How Embracer's cuts killed a potential Red Faction sequel and gutted a promising studio (www.rockpapershotgun.com)

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[-] demonsword@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

But several people also noted that the games industry goes through cycles of mass layoffs, because simply having a stable business isn't enough for investors. Revenues must grow by a chunky margin: if they don't, costs must be cut. Embracer's mishandling of their business might be grotesque, but it's business as usual nonetheless. "We make a shitload of money, but it doesn't go back into the games," one person commented. "It goes into a lot of now very wealthy peoples' pockets, and the people who actually make the games kind of scrape by, most of the time."

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