[wgren]

"Games are usually like movies: a lot of sales in the opening weeks followed by a quick convergence to zero as they fall off the radar."

Is that still true though? I can see this being the case with physical copies having to fight for top shelf space in stores, but it may have changed a bit with online distribution channels. A few month old games that get a price reduction, or classics that get a special campaign price, regularly go to the top of the Steam sales list for a couple of days. Especially those who have gained a positive word of mouth reputation online. Long tail phenomenon?

"HOTU is evidence enough of that"

Hordes of the Underdark? puzzled. Oh, Home of the Underdogs. :)