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Understanding the Great Video Game Recession. Or Not.

The Bottom Feeder

The video game industry is seeing a big wave of layoffs and game company closures, and it may be that we have begun the long, slow, agonizing bleed of a recession. Such pain makes it very tempting to either ignore the topic or retreat into soft, easy homilies. I’ve been talking about this topic since I had hair.

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The Story of Oscar Esio and Africacomicade’s Community Impact

PreMortem.Games

However, video games remained a contentious topic in his household, with his parents associating game houses with negative stereotypes. However, these endeavors proved to be challenging, ultimately resulting in their closure in 2019. He fondly remembers falling in love with poetry and art and spending nearly 5 years honing his skills.

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The Golden Twig Awards 2023

Deconstructor of Fun

The Topic Year: UNITY RUNTIME FEE In the fiercely contested Talk of the Year category, AI and Unity engaged in a real battle, reaching a point where they were face-to-face (the twig almost having to be split into two). Embracer's journey has been tumultuous, marked by questionable acquisitions, internal chaos, job cuts, and studio closures.

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