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[–] Computerchairgeneral@kbin.social 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Good. Not every studio needs to be snatched up by a massive corporation. Embracer's yearlong meltdown is a great example of how that can end badly.

[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Every company that gets bought by another corporation either cranks out a few good games and then dies, or cranks out an okay game and then dies. The eventual outcome is always death.

Bullfrog, Raven, Westwood Studios, Bioware, Origin, Maxis, Viceral Games, all of them.

[–] Zibitee@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

You can add blizzard to that list. That merger practically killed the studio anyway

[–] Trudge@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 years ago

There are some exceptions like Naughty Dog (is there another one?) that kept their quality after getting acquired. But I agree in general with your thesis.