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PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 6 months ago

Video Game Execs Are Ruining Video Games ["introduction of layoffs to boost (company) share prices"]

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Video Game Execs Are Ruining Video Games ["introduction of layoffs to boost (company) share prices"]

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PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 6 months ago

cross-posted to:
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Video Game Execs Are Ruining Video Games

The cycle of mass layoffs in game development isn’t a problem of the industry’s inherent “instability.” It’s a problem of exploitation.

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It’s time to unionize when the shitheads at the top keep firing everyone after they complete a blockbuster game or a merger/acquisition for the sole purpose of padding their bank account.

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