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Id Software Co-Founder Doesn’t Think There Should Be Laws Against Crunch

Id Software co-founder, John Carmack, has spoken out against the idea of having laws to tackle games industry crunch.

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killswitch802464d ago

It's funny the big deal gaming journalist make about this but thousands of other jobs have crazy hours all the time.

sprinterboy2464d ago (Edited 2464d ago )

Plus we lose our jobs in warehouse/factory jobs etc if we say no to doing some overtime on a Saturday.

wheresmymonkey2464d ago

Yeah, and that shouldn't be happening either.
Rather than looking at this and going well my employers treat me like crap, why are they special?
Maybe you should be thinking, hey we're all getting screwed here, we should do something about that for everyone.

Gameseeker_Frampt2464d ago

So in your mind, "doing some overtime on a Saturday" is pretty much the same thing as having 100-hour work weeks throughout the production of a game? What do you have sprinterboy, a 40-hour work week? Just for some perspective, if you worked every single hour of your 2-day weekend, you would still be two hours short of having a 100-hour work week. How long would you be ok with your warehouse/factory job if you had to work every weekend without overtime?

Tross2464d ago (Edited 2464d ago )

That explains why my boss for that one job I had "laid me off". He didn't want to use the word fired, but I wasn't stupid. I mean, I hated that job and spent a good 40 hours a week there, so I sure as heck wasn't going to give up some of my sparse time off too. Oh well, it was the kick I needed at the time to go back to school (I was about 19 or 20 then and had put off post-secondary for a good while at that point).

Cobra9512464d ago

Yeah, I know. These things are wrong. We do what we can to set them right. The push against abuse in the gaming industry is one example.

RoseSapphire2464d ago

Could your comment be any more moronic, Killswitch80?

The correct response should have been "We experience this in other industries too. We should find a way to eliminate crunch for everyone."

You're what's wrong with this world.

sprinterboy2464d ago

Yet another article taking what John carmack said on joe rogans podcast out of context.

Cobra9512464d ago

There's a difference between busting your butt for *your own company* and doing the same *as a lowly employee*. I have no problem with putting in as much time as I need to in order for my own business to succeed. That doesn't mean it would be OK for me to demand it others, who have no real ownership stake in the company, and who don't even get overtime pay.

Enigma_20992464d ago

Pay them like you work them, and this becomes less of a problem.

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai33d ago (Edited 33d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio33d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing32d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9232d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit32d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing32d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9232d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."

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Koei Tecmo Announces Record Financial Results After Releasing Many Big Games

Today, Koei Tecmo announced its financial results for the full fiscal year 2025, related to the period between April 2025 and March 2026.

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