THQ CEO knows trust is the key to success

If you were to ask Brian Farrell, CEO of THQ, what has been the downfall of many games, he might just smile and break into a conversation regarding trust issues. Making successful games is more than just putting together a skilled team of programmers, artists, and writers — it's about synergism and reasonable expectations. Most of all, it involves a relationship between publishers and developers that revolves around mutual trust:
"You can’t rush the process," he said of games development, but added that the publisher's business acumen has tempered some temptations to take a 'ready when it's ready' approach:  "You know some guys that never finish a game. At some point, you need a closer. Someone who says it’s good enough to get a 90 percent rating, and not take another two years to get a 92 percent but it misses the window. That’s the art. The point I […]

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