Gas Powered Games CEO Chris Taylor spoke at Casual Connect Europe about his company’s recent attempt at crowd-funding in Wildman. He pointed to Kickstarter fatigue and mentioned that times are tough in the world of AAA game development.
“People had spent a lot of money on other Kickstarters and were waiting for those games to arrive. We also started just after Christmas, when people had already spent money,” said Taylor. “Kickstarter is starting to wear itself out. It’s a numbers game. Someone has lightning in a bottle. This business is really, really tough. It’s turning into a lottery business, unless you work 12 hours a day, seven days a week, and study gaming for decades. Now, it’s tough. It’s like going to Hollywood and saying I want to make films. You have to compete with James Cameron. I’m leaning toward there is no free lunch.”
“There was a heyday in the 1990s where you could burst in the door of a publisher and you could get a contract. You blew your budget anyway, and they dealt with it,” Taylor added. “That has locked itself so tight. Consoles are going to just hit the wall. The guys who wrote these big checks – that’s just gone. I have almost been driven out of business. I am still in business. I know everyone in the industry. They didn’t help me. It’s about whether you have a blockbuster that can ship 10 million units.”
Source: VentureBeat
