As mentioned in the Sunday Papers yesterday, there has been some controversy sparked after remarks made by Gearbox’s Randy Pitchford to Maximum PC regarding Steam, where he stated that the digital distribution service from Valve was “exploiting a lot of small guys.” This was later countered by an article on Gamasutra where Tripwire’s John Gibson retorted, “Ask the Tripwire Interactive employees if they feel exploited, as they move into their new offices paid for by the money the company has made on Steam.”
Interested to see if there were other positions we spoke to 2D BOY and Zombie Cow, who have sold their games on Steam, to find out about their experiences.
Says 2D BOY’s Ron Carmel:
Well, it isn't Steam that's
giving away World of Goo but withholding free isn't exactly exploitative operation. Maybe asking a guy whose had his fingers in
canceled Half-Life pies on his opinion of Valve isn't a solid idea.
Did I mention you can get World of Goo real cheap? Because you can't, not right now. That page might has well have been oprahed.