Same title as the video. Game dev writer Alanah Pierce offers her POV on the recent layoffs from Epic Games.
I don’t know how to say this but corporations suck. They turn human spirit into profits and excrement. Anything led by a corporation will inevitably suck if it doesn’t right off the bat.
mosiacmango@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Alanah is a great creator. She worked for IGN as a reporter for years, then at Funhaus as a host/editor, and finally broke into games writing, which was her goal for years. She also hosts a gaming cross discipline podcast with gaming actors/muscians/devs.
Shes seen the industry from every angle. Its telling that her conclusion is “this is fucked.”
dojan@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I don’t think you need that much insight to see that the whole institution is fucked.
What is even the point, really? Maybe I’m an outlier but I don’t feel like the AAA gaming industry provides enough good to warrant all the crap they put their workers through, and the way the
sentient walletscustomers are treated.money_loo@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The point is to make as much money as possible while paying the workers as little as is possible. Same as it ever was.
They could always pay us more, but we’re just supposed to be happy they aren’t sending the Pinkertons to shoot our women and children anymore, I guess?
kromem@lemmy.world 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.
PeachMan@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I mean honestly it makes sense. If we assume that the average game dev is similar to the average “hardcore” gamer, then we can only assume that they’re toxic little shits 😆
mosiacmango@lemm.ee 1 year ago
She has a great deal of respect for the devs/writers/artists/workers. Its the system itself and the execs that are fucked. It’s the toxic atmosphere they cultivate to keep churn high so profits stay high. They build a bad place that attracts bad people that stay and good people that should leave.
Give the video a watch. It’s a very candid take from someone versed in all the layers of the field.