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    Random Battles: A Gamer’s Guide to What the Crap is Happening in the Games Industry
    Random Battles: A Gamer’s Guide to What the Crap is Happening in the Games Industry
    Random Battles: A Gamer’s Guide to What the Crap is Happening in the Games Industry
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    Random Battles: A Gamer’s Guide to What the Crap is Happening in the Games Industry

    By Zachary Knight

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    Random Battles details many issues in the games industry that effect both gamers and the games industry. A number of these gamers have the ability to directly effect what direction the games industry moves. Gamers have that power and they can wield it wisely.

    Within this book, you will find information and opinions on the topics of Used Games, Piracy, DRM, Accessibility, Modding, Digital Gaming and Multi-Platform Gaming.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherZachary Knight
    Release dateDec 2, 2011
    ISBN9781465755773
    Random Battles: A Gamer’s Guide to What the Crap is Happening in the Games Industry
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    Zachary Knight

    E. Zachary Knight is a web developer, gamer, game developer and writer. He was the Chapter President of the Oklahoma City Chapter of the Entertainment Consumers Association for several years. He currently writes for Techdirt.com and is developing games under the Divine Knight Gaming brand.

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      Random Battles - Zachary Knight

      Random Battles: A Gamer's Guide to What the Crap is Happening in the Games Industry

      E. Zachary Knight

      Copyright 2011 E. Zachary Knight

      Smashwords Edition

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      My thoughts on copyright are very flexible as can be seen when reading Chapters 2, 3 and 7 of this book. While I would love for you to pay for this book, I can understand why you might be reluctant to do so. If you do find that you like it and want me to write more, feel free to drop a buck on it.

      Introduction: The Games We Love

      Ever since my mom brought home the TI-99, I have been a gamer. I have played games on that, the Atari 2600, the Apple IIe, the NES, SNES, Genesis, Atari Jaguar, Gameboy, Gameboy Color, Gameboy Advance, DS, PS1, PS2, GameCube, Wii, PS3 and various forms of the PC. I have gamed all my life. Ever since playing my first game, I knew I wanted to work in the industry as well. Gaming has changed my life.

      Ever since the introduction of the internet I have immersed myself in gaming culture. I follow the changes in the industry, follow trends in game design, distribution and monetization. These changes have fascinated me on several levels. However, throughout the whole of it, I have retained what I think is a unique mindset. I still consider myself a gamer first and a game developer second. This means that any decision I make or position I take is most often leans on the side of the gamer.

      This mindset has often put me at heads with those in the games industry. Many of them have forgotten what it means to be a gamer and make many decisions that negatively impact gamers world wide. Luckily, not everyone in the industry is like that and these people are working to change gaming for the better.

      Within these pages, you will find many of my observations, thoughts, opinions and predictions regarding many issues with gaming. While it is not a comprehensive look at gaming, It covers many of the broader and more pertinent topics I have observed. Within these pages you will read about Piracy, Used Game Sales, DRM, Accessibility and many other issues.

      I hope that those who read this book will look at the topics with an open mind and try to understand just what makes a gamer tick when it comes to these issues. I would also hope that those gamers who read this will take the advice I give in these chapters to better influence gaming for everyone in the world. That is my goal at least.

      Chapter 1: Used Games

      Let's face it. Video Games are not tissues. We do not use them once and discard them. Video games are a fixed medium and like all fixed media, they are bound by a law known as the First Sale Doctrine. To understand this we must first understand what First Sale is.

      First Sale

      First Sale was introduced as a legal concept in 1908 by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCotUS). The case involved the early 20th century book publisher Bobbs-Merril Company. It decided that no retailer should be allowed to sell their books at a price other than the one it set, $1

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