Video Game Publisher
A Video Game Publisher is a publisher that publishes video games (developed by video game developers).
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- It can perform Video Game Publisher Tasks, such as video game marketing, video game analytics.
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- See: Video Game Studio, Publishing, Advertising, Distribution (Business), License.
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2017
- (Wikipedia, 2017) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/video_game_publisher Retrieved:2017-4-24.
- A video game publisher is a company that publishes video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a video game developer. As with book publishers or publishers of DVD movies, video game publishers are responsible for their product's manufacturing and marketing, including market research and all aspects of advertising.
They often finance the development, sometimes by paying a video game developer (the publisher calls this external development) and sometimes by paying an internal staff of developers called a studio. The large video game publishers also distribute the games they publish, while some smaller publishers instead hire distribution companies (or larger video game publishers) to distribute the games they publish. Other functions usually performed by the publisher include deciding on and paying for any licenses used by the game; paying for localization; layout, printing, and possibly the writing of the user manual; and the creation of graphic design elements such as the box design.
Large publishers may also attempt to boost efficiency across all internal and external development teams by providing services such as sound design and code packages for commonly needed functionality.
Because the publisher often finances development, it usually tries to manage development risk with a staff of producers or project managers to monitor the progress of the developer, critique ongoing development, and assist as necessary. Most video games created by an external video game developer are paid for with periodic advances on royalties. These advances are paid when the developer reaches certain stages of development, called milestones.
- A video game publisher is a company that publishes video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a video game developer. As with book publishers or publishers of DVD movies, video game publishers are responsible for their product's manufacturing and marketing, including market research and all aspects of advertising.
2017
- (Wikipedia, 2017) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_video_game_publishers Retrieved:2017-10-7.
- This is a list of video game publisher companies. A video game publisher may specialize in only publishing games for developers, or may either have in-house development studios or own subsidiary development companies. Some developers may publish their games themselves. This list includes both active and no longer active () companies. Active publishers are either run independently or as a subsidiary of another company.