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“We’ve got to learn from the past” DOOM producer says the games industry must shift to “developer-owned studios” following constant layoffs (frvr.com)

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[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 28 points 6 days ago (1 children)

They are right, a studio's name is meaningless if they gut it and thus remove the developers that put it on the map to begin with. I don't know why the developers aren't given more reputational value in games media.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 37 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Publishers don't want the devs getting credit, because that makes them less disposable.

The first game Easter Egg was literally Warren Robinett putting his name in a game he made because Atari didn't allow the devs to be credited.

[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 days ago

"Those damn factory workers keep putting messages in the clothing for people in the West to find!"

[–] peteypete420@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

They made a whole movie about it!

[–] viral.vegabond@piefed.social 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

What was the movie?

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

The history of the Easter Egg is inportant to the plot of Ready Player One - the book and the movie.

[–] viral.vegabond@piefed.social 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

cool, thank you

[–] peteypete420@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago

That was what I was referring too. The book is worth it, the movie not so much tho.