Bombora Publishing announced the release of Kim Nordström's book "Up, Down, and Up Again: How Gaming Companies Overcome Crises." It can be purchased for 1599–1790 rubles at various locations.
The author worked for over twenty years at Paradox Interactive and King, and for the book, he also interviewed a hundred founders and top managers of studios who went through both growth and crises.
Readers will learn how to distribute responsibility within a team before it becomes a problem, how to notice the first signs of a company's decline, and why a studio's organizational structure affects the final game more than commonly believed.
Additionally, readers will get a closer look at the Free-to-Play business model, the balance between creativity and commerce, the phases of company inception, growth, and maturity, and view the gaming industry as a business.
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