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Originally Posted by kokonut
What i do not get with this entire story of " we can't afford people to make the patch right now " is this:
Didn't Titan Quest make no money at all for Iron Lore.?
Did THQ grab all the profit and ran away with it.?
Did someone buy a few too many ferraris and ate the petty cash.?
Something is not right here...
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Heh, actually you are correct, we have not made any money at all from TQ thus far. It isn't unusual though. The way development contracts generally work is that a pubsher has to recoupe their investment before a developer starts to collect royalties. So, if a game doesn't do well enough then it is very likely that the developer will not see any profit from it. Until a developer has a big hit and generates a bunch of profit, most operate on a tight budget living from project to project. That is why you see small developers going out of business so frequently. Usually you only have a couple of months, assuming you've budgeted yourself well, to get your next contract. If you don't manage to land a new contract right away - thats it. We were in that position after we shipped TQIT and only managed to sign our next deal a couple weeks before we would have to close the doors and look for new jobs. But hey, thats just how it goes.
Developing games is fun and challenging work but the industry is incredibly competitive and you never know when you're going to be out looking for your next job.