Secrets of the Game Business (Game Development Series)

Rayman, 69

R&D amortization, 26

RealOne Arcade, 153–154

RealOne Arcade Development Service, 154

recording studios, 266–267

Red Storm Entertainment, 71

reductions in price, 52

regional retailers, role of, 29–30

registration of games, 235–236, 237, 292. See also copy protection

regression testing, 323

relationships, maintaining, 21

RenderWare Studio, 191

rental-ready games, 28

rental retailers, role of, 30

rep groups, role of, 29

Request for Proposal, 285

responsibilities of publishers, 21, 30–31, 37, 43–53

retail entities, role of, 28–32, 36–38, 48, 145–147

revenue, gross, 46

revenue sharing, 17, 21–22, 136. See also royalties

risk management, creative, 100

risks of publishing, 43–45

risks vs. returns, 125–127

Roger Wilco, 157

Rosenfeld, Seth, 47

royalties. See also revenue sharing

general discussion, 20, 25, 27, 215–216, 227, 229

payment of, 17, 38–40, 210

royalty-based contracts, 34–35, 39

Rozsa, Balasz, 88

Rule of 800, 163

rules

Golden Rule of Management, 84–86

Moore's law of increasing computing power, 18

Rule of 800, 163

400 Word Rule, 177