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FWD: in UK, Independent Studios Choose Self-Publishing, Digital Distro

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Posted 10 Aug 2010 — by Brandon Wu
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via gamasutra.com

New survey in UK says,

64% Game Developers self-publish, of which 96% are independent studios.

52% on iPhone platform
38% on PC
36% on PSN
16% on Xbox Live

And for those who self-publish, 72% digitally distribute their games.

In conclusion, if you want your games to be discs selling at retail shops, most would go with a publisher. And digital distribution helps game studios self-publish. Nothing new here, but lovely stats for a nice Tuesday morning.

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Screen Recording Software – Screenflick

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Posted 31 Jul 2010 — by Brandon Wu
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I had to make a short video overview of the game yesterday. I used to use Camstudio all the time when I was on Windows, and was disappointed that it doesn't run on a Mac. So I spent several hours trying to find a good screen-casting software on the mac. Here's what I found:

1. Jing: Free and reliable. But unfortunately only records to SWF and not video formats.

2. ScreenToaster: Online Screen Recorder. Free, but I couldn't get it to work and it kept crashing my Firefox.

3. Camtasia:Mac: I've heard a lot of good things about Camtasia, but the $99/$149 price tag is a bit much for me.

Eventually I found ScreenFlick, and it's $25/23 price tag is perfect for me who just needed a simple and easy tool to record the screen and audio. I downloaded the demo and it worked great (except for the watermark in the center of the video). I hit purchase right away after trying it for 10 minutes and have been quite happy with the result.

There are some others like SnapzProX ($69), ScreenFlow ($99), and iShowU HD ($29.95) that I didn't look into. But if you don't want to spend too much time thinking about which software to go with and just want a simple solution. I'd recommend ScreenFlick.

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