Comments on: The Gambler I love your articles! It's important to have an understanding of the dark arts of game dev. At the very least, so you can recognize its adherents. When you get stuck working with some nasty publisher, it's better to run as Pat suggests and leave those guys in your rear view mirror. More than likely they will end up being road kill, and you don't want to join them. I prefer to find strong partners who truly believe in the win-win scenario and want to create mutually beneficial long term relationships. Success in Game Dev has less to do than your current position than your momentum. A small game dev studio of 2 or 3 that is learning rapidly and improving has a much better future than an established studio of 200 that's no longer learning and adapting. (Otters beat Crocodiles -- had to slip that in ;) I love your articles! It’s important to have an understanding of the dark arts of game dev. At the very least, so you can recognize its adherents. When you get stuck working with some nasty publisher, it’s better to run as Pat suggests and leave those guys in your rear view mirror. More than likely they will end up being road kill, and you don’t want to join them.

I prefer to find strong partners who truly believe in the win-win scenario and want to create mutually beneficial long term relationships. Success in Game Dev has less to do than your current position than your momentum. A small game dev studio of 2 or 3 that is learning rapidly and improving has a much better future than an established studio of 200 that’s no longer learning and adapting. (Otters beat Crocodiles — had to slip that in ;)

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By: Mike Jungbluth/2011/03/03/the-gambler/#comment-1223 Mike Jungbluth Fri, 04 Mar 2011 15:44:42 +0000 This is relevant across most industries, it's just that yours is more publicly volatile than most ;) This is relevant across most industries, it’s just that yours is more publicly volatile than most ;)

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By: Mike Jungbluth/2011/03/03/the-gambler/#comment-1214 Mike Jungbluth Fri, 04 Mar 2011 05:31:53 +0000 This is the kind of article every developer should read. It's not cynical to get involved in the politics, but necessary, and I would say even more important than the code you're writing at times. This is the kind of article every developer should read. It’s not cynical to get involved in the politics, but necessary, and I would say even more important than the code you’re writing at times.

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