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“We’ve got to learn from the past” DOOM producer says the games industry must shift to “developer-owned studios” following constant layoffs (frvr.com)
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[–] 27 points 3 months ago (7 children)

They are right, a studio's name is meaningless if they gut it and thus remove the developers that put it on the map to begin with. I don't know why the developers aren't given more reputational value in games media.

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  • [–] 35 points 3 months ago (6 children)

    Publishers don't want the devs getting credit, because that makes them less disposable.

    The first game Easter Egg was literally Warren Robinett putting his name in a game he made because Atari didn't allow the devs to be credited.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    They made a whole movie about it!

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    What was the movie?

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

    The history of the Easter Egg is inportant to the plot of Ready Player One - the book and the movie.

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