Man, this just in – Lyrical Media, these folks who usually do production stuff, decided to take a wild turn and start their own indie publishing gig. I mean, they even named it Lyrical Games. Super catchy, right? Anyway, leading the charge is Blake Rochkind. He’s one of those big deal types from Private Division. Honestly, I can’t keep up with all these titles – biz dev boss or whatever it was. Guess if you jump from one cool company to another, you get fancy titles that nobody outside the biz really gets.
Anyway, Blake’s not alone; he’s got this crew with him packed with veterans from, you know, all those places like Devolver, Humble, and Microsoft. It’s like an all-star game but in publishing. What’s wild is they’ve already lined up three new projects, just sitting there in a vault, waiting for the big reveal. One happens to be from Blackbird Interactive – yeah, the Homeworld 3 folks. I know, right?
Blake goes on about how at Lyrical, they reckon game developers know their stuff best. Duh. And something about the world being noisy. Aren’t we all just shouting into the void anyway? Somehow, they’ll be the publisher everyone’s always dreamed of working with. Bold claim, Blake. Bold claim.
He’s got this vision where developers and publishers have this cosmic connection, like they’re soulmates or something. Sounds romantic, but mostly business, really. The whole idea is they’re not just looking for any developers. They want partners. Like, capital ‘P’ partners who get a serious say in how their game hits the limelight.
But here’s the kicker – developers get to keep their IP. That’s like handing someone the keys to a kingdom and saying, “Go build your castle, my friend.” Trust and transparency – the dream team, if you ask me. I guess Lyrical’s setting the bar high. Or maybe they’re just a bunch of dreamers. Who knows? Keep an eye out for those projects, though. Could be epic. Or not. Only time will tell, I suppose.
