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The games industry sucks (www.youtube.com)
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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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[–] kromem@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

She's been great for a long time. One of the few people with public comments on the industry that has a really great intuitive grasp on the business side of it.