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World of Goo publisher bankrupt.
- zitterbewegung 18y agoWell even if the publisher dissolves they probably can ooze over to a new publisher.
- kwamenum86 18y agoDoes anyone know how this happened? It seemed like they were running a relatively low overhead business and had released some successful products. I seem to remember them complaining about a 90+ percent piracy rate- maybe that was the cause.
- sc 18y agoI think "they" were the developers, though (not the publisher), and they weren't "complaining" so much as commenting. I think this kind of piracy rate is pretty common with software.
- jws 18y agoBrighter Minds also launched an online games destination in the middle of last year at BeanstalkGames.com Perhaps they invested in expansion at an unlucky time.
- sachinag 18y agoSadly, I'm not surprised. I know that everyone loves downloadable software, but the piracy rates are just so high for PC games that it's incredibly difficult. You need to get distribution inside Best Buys - the publisher for Big Buck Hunter et al does exceptionally well but the gaming press never, ever talks about guys like that.
- matthewking 18y agoImportant distinction to make here between publisher and developer. The developers are 2dboy, although I'm not entirely sure why you need a publisher for a online downloadable game? Also - Where's the iphone version already!? :)
- jim-greer 18y agoThere's a retail version as well - though you're right, most of the sales were on Wii, Steam, and from 2dboy.com - they've done very well.
- Dilpil 18y agoAnyone know or have a link to the financial details?
- chaostheory 18y agohow does this affect the developer? would this affect their royalties?