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Re:Epic Games releases $12M worth of Paragon assets for free by mbesto on Monday March 19, 2018 @11:20AM (#16619020)
> I don't see why benevolent needs to be in quotes in your comment

> most companies don't do.

Because most companies are for-profit entities. Most companies don't do this because they aren't in this specific situation. Most gaming companies have really delicate economics (high up front capital costs, with less than guaranteed returns).

Call me cynical all you want, but the idea that video gaming companies (of all industries) are somehow out to provide benevolently for it's software developing community is laughable at best (see EA, Ubisoft, Zynga etc). The video gaming market is rife with abusing long hours out of it's employees.

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Re:Epic Games releases $12M worth of Paragon assets for free by rootlocus on Monday March 19, 2018 @11:24AM (#16619073)
> see EA, Ubisoft, Zynga etc

You're cherry picking a handful of awful companies for the sake of making a point about the entire industry.

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Re:Epic Games releases $12M worth of Paragon assets for free by always_good on Monday March 19, 2018 @12:27PM (#16619684)
You built your own straw man.

Nobody said that video gaming companies "are somehow out to provide benevolently for it's software developing community."

If we were talking about Epic Games giving $100 to each American, that wouldn't follow either.

But if you can't acknowledge that some decisions are more well-meaning than others, you're just sour grapes.

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Re:Epic Games releases $12M worth of Paragon assets for free by kosei on Monday March 19, 2018 @12:26PM (#16619676)
Asking employees to work long hours in order to meet deadlines is not unique to the games industry.
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Re:Epic Games releases $12M worth of Paragon assets for free by plussed_reader on Monday March 19, 2018 @05:23PM (#16623319)
It's not an ask when made a condition of employment.
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Re:Epic Games releases $12M worth of Paragon assets for free by corysama on Monday March 19, 2018 @11:26AM (#16619088)
It can be both. Doing good by others does not require absolute zero benefit for yourself. The total refund is a win for Epic and it’s customers alike.
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