#59: The Publisher-Developer Tango

Summary: Has there ever been a more tempestuous relationship than that between a creator and his or her publisher? Saul, Paul and Andrew sit down opposite Travis Plane of Surprise Attack Games*, Australias first independent publisher. By the end, our intrepid hosts have discovered that publishing has many facets and comes in many flavours (like a gemstone carved from ice-cream), and Travis has renounced the word publisher forever. This weeks bonus is a discussion of Saints Row IVs $1 million Super Dangerous Wad Wad Edition (yes, its really called that), which bleeds into a discussion of special editions generally - the pros, the cons, the bling. And guess what? Were pretty sure that this weeks episode has no major audio problems. Hazzah! (Let us know if were wrong, of course.) As always, thanks to Studio Ripple for our intro/outro music, and to SAE for the recording space and gear. Send questions and topic ideas to us via Facebook, Twitter or email. Subscribe on iTunes or via the RSS feed. *Full Disclosure: Surprise Attack Games are publishing SeeThrough Studios next game, Particulars.