we need unions, and we need to unpick the relationship that consumers have to developers that can lead to such a crushing sense of pressure and responsibility and very personal stakes
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this, from jason schreier's piece on anthem's development. how many more stories like this? how many more do we have to read and write before we see a sea change?pic.twitter.com/eeJ5ORPxdq
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and in part this HAS to come from corporate leadership - through recognition of unions, through less brutal development and release schedules, through guarantees that they will safeguard their teams against toxic fanbases
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but when has corporate leadership in the games industry ever given a shit? we'll have a few sentences on stage from a CEO about how they care about their developers, how they "know development is hard"
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and then a developer will come out wearing a shirt with the game's name on it — a name that was just changed, last minute, by management — and say something like "we're here for the players, first". what can we do?
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solidarity with those working in these conditions. unions now.
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Have you seen the EA/Bioware statement on this? It's quite something. Basically "Gee willickers, guys, we think it's mean that people leaked this"
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ugh and the responses from players are mostly about gameplay :(((
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six weeks of crunch to make a demo for one specific executive! just wild shit. all these developers deserve so much better.
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that is basically the approval process for all games at EA
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BuR cRunCh Is HeAltHy-Corperate exec who hasn't worked an honest day's work in years, i fever
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