In Episode 2 of Game Industry TV's video game show, Game Theory with Scott Steinberg, the topic of lessons learned is front and center. The overarching theme of the show is "has the game industry learned its lesson?"

There's no denying that game industry is struggling in the midst of a sour economy, declining sales, cutbacks to staff and studio closures and competition from social networks. The show explores whether developers and publishers like Activision, Ubisoft and Electronic Arts are adapting fast enough to survive in the face of growing competition from social networks, downloadable titles and free online games.

One excerpt of particular interest is with Will Wright, creator od The Sims and Spore, who says that the industry needs an evolution not unlike what transformed the human race from primordial ooze to its present state of existence: [URL=http://www.gamepolitics.com/2010/08/10/will-wright-evolution-games-industry][B][COLOR=#8e0505]Read More[/COLOR][/B][/URL]

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