I don't understand why game publishers are still a thing. <br><br><br>In the past, sure. There were few places to advertise games back then. TV, magazines, and brick and mortar stores where the primary avenues. Gaming conventions where not prominent and the internet was still in its infancy.  Now it's the opposite, gaming conventions are HUGE and anyone into gaming has access to the internet. We also have social media as well. I don't know about others but I don't get news about upcoming games from the old mediums. I get them from Youtube via channels I'm subscribed to or a trailer is recommended/trending and check out the video.<br><br><br>IMO, these developers don't need publishers anymore. Just a their own website, youtube channel, and a decent PR person to run a twitter account.