Inside the business of making games
The spicy side of the game business.
The business of making games, the parts nobody posts about.
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Famous Game Founder Fallouts, Documented
What the documented transitions at id Software, Zynga, and Atari reveal about creative power, operating control, and founder succession.
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How Indie Studios Run Out of Money
Why funded games still run out of runway, using Mighty No. 9 and a transparent studio-burn worksheet to expose the gap between campaign scope and ship cost.
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What Game Industry Layoffs Really Signal
How to read game-industry layoff announcements using Epic and Unity's own disclosures—without pretending one announcement reveals the whole company.
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The Anatomy of a Studio Implosion
How fixed commitments, variable revenue, and parent-company capital decisions can turn a successful game studio into a closure headline.
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