What are the functions of modern game publishers? [closed]

Posted by ApoorvaJ on Game Development See other posts from Game Development or by ApoorvaJ
Published on 2012-10-16T15:38:56Z Indexed on 2012/10/16 17:21 UTC
Read the original article Hit count: 195

Filed under:

game-industry

|

publishing

According to the Wikipedia page on Video game publishers, they are responsible for "their product's manufacturing and marketing, including market research and all aspects of advertising." From what I've read, they also arrange for the development funding.

In the following questions, I'm asking about AAA, indie and mobile publishers:

Do today's publishers fulfill any other functions? Is there any good reading material on these topics?

© Game Development or respective owner

Related posts about game-industry

C# in vedio game industry?

as seen on Game Development - Search for 'Game Development'
Other than Indie game development, C# is also used for in house tool development at large studios. I have two questions -: 1) Is microsoft planning to release a native C# compiler sharing the backend code generator with the C++ compiler? http://www.compilerjobs.com/db/jobs_view.php?editid1=648 2)… >>> More
Salary and profit distribution in game industry?

as seen on Game Development - Search for 'Game Development'
A couple years ago, I started a group/team of passionate people in game development. I was the one who had the idea to form a group that will (hopefully) later be a company/real studio. I was the one who gathered the people too. We are consisting of only a few people (< 10 people) and everyone… >>> More
How was your experience working as a game tester?

as seen on Game Development - Search for 'Game Development'
I'm currently an independent game developer. I'm open to the idea of working on a team in the game industry. I'm under the impression that being a "game tester" is a relatively easy way to get a job... however that job may be somewhat undesirable. So how was your experience working as a tester… >>> More
In general, are programmers or artists paid better?

as seen on Game Development - Search for 'Game Development'
I'm in a private game programming school where there also are 3D art classes; sadly, there seems to be a lot more students in those latter classes, something like 50% or 100% more. So I was wondering: in the real video game industry, which of the artist/modeler or the programmer is more likely to… >>> More
getting a job in game industry as a developer, just knowing a game engine

as seen on Stack Overflow - Search for 'Stack Overflow'
I recently enrolled at a community college for game developement. But I am skeptical about the circulum. I have no experience in the gaming industry so I wouldnt be able to tell rather its a good investment or not. So I am asking you. I dont want to get too much into detail of all the classes I am… >>> More

Related posts about publishing

Ms Build publishing vs Visual Studio IDE publishing

as seen on Programmers - Search for 'Programmers'
I am currently working on ms build to publish my winform application based on the environment selected (Dev or Prod). I am using Ms Build Community Task and referencing this article to achieve this purpose. I had a few theoretical doubts based on publishing application. 1) Is there any difference… >>> More
Cocoon lite / XML and XSLT publishing framework

as seen on Stack Overflow - Search for 'Stack Overflow'
What publishing frameworks (publishing only, NOT full-blown CMS) based on XML, XSLT sitemaps and pipelines exist, are stable, active, and simpler / lighter than Cocoon? I have glanced at: mod_xslt (http://www.mod-xslt2.com/) which seemed to be exactly that, but looks all but dead, and required… >>> More
ORACLE XML publishing

as seen on Stack Overflow - Search for 'Stack Overflow'
Hey guys, I was wondering which tool in ORACLE 11g (their latest DBMS) can be used for publishing XML. I am about to download it but would first like to know the name of the XML publisher and where I could get more information about it from. Thanks in advance. S >>> More
vBulletin Publishing Suite 4.0: Not Just for Discussion Anymore

as seen on Internet.com - Search for 'Internet.com'
Scott Clark was lucky enough to get a sneak peek at vBulletin 4.0 Publishing Suite, which is a big step up from an ordinary discussion forum; in fact, it's a complete publishing system. Learn about the main features and find out why Scott gives it a thumbs up. >>> More
Marketing iOS games (and other mobile platforms)

as seen on Game Development - Search for 'Game Development'
I'd like to market my existing and/or upcoming mobile games. Specifically I want to have a "revenue sharing" agreement w/ the "marketing company"... i.e. I don't want to pay anything up front... and I'm will to give the marketing company a sizable chunk of the revenue (say up to 50%). Is a publisher… >>> More