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"Bobby Kotick's decisions made our games worse," says former Call of Duty dev (www.eurogamer.net)
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[–] linearchaos 13 points 10 months ago

It's not impossible, but it makes it a hell of a lot harder. The pockets of the shareholders are almost always directly opposed to the wants of the players. The public company needs to fight the shareholders not to rake the players over the coals or through other means gain 20% per year. Every time the big ships gobble up the small fries, the odds readjust toward late stage capitalism