Its been a few years since EA Games was nominated as the worst (and by imaginative extension “evilest”) company in America twice in a row. It’s a pretty heavy cross to bear, even if they haven’t been given such a prestigious honour in more recent years. One has to imagine that kind of response from consumers…well, it has to hit …
It’s a games industry story as old as time: Eager young developers want to get their foot in the door, pledge to work for free and hope that their efforts result in them being offered a position within a company. Company uses their labour, makes a mint on the sales charts and then forgets about those workers entirely as they rope in some new young rubes for the next project.
Red Dead Redemption 2 is a massive game with a level of detail that seems unmatched by modern standards. But that means the studio embraced crunch, instigating 100-hour work weeks to do it.
If you are looking for an easy way to make money, you might find …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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