this week in the business
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This Week In The Business: Out Of Business
4QUOTE | “I’m so proud of the team and what it looks like—diversity attracts diversity.” – Bonnie Ross, head of Halo developer 343 Industries and corporate VP at Microsoft, says she wants more diversity both in the games the industry makes and in the people who make them.
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This Week In The Business: Epic Vs. Valve
“In our analysis, stores charging 30 per cent are marking up their costs by 300 per cent to 400 per cent. But with developers receiving 88 per cent of revenue and Epic receiving 12 per cent, this store will be a profitable business for us.” — Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney explains the thinking behind the…
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This Week In The Business: Wherefore Art Thou, Sony?
“We are exploring new and familiar ways to engage our community in 2019 and can’t wait to share our plans with you.” — Sony explains why it won’t be at E3 2019.
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This Week In The Business: Do AAA Games Require Crunch?
“Rockstar is a good company to work for. When it’s not crunch, it’s not a bad place at all. The money’s alright, there’s a bonus at the end of the year. It’s just that crunch practically kills people.” — A former Rockstar Lincoln QA tester believes a good company to work for will, from time…