
210 THE GAME PRODUCTION HANDBOOK, 2/E
The development team can use a placeholder manual file until the final version
is ready.
Box Art
The final layout and packaging for the box are typically created by the market-
ing team. Providing assets for the box is usually easier than furnishing assets for
the manual, because the marketing department usually writes the box text. The
developer just needs to double-check the box text, providing corrections or sug-
gestions as necessary. Typically, the developer just provides screenshots for the
back of the box. As always, it’s important to be aware of packaging deadlines for
console versions, since these require ...