An almost-Leeroy Jenkins link for the week — from the Warcraft forums, tales of the most fantastic, devastating and amusing wipes in World of Warcraft history, Greatest Wipes Ever. (As with all Warcraft forum links, the thread will expire and disappear into the Internet Trash Bin. READ IT NOW.)
How to Create your own Game Company by Download Squad of the e-giant Weblogs, Inc. Network. Part I covers the tools available for the engine and the graphics (yawn); future installments will cover development and ummm, other stuff. You will not see “getting rich quick” anywhere in there.
Gamasutra’s interesting discussion on the future of copyrights: Designer’s Notebook – “The End Of Copyright”. As the definition of Fair Use expands, new marketing and delivery models are needed to fund the arts. And games. (Ok, games are art too. I was trying to stir the pot a little.)