How To Name A Video Game Studio — And Hopefully Get It Right [Feature]
Kotaku • Jul 3, 2009The decision to give something a name, whether that be your struggling rock band, your first dog, your only child, or your game development studio is no simple task. For better or worse, you might be stuck with it. Names carry weight. They give a group of people and the products they create an identity. For companies like Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft, Sega and others, those names are associated with memories, even if those words have little meaning. Sega, for example, is simply a portmanteau of the words "service" and "games." Nintendo, officially , a direct translation from the Japanese to… Full Story »
