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Private Equity Is Coming For Gaming
yt.artemislena.euCorporate greed is killing the video game industry. Investors flocked to buy up video game studios during the pandemic. Now they’re laying off thousands of workers. And we get glitchier games, delayed releases, and fewer workers forced to put in inhumane hours.
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I do think it’s a reasonable entry point for those who do not understand the labor implications of this. Approaching people with the sentiment that their favorite games are dying makes the segue into how problematic embracer actually is much easier.
We can ultimately be upset about both things, that embracer is killing games while also killing jobs.