GAMESbrief Unplugged Volume 1: On copyright, politics and opinion [paperback]

By Nicholas Lovell

Read this book for a biting analysis of the games'industry's most burning issues as it gets knocked from pillar to post by digital transition and the pressure of free content. Inside, you will find out: - Why there has never been a better time to be game developer - Which ten companies are doomed to failure - How video game tax credits are short-term gain for long-term pain - Why EMI's decision to enforce copyright over a parody of Empire, State of Mind was stupid All these questions and more are discussed with brutal frankness by Nicholas Lovell, author of the acclaimed GAMESbrief blog. This is Volume 1 of GAMESbrief Unplugged: an edited, curated collection of the best of GAMESbrief, covering copyright, politics, taxation, and opinions on everything from microtransactions to why games don't cause rickets.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1446613704
• ISBN13: 9781446613702
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"