From the course: Careers in the Game Industry
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Developers and publishers - Unity Tutorial
From the course: Careers in the Game Industry
Developers and publishers
- [Voiceover] The two parties most responsible for a game's creation are the developer and publisher. Video games are a product, a product that is in demand. A bunch of different people and companies rely on the income from games to stay in business. Think of your local game retailer. They need new games constantly to sell to you and your friends, otherwise they wouldn't have a product to sell. Xbox and PlayStation need new games for players to play on their systems, otherwise they might get bored and buy a different company's console system. Companies and brands you might not think of like NASCAR, Major League Baseball, and LEGO, need new games to ensure their brands are introduced to new markets. Factors like these put a lot of pressure on game developers and publishers to make new games. So, who are the developers and publishers? A developer is the maker of the game. A developer is usually a company but can also be a single person. It is common for large or online games to have…
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