The GDC rant that caused a bit of a ruckus this year involved staples of the industry — Warren Spector, Greg Costikyan, Jason Della Rocca, Chris Hecker, and Brenda Laurel. Maybe that's why it's getting so much attention. The pros used the chance to blast a new hole in the game industry. A lot of it was well thought-out, and came from years of personal experience. Decades, collectively. But some of it got a little nasty, and deserves some checking and balancing. Hey, it wouldn't be a rant without being somewhat unreasonable, right?
Terra Nova runs an open letter by Matt Mihaly of Iron Realms. Mihaly seems to remain fair for the most part, taking
issue with some of the points made by Spector and Costikyan. Mihaly comes at it as an independent developer, so he
seems especially qualified to take on some of the rants that had to do with working for The Man.
A good read. As usual. Terra Nova should always be on your list for good reads.
