1/3 of the game industry has lost their job in the last two years. Ubisoft closed two more studios today. Everyone is out of work. To that end I'm starting a new bundle to benefit a layoffs hardship fund. Game devs: please consider submitting your PAID games to the bundle, which will launch in July.
Yes! I meant PE not VC but I was v sleepy. VC has been in games for a long time now and has its own issues but nothing as gangrenous as PE
The reason the game industry keeps laying people off and canceling games despite consumer appetite is because the game industry doesn’t exist any more. It’s been subsumed into the black hole of venture capital, which deliberately believes there is value in treating every industry the same.
This is fun!
My go-to is Mind Games J’Adoube. It’s a really tart pomegranate with a little citrus over a base note of leather. There’s apparently some patchouli in it, but thankfully I can’t smell it.
My other fave is Diptyque Eau Duelle, which is an unsweet vanilla spiced with pink peppercorn.
Profitable isn’t enough, VC have to make enough of a profit when they sell or IPO to fund their next leveraged acquisition as well as their next vacation home. Short term balance sheets are what matters because they’re not sticking around.
This is what a house feels like while it’s getting flipped.
