Gamecock - An Introduction to this New Publisher
 

Gamasutra has an interesting and entertaining interview with the founders of new game publisher Gamecock; the publishers of recently revealed new RPG Hero. Here's a couple of brief excerpts:
One more snippet I just can't resist:
You can find the entire article Here .
Thanks Magerette for the heads-up.
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English is not my primary language, so the name of the company sounds a bit… hmm. But if you have English as your first language is there then still something "odd" about the name?

Regards Asbjørn

In a word, yes.
But it's primary definition is a real word, a fighting chicken. What symbolism the two images conjures is still as you so politely put it…hmmm:p

yeah, hard to take a fighting chicken seriously, horsecock on the other hand…

i think these developers should focus more on making/publishing better games than trying to catch attention with their names. i mean they had to drop using god games and revert to the gathering so there's no saying that someone will protest to this name as well. they have produced some great games but also some huge disappointments as well. firefly in particular had 3 well done games and then 3 mediocre ones so hopefully 7 will be a lucky number.

and god games…four horrible letters— r u n e

A cock in the animal realm is just a name given poultry of the masculine gender (sex). The ord gamecock then suggest someone who's fighting…someone…

i think most people are aware of that. but imagine if shuttlecock (the name for the 'ball' used in badminton) was suddenly used as the new name for the space shuttle. imagine the reaction to that even though it would actually be a much more fitting usuage of the word than gamecock to describe a developer of games.

Yes, but as Dhruin pointed out elsewhere, naming your company that guarantees it to be nailed by 90% of spam filters and site blockers seems a bit … um … cock-eyed :D

What a strangely homoerotic name.

It reminds me of the first time I saw someone sporting a University of South Carolina hat. Their mascot is "Gamecocks"

However, their shirts and hats simply say "Cocks!"

I'm not making this up, I laughed for at least an hour.

Actually, cockfighting has been around for some time and the sport is growing, although it's a world-wide activity, asia seems the predominant area. In a fight there is one winner and one loser, an ideal situation for punters. There are the cockers (the cock handlers) and breeders.
Differing from their domestic counterparts, gamecocks are bred specific to the sport.

Seperate from this we have cockpits, as on an aircraft, which surprise..surprise, derives the name form the very activity center of the cockfighting sport, the place where the cocks are released to strike with their lethal spurs.

So, as a suitable name for a newcomer game publishing group aiming to fight for credibility in the market, i think "gamecock" is well thought out and appropriate as a challenger, it could get cruel and dangerous for as well as winners there will be losers.

I wish them well.

A publisher with such a name needs a "Richard" as CEO. ;)

This actually sounds like some kinda new slang for what happens after a 12 hour MMO grind-athon ='.'=

I'm cock-a-hoop about all the cock and bull being posted. It's close to the cockles of my heart!! :)