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The games industry sucks (www.youtube.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by dustyData@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world

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Same title as the video. Game dev writer Alanah Pierce offers her POV on the recent layoffs from Epic Games.

This is one of the few industries that consistently and continuously posts record profits while also firing everyone who put in the work to make the success possible.

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[–] CosmoNova@feddit.de 9 points 1 year ago

On a different note I just watched a very similar video that was recommended to me by a pretty much unknown creator about the importance of indie developers and pretty much everything Alanah says here shows how important they really are. To imagine where we would be without tiny indies breaking the mold... it sends a shudder down my spine. 'Indies > AAA' has been my way to go for many years, now that I think about it.