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Ian Fisch's Blog Expert Blogs

Ian is a professional programmer and game designer. He's worked for multiple studios including Gameloft, Pyro, and Sega.

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Gamestop selling used digital games - not gonna happen
Posted by Ian Fisch on Sun, 29 Jul 2012 01:32:00 EDT in Console/PC, Business/Marketing
Despite a recent EU court decision, Gamestop's plan to sell 'used' digital games will never get off the ground.
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Why We Need A New Road Rash
Posted by Ian Fisch on Fri, 16 Oct 2009 02:58:00 EDT in
Why Road Rash's uniqueness is overlooked and why it needs to be remade.
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Ian Fisch's Comments

Comment In: 'If you're backwards compatible, you're really backwards.' [News - 05/22/2013 - 01:53]
Imagine if you couldn 't ... Imagine if you couldn 't play your old Steam games when you get a new version of Windows. That 's basically what he 's saying here.

Comment In: Designing the Wii U [Blog - 04/26/2013 - 03:58]
I think your suggestion is ... I think your suggestion is great. The color change seems like such an obvious good idea. r n r nAlso, why not just call it the Wii 2

Comment In: Why developers are leaving the Facebook platform [Blog - 04/22/2013 - 04:50]
Very interesting. I like reading ... Very interesting. I like reading this kind of in-depth analysis. Please continue to write stuff like this.

Comment In: Design Tips When Porting Mobile to Console [Blog - 04/05/2013 - 08:31]
These are amateur mistakes. This ... These are amateur mistakes. This is what happens when you depend on untrained developers to fill your game library.

Comment In: Durango's 'always on' likelihood irritates players and devs alike [News - 04/05/2013 - 12:11]
@Dave r n r nI ... @Dave r n r nI 'm sorry but it just makes no sense. r n r nThis is the same company that released the Kinect and the Xbox Arcade edition - two products directly aimed at casual users. r n r nTo make their next console only for tech-savvy users ...

Comment In: Kickstarter: Presale for Hardcore Games? [Blog - 04/03/2013 - 03:29]
You have to put yourself ... You have to put yourself in the shoes of a backer. r n r nWhy should a backer put money toward this when there are so many other games released every day that they could spend money on r n r nWhy should a backer spend money on a free-to-play ...

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