This will probably float around the net quite a lot over the next few weeks. Either that or it will die a horrible death quietly and painlessly until the session is run again next year, but I figured I’d get on the ground floor either way. Here lies a semi-complete transcript (and interesting read) of the Burning Down the House panel hosted by Eric Zimmerman at GDC. Lots of interesting things said and complained about, and I agree with a lot of if.

One thing that struck me was the zine idea from the questions and answer period. Although I’m not sure he was talking about a specific game zine, maybe that is a possibility for a new distribution model. Not demo disks, but a subscription based game magazine released once every year (or however long) that has small games and mods from various developers. Innovative developers get first inclusion and publication, while others are used to fill the CD.

It’s not a *new* distribution model, but its worked for many other industries. It might be worth a try sometime, so I may keep it in the back of my head as a future possibility.