quickly, and did my best to be brief, so I didn't follow my normal practice of adding copious foot notes and discussion on my main points - I'd be happy to support more of what I say in comments, but I also wanted to post exactly what I mailed them, below. And yes, there is a limit to how brief I can be - even these comments aren't as short as I think they wanted.

Note, as usual, I'm stating my personal view, and not those of my employer. I think they are entirely consistent with things like EA's Project Ten Dollar, but I'm not discussing that - just my own views. Continue reading "Open Letter to Penny Arcade" »