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E Zachary Knight's Blog

I am an indepedent game developer with Divine Knight Gaming, a writer for Techdirt and web developer. In my game development, I focus on using cross platform technologies that work with Linux, Mac and Windows. My current project is a flash game called Demon's Hex. As a writer for Techdirt, I focus on issues relating to intellectual Property law and technology.

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What's All This About Let's Play Videos?
Posted by E Zachary Knight on Thu, 16 May 2013 03:10:00 EDT in Business/Marketing
Why have a policy on Let's Play videos when fair use already covers them?
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VGVN Touts 500k Members: Does It Really Mean Anything?  Featured Blogs
Posted by E Zachary Knight on Fri, 05 Apr 2013 01:02:00 EDT in
The Video Game Voters Network is claiming 500,000 members? But do those members really matter when their interests clash with the ESA, the parent organization of the VGVN? No they don't.
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What Does It Mean To Win Worst Company In America?  Featured Blogs
Posted by E Zachary Knight on Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:30:00 EDT in Business/Marketing
Last year, EA won the title of Worst Company in America. This year it has been nominated to win again. What can we learn from these events?
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The Issue With Game Maker's DRM  Featured Blogs
Posted by E Zachary Knight on Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:04:00 EST in Production
I will never understand why companies continue to insist on using DRM.
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2012: The Year Of The Linux Game  Featured Blogs
Posted by E Zachary Knight on Fri, 06 Jul 2012 02:59:00 EDT in Production, Console/PC
Based on recent events, I am confident in proclaiming that 2012 is the Year of the Linux Game.
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New Research Brings Much Needed Objectivity To Game Piracy Numbers  Featured Blogs
Posted by E Zachary Knight on Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:10:00 EDT in Business/Marketing, Console/PC
Researchers have found objective and quantifiable data on the piracy numbers of games through BitTorrent.
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E Zachary Knight's Comments

Comment In: 'This model of game making is so fundamentally broken.' [News - 05/22/2013 - 06:02]

The games industry operates nothing ...

The games industry operates nothing like Hollywood. Movie studios will release 1 or 2 big budget 200million films a year as well as 7-10 small budget 20 million or less films in the same year. Even if those one or two blockbusters don 't break even, the profit made on ...

Comment In: With no acceptable offers on the table, Atari is going to auction [News - 05/23/2013 - 05:58]

Except no form since the ...

Except no form since the original has been noble.

Comment In: EA is working on Wii U games after all [News - 05/22/2013 - 06:36]

That is actually a good ...

That is actually a good theory. Star Wars is a very valuable franchise and Disney would want to maximize profits. Cutting the Wii U from the roster would hurt that profit potential.

Comment In: Xbox One is Microsoft's biggest play for living room domination [News - 05/21/2013 - 01:41]

Nah. They said 15 exclusives ...

Nah. They said 15 exclusives were coming in the first year. 8 of those exclusives will be new IP.

Comment In: How prevalent is game piracy? A new report offers perspective [News - 05/16/2013 - 12:24]

Karl, r n r nI ...

Karl, r n r nI think flea markets and street vendors are regional at this point. In rich countries, such as the US and much of Europe, where high speed internet is the norm, street vendor piracy is pretty non existent. However, in poorer countries, such as much of Asia, ...

Comment In: All Your Nintendo Let's Plays Are Belong To Nintendo? [Blog - 05/17/2013 - 12:26]

Maciej, r n r n ...

Maciej, r n r n We 're having a yes it is, no it isn 't argument. r n r nNo. We are not. If you can 't see that, and based on your comments down below you probably won 't, then I am sorry.

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