Positech Games

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Positech Games
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
Founded1997 in UK
FounderCliff Harris
ProductsDemocracy
Gratuitous Space Battles
Kudos
Websitewww.positech.co.uk

Positech Games is a video game developer based in the United Kingdom. The company was founded in 1997 and belongs to the former Lionhead Studios programmer Cliff Harris. The company has published a number of PC games. One of the most notable publications by Positech is the strategy game of policy shift Democracy. Positech is known for making complex simulation games.

Harris has been, and remains, an outspoken critic of the labour practices of the principal of the games industry "triple A", particularly for its culture of long hours and lack of contact between developers and players. In August 2008, Harris wrote an entry on his blog aimed at "pirates" asking them why they used unlicensed games.[1] The response was overwhelming, resulting in thousands of posts on sites like Facebook, Slashdot and Reddit. By way of response, Harris promised to reduce the prices of their games, not to use any DRM, and take care of the concerns of the responders on the weight of the demos and quality of gaming.

Games

References

  1. ^ Harris, Cliff (2011). "Talking To Pirates". Positech Games. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Positech Games". GameSpot. Retrieved 2 October 2016.

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