Re:Netflix claims Fortnite is now a bigger competitor than HBO
by mmjaa on Sunday January 20, 2019 @07:22AM
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Ex-video game developer here. The games industry uses those exact metrics to measure their success.
I decided to leave the games industry after it was revealed that our latest release had a 14 year old kid who was playing, non-stop in 48-hour bursts .. and the game company execs loved it. Like, they were ecstatic that they had this 14-year olds' attention like that.
That was enough for me to realise that the video game industry is destructive, and has evil intent for our society...
Re:Netflix claims Fortnite is now a bigger competitor than HBO
by mcv on Monday January 21, 2019 @01:56AM
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Maybe computer games should show a pop up after a couple of hours of play, suggesting it may be a good time to take a break. Preferably at a nice save point.
I decided to leave the games industry after it was revealed that our latest release had a 14 year old kid who was playing, non-stop in 48-hour bursts .. and the game company execs loved it. Like, they were ecstatic that they had this 14-year olds' attention like that.
That was enough for me to realise that the video game industry is destructive, and has evil intent for our society...