Comment on #StopPayingGames
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoThe wages only appear if the thing they produce creates profits for the corporation.
That’s entirely untrue. Plenty of people get paid to make games that flop.
Comment on #StopPayingGames
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoThe wages only appear if the thing they produce creates profits for the corporation.
That’s entirely untrue. Plenty of people get paid to make games that flop.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Not for more than one or two games in a row.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Blizzard has been churning out flops for over a decade
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
What? They haven’t been flopping either critically or commercially. Even Overwatch 2 and Diablo Immortal, with vocal dissatisfaction from players, still made tons of money.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Microsoft reported an initial $570 million operating loss from the acquisition in one quarter alone, citing acquisition-related expenses and costs associated with restructuring.
Meanwhile, Blizzard experienced a decline of up to 63 million Monthly Active Users (MAUs) across various titles, suffering when releases like Call of Duty failed to meet aggressive sales expectations.
They’re certainly still generating revenue but the studio hasn’t been profitable in some time.