Serious question. How do people have time to network at Gamescom, or any event really.

The few I've done.

Arrive. Build or setup the booth. Then man the booth. Take interviews. Take pitches. Forget to eat. Everyday.

Then tear down the booth. Head back home. Sleep for 48 hours.

Larian has been developing games for 28 years.

FromSoftware for 30 years.

Infinity Ward for 22 years.

Nintendo EAD for 40 year.

I guess what I'm trying to hammer in is that experience matters. Keep your studios alive. Keep your employees happy and onboard.

SkeedSilverBullet time.

Those who know I salute you!

I just bought a Steam Deck. Yay.
But not for me, it's for work. Boo.

It means a shit tonne of points however

I do believe age rating boards are misunderstood. It's information to parents. That's it. No one has to change their game. A rating is not a death sentence. It is what it is.

https://www.eurogamer.net/meeting-the-people-of-pegi-talking-age-ratings-gambling-and-why-their-famous-voice-only-got-200

That said, I have a problem with their monopoly position. I wish there was multiple boards. Also, IARC helped a ton, but ratings are still too expensive.

Releasing physically on all platforms world wide? That's 30k dollars. Crazy.

How much creativity can you add as a release manager?

I take what I get. This is Pizza Possums Playstation Product ID: EP2187-PPSA15348_00-PIZZAPOSSUMOMNOM

https://store.playstation.com/sv-se/product/EP2187-PPSA15348_00-PIZZAPOSSUMOMNOM

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