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Hit the nail on the head. (Score:1)
by Mr. Competence on Friday August 20, @04:35AM (#1735731)
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I have worked for a company that has a game division for years and I also have friends that work for game companies and I can tell you that this is exactly right.
Game developers get lower pay and loger hours and more grief than any group of developers I have seen. Ridiculous deadlines are the norm for the industry and often the people making the decisions about the games to make have never played any.
Some of the problem with the status quo is the buyers (least common denominator) who all buy the FPS ripoffs, but much of it lies in the industry sweatshop mentality.

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