"We forget that games are about limitations. Limitations are what really makes games. Take the game of chess -possibly the greatest game of all. You're on this stupid board and you've got 64 squares, you can't move off the board, and the pieces only move in certain, really horrible ways that are totally stifling to your creativity. Yet, here is this incredibly rich game."
"According to Wikipedia I am co-creator and designer of Maniac Mansion, creator and designer of Monkey Island"
"Madrid is perhaps one of the last places one would look when scanning the globe's videogame development community for innovation, but burgeoning outfit Rebel Act Studios is crafting technology which looks set to put the city it calls home on the map in style."
"Carmel concluded, when it comes to pairing with publishers, "don't do it," and suggested a flat-fee upfront deal for regional retail publishers. He also noted that for digital distribution, you should focus on the big guys to get your game into a prominent distribution area -- PSN, XBLA, WiiWare, and Steam."
"And the question is, how many times are you willing to lose before you give up?"
"When we design games that kill the player repeatedly, most people don't get the message that the game is challenging; they get the message that they're dummies who can't survive ten seconds in a game."
