Comment on One-Third of U.S. Video Game Industry Workers Were Laid Off Over the Last Two Years, GDC Study Reveals

• rumba@lemmy.zip ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Short answer: yes.

  Long answer: It’s like a 1:100 shot to make something even remotely profitable. You need to pay a team of people (with families sometimes) enough money to eat/pay rent/live long enough to release a game, which could be a year or two. Even with good management and a decent designer it’s a roll of the dice.

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• thinkercharmercoderfarmer@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  As someone who was recently laid off if anyone wants to front the cash I’m currently available for cheap.

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  • Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I would front $10 if you can produce a fun “game jam winning” level of prototype. You just need a few thousand more like me.

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