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Console game publishing has become more like theatrical release film-making and it is very hard if you are not one of the major publishers, and even for them it is hard unless they are working with major game brands.
Trip Hawkins
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Trip Hawkins
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: December 28
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Pasadena
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