Writing/Self-Publishing: Risk Management and Writing

Yesterday, I was talking with a friend about the game industry and how risk management is one reason new type of games aren’t being published. That games that succeed are sequences to the previous ones or copies from existing and proofed games. He is a veteran of the industry, and he said developing a new style of game is a huge gamble which demands both time and money and the results aren’t guaranteed. Therefore big game studios don’t always go for something new. (Consider they have bills to...