Gamasutra Analyzes Game Lifecycle

Writer Daniel Cook does a good job of breaking down the factors involved with how games are played, seen and used as well as how we as players interact with our games in his article “The Circle of Life: An Analysis of the Game Product Lifecycle”. While the piece may be a bit academic for many readers it is aimed at developers and helps to identify why games evolve and change and why some games come in and out of favor. Interesting reading if you’ve been gaming for long.