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Michael Lubker's Blog

Michael Lubker is an independent game developer; currently the co founder of Zeolite Studios.

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The Daikatana of the IGF
Posted by Michael Lubker on Thu, 08 Mar 2012 04:08:00 EST in Indie
How this year's IGF jumped the shark.
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How to stop PROTECT IP and E-PARASITE
Posted by Michael Lubker on Fri, 28 Oct 2011 02:12:00 EDT in Business/Marketing, Console/PC
Microsoft, Nintendo and the Entertainment Software Association are co-sponsors or supporters of PROTECT IP (S 968) and E-PARASITE (HR 3261)
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Is there a 1% in Indie Game Development? Is it time to #occupygamedev ?
Posted by Michael Lubker on Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:38:00 EDT in Business/Marketing, Production, Console/PC, Indie
In the struggle to revolutionize the game industry, indies have unfortunately succumbed to having a 1% which is highly successful. This is a call to action and a list of demands to keep the industry fresh and clean of data corruption.
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The Chance of A Crash
Posted by Michael Lubker on Sat, 24 Jul 2010 05:01:00 EDT in Business/Marketing, Production
In 1983, the North American video game console market crashed. Citing information from Wikipedia and its sources, I will look at modern parallels and how the game industry could reset again and possible reasons why it may need to.
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The Worth of Ideas
Posted by Michael Lubker on Sat, 15 May 2010 12:47:00 EDT in Business/Marketing
I've been researching Kickstarter as a way to fund some of my game projects, and I've noticed a few interesting things. A lot of the projects on Kickstarter do a public pitch of their IP. The all-or-nothing paradigm reduces risk for both parties.
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Michael Lubker's Comments

Comment In: BioWare's SWTOR team hit with layoffs after restructuring [News - 05/22/2012 - 01:09]

It 's not respectful to ...

It 's not respectful to not even say how many you 're laying off.

Comment In: Former Microsoft exec Ed Fries, consultant Sheri Rubin join IGDA's Board of Directors [News - 03/27/2012 - 09:50]

Really only 979 participants in ...

Really only 979 participants in the vote Isn 't that WAY down from previous years

Comment In: The Daikatana of the IGF [Blog - 03/08/2012 - 04:08]

Thanks r n r nI ...

Thanks r n r nI am not meaning to attack the winners either - he is getting a lot of trolls on Twitter, just happens to be the sort of person that feeds them. r n r nI have played Fez at a showcase, it 's not my type of ...

Comment In: GDC 2012: Fez, Spelunky, Antichamber, earn IGF honors [News - 03/07/2012 - 08:22]

Romeroism much ...

Romeroism much

Comment In: All About the Metagame [Blog - 02/26/2012 - 11:42]

Why can 't you bring ...

Why can 't you bring some of this stuff to GDC Austin

Comment In: The Hunger Games adaptation goes social as console film tie-in sales decline [News - 02/14/2012 - 03:20]

I also think a Permadeath ...

I also think a Permadeath Arena game could be made. But potentially that doesn't get the message across.

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