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[-] Risk@feddit.uk 23 points 4 months ago

The trouble is the upfront capital though, but at the same time another publisher would surely bite at the thought of getting a talented studio's staff in one go?

[-] imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee 12 points 4 months ago

If only someone had money from their company being bought by Microsoft

[-] SoylentBlake@lemm.ee 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

There's absolutely noncompetes baked into that sale. Noncompetes might not be legal, or applicable, torards employees anymore, but they sure as shit are still legal and binding as a condition for a business's sale.

[-] pupbiru@aussie.zone 2 points 4 months ago

hello welcome to my new venture capital firm: we specialise in funding game studios where 90% of the staff got fired in an acquisition turned shutdown

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